(Phillip's POV)
By 9pm pretty much the entire school was in the house, I'd never been a popular kid and I never really went to any parties. I got too shy and ended up making a fool of myself so I tended to just avoid them, it was easier. The music was really loud and I stood in the kitchen where it was quiet with my bottle of beer. Poppy came in her heels made her about 3 or 4 inches taller and they clicked on the tiled floor.
"What are you doing in here?" She demanded
"Hiding" I admitted
"I did not go to all this effort so you could hide... Come on?" She said
"No... Poppy. You're good at this stuff, your confident and pretty and then fall over you... But I'm not..." I looked down into my beer
"Come on... I said I'd get you a date and I will. Bolton and Paul are in there go have a laugh... This is your party too" She said
She linked her arm through mine and grabbed two more beers as she towed me into the living room. I stood over with Bolton and Paul as Poppy took her beers over to Finn.
"Man, Poppy looks fit tonight..." Paul commented
"Dude, that's my cousin!" I told him
"Yeah and my ex!" Bolton added
"I was just saying..." Paul said, taking another swig of his beer
Poppy came over to the three of us and Bolton nearly choked on his drink. He clearly wasn't over her yet...
"Bolton. Paul." Poppy greeted
"Y'alright?" Bolton asked
"Yeah, how's things with you and Michaela?" Poppy asked
"Yeah, yeah great. Ya know? Can't get enough of me..." Bolton replied trying to keep his bad boy image "And you and Sharkey?"
"Me and Finn?" She asked "We're just mates..." She turned to me, and whispered in my ear "Danielle has been watching you all night... Go talk to her" She looked back at Bolton "See you later"
"Just mates? D'ya think that means I've got a chance?" Paul asked
"Shut up, man!" Bolton snapped
"What?" Paul asked looking at me but I just shook my head.
I went into the kitchen to get another drink and Danielle followed me, I handed her a beer too and had a shot of vodka for good luck...
"Hi" Danielle smiled
"H-Hi..." I stuttered
Come on Phil! Pull yourself together! Don't screw this up! I silently lectured myself as I flushed a deep red.
"You don't have to look so nervous... I think you look great" She said
"Really?" I asked "Umm you too, You look erm... Really pretty"
"Thanks..." Danielle smiled "Do you wanna dance?"
"Sure, yeah"
Danielle took my hand and led me into the living room where everyone else was dancing away holding their drinks in the air. Poppy and Finn were doing shots off the table and Paul was chatting up some girl as Bolton sat sour faced in the corner...
(Poppy's POV)
Things seemed to be going well for Phillip, who was dancing with Danielle. He looked over at me and gave me the thumbs up. Bolton didn't look happy to be here and sat in the corner, drinking his beer like a sulking child. I turned the music up louder and went into the kitchen to get a bottle of vodka... I was a bit tipsy and in a sudden vodka mood.
It tasted so disgusting that I normally had to be pretty much drunk to drink it. The mobile lights I'd ordered flashed, pink and blue as people danced under them. Finn followed me into the kitchen... He was wearing a red checkered shirt and dark blue skinny jeans, with red vans. His hair in its usual spikey do...
He wrapped his arms around my waist pushing me back into the kitchen work top and kisses me, biting my bottom lip as he did so. My eyes closed and my arms wrapped around his neck the bottle of vodka still in my hand. After a few minutes, he broke the kiss and pulled away looking at me.
"You look gorgeous. You know that?" He smirked that cheeky grin that I couldn't resist
Finn was holding me so close that our bodies were actually touching. I just couldn't help myself and I leaned back in. Knowing I wanted this too Finn kissed me faster and more passionately. His hand in the small of my back, holding me to him. I just got so lost in it... It took a bit to realise what I already knew and I pulled away again.
"I don't want to ruin our friendship Finn..." I said
"We won't this will make us stronger" He said, he held his wrist next to mine so I could see both our names together "You see? This wasn't a drunken mistake... Its destiny"
"I don't want to hurt Bolton..." I admitted
"He's moved on with Michaela. Its about you and me now babe... Just the two of us" Finn said
His voice was dreamy and his eyes hypnotising. I noticed Phillip leading Danielle through the crowd and then he took her upstairs. Bolton was kissing Michaela but he kept glancing at me, to see if I was looking... Like he was trying to make me jealous or something. I took a big swig from the bottle of vodka... Well Bolton had clearly moved on and I was a tenner richer.
"You're right, its about us" I smiled
Finn seemed content with that answer and kissed me once more before leading me into the living room to dance with him.
A/N: So Phil and Danielle are hooking up and Finn and Poppy have finally pulled themselves together... Let me know what you thought? Leave a review please! :) xxx