The familiar burn of alcohol runs down my throat as I take a swig of tequila. Connor's friends seemed eager to have a party since they started making their appearance from seven thirty in the evening.

Thankfully, by the time his friends rang at the doorbell Ella and I were done with our make up and getting ready. I decided on a sleeveless black skin fit dress that shows off each of my curves and barely reaches my thigh. Ella on the other hand wore a red dress that has bare back, much like mine but her dress is a bit a longer in length.

"Take another shot!" Connor yells at me above the loud music and I chuckle before doing just that. It's just been an hour and my living room is already trashed with empty beer bottles and packet of wafers along with pizza boxes.

The doorbell rings and being the host of the party I make my way towards the front door. I smirk when I see Derek, Georgina and Shane standing there.

"Where's your boyfriend?" I ask Georgina as all of them step in, but before she can reply Derek grabs my waist and leans down to kiss me. I am taken aback at first but immediately respond to him when he lowers his hand on my hips and give it a squeeze.

"Guys! Please go get a room." I hear Shane curse and I part from Derek with a laugh.

"I smell jealousy." I say and Derek chuckles but shuts up when Shane shoots him a look.

"You look hot." Derek whispers in my ear and I smirk.

"Save it for tonight." I tell him before turning to Georgina again, "Where is your boy?"

She smiles before responding, "He went to meet his grandparents, he'll be joining us later though." She tells me and I nod.

My eyes travel to Shane and he's looking intently at me, or rather at my body. I ignore him and my eyes meet the newly familiar blue ones.

"What is he doing here?" I turn to Derek who just shrugs in return.

He has to be fucking kidding me. He cannot bring his dork brother over here at my apartment, in my party without letting me know. Aaron catches my eye again and I see the uncertainty and embarrassment clear in his eyes. Something gets my attention then, it's a hand holding his and when I look at the source a smirk take over my features. A girl is standing beside him, wearing a hideous dress but looking much more confident than her boyfriend.

"I see since your brother decided to invite you at my party so you felt free to get someone along with you as well." I give him an annoyed look.

Aaron opens his mouth to speak but closes it again.

"Actually Derek forced him to come to this party of yours when he didn't even want to come. He went on and pushed him that Aaron could tag me along if he wanted and that's the only reason he agreed." The girl tells me as she tightens her grip on his hand and he gives her a thankful look like she just saved his fucking life. How cute.

Derek tries to disappear in the living room and takes a step back but I grab his elbow, "Where the fuck do you think are you going and who the fuck do you think you are to get him and his girlfriend here like that?" I scream at him.

Tonight was supposed to be fun. Not this shit.

"I just thought he could use an outing?" He gives me an apologetic look that I completely ignore and turn towards the girl.

"He's an asshole to do that, but you should just know that you aren't invited here." I tell the two of them.

"But - "

The girl opens her mouth to speak but Aaron cuts her off, "It's okay Liz, we'll just leave. I didn't want to come anyway." He meets my eyes when he says the last words.

I scoff, "Then you shouldn't have."

"What's going on here?" Connor appears with a bottle of beer in his hand and stands behind Derek who sighs at the sight of him.

"Nothing, I was just telling the uninvited guests to leave." I tell him and Aaron's girlfriend gives me a pointed look.

"Uninvited guest? Diana, you hardly invited anyone. Remember you said few hours ago that informing Derek was enough and he could get anyone he wanted?" He raises his eyebrow and I curse at him.

Yes Asshole! I remember that, but anyone doesn't include people like Aaron.

"But - " I try to argue but he shush me up.

He turns to Aaron and gives him a comforting smile, "Hey bud, I am sorry for her behaviour. She can be a bitch sometimes but she's actually nice when you get to know her. I am Connor by the way." He extends his hand and Aaron shakes it while beaming at him.

"I am Aaron, and she is Lizzy." He informs him and they all share smiles. I feel like I'm at a fucking wedding where relatives are meeting each other after a long, trying to make up for the lost time.

"I am out of here. Make yourselves home everyone." I announce in the sarcastic tone to no one in particular and turn around to get back to the party. I stop and meet Aaron's eyes for a second, "Don't believe his words by the way! I am worse when you get to know me." I tell him before leaving them.

