Chapter 6: Chapter 6

I found my two best girls Melba and Zulema hanging out, talking away as if they were best buds. I just shook my head and smiled. I was always right about them, their relationship was always a love and hate one, I figured it was the booze that always made them love each other for some reason. Slowly I walked toward them still trying to shake the feelings which lingered within me. I tried hard not to think about the kiss that had transpired. I was glad Zulema woke me up from my thoughts. “Wow! You look flushed.” Okay, so that wasn't what I wanted to hear., but I didn't allow them to overthink my flustered look. “Must be the buzz.” I lied and sat down on one of the available chairs. Never once did I turn my back to see if either Diego or Sara were inside the club and I wasn't looking for them. I sat there for a while and thought this was just a mistake and shook it off. I was off thinking about how to avoid him or brush him off when I felt Diego behind me placing his hand around my waist. Did he seem to think he had a reason of claim? It wasn't so easy to be claimed by anyone but I hesitated to remove his hand away from my waist. I felt as if I needed it there felt a pull of need and want. I noticed Sara sat not minutes before Diego had arrived. She looked at him and then at me. There was some uneasiness in her face as she turned away. I didn't question her. Didn't want to make a scene for anyone if things got heated between us. My mind began to wonder, had they spoken? If so, what was said? Thoughts began to appear in my head and figured the only way to not think was to keep drinking. This would keep me from wanting to know. I noticed Sara looked around until I figured she had found what or whom she was looking for. She quickly stood up, but not before she looked at Diego for a second and headed to the dance floor. My eyes followed her and noticed she quickly went towards Patty who was dancing on the dance floor. No sooner than Sara arrived she followed suit. I felt uneasiness and looked to see why and found Melba and Zulema looking at me or us. “So…do we have to get a ride back with Patty?” Melba asked looking at Diego and then at me. It was I who quickly responded. "We came together, I feel we need to leave together," told both of them. Melba looked at Diego and then at Patty and smiled. Diego's hand moved away from my waist and felt him back away. I hadn't realized the heat between us until he walked away from our table. “So what happened?” Melba asked me flapping her eyelids. “I don’t kiss and tell and I press the word K.I.S.S.” I told her. Melba’s looked as if her eyes would pop out of her sockets and both ladies looked at each other and then towards me. “We’ll get a ride back home with Patty. “Girl, I think you’re the only one that scored tonight.” Melba said to me. I didn’t know whether to take it as a good thing or not but I hadn’t agreed that this was the partner I wished to take to bed. “He's such a hottie, lucky.” Zulema added. I saw as Zulema's composure shifted and knew he was either walking towards us or already behind. I didn't turn to look at him but felt he was right at the spot where he had left. I felt his body touching my back. I felt his every movement. He shifted to the right as if he was reaching for something, but it wasn't that he was reaching he was giving my friends beers he had purchased. He never moved from where I was. I mean there wasn't anyone sitting beside me. I figured he was doing this on purpose. Soon as he had finished, he returned to his position, and then I felt his left hand move and place a water bottle in front of me. I looked at it turning my head as if studying it. I didn't touch it. Was this some sort of joke? I pushed back to get up, but he didn't move. He took the brunt of the force I added to it. I didn't know whether I had hurt him or not and frankly at that precise moment I didn't care. He pushed me back in, not allowing me to push back anymore. I could tell he was adding pushing forward this time around. I could feel the heat radiating from his body into my back. He lowered himself towards the right side and whispered in my ear. “Drink your water Fio? I owned you one, remember.” in a modulated tone. Just hearing his voice made me shiver, but it also made me angry. I didn't allow anyone to control me or tell me what to do. My anger began to arise and decided I wanted a beer to help me control whatever was going on with me. I pushed harder and felt Diego push back this time and allowed me the space I needed to get myself out of the chair. I stood up and turned around to go towards the bar, but the grip on my wrist made me stop. "Excuse me, but can you let me go?" using my most strong tone. He looked at me and then lifted his hand towards his ear as if he couldn't hear me. He then pulled me towards him and placed himself closer as if he needed to hear me. “Do you mind? Please let go of my wrist." He got closer towards my ear. “I do mind. I would rather you drank the water and not get anything else to drink.” I pushed back and stared at him. This time he said it loudly enough for me to hear him. “Drink the water Fio, it’ll make you feel better.” He turned around and grabbed it from the table. He never let go of my wrist. This time I got closer to him and twisted my arms to hold my arm as to free myself. "Don't it'll only hurt you." he said. I kept at it and then I saw as his chest held a tight breath and released it and released my hand. I turned around and walked towards the bar, but then stopped and turned back and headed in a different direction. This time I headed to the dance floor. He had made me angry enough that I wanted to dance it out. I didn't pay attention to anyone. I just danced my heart out and if someone came near me to dance. I allowed them to dance with me. I just needed my anger to subside. Soon as I felt I was done. I decided to head back to the table. My anger, my buzz had all gone. I started to feel like my old self. Out with the superhero and now being incognito once again. As I walked towards the table, I noticed Sara and Patty had joined the other two ladies. Melba and Zulema talked to some guys. I didn't see him sitting down anymore. I stopped and like a sense of relief soon washed through me, but then I felt the pull. But this time the pull just pushed past me. I only saw his backside walking away from where I was. I noticed he headed with two beers and another water bottle in his hand. I looked around and thought maybe he didn't see me. Then I shook it off it didn't matter until I saw Diego sit right next to Sara and offered her a beer as well as Patty. I froze what was I supposed to do now. I shook myself and thought it was for the best. "I am done!" I said to everyone. Melba looked at me and then at Diego and Sara. Sara just flipped her hair as if she hadn't listened to me better yet not bothered by me. She seemed to have Diego's attention this time. Diego did hear me and looked at me. I didn't. His motion made me look where he was. He stood up this time. Sara looked up at him. He took the water bottle from the table, walked towards me, and handed it to me. I looked at it and I saw everyone looking at me. I took it not opening it. "Alright, it's time to go," Melba said. I saw as the other men that were among the women just smiled and departed.