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"Let's go get a drink." Theo whispered in her ear.
"Oh, okay" She said feeling instantly disappointed that he was dragging her away from her private show.
Theo lead pushing every one of the way to get to the stairs, as Lea held his hand and followed 'Is he still looking at me' she thought. Probably not, but she should check anyway right? She slowly, shyly turned her head noticing that the band seemed further away; they just ended their set, it was about midnight. Yea, his eyes didn't leave her body for a second, as he smirked, and quickly disappeared.
"Who are you looking for?" Theo asked noticing her head bobbing left and right.
"O-hhh nothing."
"Ok, what do you want to drink?" Theo asked as they stood at the open bar, like I said, Darren was rich.
"Just get me a strawberry daiquiri." She said looking behind her.
"Who is here?" Theo quickly asked Lea in a disapproving tone.
"No one, baby, sorry I was just seeing if Dianna was still here." She said grabbing his hand and kissing his cheek.
They sat on bar stools sipping on their drinks.
"So, you like your new house?" Theo said sweetly rubbing her leg with his finger tip.
"Yeah, it's beautiful. Isn't it?" Lea said quickly getting up to get her towel on her chair and wrapping it around her.
"You have yet to see my bedroom!" Lea squealed
"Want to go up there now?" Theo asked
"Oh, no, I have to stay down here, its rude of me to leave." Lea said
"You know I am your boyfriend, right?" Theo said sipping on his beer
"Yeah and what's that supposed to mean?"
"You just don't pay attention or act like you care anymore."
"Theo really? You never talk to me or give me the time of day lately unless it's about sex or being rude as hell to me." Lea said rolling her eyes.
Theo feeling very angry he just replied "Look Lea we will talk about this later."
"Wasn't the band amazing?" Chris said has him and Darren snuck up behind Lea.
"YES! So good! I don't get why they're not completely famous yet!" Lea squealed as she turned to her best friends.
"Yea, they were okay." Theo said chugging down his beer.
"Did the girls leave?" Lea asked ignoring Theo's comment; she seemed to be ignoring everything about Theo that night.
"Yea, Dianna had to work in the morning so they left." Darren replied
"So, where did the band go?" Lea asked mostly talking about Cory.
"Oh, they're around here somewhere!" Chris said looking for them
"Well you can't miss Cory he's like a skyscraper!" Darren said laughing.
"Yeah I noticed that!" She said drinking her drink and smiling underneath.
"We're going to go inside, everyone should be leaving soon, don't be surprised though if some people stay the night, I told them just to find a spot." Darren said before leaving
"You're just going to let people stay in your house?" Theo said ordering another beer.
"They're not people, they are my friends. I know almost every person here." Lea said with a strong attitude
"What about that band?"
"What about them?"
"You don't know them.." Theo said grabbing his beer and chugging it, again.
"So Darren and Chris know them well. Will you calm down on the drinking! You know how you get" Lea said pulling the beer away from him.
"I don't get anyway." He said pulling the beer back away from her.
"Okay then"
As she got up from her stool she wrapped the towel around her once more.
"I will be back, I'm going to put some clothes on" She said leaving her boyfriend alone.
Was it her? Or was it him, they just needed to talk she guessed either get things right, or just break up. She didn't want to break up with him, she didn't think she did.
As she was inside she kept looking over people and around people to try to find the mysterious Cory, she went up the stairs still looking for him, and nothing.
She opened her door and shut it behind her to slip on a pair of white shorts and a grey boho shirt that hung down off her shoulder, and she slipped on a pair of white flip flips. She kept her hair in a bun and fixed her make-up before heading back down stairs.
She shut her door and was about to head to the stair case
"HEY!" a tall man walked out from the hallway bathroom.
There he was. Finally. Lea's heart began racing she wasn't the shy type of girl, she was loud and said whatever pleased her, but right now he made her speechless.
"Oh hey! Where have you been?" She froze did she really just ask a complete stranger 'where he's been?'
"Oh, um where you looking for me?" Cory said with that smirk, that smirk that makes her whole body paralyzed with pleasure.
