Chapter Three

We talked about almost everything that had happened to us this year all night. I looked at the time and was surprised to see that it was 6:30.

"Could you maybe tell me the time?" Bella asks, her face exhausted and intoxicated. We drank a lot. We went down with three bottles of wine. "My phone died before you arrived to pick me up, and I neglected to charge it," she says.

"It's 6:30," I reply.

"I'm so hungry," I say as I go to the kitchen and begin to prepare something.

'' I am hungry too.'' I hear her say as I hear her footsteps coming to the kitchen.

"I'm making grilled cheese. Do you want some? "

''Yeeees,'' she says as she sits in the chair and lay on the counter. I can tell she is tired.

'' Ok. I am going to make you breakfast and then you can lay down and rest.''

'' Please hurry up.'' she says'' I am dying to get my beauty sleep. ''I laugh at her sentence as she raises her head and sees me with a serious face.

''Ok ok, I'm sorry,'' I say as I try to keep my laugh

As soon as we were done eating, I put her in my bed, let her rest, and started cleaning the house. I threw the empty bottles of wine in the garbage can and started cleaning the house, washing the dishes, and vacuuming the floor. After finishing cleaning, I walked to the kitchen to make myself a cup of coffee and sat on my couch to watch TV. Soon after, I fell asleep, and to be honest, it was the best sleep I'd ever had. No nightmares, no strange dreams, just a nice long nap, but it was ruined when I heard the doorbell ring. I whine, but still, get up to see who it was. I opened the door to find several bouquets of different flowers and one of them had a small note on it. To be honest, I had never received flowers before, and I was a little scared. I took them to my kitchen counter and just stared at them for a while. I took the small note in my hands and started to read it.

'Thank you for helping me 'pretty smile'.

I froze in place, and the tingling returned to my stomach. My cheeks began to flush. What the heck is wrong with me? "Get yourself together and get him out of your head." You cannot feel that way with someone you've just met once," I whisper. After a couple of seconds, it hit me. How the hell did he find my house? But my thoughts were interrupted by Bella's voice from behind me.

''Get who out of your mind? And where did these flowers come from? " As the card was in my chest, I turned to face her. She takes out the card from my hands and reads it aloud. " Thank you for helping me 'pretty smile' ''

"Elly Maria Hade," she says with a serious face. "Please tell me it isn't what I think it is?" Holy shit, full name. I just looked her in the eyes and started backing away a little just in case.

"Hey, it's nothing serious. I met him at the club, and he was too drunk to drive himself, so I called a cab and sent him home."

"So that's it?" she asks, looking me full in the eyes as if she knew I wasn't telling the whole story. God, she knows me so well.

"And he kissed me on the cheek," I say this as a wide smile appears on my face but rapidly disappears as I notice her eyes looking at me as if she is going to kill me any moment. But it is not a big deal. He was just drunk. He probably doesn't even remember it. He just sent them to thank me. He was drunk and if I had left him to drive, God knows what would have happened. "

"Are you kidding me? He found out where you live and sent you flowers to thank you, and you're telling me it's not a big thing," she continues, still staring at me.

"It's not such a huge thing, Bella. He was drunk, and all I did was help him. That's all. To be honest, I'm a little worried about how he found out where I live. " But, in my thoughts, I begged it not to be just that. I haven't been able to get him out of my head since the first time I saw him. His eyes were engraved on my brain as if I had known him before. I'm not sure why, but he felt oddly familiar to me.

"And you didn't even think of telling me?" She says this with a disappointed expression on her face.

"What should we do? Perhaps you'd like to go out tonight to a club? " I'm attempting to change the subject. She looks me in the eyes and realizes what I'm doing but chooses to ignore it. She understands that I'll tell her everything once I'm more comfortable with the subject.

"Going to a bar and getting drunk will do," she says. She recently ended her relationship with her boyfriend because she caught him cheating. But that wasn't the worst part because he wasn't cheating on her with another female. He was cheating on his boss at work. I knew how much she loved him, and she wasn't feeling great, but I was able to help her feel better. And I know that going out is going to make her feel better.

''Yeah, let's get that son of a bitch out of your system,'' I say looking at the smile on her lips and pulling me in a hug.

''I don't know what I would do if you didn't exist. I love you so much.''

''I love you to you too.'' I say '' Now get your ass moving and let's get ready.'' We decided to go to the club I work at.

I began by taking a long, relaxing bath since I was exhausted and just wanted to rest and finish reading the book I had started. After that long, relaxing bath, I stood up, covered myself with a towel, and exited the bathroom so Bella could have a bath as well. After that, I changed into shorts and a t-shirt. I decided to paint my nails, so I went to choose a color. I picked the color black and began painting my nails and toenails, then waited for them to dry until Bella came out of the shower so we could begin doing our make-up. To be honest, I don't know shit about make-up. I know it's a shame, but I am bad at it. The last time I tried to do my make-up, I ended up looking like Pennywise.

