“You know what they say. Bros before hoes,” I smiled as I adjusted my tits. I was wearing a short black bodycon dress with a cutout under the boobs, so I double-checked that my nipples were covered.
I didn’t need a nip slip on top of everything else.
“Maybe he’ll come around. Do you want me to have West talk to him?”
“No! I don’t want you guys to get involved. At this point, I’m more pissed than anything. If he did believe me, I probably wouldn’t give him the time of day.”You are such a liar, Danica Dutton. “Let’s go have some fun,” I smiled as I hooked my arm with hers. Girl looked like a solid eleven out of ten in her sparkly purple mini dress and black ankle boots.
We descended the stairs into madness. Ethereal was packed with people drinking, dancing, and having a good time. Hail’s band was scheduled to play later and I was stoked to see him again. We kept in touch through text since the night we met and he shared his song slot with me, but I hadn’t seen him since because he lived an hour away in Fremont.
We walked along the dance floor to the VIP tables that lined one side of the room. I’d managed to score one for us for the night. Each half-circle booth could fit at least eight people.
“Fuck, you look amazing,” West said to Ashtyn once we got to our table, pulling her in for a hug and kissing her forehead. “Kane and his friends are gonna join us.”
“What? He’s here?” Ashtyn asked.
“Yeah, princess. He owns the place. He didn’t know we were coming so once he saw me, he said he was gonna chill at our table.”
“West…” She said as she looked at me.
“It’s cool,” I laughed. “Don’t worry about our drama. Just have a good time tonight.”
I forced a smile and looked around forhim. Of course he had to be near us all fucking night. Most of the time he stayed on the second floor. He was probably worried I’d tell his cousin what a dickwad he’s been.
“You two go have fun. I’ll get some drinks and watch Axel on his phone,” West said as he nodded to his friend who was sitting in the booth, eyes locked on his phone. He flipped off West without looking up from the screen.
“My friend’s band will be up soon. Let’s try to get close to the stage,” I said to Ashtyn as we pushed through the crowd. We got as close as we could considering people were packed like sardines on the dance floor.
“I’m sorry about the table thing,” Ashtyn yelled into my ear as music blasted around us.
“It’s fine,” I yelled back. “You don’t need to walk on eggshells on my account.”
And it was true. I’d get over it.
Eventually.
Probably.
Suddenly the lights went down and fog drifted from behind the stage. The curtains parted and Hail and his band started playing one of their original songs. The crowd went wild once they started singing.
We danced for a while but my mind was elsewhere. I couldn’t even have fun without thinking about everything I had to do. The main thing being infecting Dad’s laptop with surveillance software provided by Bash. He gave me a thumb drive to put in the laptop, which would activate a bug that would give them access to his files and emails. The only problem was Dad kept his computer under lock and fucking key.
“Do you want to get a drink?” Ashtyn asked after an unknown amount of time. “You look a little distracted.”
“Yeah, sorry. Let’s go back to the table.”
We got to the table and Kane and Theo had joined West and Axel. Along with…Lauren. My stomach churned as her evil eyes lit up at the sight of me.
West pulled Ashtyn down onto his lap and scootched them both further in, which meant I had to sit on the side that faced Kane and Lauren.
I sat down and poured myself a glass of vodka, keeping my eyes off them. There were mixers on the table, but I took it straight, downing a few gulps and refilling my glass.
“Are Cade and Gabby here yet?” Ashtyn asked.
“Nah they gotheld upwith something,” West smirked.
“Ew,” Axel muttered.
“Oh,” Ashtyn laughed as she swatted West’s arm. “I hope they can make it. Cade’s been wanting to come here.”