After 3

Chapter 224.

I'm still going through all the song suggestions, thank you again.!!

Songs for this chapter are:

Who are you- Fifth Harmony, I haven't heard from them since they left x-factor and I really like this song!

Drunk- Ed Sheeran

Heartbreak Warfare- John Mayer

Story of my life- One Direction

Hardin's POV.

"Damn, I didn't think she would actually do it!" Riley calls, looking up at Tessa standing in front of her on the bar.

Neither did I, but then again she seems adamant to piss me off tonight.

"She's quite the wild child." Riley taunts.

"No, she's not." I quietly disagree. Tessa looks mortified, obviously second guessing her impulsive decision to climb onto the bar. "I'm going to help her down." I begin to lift my hand up but riley pushes it down.

"Let her do it." She says and I look at Tessa again.

The woman who made our drinks is speaking to her but I can't make out what she's saying. This is absolute bullshit,  her dancing on a bar in a short ass dress. If I was to lean onto the bar I could see up her dress, as can anyone else at the bar. I glance to both sides of the line and take note of the two greasy men at the opposite end, neither are eyeing Tessa. Yet.

Tessa is watching the woman next to her, her brows furrowed in concentration, completely opposite of her sudden need to be "wild". She follows the movements of the woman and kicks out one of her legs, then the other, followed by a swift movement of her hips.

"Sit down and enjoy the show." Riley says next to me, sliding over a drink.

I'm drunk, too drunk, but my mind is clear as I watch her begin to move, really fucking move.  Her hands move to her hips and she finally smiles, no longer caring that she has the full attention of almost everyone in the bar. Her eyes meet mine and she fumbles with the movements momentarily before collecting herself and directing her eyes to the back of the room.

"Hot, isn't it?" Riley smiles next to me as she brings her glass to her lips.

Yes, obviously watching Tessa on the bar is hot as hell but it's also infuriating and unexpected. I don't know what to think, the first thought that comes to mind is fuck, this is hot. I know I shouldn't be so engrossed in this, I should be irritated at her constant need to defy me but I can't think straight when she's dancing in front of me.

The way her dress is riding up her thighs, the way she is holding her hair back in one hand and laughing while trying to keep up with the woman next to her. I love to see her this way, so carefree. I don't see her laugh like that very often. A thin layer of sweat has coated her body, making her glow under the spotlights. I shift uncomfortably and pull the ridiculous dress shirt I'm wearing down in the front to cover my zipper.

"Uh oh," Lillian's girlfriend says.

"What?" I snap out of my trance and follow her eyes down the bar. Two men at the end of the bar are gawking at Tessa, and by gawking I mean their fucking eyes are bulging worse than my fucking dick right now.

I look back up at Tessa and her dress is dangerously high on her thighs, each time she kicks her legs out in front of her it rises even higher.

That's enough of this shit.

"Easy killer, the song will be over in.." Riley says as the music descends.

Tessa's POV.