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The lights and the smoke flooded the thick air in the room around the house, music vibrating the walls as the smell of weed, alcohol, sweat, sex and sin filled my nostrils making me grimace slightly as I looked down at my white ankle boots lifting one of my feet off the wooden floor before placing it back down as the floor felt slick and sticky from the array of different drinks that people kept spilling from dancing and stumbling around throughout the night
Looking around anxiously as I noticed that the couches that were littered against the walls were mostly covered with people trying to suck each other's faces off or having sex for all I know. It's too smoky in here to tell anyway with the lights changing different colors all the way to the edge of the room while the brighter lights focused over the bar.
According to Kaitlyn the house we are at is apparently Abby's boyfriend Zack's friend Nick's house, it's apparently the most notorious party that happens once a month. It's the last party that everyone crawls to once they get tired of all the other parties. It's known to be filled with sex, drugs and music which seems to be the appeal for everyone. It's deviant, dirty and sinister.
20 years of being alive and I've never been to a place nor have I ever wanted to be in a place like this. Tightening my grip on the drink in my hand as I anxiously scanned the room while anxiously playing with the end of my dress while constantly side stepping and apologizing every now and then to someone I would bump into while trying to get out of the way of the drunk people staggering past me
I still can't believe that I had even let the girls manage to get me to come here in the first place. Suddenly there's a nudge on my shoulder, looking to the right I see Kaitlyn, Becca, and Amber looking at each other before rolling their eyes. Kaitlyn leans down to my ear, yelling over the music "Loosen up Bella, would you just drink this" Kaitlyn said before pushing another drink into my hand, as I looked down at the other drink I've only taken a couple of sips from. "Down both of them, you'll definitely feel better" Becca yelled as Kaitlyn's red lips wrapped around the straw of her drink nods encouragingly causing me to roll my eyes.
I know I need to calm my nerves down, I'm horrible in social situations and I can honestly only see this getting worse without the liquid courage. But even the girls know that.
I looked over at the girls, Kaitlyn was dressed in a tight black dress, fishnets, a choker, a plaid flannel tied around her waist and knee-high boots. Amber was dressed in a ripped Beatles shirt, tight black leather skirt, fishnets and black ankle boots. Becca was wearing a red and white striped crop top, jean shorts, and white sneakers.
Amber, and I are polar opposites from Abby, Kaitlyn, and Becca. The three of them are loud, confident, vivacious and extremely social, while Amber and I are none of those things, right now I couldn't feel more like a fish that was stuck without water.
Letting out a heavy breath I closed my eyes while bringing the glass up to my lips before tilting my head back and gulping the first drink in one hit, cringing at the fire going down my throat before quickly gulping the second one cringing again as I coughed slightly while wiping my mouth with the back of my hand while the girls cheered me on. I can already feel the warmth spreading throughout my body as I continued to cringe as I waited for the burn in my throat to die down
"That's my girl" Kaitlyn said causing me to shake my head with a little laugh before I felt my body still as my eyes focus on a figure coming down the stairs that lead upstairs. His tall lean figure sauntered down the steps with a commanding confidence and an effortless mystery that radiated off of him, while his sharp hard features illuminated by the flashing lights as he reached the bottom of the stairs. His short curly hair strewn around as his jaw was clenched and his broad shoulders were covered by a green flannel shirt and a leather jacket.
I don't know if it was the two drinks I just chugged that was overwhelming my senses but all I know was that he was the most captivating man I had ever seen. It felt like everything was moving in slow motion.
My nerves were swelling in my stomach as I continued to watch him walk through the crowd, completely ignoring the girls as I watched him stop and talk to several people. The nerves twisting in my stomach escalated more once I saw his intoxicating smile break out across his face, noticing the dimples. I visibly swallowed as I watched his large hand ruffle through his hair as his jaw flexes as he spoke "Hello, earth to Isabella" Kaitlyn said snapping her fingers making me snap out of whatever trance I was in, quickly I turned towards the girls who all had amused smiles and raised brows "Was Isabella Montgomery actually checking someone out?" Kaitlyn asked as I quickly shook my head "What-no, no, I was just, I um" I stuttered as the girls continued to look at me amused
"Hey guys, what's going on?" Abby asked coming up to us with Zack's arm hanging around her shoulder as he nodded at us "Oh, nothing just Bella checking out some guy" Becca said giving me a teasing look as I rolled my eyes "I wasn't checking anyone out" I argued as the girls all chuckled. "Who were you checking out?" Abby asked as I shook my head before looking back in the direction that the captivating man was in before turning back around to see her moving her head, looking through the people around us until her eyes fell on the man that had made my heart flutter.
Her brows lifted and the corners of her mouth dipped down in an approving 'not bad' expression before a wicked look breaks out over her face, before she's turning towards Zack, leaning into his ear and saying something before he looks over her shoulder in the direction that the guy was before looking back at Abby and then at me with a smirk on his face.
I watched as he kissed her temple before making his way through the crowd of people while Abby looks at me with a huge grin as the girls and I look at her confused before she leans closer for us to hear. "That guy you were staring at. Yeah, that's one of Zack's best friends, he's gonna go grab him and introduce him to you" she said as the other girls began to smile in excitement as I quickly shook my head "No! No, please don't. Abby, seriously. I can't" I pleaded in panic as Kaitlyn rubbed my back "Relax, Bella, you're gonna be okay" she said trying to make me feel better as Amber gave me a sad smile. "Too late, he's coming over with Zack" Abby said as my eyes widened "What?" I asked nervously as the other girls watched amused until Amber scrunched her face up "That's my brother" Amber said causing the girls and I to freeze and look at her "plot twist" Abby muttered causing me to shove her as I quickly looked over my shoulder and saw Zack walking back towards us with his arm around the shoulder of the man that has me feeling like I can't breathe while he leaned in saying something in the guy's ear making the man's lips pull up into a crooked smile as his dimples grew deeper with how big he'd smile before his eyes lift from the ground and catch mine making my heart stop
It feels like time froze around us when his eyes locked with mine, my feet felt like they were completely stuck to the floor from under his stare the closer he gets. The anxiety and panic got worse making me quickly flip around looking at the girls "Guys, I really really can't do this. Not now even more that I know it's Amber's brother" I said giving them a pleading look as my heart was slamming against my chest "You're good! But if you want you can get behind me" Amber said grabbing my wrist and pulling me behind her as Kaitlyn and Becca look at me with a "what the hell are you doing" look but I just ignored them.
"Where'd she go?" Zack asked as I bit my lip hoping that this plan works "She's behind Amber" Abby yelled making me sigh, "Hey loser" I hear another male voice "Hey dweeb" I hear Amber reply causing me to close my eyes as I felt her move slightly meaning she more than likely told him that I was in fact behind her. Slowly I opened my eyes looking down at my boots before suddenly I see a pair of black boots slowly step in front of mine on the ground making my breath catch in my throat, trying to swallow down the dry feeling which only seemed to increase when that captivating face leans down into my view with an amused smirk "Hiding from something are we love?" he asked as I nervously gave him a small smile.
