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Party and Jealousy
Beck parked his car in front of the Vega's house. He checked his appearance in the rearview mirror. Now, ordinarily he wasn't much of a vain guy, but this was the first official date he took Tori to and he wanted to look perfect. A friend from his old school was throwing a big party for his 17th birthday. There was going to be a lot of people, food, music and dancing. Since Jade didn't know James it was unlikely that she would be there and he and Tori could have their fun at leisure. Beck approached the house and rung the bell. Tori's mom opened the door and let him in.
"Hello Beck, come in. Tori will be right down." She smiled warmly and led him in the living room. From upstairs he could hear noises of a girl preparing for a date.
"Would you like something to drink?" Tori's mom asked him.
"No Mrs. Vega, I'm good." Beck replied while sitting on the sofa.
"Oh please, you've been around here often enough, you can call me Holly." Mrs. Vega told him with a smile.
"All right, Holly, a glass of water, if you don't mind." It felt a bit strange to call his girlfriend's mother by her first name. With Jade's mother they never got close enough to do that.
"You are not going to get any prettier." Trina's voice carried from upstairs. Obviously she was trying to get the full length mirror to herself. Beck smiled a bit at their sisterly antics.
"Get lost Trina." Tori's annoyed voice replied her. After a bit of more bickering, the sound of high heeled shoes clicking down the stairs was heard. Beck turned his head in time to see his girlfriend descend. 'God, she is beautiful.' He thought, looking at her. The high heels and the high hem of the dress made her legs seem even longer. The dress itself accented her willowy figure. She wore almost no makeup which to distract from the beauty of her face. Tori stopped at the last step and jokingly posed.
"So, what do you think? Am I ready for a party?" Beck just smiled and looked at her adoringly. She smiled back at his loss of words. "I'll take that as a yes." He grinned, took her hand and after a reminder from Mrs. Vega to come home by eleven they left the house. Soon they parked in front of a suburban house, slightly larger than the Vega's. From it Beck could hear loud music and the sound of about a hundred teenagers partying. Once inside they were greeted by a tall muscled boy with a sandy blond hair and an open, friendly if not particularly attractive face.
"Hey Beck, you decided to come after all!" He greeted Beck with smile and a friendly shoulder smack.
"You know me, I can't say no to a good party." Beck returned the gesture. He looked around at the wild and potentially destructive party around them. "How come your parents let you have such a big party at home?"
"I got a full college football scholarship, so they decided to indulge me." James replied with a look of pride.
"Congratulations, man." That was followed by another round of shoulder slaps. Tori observed with amusement from the side this display of male bounding.
"Who is your gorgeous date?" James asked slipping back in the role of a host.
"That's my girlfriend, Tori." He liked how the words 'Tori' and 'girlfriend' sounded rolling together from his mouth. Beck turned to his girlfriend. "Tori, this is my friend, from my old school, James."
"It's nice to meet you, James." They smiled friendly and shook hands.
"The pleasure is all mine, Tori" The blond boy replied with a bit of a goofy grin. "You still get all the best girls Beck." He said wistfully. Beck felt a pang of possessiveness but quickly shook it off. "Well then, welcome and have fun." James hurried off to prevent one of the guests breaking his mom's vase. Beck and Tori made their way to the backyard where a dancing was set up. The fast beats of a dance song were blaring in the air.
"Come on, let's dance!" Tore said to him. She dragged him by the hand to the dance floor. Beck was not a great enthusiast of dancing but when Tori decided to rope you into something it was very hard to resist. He had to admit to himself that he didn't regret it. Watching her jump and move her slim, fit body in time with the fast beats was a pleasure. Her hair, flying around thanks to her fast movements, was forming an amber halo around her happy face. Beck found himself sucked in by the joy of the rhythm and his partner's shear abandonment to the music. All too soon the music stopped and he led her away from the dance floor to take a break. He took off to get them something to drink.
On his way back with the drinks he saw Tori politely talking to three, average looking in Beck's opinion, guys who obviously, by their body language, were trying to impress her. The pang from earlier returned, this time much stronger. Before he could formulate how a jealous Beck should act he was accosted by three girls who blocked his way and began flirting shamelessly with him. His attempts to get rid of them were unsuccessful despite the increasing coldness of his answers. By this time Jade would have chased these girls away screaming, but Tori seemed mildly amused by his unsuccessful attempts to get rid of them. Finally she stood up, said something to her suitors and moved towards Beck with them on tow. He was just deflecting the advances of one of the girls when Tori approached him and casually slipped her hand under his arm.
"Hi Beck. Who are your new friends?" He looked at her with surprise but followed her lead and introduced her to the girls. They didn't seem too pleased to see her but before any of them had a chance to express it she smiled at them charmingly and gestured at the boys that had followed her here.
"It is nice to meet you girls. I'd like you to meet my new friends." While the girls and the guys exchanged their awkward greetings she quickly pulled Beck back to the dance floor.
"Come on let's dance again." This time it was a slow song and Beck slipped his hands around her slim waist pulling her closer to him. Their hapless suitors looked disappointed at first but soon began to throw curious glances at each other.
"You are a very clever girl." He whispered in her ear, using the opportunity to inhale her sweet scent. Her body in his arms trembled delightfully when she giggled.
"You seemed so adorably helpless, trying to get rid of these girls." He grinned back at her. He preferred her approach, it was much less messy. He cleared his head and focused on the beautiful girl in his arms. The way her body fitted in his embrace; the way her head rested on his shoulder; the way her warm breath caressed his collarbone exposed by his partially open shirt; it all was a pure bliss for him. He had never felt this content and happy in his life. Just like in a dream the rest of the world seemed to fade away leaving only the two of them. He gently whispered her name, gazed deeply in her warm loving eyes and softly kissed her hot lips.
"I love you, Tori." He said after their lip separated.
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