Music blared from the speakers at my favorite gay club, Uproar. The vibes here was chill and they had events every week.
"One, two, three, go!" Everyone downed shot after shot. I slammed the last glass down, yelling in victory.
"I'm still the champ!" It didn't take long for a light buzz to improve my headspace. My confidence increased to the point where I wanted to dance.
"Let's go hit the floor!" I yelled to Cam. She grinned widely, definitely a bit tipsy. "Let's go!" She grabbed my hand and pulled me to the dance floor. 'How deep is your love' began playing and I got my best valley girl dance moves ready. Throwing my hands up when the beat dropped. I cackled when Cam did the same. She ran her hands down her body and then grabbed my hands, forcing me to dance with her. I let the buzz take over and danced my heart out. We shimmied back and forth before swinging our arms in a circular motion. We looked fucking ridiculous but I didn't care. This was the first time I had real fun in weeks.
After making a fool of ourselves, we went back to our friends. Nova finally showed up. She didn't say anything as she approached me. I smiled at her and she pulled me into a hug. Nova wasn't a talker but I heard her whisper in my ear, "I'm glad you're back. How do you feel?" I pulled back and answered,
"Better, it's good to see you too. I'm sorry I disappeared like that. Hazel really broke me." I admitted. Nova nodded, before going to sit next to her girlfriend, Isabelle. Speaking of Isabelle, her eyes brightened when she saw me. I noticed she was definitely tipsy.
"Jessie! Oh my God, I missed you so much. Where have you been?" She cooed. Isabelle was the hyper, overly happy one.
I shrugged, "I had to get away for a while. Slow down on the drinks, Is, the night just started." I scolded. She pouted but then agreed, going to sit on Nova's lap. Nova was another extremely fit member of our group. She worked out almost daily. I worked out with her occasionally but she loved to run my body to the ground so I worked out by myself mostly. Nova had a rough background growing up. Abusive foster parents and her parents died when she was a kid. Cam and her became friends in high school after Cam stood up for her against bullies.
"Hey! We in this bitch! What's good y'all? The baddest bitch has arrived!" The loud mouthed womanizer known as Casey shouted as she approached us.
"Can you shut your loud ass up? Damn!" Cam snapped. Casey shrugged.
"You still love my pasty ass. Holy shit, is that Jessie? I never thought I'd see your heartbroken ass at another club!" Casey hollered. I shook my head.
"Hey Case, you still don't have volume down button on that mouth of yours? Everyone can hear our damn conversation." I said rolling my eyes.
"My bad, glad you're here though. I needed someone to get my moves on with." She said, her voice lower than when she entered. Casey's Jersey accent refused to allow her to speak at lower volumes. The annoying accent still attracted girls to her. Though it was mostly her looks. Casey was a skinny, light brown eyed woman, with short brown hair and an undercut. Her eyebrow was slit and her smile could brighten a whole room. She was also funny as hell. And she always brought positive energy to the group.
"Hell yeah, man let's go." I jumped up and we walked to dance floor. We moved to the beat of some random club song. I'm not hyping myself up but I'm a good dancer. Our dancing attracted attention from the other club goers. My confidence was high so I gently pulled a dancer close to my body and she accepted the invitation, grinding on me. She was really good and kept up with my movements. I looked at Case, and she was already dancing with someone else. When I scanned the floor, I noticed the familiar blonde I saw only hours ago. My mouth ran dry at the sight of her. She wore a tight black dress that accentuated every curve. I absentmindedly licked my lips. She was dancing with another woman friend who I assumed was her friend. I quietly thanked the girl I was dancing with and made my way over to where she was. The girl pouted in disappointment but didn't complain. Elisa's noticed me before she did. I reached hearing distance and greeted her.
"Hey, Elisa! Funny seeing you here." She turned in surprise.
"Hey, Jessie!" She yelled over the music. Then with her eyebrow raised, she asked, "I thought you didn't have my plans." I laughed nervously at being caught.
"To be fair, I didn't know I was going until I left your office." I shrugged. Elisa shook her head at me. Her hair fell in curls over her shoulder.
"Well it's good that you're going out. Get some sense of normalcy." I groaned.
"Can you not be my therapist right now? I already had my brain picked enough today." She smiled, her green eyes shining under the lights. My stomach churned at the sight. She looked really good tonight. Then I realized something.
"Soooo, you're at a gay bar." I cursed myself for being that blunt. She nodded, her lips twitching.
"Yeah my friend, Andrea and I decided to check out the nightlife here in LA. I've heard the gay clubs are the best." I chuckled, knowing how true that was.
"Alright, well my friends are about to do another round of shot at the bar then we're gonna head to the VIP section. You ladies wanna come?" Elisa looked to her and friend, whose presence I completely forgot, and they thought it over. After 10 seconds, they agreed and followed me back to my friends. Casey immediately latched onto Andrea, charming her way into her pants. I rolled my eyes.
"Hey, darling. I didn't know angels took vacations on earth." Andrea cocked her head.
"This angel is allergic to humans." She said, and brushed past her to stand next to Elisa. I keeled over laughing at the rejection. Casey's eyes widened and her mouth dropped open. She clearly didn't expect her to just brush her off like that.
