"Thanks for your help J.T. the costumes turned out perfect!"
"No problem, glad to help." J.T. gave her a bright smile.
"Or glad to get cash…"Jo said smiling.
"Well yeah, there is good in that too…" he patted his pocket where he just slipped the money Jo gave him.
"It's awesome that both you and Marco lent a hand in this. It made the job go a whole lot faster. I'll have to thank him later. Wanna grab a soda, with me and Alex?"
"Nah, I'll catcha ya later. I promised to hang with Toby."
"Cool, later then!" Jo then ran all the way back to her house where Alex was waiting. She was on the internet when Jo got there.
"Hey, what are you up to?" Jo asked as she placed all the costumes on hangers so they wouldn't wrinkle.
"Looking for a club…" answered Alex.
"A club?" Jo turned to her.
"You need a break, even from rehearsal. I say it's time we had some fun!"
"And you want to go clubbing?" Jo sat down on her bed and stared at Alex's back.
"Why not? We need some excitement! And you need to loosen up a bit! Here look, here's one here…C'mon Jo, where's that sense of adventure that I love so much?!" Alex turned in her chair to face her.
Jo was grinning "So is it open for teens or do we crash?"
"That's the spirit, luv!" Alex stood up.
Jo stood and walked over to her closet "I don't know what the heck I'm going to wear for this…" Alex came over and started rummaging through Jo's clothes.
"Hmm…ah HA! I knew you owned one of these!" Alex pulled out a tube-top, it was a deep red with a silk ribbon trim around bust. It had laces in the front like a bodice. "I knew it but you never wore it!"
"I didn't choose it, it was a gift!" Jo protested.
"Yeah, well NOW, you're going to wear it! Wear some dark jeans with it." Alex said as she gave Jo the top.
"Alright…"
"And call Paige."
"WHAT?!?"
"Call Paige, invite her along too! Come on it'll be fun!" Alex grabbed the phone and tossed it to Jo, who caught it.
"Alright…" She dialed Paige's number.
Paige was sitting on her bed, looking over the sheet music Jo got for her and practicing when her phone rang. She leaned over on her pillows and grabbed the portable from her nightstand. "Hello?"
"Hey Paige."
"Hey, Jo! What's up?"
"You doing anything tonight?" Jo asked.
"I have no plans, why you got something going?"
"Oh Alex and I have an idea…"
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Jo had called Ashley and invited her as well but she had plans to spend time with her mom so it was going to be the three of them that evening. Alex wore what looked like a red peasant blouse with a black corset around her waist and black skirt that went down to her knees. Jo wore the outfit Alex chose for her with black jeans and leather jacket.
The two of them headed for to Paige's house to pick her up. From there they would walk to the club.
Paige waited by the window, watching for the girls. When she saw them coming up the street she got up and headed to the door. "Bye Mom, if Spinner calls tell him I'm with friends!"
"Alright, sweetie, have fun." She heard her mom call from the kitchen. She assumed then that her daughter was going to Ashley's. Of course if she saw that Paige was dressed up, she wouldn't have thought so. She met Alex and Jo just outside the door. "So we ready?"
"Yup!" Alex said. Jo nodded as she looked at Paige's outfit. She wore a black spaghetti strap top that was slightly shimmery and a denim skirt.
"Hot outfit." Jo found herself bold enough to say.
"Not as much as you two!" Paige smiled "Let's go!" Paige hadn't dressed up in anything really revealing at night for a while and even now her outfit was pretty tone down to what she have worn a few years ago. But she wanted to forget who she once was and live in the present. Tonight she would live as she wanted to, and not be bothered by anybody or anything.
Soon they reached the club. It was crowded at the doorway, nobody was checking for ID to their relief but it might still be a challenge just to get in. It would take hours just to wait in line. Then suddenly to everyone's surprise a fight broke up between a couple of guys. Jo saw their chance. While most of the crowd was distracted the three of them ducked into the doorway and into the club.