''Bella. What's taking you so long? " I ask. I was bored. It's been 30 minutes since she walked in, and she still hasn't left the bathroom. "Come on, we're going to be late,"

She invited some other friends to attend with us. We weren't going together alone to a random party where we didn't know anyone.

"Finally, you got out, "I say in a bored tone.

"That was the best bath I'd had in a long time, so I wasn't going to ruin it because you wanted to get ready fast," she says in an annoying tone. I stared at her face and started laughing at her.

"Yeah, sure.  Best shower, "I say, an evil grin on my face. "Oh, Noah, I wish you were here too. I miss you, "I repeat her words as I leave my room in an attempt to get away from her. She was on the phone with Noah the entire time, as if they were two lovebirds.

''Elly. I swear to God, I'm going to kill you, "she yells at me as she follows me around the house. Finally, she caught me, and we both fell to the floor, with her sitting on my back and holding me down. I could easily get her off of me, but I let her believe she had won.

"Get your fat ass off my back." "You're squeezing me," I admit. She is too heavy. When did she get this heavy?

''You promise you will not make fun of me anymore and I will get off.''

''I promise. Now get off of me. "She gets up and helps me get up as I try to catch my breath.

''So can we start getting ready now?'' she asks as I can see the happiness in her eyes. And I nod to her as I rub my back.

She started with my makeup first. We went with simple touches and red lipstick. As I finish doing some last details, Bella starts to do her make-up, and I went to my wardrobe to choose what to wear. I decide to go in a black silk short dress which shows my curves and black heels.

After I chose what to wear, I went to the bathroom and turned on the curly plate, waiting for it to heat up. As I was waiting for it to heat up, I went to my bedroom to see how Bella was doing, and to my surprise, she was finishing her makeup. Usually, it takes her hours to get ready, but she finished up earlier than I expected this time.

''Have you decided what to wear?'' I asked her, ''If you want me to land you something, just tell me.''

''No honey, don't worry, I have the perfect dress for tonight,'' she says. She decided to go in a white short dress and white heels.

I went to the bathroom and started to do my hair, and my mind couldn't think of anything but him. It's like he was stuck in my head and he was all I could think of. I finished my curls, turned the curling plate off, and headed to the bedroom to get dressed. I reach for my phone to see the time. It was 7:30, and we decided to meet up with the girls at 8:30, so we had an hour in our favor and the club wasn't far. I went to the kitchen and filled us with two glasses of white wine just to warm up a little, then headed to my bedroom and gave one glass to Bella, which she didn't refuse. After that, I went to the bathroom, got dressed, and went to the bedroom for Bella's opinion.

''Damn girl. If you don't pull up a guy dressed like that, then I don't know what to say, "she says with a smile on her face.

"Ok, get up and get dressed if you don't want to be late.'' I smile back and take my glass of wine and drink the last sip. After a couple of minutes, Bella comes out, and I won't lie, she looked amusing in that dress.

''The white color pops those amusing eyes more, you know that,'' I say to her.

''I know. Why do you think I'm dressed in this color?" she asks, a devilish grin on her face.

''Damn girl. If you don't pull up a guy dressed like that, then I don't know what to say, " I say with a smirk on my face. I repeated what she had said to me earlier, and we both burst out laughing.

''Ok, now move your ass, we have to go,'' I said to her as I grabbed my keys and headed to the door.

We got in the car and went to the club. I parked my car at my favorite parking spot, and we went to the main entrance. The bodyguards were at the doors and I showed my card that I work there and they let us in. Immediately, as I went in, the same weird feeling kicked in. I hate that shit. Why do I keep feeling that way? It's like I have a thousand butterflies in my stomach and they won't stop flying. But this time was different. It was stronger and, to be honest, I started to like it, but I tried to push it back.

We entered the club, and my eyes started to scan the place, so I couldn't see where the girls were set up. After a couple of minutes, I found them and we went to see them. The club was crowded and it was really difficult to go towards them, but we did it. We met them and decided to go get some drinks to warm up first. We went to the bar and started making our orders.

''One Negron for me and four blueberry cocktails please,'' I said, as we waited for the drinks to get ready and we started talking about different topics. The drinks were ready. We took them and we headed to our table. I gave them the drinks and took a sip of my drink.

