Authors Note: Back again with another update!

For those who are curious, I've hit a snag with my mental health. My psychiatrist now thinks I have bipolar depression, because of a "high" he thinks the new anti-depressant he had me on caused. So now I'm starting a new medication, used in treating bipolar. I'm struggling emotionally with the diagnosis. I know it's not the worse thing in the world, and that a lot of people have it, but it's come as a real shock to me.

Anyway, enough with the uninteresting details of my life, lol.

There's a link up on my profile for Alicia and Cheryl's outfits described in this chapter.

Enjoy!

Chapter 59: Party Arrival

Later that night…

"Ugh, why in the hell did I let you talk me into this?" I asked Cheryl from the passengers seat of her car, pulling on the hem of my skirt.

We were all meeting up at the Vanity nightclub at the Hard Rock Hotel for my birthday, to have a night of drinks and dancing.

Cheryl, of course, had used my birthday as an excuse to buy me clothes.

She had bought me a blue dress, among other items, but I had refused to wear another dress after what I had worn most of the afternoon at the photoshoot.

She had also gotten me a black, "wet looking" style mini skirt, that had silver, square studs patterned along the sides.

I had to admit, I liked it.

It was gothic looking, which is what I had been partly into lately, but it was a skirt.

A mini skirt!

Somehow, I had let her convince me that Zak would love me in it - one of her new favourite arguments to use against me - and so I had decided to wear it.

Now, feeling incredibly exposed, I was regretting the decision.

"Oh relax! You look smokin' hot!" Cheryl replied.

I grumbled.

I had paired the skirt with a black tank top, that had a white cross on it, which looked like it had been painted on.

I had also decided to wear the cross that Zak had given me, partly because I hated that he had given me such an expensive and meaningful gift, and I had only really worn it during investigations.

A good majority of the "Ghost Adventures" fans believed we were dating anyway, so there was really no point in hiding it anymore.

I had then put on a pair of black, platform, heeled boots that laced up, and had studded straps that belted together at the top.

My hair was still fairly curly from the photoshoot earlier in the day, so I had left most of it down, with some pulled back from my temples and secured with a clip.

I stuck to my traditional, "less is more" makeup routine.

I had been in a dress most of the afternoon, with stiletto heels, doing my best to act sexy, and I now found myself in a mini skirt and heels.

This was the most I had ever worn anything other than pants or shorts in my life.

"My feet are going to be dead by the end of the night. I'll have to get them amputated," I complained.

Cheryl laughed.

"Hey, you picked your own footwear! And don't be so silly," Cheryl said.

Cheryl was wearing a red, strapless, form fitting dress with thin, mesh, strip inserts under the bust, and at the bottom of the dress.

She had paired it with a pair of red, strappy heels.

"I should of worn pants, I feel over exposed in this," I said.

"Oh come on, you'll probably sit on your ass most of the night anyway," Cheryl teased.

"I will be thanks to you!" I joked.

Cheryl laughed.

"This is what happens when you start crushing on a guy sweets, you start dressing sexier whether you like it or not," Cheryl teased.

I grumbled again.

"Damn Zak Bagans to the pits of hell," I muttered, pulling on my skirt again.

Cheryl laughed harder as she continued driving to the hotel.

"Hello birthday girl!" Diana said, standing up from her seat at the booth in the VIP section as Cheryl and I reached the table.

Zak had left our names with the guys watching over the VIP section, and since we had been here a few times now, some of the staff were beginning to remember us.

Diana gave me a big hug as we reached the table.

"Happy birthday sweetie," she said, speaking loud enough to be heard over the music.

I smiled.

"Thanks Diana," I said, hugging her in return before we both pulled back.

"No problem. Ashley was just showing us some of the shots from the shoot today. Girl, you were hot!" She replied.

I felt my face flush.

"Oh jeez, you just had too, didn't you Ash?" I asked, looking at her sitting next to Jay in the booth.

"Happy birthday," Jay said, with a laugh as Ashley grinned.

I smiled before Ashley responded.

"Zak wanted to see them more than anyone," she replied.

I'm pretty sure both Zak and I blushed at that remark.

"Shut up Ash," Zak said, as he stood up.

Everyone laughed.

"Hey doll," Zak said, stepping closer to me.

He looked me up and down before smiling to one side, and then leaned down and kissed my cheek.

