We accept the love we think we deserve.
Niall
We managed to find our way to the party, following Louis closely behind. I’ll bet that Leah and him were arguing over directions, like some crabby old couple. I felt bad for Ellie, Sheila and Liam. But on the other hand, I could care less, because I was in the same car as Loren. I was being carefree around her now that I knew her a little and I wasn’t so shy.
We got to the house and all came out of our cars. Louis and Leah came out of the car bickering, as I knew they would, and Ellie rushed out of the car in hopes to get away from them. Sheila and Liam were just laughing their heads off and I think that they were so wrapped up in each other, that they could’ve cared less about Louis and Leah. Liam snuck a quick kiss on Sheila’s lips before they rushed over to Erin and Harry, who were just stepping out of the car. Harry opened the door for Erin, and I saw her blush. She looked my way and I gave her a wink. She smiled.
Zayn sauntered off to the front of the house and waited for the rest of us. No doubt he was getting ready to meet a few pretty girls. Leah knocked on the door. I heard music blasting from the inside of the house. Loren looked my way and gave an excited smile. I returned one back. Then someone opened the door to greet Leah. Suddenly, Leah stopped smiling, and Loren gave a small, almost inaudible gasp. I was really puzzled since I didn’t know who this guy was.
“Well, look who it is.” The guy had dark wavy hair that looked very similar to Harry’s style, and he had sort of tanned skin(though I couldn’t really tell in the dark) and he wore jeans, sneakers, and a black t-shirt. When he spoke to Leah, he used an almost sarcastic or mocking tone. “Leah! So nice of you to join us. I’ll bet you heard from Ivan about tonight? Who’s your friends?” He gave a cheeky smile.
I looked at Leah and I knew she wanted to kick herself. The look she had on her face told me number one: that she knew this kid, and number two: she hated this kid.
“My friends? Oh, this is Louis, Ellie, Loren, Erin, Zayn, Niall, Liam, Harry and Sheila. We thought we could liven up this sorry excuse for a party.”
The guy just smirked at her sass and let us all in with a sweeping gesture of his hand. Leah brushed passed without looking at the boy. I still didn’t know who this person was. I glanced at a still shocked Loren and asked her what was wrong. She just shook her head and said, “Nothing.” Well, that was bullshit. Harry touched my shoulder and whispered,
“Just leave her alone. She’ll be fine. I can talk to her if you want, even though she probably won’t talk about it until she’s ready.” I nodded my head.
Louis soon found the middle of the dance floor, which was in the center of this guy’s house. It was a pretty big space. Louis dragged a not-complaining Leah with him and they danced like wild animals, ignoring the stares from people around them. Harry joined in too, with Erin close by his side. They danced, but much less crazier than Louis and Leah. I leaned against a nearby wall and just watched them, not really wanting to dance. Zayn came by and leaned on the wall too.
“Look at them. Dancing like headless-idiots. It’s great!” Zayn said enthusiastically. “The faces on the people around them are priceless.” I laughed and nodded my head. He looked almost longingly at a group of girls that walked by. I swear, he could’ve started to drool. I jerked my head in the direction that the girls walked and said, “Go get ’em mate.” Zayn smiled gratefully and walked off, glancing back like he was guilty of leaving me there alone. I was sure that Liam and Sheila were somewhere in a private room by now, making out and doing other things, because I didn’t see them. They must’ve gone somewhere as soon as we stepped through the door.
Suddenly, a hand grabbed mine and dragged me to the others on the dance floor. It was Loren. Placing her hands on my hips, she moved them to match her rhythm and the rhythm of the music.
Leaning in close, she whispered, “Close yours eyes and just feel the beat of the music.”
I closed them and felt the deep bass pulsing a beat through my body. It put goose-bumps on my arms. Opening my eyes, Loren smiled.
“I’m okay now.” She said over the music. Harry was right.
“What was the matter before?” I tried. I wasn’t sure if she was quite ready to talk about it.
She shrugged and said, “That guy.” I still had no clue who he was. I asked her.
“His name’s Justin.” Loren said, and then I could tell that the conversation was over. Fine by me. We danced more into the middle of the floor alongside Harry, Erin, Louis and Leah. Ellie joined us too, and soon, Leah was dancing on everyone and everything she could get close to. She even tried to grind with a bunch of stuck up popular girls and guys.They gave her a look and she just stuck out her tongue and kept dancing. Louis grabbed her waist and they danced with each other. Leah closed her eyes and tipped back her head onto Louis chest. Loren and Ellie danced and then they both made their way to me and we danced all together.
From the corner of my eye, I saw Zayn walking off with a pretty brunette in overly-tight skinny jeans. I could take a good guess at where they would be going. A slow song started to fade in.
Loren wrapped her hands around my neck and we danced together. I saw Harry and Erin together. Erin had her head on Harry's chest. Harry winked at me from over her head.
If only this could last for ever.