"Oh, no, I just haven't noticed you around since after your band played" She said leading on her door
"What did you think?" Cory said mid-sentence he moist his lips with his tongue.
"Very good! I specially loved the drum solo!" She said feeling a bit more relaxed.
Cory smiled at her flashing his pearly whites.
"I'm glad you enjoyed yourself" he said as he placed his hands in his pockets.
"So is this your bedroom?" He asked pointing
"Yeah, it is." She said smiling as she opened the door.
'It's a bit messy I just moved in yesterday" She said laughing
"It's not messy at all!" he said looking around to the cleanest room ever.
"So how long have you known Darren and Chris?" he asked
"Darren for 3 years and I've known Chris ever since they started dating. I'm a lucky girl to be living here with him!" She squealed
"So, how haven't I ever meet you before?" he said taking a close look to all her pictures on the wall
"Well I don't really get out much other than school work and drama class, I'm a home body!" She said sitting on the edge of her bed.
"Drama?" He asked
"Yeah! I plan on being a big star!" she said smiling up to him
"Big dreamer, I like that" He said sitting beside her
Lea smiled at him, "Thanks" leaning into him as they both starred into each other eyes.
"LEA!" Theo screamed as she jumped up off the bed
"YEAH!" she looked into the hallway
"Think of coming bac-"Theo stopped
"Oh, hey babe, I was just showing Cory, around." She said nervously trying to explain herself.
Cory kept sitting on her bed, didn't care what Theo thought of his presences.
"Well let's go downstairs." He said grabbing her hand
"Don't you want to see my room?"
"No, I'll see it when we go to bed" Theo said looking at Cory before he walked out of the room waiting for Lea to follow
"Sorry" Lea mouthed to Cory, he just winked.
She started swaying her hips out of the room hoping Cory would notice.
She didn't know what was going on between the two, all's she knew was she liked this flirtatious 'fling' going on.
As Theo and Lea got the kitchen they were alone, they didn't realize almost everyone was gone, or was hanging out in the back yard.
"What the fuck was that Lea?" Theo starting screaming at her
"I go to check on you, see what you're doing, and you're flirting with some guy. IN YOUR BEDROOM!" Theo yelled out.
"One, I wasn't flirting I was talking. Two, Stop the fucking screaming!" Lea said in angry voice.
"You were sitting on your bed what the fuck is that?"
Lea went silent for a while then spoke up.
"Look, Theo, I love you, but I don't think I can take this any longer. Honestly I shouldn't have too."
"So, what? You want to break up?" Theo asked
"I want you to stop treating me so rudely, and learning how to trust me. Also I think we need a break." Lea said in a hush tone
"What? A break, we been together for seven months, you want a break?" Theo said angrily
"I think we need it honestly, just for a week or two, I need to see what I want. And maybe in the period of time you can learn how to treat your girlfriend. Also I know I been a bitch lately and I need to work on that." Lea finally finished as Theo looked at her
"Oh, okay. Have a good time fucking that tall man tonight" Theo said grabbing his keys and walking out of the door to leave.
Lea rolled her eyes, as Darren walked in
"What was that about?"
"I told him I wanted a break." Lea said opening the fridge to get a drink.
"Good job Lee!" Darren said
"So, where are you going to sleep tonight?" Darren said laughing.
"Shut up, I'll be fine! It was just the first night!" Lea said drinking her lemonade.
"Okay, if you say so, everyone else is gone. I think the band is staying so they will probably stay in the living room, but me and Chris is going to head to bed, I told Seth to lock up when they turned in. Okay?" Darren asked his best friend
"Yah baby sounds good!" Lea said instantly feeling happy the band, well Cory, was staying the night.
As the Darren and Chris went to bed, she wondered if Cory ever left her room she didn't notice him come down the stairs.
She went up to change into sweats, and noticed he left.
She looked at her nightstand to notice that she had happened to leave her phone, so she grabbed it and headed back down stairs.
Seth was sitting on the love seat, Jason was sleeping on the floor wrapped in a blanket, Justin was sitting on the couch and Cory was in the middle. They were all watching a very manly action terminator type of movie.
