Watching(3)

With the song still playing in the background, the song running through me, the heat of the moment spurring me on, I take a handful of her hair as I deepen the kiss. She kisses me harder; her fingers dig into me. We continue kissing until the song ends, we pull away and I look around to see a few people watching us.

Men with their mouths hanging open, a few women with heated looks in their eyes.

I look back to her and she looks at the ground blushing.

Least I’m not the only one surprised by what we just did.

I can’t believe I just kissed a girl I don’t know. I won’t lie, I used to kiss girls on nights out when I was younger, I will kiss some of my lesbian friends as a laugh but what I felt was different.

I really enjoyed that kiss.

It must be the drink.

“That line took forever, I can’t believe I missed ‘Poison.’” Hannah pouts.

The boyband Five ‘Everybody Get Up’ starts to play and we start dancing again but my eyes keep going to Hope and I notice that she keeps looking at me also. Hannah and I do the dance moves and when the chorus line comes on ‘five will make you get down now’ we palm the floor.

After the song finishes, Hope does a smoking signal so we follow her outside and I watch as she lights up, I grab my e-cig. I used to be a smoker but I went onto this about two years ago. I hated my place smelling of smoke.

“You’re on the vapour?” I nod. “What flavour?”

“Strawberry.” Her hand goes on mine that’s holding it.

“Can I try?” I pass it to her, but she continues holding my hand, taking it to her mouth, I watch her use it and I giggle when she coughs.

“You will get used to it.” She laughs. We are talking when Hannah looks to her phone with a huge smile on her face.

“I need to head home.” She does a little bounce.

“Oh, why?” I pout.

“Drew wants some loving.” I scrunch up my face. I don’t want images of my best friend screwing her boyfriend.

“You are leaving me for sex, even though you can get it anytime?”

“Yup,” she says. “Hope you don’t mind my girl hanging with you?” Hannah hugs Hope.

“I don’t mind.” She smiles at me.

“I can’t believe you’re leaving me,” I say when she hugs me.

“I need some dirty sex. Long hot, sweaty, dirty sex.”

“Stop talking about you having sex,” I whine. She sticks her tongue out at me.

“One of us needs to be having some.” I open my mouth shocked then push her.

“You suck ass. Message me once you’re home.”

“I promise. Was nice meeting you Hope.”

“You too.” We watch Hannah hail a taxi and once she’s safely in, I wave to her then I turn to Hope and she is looking at me. “So how many books have you written?”

“I have ten published and almost finished my eleventh.” She looks at me in awe.

“You have written eleven books, I find it hard to write a shopping list.” We both laugh.

“Fancy getting another drink?” I ask her and she nods, her hand goes into mine. We walk back inside when her fella comes over and says something in her ear.

“I’ll be right back.” She says walking with him to the DJ booth.

“I’ll be at the bar,” I shout to her, she nods and I watch her talk to the guy.

I head to the bar ordering two drinks, two tequilas, and two test tube shots. When I have a drink in me I go crazy over shots. Shots turn into my best friends. I pay the bartender who keeps smiling at me. When I feel arms around my middle and I turn my head to see Hope smiling at me.

“Sorry about that.”

“It’s okay.” I pass her the tequila, she watches me do the salt and she follows suit and when we are both sucking on the lemon, both our faces scrunch up making us both laugh. We quickly do the test tube shots then grab our drinks heading back to the dance floor.

Fifth Harmony ‘Work’ starts to play and we both start to dance. A couple of guys start to dance next to us trying not to look obvious. I shake my head and Hope moves close to me again, we move in sync to the beat and soon the guys move but not too far so they can still watch us.

The alcohol has gone through my whole system, making me all tingly all over that I just feel happy but I am starting to get a girl crush on Hope. She looks so pretty, without thinking, I lean forward and press my lips to hers and she kisses me back without hesitation. After a moment, I pull back but she leans forward pressing her lips against mine again, not wanting to stop.

The song ends and the lights come on, indicating that its closing time and I look to my phone seeing a message from Hannah that she’s home safe but it’s the time, I’m shocked at. It’s after four in the morning. I can’t remember the last time I stayed out this late.

I am finishing my drink when I watch Hope run over to the guy again and she bounces back over to me smiling. “Want to come back to ours? We have more drink there and you can talk more about your books.” I know I should go home, but I still want to be around her and the sound of more drink is very appealing.

“Okay.” She leans forward and kisses me again.

“You two ready?” Her guy comes over and asks. His eyes trailing over me.

“We are.” She downs her drink and I do the same, placing the empty bottles on the nearby table we head outside.