I go straight to my kitchen and pour myself another shot of tequila. My party mood is long gone now, all thanks to the two party poopers - Aaron and Lizzy. I was right when I said that the only couple I can tolerate is Connor and Ella, the sight of this new couple I just witnessed already gave me a headache.

"Hey." Shane says as he takes a seat at the kitchen counter beside me, "How're you?"

"Drunk but hot as hell." I smirk and he chuckles.

Shane is one of the most decent looking guys I've ever laid my eyes on. From his perfect jawline to his shining brown orbs, everything screams, 'Fuck me 'cause I am attractive as hell'. When I realize that he's checking me from tip to toe, I take my own time to admire the sight in front of me.

"Do you want to dance?" He asks, trying to keep his eyes off my cleavage.

I jump from the counter and straighten my dress before giving him a knowing smile, "Sure!"

He grabs my waist and leads me to the living room where all the couch are set to the side and the center is just filled with people who are drunk and dancing. It hits me hard that my apartment isn't really that small, especially now when it's packed with all these assholes.

The song playing is an upbeat one so I move my hips with it. My eyes move around and stop at a particular pair of blue ones. He was staring at me until I caught him, which made him look away immediately. As soon as my eyes move from him to Shane I could feel his stare again, burning holes in my back. I chuckle at the thought of how much he must despise me just in one day.

"Something funny?" Shane asks with a smirk and I shake my head.

I am too drunk at the moment but I know what Shane is intending at as he moves his hands a bit lower to my hips. I don't waste another second as I crash my lips on his. Derek is definitely a better kisser but Shane isn't too bad himself. I have fling with many guys but I have this weird habit of comparing each one of them.

He sucks in a breath when I bite at his bottom lip, something that is common in my every kiss. He parts away to catch his breath and grabs my wrist before leading me down the hallway. There are only three rooms here besides living room, one of them being the guest room.

He stops in front of another door but I shake my head at him before he can turn the knob. It's not that the door would've opened, it's locked and the key is somewhere in Ella's clutch.

"Next room." I tell him and he nods.

As soon as we step inside the room he locks the door and unbuckle his belt, I smirk at his eagerness but step out of my dress anyway. He doesn't waste any time as he pushes me to bed and hovers over me. His lips meet mine while he rubs his hardness in between my thighs and a moan escape my lips at the contact. He takes the perfect moment to unclasp the hook of my strapless bra and cups my breasts in between his hands.

"Be quick and don't forget the condom." I tell him.
"Aren't you on your pill always?" He asks and I glare at him.

"I take my precautions, you take yours." I snap at him and he nods.

Ella will lose her shit when she'll get to know I am having sex with Shane, again. For someone unknown reason she doesn't seem to like this guy, at all.

Shane really understood the meaning of quick because fifteen minutes later we both meet our ends as he spills in the condom. He places a quick kiss on my neck before we both get dressed again.

"You go, I'll be out in five." I tell him and he nods before leaving the room.

A sigh escapes my lips as I stand in front of the mirror, trying to look out for a girl who for once feels any emotion after having sex with a guy but I fail, she's not there. Like always, my feelings are at numb and without over thinking much I fix my hair before stepping out in the hallway.

I see someone meddling with the door of the other room and the sight is enough for me to lose my shit.

"What the fuck?" I yell and the person jumps back at the sound of my voice, completely caught off guard.

My anger only boosts when I realise it's no one else but Aaron. He looks taken aback but more than that, afraid.

"What are you doing?" I question, completely exasperated.

This guy has been testing my nerves since the moment he stepped in my apartment and now he's standing there looking all innocent, making me feel like the bad one.

"Fuck! At least tell me what were you doing." I scream at him and he takes a step back.

He gulps before speaking, "I was looking for Lizzy, she said that she needed to use bathroom and will be back in two but it's already been ten minutes." He explains and I glare at him.

"So you just went on checking every room here? Ever heard of the term privacy babyboy?" I cross my arms in front of me and notice as his eyes travel to my cleavage but he immediately averts his gaze and meets my eyes.

I smirk at him as he stuffs his hand in his jeans pocket before meeting my eyes. "How old are you?" He asks and my smirk immediately drops as I frown at him.

"Why should I tell you that?"

"Because I am asking?" He cocks an eyebrow.

"And who are you? My dad?" I laugh and he smiles.

Why is he smiling?

"Really, tell me, how old are you?" He asks again and I sigh.