"Can I join you boys?" Lea said as she sat down beside Cory.
"Sure" Justin said "But it's not a girly movie!"
"Doesn't bother me!" She said laughing as Cory smirked at her. Damn those smirks.
It was about 2:00 in the morning, they all sat on the couch for over an hour enjoying the movie.
With Lea occasionally girl squeals and ewe's at the blood and violence.
Cory laughed each time.
Other than her comments she was totally being one of the boys, he liked that about her a lot.
How can he like a girl so much he didn't even know!
Soon she felt her phone vibrate on her leg. She instantly thought it was Theo.
Your laugh is addicting. I like it a lot.
She was so confused; she looked around the room, and then looked beside her to see Cory's smirk and he showed her his phone, letting her know it was him
Thanks, um, how did you get my number? Lol
You left your phone in your room and I got your number out of it. I'm sorry if you think that's weird. Lmao.
No, it's fine! ;)
You make me smile, how's that possible, I just meet you today.
Awh that is sweet. So I wasn't making that whole thing in my head today?
Oh, so you did notice ;)
Yah I did… lol
Too bad your boyfriend was there.
You're too cute
Can we talk in private?
Lea began to blush as she noticed him looking at her, awaiting her reply. She didn't know what to say, I mean, he was so hot. But she had a boyfriend, even though he was an ass, and they were on a break, she felt she owed it to him not to cheat on him. But then again all they were going to do was talk, right. She quickly got a text back
It's okay, if you don't want to I get it.
No, it's fine; meet me in my room in five minutes.
She looked at him and smiled, then began yawning and stretching.
"Well boy's it's time for me to turn in, I'm beat!"
She said noticing only Justin was still awake, and he got up to give her a hug and say goodnight.
Well, that was weird, she barely talked to him, but whatever, she thought.
She smiled at Cory before heading up the steps and shutting her bedroom door.
"She's smoking right!" Justin asked nudging Cory's arm
"Very." He replied
"Chris told me he wanted to hook us up, but doesn't she have a boyfriend?" Justin asked
"Yah, dude." Cory asked feeling a little pissed. Chris wanted Justin to be with Lea out of him, wow. That was low.
Cory was waiting a whole five minutes before heading up.
You can come now, if you want. :)
Cory got instantly excited as he got up Justin asked where he was going.
"Oh, um just to get a drink." He straight lied, and didn't care Justin was half asleep anyways.
He easily walked up the stairs trying not to wake his brother and Darren.
He knocked then turned the knob walking into Lea's room, she was lying on her bed, texting.
"Hey" He said
"Oh, Hey! I didn't even hear you!" she laughed.
He smiled "you have an amazing laugh."
"Stop, your making me blush!" She said laughing sitting up, sitting Indian style.
She had a huge king sized bed, she patted on it
"Come sit! Make yourself at home!" she said
"Okay, don't have to ask me twice" He laughed taking his shoes off and jumping on the bed.
He laid beside her and she turned so she was sitting above him.
A few minutes went by of silence him just staring at her.
"So, why'd you want to talk?" she asked
"You just seem like pretty, cool. Thought we could talk"
"Is that all?" She said
"And you're hot"
"awhh your that guy." She said looking down to him as he had his head on her leopard print pillow and his hands tangled on his torso.
"No I'm not that guy, I was just saying I admire your looks" He said smiling.
"It's okay, you don't have to lie Chris has told me all about you" She said as she chuckled
"Like what?" Cory said leading up on his elbow opening his ears to what she was about to say.
"Oh nothing, just said how you were a bit of a player, and was scared of commitment." She said shrugging her shoulders
"Yah, he happens to say that a lot." He said lying back down.
"So, what's the deal with that" she asks
"Honestly?"
"Well yah," she said laughing
"Two years ago, I fell in love, I thought about asking her to marry me." Cory paused
"How long were you together?"
"Nearly a year."
"Okay, go on." She said feeling very interested
"So, one day, I came home from work, and I walked into the house, to see her fucking my best friend on our couch"
Lea felt completely heartbroken for him.
