Twisted (26 page)

She shrugged a dainty shoulder, smiled wickedly and twiddled
her fingers in the air to wave goodbye to her infuriated friends.  They looked
equally as surprised about our new found friendship.  I yanked her hand to find
TJ and deliver her to him on a silver platter.  We ducked into the crowd to
avoid the deafening sound coming from the massive speakers.  The place was
packed wall to wall.  And though it wasn’t super classy, the DJ was mixing
something fierce, the drinks were flowing steadily and nearly every person was
tinged with sweat from dancing up a storm.  After scanning the bar, I found TJ
and Edwin ordering drinks.

I pulled the girl along until I was at Edwin's side. 
"You better make that two more," I hollered.

TJ turned back to me, taking in my long-legged companion and
nodded, a roguish smile creeping onto his lips.  TJ handed Edwin a drink, then reached
his own out to Blondie.

Hand gripped tight on mine, I lifted it up for TJ to take. 
"TJ I want you to meet…uh…um…"  Oh shit!  "How rude of me, I don't
even know your name," I said to the girl.

Blondie stepped in front of me, took TJ's drink from his hand
and passed it off to me, without ever taking her hawk eyes off of him.  She
slipped her hands over TJ’s shoulder and sunk her fingers into his dark well-trimmed
hair.  "Hey TJ, I’m Milayna, your next partner in crime and dream come
true," she said, with no shame.

"Yes you are darlin’.  You know Abby?" TJ asked, dreadfully
intrigued.

"I do now.  And now you know me too," she replied. 
She flashed an appreciative look my way.  "I think I can take it from here."

I laughed, but knew how to take a hint.  I linked my fingers
around Edwin's and pulled him away from the ravenous falcon.  Before creating
much distance, Aliah found us.

"You still haven't found Hunter?" I asked, my eyes
indicating my concern.  Though crowded, the dance floor wasn't that large.  My
only guess was that Maddie was hiding Hunter for her own deviant purposes.

"No, I can't find him anywhere.  What has she done with
him?" Aliah grumbled.

My eyes scanned over the crowd, desperate to locate them
before Aliah did.  There they are.  I shuffled toward them, blocking Aliah’s
advance.  Maddie, the devil in all her glory, was groping Hunter on the dance
floor and I’d be damned if I didn’t say he was enjoying it.

As soon as Aliah realized what I was doing, she followed my
anxious eyes and her instant horror quickly turned to rage.  "That bitch
is dead!"

Before I could stop her, Aliah got to Maddie and pulled her
off of Hunter by the hair.  "What the hell do you think you're
doing?" she screamed.

Maddie, being a firecracker herself, shoved Aliah off of
her.  "What's your problem?" she screamed.

"Back off bitch.  Hunter's mine."

Maddie got in Aliah's face and I was waiting for Aliah to
deck her.  To my surprise, she waited to hear what Maddie had to say.  Hunter
stayed far enough back, knowing what was done was done.

"I think you're barking up the wrong tree," Maddie
said, inches from Aliah's mouth.  "Hunter's a grown man, he can make his
own decisions.  The way I see it, he's fair game."  She raised an eyebrow,
daring Aliah to try something.

The music got so loud that no one but Maddie and Aliah could
hear the exchange, but their body language said it all.  In one fell swoop,
Aliah knocked Maddie's drink from her hand and shoved her viciously into the
crowd.  Maddie stumbled over a couple of dancers who, being caught off guard,
lost their footing and tumbled onto the beer soaked floor.  Hunter reached for
Maddie, but was unable to snag her.  Maddie toppled on top of them.  Aliah
wasn't done.  She was hunting Maddie down to mess up her face.  Hunter put a
stop to it, his hand flat against Aliah's middle.

"Crazy bitch!  What is your problem?" Maddie
screamed, as she took Hunter's proffered hand and regained her balance.

"I'm crazy? Really?" Aliah screeched, pushing
Maddie with both her hands again.
      This time, Maddie maintained her stability, with Hunter holding onto
her.  He raised his hand again.

