The dance floor was alive. Bodies curved, writhed, and folded together as couples, soon-to-be one night stands, and everyone in between grinded and flowed. It was packed, the heat of bodies and stream of alcohol mixed into a lewd haze that hung in the air. Colorful lights along the walls pulsed and strobed in varying rhythms across the crowd, distorting the atmosphere.
The main floor of the house vibrated as music thumped and travelled over the grinding masses. Normally this place would have furniture, but most of it was pushed against walls or removed outright to allow for a filled dance floor. Standing in the dark kitchen with a few other people, only a few feet from the edge of the masses, cranberry juice and vodka flow between my lips, the chilled drink cooling my throat. The cup empties and my head is gently swimming. My hips rock to the beat and my hands trace the edges of my neck, creating a trail of goosebumps. The bass slightly shakes me, pushing away thoughts as my body does most of the thinking.
Our friends were only moving 10 minutes down the road, but after living here for years, they decided to throw one last blow-out to celebrate the end of an era. My trance is broken when hands firmly grasp my hips and a kiss lands on my neck.
Swinging around, I'm relieved that it's Jordan.
"Don't scare me like that," I yell, smacking his arm. He smiled and yelled back, "You look incredible." Only a few words could be exchanged over the volume of the music unless we wanted to scream all night.
My phone's light shines across my face as I open Messages.
Want to dance?
Flipping it around to show my boyfriend, he nods and pulls me into the edge of the crowd. We push and slide our way through to the center, almost getting lost in the heated sea of limbs that start to blend together. Hands were grasping, lips were meeting, and hips were colliding as random faces danced and kissed. By the time we reached the middle of the crowd, my body was ready to feel Jordan against me. His hands clutch my ass, our bodies bouncing to the music, my breasts pushing against his hard torso and lips inches from his neck.
The crowd rolls into us and we're soon synced with the vibe. As Jordan's hands freely roam across my curves, my eyes wander. Within the dozens of people dancing, some were going even further. A blonde woman and tall man are intensely kissing, his leg under her center as she grinds against it. A skinny woman is being felt up by presumably her girlfriend, the pair's lips teasingly only millimeters apart. A busty brunette is grinding against a muscular man, his mouth pressed against her neck.
These glimpses of lust hidden within the crowd created a tingling in between my legs and I felt the presence of Jordan's rough hands on my hips even more. Despite my mild inebriation, my senses only became more heightened as we moved to the beat.
The darkness covered the dancing and tension, lights occasionally flashing the crowd, revealing the erotic underbelly to onlookers. A DJ stood in the sunroom at the end of the dance floor, roped off to prevent the guests from spilling in. Our lower bodies pushed and pulled against each other, hands raised in the air then falling to run across our necks, chests, torsos.
Suddenly, I feel a slap on my ass. It's Jenny. Tight jeans conform to her legs and a see-through body suit would fully reveal her breasts if strobe lights weren't the only source of illumination.