"AWH! Cory, I am so sorry!" She said rubbing his shoulder.
"Thanks, I mean it's whatever, now, I'm glad that happened, it allowed me to move out here, and find this band."
"So, I'm confused, after knowing all that, why would Chris say you're a player?" She asked
"Because, he doesn't know about that, no one does. You're the first person I've ever told." Cory sweetly said
"Cory, you didn't have to tell me that. I'm sorry"
He began laughing, "No its fine."
She was confused to why he would tell a complete stranger that something as secretive.
"S-so, why did you tell me that?" She asked
"Because, even the short period of time I've known you, I sort of trust you, and I wanted you to know I'm not a player, I just don't want anyone getting that close to me again. Getting your heart stomped out is painful"
"That's really sweet Cory. You can trust me." She said grinning
"And yea it does hurt, a lot." She said full heartedly
"You've been hurt before?" He asked
"Oh, who hasn't, I'm being hurt right now" She said laughing
"Really, how?" he asked leaning up listening.
"Oh, gesh, yah, just everything, this is my longest relationship and I just really don't feel it anymore, I am in love, or was in love with him, he's just changed a lot." She explained
"How long have you guys been dating?"
"Um seven months, in about two months." She said.
"And, that's your longest?" He said sarcastically
"Yah, I'm not really a relationship girl, I mean I am, I just focus on my work and career before I have time for guys" she explained.
"I get that" He said agreeing
They began talking for about an hour, talking about each other's life, where they grew up, how Chris' dad and his mom met and life in Ohio where he had lived all his life before deciding to move to LA two years ago. They talked about everything no longer feeling like 'complete' strangers.
After talking so long, Cory asked Lea a question only noticing that she had fallen to sleep. He smiled and covered her up with a blanket, and began to open the door to go sleep on the couch.
"Where are you going?" She said looking at him his eyes wide open startled.
"Hey sleepy head, I'm going to bed" he said
"Really? On the floor! You can just sleep in here with me." She said looking at him with one eye open.
"No that's, fine." He said
"Cory, stop, I'm not going to bite, it's okay." She said laughing as she pulled herself out of the bed over to him.
"No really, I don't want to both-"He said before being interrupted.
Lea walked to him and landed her hand on the door shutting it, as she took his hand off the knob and led him over to the left side of the bed.
"Now, sleep" she said laughing
"I promise I won't come near you I'll stay on my side!" She said jokingly, she just really didn't feel right making him sleep on the floor on couch.
"Fine!" he said slipping into her silk sheets one more time, this time covering up in her purple comforter.
He looked over to Lea taking off her shirt raveling her black lace bra, putting on a hot pink tank top.
"Hey, no peaking!" She squealed grinning ear to ear.
She turned the lights off and hopping into bed.
"Hey Cory?" She asked
"Yah?"
"Can I ask you a question?"
"Of course"
"Today, in the pool when you were playing with the ba-"
"Yes, Lea" He said cutting her off
"What? You didn't even let me finish"
"I know what you were going to say; yes I was totally flirting with you. I happen to like you, a lot" He said laughing.
"Oh, okay then." She said laughing trying to rock herself to sleep.
"I adore your laugh." He said so sweetly.
Lea just smiled at him, or in his direction, it was pitch dark and they couldn't even see each other's faces.
"Thank you." She said smiling once again.
A few minutes went by she was unable to go to sleep again; she started to think something was wrong with the room she had chosen.
"Um, hey Cory?" she said once again
"Yes?" he said as he chuckled
"Can, we cuddle?"
"Oh, yah, if you want to?"
"I do." She said as he instantly got closer to her, wrapping his arm around her tiny frame. They were both lying on their sides, as Lea back was pressed against Cory's chest.
"This is nice." She replied quickly drifting off to sleep.
"Mmmh" Cory said squeezing her tight in his arms.
How could a stranger make her feel so safe and at home? She had no clue, but didn't care for once in her life she was going to live in the moment. And this was a good moment to live in.