Nikki

Jack finally asked me to be his girlfriend. I honestly wasn’t expecting it, but it definitely brightened up my night. After everything with Jenna. I’m definitely thankful that me and her are friends again. I really missed her.

Now Jack and I are back on the dancefloor, well near it. We found Alex and Lisa by the punch so we walked over there. Jack and Alex are currently arguing over music, as per usual. I’m just kinda standing here awkwardly and sipping my punch.

“Nikki!” I heard the voice of my Australian friend shout.

“Hey Jen!”

“You wanna go dance?”

“Sure. Just give me a quick second” I told her and turned to Jack, tapping on his shoulder. “Babe”

“Yeah?”

“I’m gonna go dance with Jenna for a bit. I’ll be back soon”

“Okay. But don’t be gone too long. I want to dance with my pretty lady” He said making me blush.

“Okay” I pecked his cheek turning back to Jenna. “Let’s go”

Jack

The minute she walked out the door I got a feeling that something wasn’t right. I brushed it off and left the room, walking back to where the guys were standing.

“Hey man. What are you so smiley about?” Alex said as I approached.

“Just got back from talking to Nic” I smiled even more at the memory.

“Finally make her yours man?” Zack chimed in.

“Yeah I did”

“Bout fucking time Barakat” Alex shouted.

“Shut your damn mouth Gaskarth” I shouted back, grinning afterwards.

“You shut yours. Go find your girl and dance with her” He pushed me in the direction of the dancefloor.

“Okay Okay” I said and then walked off, looking for Nikki.

Nikki

About fifteen minutes of dancing with Jenna she left to go to the bathroom but I decided to stay put because, well, I was having a lot of fun. I felt a tap on my shoulder and quickly turned around, thinking it was Jack.

“Hey Nic. Long time no see” Eric said. The guy I had been hoping to avoid for the entire night.

“Yeah, I liked it. Thanks by the way for ruining my friendship with Jenna. Or attempting to at least. We’re closer than ever now” I told him with a sickly sweet smile on my face.

“Aw come on babe. You know you missed me” He said taking a step closer.

“In your fucking dreams. You’re just an arrogant prick. I can’t believe I thought you were nice.” I spat. Lacing my words with as much venom as I could before walking off.

I got about a foot before Eric grabbed my wrist and pulled me back towards him.

“Let go of me.” I seethed trying to yank my arm out of his grip. Just before I could he grabbed me and kissed me.

“What the fuck is going on here?!” I heard Jack say from behind me.

Notes

I'm super sorry this took so damn long. Reader's Digest version of my reasoning: school and writer's block fucking sucks. I'm back now though and I have plenty of ideas on what to write.

Story recommendation: Opposite's Do Not Attract. It's a great Alex fic that's in the process of being written. Check it out.

QOTD: Do you guys like The Pretty Reckless? If so, what's your favorite song by them? Answer in the comments. My answer will be in the next chapter.

Title Credit: Both Sides Of The Story~We Are The In Crowd

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