"That's enough Ally.”  Just then, the thumping music
stopped.  "You're making a fool of yourself!" Hunter hollered, for
everyone to hear.  His embarrassment from the entire episode was evident.

A couple of large, bald, bouncers, in black collared shirts,
had materialized out of the shadows.  One grasped firmly onto Aliah's arm. 
"It’s time for you to go," he said.

Aliah yanked her arm away from the man who looked about three
times her size.  “Get your hands off of me.  I’m not going anywhere.”

"You're gonna leave now or I'll remove you," he
said, his deep voice firm.  "Your choice."

"Fine!  I'm outta here.  I can see when I'm not wanted,"
she said, flashing a rude glare at Hunter.

Hunter just shook his head, as Aliah stormed away.  She
pushed through the crowd to the front door, with the bald man following her. 
The music resumed, as did the dancing, and it was like nothing had even happened.

Hunter hung his head low and stared at the floor, while Maddie
rubbed his shoulder to comfort him.  Then he turned to face Maddie.  "Let
me get you a drink.  I think we can both use one," he said.

Since it was apparent Hunter wasn't going to check on Aliah,
"I'm gonna go," I told Edwin.

He nodded with understanding as I spun away to chase down the
large bald man.  I caught up with Aliah in the dark hall.

"Ally wait!"

She stopped near the exit, but the man continued to usher her
outside.  She was clearly very upset when she stepped outside, anger in her
eyes and tears on her cheeks.  Ignoring the girl with pink hair, a stamp
extended out toward me, I chased after Ally.  I crossed the threshold and pulled
on her arm to make her face me.

"What's up with you?  You just lost it in there."

"I couldn't take it, seeing Maddison throwing herself at
Hunter like that.  I wanted to smash her face in.  She's lucky I didn't get my
hands around her neck."

"She
is
lucky, because now she's in there with
Hunter and you're out here," I said, making a point.

"In or out ladies," the doorman voiced.

"I just need a minute," I said.

"Don't worry about me.  I'll be fine," Aliah lied,
as she walked out to the curb.

I pushed past the doorman.  "No, I'm coming with you. 
You're not going off alone."

Aliah stood there festering when, out of the blue, Tanner and
Jay emerged from the club.  Jay had a small but spunky girl under his arm, with
short spiked hair and full red lips.

"Abigail, Aliah, funny running into you again,"
Tanner said to me, drunken and sarcastic.

"Yeah, funny," I repeated, unimpressed.

Aliah covered her hands over her face.  "Let me guess,
you guys saw me in there," she whined, embarrassed.

"Actually we're just leaving, and I have no idea what
you're talking about," Tanner said, uninterested.

"It looks like you could use some company tonight
Tanner," Aliah said, motioning toward his empty arm.

He waved a hand at her, suggesting he was fine.  Drunk.  But
fine.

"I know I certainly could use some," Aliah hinted. 
She was desperate, pleading.

"Yes, please," Tanner said, taking her into his
arms.

It was depressing to watch them share their heart break and
gloom.

"You don't have to do that Tanner," I said to him. 
"You don't know what you're doing Ally.  I'll go with you."

"Stop,” she said.  “I've already ruined my night, no
need for me to wreck yours too.  You have Edwin waiting in there for you.  As
for Hunter and Maddie, they can go fuck themselves.  I'm with Tanner.  I'll be
fine," Aliah insisted rather impressively.

"Seriously Abigail, I'll take good care of her,"
Tanner promised.

"That's what I'm afraid of," I replied, smiling.

"It's harmless," he said over his shoulder, as he
walked away with Aliah on his arm.

I rolled my eyes at the rat bastard, getting a dose of my own
medicine, then flashed some puppy dog eyes at the bouncer to let me back in.  I
hurried down the hall and pushed my way through the bouncing crowd back toward
the bar.  Every guy that I tried to slip by tried to make a pass at me, hands
on my hips, grinding against my back, grabbing at my ass and trying to touch me
while I was defenceless.  All I could do was press on toward the bar, where I
saw Edwin leaning against a pillar.  Being so happy to see him, I curled my
arms around his core and inhaled him, my cheek pressed to his warm, buff chest.

