KARA
I’m a little embarrassed to admit that Jake and I have been going at it like two animals in heat, twice a day sometimes! I don’t have the time or energy to have a Close Encounter with anyone else, even if I wanted to.
Lexi seems pretty happy with Troy. They seem to have a good thing going and I’m genuinely happy for my roomie because she is such a sweetheart, she deserves a guy who treats her right.
Clarissa has finally given up her secret lover, although I can tell it wasn’t easy for her. He hasn’t made it easy for her. I think he’s been texting and calling her. She seems happy with Jason. What girl wouldn’t be? He’s all in with her. She is a very, very lucky girl. Honestly, we’re all a little jealous.
Now Deena, I don’t know about Deena. She hangs out with Ken a lot. She claims it’s only a ‘friends with benefits’ relationship, but I can see both of them are denying that they want more from each other. They like and care about each other, but Deena gets so much attention from all of the guys now that she is a Song Girl, I suppose she wants to leave her options open. I get that.
Then there’s Jake and I. All I can say is, Wow. I’m blown away every day by what a sweetheart he is, really. Underneath that bad boy image he tries to pull off, he’s a sensitive guy who actually wants a relationship with me. I’m good with that for the time being, but I’m trying to be careful and not let my heart get involved. Deena, Clarissa, Lexi and I are all sitting in the living room watching TV tonight.
“Hey, do you want to have our men over this weekend and make them dinner?” Clarissa asks.
“That’s a great idea,” Lexi replies.
“Then let’s hit Club Zero afterwards, it’s the coolest club in town. Ken and I went a few weekends ago,” Deena chimes in.
“Great idea, I’m in the mood for dancing. I’m always in the mood for dancing,” Clarissa says with a big smile.
“What should we make for the guys?” Lexi asks.
“How about Lasagna? That’s fairly easy,” Clarissa says.
“I can’t cook, but I can make a salad,” I offer because I have zero cooking skills.
SEVENTEEN
CLARISSA
Ken and Jake bring down their dining table so we can seat eight. The four of us manage to get a decent dinner on the table and our men seem happy to have a home cooked meal. We’re having a good time, joking and laughing, keeping things light and fun. I pause for a moment and look at each of my roommates and the men they’ve chosen for themselves. All of them are nice guys, even Jake, the bad boy of the group. He has been a pleasant surprise. Good for Kara, she seems really happy, all my roommates seem really happy, myself included. Jason catches me looking at everyone and offers me his warm smile.
“The food is great babe,” he says, rubbing my back. He’s such a sweetheart and he makes my heart sing. Things are so good between us. It took us awhile to get here, but I’m glad to have him in my life.
“Okay does everyone have their fake ID’s to get into Club Zero?” Deena asks, ever the corruptor. We all nod yes, except for Lexi.
“I don’t have a fake ID?” Lexi says dejectedly.
“You and Clarissa look alike, just use hers. Do your hair the same and you will have no problem passing for her,” Deena says, solving the problem. Lexi and I look at each other.
“She’s right. I’ve always thought we could pass for sisters,” Lexi says with a smile.
“You guys totally could,” Troy says in agreement.
“Well, I take that as a compliment because Lexi is adorable,” I say, smiling back at her.
“You both are adorable,” Jason chimes in.
“You guys are nauseating you know that,” Deena says with a laugh and Jason leans over and kisses me just to irritate her even more.
The girls leave the table to go and change into our club going dresses. I’m wearing a Herve Leger Bandage dress in black, his dresses make me feel so sexy.
“Do you think this dress is too much?” I ask Deena with a twirl.
“You rock that dress girl,” Deena says. When I walk out into the living room, all of us are wearing black dresses.
Jason comes up to me in the kitchen.
“You look amazing in that dress Clarissa,” he says, wrapping his arms around my waist and kissing the back of my neck.
“Thank you,” I say eating up the compliment. Jason makes me feel like the sexiest girl around. Grant used to also, why am I thinking about him just now?
Lexi, Troy and I pile into Jason’s G-Wagon and Ken drives Kara and Jake and we follow each other to Club Zero, which is in Hollywood. I love driving down the Sunset Strip, it’s outside of my bubble world and I like the seediness of it.