Strings | colby brock

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         "It's been two weeks, Cooper. He literally won't remember me." I stated. Not that I minded, but I suppose it would be nice if he did remember me. It wouldn't be a stretch to say that a left a sort of lasting impression.

         "Either way, he thought you were hot once and he will again. I'll be here at 8 and you better be looking fly as fuck." Cooper stood from the beanbag he had fallen back into, winking playfully. I rolled my eyes and shoved him out of my bedroom with a smile. He reached down and pet Maddox quickly before I shut the door behind him.

         I spent most of the day curled up on the couch with Maddox watching episode after episode of Criminal Minds. Time went by fairly quickly, and I would be lying if I said that I wasn't slightly excited for the night to come. Though Cooper had pushed my buttons about the whole situation, he did get me thinking about things.

         I never found the whole sex thing very sentimental. Growing up in a non-religious family, sex was never a shunned subject in our household. Of course it wasn't something we all openly talked about at the dinner table, but it wasn't something we kept from our parents. They knew we would do it eventually and only wanted us to be safe.

         Now, I didn't sleep with every guy I came across, but I definitely wasn't someone to turn down a good time when the opportunity arose, which is why Cooper had made such a big deal about me turning down Colby. Honestly I didn't really see all the hype surrounding him, but I his features were also a vague memory. I could only remember the deep blue of his eyes and the feel of his breath on my neck as he whispered in my ear. I remembered the chills. Maybe Cooper was right. Maybe a fuck buddy is what I need to get myself out of my mood.

         My eyes traveled over my reflection in the mirror as I turned to different angles for a better view. A light pink silk dress covered my small frame, reaching about mid thigh. It wasn't too much but just enough for a night out in LA. Cooper sighed in annoyance from his seat on the couch behind me. He had arrived to get me at eight, and here I was still worried about my outfit ten minutes later. My black heels clicked against the floor as I made one last turn. "Whatever. I don't care. Let's go." I said in exasperation whilst throwing my hands up dramatically. Cooper snickered and grabbed his keys off the counter. After making sure Maddox was fed, all the lights were off and doors closed I locked the door and pulled it to with a click.

"Stop doing that! You look fine, Cami." Cooper laughed, eyeing me from the drivers seat. For the entire car ride I had been picking at my dress and fixing my ponytail, pulling hairs down to frame my face before putting them behind my ears, only to pull them out again. "Camila Parks is nervous about a boy. I am so shocked!" He spoke in an extremely sarcastic tone.

"I don't get nervous around boys, they get nervous around me." I smirked which caused him to laugh. Deep down, though, I was admittedly nervous, but Cooper didn't have to know that. He also didn't know that he was the cause of me completely overthinking everything. I applied a thin layer of lip gloss as we pulled into the parking lot of a nice night club I had never been to. Being only nineteen, I flipped through my wallet to ensure I had my fake with me.

"Ready?" Cooper asked. I nodded, dropping down onto the pavement from the high altitude of the Escalade seating. The wind blew slightly and I held my dress down against my legs, walking to where Cooper was guarding me against the element. I showed my fake to security, who looked me up and down skeptically, but then let me in anyway. "I didn't think he was going to let you in, baby face." Cooper snickered. I rolled my eyes and shoved him slightly.

          The club was absolutely packed. Lights were flashing all around as people danced and sang to the loud music that shook the floor beneath me. My eyes landed on Adrianna and a bright smile took over my face as I made my away over to her, engulfing her in a hug. Cooper, Mason, Adrianna, and a couple I had never seen before stood around me. However, no Colby. The boy took his hand away from his girlfriends to turn to the bartender and order a round of shots for everyone.

         "So you must be Cami! I'm Devyn, Mason's friend. That's my boyfriend Corey" The short brunette introduced. This must have been the girl Colby was talking to about me— the one who told Mason, who then told Cooper who nagged me.

         "Nice to meet you!" I shouted over the music as her boyfriend, Corey, passed us both a shot with a wide smile. Cooper counted us all down and I downed the shot and hissed at the burning in the back of my throat before a warm feeling replaced it. "So, how do you know Mason?" I asked Devyn.

         "We went to high school together back in Florida. He moved here a little after I did and we reconnected." She responded, her naturally quiet voice straining to talk over the music. I nodded and took a sip of the jack and coke Adrianna had passed my way. "Oh! There's Colby!" Devyn announced enthusiastically. I turned my head in the direction she was looking but there were so many people that I couldn't make out a familiar face. She reached her hand up and began waving him over, and I eventually saw him emerge from the crowd of sweaty bodies.

         I took a rather large sip of my drink as I watched him walk closer. He was dressed in a pair of distressed black skinny jeans and a black and white striped shirt. A hot pink beanie covered his brunette hair. He looked hot. I bit my lip slightly as he got closer to us. The feel of his eyes raking over me didn't make me nervous or embarrassed, but an excited feeling erupted in the pit of my stomach. A smirk appeared on his face as we held eye contact. Eye contact is such a turn on.

         "Nice to see you again, babe."

CHAPTER TWOOOO
SO I KNOW THE OUTFIT I DESCRIBED FOR COLBY ISN'T PROBABLY SOMETHING HE WOULD WEAR OUT TO THE CLUB BUT HE LOOKED SO HOT IN HIS AND COREY'S VALENTINES DAY VID THAT I JUST HAD TO
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