Chapter 6, here we go!

BEAUTIFUL, DIRTY, RICH

"Daddy I'm so sorry, I'm so s-s-sorry yeah..."

"...we just like to party, like to p-p-party yeah..."

The sound of Lady Gaga blaring through Nikki and Brie Bella's bedroom insinuated that Saturday night was party night. The night of Zack Ryder's much-hyped shindig had arrived, and Eve was getting ready at the Bellas' house. As Eve got ready alongside her new friends, she was unsure of how to feel. She was excited, but also slightly nervous, and completely unsure of what to expect. Who was gonna be there? What was gonna happen? She was just happy that Kofi was coming for back-up.

"I am so ready to part-ay!" Brie squealed, shimmying around her bedroom. Naturally, it was Nikki's bedroom as well – it turns out the stereotypical 'twins sharing everything' cliché applied to these girls.

"Tell me about it; I've been working so hard this week." Eve knew that Nikki's idea of hard work was persuading a group of 'nerds' to finish her science project for her, but she decided not to bring that up. Nikki turned to Eve. "You must be excited; it's your first Beverly Hills party, right?"

Eve simply nodded, deciding not to bore the twins with her mixed feelings. Instead she decided to examine her outfit in the mirror. She'd wanted to look demure, yet not stuffy, and sexy, not slutty. She hoped her short Grecian-style pale blue dress and gold flats combo would do the trick.

"I hope some hotties show up." Nikki mused, her eyes clouding over slightly as she stared dreamily into the mirror, curling her long, dark hair.

"What about you, Eve?" Brie snapped her head over in the direction of the new girl. "Have you seen any guys you like around school?"

"Well," Eve thought carefully about her answer, as she went to sit down in a chair. "There's this one guy that I thought was hot-"

"Who?" Both twins cut in, in unison.

"Ted DiBiase."

There was a long silence, before Nikki let out a low whistle. "He is hot."

Eve could sense that the long silence wasn't good. "But?"

"He's more trouble than he's worth." Brie concluded. "Every girl loves a bad boy, but mysterious and bad boyfriend goes together hand in hand."

"It's the James Dean effect, right?" Eve smiled.

"Who's James Dean?" Nikki wrinkled her nose.

"I think he's a singer, right?" Brie shrugged at Eve. Eve had to hide the smile on her face with her hand, eventually turning herself completely away from the ditzy twins and going back to fixing her hair in the mirror. Brie rested a hand on Eve's shoulder. "We'll find you a guy tonight, don't you worry about it."

"Gee, thanks guys." Eve managed to say, as she applied one final coat of lipgloss. She wasn't exactly sure if she wanted them to find her a guy, but she appreciated the effort.

At least, she thought she did.

How was it possible for someone to feel so lonely in such a crowded room?

As Eve clutched her red paper cup of beer, she searched for someone to talk to. Everyone was so enthralled in their own discussions, and Eve wasn't the kind of girl that could just throw herself in at the deep end and barge into someone else's conversation.

"What're you doing stood alone?" Eve noticed that Jack was approaching Eve with an oddly relaxed demeanour about him. "Can I get you a drink?"

"I've already got one." Eve held up her cup.

"You didn't answer my question." The closer she looked, Eve realised Jack's face was a slightly flushed, his eyes bloodshot and his words were slurred.

She allowed herself to smile; he was as drunk as a skunk. "I didn't get the chance; you should never follow one question with another." Eve corrected, waggling a well-manicured finger at Jack.

"Okay, I'll ask again." Jack rolled his eyes. "What's a pretty girl like you doing, standing alone?" She decided to ignore the 'pretty girl' part.

Eve laced her fingers together, trying to work out the correct way to say her answer. "I guess I'm still in the process of making friends. Still figuring out who my friends are, still getting to know people."

"Well, if you want to get to know me," Jack leaned in close so his hot, alcohol-tinged breath tickled at Eve's ear. She felt the colour rise in her cheeks. "We could go up to one of the rooms upstairs."

Her heart stopped in shock. She could think of a lot of reasons why she could go upstairs with Jack. He was good-looking, seemingly sweet, and sure, he was the most popular boy in the junior class, and most girls would kill for a chance to 'get to know' him, but he was dating Maryse. Plain and simple. Actually, there was one other reason Eve had no intentions of 'getting to know him'...

"Eve?"

"You're drunk." The brunette stated, resting a hand on his shoulder. "And I have a feeling you're going to regret this in the morning. Besides, your girlfriend's coming over, and I suggest we forget this whole thing ever happened, and we just go back to- Hey Maryse!" Eve plastered on a fake smile for the head cheerleader.

"What were you guys talking about?" Maryse asked suspiciously, resting her head against Jack's shoulder comfortably.

"Just chit-chatting." Eve said breezily. She sipped up the remaining contents of her beer, before placing the empty cup down on a nearby table. "I'll give you guys some privacy." Eve wasn't much of a religious girl, but as she walked away, she thanked God for that lucky escape.

