Companion Song: 6 Foot 7 Foot by Lil Wayne, Cory Gunz
I wake up with a bit of a hangover. I guess my first time drinking hard liquor will do that to you. At home, it's just Natty Light that I get at the gas station using my really awful fake ID.
"Wakey wakey" Cassie says smiling from her desk.
I hope she doesn't just wake up looking like that because that would be truly unfair.
I head to the communal bathroom in the hall for a shower. This is going to be hard to get used to, I've only ever had to share a bathroom with Aidan, not twenty other girls.
After my shower, we head down to the Hastings dining hall for lunch and a debrief of the night with Piper and Jen.
Apparently, Cassie disappeared with that senior Patrick guy for a little while and met back up with us when we were leaving the apartment.
"I noticed you didn't really talk to any guys at the party, Rose. What, do you have a boo at home or something?" Piper asks smiling
"No, I've actually never had a boyfriend. I guess I just wasn't super interested in anyone there."
"Wait! You mean to tell me that you're that sexy and have never had a boyfriend? Please tell me you're not a virgin too?!" Cassie chimes
"Well I hate to break it to you..." I say blushing a bit
It's not that I have anything against sex, I have been close a few times. There's just no one I ever found that I wanted to do it with.
"Well very interesting, we're gonna have to change that this year if you're going to be roomates with me" Cassie laughs
"I second that! You're definitely getting dick this year, Rose." Jen adds
We all laugh and gossip a bit more about the night before heading back to our rooms to nap before another long night of partying.
After I told Cassie I had a fake she insisted we try out this club that was notorious for having some of the hottest guys at NYU in attendance every Saturday.
I have to admit that I don't have any clothes fit for a club in New York City. I had to borrow something of Cassie's, but she's smaller than I am. The sleek, short red dress ended up hugging my curves in all the right places.
"Damn girl, if I wasn't straight your virginity would have been gone as soon as I saw you in that dress."
I give her a spin and blush at her words. She may be wild, but she does definitely know how to make you feel good about yourself.
Piper comes over and the three of us pound back a few more shots than we did last night. I definitely don't have the funds for New York City drink prices, so my only option was to do the bulk of my drinking in the dorm.
After waiting in a ridiculous line outside of the club, I stand in front of the neon lights that say Amore. The bouncer cocks his head at me signaling me to hand him my ID.
"Rose, huh?"
"Yep" I gulp
The bouncer chuckles a bit, shakes his head and moves the velvet rope to the side. I take my ID back and excitedly walk into Amore.
As soon as we walk in I am accosted by loud music and chatter. Cassie leads us to the bar and she orders a twenty dollar drink followed by Piper.
"Are you not getting anything, Rose?" Piper asks
"Oh, I'm good for now. Thanks though!" I say hoping she won't realize that a twenty dollar drink is not in my budget
We head to the dance floor and start dancing. Swinging our hips without a care in the world.
Cassie leans into my cheek and screams over the music.
"Oh my God, look!" she says pointing at the corner booth
Sitting on the edge is Patrick sitting cozy with a girl dressed in almost nothing. She looks at least three years older than us.
"Oh I'm so sorry Cass" I say
"Oh girl, that's not how I roll. Monogamy isn't my style, but I do wanna go home with him tonight." Cassie says laughing
I am slightly shocked, but I guess that's just Cassie
"Watch this" she says leading us to the edge of the dance floor right in front of the booth
We dance some more and Cassie never takes her eyes off Patrick. He gets out of the booth like a magnet and walks right up to Cassie to dance.
I laugh a bit, but my eyes are drawn towards the middle of the booth. In it is a tall, tan man with dark brown hair and piercing eyes looking right at me. He has both arms wrapped around two bottle girls sitting on either side of him. His hands are draped around their shoulders, showing off a tattoo on his right hand and tattoos on the fingers of his left.
I can't help but feel a little nervous as sweat litters my brow. His gaze is piercing and unwavering.
Piper snaps me out of whatever trance I'm in as she tugs me to dance. I take my eyes off the man and have fun with her.
As we're dancing I feel a pair of hands around my waist and Piper's eyes widen at a man behind me.
I look up at him and it's one of the soccer boys that tried to get my number at the party. I slide his hands off of my waist and say "No, thanks I'm dancing with my friend."
He leans down to whisper in my ear
"Why don't we take this party to the bathroom, or even better come back to mine."
I push him on his chest and repeat
"No, I'm really good"
He looks annoyed and tries to lean in again when I see a figure come up by his side.
Everything happens so fast I almost miss it. I watch as a tattooed hand connects with his jaw and pushes him to the floor.
The man in the booth was now standing over this NYU soccer player right in front of me. Piper, Cassie, and I gasped as the man signaled one of the bouncers to get the soccer player out of the club.
We decided that it was time to head out, but I couldn't get my eyes off the man in the booth as he watched me leave.
YOU ARE READING
Fresco
RomanceA pure, virginal Rose moves into her first year at NYU. She tries to navigate balancing her studies and trying to find "the one" to lose her virginity to. She's gone this long without having sex, so whoever takes it needs to be up to her standards...
