Authors Note: Sorry for the late update and any grammar issues. I wanted to get this up before the weekend ends and I didn't proof read it as much as I wanted to. Enjoy!

Chapter Four. Party Hard.

APOV

"So Ana what are you wearing this Friday to school? What are you wearing to the party? Oh I forgot to tell you my mom and dad are having some friend of theirs over for dinner but after that you can pick me up and we can go to the party!" Mia is talking a mile a minute asking all these questions but my only thoughts are on Christian. "Hellooo! Ana are you listening? Gosh first Christian now you!" She says in a huff.

"I'm sorry what?" I say forcing my attention back to her and far from my thoughts of Christian.

"Friday, pick me up after dinner; gosh get your head on straight Steele!" Mia laughs.

She's right though, you barely know Christian don't let him cloud your thoughts.

"Ok will do. Do you want me to bring anything for the sleepover?"

"I guess any movies that you might want to watch, I plan on staying up all night and all day." She says with a smirk.

"Well there ain't no rest for the wicked." I smirk back and walk into class taking my seat in front of her.

Class is uninteresting, I try to pay attention to the lectures but my thoughts keep drifting to Christian and I think back to the few moments that we've spent together and wonder what I've done to make him distant. When lunch comes around Mia and I meet up with Lily and Vivian in the court-yard. They start talking about what boys they want to set me up with at the party and who they think I'd look cute with but I couldn't care less. The day continues to drag on the only entertainment is the notes Mia passes me with cheesy pickup lines she thinks I should use at the party.

Friday

The rest of the week passes quickly, Christian was polite to me and I him but that was the extent of our communication. I don't think anything of it I mean I barely know they guy. When my thoughts aren't consumed by Christian they're busy with school work and gymnastics.

Since we can wear whatever we want on Fridays I decide to wear my favorite pair of light blue ripped skinny jeans with a dark blue flannel and a white v-neck shirt paired with my grey beat up vans. Mia wanted to come over early and help me pick out my outfit and do my makeup but I told her there was no was that I was going to get up before I had to.

After putting on my very natural looking makeup I grab a quick breakfast and make my way to school. Blasting "Anna Sun" by WALK THE MOON I pull into the school parking lot and get out and walk over to where Mia and Christian are standing.

"Hey guys what's up?" I say while giving Mia a hug and Christian a polite nod.

"Nothing much just talking about this dinner that mom's throwing tonight, you look hot Ana." Que the blush.

"Thanks Mia" I smile and look around me "Holy hell, do people dress like this every Friday?" I finally notice people wearing designer shoes, dresses, skirts, you name it.

"Yeah it's the norm around here; you're like a breath of fresh air, with your ripped jeans and beat up vans. It's cute."

I smile and rest my head on Mia's shoulder "Are you going to the party tonight Christian?"

"Uh no I've got plans tonight, but if you guys drink call me so I can pick you up. I don't want you getting behind the wheel intoxicated." His eyes are boring into me, willing me to get lost in their beauty but I simply smile and nod. I can play your game too Mr. Grey.

"Well let's get this day over with so we can P-A-R-T-Y!" Mia shouts and grabs my hand dragging me to class.

School gets out and I head back home to pack my bag to stay at Mia's, pajamas, toothbrush, change of clothes for tomorrow, and the outfit I'll be wearing for the party tonight. "Shit I forgot about the dinner Ray wants me to go to. I don't think I have anything to wear." I mutter in annoyance to myself. I quickly run into my closet and grab my white strapless skater dress that has black long sleeve lace over it. I change out of my beat up vans and into a pair of black wedges ankle boots. I grab my bag and sprint down the stairs and catch my breath as I wait for Ray to meander down the stairs.

"You ready baby?"

"Yupp! Wow Dad you clean up really nice, I bet you get all the ladies in the office going!" I laugh with a wink

"Oh hush Ana! You're the only gal in my life right now" He chuckles as we walk out the door.

Getting into Rays car we make our way over to his friend's house where we'll be having dinner. The drive is less than ten minutes since they live in the same neighborhood as us, but when we pull into their driveway their house is absolutely amazing. It's a massive three-story house, like ours, with cobble stone on the sides and regular dark beige siding and a wraparound porch.

"Wow this is a nice house." I mutter in awe.

"It is and the family is nice too, Carrick and I have been friends since our teen years and his wife Grace is a lovely lady. She's a pediatrician at one of the hospitals."

