I turned to find Eloise and her cronies were giggling away with a group of guys that surrounded them like lapdogs.
“I swear that’s a sex outfit.”
I was inclined to agree.
Eloise wore what looked like dominatrix attire, all black PVC and lace. Even for her, it was revealing.
“Shehasgot an amazing body, to be fair. Why does she fuck all these men and then act like such a bitch? Do you think they are her real friends?” I mused as Sarah shrugged.
“Insecure. Horny. Stupid? Who knows?”
“I hope she uses condoms.”
“If not, the whole school population will drop like flies.”
I giggled as I drank, watching the party fill up with bodies as the night went on. I didn’t even know whose house we were at, but I knew that I felt sorry for them. Alcohol had already been spilt, my peep-toe heel letting some in when I walked through the kitchen earlier.
“Right, we need shots. I’m too sober,” I declared, moving my way through the crowd as Sarah took my hand.
Harley watched us as he whispered something to Andrew, who smirked. I tried not to react as I pulled a bottle of vodka towards me, pleased when I saw the seal on the bottle wasn’t broken.
“We need glasses.”
Sarah reached over, taking a swig from the bottle before pushing it back towards me.
“Nah, we don’t.” Sarah coughed as I raised the bottle to my lips.
“Christ, vodka from the bottle? No.”
The bottle was tugged away from me, and I whirled around to meet the intense stare of Arden Charter. A cigarette dangled from his lips as he reached into the cupboard above me, dragging some glasses into his open fingers.
Arden sucked on the cancer stick as I grimaced, hating how attractive he looked. His eyes narrowed as he inhaled, blowing smoke over his shoulder.
“Use a glass. Here’s me thinking you were a classy girl.”
I purposely ignored the glass, lifting the bottle to my lips as Arden raised his eyebrows in surprise.
“Oh, check you out, such a rebel,” Arden smirked, leaning against the counter. He glanced around us, continuing to smoke with disinterest. “This party isshocking.”
“Well, why are you here then?” I shot back, and he chuckled. His eyes slowly made their way down my body, making me shiver when he winked.
“I thought maybeyou’dbe here.”
“Smooth,” Sarah said, handing me back the bottle of rocket fuel.
“You shouldn’t be smoking that inside,” I said to Arden, knowing it was a fruitless exercise.
“Fine, outside it is,” Arden agreed.
Sarah’s eyes widened as he held his hand out to me before she interrupted.
“Ooh, Harley is over there. Let’s go see him.” Sarah forced a smile at Arden, who gazed at me.
“Do you always do as you’re told?” Arden said as I saw Eloise marching in our direction.
“Do you?” I shot back as I allowed Sarah to pull me away.
I liked flirting —I found it entertaining. Arden was more interesting than Harley, but I didn’t think my friends would ever leave me alone with him for anything more to happen. Sarah practically pushed me onto Harley, who caught me with surprise before he smirked.
