When the girls finally arrived, I was halfway to shitfaced and doing my best to keep everything from spinning. My heart skipped several beats when I saw Zee... Fuck, she looked gorgeous. That little bit of skin showing at her midriff really had me going again. What the hell was that all about?

It was so fucking annoying that she was with James- and he had confirmed it for me after we had spoken earlier when we had first invited them up to the VIP area to party with us. My mind went back to that conversation..

"So, that Zee girl," I'd said, trying to sound casual, "what's up with her?"

He looked at me carefully, sizing me up I'd bet. "She's a great girl," he replied, sounding just as casual but with the edge of a threat. "Awesome fun, hot as balls, and.. I dunno.. Special."

"Are you and her..?" I looked down at my beer.

"Yeh. Yeh we are," came the answer. Fucking god damn it.

"Right. Right.. Uh, yeh." I stumbled to look for words. Shit, this was awkward. I liked James. Didn't want him to think I was trying to get in on his girl... At that moment, Mike yelled across to me. He was standing with a group of girls who were all fawning over him, drooling over the fact that he played in a band... The type of girl whose panties are easy to get off, but getting them to leave the next morning is mission impossible... But, well, if Tré AND Mike were gonna get laid tonight, I didn't want to miss out.

So I drank.

And drank.

And drank some more.

By the time the girls arrived, I had a girl called Casey, who clearly was proud of her enormous... Assets, lapping up every word I said, and using every excuse in the book to touch me. A sure thing, I suppose. But even in my drunken state, she was not the girl I wanted to be with. Not by a long shot- but cutting another mans grass, especially a man I genuinely wanted to be friends with, was not an option for me. Stupid dignity.

Zee glanced over at me and Casey, and a look crossed her face fleetingly, but before I could decipher what that look was, it was gone. She gave me a little smile and lifted her hand to wave, before spotting James and heading over to him.

I turned my attention back to Casey, and did my best not to notice James folding Zee up into a cuddle, or how comfortable they looked together as they drank beer and laughed about something. Fuck, I hope he didn't tell her that I was asking questions about her.

"... So, do you?" I heard Casey say. Shit, I hadn't been listening to what she was saying, so I just nodded and grinned.

"Great! Well, let's go then!" She grabbed my hand and pulled me up. Hang on, what? What had I agreed to? She pulled me along, out of the VIP section, down the stairs and toward the door. I quickly downed the rest of my drink, and ignored the feeling of nausea that swept through me and threatened to have me puking in the gutter.

As soon as we were out of the bar, it became obvious what I had agreed to do. Casey turned to me and pulled me towards her, and before I knew what was happening, her tongue was in my mouth and her hands were fumbling around in my pants.

Ah shit. Ah fuck. Oh dear god, no....

I pulled away and boffed on the sidewalk, the feeling tearing through my body faster than a bullet.

Somehow I had turned a sure thing into a "not gonna happen", all within the space of a few seconds.

And even when Casey turned her nose up in disgust and stalked back into the bar without a second look, I couldn't bring myself to give a shit. I didn't want to sleep with her really. I might have done it anyway- I mean, I'm a guy, I wouldn't pass it up if it came my way... But doesn't mean that I really wanted to do it.

I sat on the sidewalk with my head between my knees, fighting off a second wave of nausea, and kind of feeling sorry for myself. Someone sat beside me and I felt a hand rub my back. It felt good, so I stayed still for a moment and just let whoever it was, I was guessing Casey had come back, do it while I tried to hold in the next spout of spew that had caught in my throat. If I puked again in front of her, I'd definitely be left on my own outside.

Finally I lifted my head, and looked up into the sympathetic but amused eyes of Zee.