"Almost twenty-one. Why?"

"You need to stop calling me babyboy. I am twenty one myself." He tells me and I gasp.

"What? You're kidding, right?"

He cannot be my age, he looks younger. Almost as if he turned eighteen.

"No, I am not."

Something strikes my mind and I narrow my eyes at him, "How come Derek is only one year elder to you? You looks so much younger compared to him."

"What? Did he tell you he's twenty two?" He asks and I nod, baffled at the whole situation. Aaron chuckles before responding, "He was lying, can't you tell?"

"How old is he?" I ask him, trying to process this new information.

Honestly, if he lied about his age, Derek is the only guy who has successfully fooled me and now I feel really dumb. Such an ass!

"Twenty Five. Don't tell him I told you though." He smiles at me and I nod.

"Your girl can't be in there, the door is locked." I inform him and head for the living room.

I am about to pass him when he grabs my elbow and I shoot him a glare which is enough for him to leave it immediately.

"What?" I snap at him.

"It's uh- actually, the room isn't really locked." He points towards the ajar door and my eyes widen.

Before I start panicking I remind myself that Aaron is standing beside me so I try to keep my demeanor cool as I turn towards him, "Did you peek in?" I ask.

"No." He tells me and though I don't want to believe him something about his eyes tells me he wouldn't lie for such a small thing.

"Okay! The next door is that of bathroom." I inform him and he nods but doesn't make an attempt to move.

I sigh before giving him a look, "Go find your girlfriend!" I almost snap at him and he scowls at me.

"Firstly, she isn't my girlfriend and secondly, I thought you were over that part where you keep snapping at me every second."

I am really trying not to freak out but honestly, this guy is just pushing my buttons now.

I wear on my best smug look as I speak, "Thirdly, just because I spoke two three sentences without snapping at you doesn't means we're suddenly friends or I like you and fourthly, you really need to get away."

His jaw clenches at my use of harsh tone, "You know what Diana? I am not dying for your friendship, and neither am I praying every second to god for you to like me. Stop pleasing yourself, the world doesn't revolve around you all the time." He speaks in a harsh and loud tone which makes me want to rip my hair apart.

Why does he have to be such a pain in the ass?

"Diana!" I hear Derek's voice before I can respond to his brother. He makes his way towards us and gives us curious glances before asking, "What is going on here?"

"Nothing, just take your asshole brother away from here and I am telling you Derek, don't bring him here next time." I tell him with a stern voice.

"Why the fuck are you freaking out like that? Did he do something?" Derek asks, taking a step forward but I raise my hand to tell him to stop.

"Yes, he did. I'd suggest you guys go out there and enjoy your night but don't cross my way again. This is for both of you!" I point my fingers at them, glaring hard.

"Didn't we have plans for tonight?" Derek looks at me, confused.

"You mean plans of having sex? We had until you decided to go your way and get him here. Plus, for a change - Shane was good in bed, so it doesn't really matter." I smirk as I see Derek's expression change. Aaron's eyes just go wide at my statement which only makes me smirk wider.

I see as Derek runs a hand through his hair, "You're a fucking slut." He curses.

"At least I am not twenty five."

Derek's eyes almost pop out of his socket when I say that and I can't help but laugh at him. So he really was lying about his age all this time. He turns to look at Aaron and is about grip the collar of his shirt when I step forward.

"Are you fucking crazy?" I push Derek back and stand in front of Aaron.

"He isn't supposed to go around telling people things about me." He growls in anger, looking past me and glaring at Aaron.

"And you aren't supposed to go around lying to people about your age." I tell him as I cross my arms in front of my chest before continuing, "He didn't tell me willingly though, I got it out of him."

I have absolutely no idea why the fuck am I standing like a shield in front of Aaron to defend him from Derek, or why am I defending him at all but I know it's not his mistake. It's just Derek's and I, and the fucking conversation the two of us had in the morning.

"Aaron!" Three of us look at the source of voice and Lizzy is standing as the end of the hall.

Well, who else wants to enjoy this fucking show?
I hear Aaron audibly sigh at the sight of her. She may not be his girlfriend but I can tell they like each other, they fucking have to. Something stirs inside me as I am reminded of this morning again.

"Is everything okay?" She asks when she reaches us.

"Yes." Aaron and I say at the same time and the girl gives us a weird look but I am glad when she let's it slip away.

