CHAPTER 10! So this change of scene has been a positive for Lea, she has caught the eye of John Cena, let's see how tonight goes.
"You look lovely dear" said Molly looking at my short light fuchsia flowing dress.
"Thank you, I met a girl on the flight here, she works at one of the nightclubs. I thought I'd pop in to say hello." I walked outside.
"Have fun then and Peter will take you" she called.
The black Mercedes Benz was parked at the front awaiting me. I got in, waving at Molly.
The city looked enchanting at night, the streets and beaches were packed with people. There was lights and music. It was all very exciting. Peter dropped me off. "Do you want to come with me, Peter?"
He chuckled. "I'll stay here, Miss."
"Are you sure?" I didn't want to leave him alone.
"No it's fine" he said "enjoy yourself."
The club was crowded, filled with people; I was a little uncertain what to do. A lot of people, were crowding around the bar and I could see Taylor, preparing drinks, she was fantastic almost entertaining the crowd. I stood there watching her, she glanced up and smiled. I waved. She called me over.
"Hi!" I yelled trying to talk over the music.
"It's so good to see you Lea! Here have a drink." I watched her prepare this crimson coloured drink dressed in strawberries.
"Thank you" I pulled out my wallet.
"It's on the house." She smiled.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah! I'll make sure to keep them coming, I'll be with you soon."
"Ok see you soon." I saw a free booth and seated myself. I sipped my drink, it was delicious. Everyone was dancing and mixing around, I was actually rather enjoying just being by myself. I was feeling pretty content.
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An hour later, I was up to my sixth drink. I had been chatting with Taylor for ages, what I was surprised to learn was that she and a couple of other people including her boyfriend owned the club.
"That is so exciting, this place is amazing." I sipped my drink.
"I love it here, but it's mainly because of my boyfriend, he should be here soon."
"You're so lucky to have such a good guy." She had told me about him earlier, on the plane.
"I love him so much, he's so good to me, he's crazy but he's a great guy."
I smiled "well... I can't wait to meet him."
"He should be here soon." She looked out through the crowd then a smile grew on her face.
I looked over to the crowd, there was this muscular, dark shaven haired man grinning back at us. We walked toward him. "Lea, this is Matthew" said Taylor embracing him.
"Hello" I said smiling at the couple.
"Nice to meet you" he smiled at me. His blue eyes looked familiar.
"Hey Taylor!" yelled another man, hugging her. I was startled seeing this man, I had already met him.
"Hey John" she said.
The other man looked at me grinning; I couldn't help but smile myself.
"This is my brother, John" said Matthew introducing us "he's a bit of a loser."
I smiled gazing up at him. John nodded.
"This is Lea, Taylor's friend" he said.
"Why didn't you tell me, you had such a beautiful friend Taylor?" said John winking at me. I smiled. The two of us kept gazing at each other.
"How about we sit back down and order more drinks" said Taylor interjecting herself. We went back to our booth.
"Sounds good, babe." Matthew stole a kiss from his girlfriend before sitting next to her.
I sat next to Taylor and John slid next to me. Taylor and Matthew were completely enthralled with one another. John laughed watching the two "I know it grosses me out too."
Matthew shot John a glare. I giggled.
John smelled extremely nice; it made him even more attractive. He looked at my almost empty drink. "Can I get you another?"
"It'll be my seventh?"
"Come on Lea, have another" said Mathew.
"Yeah, were not stopping tonight" Taylor smiled.
"I'll get you another" said John walking off. Matthew joined him.
I looked at Taylor, who was grinning at me "is there something you're not telling me, we couldn't cut the tension between you two with a knife!"
I laughed. "I met him yesterday, at the beach."
"You're the girl who was painting!" she exclaimed.
"Yeah... well I just paint a little bit."
"He kept telling us about this girl he met at the beach; he thought you were very talented."
"He does?" I had to admit I was happy to hear this.
"John is a great guy, he'd make you happy" she said.
She made me feel a little overwhelmed.
"What am I saying? You just met him... I'm sorry, listen to me babbling." She shook her head.
"No its fine... he seems like a very nice guy."
"I'm sorry, you were just through a lot with that other guy. You don't want to get with another straight away."
I smiled at her, she meant well. "It's fine Taylor, maybe a friendship first?"
She smiled.
The two males came back with shot glasses and a bottle of Cuervo Tequila. I looked a little worried. John grinned at me, handing me a glass. I could feel myself weaken whenever he flashed a smile with his dimples. Taylor and Matthew were cheering as John filled their glasses up.
"You'll be alright" he said filling my glass up with liquid. I stared at the glass; the others held their glasses up, as I followed. They tossed the drink down their throat. I did the same; I could feel the liquid burn down my throat but I felt a little calmer. John chuckled at me.
After we had a few more shots, Mathew and Taylor had left to dance. I was sitting with John; I guess the truth was I was waiting for him to ask me to dance. He wouldn't.
"Are you ever going to ask me to dance?" I guess the alcohol had given me confidence because the words had slipped from my mouth.
He grinned at me. "Do you want to dance Lea?"
"Yes!" I smiled and followed him to the dance floor.
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He was showing me his absolute most ridiculous dance moves, but it was hilarious. I was having a lot of fun. We were being absolute goofs, but he made me laugh something, I hadn't done in a while. He kept gazing at me, affectionately. I could feel a little part of me like it. We kept dancing closer and closer, his nose touching mine. My body was feeling very hot, not only from him but from the crowd. I decided to get some air, the alcohol starting to kick in. I found my way outside. John followed as I stumbled walking on the pavement. There was a bench on the side, I decided to fall on.
"Are you alright?" he said hovering over me.
"Fine...just needed air." I was very much intoxicated, my vision was blurry, my head was beginning to spin and all I wanted to do was sleep.
He grinned and sat next to me. "You're not a great drinker, are you?"
"Nope" I said nestling my head on his shoulder.
"I think I should get you home." He put his arm around my head, so I was lying on his broad chest.
"Whatever you say...John. I have a driver, he'll take me."
"A driver? Well aren't you fancy." He nudged me until I got up.
"His name is Peter and he's lovely." I walked toward the black car.
"Alright, just tell me where he is?"
Peter walked toward us "Miss Lea?" He was surprised to see me like this.
"Peter!" I screamed.
"Right, Miss... let's go home." He opened the car door and John placed me inside.
"Is she like a princess or something?" he asked looking at Peter and the car. I cackled, the sound of my laugh getting louder and louder. He smiled watching me laugh. Peter sat back in the front seat.
"Goodnight Lea" he gently touched my cheek. He closed my door, smiling at me.
I winded my window down. "Can you come with me?"
"You want me to go with you? Go home with you? Are you sure?"
I nodded.
He knew I was rather intoxicated. "Lea, I don't think I should."
"But I want you to John, please?" I frowned.
He smiled, touching my cheek again and got in the car.