We park in the long driveway and make our way to the door which is already open with a women standing in the door way. She has light brown hair that falls just below her shoulders and a smile that is warm and inviting. "Ray it's good to see you, this must be your daughter Anastasia! Oh my, you are beautiful, please come in and make yourself comfortable" She ushers us in a closes the front door.

"Ana this is Dr. Grace Trevelyan-Grey, Grace this is my daughter Ana" Wait did he just say Grey?

"Hi Dr. Grey, it's nice to meet you. Do you have a daughter that goes to Seattle Prep?" I ask as I shake her hand.

"Please call me Grace, and yes she's a sophomore, I have a son that is a junior there also. Do you know them?" Just as I'm about to answer her question I hear a squeal from the top of the stair and before I can look up I feel Mia's tiny body crushing mine in a death grip of a hug.

"Ana! I can't believe you're here! Why didn't you tell me that it would be you and your dad joining us for dinner? Oh my god this night just got better! Mom you're going to love Ana she is like the coolest girl I know!" Mia is talking a mile a minute and barely breathing because she's speaking so fast.

"Mia, girl calm down! Breathe!" I laugh

"Well it seems that you already know my daughter Mia, let me introduce you to my son and my husband. Elliot, my eldest son is away at college but I'm sure you'll get to meet him one of these days." Grace says as she leads us into a cozy looking living room. There are brown overstuffed couches with cream accent pillows and light brown throws. Standing in the middle is Christian and who I'm guessing is his father.

"Ana it's lovely to meet you, Carrick Grey. This is my son Christian and from the screaming I heard earlier I assume you already know Mia." Carrick say shaking my hand. Mr. Carrick has dark brown hair and warm brown eyes that shine when he introduces Christian.

"Yes Mia and I have some classes together and we're going to a party tonight Mr. Grey."

"Please call me Carrick and yes you're sleeping over as well. Your father and I are going fishing tomorrow early in the morning." Ray and Carrick begin to talk about their fishing trip tomorrow while Mia goes and help Mrs. Grace in the kitchen, leaving me with Christian.

"You look lovely tonight Ana." Christian says breaking the awkward silence.

"Thank you, you look nice as well." Wow. He actually does look really nice. He has on a pair of khaki pants and a light blue dress shirt that doesn't hide his ripped stomach and arms. Holy shit he's like some sexy demi god sent from the heavens to tease little girls like me.

I'm snapped out of my inner monologue when I hear Mrs. Grace call us for dinner. We're served roast beef with asparagus and creamy mashed potatoes. Conversation flows easily around the table, everyone asks how I like living in Seattle again and how school is going for me. Once dinner is finished Mia drags me outside to grab my overnight bag from my dad's car then up to her room to get ready for the party. "Ok so what are you wearing? How are you going to do your hair? We only have an hour but we could always show up late." Mia goes into overdrive as she moves into her walk in closet and begins to throw clothes in every direction muttering about how she has to find the perfect outfit.

"I already have an outfit chosen out and I'm just going to keep my hair like it is but I'm going to take some pieces and braid them in small braids. As for makeup I'm keeping it light, I don't want to sweat it off and look like a raccoon at the end of the night." I take my black high-waisted jean shorts out and my maroon sheer lace crop top with a black bandeau underneath it and with my gray beat-up vans. I quickly change into my clothes for the party and start on my makeup, black eyeliner on my upper lash-line and a thick coat of mascara and a red tinted lip gloss and I'm all set.

"Mia, are you done yet?" I ask while I place my black rose flower crown on my head.

"No I need to find shoes and do my makeup! I just can't find them. I'll be done in like fifteen minutes." She shouts from the darkest depth of her closest. I walk in and see her frantically throwing clothes and shoes all over the place. "Jeez Mia, calm down. You won't be able to find anything if you keep throwing shit around like that." She stops and takes a deep breath.

"Ok I'm calm now. Ok I need my black wedge heel boots and my black faux leather high-waisted pants and white crop tank top. Thanks Ana you're a life saver!" She smiles up at me while she slowly finds what she's looking for.

"I guess" I laugh, "Hey I'm going to go down and get something to drink do you need my help, or anything at all?" I ask as she changes into her party clothes.

"Nah I'm good I'll be down, I just need to do my makeup really quick"

I leave her room and make my way down stairs where my dad, Mrs. Grace, Mr. Carrick , and Christian are sitting eating dessert and chatting.

"Anastasia when the hell did you get your belly button pierced?" Ray asks, his tone is cool and controlled but I can see that he is not happy. Shit.

