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Lauren couldn't stop grinning. It seemed like everyone at the party had come up to her at some point, to tell her how well the girls had performed at half-time. The only thing that could make her happier would be if Tyler would hurry up and get here. She hadn't seen Charity arrive yet, either. That combination was making her a bit nervous. She was about to dance with Kyle Avers when she saw them come in. Together.
She saw Tyler bend down to say something in Charity's ear. Charity laughed at whatever he had said to her. It was like they were in their own little world. Lauren took a deep breathe to calm herself.
"Never let 'em see ya sweat." She muttered to herself as she put on a big smile and made her way over to Tyler.
"Hey, been waiting for you." She said softly in his ear. When he turned to her she gave him a sly smile and winked.
"Well, it just so happens that I have been waiting all night to see you." He replied with a smirk.
"I'd about given up on you. You're lucky, I was about to dance with Kyle. They say the boy can move." She teased.
"You want to see moves, I'll show you moves. Lead the way." He said playfully. Lauren grabbed his hand and they made their way to his living room. Kyle, Logan and Tyler finished moving all the furniture out of the way and D.J Michaels took his spot behind the c.d. player.
"We don't call you D.J for nothing! Let's get some tunes!" Jenny called out from across the room. Lauren laughed at Jenny's impatience. Soon enough there was music blaring throughout the house.
"Let's see those moves." Lauren challenged. Tyler smirked at her and pulled her close. A few minutes later she had to admit, the boy could dance. After a few songs she decided she needed a drink.
"I'm gonna go get something to drink, do you want anything?" She asked Tyler.
"Nah, I'm good. I'm gonna go chat. Come find me when you're done." He said as he headed over to where some of the guys were hanging out. She watched him for a few minutes then started to head to where they had the bar set up. Turning around she bumped right into Lila Mason.
"Oh, Lila, I'm so sorry. I didn't see you there." Lauren apologized. Lila was giving her a death glare. Lauren raised her eyebrows in confusion. She didn't recall doing anything lately that would piss Lila off.
"What's the deal Lila? I apologized for bumping into you, what more do you want?" Lauren asked with indifference. Lila having a grudge against her for something really didn't even register on Lauren's radar.
"Wouldn't you like to know? Or maybe you already do and you just won't admit it to yourself. You see them together, everyone sees them together. They have chemistry you know. More than you and he have at least. Maybe you should be asking yourself if you really believe that they're just friends." Lila said in a very fake, kind tone.
"Or maybe you should be asking yourself how you like your face, because if you don't back off I'm going to smash that pretty little nose of yours. And we wouldn't want that, would we?" Lauren replied in much the same voice. No, she changed her mind. She would love more than anything to wipe that knowing little smirk off of Lila's face.
"I see you have been thinking about Charity and Tyler then. Otherwise you wouldn't have gotten so riled up so easily. You always play it so cool, Lauren. Nothing cool about watching you sister making a move for your boyfriend though, is there?" She continued to smirk.
"Alright Lila, you've made your point. You think Charity is after Tyler. I may be blonde, but unlike you, I'm not dumb." Lauren stated rudely. She pushed past Lila and made her way to the bar. A few shots later and she could barely remember what Lila had said to her.
"Lauren? Are you alright?" Charity asked, putting her hand on Lauren's arm to steady her.
"Me? I'm fantastical!" Lauren giggled loudly. So she had had slightly too many shots, but she was still upright, that had to count for something. She noticed Lila watching her and remembered her saying Charity liked Tyler.
"Lila told me you want my boyfriend. Not cool, Charity." She said in a sing-song voice.
"Lauren, listen to me. Lila is not your friend. Don't listen to her, okay? She's jealous of you and Tyler." Charity said urgently. Lauren shook her head with a smile.
"So are you." She whispered and nodded. Lauren may have been pretty wasted, but even she could tell by the way Charity refused to look at her, that she had spoken the truth.