I stood up right away, wanting to get away from the glare of Nash and Mariah’s icy smile. Sure, Justin seemed like an arrogant asshole, but tonight, he was my lifesaver. Justin led me to the center of the dance floor and I couldn’t help but notice all of the death glares I was getting from almost every single girl around me.
We were all ready just inches from each other, but he put his hands on my hips to pull me even closer against his hard, muscular body, moving the both of us to the music. I had never in my life danced with a guy like this. Chris had always just kind of stood there while I grinded against him and enjoyed the show. Justin on the other hand, moved every time I did.
I let out a gasp when he twirled my body around and pulled my back tightly against his chest. My body tingled everywhere at the sudden contact. At first, I was hesitant to be dancing with this guy I had just met, but his hands all over me gave me the confidence to move right along with him.
I slid my body up and down his to the music, and he played right along, pulling me even closer and grinding against me. I felt his hands lock onto both of my wrists, and he moved them to wrap around his neck as his hands explored the sides of my body through the clingy material of my dress. My body hummed at the warmness of his hands, and I moaned when his lips brushed against my neck. I actually moaned.
I abruptly pulled away and turned towards him, pushing into his chest. “What in the hell was that for? I did not give you permission to touch me like that.”
“Really?” he replied with a smirk, sucking that stupid lip ring into his mouth. “Because you really seemed to be enjoying it. And I was too,” he added.
I shook my head sharply, rolling my eyes before turning on my heel. “Whatever, just leave me the fuck alone. I really don’t need to be another notch on your bedpost.” I stormed off, returning to the table where now just Callie and Zoey sat, waiting expectantly. “Are you two ready to get out of here?”
“Absolutely,” they both replied simultaneously, looping their arms through mine and quickly ushering me towards the front door. “Let’s get the hell out of here.”
Chapter 8
“So, please explain what in the hell happened last night because I’m totally confused.” I finished the sip of my latte as I sat down and hooked my handbag on the back of my chair. Callie stared back at me silently as I took my time and drummed her pink nails impatiently.
“Chill girl, at least let her sit down before you start grilling her.” I scooted in my chair and was just about to thank Zoey until I saw the stare-down she was giving me as well.
We had gotten home late last night from the bar and had all passed out as soon as we got back. I was a little surprised that they hadn’t made themselves stay awake just to interrogate me. I had ducked out early this morning for my first class, so we were now just meeting up before our afternoon classes.
“Well, I met Justin when-”
“Hold up,” Callie interrupted. “Start at the beginning, don’t think we missed all of that flirting going on between you and Nash. We need ALL the details.”
“Fine,” I huffed out, “but you are going to be disappointed there. Nash and I are strictly friends. That’s it. We were just catching up, that was all.”
“Ri-ght,” Zoey dragged out, giving Callie a look like she believed nothing I had just said. “We saw the way you two were together. You basically look like soul mates. Now, you know I’m not the biggest fan of Nash but that’s mainly because of Mariah. I think you should be the one to save him from her clutches.”
“Nash is a big boy, obviously he’s happy or he wouldn’t be with her. But it definitely got awkward when she showed up. That’s when I escaped to the bathroom and ran into Justin. He was definitely a good distraction, but that’s all he was. I have no plans on seeing him again.”
“Good luck with that.” Callie snorted as she drained her frozen coffee and stood up to throw it away. “Justin Parker is the biggest man slut on campus. I’ve heard that he’s slept with every girl in the Sigma Delta sorority.” Raising her eyebrows, she leaned over and added in a hushed voice. “And not just one at a time either, if you know what I mean.” I choked on my drink a little bit, knowing exactly what Callie meant. Gross.
“He gets whoever he wants and then leaves them wanting more. If he has you in his sight, you are definitely in trouble,” she finished, her eyes sort of glazed over like she was thinking about all of the different possibilities if Justin decided to focus on her.
Zoey quietly chimed in, humming Taylor Swift’s songs, ‘I knew you were trouble’.