His Delicate Rose.

night out with friends

" girl no, not tonight. I have too much to do. I'm behind with some stuff " I tell the girls. Honestly I have nothing to do. I just want to relax in my room .
"What stuff Rose?" Questions Hailey . I try to think of an excuse.
"Well, I need to bake and take the cakes to Mrs Crain. Those kids love cake. I promised" I dropped the cake off this afternoon but she does not have to know.
"Little Joseph told me he enjoyed the cake you made for him "counters Hailey. Dang it, she caught me.
Looks like we are going out. I sigh
" No boys.  " I warn.
"No boys" she agrees.
No excessive drinking. I'm not carrying your stinky ass home" I warn her.
"Yes mom" she answers me and I roll my eyes . She knows I don't like it when she drinks like that.
She shows me 2 outfits.
"Babe they both do nothing for you. The black one looks a little too small. The purple on is not your colour" I tell her seriously
" no silly, they are not for me. For you" no way. She has got to be kidding me. I'm a t-shirt and jeans with converse kind of girl.
"No thanks" I reject her idea. I'm not going to entertain her on this one.
"Girl, it's not up for discussion. " she tells me with a smirk.
" Well, let's forget this whole thing. I'm going to sleep now. " i get up and make my way to the door.
"I will tell Drew you like him. Infact, I will show him your drawings . " my mouth falls open. I open it and close it like a fish. Is she serious. In all the years of our friendship, I never thought she will blackmail me like this. If this came out I will never show my face at campus. Infact I will drop out . I'm very tall. I actually tower over people. It's rare to find people who are taller than me. I have an average body with average looks. Guys do not approach me. At 19 I'm single. I have never had a boyfriend.
I do not think I'm attractive at all.
If Drew found out about my crush, I will never hear the end of it.  He and his friends will tease me to no end.
"Fine" I grab the black outfit and change into it.
" Good choice. It's gotten so hot in here" she singsongs  dramatically. She does my make up.
When she is done I turn to the mirror . I can not recognise the model with high cheekbones staring at me. For once in my life I feel attractive. I feel confidence seep into my body right to my bones.
Atleast she made up for blackmailing me.
I look at Hailey. She is her usual beautiful self. She is a very girly girl. She puts a lot of effort into her looks.

We lock up our little flat and make our way into the elevator.
A group of men are inside when it opens. All of them look at me. Friday night most people are going out tonight. We tell them we will wait.
The elevator closes again and we stand there waiting.
"Did you see how they looked at you?" She asks incredulously. 
"Did they look at me?" I ask her
"Girl , all eyes were on you..." I burst laughing . Of course I know they were all looking at me.
I have always been told to try modeling. I thought it was because of just my height. With make up I look like a real model.
"Crazy bitch, you got me" she says with a smile. The elevator is empty. We make our way downstairs and get a taxi.  I have no idea where we are going.  I'm following Hailey's lead.
We make our way into The club. It's very noisy and the dance floor is full. People are grinding all over each other.
"Rose , let's get a drink" we sit at the bar sipping our drinks slowly.
"Thanks Hayley. But you do know wine and a movie would have been nice , right? I tease her. 
"No granny, this is way better" she teases back.
" let's dance" I suggest. She looks at me and smirks.
"Nope. Not yet. A couple more drinks and we will have the energy to dance the night away" I laugh.
We have 2 more drinks laughing and chatting.
The bartender hands us drinks and tells us it's from a gentleman sitting on the side of the bar. We look at him and salute. He gets up and walks over to us. 
" Hi ladies" he greets us and looks at me and say " you are very beautiful"
I'm stunned. This is the first time someone who is not my mom or Hayley tells me I'm beautiful.
Hayley kicks my ankle and I remember my manners. 
"Thank you" I answer with a small smile.
" can we dance" he offers
" dude, you can't offer my partner a dance like that. I'm sitting right here. "
Hayley quips. 
Now who is stunned sucker.
We aren't lesbians but we have no interest in hooking up with guys. Normally boys are interested in Hayley not me. And I'm always the one who claims her as my partner.
I laugh. 
" wow. You guys are a hot couple. Mind having a threesome " just give up dude. Is he stupid or what.
" no thanks. Pls excuse us. Babe let's dance."I pull Hayley to the dance floor" I'm a lightweight. I can feel the effect of alcohol in my system.
Hayley and I start dancing. A guy pulls Hayley and they start grinding each other.
I knew that was going to happen. Had I been sober I would be sitting somewhere twiddling my fingers.
Drunk Rose however, is very confident. I dance like a star right there.
The atmosphere changes. A very hot guy , slightly taller than me walks up to me. People part for him. When he gets to me, he places a hand on my hip and dances with me.
Three songs later I do something I never knew I could ever do in my life.
I turn to the strange guy wearing thick reamed glasses and I kiss him.
After that kiss , he pulls me to the to the bar and we get moŕè drinks. 
I'm actually enjoying this night more than I thought I would