"Uh for my sixteenth birthday, remember? Aunt May took me. We got matching rings" I say as I sit down and start to eat the homemade ice cream that Mrs. Grace prepared for us.

"I'm going to kill my sister." Ray mumbles as I stifle a laugh. "Annie just remember the rules, if you drink call one of us and we'll pick you guys up. Don't get into a fight and don't go off on your own."

"I know dad, don't worry we'll be responsible."

Mia finally comes down and sits next to me looking hot and ready to party, she added a very deep red lipstick to her ensemble and a light smoky eye. After she finishes her dessert we get up and start to say good-bye to everyone.

"Damn Ana, you look h-o-t, hot! You look like such a flower child!" She giggles

"Flower child born and raised" I say as I throw up the peace sign with my hand.

"Girls, we're going to trust you to be home by eleven. We won't be up but Christian will be. If you need anything just call him, ok?" Mrs. Grace says as she walks us to the door. We tell her not to worry and that we'll be responsible and safe.

As we walk out the door I can't help but notice that Christian keeps looking at me. Is my butt showing from my shorts? Does he think I look like a slut? What do I care, I'm not going out with him and we aren't even considered friends.

In the car Mia hooks my iPhone up to her sound system and I blast Texas by Magic Man as we drive to Vivian's house. When we get there the party is in full swing, bodies are grinding together, people are drinking and talking, and making out.

"This is going to be so much fun!" Mia shouts over the blaring music. She grabs my hand and pulls me to the make shift dance floor in Vivian's back yard where the D.J is set up. Mia and I dance for what seems like forever, we grind against each other and laugh and sing. A few guys tried to come up and dance with us but we were too busy having fun just the two of us that they got bored and left.

"Hey Ana I'm going to go to the bathroom, can you grab something to drink for us?" Mia shouts as the song changes from Timber by Pitbull to Stay the Night by Zedd.

"Yeah is water ok?"

"Perfect! I'll meet you by the drink table."

I maneuver my way through the swaying bodies and over to the drink table, quietly sing to myself. I grab a water bottle for myself and finish it in record time, I didn't realize how long we've danced.

"Mia where the hell are you?" I mutter to myself. She's been gone for ten minutes; I know girls take forever to use the bathroom but damn ten minutes? I should have followed here. Shit shit shit!

I start to walk around looking for here when I see a guy dragging her up the stairs. "MIA!" fuck the music is too loud she can't hear me. She is barely standing on her feet and this asshole is dragging her up the stairs. Is she drunk? Fuck what is someone spiked a drink and gave it to her?

I follow them up the stairs and down a dimly lit hallway. "James, stop. I don't feel good. I need to find my friend Ana so she can take me home." Mia cries, I hear nothing but pure panic in her voice.

"Aw come on Mia. Live a little. Have some fun! Don't you want me? I see the way you look at me in the hall ways at school. I know you want me baby." James' words are slurred and he takes pulls her into a room to the left at the end of the hall way. Shit. I can't let her get hurt. What to do?

As James is about to close the door I kick it back open and push him to the ground. He falls easily and screams, "What the fuck you bitch! Get the fuck out!"

"Not a chance! Get your filthy hands off of my best friend you jackass!" I shout at him as I push Mia out of the door. He grabs my ankle but I turn and punch him right in the jaw before he can pull me down. Shit that's going to leave a bruise on my hand.

"Mia, come on let me take you home." I say as I half walk, half carry her down the stairs and to her car."I'm so sorry Ana. I'm so stupid he gave me a drink and I took it. He spiked it. Oh god, if you hadn't been there…" She trails off, tears streaming down her flushed cheeks.

"Shh Mia it's ok, I wouldn't let anyone put their dirty paws on my bestfriend." I say as I buckle her in the passenger seat. I grab her phone and look for Christian's number, hitting call before I pull out of Vivian's drive way and back towards the Grey's house.

"Hello?" Christian's voice instantly calms me down

"Hey Christian, it's Ana. We're on our way home but I'm going to need your help."

"Is Mia ok? Are you ok, Ana? What happened?" His voice is laced with panic and anger. Fuck he's going to be pissed at me and Mia when he finds out what happened.

"I don't know the whole story but I'll tell you when we get home. Are your parents still up?" I ask

"No, just me I'll meet you in the drive way. Just tell me if you and Mia are ok."

"I'm fine; Mia is going to be ok. Don't worry I got to her in time." I say.

"Ok. I'll see you in a few." Christian says before he hangs up.

"This is going to be a long night." I mutter to myself.