Roommates | Kate & Ana

Chapter 2- Shots

Our cab pulls up outside the bar and stops, allowing us to get out. I'm the first to climb out, then I grab Kate's hand and help her out too. "Jeez Kate, I told you those heels were too high." I shake my head, watching her stumble slightly. I grab her hand again and this time I don't let it go until we're inside and she's successfully righted herself. "Josè!" Kate screams upon spotting our friend Josè across the room. She runs over to him, pushing through the crowd, her high heels clattering against the hard floor, and I follow after her, struggling to keep up. She crashes into Josè, pulling him into a hug. I smile shyly at the other two people sitting at the round table with Josè. "Hey, Josè!" I greet him, pulling him in for a hug after Kate. "Ana, I'm so happy to see you. You look great. Come sit down." I blush at Josè's compliment, looking down at the floor as I take a seat in the empty chair next to him. While I sit down, Kate hugs her other two friends, both of who's names I've forgotten although I know I've met them both before. Kate slides into the seat next to me, giggling at something her friend said.

Kate holds her shot glass up in the air, smiling hugely. "To passing our finals!" Kate's red headed friend sitting across from me cheers. "To passing our finals!" Josè yells, before tipping his shot glass back. Everyone cheers and downs their shot, including me. My nose scrunches up and my lips pucker at the strong taste. I jump, flailing, as the alcohol burns my throat. Kate slams her shot glass on the table and shakes her head vigorously. "Woah!" She exclaims, turning to smile at me. "Another!" She announces, taking another shot, and the whole table cheers, quickly following her lead. My head spins as I lean in towards Kate. "Mhm....Kate." I sputter. "W-what?" She turns to look at me. "I have t-to... I.... I have to pee. I'll be r-right back." I stutter, trying to focus my eyes on her, even though the room is spinning. "Alright. Do you need help?" She asks, watching me struggle to stand up properly. "No, I'll be fine." I brush her off with a wave of my hand and stumble my way through the crowd of dancing bodies towards the bathroom. "Fuck." I sigh as I see the line blocking me from getting into the bathroom. I'm gonna be here forever. I lean up against the wall and stare across the room in our tables direction, but I can't find our table. The lights and decorations covering the walls all blur together as I wait for the line to clear. I don't know how much time passes, but somehow I make it into the bathroom. I run to the first open stall I see and relieve the discomfort in my bladder, staring down at my shoes. When I go to stand up, my stomach twists and I gasp, immediately proceeding to vomit into the toilet. I wipe my mouth with some toilet paper and flush the toilet, taking a deep breath. A girl pushes past me as soon as I open the stall doors and proceeds to vomit as I wash my hands and rinse my mouth. Even after my mouth is clean, I continue drinking out of the sink, swallowing as much of the cool water as I can. By the time I make it out of the bathroom, I'm feeling slightly more sober, but when I get to the table it's obvious Josè is quite the opposite. "Josè, what's going on? Why are you the only one here? Where's Kate and everybody else?" I look around frantically searching the room for Kate. "Relax, She's dancing with the others. I waited here for you." He places his hand on my shoulder to calm me, but I barely even look at him. "She's right there, Ana." He points Kate out to me in the crowd and I sigh with relief. I watch her dance with a guy I don't recognize for a few seconds, before looking back to Josè. He smiles and I realize he hasn't taken his hand off my shoulder. "Ana, I wanted to ask you.." He starts to ask me something, but I don't hear the rest because Kate appears, grabbing me from behind. "There you are! Come dance with me, Ana." She grabs my hand and pulls me up out of my seat, smiling widely. She's obviously totally wasted. I follow her onto the dance floor, with Josè right behind us, and she wraps her arms around me. She grinds her hips against me, moving to the beat. The guy Kate was dancing with before starts dancing with her red-headed friend from the table and I lose track of where Josè went, beginning to sway my hips along with her. Brittany Spears voice fills the room as a remixed version of Hold It Against Me blasts through the speakers, and I close my eyes, forgetting the crowd around us. All I can think of is the feeling of Kate's perfect body rubbing against mine as we dance. Kate sloppily turns me around, forcing me to face her, and looks me dead in the eyes, rubbing against my front now. My whole body heats under her gaze and I can't control the blush that rushes over me. She locks her arm around my neck and runs her free hand through her long blonde layers.

Kate and I stumble outside together after having another round of shots with Josè. I was reluctant to drink after having thrown up earlier, but Kate wouldn't take no for an answer. I open up my flip phone, pulling it from my back pocket, and see that it's nearly two A.M. Shit. It's later than I thought. I call a cab, somehow managing to keep it together and not throw up. I slip my phone back into my pocket and turn to look at Kate and see she's already looking at me. "What?" I ask, trying to read the expression on her face. She looks like she's trying to focus on something. She takes a step closer to me and looks into my eyes, her eyelashes fluttering. "Can I kiss you, Ana?" She bats her eyelashes at me, her expression serious. "Yes." I whisper, without thinking. She smiles, then she leans in and presses her lips to mine. Her hands cup my face as we kiss, smearing lipgloss everywhere in the process. She pulls away much too soon, leaving my heart racing and my cheeks burning. Holy fuck.

Authors note; I'm posting the second chapter early since It's more eventful than the first and reveals more of their relationship. As always, enjoy.