Nightcall - Billie Eilish

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There were about ten of us tonight.

and, of course, Skeet had invited some other friends, apparently people he only saw when he was on vacation here.

the party had been going on for about an hour.

the vibe was picking up slowly, conversations scattering around,

the music just loud enough to hear without drowning out voices.

but I still hadn't seen her.

or the blond, for that matter.

i'm not jealous,

but knowing she was somewhere with him...

yeah, it was honestly pissing me off.

I was sitting on the kitchen counter,

Claire was in front of me, talking about her modeling plans. I nodded, pretending to be fully invested in her words, but part of me was barely listening.

not that I was completely indifferent, though.

Claire was fucking hot.

totally my type.

her gaze, direct and just a little too intense, had me unsettled just enough.

and those green eyes,

they drifted to my lips way too often.

I won't lie, I didn't hate it.

not at all.

I was starting to get into her game, her looks, her little hints..

but she lost all my attention the moment I finally saw her walk out of the hallway.

and, of course, Luca was trailing behind her.

even Shark wasn't that loyal.

Claire kept talking, her words floating in the air without actually reaching my brain.

my eyes were fixed on Dina, who had just joined a group sprawled out on the couch.

she glanced around the room like she was looking for someone or something.

then her gaze started turning toward me.

pure instinct had me immediately snapping my head back toward Claire, pretending to hang on her every word.

my hand gently rested on hers,

Claire was close, really close.

I snuck a quick glance at Dina. This time, she had looked away.

I kept talking to Claire, staying in a game that only half-amused me, for a good twenty minutes.

eventually, I decided to move.

I excused myself to the brunette with a smile and crossed the room to join Dina. She had isolated herself a little farther off, her eyes glued to her phone, a quiet smile tugging at her lips.

when she saw me leaning against the wall next to her, she looked up, amused:

"looks like you're having fun."

"what are you talking about?"

"don't think I didn't see you with the model."

"and you with Luca?"

she raised an eyebrow.

"with Luca?"

"you disappeared with him for, like, an hour, didn't you?"