Anchoridge University

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

We finally made our way up to the door after making our way through the large crowd of people coming and going. At the entrance there was a wide hallway that made its way through most of the first floor. On the left there was a large living room with several couches and a large flat screen tv on the wall that was connected to someone’s Spot account playing their “Party playlist”.

There were people sitting on the couches some talking, some making out. And in the center of the room there was a large clear space where people were dancing. Further down the hall was a large kitchen where people were eating pizza, smoking, and dancing to the music. And the end of the hall there was a gaming/movie theater room where people were gathered playing COD and watching a scary movie.

We made our way to the kitchen because I was starving and Liza wanted a drink. There was a large stack of pizza boxes on the counter. I reached for a pepperoni slice at the same time as someone else. I looked up to see who’s hand it was and saw Zane smiling down at me. He bent down close to my ear and said “Why hello Little Star.” Blushing because he was so close to me I turned away and grabbed the slice of pizza I had been eying. I looked back up at him and said “Hello.” But I had to shout at him to talk over the music.

Liza had made her way back over to us with two drinks in her hand. She handed me one that was still sealed and before I could protest she gave me a pointed look."Girl it's your first real party, you gotta at least get tipsy!" I took a drink. I have had alcohol before but never enough to get drunk or even tipsy. But I decided it couldn’t hurt to get a little tipsy to help myself loosen up, I would just have to be careful about it. Liza turned and looked at Zane. “So how long have you been here?”

He took a drink of his own before answering her. “Not long enough to be buzzed yet.” She nodded at him after chugging down her own drink. “Well lets change that shall we?” He laughed and Liza left in search of more drinks. Zane turned to look at me. “So did Liza dress you?” He looked down at me gesturing to my outfit. I nodded and tucked a stray curl behind my ear. “Is it that obvious?” He laughed again and steered me to the side of the room further away from the crowd. He leaned down close to my ear.

“It’s not your usual look but I like it. Of course you would look beautiful in anything, or nothing at all.” I blushed and playfully pushed him away. He just laughed leaned back down close to my ear he asked me. “So how’re you liking your first real party so far?” I shrugged. “Ask me again after a couple of drinks.” Liza had pushed her way back through the crowd with more drinks in hand.

After quickly downing another and handing Zane one and me the other. I finished my first drink and took the other one from her. Suddenly she grabbed my hand and shouted. “Omg I love this song! You have to dance with me!” Then she proceeded to drag me to the living room and to what had been turned into the dance floor. “S&M” by Rihanna was blasting through the speakers. Liza pushed our way to the center of the floor. We were surrounded by people grinding up against each other on all sides.

Once we had made it to the middle of the floor Liza turned to me. “You still have that drink? You better finish it before someone messes with it.” I nodded and finished it off and set it on a nearby table. Liza grabbed my hands and we started dancing together. It has been a long time since I have danced. The song ended and Liza pulled out a couple of jello shots from her purse and handed one to me. " Here you gotta scoop it out like this first." She then showed me how to scoop it out with my finger first before I ate it. It was strawberry lemonade flavored and you could really taste the alcohol. After I ate it, I started to feel a little buzz.

Another one of Liza’s favorite songs come on that we just had to dance to.I happily obliged, it had been a long time since I just let loose like this. We got pushed into each other by all the people surrounding us. Liza just smiled and started dancing on me. Not knowing what to do I just danced with her. Then she turned around and smiled at me, grabbed my face and kissed me. I was shocked at first, but then I started kissing her back. Her lips were soft and she smelled like flowers.

She pulled away and smiled at me. “I’m gonna go the bathroom!” She shouted at me over the music. I nodded and she walked away leaving me alone in the middle of the dance floor. I was shocked to say the least. Was she just drunk and in the moment? Or is she really into me like that? Did I like her like that? I shook my head and turned to leave the dance floor when I bumped into Warren.

He pulled me closer to him and leaned down a smile playing on his lips. “Hello Kitten. Fancy running into you here.” I laughed. “Yeah big shocker.” “Are you drunk?” I shook my head. “Nope not yet.” He laughed. “Oh so you’re planning on it then?” I shrugged my shoulders. “Hmm I don’t know maybe.” He looked down at me and tilted his head to the side.

“I didn’t know you were into women. I guess I’m out of luck then?” I shrugged and looked away from him. “I’m bi. Not that it matters.” He laughed. “So you mean I still have a shot then?” I laughed. “Psh who said you had a shot in the first place.” He lifted an eyebrow at me and smirked. He grabbed one of my curls and started playing with it. “Oh Kitten you can lie to yourself all you want. But I know you’re attracted to me.” Cocky bastard knows he's attractive, that's what makes him dangerous.

Before I could protest he chuckled and leaned in close to my ear. Why does everyone have to keep doing that? “Parties usually bore me you know.” I lifted an eyebrow at him and tilted my head to the side. “Oh really, and why is that?” He shrugged his shoulders. “Hanging out with boring people doesn’t usually lead to a good time. I really only came to this party to see you, you know.” He's a player Celeste don’t let him get to you. But I still couldn’t keep from turning red.

He put his hands on my waist and started dancing with me to the music. I made eye contact with his deep green eyes and couldn’t look away. There was something mesmerizing about them. For an instant I thought I saw them flicker to a light blue. But it could have just been the party lights messing with my eyes. Without breaking eye contact he lightly grabbed my chin and gently ran his thumb across my lips. He leaned in closer to me. “I really want to kiss you.” I could hear my heart pounding in my ears, or maybe it was just the bass of the music. Maybe it was a combination of both, whatever it was, it felt like we were the only two people in the room. I couldn't stop staring at his eyes. “Why don’t you?” He just shook his head. “Not here.” He leaned in close so that our lips were almost touching. “It’s not the right moment.”

He backed up and released my chin. Still in a daze I asked him. “And when is the right moment?” He gave me a smirk and I swear I saw his eyes change color again. “Oh you’ll know Kitten.” Then he turned around and walked away just as Liza showed back up with more drinks in hand and with Zane in tow.