Holding You

Grace laughed and said, “Montana dick. I bet it’s nice.”



“Gross, Grace!” Taylor said as she pushed Grace, causing her to stumble a bit.



Grace lost it laughing but pointed to Taylor. “Tay. You’re up.”



Taylor began pulling and pushing her lower lip in and out of her teeth as she stood up and looked around. Maegan pointed to a guy standing near the bar. “He’s got a killer ass and I got a look at him earlier. The guy is fucking beautiful.”



Taylor nodded her head and made her way over to the guy.



“Fifty bucks she turns around before she even gets to him,” Alex yelled over the song now playing.



Grace nodded her head. “I’m voting she’s gonna do it. I feel it in my bones. Our little Tay is growing up, y’all.”



Standing up, I watched Taylor walk up to the guy. She placed her hands on his shoulders and stood up on her tippy toes, attempting to talk into his ear.



“Oh my glitter! She didn’t even get a frontal view! She went in blind!”



We all started yelling out Taylor’s name as the guy turned around and smiled. Taylor’s smile dropped instantly. Oh my. The guy was for sure very good looking. “Did he just say her name?” Libby asked.



“Wait. Does she know him?” Maegan asked. My smiled faded as the guy took Taylor’s hand and led her to the dance floor. Taylor turned and looked at me with nothing but panic on her face. I mouthed, are you okay? Shaking her head she mouthed back, it’s Jase.



“It’s, Jase! What are the odds?” I said out loud as four sets of eyes turned and looked at me.



Grace took my arm and pulled me out of my trance. “Lauren, does she know him?”



Nodding my head, I turned back to watch Taylor. “Yes! Oh my gosh she was talking about him last night. He’s in one of her classes at UT, and she has a massive crush on him, y’all. She said he has never given her the time of day before.”



All four of them said, “Wow,” at the same time. “Holy hell. That would never happen again if you planned it,” Grace said.



Jase leaned down and spoke into Taylor’s ear. I could see the flush on her cheeks from where I was standing. Reaching her hands up, she placed them on his chest and smiled.



“Look at that smile,” Libby said.



The song ended and Jase and Taylor stood on the dance floor for a few minutes and talked. I was silently willing him to ask her out. For him to ask Taylor for her number. She glanced over to us and shrugged her shoulders as she flashed us a weak smile before looking back at Jase. Taking out his phone, he handed it to her. Taylor did the same. After another minute or so of talking, Jase placed his hand on Taylor’s arm and smiled as he leaned down and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek. Taylor just stood there as he walked away.



“W-what is she doing? Taylor, walk. Honey move your legs,” Maegan shouted.



Grace threw her hands up in the air. “She’s breaking a major girl code right now y’all. She’s letting the guy see he affected her. Code red!”



We all jumped up and went out to the dance floor and surrounded Taylor as we danced. Pulling her to me, I shouted, “What are the odds?”



She giggled. “I know! But, Lauren he knew who I was. He knew who I was!”



Pulling Taylor into my arms we both began jumping in excitement. “And y’all exchanged numbers!”



Nodding her head Taylor did another little jump. “I know! Holy shit I know! He asked me for mine first!”



Grace made her way to me and said, “Okay, Miss Striptease. It’s your turn.”



Rolling my eyes, I glanced around the club. No one here held a candle to Colt. One of the guys that was sitting with the two guys Alex and Libby walked up to was looking out on the dance floor at us. I decided he was going to be my target. Making my way over to him, the girls were chanting my name as I walked his way. His smile caught me off guard. It was breathtaking. I hadn’t really noticed how cute he was until I got right up to him. “Hey, you need some help with that bet?”



“What?” I asked in a shocked voice.



The other guy who Alex danced with said, “Your two other friends already told us what was going on.”



Glancing over my shoulder back at the girls, they were all watching. Turning back to the guys I laughed. “Yes. But I need to make mine bigger than just a number or a room number.” The two guys that Libby and Alex danced with held up their hands. “Sorry, we’re married.”



Laughing, I shook my head and shouted, “No, I don’t mean anything like that.”