Chapter 2.
Shouting was the only way to hear each other, as the music blasted out of the speakers. Lisa and Rebecca were obviously more confident moving their bodies to the rhythm of Mariah Carey than Chloe, since their asses were the centerpiece of their dance moves. Chloe tried to follow along, but the more she emulated them, the more awkward she felt.
"Where is Naomi? She's been talking to Sean for what... 30 minutes now?" Lisa shouted. Chloe lifted her shoulders and raised her hands with the palms turning up, in an 'I don't know' motion.
"Isn't that Sean over there?" Rebecca loudly asked while she nodded towards the corner of the club.
The three girls looked to where she had indicated, seeing Sean, Neil and Liam sitting at a table obviously having the time of their lives laughing. Lisa grabbed the girls' hands, and like an army of three they slipped through the crowd to reach the intended table.
"Hey Sean," Lisa yelled over the music. He looked at her, pointing to his ears and communicating silently using obvious exaggerated lips movement: 'I can't hear you'. Lisa sat down next to him and talked loudly into his ear.
"Where is Naomi?"
Sean looked at Liam and Neil, who hadn't heard Lisa's question. He realized he was alone in handling this awkward situation.
"She said she had to go home. I'm not sure why, but it seemed urgent."
Lisa felt bewildered and annoyed all at once. She motioned at Rebecca and Chloe to follow her. They went through the crowd past the wardrobe and found the bathroom stalls. Immediately Rebecca found the only vacant mirror and started adding some extra final touches to her makeup. "What's up?" she asked.
Lisa leaning against the wall next to the mirror answered, "Sean just told me Naomi has gone home. I mean, it specifically and unmistakably is her turn to be the designated driver, and she just left us her?"
"What?" Chloe was clearly not taking this lightly, "I promised my mom to be home at 1 at the very latest. If I have to take the bus, that means I must leave ..." she looked at her watch, "In one hour!"
"Girls!" Lisa said full of energy, "This can only mean one thing. To the bar!" she said almost sounding like a superhero. "So much to drink, but so little time!"
Having reached the bar through the massive crowd, Chloe leaned over the bar, trying to get the bartenders attention holding out her Mastercard. "3 tequilas and 3 rom and cokes please," she yelled when she finally got eye contact. The bartender soon gave them the tequilas, which they drank while waiting for the rest of the drinks. The crowd was growing, and it seemed like people were either on the dancefloor or trying to reach the bar. Feeling a bit time pressured, Chloe was kind of bending over the counter to check if their drinks were ready soon, as she felt someone pushing their body up against hers - more specifically their groin area against her ass. She turned around to see it was a man, maybe in his thirties. A bearded guy, not ugly at all, but she still felt kind of creeped out. After all, she was still a virgin and hadn't even kissed a guy. Lisa and Rebecca were too busy talking into each other's ears to notice. She felt it awkward to abandon the position she had, half lying over the counter, and she figured it was just because of the massive crowd that this guy - now for the third time - rubbed up against her ass.
At last, the drinks came, and Chloe passed them around to her girlfriends.