"What were you guys talking about?" Maryse repeated, this time her question directed at a drowsy Jack, whom she was practically propping up on her shoulder.

Jack didn't say anything, but inside, he was seething, cursing Eve's rejection of him. He was certain that tonight was the night he was going to get her, but he wasn't about to make this public knowledge. Instead, he picked up a can of beer and downed it, before leaning in to kiss Maryse.

"Oh my God, you stink!" The blonde gagged, turning her head away and scrunching up her facial features. "How much have you had to- actually, don't even tell me that." Maryse scanned the room, looking for someone to offload the captain of the basketball team onto. "Hey Kofi!" Maryse dragged her drunken boyfriend over to the newest member of the basketball team, who was succeeding in making Nikki Bella crack up with laughter.

"Do something with Jack." Maryse tactlessly muttered, before looping her arm through Nikki's and sauntering away.

"Are you alright, man?" Kofi asked, placing Jack down in a nearby chair.

Jack once again decided to avoid the question, instead managing to roll his eyes across the room until he found the girl he was looking for. "Alicia Fox."

"Who?" Kofi sat down in the chair opposite Jack and popped open a beer. He was much better at handling alcohol.

"That chick over there." Jack pointed over at a girl that Kofi had vaguely recognised from around school. She was one of Eve's friends – a cheerleader – but tonight she'd left the uniform at home, instead choosing to wear a short black dress that showed off her toned figure to perfection. She had flawless caramel-like skin, and a wild mane of curly hair. "She's hot, right?"

"Yeah, she's hot." Kofi agreed.

"She's a friend of mine – we've known each other since kindergarten – and she was asking about you the other day." Jack's words were now almost inaudible; however Kofi had exceptionally sharp hearing. "I could set you guys up, if you want."

Kofi rested his chin on his fist in thought; he wasn't entirely sure if he was ready to date. He wasn't exactly over Danielle, and he was still confused over his feelings for Kelly.

"Dude," Jack waved a hand in front of Kofi's face. "Shall I talk to her for you?"

"Sure." He probably wasn't over Danielle, but perhaps Alicia would help him out with that. Kofi leaned back in his chair, but he wasn't feeling completely satisfied, unable to shift Kelly from his mind.

The evening air was cool and refreshing, as it hit Eve's exposed skin. She loved that the evenings in California were cool, but warm enough that she could stand outside in her short dress without freezing her ass off. Back in Colorado, she'd have needed a trench coat around this time of year. Eve slipped her phone out of her clutch bag, and noticed a text from Kelly.

'Hope the party's fun, c u tomorrow maybe? K x'

The brunette smiled; a part of her wished her neighbour could've come to the party. Eve was still unsure as to why the 'popular' people didn't like Kelly. There was something that was bothering her, but everytime Eve asked about it, Kelly changed the subject. These unknown rumours secretly troubled Eve. What was Kelly trying to hide from her? Eve's attention was pulled by a familiar expensive looking black Jeep pulling up next to the sidewalk, with two very familiar faces inside.

"It can't be much of a party if you're stood outside." Ted DiBiase stepped out of his car - closely followed by Cody - walked over to Eve, a smirk on his face. He looked especially cute tonight; he was wearing a smart black shirt, and a pair of jeans. He didn't need a leather jacket to look good.

"I didn't know you guys were invited." Eve grinned, feeling secretly pleased that two people she had a great time with had arrived. If she couldn't have Kelly, this was the next best thing.

"We weren't," Cody chipped in, his hands in his pockets. "We're not stopping actually; we just saw you outside and thought we'd say hi."

"Where are you guys going?" Eve asked curiously, considering if the night was only just beginning.

"Ted's half-brother Mike is in college, and we were gonna see if we could get into one of his parties." Cody and Ted walked back over to the car, and Eve found herself following them.

"You wanna come along?" Ted looked Eve up and down. "I'm sure they'd let you in."

Eve smiled. "I'd love to-"

"Eve!" All three turned around and noticed Maryse coming out of the house and tottering over to the trio. When she noticed Ted and Cody, a disgusted look plagued her face. "You're not going, are you?" Her question wasn't one of concern or sadness, more of pity that Eve was leaving this awesome party.

"I-I just..."

"Oh don't worry, we're not staying." Cody said.

"She wasn't leaving," Ted was reluctant. Eve shot him a confused look, to which said simply responded, "I get it, its fine."

"Thank you." Eve whispered, before turning back to Maryse. "Shall we go?"

"What the hell is your problem, man?" Cody nudged Ted, as the pair got back into Cody's car and watched the two cheerleaders walk back inside. "You totally could've had her tonight."

Ted sighed; he understood that Eve was a cheerleader, meaning that her cheerleader-status centred around this party. It was odd how something so small could affect her reputation, but it did. Ted may not have had much of one, but he at least cared enough to salvage Eve's.

And the drama continues! Jack/Maryse, Jack/Eve, Ted/Eve, Kofi/Alicia, Kofi/Kelly... Still with me?! :)
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