ONE HELL OF A PARTY
PART ONE: HOUSE PARTY HOOKUP
"Mitch Stallman." I said to the bouncer at the front door. He was a hulking man with a shaved head wearing a black T-shirt and black jeans and a pair of sunglasses.
The bouncer looked down at the clipboard for a few seconds. "Go ahead," he said gruffly. "Have fun, man."
"Thanks." I walked inside and immediately went to the bar in the living room. I poured myself a glass of bourbon while others were pouring their own drinks as well. I slid over to stir my drink with a stirring stick and my elbow accidentally bumped another person's arm. "Sorry."
"No worries," said a very familiar voice. I heard the voice too many times in so many movies, I actually thought we were watching one of them. I looked over and my heart skipped a beat. In front of me, wearing a shiny black sleeveless dress was Daisy Ridley. "Hi," she said with her famous smile.
"H-hi." I stammered. "I didn't know you would be here, Miss Ridley."
She giggled and waved off my politeness. "No need to call me 'Miss', friend. Just call me Daisy."
"Right." I said. "So, what brings you here?"
She scoffed. "Me, miss an invite from one of the greatest actors in the current era? You're dead wrong, buddy."
"Sorry." I said again. "Didn't mean to..."
"I'm joking." Daisy said playfully, slapping my arm. "Loosen up a bit, will you?"
I smiled back at her. "Yeah, okay." She looked satisfied and we sat down together, enjoying our drinks. "Love the hair." I nodded to her shiny dark hair which was brushed back and the ends were flipped up a little, showing some volume. "Very sexy." I wished I hadn't said the word 'sexy' in case I was flirting and I knew she was in a relationship.
"Thank you," she said, her cheeks turning a bright shade of pink. "You're very sweet." We refreshed our drinks and resumed our conversation. "Something tells me you're here for other reasons other than enjoying a house party."
"Oh, really?" I said.
"Yeah. It seems like you're here to pick up women." Daisy explained.
She wasn't entirely wrong. I was at the party to both enjoy the party and pick up women. I just wasn't expecting to get her. "I'm actually here for both reasons, but, honestly, I didn't expect to end up with you."