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I was on my fourth glass of alcohol and it started to kick in, but I didn't want to stop drinking, so I went to the bar, sat in a chair, and ordered another glass of Negron. I was waiting for my drink to get ready and talking to the bartender, who, by the way, is one of my friends. Suddenly, I felt that same feeling again and turned my head to my left, and I froze. It was him. Those brown eyes scanned every inch of my body. I could tell that he was drunk, but I wasn't better than he was. We locked eyes, but that moment was ruined as I felt a pat on my shoulder. It was my friend telling me that the drink was ready. I turned my head to her and thanked her for taking my drink and got up from my chair and headed to the dance floor and started dancing. I didn't care if I was alone or if I was drunk as fuck, I just wanted to dance.

Phosphorescent lights in the hands of others were the only light sources in the whole club, and the atmosphere they created was amusing. After a couple of minutes of me dancing like crazy, I felt a pair of hands around my waist, but as I said, I was so drunk I didn't process or see who was behind me. I just kept dancing, and it felt good. I started swinging my hips and enjoying the music. I felt those hands pulling me back to his front and his body moving to my rhythm, and I was enjoying every moment of it. I felt those hands pulling my back even closer to the person's front, and an instant warmth covered me. I don't feel uncomfortable. It is like my body doesn't feel in danger and wants more. I kept dancing and enjoying the music. I took the last sip of my drink and just threw the glass on the floor. My hands were at the people's hands, guiding them to my hips as we kept dancing.

Suddenly, I felt dizzy and everything around me was spinning. I took the hands that were around me off and went straight to the bathroom. I went to the sink and used it to keep my balance and stared at myself in the mirror. I washed my face with some water just to wake me up and be careful not to ruin my makeup. As I was feeling a bit better, I went out of the bathroom, and suddenly, someone from behind me grabbed me by my hand, and I was in the bathroom again, pint in the wall as I felt someone breathing in my face. His scent was too strong, mixed with alcohol, and my heart was beating like crazy. I opened my eyes and saw the most gorgeous baby brown eyes I have ever seen in my life.

"Hello, pretty smile. It is nice to see you again. " I still didn't move. I just stared at those eyes and was lost in them. He comes closer to my ear, his hands on my waist pulling me closer to him, making the butterflies in my stomach go crazy.

"Nice moves you had out there," he says, sending chills down my spine as the butterflies in my stomach grew crazier.

"But you should be careful who you dance with, Elly," he says, his hands now trailing my thighs, drawing me closer. His scent made me go insane. As much as I wanted to fight the urge to ignore my thoughts telling me not to pull away from him and go fuck his life out of him, I didn't do it. I don't know him. As much as I know, he might be a serial killer.

''Can you back off me please,'' I said in an angry tone, and he immediately did what I told him.

''Your right I am sorry. You don't even know me. I am so sorry.'' he says, taking his hands away from me and raising them, apologizing again.

''Thank you,'' I said and was going to get out of there, but he pulled me again and my back was against the wall again.

''Did I say the talking was over,'' he says with an angry face.

''Can I go please?'' I say, but deep down I didn't want to. As much as this was too much for me being so close to a guy that I didn't even know his name, deep down I knew he wouldn't hurt me. I just knew it.

''Not so fast, baby," he says, looking me directly in the eyes. "Thank you for taking care of me that night," he whispered in my ear. His voice sent shivers all over my body.

''That wasn't a problem,'' I say, as I feel my cheeks go red and the feeling in my stomach go even crazier. He comes even closer and leaves a kiss on my cheek, his hands on my waist. Then he leaves a kiss on my neck. The butterflies in my stomach went crazy every time he kissed me, making me crave more. My eyes went down to his gorges, plumb lips as a smirk formed and then he bit his bottom lip.

God, I wonder how his lips taste.

''What is that thing that makes me go crazy about you,'' he says, looking me in the eyes. He bents his head to my neck and presses one last kiss to the hollow of my throat, breathing me in while his hand is now in my ass, squeezing it. He backs off, heading to the door.

''See you again soon, precious,'' he says, taking a last glance at me with a smirk and walking out of the bathroom, and closing the door.

A small smile forms on my lips and I just analyze everything that just happened, but I try to put it in the back of my head and go out of the bathroom and head to the girls. It has been almost half an hour since I was with them. They might be looking for me. On the way to them, I met Bella, who had a worried look on her face, and as soon as she saw me, she relaxed.

''Where the fuck have you been? I've been looking for you everywhere. You've scared me to death. I thought that something happened to you.'' she says, looking me up and down to see if I was alright.

''Don't worry, I am fine. I was in the bathroom because I was feeling dizzy, but I am okay now. " She looked at me and immediately understood that I was lying. That bitch knows me too well.

''You know, I know when you lie, and you know I hate it when you lie to me, but let's go home, and then we will talk about this, "she says with an angry tone. ''Let's go home the girls already left a couple of minutes ago.'' We went to the parking lot, got in the car, and headed home.

She sat on the couch and patted the one next to her, telling me to take a seat.

"You now have some explaining to do. What were you doing?" she asks calmly. I sat down next to her and began telling her everything.