Room 452

I raise an eyebrow at her. “Where?”

“I want to go dancing!” She says. “Let’s get food here and then we can head over to Eve.”

If Erin is meeting up with her guy, then I need one of my own. I turn toward Todd and Craig. “You guys want to go to Eve? We’re getting food here apparently.”

Craig backs out, which I’m okay with, and Todd nods. “Sure, I’m down.”

He looks across the table. “You guys coming?”

I close my eyes in disappointment. Why did you have to ask that Todd? The moment my eyes open, they connect with Sawyer’s. His mouth twitches with the urge to smirk, but he contains it.

Next thing I know, the only ones left are Me, Erin, Todd, Sawyer, and Tracy. Tracy is another friend from the office, but with the way she is all cozied up to Sawyer, I might have to reconsider that. Fuck, no. Stop letting him interfere with your life. Tracy is my friend.

Erin’s new boytoy shows up at the bar to get food with us before we go out. He’s pretty attractive. Not exactly my type, but then again I don’t know that I trust my type anymore. Either way, so far he seems nice, so I’m happy for her.

Now that he has arrived though, we have sort of split into couples. Erin and her guy, Todd and me, and Sawyer and Tracy. I notice Tracy keeps looking at her phone though. She speaks up. “I can’t stay too long. I’m meeting up with some people later.”

Surprisingly Todd speaks up as well. “Yeah, I can’t either.”

This is news to me, so I turn and look at him in question. He gives me a sorry smile. “I forgot my brother is flying in tonight. I have to be back at the house by eleven to let him in.”

I give him a pouty lip. “We have the worst luck.”

Maybe it’s time I move on from Todd. It seems it isn’t in our cards. I’m sure we could make it happen, but the fact that he doesn’t try harder to make something happen is kind of making him lose his appeal. We can still flirt, and if we ever get the chance while we’re both single, then I probably wouldn’t say no, but I’m kind of over him always having to be somewhere. Like learn some scheduling buddy.

We have another few drinks here since the nightclub charges more for their alcohol. Then we all decide to walk over since it’s only a few blocks away. Sawyer stops us before we get to the line at the main door.

“Come through here.” He says as he opens some side door.

“Is this allowed?” I ask as we walk through.

A bouncer stands at the hallway for the entrance to the main dance floor area. Sawyer nods. “I know some people.”

He shakes hands with the bouncer, and they exchange some words that I can’t hear. “We have a VIP table so you guys can sit when you need a break.”

Tracy speaks up then. “Oh, so fancy. Too bad I can’t stay all night.”

He smirks back at her. “There’s plenty of room for your friends here.”

She giggles. “They aren’t all girls.”

He smiles back. “As long as we all get to still look at your beautiful face.”

I make a gag noise. “C’mon Sawyer. We have to work together. Don’t be gross.”

He whispers loudly to Tracy. “She’s just jealous.”

I roll my eyes, but I know I’m being a hypocrite. I have been openingly flirting with Todd the whole night. I’m not jealous though. I just don’t want Tracy to fall for his games. I should know better.

The girls all head to the dance floor while the guys get us more drinks. We dance together for a few songs and then head over to the couch area and grab our drinks. This drink pushes me over the edge into the buzzed area. I should stop after this. I don’t want to lose my head again while Sawyer’s around. Maybe I can get rid of him somehow.

I reach down and grab Todd’s hand. “Come dance with me before you have to leave.”

I know I shouldn’t, but my eyes travel over to Sawyer. He stares back at me. The way his jaw is clenched, he almost seems angry, but I’m not sure why. Luckily Tracy interrupts. “My friends are here to pick me up.”

Sawyer stands. “I’ll walk you out.”

Todd checks the time. “One dance and then I have to get going or my brother is going to kill me.”