For the Love of Dance

Chapter 11

Homecoming Part II

It was the night of homecoming and we all just arrived at Essence. Essence is a new club near the one we normally go. We all figured it would be interesting to check it out. Everyone was here tonight, Cara, Venus and Angelica were waiting for Ethan at the front. I didn't get a chance to ask her about Ethan when we got back as Leo was preoccupying me. I hope everything was solved and that is the reason why they were meeting up right now. It was so weird to see them fighting and it was even weirder to see Angelica so distraught. I feel a hand wrap around my bare waist. I was wearing a white laced cropped top with a maroon skirt. I wanted to wear the colours of our school to show some school spirit considering it was homecoming after all. The warmth from Leo 's hand made me shiver. I wanted him to be closer but, I was being greedy considering we just got to the club. I need to calm down.

"This is so exciting!" Venus screams.

"Is this really exciting? I mean we all have been to the clubs before. I doubt this will be any different." Cara says seeming to be bored and disinterested already.

"You my friend need to enjoy this moment. We are only young for a short period of time and you need to take advantage of all the fun that we can get away with." I say hoping she catches my drift. Cara was amazing. She was one of the hardest working people I know.

"I know what might help, I will buy some shots." Leo says smiling.

"Wow Denise, I didn't know your boyfriend was rich?" Venus says, clearly not all there because I have told her multiple times that I don't know what Leo and I are to each other at the moment. Oh goodness, I hope he doesn't think I told her that he is my boyfriend. But, if he did think that, is it that big of a deal? Why am I overthinking this? Breath, I just need to breath.

"I am not rich but, I can afford a couple shots." Leo responds in hopes that Venus will not be tempted to spend all his money on the shots at the bar. He looks down at me and my whole body aches for the feel of his body. I push the feeling down and focus on entering the club. We stand in line for a few minutes and finally enter the club. You could smell the alcohol in the tiny spaces which were already crowded with what seemed to be a line of 100s of people in school colours. There was a DJ at the front of the stage and booths lined up against walls. In the middle of the booths, there were poles and girls dangling off of them while shaking their butts to the sound of the music that filled the room.

"Over here, this is the perfect spot to dance." Venus says leading us to a corner near the stage and also near a mini bar. "Now would be the time to buy us some shots Mr. Richie." she says giggling after the statement as if she realized what she just said. His hand hasn't moved from my waist as if he was almost scared that he would lose me in the crowd of people.

"I said I would get you some shots so I will." Leo tugs me forward toward the bar and I could tell the girl at the bar was taken aback by his beauty. How could you not be? He looked like a young Enrique Iglesias but, with bright green eyes. He never let go of me throughout the whole interaction.

"Ouuu shots!" Venus quickly grabs her cup and gulps it down without waiting for any of us.

"Someone needs to keep an eye on her." Cara says while grabbing her shot glass. We all clinked our glasses and chugged our shots down. I could feel the burn running all the way down my throat and into my stomach. I quickly grab the lime to ease the feeling. I look over to Venus who is still standing by the bar as if she is hoping that Leo would offer to buy another round.

"You see that guy right there," Venus yells so that she can be heard over the loud music. I look over and see a guy wearing a university T-shirt and a piercing on his lip. He had dark hair and blue eyes. "I am going to go and seduce him." she says winking at us and dancing over to where the guy is standing with a couple of his friends. I really hoped this went well for her because I would not want to that guy to feel Venus' wrath. Venus always got what she wanted. Leo leans down to my ear.