How?

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*AVA CLAIRE*

"Hey mom!" I yell down the stairs. 

"What?!" She shouts back.

"Can Joshie eat over for dinner?!" 

"Sure! The more the merrier!" I smile and proceed to ask her more. 

"Can he also stay the night?!" 

"Sure, why not!"

I grin mischievously and message Josh.

Me: Plan's set. You ready?

He instantly replies. 

Josh: Yeap. On my way. 

I sigh and lay back on my bed. Maya is going to be staying that night as well while Bryce is over at a friend's. We plan on sneaking out because after dinner my mom is going to a press conference and she won't be back until tomorrow morning.

My phone buzzes again. 

Maya: What do I wear? Is Josh coming? When will your mom be leaving again? Where are we going? I don't remember. Ave, I'm freaking out. 

I laugh at her message. She's so adorable. Her and Josh would be perfect together. It's too bad Nathan's making me keep to our deal.  I guess I should probably invite him to where we're going. It's supposed to be this new cliche pop club place. It's underground and it's illegal. But oh well.

I quickly text Maya back telling her to wear just some nice clothes but bring over pajamas and party clothes as well as necessities, that yes Josh is coming, my mom is leaving after dinner, and that we're going to the Grounder. Then I text Nate telling him to be there and to wait for us by the south side of the dance floor.

I jump up and get ready to get in the shower. Just as I'm about to walk into my bathroom in only a red lacy Victoria's Secret bra and underwear, I get a text. 

Nathan: I will and btw you look great. You probably shouldn't tempt me ;)

I quickly look around my room only to realize that my curtains are open and I watch as a sleek black car drives away. Nasty. That little bastard. 

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"No no no! You CAN'T like mashed potatoes more than baked potatoes!!!"

"Why?! Mashed potatoes are the best!" I hear Josh yell as I come down the stairs. I walk into the kitchen to find my mother sitting on the end of the table where she normally sits looking haggard as  Josh and Maya stand before her arguing about potatoes. What. The. Hell. 

"What are you guys doing?!" I yell and get their attention. They both look over at me with scared expressions and I smirk. 

"We..we were arguing about mashed potatoes.." Josh mumbles and scratches the back of his neck nervously. They're so cute. Awe. 

"I know." I laugh. "I was just trying to get your guy's attention." 

Josh glares at me. "Thanks, Ave." 

"You're welcome." I smile and sit down for dinner. 

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Maya, Josh, and I head over to the south side of the dance floor. Maya is wearing a tight, thin black dress with gold heels and gold hoops in her ears. She's not wearing any makeup other than a thin layer of lip gloss. I'm wearing a black crop top that shows off my belly button ring, some short jean shorts, and a pair of black high heeled "hooker" boots. I have small little diamond earrings in and my makeup consists of a light and dark purple smokey eye with gold glitter, red lipstick, and mascara. 

I spot Nate leaning against the doorway to the exit. He smirks and looks me up and down. Especially eyeing my belly. I look away and blush slightly. Why? What is wrong with me? I turn to Maya and tell her to go dance with Nathan that Josh and I are going to go get some drinks. She nods and heads over to him. As soon as she walks over to him, he puts his arm around and quietly whispers in her ear.  What a man whore. Ugh. 

Josh and I walk away to the bar. 

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*NATHAN SANDERS*

I lean against the exit door of the south side of the dance floor, waiting for her to turn up. She's bringing Maya. This is a good time to strike. I check my watch. When I look up, they're walking towards me. Ava looks great. I smirk as I look her up and down. She looks away. I look down. I sigh and then I watch as she tells Maya something and heads away.

Maya walks away towards me and I put my arm around her and start whispering in her ear. "You look beautiful tonight." She smiles and I think she's blushing. "Shall we dance?" I ask moving away and holding my hands out to her. She nods and we start to dance. Bumping against each other. Well, now I know  she can't dance all too well. I know Ava can. I've seen her before. She's amazing. 

I hear a bunch of guys hooting and hollering only to look over and realize that Ava has taken the strip pole and is working it. She's drunk. I tell Maya I'm going to go look for Ava and Josh, then I head into the crowd. I search for Josh. Where is he? Why isn't he stopping her? I look back over at Ava and see that she took off her top. Shit. 

I run up on stage and start pulling her from it, grabbing her shirt as well. 

"Nateeeyy...why are you ruining all my funnn." She pouts, jutting out her lower lip. 

"Yeah, don't you want to share your whore?!" Someone from the crowd screams. I ignore them and Ava's complaints and drag her off of the stage. When we get behind it in a separate empty room, I turn around to look at her. Truly look at her. Her hair is a mess and looks a little like a hurricane. Her lipstick is smeared and she looks at me with curiosity. Then she wraps her arms around me and looks up at my eyes. 

"Kiss me Natey." She says quietly. I shake my head and she frowns. "Why not?" 

"Because you're drunk."

"I don't mind."

"You will when your not though." It gets really quiet and then-

"Why are you good to me?" Ava asks suddenly. 

I look at her. "What do you mean?"

"I mean, why do you treat me differently than other girls? Why do I get better treatment? We haven't even talked since...when was it?" She slurs her words.

I don't answer her. How could I tell her that I've loved her since we were kids? And that the reason I became a jerk, player, whatever you want to call me; was because I wanted to get over her? How?..

"Answer me..." She pleads.

I sigh. "I don't know, Ave." I respond softly, pulling her closer to me and wrapping my arms around her. I lean my chin on her head as she hugs me. She falls asleep in my arms like that. 

Hey everyone! I finally updated! Whoooo!! I feel happy now. xD Anyways, so the chapters since I've started this book have been short and right to the point. They're getting longer by the minute though. They'll get longer as I continue writing. I promise. Anyways, please don't kill  me for taking so long to update. Alright, well I love you lovelies! -Ally


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