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Paul was driving tonight and had borrowed his dad’s Jaguar, so ere riding in style to the dance

I sat in the back with Ja circles into the back of my hand as we chatted about the dance I already knew that he was nervous about cootten it into his head that this was a posh party with old fashioned string quartet or soht

When we pulled up and headed into the school gyhed The place had been decorated with streahts were off with little fairy lights covering the ceiling instead A local band were already set up and playing their war to a cover of Rhianna’s We Found Love

I turned to Ja proudly as a couple of girls i him out A junior who aped at hi towards the drinks table "The punch will already be spiked I would io for that"

A small frown lined his forehead "I don’t want an alcoholic drink tonight, you can though if you want," he offered, following rabbed two cans of coke and two plastic cups "Nah, I don’t want to be too drunk to take you out of your suit," I teased, raising one eyebrow suggestively

His froas back again as he s at yours tonight," he replied, takingit into the cup

I resisted the urge to pout as I took in what he’d said I couldn’t stay at his tonight because my parents would then knoas there, it would be too obvious if I went to the dance with Jamie and then didn’t coeniuses to know that I’d gone ho at hoht He could just leave after my parents went to visit my nanna, like he used to in the old days before he moved into his new place

"Why not?" I asked I already knew the answer to that question - he wasn’t planning on staying atit off withit would happen as soon as the dance was over I think he was being the gentle until after the dance so that I would still have so It really wasn’t Jairl stranded, and since he’d co with ulped a few tied "I can’t sneak into your place, your dad will know He likeshis trust," he answered, not looking at , his voice sounded uncomfortable and nervous

I decided not to push it, I needed to have soh for hireat couple of ed my time with him for the world I decided then and there to just not dwell on it and ruin et that ht fun for us both

"Well in that case, I’lass of coke that he offered me

Instead I ladled a spoon of the punch into an e another The alcohol burnt my throat a little but I welco else to think about other than the fact that I was probably going to wake up single

Ja et this party stared then," he whispered, srinned and followed behind hierly

Two hours later and I was overly tipsy already I wasn’t quite slurringaround h and I was pretty sure that Principal Robertson wasn’t actually funny, so that must have been the alcohol……

Jamie steered me towards and empty table and pulled out a chair forany of that, instead I pushed hi hty fine in your tux Kinda like Ja with the collar of his shirt

He laughed "But without the sexy British accent?" he teased, shiftingmore comfortable as I tuckedhim in

"If you had a British accent I would have to screw you right now in front of the teachers, so it’s pretty lucky you don’t," I countered, giggling

He laughed and kissed the top of my head "I could totally pull off the accent," he joked "Well, ’ello there, Miss Would you like souy fro and pulled back to look at hi happily as he winked at

His cell phone rang for what had to be the hed as he pulled it out of his pocket, disconnecting the call and tapping in a text instead I frowned andnot to glare at his phone that seeht So ht with hi his phone and accidently dropping it or soain and he sighed before sending another rily at his screen