Chapter 55: A Sensational Party of 2/8th: Riley & Will

It had been about a week since Elise and Marie landed in London and it had been adventurous, but now they could be found laying out on the living room floor of Molly and Ben's apartment in pajamas at 4pm eating takeaway and drinking wine.

"This is a much better way to spend our time," Molly stated, before taking a large drink from her glass. "No kidnappings and panicked friends, just comfort food and drinks."

Marie and Elise nodded back, Elise stating, "You have no idea. This is the perfect way to spend the day."

"Especially before we go out tonight! I can't believe Ben was able to get us into the show tonight. She is so good!" Marie said referring to the DJ who would be appearing at the club exclusively tonight. She rolled slightly and leaned against Molly, "He is a keeper. For reals. Unless he ever hurts you, then I'm going to fly back here and get a shovel."

"Here, here!" Elise cried from Molly's other side. "But I doubt a shovel will be needed, as he is a sweetheart and adores her."

Molly smiled, pleased with her boyfriend and her friends' approval of him. The women hung around the apartment in their pajamas for several more hours before getting ready to go out and party it up. Molly was dressed in a tight sparkly blue pencil skirt dress with her hair curled and half pulled back. Marie wore a dark purple knee-length dress with skulls and roses printed on the skirt and a black sweetheart bodice; her hair curled in loose ringlets and dark makeup on point. Elise wore a dark red dress with a lace illusion bodice and sleeves; her hair pulled back in a loose chignon and blood red lipstick standing out from her otherwise pale complexion.

Their heels clicked as they walked down the sidewalk towards the club entrance, bypassing the line as Ben had gotten them VIP status for the night. The bouncer at the door checked their names and IDs against his list and let them in, much to the disappointment of several of the people waiting in line. However they didn't pay those waiting any attention as they sauntered into the club to find the dance floor already bouncing, multicolored lights strobing up near the DJ's booth, and a large crowd around the bar.

They walked around the edge of the crowd until they reached the roped off area for the VIP customers. A man checked the stamps on the back of their hands with a UV light and waved them in. The DJ, who they'd come to see in the first place was already playing, but all three women wanted to get a drink before they went out on the dancefloor. Marie got a whiskey sour, Elise a sidecar, and Molly a negroni. They savored the cocktails for a while before downing the last of their glass and heading out to the dancefloor.

It was crowded with a mass of sweating bodies bouncing and grinding against each other, but the allure of the music and the hype of the crowd overcame them. Soon they were moving with the rest of the people in a wave of sensuality. DJ Riley Blue knew how to pump up a crowd and her mixing was perfect. She played for nearly two straight hours, taking only small breaks to speak to the crowd or take a sip from her drink. Eventually she played her last song, a remix of 4 Non Blondes' What's Going On. The crowd swayed along to the first part of the song until it hit the part of the song where Linda Perry prayed for a revolution. The bass started pumping and the crowd started jumping. Molly, Elise, and Marie jumped along with everyone else feeling the music wash over them. It was utterly, absolutely perfect.

When the song finally ended, they made their way back to the VIP lounge, breathless and high on the music. They found a table and put in an order for another round of drinks, asking the waitress to make it a double. Just then, the crowd in the VIP lounge started murmuring excitedly as DJ Blue entered via the back entrance. She was grinning and shaking hands with some of her admirers. As she came closer to their table, Marie boldly stood up and smiled as she asked, "Would you like to sit with us? Drinks on us!"

Riley's smile widened and she nodded in acceptance. Molly scooted over to make room for her and they made a round of introductions. "Good to meet you," Riley nodded. "Let me just grab my fiance." She left for a moment and came back with a man with short light brown hair and wearing a sport jacket over a t-shirt and jeans. "This is my fiance, Will," Riley introduced him.

"Nice to meet you, Will," Elise greeted, smiling at the couple and did another round of introductions for him.

"Good to meet you as well!" he said with an American accent. "You're American?"

"Yeah, Marie and I are, but Molly is from London," Elise answered. Molly smiled and waved gave a little wave.

"What part of the states are you from?" he asked.

"Minnesota, but we live out in Portland, Oregon now."

"Oh, I'm from Chicago, but I've been traveling with Riley for a while now."

"We're practically neighbors!" Marie grinned.

Will and Riley laughed. From there, they all compared where they had traveled to. Molly surprised them all with a story of how she'd traveled to Taiwan for a summer and her adventures there. By and large, Elise and Marie and traveled the most, but Will and Riley had stayed away from their homes for longer periods of time than anyone else. They ended the night by telling what they each missed the most while traveling, then toasted to adventure before slamming back the rest of their drinks.

As they got back to Molly's apartment late that night, Elise received a text from Steve. It was a winking emoji face along with the message, Hey good lookin. Elise blushed and texted back. Are you in London?

No, got a picture from a little bird that showed some sexy lady out on the dance floor.

"Marie!" Elise shouted.

"What?!" Marie jumped from her half asleep slump on the couch.

"Did you send Steve pictures of me?"

"Nooooooo... " her voice was low and slightly drunk.

"I don't believe you."

"Believe what you want," Marie shrugged and gave her friend a grin and flipped her the bird. "Steve deserves it. He's been a good boy lately."

Elise rolled her eyes. "You need get a hobby."

"I do… stalking my best friend and her boyfriend."

"A healthy hobby," Elise glared at her.

"Meh… I sent some pictures of Molly to Ben too. Might've taken some selfies and sent them to Bucky and Jessica also. I can't quite remember."

"Thank you, Marie!" Molly's voice echoed from her room at the same time a message pinged on Marie's phone from the group chat she had with Bucky and Jessica. Marie just gave a shit eating grin and started typing furiously on her phone.