Summer Of Seventeen

Chapter Six

The car ride with Noah and Alejandro is fun and interesting in Belle's opinion. The two are clearly very close, closer than they are with Jesse, Axel or Logan.

On the way there, they talk in excitement about the party.

"Do you think the A-listers are gonna be there?" Noah asks Alejandro, who's elbow is resting on the rolled down window of the red lexus. Truly, Belle would have loved to drive in the corvette, but she wants to stay as far away from Logan as she can. She finds him annoying in an 'I wanna kiss you' type of way, and she hates feeling this way because she knows for a fact that she belongs with Alejandro, and Logan gave her no reason to have these newfound (not romantic) feelings for him. Belle wonders how long she's going to be in denial about this for. She saw a new side to Logan which she likes: a chivalrous, funny, smart, protective and borderline poetic side. Belle suddenly remembers that she's driving with Noah and Alejandro, snapping out of her trance.

"Who's the A-listers?" she asks from the back seat. Alejandro turns to look at her and smirks.

"Only the hottest girls in our college." he says. Belle refrains from rolling her eyes. She's only on her second year of college while the guys are on their third. She doesn't usually go to parties or hang out with the guys often, so she's not clued up on who's who.

"Yeah," Noah says. "Avery, Alexa and Reece. We call them the A-listers because Avery and Alexa were friends when the name became a thing. Reece joined recently." he explains.

"Oh okay, and you two are hoping to score with these...A-listers girls?" she asks to confirm. The boys exchange glances.

"Um, we all tried." Noah says, keeping his eyes on the road. "They're not easy to get."

"Logan and Axel haven't tried with them, though. Who knows, maybe they'll get lucky tonight." Alejandro cheers and him and Noah high five. Belle rolls her eyes in annoyance. She doesn't doubt that these girls are attractive, but she just can't see Logan with one of them. Or with anyone else for that matter. Not that she has feelings for him or anything.

Once they arrive at the party, Noah parks the car outside a huge mansion, even bigger than Noah's uncles. There are roughly twenty-five cars parked outside and it's only 6:50. The music can be heard from down the street.

Belle feels both her inner party animal and her social anxiety kick in. Noah turns off the ignition and Belle gets out of the car quickly. Logan parks the topless corvette next to the lexus. Belle can't help but stare at how sexy he looks in a blue checkered shirt as he drives the corvette. She doesn't realize that she's biting her lip and staring until she catches Jesse raising a brow at her. She looks away and coughs as the guys get out of the car.

When the group enters the party, Noah instantly spots Reece sitting on the couch in the corner of the room. Even though many males want the A-listers, Reece is the more reserved and less on demand one than the party animals: Avery and Alexa. The two are practically inseparable, though they both love Reece equally as much.

He pulls Alejandro closer to him and whispers over the music, "I'm gonna get Reece tonight, just you watch."

"Ah, but the last time you were after Avery, she heavily rejected you. What makes you think her best friend would be any different?" Alejandro fires back. Noah scoffs.

"Just you wait and see, compadre." he pats Alejandro on the shoulder before making his way to Reece, who is watching Avery and Alexa in amusement as they crazily dance to the music. She has a red solo cup in her hands.

"You're not gonna join them?" he asks, sitting down next to her. She gives him a raised brow and shrugs.

"Not one for dancing." she responds bluntly, sipping from her drink. Noah examines her features. She has a subtle beauty to her. Chocolate curls frame her heart shaped brown face which is sprinkled with freckles. Her plump lips are moistened after she sips from her drink, and the corners of her brown eyes are upturned, giving her an Asian sort of look.