"Damn, that was hard to watch." Cam said smirking. Casey closed her mouth, clenching her jaw.
"Shut the fuck up." She growled. We howled in laughter at her anger.
"Look, she's mad!" Cam teased. Casey rolled her eyes.
"Let's just get to these shots." Cam, still chuckling ordered us several rounds of shots.
"Alright the rules for the new comers, here we have 8 shots. First to finish gets 200 bucks and the title of champion. The bottom of the last shot glass has to hit the bar before you're done. Got it?" Elisa and Andrea nodded.
"Alright ready? 1, 2, 3, go!" I downed the shots as fast as I could. By the time I was about to slam the last glass down, someone did it before me. Elisa looked over me grinning.
"There's no way!" I complained. Her grin turned a smirk and that set something on fire in me. I think the alcohol's getting to me.
"There is a way. I just did it." I sat in the chair, pouting.
Casey grabbed my chin and squished my cheeks. "Awww, come on, don't be sad. You only lost your title as champion." Casey was definitely drunk as her voice was loud again. I pushed her hands away from my face.
"Get the hell away from me." I snapped. It was Cam's turn to laugh at me. Even Nova was chuckling.
"Alright it is 12 a.m.! Time to head to the VIP section." The VIP section was our favorite area of Uproar. Full bottles sat on the tables and our own music played up here. When 'Savage' came on, I lost it.
"This is my fucking song!" I rapped the lyrics.
"Bitch that's my trash, you the maid so you bagged him, Ah. I'm a Savage, yuh, classy, bougie, ratchet, yuh. Sassy, moody, nasty, yuh. Acting stupid, what's happening, bitch what's happening?" I grabbed one of the bottles and popped the cork the corkscrew. I waterfalled the champagne into my mouth. Alyssa was twerking so I drunkenly pulled out my wallet and tossed 20s at her.
"Aye, hit that shit Lys!" We cheered. I discreetly picked my 20s back up. Casey saw that and rolled her eyes.
"I saw that, you broke bitch." She laughed. I shook my head. I noticed Elisa and Andrea dancing when 'Motivation' by Normani came on. I walked over Elisa and grabbed her hips, and she moved her hips against my front. God damn can she move, I thought. I think the alcohol was screwing our judgement at the moment. I was her patient so this behavior was wrong. We shouldn't have spoken even. So after the song, I released her and retreated to a couch. Sweat rolled down my forehead before I wiped it off. I was extremely turned on this point. Elisa was still dancing to the next song. My traveled down her body. Jesus Christ, stop it, I told myself. Casey plopped next to me.
"So you gonna take her home, or what?" She slurred. I shook my head.
"I can't, anyone else but her." Casey's eyebrows furrowed. "Why?"
"That's my therapist. She could lose her job if I did. And who says she wants to home with me? I don't even think I'm ready for random sex either." I rambled.
Case chuckled lowly, "Okay, man I get it. What's up with Andrea, though? She's not falling for my charms." She pouted.
"Maybe cause she's smart, you doofus." I flicked her forehead. She rubbed her forehead, mumbling 'ow'. I paid her no mind. I need to leave before I made a decision I regretted. I stumbled over to Cam, who was making out with Alyssa.
"Hey, Cam, I'm leaving. I'll see you." Cam pulled away.
"You sure?" I nodded. "Bet, I'll call an Uber." She pulled her phone out.
Fifteen minutes later I was in an Uber going home. I threw open my door and staggered around in the dark. When I found my room, I collapsed on my bed.
The next morning, I woke up with a killer hangover. I took aspirin and made breakfast with my pumps for my workout. Time to fuck my legs up.
When I entered the gym, I put my stuff in a locker and locked it. I checked myself in the mirror. I was built, a reward for working hard to maintain my body. I flexed my muscle and took a quick picture. I had several tattoos and I was in the process of getting a sleeve. Leaving the bathroom, I locked eyes with a pretty employee and smiled softly.
When I finished my workout, I stood the mirror again, breathing heavily. The workout left my legs numb. My caramel skin glistened. I tugged at the gray sleeveless tee that was drenched as well. Nice, I thought. Before I left the gym, I saw the employee again, standing behind the front desk. This time she smiled at me. Her hair was in a bun but I could see it was quite curly. What really grabbed my attention was her milk chocolate skin. I'd take a bit out of that candy, I thought. Then I snorted at myself. God, you're so corny. Her smile was adorable. I slung the bag I was holding over my shoulder. Making sure my muscles flexed with the motion. I avoided eye contact and made to leave. Before I could, a soft voice stopped me.
"Hey, you dropped something." I turned around and she was right, my bottle was on the floor behind me.
"Thanks." I grinned. She smiled again, showing her row of perfect teeth and a dimple in her right cheek.
"No problem. Um- have a good day." She stuttered slightly. I bit my lip, nodding.
"You too, Miss.." I trailed off, squinting at her name tag.
"Oh! Uh, Leilani but most people call me Lani or Ley." She chuckled nervously.
"Okay, then Lani. See you next time." I smiled again and left the gym. Damn, I'm horny again.
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