A Night at the Bar

Lily sat at the stool of the bar after while waiting for her friends to arrive. She ordered a whiskey while she did so.

"Lily!" she heard someone call out her name and she turned in her seat.

"Hey, Vivienne! Finally, you decide to arrive." She said as she hugged her friend.

It was nothing special, just a friends' night out after two weeks of seeing each other. Once out of university, they had become so very busy that they had to clear their schedules to see each other, once a month and if they were very lucky, they'd have the nights to themselves twice a month.

"Stop being all officious on me. Where the hell's everyone else?" she asked, occupying a stool beside hers.

Lily shrugged and looked around the room, her eyes flittering off to the entrance often. "I dunno. They should've been here fifteen minutes ago." She said and craned her neck to see Clifford, Jack and Ali make their way towards Lily and Vivienne.

"What can I say besides Thank you Lord." Lily complained sarcastically once again before she jumped off the stool to hug the three of them. Viv and Cliff, as they were called were dating and Jess and Ali were also. That left Lily the odd one out as she sat there, watching the couples greet each other and give a chaste peck to each other.

"So what's up guys, I mean, there's got to be something new in the two weeks th-"

"Lily! Let us breathe first, please?" Clifford mocked.

"I hate you; did I ever tell you that?" Lily replied with a slight smile.

Clifford just took Lily's hand and led her to the dance floor, "Chill." Was all he said, before the two of them danced at only one song and Lily got back to the stools. She watched as the couples joined each other and danced their lives out of them.

A guy came up and sat down at the stool previously occupied by Vivienne.

"Hey," he greeted. "can I buy you a drink?"

Lily, turned her head towards him, smiled and shrugged before turning in her stool to face the bar. She took the time to examine the man in front of her. Apparently, he was no older than herself, at 21 years of age. He had hazel eyes and untidy, black hair that were sticking up in the back, but suited his look. While Lily was 21 herself, with green eyes and red hair. Tonight she wore a sequin embellished jersey black dress with neck line and strap patterned detail and open back with neck tie.

"I'm James by the way." He offered.

"Lily." She introduced herself shortly, thanking the female bartender who didn't even hear it and was busy eyeing James. Lily sipped her drink and casually looked at James who was taking out his wallet to pay for the drinks.

"You do realise that she's eyeing you?" Lily told him, smirking.

James sipped his drink and looked up at her, "Who?" he asked casually.

Lily shifted her eyes pointedly towards the female bartender and back at her. James looked at the bartender, who was jutting out her chest and hips a little more than usual and passing flirtatious glances at James.

James looked back at Lily, "But I only have eyes for someone else in this room." He said in a low voice.

"Ahan? Who?" Lily asked, flirtatiously.

"You." He said shortly and smirked, sipping his drink again.

Lily blushed and sipped her drink.

"You blush. Makes you all the more beautiful."

"What makes you think I'm falling for all your praises? You know, your chat-up lines?" Lily asked, leaning towards him slightly with a smile.

He shifted and resting his elbow on the counter leaned forward too, "Because, you are. And I seem to have that effect on women, chat-up lines or not." He finished.

"Well, then I'm sorry to disappoint you." Lily said, taking another sip and pulling back to her original position. James just chuckled.

"Oh, okay then. By the end of the night, you'll be proven wrong." He said and finished his drink. Lily merely kept sipping her drink until it was finished and turned to look at Clifford looking at her and winking with a slight smirk on his face. Lily just shook her head.

"Friend or boyfriend?" James asked shortly.

"Friend. He's dating the girl dancing with him." She said looking back at him.

"May I ask as to why you're sitting her all alone when an exquisite woman like you could be out there dancing with a crowd of guys?" James enquired.

"Perhaps I was waiting for you?" Lily voiced, flirtatiously, smiling.

"Perhaps."

"So how come a guy like you isn't with a crowd of girls swooning over him?" Lily asked.

"I already told you. I have eyes for you tonight." Lily merely shook her head and looked back at the people dancing.

Lily hopped off the stool and started walking off towards the dance floor before turning to look back at James, "You coming? Or am I going to have to dance with a crowd of guys?" she asked.

James came up beside her, putting a hand on her waist, a touch so soft that it made Lily blush again. "Don't worry. I won't let that happen." He said and led her by hand to the dance floor.

They began dancing to an upbeat R n' B song, in a corner, away from the eyes of Lily's friends, with James cracking some joke every other minute which made Lily laugh.

A second song came up and they moved closer, with Lily's arms winded around his neck, resting on his shoulders and his hands on her waist. The next song and they moved even closer, their bodies flush against each other and faces inches apart. And then it all began, James's hands moved lower, to her hips as he moved her even closer than possible to him. They began dancing, feeling against each other, rubbing, kneading against each other.

Lily turned around, her back against him now and his hands circled around her stomach, pressing her close yet again. He moved her red hair, which she wore down, to a side and pressed his lips against her skin lightly, leaving a tingling sensation where he did so. He continued placing kisses at the back of her neck and made his way just below her ear, lightly nipping at her soft spot. Lily turned around once again, faces inches apart, breaths mixing together. James smiled slightly. "Guess you're intoxicated regardless you didn't want to be." He said and captured her lips in a hungry and full-of-desire kiss.

It was hard to break free now. Lily kissed him back with the same hunger and desire, her hands tangled in his messy hair and his hand at the back of her head and one at her bare back.

"Let's get outta here." James murmured against her lips and she smiled, surrendering. James pulled back and looked at her with yearning eyes, his want for her clear in his eyes, as he pecked her lips and held her hand, leading her out of the club.