He brought his lips down to my ear.  "I was getting
worried that some horny guy kidnapped you," he teased.

I looked up to meet his loving gaze.  "I'm not going
anywhere without you."  I cupped his neck and pulled him down for an
affectionate kiss.

Edwin downed the last of his drink and kissed me again, a
little more provocatively.  With tongue.  Wet and sweet.  Then he returned to the
bar to order us each a refill.  With our new drink in hand, we went searching
for Hunter and Maddie.  It wasn't hard to find the two of them dancing together
playfully.

"Dance with me?" I begged.  I released him and
swayed my hips as I walked out onto the dance floor without giving him any
other option.

Before Edwin pulled up next to me, he enjoyed my
entertainment from a short distance, our eyes locked on each other.  Before
long, a skinny drunken guy, with his pants hanging loosely from his ass, mistook
me for fair game.  I caught Edwin's eye, before I even knew what was happening,
when suddenly the tall, slim shady pressed his boner against my rear and rubbed
against me, his hand around my waist.

"Um, no," I hollered, disgusted.  I elbowed him in
the gut, and tried to turn around to shun him, but he wouldn’t take no for an
answer.  “Back off!  I said I’m not interested.”

He tightened his grip around my waist, even more aroused by
my struggling.  "Oh, come on baby.  Trust me, you'll like it," he
hollered belligerently, grinding against me.

Edwin stepped in, puffed up his chest, grabbed slim shady by
the neck of his shirt, and lifted him off the floor.  "You'll listen to
the lady, if you know what's good for you," he growled, terrifying the
grown man.  Edwin dropped him, heavy to the floor, and the loser scurried away.

Shocked bystanders pointed and snickered, absorbed in our
drama, but Edwin just ignored them and pulled me into his arms.  He wrapped
himself around me, tucked my hair behind my ear and dropped a soft kiss on my
lips.  “You okay?”

“Mmm hmm,” I said, heart still racing.

"I have to keep my eyes on you.  You sure know how to
get into trouble," he said with a low sexy growl.

I was sure no other guy would be bold enough to make a move
on me after that.  I fluttered my eyelashes at Edwin, begging him to hold me
close.  "Trouble does have a way of finding me."

"Well, I guess I better hold on tighter then."  His
hold tightened and he dipped his head for another kiss, possessive and
demanding.

We kissed.  And we danced.  And we kissed some more.  The
music was dirty, vibrating from the floor to the roof, and I was feeling frisky. 
I spun around and grinded him with my body, like sex with clothes on.  He was
captivated, hard with arousal, aching for more contact.  His hands scoured my
bare thighs and stroked my behind, his eyes glued to my hips, overwhelmed with
my curves.

To be a tease, I bent forward, dipped low, and slowly
returned my back end hard against him.  Unable to resist me, he clamped his
hands on my arms and spun me around to face him, locking his glorious aqua eyes
on mine.  Sharing my lust through dark lashes, I dared to reach around him and grab
his tight ass in both of my hands.  His arms found their way around my waist,
his lips twitched into an insanely hot smile.

With too much to drink, my hand slipped between us and
massaged him through his pants.  He moaned in my ear, begging me to stop, but
his body told me to keep going.  Being a good girl, for now, my arm trailed
back around him and I flashed him a devious wink.

His lips brushed mine then he brought them to my ear. 
"Why don't we go take a seat?  I think I need a break... and a cold
shower," he said.  He adjusted himself, then followed close behind me to
the table where I saw Hunter sitting by himself.

Edwin took a seat across from Hunter, and even though there
was a vacant chair next to Edwin, his lap was too inviting.  With an arm over
his shoulder, he lifted me right where I wanted to be.

"Where's TJ?" I hollered.

"Last I saw him he was making out with some hot blonde
chick," Hunter said smiling, as he waved over a waitress.

Though he looked like he already had enough to drink, he
ordered something and swung his hand in the air to ask for a round of it. 
Shots lined our table within minutes.

When Edwin reached for a drink, we were both startled by
Hunter's slur.  "We have to wait for Maddie.”  He glanced around for her
then smiled.  "Ah, there she is."