As the song ended, everyone cheered and a new song began. I breathe heavily and peered at Jax. His hands were still wrapped around my waist, and mine on his chest. I felt his heart drumming under my touch. Like me, he was also sweating and panting with all the energy we danced.

His blue eyes meet mine and he grinned. I beamed at him and we continued to look at each other while others danced around us.

It was so much fun like we were back in the days when we were kids and used to dance all the time. Jax and I used to dance and sing while Noah in the background played instruments. Those days were amazing and I missed them.

"Is she watching?" Jax questioned, getting me out of my daze.

"What?" I asked in confusion as my smile faded.

"Ivy. Is she watching?" He blinked his eyes at me. My jaw clenched at the mention of her.

I was having so much fun with Jax that I forgot he was dancing or more like pretending to dance to make Ivy jealous.

I peeked behind him and saw Ivy's place empty. "She's gone." I gritted.

He whirled his head, letting go of my waist. "Where did she go?" He bounced in his place, looking around.

"Hell, like I know." I fumed, leaving him there.

I pushed past people out of the dance floor and made my way to the balcony. On my way, I saw Kevin in the corner surrounded by people. He was upside down drinking from a flask with everyone chanting 'Chug, Chug!' I rolled my eyes at him.

He's going to regret that in the morning.

I inhale the fresh air as I stepped outside. Chilly wind blew making my sweaty body shiver. I wrapped my arms around my body and rubbed them to keep me warm.

Glancing down at the pool area, I observed everyone. They were all busy doing their things, playing beer pong in the corner, walking, flirting, and some were sitting on the poolside.

The night was clear with few stars sparking, and the dull sound of music came from behind. I looked around when my eyes caught a familiar blond boy surrounded by drunken girls. I giggled at the scowling face Noah made as he gently tried to push them away, but failed. Placing my arms on the railing, I leaned my head on them and observed him.

I don't get why he's single.

Noah's handsome, and that was obvious. A lot of girls tried to be with him but he politely decline them saying he wasn't interested. He dated a few girls- from few, I meant by only two but nothing worked. After declining half of the female population's invitations, everyone concluded he was gay.

But I don't believe it.

"Hey. What are you doing here?" Emily came beside me, leaning her back on the railing.

"Watching Noah," I said, without taking my eyes off him.

"And...Why are you watching him?" I felt her gaze boring into my head.

"Because he's cute and funny." I chuckled.

"According to the female population survey of our high school." She adjusted her glasses and glanced at him. "Noah is not cute and funny... He's hot and serious."

"For me he is." I smiled.

"I saw you were having fun with Jax." She continued.

"Yeah." I sighed.

Noah, after failed attempts of getting away from the girls, slumped his shoulder and looked up in frustration when his eyes caught mine. I held my breath, looking at him. He narrowed his eyes at me, then darted his gaze behind me.

"Hey, I saw Ivy, come on." Jax came over and grabbed my arm, dragging me inside.

Out of the blue, Ivy came in front of us, stopping him. "I want to go home, Jax. Now." She didn't even look at me and I narrowed my eyes at her.

Oh, I'm not done with you, bit*h.

It was time for phase three.

"Actually..." I grabbed Jax's hand. "We have something to do. So you'll have to wait." I smiled at her sweetly.

"But I want to go now." She growled at me.

"I can-" Jax opened his mouth, but I beat him.

"We won't take much time." I winked at her and took Jax with me upstairs to Kevin's room.

On our way, everyone watched us with wide eyes and smirks. My plan was already working. I pushed Jax inside Kevin's room and closed the door. Kevin's room was like any other boy's, a Master bed in the middle, and a few pieces of furniture which were themed brown.

"What are we doing exactly?" He asked cautiously, looking back and forth between me and the bed.

"We..." I locked the door behind me and grinned mischievously. "Are going to make out."

"What?!" His eyes bugged out. I stepped towards him and he backed away till his knees hit the bed and he fell on it.

"Excuse me for my mistake." I beamed and leaned towards him. "We are going to fake make out."

"And how are we going to do that?" He eyed me curiously.

Smirking at him, I straightened up and opened the drawer of Kevin's side table. I had some of my stuff in Kevin's house in case I needed them. I took my lipstick out and turned toward scared-looking Jax.

I rolled my eyes at him. "I will not rape you Jax, chill."

"I'm chill. You're just unpredictable." He scoffed.

"I'll take that as a compliment." I gave him a toothy grin and sat beside him.

"How is this going to work?" I sighed.

"You ask a lot of questions." I looked at him in irritation. "Just shush and watch."

I opened the cap of my lipstick and trace it on my thumb. I lightened the color by rubbing my finger and thumb then turned towards Jax. Placing my other hand on his cheek, I turned his face towards me and kept his head still.

"Why are putting lipstick on me?" He backed away before I could touch his lips.

"When we are going to make out, some of my lipstick's color will be left on your lips. To convince people that we really kissed, this is necessary."

He stared at me and pondered for a while, then sighed. "Ok."

Beaming, I put my thumb on the corner of his lip and grazed it. For years I imagined them on mine, if I couldn't taste them I was happy with just touching them.

"Done?" He asked impatiently, bouncing his legs.

"Yeah." I cleared my throat, backing up. When he licked his lips, I smacked his arm. "Don't lick them now!"

"Ok..." He winced, rubbing his arm, and glared at me.

I placed my lipstick aside and rank my fingers in his light brown locks. They were as soft as they looked. I messed his hair and opened a few buttons of his shirt, he raised his eyebrows at me.

"To make it more realistic." I shrugged, getting up, and ambled toward the mirror.

"Now what?" He asked, relaxing on the bed.

"Now... we wait for a few minutes." I messed my hair and smudge my lipstick a little.

"Have you done this before?"

"Excuse me?" I raised my eyebrows, looking at him through the mirror.

"I mean, you look expert in this..." He gestured towards his face. "Kind of stuff."

"I watch Netflix a lot." I simply replied, shrugging. "So you go first..." I waved towards the door, "...and I'll come after a minute."

Without questioning me, he got up and opened the door. "Why did we make out again?"

"Because we are dating Jax, and when people date, they kiss," I said as a matter of fact.

He nodded, and with a huge grin on his face, he left. I waited for a minute, which felt more like an hour, then I left the room.

Descending the stairs, I saw Ivy shouting at Jax, because of the music I couldn't hear them. When her eyes caught mine, I gave her a lopsided grin which made her hella red.

She whirled on her heels and dashed out of the house with Jax trailing behind her. Before I could celebrate my victory, my eyes caught Noah's. He shook his head in disapproval and went behind his friends while I stood frozen on the stairs.

I didn't know why, but I didn't like the look Noah gave me and something inside me ached.

What's going on with me?

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