I felt my face flush slightly but still smiled.

I was slightly surprised by his outfit tonight, he was dressed up a bit.

He had on a pair of black jeans, ones that weren't faded, and a dark grey, short sleeved, button down shirt.

It showed off his muscular form well.

"I'm glad you came. Cheryl didn't have to drag you here?" Zak asked, teasing me.

I laughed and Cheryl spoke up before I could, pulling back from a quick hug with Aaron, who had also gotten up.

"No I didn't, but I did have to use your name as an argument for wearing the skirt I bought her," Cheryl replied with a smirk.

"Oh bloody hell," I grumbled, feeling embarrassed again.

Zak laughed and then grinned as he checked me out again.

"I approve," Zak smirked.

I'm going to die of embarrassment before the night is over, I thought.

"Happy birthday Shorty!" Aaron exclaimed, giving me a squeeze as he hugged me.

I smiled, thankful for the distraction from my embarrassment.

"Thanks Aaron," I replied, hugging him back.

He gave me a goofy grin as he pulled back.

"You look awesome in those pictures from today! We're going to get more male fans thanks to you!" Aaron said, winking at me.

Everyone laughed, including me.

"Oh Jesus, I'm just going to paint my face red and get it over with," I jokingly said, sitting down in the booth next to Diana, who had sat back down.

They all laughed.

Zak slid into the booth next to me, sitting quite close to me, as Cheryl and Aaron sat across from us.

"Where's Billy?" I asked Diana, as I saw Ashley lean toward Cheryl with her phone, most likely showing Cheryl some of the photos from today.

"Damn Ali! I didn't know you had this in you!" Cheryl exclaimed.

I ignored her.

"DJing," Diana said with a smile, "He'll stop by when he can. It's Karaoke night tonight, so he's busier than normal," she added.

Oh no.

"Karaoke! Sweet!" Cheryl said, grinning at me.

"No," I said.

"But-" she started, but I cut her off.

"No," I said with emphasis.

The others were laughing.

"It's your birthday! You have to!" Cheryl said.

I couldn't help but laugh.

"There is no law that states a person has to do karaoke on their birthday!" I retorted.

I suddenly felt Zak's arm wrap around me, and he leaned in close to my ear.

"I'd like to hear you sing again," Zak said softly, lightly tracing his fingers on my upper arm.

Damn it…

"Ha! You can't say no now!" Cheryl said with a grin.

"I can so, NO!" I said, causing everyone to laugh.

"Awww," Zak jokingly pouted.

"Oh jeez," I mumbled.

Zak really was becoming a weakness in arguments against me.

"We'll get the entire club to sing Happy Birthday to you," Ashley said.

"Yes!" Cheryl said, laughing.

"Ash! You're supposed to be on my side!" I said, unable to stop myself from laughing.

Ashley shrugged as she grinned innocently.

"Better you than me," Ashley said, causing everyone to laugh.

I saw Cheryl set the phone down before standing up, sliding between Aaron and the table.

Aaron looked pleased at the close contact, causing us all to laugh again.

"Come on girl, one song then I'll leave you alone," Cheryl said, reaching in front of Zak with one hand held out to me.

I jokingly folded my arms across my chest, doing my best to look annoyed.

"I'll keep your birthday gift," Zak said softly, speaking close to my ear again.

What?!

I looked at him in shock.

"You got me something?" I asked.

Zak smiled.

"Of course I did," Zak replied.

"You didn't have to," I said, although curious now as to what he had gotten me.

Especially since I hadn't said a word to anyone about birthday gifts.

"Well, only one way to get it now," Cheryl said, leaning further into the booth, grabbing my arm, and pulling me to my feet.

"Cheryl!" I groaned.

Before I could try to pull away, Zak slid out of the booth, allowing Cheryl to pull me out from the booth after him.

"Thank you Mr. Bagans," Cheryl said with a smile.

Zak laughed.

"Mind if I join you? Sounds like fun," Diana asked, stepping out of the booth as well.

"Sure! The more the merrier!" Cheryl replied.

I glared daggers at Zak as Cheryl, and now Diana, started pulling me away.

"You're dead meat when I get back," I said jokingly.

"Have fun doll," Zak replied with a smile.

I groaned in fake annoyance, causing him to laugh.