00:00man's hand slid over my hip before i even reached the middle of the dance floor
00:04i knocked his arm away and kept moving i had not come here to be polite i had come here
00:10to
00:10disappear for one night no apron no classes no bills stacked on my table no landlord telling
00:18me to get out the bass pounded through my ribs while i lifted my arms and let the music swallow
00:24me my red dress clung to my skin and every stare in the room felt brighter than the lights
00:29above me i should have cared tonight i didn't i turned with a beat and saw three guys near
00:38the bar one blonde guy whistled another laughed into his beer the third one did not move at
00:45all he was taller than the other two broad shoulders messy brown hair eyes fixed on me like the
00:52whole club had gone quiet around him i looked away first that should have ended it instead
00:58i felt his stare again when i rolled my hips and let the music carry me farther into the
01:03crowd when i glanced back he was still watching his friend lind toward him and said something
01:10i couldn't hear over the music the blonde one pointed straight at me the tall one took a slow
01:15drink never breaking eye contact then he set his bottle down and started walking toward the
01:22dance floor by the time i pushed through the crowd toward the bar the guy from across the room was
01:30already trapped a blonde girl in too much perfume had both hands on his arm and her chest pressed to
01:37his side like she had paid rent there he looked bored i looked over my shoulder and caught the same
01:44creep from earlier cutting through the crowd toward me fine if i needed a shield i might as well steal
01:51the
01:52prettiest one in the room i stepped straight into the stranger's space and wrapped my arms around
01:56his waist before i could talk myself out of it he's with me the blonde girl blinked at me he
02:04looked down
02:04and for one stupid second i forgot why i had done it his eyes were green not soft green sharp
02:14green the
02:15kind that made me feel noticed all the way through excuse me you heard me i kept my chin up
02:23even though i could
02:24feel his body go still under my hands the blonde girl tossed her hair muttered something ugly and disappeared
02:33into the crowd i should have stepped back instead his hand closed lightly over my wrist and his mouth brushed
02:40my ear
02:41where have you been the word slid down my neck with his breath i've been looking for you my whole
02:49life
02:50his mouth had no business being that close to my skin i pulled back just enough to look at him
02:57he did not seem embarrassed if anything he looked amused by the fact that i was still standing there
03:05good let him be amused i had only borrowed him for a minute i had not invited him to turn
03:14me into his
03:14next story she's gone you're safe his smile widened then you owe me a better ending than that
03:23i crossed my arms and made myself ignore how warm his hands still felt around my wrist buy me a
03:31drink
03:31first he leaned closer instead of moving toward the bar what do you want something strong tonight i want
03:39to be someone else that should have been simple it should have been whiskey a glass maybe a fake name
03:47instead his hand settled at my lower back and pulled me in until there was barely any air between us
03:53you can be anyone you want with me my stomach tightened then he ruined it why don't we get out
04:03of here
04:04i can help you forget i shoved both palms against his chest nice meeting you too
04:11asshole i turned on my heel and pushed through the crowd toward the exit without looking back
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