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Authors: Emerald Wright, Terra Wolf, Shelley Shifter, Artemis Wolffe, Wednesday Raven, Amelia Jade, Mercy May, Jacklyn Black, Rachael Slate, Eve Hunter
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onto the third one already.
"May I have this dance?" he asked softly, coming up to stand next to her. His heart dropped as she focused on him, giving him a blank, alcohol-infused look. Sticking out his hand, Jake forged ahead nonetheless. She continued to stare at him for a moment longer, before shrugging and taking his hand.
They walked over to a small area devoid of tables, and he began to guide her through some basic steps. Jake had taken several lessons when he was younger and was now very glad of it.
"My name is Jake."
"Hi Jake, my name is Harper." Her voice was a distant, distracted monotone. Even her eyes were constantly focused into the distance behind him, staring at something only she could see. The more he was in close proximity to her, the more Jake pushed aside the notion that somebody had died. It was not that, but instead something deeply devastating had happened to Harper.
The song finished, and she absentmindedly thanked him for the dance, going back to her seat and grabbing another drink. He watched her go, doing his best to be respectful in where his eyes roamed, but failing miserably. Her hips swayed from side to side just the perfect amount, even though she wasn't trying. The curves of her figure cried out to his hands, practically begging him to touch them, caress them and explore all over.
He snarled to himself and went to sit down with his friends, stymied for the moment on how to proceed. Good natured ribbing followed, until they recognized something was amiss.
"What is it, Jake?" Holden was always the first to pick up on things like that.
"That's her. She's right there, and I had her in my arms. But I'm invisible to her, she's not here right now."
"That's who?"
"How are you invisible?"
"Jake, you aren't making any sense."
He looked around at the faces staring at him.
Holden seemed to understand but was sitting back, waiting for Jake to spell it out for the others. Chase, Kevin, Bryce, and Ethan all looked at him with varying degrees of confusion and consternation. He sighed theatrically, rolling his eyes though there was still a smile on his face.
"Guys, that's her. I found her. My mate is quite literally sitting on the chair at the bar right over there."
That got their attention. They all began to talk at once.
"Quiet." He shushed them down as their voices began to rise.
"Now, like I was saying, something's wrong. She's lost in her own world, trying to come to terms with something, I'm just not sure what. Something very painful and devastating, though I don't think it was a death. So, what do I do?"
He listened to all manner of crazy ideas on how to woo this woman, ranging from the inexplicably complicated to the utterly insane. By the time he waved them all off, she had downed another handful of drinks. He was beginning to worry about her safety as she continued to consume alcohol at a quick rate. The bartender looked at her askance as well, as he served her yet another mixed drink. She was sitting there silently, providing no problems at all, so Jake wasn't sure how long it would be until he cut Harper off from alcohol.
As if she was reading his mind, she got up, wobbling unsteadily on her feet, before heading towards the table he was sharing with his friends. He sat upright, looking around to see if there was anything else behind him that she may be headed towards. It was just a brick wall and a few more empty tables.
Jake swallowed, his mouth suddenly dry. Perhaps she had felt something as well, and only now was accepting it? Could it really be that easy? They barely knew each other's names, so how were they going to build a lasting relationship off of that? His hands grew clammy, the beating heart in his chest threatening to escape its cage.
"Hi," she said again, sitting clumsily in his lap.
He forced himself not to recoil from the alcohol on her breath, but it took a significant chunk of willpower. His hopes dashed as her current state sunk in, he
"May I have this dance?" he asked softly, coming up to stand next to her. His heart dropped as she focused on him, giving him a blank, alcohol-infused look. Sticking out his hand, Jake forged ahead nonetheless. She continued to stare at him for a moment longer, before shrugging and taking his hand.
They walked over to a small area devoid of tables, and he began to guide her through some basic steps. Jake had taken several lessons when he was younger and was now very glad of it.
"My name is Jake."
"Hi Jake, my name is Harper." Her voice was a distant, distracted monotone. Even her eyes were constantly focused into the distance behind him, staring at something only she could see. The more he was in close proximity to her, the more Jake pushed aside the notion that somebody had died. It was not that, but instead something deeply devastating had happened to Harper.
The song finished, and she absentmindedly thanked him for the dance, going back to her seat and grabbing another drink. He watched her go, doing his best to be respectful in where his eyes roamed, but failing miserably. Her hips swayed from side to side just the perfect amount, even though she wasn't trying. The curves of her figure cried out to his hands, practically begging him to touch them, caress them and explore all over.
He snarled to himself and went to sit down with his friends, stymied for the moment on how to proceed. Good natured ribbing followed, until they recognized something was amiss.
"What is it, Jake?" Holden was always the first to pick up on things like that.
"That's her. She's right there, and I had her in my arms. But I'm invisible to her, she's not here right now."
"That's who?"
"How are you invisible?"
"Jake, you aren't making any sense."
He looked around at the faces staring at him.
Holden seemed to understand but was sitting back, waiting for Jake to spell it out for the others. Chase, Kevin, Bryce, and Ethan all looked at him with varying degrees of confusion and consternation. He sighed theatrically, rolling his eyes though there was still a smile on his face.
"Guys, that's her. I found her. My mate is quite literally sitting on the chair at the bar right over there."
That got their attention. They all began to talk at once.
"Quiet." He shushed them down as their voices began to rise.
"Now, like I was saying, something's wrong. She's lost in her own world, trying to come to terms with something, I'm just not sure what. Something very painful and devastating, though I don't think it was a death. So, what do I do?"
He listened to all manner of crazy ideas on how to woo this woman, ranging from the inexplicably complicated to the utterly insane. By the time he waved them all off, she had downed another handful of drinks. He was beginning to worry about her safety as she continued to consume alcohol at a quick rate. The bartender looked at her askance as well, as he served her yet another mixed drink. She was sitting there silently, providing no problems at all, so Jake wasn't sure how long it would be until he cut Harper off from alcohol.
As if she was reading his mind, she got up, wobbling unsteadily on her feet, before heading towards the table he was sharing with his friends. He sat upright, looking around to see if there was anything else behind him that she may be headed towards. It was just a brick wall and a few more empty tables.
Jake swallowed, his mouth suddenly dry. Perhaps she had felt something as well, and only now was accepting it? Could it really be that easy? They barely knew each other's names, so how were they going to build a lasting relationship off of that? His hands grew clammy, the beating heart in his chest threatening to escape its cage.
"Hi," she said again, sitting clumsily in his lap.
He forced himself not to recoil from the alcohol on her breath, but it took a significant chunk of willpower. His hopes dashed as her current state sunk in, he
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