Attraction

t w e n t y-f o u r // friends? friends

I wirled around, and faced him. Keeping a poker face, he led me towards the middle of the room. My eyes followed his every movement, since the moment he brought me to the so called dance floor.

As he lead me towards the middle of all the dancing couple, his head turned left and right, glancing around the crowd as he placed his hand / palm on the small of my back, and pulled my body closer than before. My heels were not doing a good job, I still had to bend my head back to meet his eyes.

I slowly placed my hand on his shoulder, and be grabbed the other hand of mine and held my hand. His huge, enormous hand wrapped my tiny hand in a delicate manner. My fingers slipped perfectly in between his.

As a clumsy self I always am, I tripped just as we were about to start move and dance. My cheeks burnt into a deep shade of red due to embarrassment. Harry started laughing loudly and I looked up over him, shooting a glare in his direction.

He stopped and mumbled a soft apologize. Not wanting to embarrass myself and him with my non existence ball dance skills, I decided to somehow stop dancing.

"Well you didn't even ask me or my permission if I would dance would you or not.." I said, as we slightly swayed to the music.

He cleared his throat, before and said, " I bet atleast you prefer dancing with me, than that Luke creep." He scrunched his nose in disgust. I raised and eyebrow, " Well he doesn't seem much of a creep though."

"Pfft sure!" He sarcastically remarked,throwing his head slightly back. "Hey you are bring real mean now!" I said. He gave me the 'I-don't-care' look before moving with the music beat again.

We continued dancing for a while. More like he danced perfectly while I kept tripping on my own feet. After a while, the music stopped and everyone scattered away.

He kept chattering and holding / having conversations with the young as well as old woman, forgetting that I was supposed to be 'date'.

I awkwardly stood beside him as those ladies flirted with him. He I guess didn't notice the flirting, and answered back as a gentleman.

I left his side and walked away to one corner of the restaurant. Sighing heavily a stood for a while in utter boredom. I took my phone out of my clutch to see the time. The screen lit up, showing the time as 11:47pm. Already I was being bored over here, and over that just looking and finding out the time, I started feeling sleepy. I started walking away from my position towards the exit.

"Hey you look lost!" A voice called out from behind. My phone almost dropped out of my hand. I turned whilst putting the phone back into my clutch.

There stood Luke against a wall, with his right leg poped up on the wall. I send his a smile and he removed his hands from his pocket, clumsily placed his tie in the proper way, and put his leg down and started walking towards me.

"So you enjoying your self?" He asked. "Well yeah.. But to be honest not totally. You?" I turned around in search of Harry but faced Luke in vain.

He shrugged his shoulders, and said, "I would rather stay at home and study." I raised an eyebrow not quite sure how to act towards his statement. Not wanting to further continue the conversation, I excused myself and went to the washroom.

After a minute or two, I opened the door slightly to see if the coast was clear. I was sleepy and bored of this place and wanted my bed back.

Fortunately the coast was clear and I couldn't see neither see Luke nor Harry. I hurried out and straight forward, head towards the exit. Yes! At last! A few more steps and then I'm out of here!

"Emily, where are you going?"

I closed my eyes and screamed mentally. I turned and faced Harry. Looking to his left, stood a stunning blond, with a black gown. I could feel my blood boil for God knows what reason.

He left her side and walked towards me, eyebrows furrowed. "I..I .. You know.. No .. I'm leaving" I looked behind him and luckily saw Luke walking here too, "Yeah.. I'm going home.. Luke is dropping me off." I said

"No way! Are you crazy to go with him. Don't you know that he is not the one who you can trust yourself with!" He scoffed harshly.

" Oh and you think I can trust you with myself? You know what just forget it. Go party with your one night stands and remember " I glared at him and took another step closer , " Remember that I'm not like the other girls you can sleep with."

With that said, I turned around, grabbed Luke's hand and rushed out of the restaurant.

By God's grace, there were no paparazzi outside. "Wai.. wait hold up!" Luke spoke up, after we reached his car. I remember him boasting about his car model and marvelous number plate, and found his car with the help of the valet boy.

I turned around to face him groaning and crossing my hands in front of my chest. "Why are you .. Or where are you taking me?" He asked. I was fuming already, so I grabbed his hand and car keys and unlocked the door. "Get in and take me home!" I yelled.

"Please leave me.. I.. I'm sorry I didn't mean to lead you on!"

His voice trembled. Wait what? Is he out of his mind?! Ignoring him I got into the passenger seat. "You don't know what hell put down onto you if you don't take me home NOW!" I pressed.

He slowly got inside and laid his head on the steering wheel, and said, " I've a boyfriend! I'm gay I can't sleep with you and cheat on him!"

What? He thinks I want to sleep with him? I can feel colour drain from my face. There is a moment of awkward silence. I then gush out apologies for my behaviour and he starts driving.

"So if you're gay, why do you you know flirt?" I asked as we reached a little far away from the restaurant. "My dad.. Well I can't let anyone not even my dad know I'm gay. I mean he'll kill me! But my boyfriend is actually very understanding. He is tall ..." He starts blabbering about his boyfriend and I doze off.

We reach the street where my building is located. "Umm.. From here the fourth building." He accelerates, and applies the brakes right in front of the building Natalie and I share.

"Thank you. It was nice meeting and lowing you!" I said and sent a grin in Luke's direction. "Well you know.. Now that we do know quite some things about each other, umm.. Friends.?" He sent a side smile, and put his hand forward. I shook his hand and said , "Friends."