Tipsy

* Barbie *

My eyes look over his shoulders to see Erich coming out from the hall way of the toilet. She meets my gaze and a mischievous smile hovered on her pink lips, I looked away. Erich must have felt how I am having a crush towards her brother but didn't say anything about it and I am just too embarrass to admit that to her. I feel his gentle sway, God how I wanted the feeling to last forever. With his hands wrap around me, protecting me and loving me. Wait, loving me?

That might be too much to assume. "Earth to Barbie? Are you still with me or are you tipsy because of the punch?"

His chuckle followed by a question made me look up at him. I watch his lips curled in a tiny teasing smile and the lights that dances on his eyes, his thick brows and the tip of his well sculpted nose even his prominent chin. I noticed all the features that I liked in a man, everything he possess.

"Sorry, I am not used to drinking. My father have owned a bar at texas but I was not allowed to drink or even take a sip."

The surprised overshadowed his gaze as he look at me closely with disbelief. I know he thought of me as different.

"Really? Now that comes as a surprise. I thought you would be the one leading Erich to these stuff since you grow up in the US. Then I must be mistaken."

His eyes surveyed my face as I struggled to keep myself in place between his arms. I gulp down a lump in my throat when he lowers his head. Is he going to kiss me? I was thrilled to my bones waiting for his lips against mine when the distance seemed to be just a few inches away and I could smell his breath fanning against my face, my eyes close.

Anticipating for he first kiss from someone I have admired since the first time I step into this country. However, the kiss did not happen and instead I felt his mouth beside my right ear.

"Do you know that boy, whom Erich is dancing with?"

The question had me confused for a while because it was not what I had expected, slowly I opened my eyes and in a distance I saw Erich with someone from the class. She must have seen him while I am dancing with her brother.

She looked at me too and flashes a smile with a thumb raise towards me, I have to answer Tom as he is waiting.

"Yes, uhm that's Jimmy from our class."

Jimmy is a decent man that comes from a decent family, I heard that his Dad was a governor and his mother is a doctor. Tom cleared his throat, still his head is lowered and he looks at the opposite of my eye direction. He turned us around and I no longer see Erich because we have exchange places. But I am sure that he is looking at the two, with his big brother over protective instinct activated. I rolled my eyes upward when he spoke again.

"Have you spoken to that boy? Is he courting her?"

I groaned slightly but making sure that he did not hear it because of the music. "Yes, a few times. He is respectful, and he's not a boy. Jimmy is a grown ass man just like yourself and Rafael Tom."

He stiffened, he must be mad from what I had just said. Regrets follows after i spurted the words from my mouth and it's too late to take it back.

"Grown ass man?"

He laughed afterwards and to my dismay he slowly pulled away and guided us back to our seats. Erich is still on the dance floor and I probably knows what he wanted to do next even with his laugh I am sure that he was not please.

"I'm sorry, I don't want to sound so rude about it."

Maybe it was the tequila which give me courage to said that or I was just a bit disappointed that my first kiss with him did not happen. He shook his head and looks at me, his eyes dancing in delight. Something lifted from my heart every time he gives me his amused looked.

"Maybe you are right Barb, I mean I am the one who should be apologizing for still treating you guys as girls and boys when obviously you all have grown up."

Again his eyes surveyed my face and down to my chest where my dress showed a little bit of my cleavage. I felt a thrill run down from the back of my spine, as if he caught what I'm feeling and then he looked at a different direction. Towards Erich and Jimmy who waited for the next song to play in the air and dance into it.

I look at her and hope that she would glance at me so I could give her a signal to come back into our seats when the music is finish. Tom is starting to give his full attention on the two when finally she glances at me and I give her the sign. She rolled her eyes upward and when the music finally changes, Erich told Jimmy to send her back to us.

"Hi guys! I'm back with Jimmy."

Erich was smiling and looking at me then into Tom when she comes back with Jimmy beside her. "Jimmy, this is my brother Tom. Tom, it's Jimmy we were in the same class with Erich."

Tom made an intimidating expression as he looks at Jimmy from top to bottom and nodded, the man awkwardly smiled at him. "Nice meeting you Mister Dela Vega, I'm Jimmy Vargas."

"Oh, I know who you are Mister Vargas. Thank you for escorting Erich back here."

Erich pouted when Tom dismissed Jimmy like he was an excess baggage on our table. My eyes widened as well and I couldn't believed that Tom would act like that towards a classmate just because he did not like him for Erich, the two was not even dating.

"See you around Erich and nice seeing you too Barbie."

I smiled at Tom and nodded, giving him an apologetic look. When I locked eyes with Tom it was obvious that even the way I smiled at Jimmy is not approved to him.

"What was that about Tom?"

Erich asked, bothered by the way he acted towards our classmate.

"Wow, Erich. You just graduated and now you thought that you could let that man touch you like that in the dance floor?"

I farrowed my brows did I missed something? Or I just did not see how the two of them dances. "You are overreacting, we were just dancing. My goodness how does two people dance when the music is playing romantic? This is not the sixties Tom, my God!"

My eyes move towards Erich and warns her. Tom asked for the bill and didn't answer to her, but I could feel the tension in the air. The two are not actually close just like how Erich and Rafael is even when they are both the same blood. Rafael was just their half brother but he is closer for Erich.

Tom urge me to stand and get going after he settled the bill and I walk with Erich to the exit while he follows. I hope this doesn't escalate further, this is not the first time I saw both of them argues. They can't seem to agree with each other although I know that Tom cares so much about Erich and she feels the same too.