She was just looking to drown her sorrows. She drained the shot in one gulp, her fifth since she'd recently arrived at the club. Her eyes scanned the sea of faces, her features hardened by her anger toward her ex. She had walked in on him just a few hours ago, found him in bed with his high school flame.
She searched the crowd of dancers for just the right guy to take her mind off him, even if it was only for the night. No, not him. Too skinny. That one's too short. Eww, he's ugly.
"Another shot please," she told the bartender. He set it in front of her and she put her money on the bar before downing that one too.
"You'd better slow down," he warned. She scoffed at him before returning to her search. Maybe a prospect. No, he had a ring. She might be up for a one-night stand, but she wasn't a homewrecker. Besides, if he was dumb enough to leave it on...
Ah, he might be worth a chance. She spotted a man across the room who made her catch her breath. He was fairly tall with dirty blond hair and striking green eyes. He had on loose khakis and a black shirt. He was grinding with an unfortunately good looking blond, but she didn't look like she'd be too hard to get rid of.
Bri walked toward the pair and started grinding with a guy directly in his sight. He immediately looked at her. She flashed him her most amazing smile and proceeded to ignore his stares. As usual, her method worked. Within minutes, she felt his hands on her hips, pulling her back toward him. She spun around to face him, leaving her previous partner to find someone else.
She raised her eyebrows at him when he pulled her to him. He put one leg between hers and they started to grind. The blood pulsed in her ears to the beat of the music as his hands slid down her hips and around to her ass. He pulled her even closer until not even the smallest amount of air could pass between them. Her hands rested on his hard, muscular chest and broad shoulders.
"I'm Lance," his deep voice echoed in her ear.
"Bri," she replied.
They were silent for awhile, just enjoying the music and the heat their bodies were generating, mingled with that of the bodies around them. At one point she turned back around to grind with her previous partner, Lance still grinding with her from behind.
Eventually Lance grabbed her hand and led her out to his car. By then she had downed several more shots and was beyond tipsy. When he tried to put her in the front seat she objected.
"I can drive," she stumbled forward and Lance caught her. "Hehe, I can drive myself home," she insisted.
"I'd feel better if I took you home," he assured her as he buckled her in. "Where do you live?" There was silence. "Bri?" He turned to look at her. The alcohol had taken its toll and she had passed out. "All right, I guess you'll stay with me," he sighed as he started the car. He parked his Toyota 4-Runner in the garage and carried her into the house.
"Where am I?" she asked as she slowly came to.
"My place."
"Oh," she giggled. "I thought maybe someone stole all of my cheap stuff and replaced it with this!"
"So I see you think you're funny when you're drunk." He set her down on his bed and pulled a big shirt out of his closet. "Do you think you can change okay by yourself?"
She looked at him innocently. "Maybe you'd better help me." He sighed as he walked over and helped her pull her shirt off. "Your turn," she giggled. Before he could stop her she had pulled his shirt off too. She tossed it to the floor before kissing him passionately.