turned to stare down at me with an intense gaze that set my body on fire. He
wasn’t the normal type of guy I went for. One arm was covered in an array of
colorful tattoo’s and from what I could tell, he had multiple piercings. Who
knew how many others there were under the tight gray V-neck and black shorts he
had on? For some reason, I really wanted to find out.
“You don’t look familiar. What’s
your name, sweetheart?”
“Della,” I managed to whisper out.
Why in the hell was I so nervous around this guy? I had no reason to be, he was
the one who should be worshipping at my feet. Right?
“Della.” My name rolled off of his
tongue before he ran a thumb over my cheek and dropped his hand down to his
side. “I like it. The name’s Justin and I think you and I were meant to be.
Want to get out of here?” Whatever fog had been cluttering my mind, suddenly
cleared, and I shook my head, pushing at his chest as I stood up taller, even
though he still had to look down as he towered over me.
“Seriously? That was about the
lamest pick up line I’ve ever heard. No thanks.” I turned to walk away, but he
jumped in front of me and held up a finger. “Wait, that didn’t come out right.
I don’t know what the fuck is wrong me, normally I’m a whole lot smoother at
this.”
“So normally you pick up girls a
lot easier? Good for you.” I crossed my arms over my chest and let out a loud
sigh when he still didn’t move.
“C’mon, Della. Let me buy you a
drink at least, I’m really not that bad of a guy. Give me a chance?” His
eyebrows knitted together as he waited for my response, and I was just about to
tell him where he could stick that drink when I caught site of the table where
Nash and Mariah were looking awfully cuddly. Apparently they had made up. It
made my stomach coil just at the thought of having to sit there and watch the
two of them together.
“Fine, follow me.” Surprisingly,
he did and by the time we got back to the table with the drink he had promised
me, Callie, Drew, and Zoey were also back, looking slightly uncomfortable by Mariah’s
presence.
Callie’s eyes widened as Justin
situated himself next to me and she kept looking back and forth between the two
of us in utter confusion. I introduced Justin to everyone, and he stood up to
shake everyone’s hand before sitting back down next to me and leaning in,
brushing his lips against my ear. “Can you say awkward? Want to dance?”
I stood up right away, wanting to
get away from the glare of Nash and Mariah’s icy smile. Sure, Justin seemed
like an arrogant asshole, but tonight, he was my lifesaver. Justin led me to
the center of the dance floor and I couldn’t help but notice all of the death
glares I was getting from almost every single girl around me.
We were all ready just inches from
each other, but he put his hands on my hips to pull me even closer against his
hard, muscular body, moving the both of us to the music. I had never in my life
danced with a guy like this. Chris had always just kind of stood there while I
grinded against him and enjoyed the show. Justin on the other hand, moved every
time I did.
I let out a gasp when he twirled my
body around and pulled my back tightly against his chest. My body tingled
everywhere at the sudden contact. At first, I was hesitant to be dancing with
this guy I had just met, but his hands all over me gave me the confidence to
move right along with him.
I slid my body up and down his to
the music, and he played right along, pulling me even closer and grinding
against me. I felt his hands lock onto both of my wrists, and he moved them to
wrap around his neck as his hands explored the sides of my body through the
clingy material of my dress. My body hummed at the warmness of his hands, and I
moaned when his lips brushed against my neck. I actually moaned.
I abruptly pulled away and turned
towards him, pushing into his chest. “What in the hell was that for? I did not
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