"Oh my god I can't believe we just did that!" Paige said laughing "We could get in BIG trouble."
"Yeah well I'm sure we'll be forgiven, we're only here to dance and have fun, not to make trouble." said Jo.
"Right, well let's do it!" Alex said as they went on, her in the lead.
The music was so loud that Jo could feel the rhythm vibrating in her body. It felt great! She lid off her jacket and began moving to the music. After find a table Alex and Paige joined her on the dance floor. At first they all three danced together, once in a while Alex would run into a guy and start dancing with him, Paige did the same. Jo would more often than not dance alone, sure she danced with some guys but if they got to close she would turn away and they would go off to find somebody else.
Then Paige saw something. As Jo was dancing alone, a young woman (probably just a bit older than herself) with light brown hair approached her. She and Jo started dancing together. Paige noticed that Jo certainly didn't seem afraid to be close to her. The woman moved her hand along Jo's waist suggestively. Jo didn't protest, just continued to sway her hips to the music.
Paige could feel that awful jealousy build up, but she still didn't understand. She could feel her heart ache. Without realizing it, she started walking towards the two dancing girls. As she drew closer she started moving in a similar fashion as they were. Paige was coming from behind Jo, and before she could change her mind, she reached out her hands and placed them on Jo's hips. Jo stopped what she was doing for a moment and turned her head to see who was touching her. She was shocked to see Paige standing behind her. Paige looked at the other woman as she drew Jo closer to her. The woman took the hint, gave her a wink and left to find a new partner.
Jo stood still for a moment, taking in what was happening. Did Paige just cut in? She figured they looked silly just standing in the middle of the floor, so she started swaying her hips again. Paige started dancing again as well. Jo turned to face her, she knew what she might be risking but…it's only a dance right? She took one of Paige's hands from her hip and guided it to rest on her shoulder, as they continued to move together. Not a word was passed between them as they danced.
Paige still wasn't sure why she was doing this, but still it felt…right. She never thought that dancing this close to another woman would feel right. Paige opened her eyes to see Jo staring right into them.
Jo couldn't believe that this was actually happening. She had thought many times to pinch herself to her prove that this was a reality. They were really close now…
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"Great we're almost at the door…" said Craig. He Jimmy and Spinner were waiting outside the club, in line to get in.
"Ironically it's a good thing that fight broke out, cleared a lot a dudes from the line." said Jimmy.
"Whatever, kind of wish Paige could've come though." Spinner said, sulking.
"Forget her man, it's her loss!"
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Alex stopped dancing to get a drink of water. She sat down and watched Jo and Paige dance. "Now that's more like it, Jo…" she said. "Nice to know you were actually LISTENING to me." she smirked.
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Spinner entered with Jimmy and Craig. They met up with some guys they knew from the basketball team.
On the dance floor, Paige and Jo had no idea what was going on around them. Jo had taken many risks so far in this dance…many, except one. Could she do this? 'She doesn't seem to mind any of this.' she thought. This could shatter what she already has and more. 'Go for it!' she could hear Alex's words echoing in her mind. But again her mind was telling her not to…'And your heart? What of that?' Jo looked into Paige's eyes and brought her hand to her cheek.
'Sometimes, Jo, you've just got to go for the kill…'
Jo brought her lips down upon Paige.
Paige felt like a fire just started within her and was spreading throughout her whole body! She had never felt this way with anyone! She put her arms up around Jo's neck, completely unaware of everyone dancing around them. Or who might be watching…
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Spinner was just talking to Craig when he saw something on the dance floor. There were two girls making out, in the middle of the crowd.
"Oh great, EXACTLY what I want to see!" he said, not bothering to hide his sarcasm. "a couple of queer chicks out…" he stopped. He took a step forward to get a closer look. His eyes widened "Paige…?"
(A/N: Ha HA! I did it! I updated again! And within a few weeks! Woo! I hope you all liked this one! PLEASE review!)