"Call no man foe, but never love a stranger."

After a fifteen minute ride filled with the usual "getting-to-know-you" conversation and a few laughs, we arrived at Cooper's house. Adam, either being great at decieving people or just genuinely posessing good manners (one who has been tricked by so many boys in such little time can no longer tell the difference) came to my side to open the door for me. He helped me out and grabbed my hand. We walked into Cooper's backyard.

"How do you know Cooper?" I asked him as we walked toward the gate.

"He's a very good friend of mine. I take it you don't know who he is, right?"

"Not a clue," I laughed. He joined in.

"I'll introduce you," he smiled down at me. We walked through the white gate to a huge backyard. Even though it was at least two acres big, you couldn't move without bumping into someone. It was so crowded. Adam held onto my hand tightly as we walked through toward the deck. There was a hot tub with numerous topless girls and boys who were drinking beers and laughing.

There was music blasting from a DJ stand. The DJ was someone I recognized from school... his name was Lips... or was it Tongue? Or maybe it was Mouth. I knew it was something involving your oral passage.

We got up onto the deck and Adam wrapped his arm around my waist. I grabbed a beer.

"One minute babe," Adam said as he took a double shot with a friend, Derek. Then he took another. And another. Peyton had been right about him partying hard. He pulled me closer to him and grabbed a beer. He quickly drank it. I had only taken a few sips of mine.

I noticed people dancing in a space in front of the DJ booth.

"Let's dance," Adam whispered in my ear, seeing the make-shift dancefloor as well. I could tell he was already feeling the buzz from the alcohol, but he was just having fun.

I nodded and followed him, holding his hand. As we walked, I spotted Lucas and Nathan. They were in the same group talking to a bunch of the girls I had been introduced to. No one important enough for me to remember, however. I sighed and put my attention on Adam. He smiled at me as we danced to the beat of the music. Those eyes and dimples would have any girl in a trance, and he was with me.

I turned around, putting my back to him, and grinded up against him. I put all of my energy and focus into dancing with him and tried to forget the world. I saw Lucas staring at me from a few feet away, but I pretended I didn't. I saw Nathan flirting with Haley shamelessly, but I ignored it. All I could see, all I could feel was Adam.

I danced closer against Adam. I wanted him to want me, and my natural instincts were telling me he was definetely interested. I felt his hands running up and down my body. He wanted me. Now, all I had to do was stop pretending that it was Lucas behind me.

The song ended. "You're a great dancer," Adam purred into my ear.

"Thanks," I said giggling.

"I'll be right back, don't move," Adam said kissing my neck.

That's when I noticed Lucas walking toward me.

"Can I help you?" I said sweetly.

"Nice moves, sexy. Care to show me what you got?" Lucas offered his hand to me.

"Na, I think I'm okay," I smiled.

"Oh c'mon Brooke," he said. He moved his mouth to my ear. "I know you want me," he whispered in his sexy voice. I gulped. Yeah, I did want him, but no. I would not let myself be in that position. Thank God Adam was walking toward us with two beers in his hand.

"I'm with someone tonight," I said as Adam sidled up to me. I put my hand in his and got closer to him. He smiled down at me and chugged his beer.

"Reed, how you doing man?" Lucas said.

"I'm greattttt," he said happily. He was clearly drunk. "How are you Scott? Still mackin' every girl in school?"

"As usual," he smiled seductively. I wanted to grab him and pull him into an empty room and---...

"I'll see you at home later," Lucas said interupting my thoughts. "You better be easy with this one," he said to Adam. "She's trouble," he winked and walked away. That wink could drive a girl insane!

"Of the delights of this world man cares most for sexual intercourse, yet he has left it out of his heaven."

I gave Adam my beer. "I don't want this, do you?"

He smiled, showing off his dimples again, and gladly drank it. He kissed my neck again and moved my way up to my ear. He nibbled and then whispered, "Let's go into the house and find a quiet room."

"Sounds good." I smiled at him. Lucas was watching us, again, very serious looking, from a few feet away. He watched as we walked into the house, and then turned away.

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Okay to clear a few things up! Yes, I'm gonna finish this before I leave, even if I have to write 'til 6AM the day I leave! The reason I write such short chapters is to keep you all wanting to read more and to keep your attention. I find that many people get bored when a chapter drones on and on and on. Very few have patience. No, this is not the last chapter! I really don't know how I'm gonna end it though, but I promise it'll be good. I kinda just sit down and my fingers just type! Hahaha! I don't really know where it comes from:-P Thanks for all the amazing reviews! U guys rock! (Oh and PS, the best review was def from Daisygirl24... I WISH ME AND MARK SCHWANN WERE RELATED!!!! hahahaha!)