Both Aaron and Lizzy begin to leave but Derek doesn't moves from his place as he's still staring at me.

"Leave!" I tell him but he shakes his head and tries to grab my elbow but I jerk away, "I said fucking leave." I say through gritted teeth and his jaw clenches.

Without any other word he rushes out of the hallway, passing Aaron and Lizzy and intentionally bumping into Aaron's shoulder, who of course is caught off guard.

I look at the ajar door and get in the room. I take a seat at the corner of the bed and sigh. This isn't how I had imagine my night to be. If it weren't for Ella and Connor, I would be sleeping by now. The room is perfectly clean, the bed is made and it smells of room freshener. Thanks to Ella. I dug in the side drawer and am thankful when there's a spare key lying there. Uncle Marcel is truly a genius to get three keys made for every room and front door. One stays with me, other with Ella and one is just anywhere in the apartment. Picking up the key I leave the room and lock the door behind me before joining the party in the living room.

One of the major reasons I keep my rooms locked during parties is because sex-crazed adults are always looking for places to get their pants down. Sorry people, this is my home, not some cheap hotel at your service. The thought of someone else having sex in my bed itself disgusts me.

When I appear in the living room, Georgia is sitting on Ashton's lap and I laugh at the loving look she holds in her eyes as she looks at him.

"Hello Asshole!" I smack his head when I reach him and he narrows his eyes at me.

"Hello to you too bitch."

I ignore him and take a seat besides Shane on the couch whose hand instantly slides across my waist. I see as the eyes of not just one but two people follow the movements of his hands as he draws circles on my exposed skin.

Surprise. Suprise. Ofcourse, it's fucking Derek and Aaron.

Aaron shifts uncomfortably on the couch beside Lizzy and she shoots him one of the sweetest smile. It must have looked to her that this sweet guy was scooting closer to her while I think it was just opposite. I laugh at the thought and Shane gives me a look like I am insane.

Connor and Ella comes and join us around the table as they take seat on the floor and of course like a fucking adorable couple, she sits on his lap.

"Where were you?" I ask them.

Ella just shakes her head but Connor speaks up, "Someone locked us in the room."

My eyebrows furrow at his statement and it takes me a second to register it into my mind, "Where were you in that room?" I almost squeak at them, catching the attention of everyone else.

"In the bathroom?" Ella tells me, looking unsure of herself.

"What the fuck were you two doing in the bathroom of that room?" I glare at them and Connor gives me a questioning look as he shrugs his shoulder and I get what he means. "You know what? I don't need an answer to that question." I tell my two loving friends.

Both of them laugh as I make a gagging noise.

"But seriously guys? A bathroom?" I laugh as I give them a look.

"The guest room was fucking locked, guess who was busy in there? Besides, you're talking like you've never been fucked in a bathroom." Connor smirks at me and I toss a red empty glass at him.

"Actually, I haven't. But how did you come out?"

Ella holds up her clutch and gives me a smug look. Oh yeah, that fucking things has a key in there.

When I am done with those two I look up to others, everyone is busy with themselves including Derek, who is hitting on a girl. Good. Aaron and Lizzy look deep in conversation when Connor arranges vodka bottles on the table in between us.

He fills everyone's cups including mine but stops when it comes to Aaron. He tells Connor something that I don't quite catch.

"Problem there?" I ask Connor who turns to look at me.

"I am telling him to try at least one sip, he isn't agreeing though."

"Who are you convincing Connor? Don't you know people who are fucking square and nerd like him don't consume alcohol?" I say and Shane chuckles beside me.

I see as Aaron's jaw clenches at his sides before he speaks up, "Actually, fill up the glass. I'd really like to try." He tells Connor but his eyes are on me.

A smirk plays on my lips as I see him hesitating when Connor makes a drink for him. His eyes meets mine and I know the smug look on my face only makes him hate me more. But there's no fucking way this dork is going to have this alcoholic dri -

Holy fucking shit.

My eyes widen when he brings the red cup to his lips and gulps down the entire liquid in one go.

"Woah, slow down there buddy!" Connor chuckles as he pats his shoulder.

Aaron makes a disgusted face before keeping the red cup on his side and immediately meets my eyes. When he realises that my eyes are wide, a smirk of his own forms on his lips and I almost feel like I am witnessing someone else.