"Now let's dance before it strikes midnight." He grabbed her hand pulling into the dance room.
She understood what he met. Walking into the dance room again it felt like a completely different experience. Her body tingling all over and the lights magnified. It was beautiful and amazing all at the same time.
"Feel it already I see?" The guy said, he was walking her through the crowd everybody jumping out of his way. They stopped in the middle right in front of the DJ stage.
She swayed back and forth her hips swiveling perfectly with the music.
"Do you mind if I dance with you." The guy whispered in her ear, but far enough away it wasn't in her personal space. She nodded letting him wrap his arms around her. He stood behind her as she watched the lights bounce off the stage. She felt like it was just him and her in the room, having their own private concert.
"You are beautiful." He whispered in her ear. She half turned towards him giving him a small smile.
"You are handsome." She said before turning to face the stage again. She kept swaying back and forth his arms wrapped around her and his chin tucked into her neck. Both enjoying the show and the feeling molly had on them.
"Five." The crowd shouted around them. They didn't realize how much time had passed.
"It's almost midnight." The guy said.
"Four." The crowd shouted. She turned to face him. Her arms wrapping around his neck.
"Three."
"Do you mind picking me to be your midnight kiss?" The guy said. She could see a little pink grow to his already red cheeks. She stared deep into his eyes, hypnotized by the little gold specks in them.
"Two."
She nods her head and he doesn't wait the last second to lean in and kiss her. It starts out nice, a small peck on the lips but it felt amazing. She pulls him in closer smashing her lips against him. She could feel tingles spread over her lips and body. He runs his hands through her hair trying to pull her closer.
They barely notice in the background the crowd finishing the countdown and cheering for the new year.
"I think I am in love." He said breaking apart for air.
"I think you are really high." She said kissing him again. He lifted her up and she wrapped her legs around him.
"What the fuck?" A girl shouted to the side. Mackenzie tried to turn to see what was happening but the guy kept crashing his lips against her. "Get the fuck off of him." She said pulling Mackenzie to the ground.
"Ouch," Mackenzie said she landed on the floor with a thump.
"Who the fuck is she." The girl said. Mackenzie looked up to see a blonde hair girl in lingerie and a red mask to match.
"That is my new love." The guy said. He goes to help her up but the blonde girl gets in his way. Mackenzie looks around finding Matt staring at her with big open eyes.
"I'm your only fucking love." She shouted in his face. She turns around glaring at Mackenzie on the ground. "Bitch." She leans down smacking Mackenzie right in the face. Mackenzie was so stunned she just took it. Personally, she has never been slapped like this before. Even through the numbness of the drug she could feel the sting.
"You will not touch her." The guy barked at her. The music stopped everybody in the crowd staring at the drama.
"Shit, shit, shit," Matt said to himself while weaving through the crowd. He didn't want to walk through the middle of the circle afraid that it might cause more drama so he was snaking his way through the crowd. He found an opening right by Mackenzie who was clutching her cheek still.
"Wait till your father hears about this." The girl said standing in front of the guy. Matt took that as his opening to grab Mackenzie. He throws her over his shoulder rushing her out of the crowd.
"Where are you going with her?" Matt hears him shout.
"Let her go." The girl said behind him, but it wasn't to Matt
"Shit, shit, shit," Matt shouted at the top of his lungs running out of the building.
"What the fuck Matt?" Mackenzie said trying to fight him. He ignored her still booking it towards the car. He half turned to see the guy crash through the doors staring at Matt and Mackenzie.
"Shut up," Matt said, he reached the car and threw her in. Not even bothering to be gentle.
"Ouch," Mackenzie said, her head slamming against the top of the door.
"Shut up," Matt said again. He looked up to see the guy running after them, the girl following the guy. He finally got the key in the ignition and floors it. He weaved past the guy and girl and continued to speed up the road. He relaxed a bit when he turned on the highway back to his house.
"What the fuck?" Mackenzie said. With all the drama she could feel herself start to sober up and the pain of her cheek and head were coming back with full force.
"What the hell were you thinking? They could've killed you." Matt said, he wasn't looking at her because he was watching the road but if she wasn't already slapped tonight he would have tried to knock some sense into her.
"What from the guy? No, he was amazing and so sweet." Mackenzie said daydreaming about him. "Do you know him?"
"I might but you aren't going to ever see him again so why does it matter?"
"Because he is so amazing, I know it might be the drugs. But the way he kissed." She smiled at herself.
"You did drugs?" Matt shouted.
"Yes dad I did, and Ron used to do it all the time. So what is the big deal." Mackenzie said, she shivered. Matt didn't grab their coats on the way out the door.
"I thought you hated drugs, isn't that why you got pissed a Derrick earlier." Matt started playing with the heater.
"That's different. I didn't know if it was roofie or molly. Also, he didn't ask, the other guy politely asked."
"How do you ask that politely?" Matt said.
"He offered if for free," Mackenzie said.
"Even so, what about his girlfriend?What about Dean?" Matt said.
"They broke up tonight and Dean is probably fucking some other girl tonight as well."
"Dean did? What happened?" Matt said, he was starting to understand Mackenzie wild behavior a little bit more.
"I don't know, one moment he was with me and then next he is fucking some girl against a door," Mackenzie said, she wiped away the tear rolling down her cheek.
"I'm sorry, I'm sure Dean has a good explanation and who knows maybe that's Dean's soulmate."
"Matt, come on you are supposed to be on my side," Mackenzie said shoving him a bit.
"I wish I could explain more, but I need you to stay away from them. Especially the one with a girlfriend." Matt said.
"They broke up," Mackenzie said wiping away the tears.
"Yes, and I'm sure it was mutual otherwise why would she attack you."
"She just slapped me and yes it hurt a bit but he was worth it."
"Mackenzie," Matt said using his soft voice. "They don't break up. They have been dating on and off for years and one if not both is a royal bitch."
"No, he said he loved me," Mackenzie said, but she laughed a second later realizing how stupid she just sounded. She couldn't tell if it was the drugs or not but she felt like she knew him for years, but really she just met him.
"He loves her, he just wanted to sleep with you," Matt said. He wished he was making this up, but he has seen it a million of times. They break up and either he or she sleeps with somebody that day and they are back together the next day.
"I don't want to talk about it," Mackenzie said, but she could feel the tear roll down her cheek. Logically it makes sense, she has seen and known people who do this. But what she felt was different.
"I'm sorry," Matt said grabbing her hand, keeping his other hand on the wheel.
"Can I at least know his name?" Mackenzie said wiping away the tear.
"I don't want you trying to hunt him down at school or anything."
"He goes to school with me?" Mackenzie said, hope filling in her voice.
"Shit," Matt said letting go of her hand. "Just stay away from them they are bad news.
"You say that about everybody," Mackenzie said.
"And have I ever been wrong?" Matt asked.
"I don't know, cause I stay away from them," Mackenzie said annoyed. He looked at her before he pulled to the side of the road.
"Mackenzie, I am your best friend and I am only looking out for you. I don't want you hurt by them or by anybody. Obviously, I can't protect you every day for the rest of our lives. But these people I can protect you from them. You don't belong in their world. You belong in your own little perfect world, where it is filled with sunshine. Theirs is filled with darkness." He was holding her hands staring deeply into her eyes. He looked away at the end, something about it making him feel uncomfortable. Maybe because she crying too much for his liking.
"I will get hurt Matt. That is apart of life, but I have to live. But if you really feel this way then I won't look for him. However, if he comes to find me, I will make him work for it before I sleep with him." She said smiling.
"Fine," Matt said. He started the car back up pulling back on the highway, praying that none of them recognized her.