Lucas had permitted himself to have one shot. He was weary about it, but it gave him the boost to make his way to the dance floor. He wasn't exactly sure why he chose to do this, but he went with.
"Where's Riley?" He yelled over the music
"I honestly don't know." Maya laughed
Lucas chuckled along with her
"Lucas!" Riley exclaimed slinging an arm around each of them "I didn't know you liked to dance like this."He laughed "Neither did I."
"Well then Ranger Rick, lets dance." Maya yelled over the music
Lucas grinned widely and joined the girls at the center of the dance floor.
It was hot and loud but he didn't mind. Lucas had never been on this side of what Andrew and called the 'club scene'. He was one to always sit at the bar and drink away rather than dance all night. Lucas had only been on the dance floor twice before. The second time to find an overly drunk Riley, but the first time was different. It was the same night he met Andrew.
The night Lucas met Andrew was only hours after Maya had officially disappeared off the face of the Earth. Andrew was only a couple of years older than Lucas himself. He had stumbled in with no type of ID but Andrew gave him a shot for good luck because the way he explained it later on Lucas had looked like shit and needed a shot. A group of girls had surrounded him and pulled him onto the dance floor, if he hadn't been that drunk the situation would have been awkward. Lucas didn't dance, but that night was different for him. He didn't like it, all the girls around him weren't Maya, even if he was angry at her for leaving, nobody else could replace her. She had just left, and he obviously wouldn't be over it for a while. That was the night Lucas glued himself to the bar stool in front of Andrew. He had talk to him as if they had known each other for years, Lucas felt like he could trust Andrew and he did.
"Lets call Isadora." Riley yelled over the music pulling out her phone. They walked to the bar.
"Yes Riley?"
"Isadora." Riley laughed
"Are you drunk?" She sighed
"Nah she's not drunk." Andrew said from behind the bar
"Ah Andrew, that's always reassuring." Isadora said sarcastically
"You should come party." Maya chuckled
"It'll be fun." Lucas added
"I don't know."
"Please." Riley begged
"Fine." She sighed "Andrew please don't give them any alcohol."
"Wouldn't dream of it." He chuckled. Isadora hung up the phone. "Virgin drinks it is." Andrew smiled
"How about a cocktail." One of the other bar tenders suggested
They shrugged "Why the Hell not."
□▪■▪■▪□Lucas was confused to find himself in Riley's bed when he woke up. He almost panicked but then realized he was mostly clothed except for his shirt. He quickly felt around, his belt was still on, that was always a good thing. To his right Maya was curled up not to him and along the foot of the bed Riley was sprawled out.
