❤ Innocent Rebel ❤

Chapter 28

~•~•~• Two can play at that game •~•~•

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Mia
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"Make me so hot he can't stand it!"

Jess grins.
It's Friday night.
The week has been hell for me.
Mawmaw is completely moved out.
And Lex and I still aren't speaking.
The tension at work between us could be cut with a knife.
I don't care.
If he wants to be an ass, I can be the world's biggest bitch!
Ha!
Well, at least, I pretend not to care but really it's killing me. I just wish things could go back to the way they were. But at the same time, I don't. If he wants to be with me, and right now I'm not so sure that he does, he is going to have to get his crap together and learn to communicate with me. Jess and I have decided that going out dancing is just what I need. And, thanks to Jess's close relationship with Chris, I happen to know that Lex will be at this party tonight. Which I will just so happen to show up at. The plan is simple. Shake my ass all night and have the time of my life. Or at least fake it until I make him believe that I'm having a good time.
Jess works her magic. I put on my sexy black lace underwear and bra, then I slip into my short skin tight dress. I'm not sure where I have found my new confidence but I don't feel the least bit shy about where this dress out. I have a point to prove. That just because he wants to be a jerk doesn't mean that I have to stay at home and wait on him. I don't need him to have a good time. I ride with Jess and Chris to the party and I continue to tell myself over and over to enjoy myself no matter what happens.
I have no idea who's house we are at but the place is hopping! I can tell just from looking at the house that things might get a little crazy tonight. I try to keep myself from searching for Lex's SUV. Chris said he would be here tonight. But even if he doesn't show I'm still going to have a good time, I'm determined.
So, when we step inside I instantly find my way to the drinks. I don't take a sip, its just for looks really. I don't really care much for the taste of beer. Jess and Chris also take a cup but unlike me, they drink theirs. I stand close by them but soon I feel awkward. Like a third wheel, which is exactly what I am right now. But I don't feel like that for long. Nate shows up with two other guys. I've seen them before at the shop. They seem like nice enough guys. Nate jokes with Chris for a while and then the guys are more focused on their conversation than us girls. My eyes wander the room. I can't stop myself from searching for him. But I don't have to wonder where he is for long. The gets quieter when he enters. He draws every eye to him. People stand to talk to him. To greet him and ask him where he's been. It's like he is a freaking rockstar or something. Everyone wants his attention.
He spots our group at the edge of the room. And then our eyes meet. I see a hint of anger in his eyes. I wonder why. Because I'm at a party and he wasn't the one to bring me? Or because I am included in this group with or without him? Then again, maybe it's because I'm surrounded by guys and he isn't one of them? Ha! Eat your heart out!
And then he gives me a low blow. He wraps his arm around the girl standing next to him. And not just any girl.... Her. Nicki. Our eyes say locked. He's trying to upset me, I know it. I have to play it cool. So, I step a little closer to Nate, remembering how pissed Lex got when he took me to the first party and Nate hit on me. Lex grins. He knows what game I am playing.
I'm not backing down.

"What's up, " Nate asks when he notices how close I am to him. "You okay?"

I nod. "Yeah, I'm good. Do you wanna dance?"

He grins.
I look to Lex, to make sure he is still watching.
Nate follows my gaze.
I look back at Nate.
He is still grinning.
He bends down and whispers in my ear.

"Come on. Let's give him a show."

He doesn't give me away. Even though he knows I'm using him to get back at Lex. And for that alone I realize how good of a guy Nate really is. He takes my hand and pulls me to the center of the room where couples are dancing. And when I say dancing I really mean grinding against each other. Nate swings me around in front of him. Then he takes me by the hips and pushes me back, so that my bottom rubs against him. I've been in this position before, so I know what to do, but it just doesn't feel the same.
Nate whispers in my ear.
I'm sure that it looks sexy to everyone else.
But the words he says just makes me giggle.

"Keep on laughing and blushing. It'll drive him crazy."

My eyes dart up to see Lex across the room. I wish I could read his thoughts because I sure as hell can't tell anything by the look on his face. And that evil witch, Nicki, is hanging all over him. Then she takes his hand and pulls him along, to grind on him, just the way I am on Nate. I look away. Knowing that I have to focus on what I'm doing.
At some point, Jessy and Chris have come up next to us. After having put Lex out of my mind, I start to relax and enjoy myself. I let loose. Jess and I giggle as our guys talk in our ears. When the song finally ends, Nate says he is going to get me something to drink. I take the opportunity to find a bathroom.
While washing my hands, I look up into the mirror. How did I get here? How did I find myself at a party, grinding on a guy that I hardly know, to make my boyfriend jealous? Was he even still considered my boyfriend? What had happened to me? It was like deciding I'm afraid of heights after already jumping out of a plane. I was already falling and it was to late to turn back now.
I reach for the door knob. Just as soon as the door opens, Lex steps in. Blocking my exit and shutting the door behind him.

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