Part 17

Seth's point of view;

The music is beating loud against my ears. The place is starting to get really hot. I really want to leave but I can't.

I can't leave Nikki here. For some reason I feel the responsibility to take care of her. Even if she doesn't want me to. It's pretty stupid honestly.

"Seth!" I turn to see Dean with a glass of fruit punch which I'm pretty sure it's alcohol. He hands it to me and I push it away. "No thanks. I'm not drinking tonight."

He raises an eyebrow, "There's a surprise." He says drinking it himself. "Dean you're seriously dressed like a porn star." I say staring at his cop costume.

"I look hot. So I've been told by a lot of girls." He says with a smirk. "Talking about sexy girls. Have you seen Renee?" He asks.

"No. Not really." Mostly because I've been standing in a corner where I'm not seen. "She looks hot. What I mean hot. I bet she wore the costume just for you."

"Dean. We've been over this. Renee is a very attractive girl but-" he cuts me off, "Yeah, yeah. Nicole."

"I feel super guilty if I talk to another girl." I say, "She certainly doesn't feel guilty. She's been dancing with John the whole night." He says looking over at Nikki and John.

He's must've seen my face because he quickly adds, "Sorry but you know it's true." I nod my head. "I know."

"Hey Dean. Want to dance?" Fox says coming behind, Dean. "You bet I do, Foxy." He says walking with her. And biting his lip as she walks in front of him. I roll my eyes, he's such a flirt. I don't think he will ever change.

In a second I recognize Renee. She does look stunning. Breathtaking I would say. She's drinking with some friends, including Brie.

I decide to walk out of the place before Renee approaches me. I don't want to hurt her feelings again.

It feels hot and humid. I lay on top of my car and watch the night sky. I close myself and feel myself drift to sleep as I lay there hearing the loud music from inside.

<<••>>

My eyes open quickly when I hear something on a bush. I sit up and see a dark figure. It's definitely a female because of the the curves.

She's struggling to get something. I hop off my car and walks towards her. "Hey, do you need help?" Once I see who it is I feel my heart palpitations increase.

"Nikki. Do you need help?" I whisper. She shakes her head no but doesn't look at me. I then notice that her heel from her boot is stuck.

I kneel down and help her. "Thanks." She says so quietly I can barely hear it. Nicole Garcia actually said thanks. Is this world coming to an end?

Her makeup is runny. She looks tired and drunk. "Are you okay?" I ask. She nods and laughs, "I'm great!" She starts walking away but looses balance and almost falls. She leans against my car and I run to her.

"Be careful." I say, she throws her head back laughing like crazy. "I almost fell silly me." She keeps laughing.

"You're really drunk." I say. "No I'm not. I only drunk like three or four." She says holding up two fingers. "It was fruit punch. They lied to me. The fruit punch actually has a ton of alcohol." She laughs again.

"Well you know women tend to get wasted quicker. So what you drink it's actually double." I say. She gives me a look, "What? That's kinda cool and stupid."

"I guess so? Where are you going?" I ask her and she looks around and shrugs. "I don't know. Somewhere far away. I don't want to be here anymore. I just want to be alone. These voices won't shut up." She says. All of the sudden she looks so sad. She's not laughing anymore. She looks really sad.

"What voices? I could take you back. If you want." I say preparing myself for rejection. "That'd be nice." She says ignoring my other question. I decide to let it go and take out my keys and unlock the car opening the passenger seat for her.

She gets on completely flashing me. "Oops. Did you see my yellow undies?" She snickers. I take a deep breath and try to pretend I didn't just see that. She's your step sister, Seth. She's your step sister.

I quickly get on the drivers seat. As soon as I'm on I start to the car and drive away.

She doesn't say anything the whole way there. She's just looking out the window. Her red lipstick is smeared and so is her eyeshadow and mascara.

When we get there I turn off the car. I'm about to get off when I hear sniffing. I stop and look at her. She's quietly crying and looking at her lap.

"Hey, don't cry." I say softly. I lean close to her and she wipes her tears. "I'm fine. I'm okay." She says.

"Don't lie. It's okay not to be okay." I say. She shrugs and looks out the window. We stay silent for a few seconds until she speaks. "Do you have a girl friend?"

Her words surprise me so much. "No." I say my voice shaky. "Well Renee really likes you." She says, "I don't like her." I say and Nikki turns to look at me.

"Why? She's very pretty. Her body is perfect. She's perfect." She says, "Renee is very pretty but sometimes you can't tell your heart who to like."

She nods and chuckles. "Can you tell me why you were crying? Was it Dolph? I could go talk to him and tell him-"

"No. It's not, Dolph." She says, "Then who?" I ask curiosity rising in my veins. "It's John." She says leaning back against the seat.

"What did he do to you? Did he try to hurt you? Or did he try to... you know." I say and she laughs once again. "No. He didn't do anything. That's the problem."

"I don't understand." I say, "He said I was pretty and all this stuff." She says with so much sadness. "And that's a problem?"

"Yes it is. I left to go to the bathroom and I come back and he's talking to Eva. They weren't kissing or anything like that but then I realized something. Eva is so much prettier than me. She's so much thinner, hotter, and better than me."

"Is that why you were crying?" I ask and she nods with tears in her eyes but she's chuckling. "Pretty stupid huh?"

"That's not stupid. I don't like the fact that you bring yourself down. You're too pretty for that." I say slowly. "I'm not bringing myself down Rollins, I'm saying the truth. Nothing but the truth."

She closes her eyes and sighs. "You know you aren't so bad. I can tolerate you." She says with a grin. "Really?" I ask feeling joy. "Yes really."

I grin as she opens her eyes. "You know what else?" She whispers. "What?" I ask leaning over closer to her. "You're not so bad looking either."

"Ohhh." I say feeling myself blush. "You're pretty hot, Rollins. You're kind of annoying and aggravating but hot. You know how bad Brie would freak out if she heard me say this? She'd say, 'Nicole please! Calm your hormones. Seth's our bother'."

She starts laughing and I can't help to laugh with her. "That exactly what she would say." We laugh until I feel my stomach hurt.

"But she's so wrong. You're not our brother, Rollins." She says as we stop laughing. I start to feel nervous as she leans closer to me. This is all I've ever wanted. To have her close to me. To feel her close to me.

Then again she's drunk. She doesn't know what's she's doing. Or what she's saying. She will probably forget everything by the morning. And I should probably take her to sleep because this is like taking advantage of her.

"Nikki-" she cuts me off and puts her cold finger against my lips. "Shhhhh. Shhhhh. Don't say anything. I know I'm crazy. I'm insane. But haven't you heard the best people are?"

I nod my head slowly as we stare at each other in the eyes. She's sending chills through my spine as her warm breath hits my neck. She smells like alcohol mixed with mint and strawberries.

She removes her finger from my lips and pulls me in closer. "Nikki- umm." My voice is trembling and she smiles. "You're shaking, Rollins. I thought you were tough."

"You- you're drunk." I say slowly. "Even better." She says grinning. "What?" I ask with a sigh. "Then I won't remember what I did." She says with a small giggle.

"Well what are you-" I'm cut off my her lips crashing against mine. My eyes widen but I immediately melt to her touch. I feel like I'm completely melted.

I'm feeling a rush of reckless memories, electric  swirling emotions through my veins. There's untamed electricity in my veins that shocks me each time her lips move.

That's what kissing Nikki feels like.