All talk and no action right

I join the girls in the kitchen. Rach is chopping strawberries and Rhea is chatting away to Pippa. She can charm anyone that one.

I grab the alcohol for the daiquiris. I pour some in the cocktail shaker and Rach smiles.

"Now what do we do" I laugh.

"We shake it, I guess" she chuckles.

Rach is a lot of fun.

We shake up the cocktails.

I suddenly feel a hand on my back it brushes me briefly, just minimal discreet contact. I turn around, cocktail shaker in hand expecting Matty and seeing Jay.

He sees the shock on my face and raises both hands in the air in mock protest. I turn back around to Rach who is pouring her cocktail into a jug. I decide to add a squeeze of lemon to mine. I also put in a pinch of sugar. He leans on the side beside me watching me. I will not be put off by him, I wasn't before. And that was when I wasn't dressed up, now I look good I decide let him stare. He's only embarrassing himself.

"More dancing tonight, yeah?" Rach asks. She is my kind of girl.

"Definitely" I tell her. She's started on her cocktail I've poured mine but not tried it.

Jay pours some of my cocktail into a glass sips it and says, "Perfect".

"I forgot you're a dancer right" he asks.

I can already predict his next words before they come out of his mouth.

"You'll have to show me how to dance" he suggests, bingo. Sorry you're not Matty I think and laugh.

"I mean it I'm shocking, I'm a politics major. I'm all talk" he smiles.

"All talk and no action right" I tell him.

He laughs, I thought he would at least try to defend himself.

"You got that right" he says.

I look away and realise Rach is already dancing, trying to make Pippa move and Ryan is talking with Rhea.

"So what do you say deal? Help a guy out?" He laughs.

"What do I get back" I laugh "if it's a deal we're making I'm not about to do it out of the kindness of my heart" I tell him.

He folds his arms over his chest, and I'm positive he always gets what he wants easily with girls, he bites his lip smiling.

"Oh what do you want? You've got at least two guys already" he says hitting a bit of a nerve, I don't react. Not at all.

"No don't deflect, what are you offering" I tell him.

He quickly leans in and whispers "whatever you want, you can tell me. I can and will give it to you".

He smiles and winks as he leans back again. I sigh so manipulative.

"Sorry, I've already got it" I tell him.

Unfortunately I think he's one of those guys, it encourages him all the more. He bites his lip as I hold his stare. He continues to sip my cocktail, just thinking and watching me. I should walk away. One foot in front of another I tell myself.

"I'm sorry to tell you babe, but you have not already got everything in that one." He says indicating Matty. He chuckles, if I liked him I would think he had a nice laugh.

"I taught him everything he knows. So I'm gonna ask you again" he levels.

He leans in and i do my best not to flinch or react in anyway. He places one hand on my side, from afar it would just look like he's trying to make himself heard over the music. But it's not just that, he wants to get in my space.

"Between you and me, I think you are the hottest girl I've ever seen. It's all I can do not to hit on you. So tell me between you and me, not Matty, what would you want from me?" He leans back to see shock on my face.

I pause. I stare at him back.

"If you're not hitting on me what is your goal here?" I relax and say to him. I take one whole step away, putting some distance between us.

He smiles. Everything is like a trap with him. He's leaning back confidently on the counter.

"Ah you got me, Babe I'm hitting on you." He laughs.

I smile, another step back. He straightens up, he's tall his shirt is open and he's got a collection of tattoos over his chest. He's got both of his nipples pierced. He catches me staring and smiles broadly, he makes it a thing to stare back at me. For a prolonged amount of time, his eyes take in my legs in my heels and stockings. My dress cut at the top of my thigh and how my breasts are heaving out the top of it. I wore the new push up bra and it's working wonders. I suddenly feel way to sexual and wish I looked like somebody else.

Where is Matty I think to myself? I decide to just take charge. I walk back over to the counter confidently and get my cocktail. Jay just watches me as I sip it.

"Rach thats not too bad" I tell her and she laughs

"Pretty fucking sweet if you ask me" Jay comments

I give him the eye, don't push me.

He loves that, I realise. He bends his head slightly and says quietly "I mean it anything, ask me and I'm yours" he whispers.

I don't reply what am I supposed to say back to that. Duly noted? Ok I'll have a think? I chuckle to myself. I walk back into the main room cocktail jug in my hand I feel like a waitress. Im positive that he's staring at me walking away with that smug grin on his face. Such a confident guy, perhaps a little too confident. I go back in the room glancing at the sofa, Ross has moved. How long was I out there? I spot Matty in his seat and head over, Malachi is opposite him. I temporarily wipe the smile off of my face when I see Jen has situated herself next to Matty. Fortunately I have time to regain composure before they look up. I put on my best "I don't give a fuck" face and sit down. I put myself next to Malachi and Ross appears next to me.

"Hey again" he chuckles. And I cannot help but to laugh.

I mean really maybe I'm being a bit possessive. Matty can sit with whoever he likes, it's a party and I don't expect him to be with me the whole time, I'd like him too but maybe that's not reasonable. I place the cocktail jug on the table.

"Daiquiris anyone?" I announce. I haven't really drunk anything myself. I can feel her watching me for a reaction. Don't look at Jen. Just don't you'll get mad I tell myself.

I note that Ross pours some and try's it, he managed to find his way back to me I think as I feel his knee touching mine on the sofa. He always does. I glance at him leaning back arms open and around the back of the sofa. He's so easy going.

Jay situates himself in the chair next to Ross and I sigh, great I was hoping he would stay in the kitchen. At least I have Ross as a buffer.

Rach places her cocktail down even though it's half gone. And sits with Jay, on top of him. Classy, I note. Jay winks at me and I look away. Pippa and Ryan join us too with some shots. And Rhea squeezes in next to Malachi.