The Hidden Rose(Book One In The Rose Pedal Series) /✔

Chapter Thirty-Eight

(A/N  i have another comment on my new schedule)

i danced with Flora and Luke for a half hour. we laughed and made jokes, pointing out the juniors in the corner sneaking vodka into the punch. we all laughed and decided what the hell and went to get some.

"hey, can i have a bottle?" i asked one of the junior boys. he looked at me and stuttered, obviously ecstatic i was talking to him.

"s-sure." he said, handing it to me. i winked at him and popped off the top. i took a swig and looked at him, smiling as the back of my throat burned slightly. as it settled in my stomach, it burned a little but was more of a warm sensation as it made my entire body flush.

i turned around to see Luke glaring at him. i hooked my arm with his and turned him away. 

"where did Flora go?" i asked, looking around for her. i spotted her laughing with a guy. i knew him and i know for a fact he wasn't a player or drug dealer. he was actually really sweet. he was a nerd, but he was hot too. well, the way he dressed and did his hair made him look the part of a nerd, but if he dressed and did his hair differently he could be a hotie. i walked over to them.

"hey Flora! Sean." i nodded at him and he beamed at Flora, not even noticing. i chuckled.

"um, is it ok if i hang out with Sean?" she asked. i studied him. i know his intentions are good, but i just need to set one thing straight first.

"Sean, can i talk to you?" i asked, pulling him aside. he had no choice now, but to just go with me. he looked at me with a confused smile.

"now look here. i know your intentions with my best friend are good," he eyed me. "but in case i don't know you as well as i think i do, you need to know that, if you hurt her, i hurt you. with a baseball bat. to the face."

his eyes widened in realization and gulped.

"o-o-ok." he nodded shakily.

"ok." i smiled sweetly. "now, if you've got that then let's head back to them?" he nodded again and we walked back over to Flora and Luke.

"sure. you two run along." i smiled wide and Flora looked at me, embarrassed and  shock.

they scampered off, hand in hand to the dance floor. a slow song was on right now but i don't do slow, and neither did Luke so we just sat on the sidelines watching.

we just sat, laughing and talking. we only managed to find one empty chair that didn't hold a purse or pair of heels, so i sat in Luke's lap and his arms were around my middle.

the song ended and everyone clapped. then the DJ picked up the microphone and smiled.

"alright, we have a group song here! it's the cupid shuffle! now for this one song, i want all the girls to line up and do the dance while their dates sat in a chair. you don't have to participate, but feel free to join in! later we 'll be doing the cha cha slide."

Flora ran to me and grabbed my hand. i laughed as she dragged me to the floor. all the girls got into two lines because there wasn't enough room for one long line. i saw several guys pick up their phone to record it -including Luke. i laughed.

"alright ladies. ready?" i shouted yes along with the other girls just laughing and feeling like a normal teenager for once. not a teenage criminal boss.

the song started and we all waited for the beat. when it started, we all lurched to the right, moving over and then going left. i laughed as we all put our hands on each others' shoulders and kicked, forming a kick line. we turned and repeated.

we shuffled -pun intended- our way through the song and then laughed breathlessly as we clapped at the end of it.

i walked over to Luke and saw Flora and Sean following me from the corner of my eye.

"um, me and Sean are going to leave early." she blushed a deep scarlet. it was only another half hour until prom ended, so it wasn't a big deal.

"ok." i winked. "don't do anything i wouldn't do."

she blushed more and walked away, her hand clutching Sean's.

i looked around and found the group of boys who were dumping vodka into the punch walking towards us. they stepped up to me and Luke and looked at me, nervously glancing at Luke.

"hey, we're going skinny dipping out at the waterfall, wanna come? a few other girls are going." i felt Luke tense and i wrapped my arm around his waist tighter. his arm draped around my shoulders but he didn't relax, waiting for my answer.

"i'll go, but I'm going to get my swim suit first." i told him. Luke relaxed a little bit, knowing i wasn't going to jump in naked with a bunch of guys.

"but it's skinny dipping. the entire point is going in naked!" one of the boys complained. the first one elbowed him in the gut.

"she has a boyfriend you dumbass, you'd think you would learn to be more considerate after last time." he hissed under his breath. i still heard it though.

"ok. you can come too if you want." he pointed at Luke.

"i was planning on going even if i wasn't invited since you twits are hitting on my girlfriend." he said lowly. the guy nodded and then turned to walk away.

"see you there, then!" he called.

"there's probably going to be alcohol." Luke murmured.

"ya, probably. but what the hell is a party without vodka?" i smirked. he nodded and chuckled with me and we walked out to his truck.

we drove to my house and i grabbed my black bandage bikini again and Luke grabbed a pair of swim trunks from his house before we headed out to the waterfall.

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hey y'all. So first things first, i have the date of when my swim team practices start, but it's two weeks away so unless I'm still writing this in two weeks, there shouldn't be a problem. I'll let you know about and further changes on when I'll update.

Second, here's a picture of Sean. ☺

Pretty nerd lol

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