Different

73.

"Fuck, Mila. You look amazing" he says quietly, placing his hand on my upper waist.

"Thank you" I say back just as quiet, enjoying his touch. Jace's hands wander deeper and deeper, as he traces my curves in this tight dress. His attention falls on the slit that reaches towards the middle of my thighs. I hear his breath hitching slightly. 

"This is a little dangerous, isn't it?" he growls into my ear, running his finger over my leg, pushing the dress upward a little. My heart starts racing, Jace is making me wild and he knows it. I want his hand to wander just a little further. My eyes fall shut, as I'm waiting for him to make the next move.

"Hey, you lovebirds ready? We're about to head out" Austin says, appearing out of nowhere. Jace doesn't even startle, he just remains where he is, and so does his hand. I'm aware that Austin can't see what Jace is doing, from his point of view it must look like Jace ist just hugging me from behind. My heart still races, as this situation is making me slightly uncomfortable. 

"Be right there" Jace smirks towards his best friend. My cheeks turn bright red. 

"Good. And Evans? Put some clothes on" Austin remarks and disappears from our sight.

"Yeah yeah" Jace mumbles, as his attention is back on me. I feel like I can breathe again and remove myself from him to avoid any further uncomfortable situations. Our door is open after all. I look at Jace to see him smirking at me still.

Lightly punching his shoulder, I say "You should listen to Austin and put a shirt on."

"Alright alright" Jace says, putting his hands up in defence. I grab my purse and wait for him to change. He puts on a beige polo shirt, and I never thought I'd find someone wearing a polo shirt attractive. He can definitely pull it off. I think we're ready to head downstairs, so I walk in front of Jace so we can meet the others. Jace grabs my hand and stops me for another second. "As much as I love that dress on you, I look forward to taking it off later" he says right into my ear, and I can hear the smirk on his face. 

I take all the courage I have in me, but still keep on walking. "Me too" I say quietly, as my cheeks heat up for the third time today. 

Jace's smirk grows even bigger and I hear him mutter "That's my girl" under his breath, as he escorts the two of us downstairs. Everyone's already scattered around the kitchen, only waiting for us to be ready. Bree already beams at me once we arrive.

"You look gorgeous, Mila" Austin tells me with a sweet smile.

"Thank you. So do you guys" I say, noticing that him and Ben also dressed up really nicely. The girls too, of course, but I already saw them in their dresses. I check the time and see that it's about nine. I feel like this would be an early time to go to a club. As we're walking to the car I check my purse to see if I have everything. Phone, money, ID. It hits me once I think about my identification right away. I stop abruptly, making everyone turn their head to me. "Bree. I'm not even 21. I won't get in. How did I just think about that now? " I say, almost a little hectic.

Being the youngest one in the group has its perks, but it also has its downs. Jace won't have to worry about things like this anymore, being 24 years old already. Bree smirks right back at me. "Don't worry, I know the owner. We won't have a problem" she says and I feel the relief wash over me. 

"Okay" I whisper as we continue our way to the cars. 

"You guys go ahead, I'll drive Mila and me" Jace says and another wave of confusion hits me. Right, we're six people and won't fit in just one car. Everyone agrees and the silence hits us when we're alone. After these few days being constantly around the others, a little bit of peace and calm is refreshing.