I Want You To Want Me

chapter 2: Larissa gives in

~at Larissa's house~

"You gotta stop being so uptight, live a little Issa" Chloe complained. Larissa was way too reserved and Chloe hated it. "Tell you what, come to my cousin's birthday party this Saturday you'll have fun and am sure there'll be lots of guys there too ,dying to have a taste of you. And I know the perfect dress for you. It'll be so fun".
Larissa hated parties, she hated guys coming on to her even more. "Please Larissa, just this once. I promise you won't regret it" Chloe begged. Larissa wouldn't budge, bad things happened at parties. "But why, help me understand Larissa". Chloe's question wasn't a genuine question. She knew the reason. She was just trying to help Larissa get over her excessive fear of relationships. Larissa always rejected every guy who came her way. In her opinion, relationships were a waste of time and energy. She wanted her to be happy but Larissa was not cooperating at all. No guy could touch let alone steal her heart. She had built a fortress around it, surrounded by a barrier of fire. Her heart had been broken once, badly. No way was she gonna let that happen again. "You can't shut guys out for the rest of your life, all men are not the same you know" Larissa knew Chloe was right and she also knew that Chloe was gonna keep persisting until she got what she wanted. Arguing with her was like fighting a losing battle. "Fine, I'll go to this party of yours but promise me you won't drag me to the dancefloor. I hate dancing."
"I promise". Chloe had won the battle.

~Saturday~

Larissa was so not in the mood to go to the party but she had no choice. She called Lisa on her cell. Lisa was the babysitter. Lucky for her Lisa lived just across the street so within minutes she was at the house. "Call if there's a problem" Larissa instructed. "And remember no watching late night movies, bedtime at 9. Got that?"
"Yes Miss Andrews, you can totally count on me" . Larissa smiled, Lisa was very responsible, she trusted her.
Ten minutes later there was another knock at the door, this time it was Chloe who had come to pick her up, just in case she decided to bail. "OMG...." Chloe gasped. "You look really sexy Issa". Larissa was wearing a short white dress with lace, it hugged her wonderfully formed body. It showed a little bit of cleavage. She definitely was not in her comfort zone. The dress had been Chloe's idea. She had decided to let her hair loose. She applied zero make up. No point in ruining a beautiful face such as hers. "Thanks, is it too sexy? I feel really uncomfortable"
"Take it easy will you? It looks great on you, now lets go have some fun".

~at the party~

The party was at some fancy looking club downtown. Music was great, the food was even better. Chloe was dancing with some guy on the dancefloor, she looked wasted, definitely in no condition to drive. Larissa had been approached by three different guys that night and she has rejected them all, she was definitely bored and not in the mood to dance.

"Who's that beautiful lady sitting over there?" Ambrose asked Ray, a friend of his. He was pointing at Larissa who was sitting alone drinking orange juice. "Don't know."
"She's beautiful, I bet she tastes so delicious in bed" Ambrose said huskily whilst licking his lips. He was such a shameless guy.
"You're disgusting man" .
"I'm gonna go speak to her, no woman can resist my charm" Ambrose was definitely one confident guy. It was true that no woman could reject him. He had the money, the looks and the power. Women swooned at the mere sight of him. Yet he never got into any relationship, any serious relationship that is. His aim was to have fun and that included being with as many women as possible. He was a Casanova.

Larissa was lost in her thoughts. She had noticed a guy ogling her. How she hated that! She just ignored him. Across the room there was another guy looking straight at her, he had curly black hair and icy blue eyes. He looked rich, yep he definitely was, the watch on his wrist didn't look cheap at all. He was very handsome, she couldn't deny that, in the looks department he was absolutely gifted. He was dressed in black jeans and a white T-shirt. Looked pretty good on him. He started walking slowly towards her.
"Hey beautiful, I'm Ambrose. What's your name" he had said and her face went pale.