Between Two Fires

^.^ Chapter 25 ^.^

Lea was at my door at eight on the door and she looked excited. She was wearing a red dress herself which hugged her tiny frame perfectly and we both exchanged compliments. I'd asked her if it would just be us two and she said we would probably meat up with Ethan and others at the beach party before moving onto the club. So for dinner it was just us two and we'd gone to a small pasta place which had been really nice but I'd felt way too overdressed for.

"Lea, aren't we a little overdressed for the beach party tonight?" I'd asked as we ate dinner. 

"Most people are planning on hitting the new club that opened after, so I assume there will be a lot more people done up." She'd answered, munching on her own pasta. I hadn't realised how hungry I, myself, was until I'd smelt the plate in-front of me.

"Aaahh got it.  I'm super tired today so I don't know if I'll last long," I'd warned, shoving some more food into my mouth.

"So... how was your day?" I knew she'd been dying to ask the question so I laughed and recounted all events to her. When I mentioned the wetsuit she'd smiled knowingly making it obvious she had something to do with it. I decided to leave our two heart to hearts out as well as the fact that I'd found myself more and more drawn to him as the day went on. When she asked about where he took me she'd been surprised and only cut me off once I started describing how hot he'd looked in just his bathing suit, which made me laugh.

After dinner we made our way to the beach part party, leaving our heels in the back of the Diner so that they wouldn't get full of sand first. Lea said we could just pick them up on the way to the club which worked for me. One of the subjects over dinner had been Lea asking me if I would drink or not today. She had promised not to drink if I wanted to try getting drunk again which had been very unexpected and nice of her. Ofcourse, I'd thanked and denied her offer saying we should both get drunk tonight and have fun, especially considering tomorrow I'd be tired anyway.

Somehow, that had now become a mission for both of us to get drunk. Once at the party, Lea tries to find Ethan to warn him that we might need help getting home tonight but he is nowhere to be found. Instead, she texts him and lets him know where he can find us. We are one drink in and dancing when her friend, Suzie - which I'd only met once, joins us. We'd been dancing and drinking for around an hour before I spot Ethan making his way towards us. My eyes had instinctively searched for Luca but he wasn't with Ethan. My shoulders had dropped in disappointment but it had only lasted a second before I'd felt his presence behind me. I hadn't looked and no one was looking our way but somehow I knew he was behind me before he had leaned in to speak in my ear.

"I thought you were staying home." His close proximity and the feeling of his warm breath on my ear had made me shiver and I hadn't dared to turn around to face him. Instead, a second later, he'd stepped around me, pushing his way through the people dancing. 

I was glad I wasn't drunk yet because for the first time, he was wearing something other than casual clothes. Instead, he had long dark grey jeans on which stuck to all the right places and a black button-down shirt only buttoned half way. He'd also jelled his dark hair stylishly instead of its usually boyish messy style.

He looked like he could be on the cover of a magazine and that just wasn't fair.

After an awkward pause, I'd just smiled and shrugged pointing at my ears to indicate that I couldn't hear him. He'd chuckled and said hi to the others in turn.

Tonight, I'd also put some effort into my hair, drying and straightening it. My long auburn tendrils brushed me past my lower back as I danced and acted as a thick blanket on my back which was the only disadvantage whilst dancing. So once I'd greeted Ethan, I excuse myself and go to get myself a drink. I hadn't been aware that Luca had followed me until he speaks up once again from behind me.