CHAPTER 3

Music flowed through the surroundings and my body. I removed my heels and began dancing to the beats of the song. 'V. I. C. Wobble Wobble' I looked around as I danced. Jasmine was dancing with her husband-to-be. The first Mrs. Hollen was dancing with the first Mr. Hollen. Mom was talking to one of Evan's chef. And everyone else was paired off with someone. EJ was texting in his phone and I approached him. "Hey!" The music was louder than my voice but he heard me. He put his phone away and turned towards me. "Where are your shoes?" He looked down at my feet, arching his eyebrows and throwing on a smile. "Are you stripping for me already?" "Don't get cocky EJ. I was dancing and I can't dance with my heels on." "Okay. Lets dance then." He pulled me closer to the music system and pulled me against his chest again. I tried stepping back a bit but that only made his hold on me tightened more. After the song was finished, I was released from his super hold and he turned his attention back to his cellphone. 'Bummer' "I'm taking this drink over to my sister." I excused myself and cursed myself mentally as I walked over to Jasmine and Evan. Why was I suddenly jealous when EJ wasn't paying me any attention but I pushed him away the moment time I got it? What is wrong with me? "Hey." Jasmine noticed me first. "Hey Zen." "Hey guys. Congratulations again, I can't wait for the wedding." "And guess what?" my sister asked. "What? You know guessing things correctly isn't my strong suit." We laughed. "I'm making you my maid of honor," Jasmine said into my ear. I threw on a smile and hugged her again and handed her a glass of wine. She drank it in one gulp and went back to dancing with Evan. __________ I went indoors to use the washroom and to freshen up. I closed the door behind me, urinated, washed my hands and retouched my makeup. On my way out, I was pushed back inside the same washroom. "Why are you avoiding me?" "I'm not avoiding you." "I think I know when someone is trying to avoid me Zenia." "Well EJ, it's a party. I was just enjoying myself." "Why you can't enjoy yourself in my presence?" "I'm not having this conversation in here." "Good. Because I didn't come in here to talk." He moved closer to me and pulled me onto him. My heart raced rapidly as his lips got closer and closer to mine. I turned my head slightly to the left so his lips connected to my cheek instead. "You don't want to kiss me?" We had never had sex nor even kissed. We only hugged every time we linked up. He was a friend. "We're in a washroom." I made an excuse. He looked around. "Evan got lots of rooms in this house. Lets go to one." "No EJ! No." I knew where that might led to and I wasn't about to let myself go down that road with the son of a billionaire. I saw what Jasmine went through with his brother and I didn't want something like that happening to me as well. Although she and Evan are together again, things might not work out like that for me. "Zenia, I don't want to have sex with you. I just want us to talk and have some time together. I haven't seen you since three weeks ago." We hadn't seen each other in a few weeks but we video chat almost everyday. Doesn't that count? A knock on the bathroom door startled us. "Who's in there? I need to use the washroom!" It was EJ's mother and she was about to see us in the washroom together if she gets in here. Zenia's POV "Shhh. She'll go away," he whispered in my ear and pulled me against his steel chest again. "Stop it EJ!" I said in a loud whisper, pulling away from him before rushing my palms up and down my dress, adjusting and smoothing it. "Hello," Mrs. Hollen said again and another knock followed outside the door. "I'M IN HERE!" I yelled. "Zenia, is that you?" she asked. "Yes Mrs. Hollen, and I'll be in here for a while." My face flushed with embarrassment but I would have literally said anything to prevent her from waiting outside that door. "Okay sweetie. I'll just use another one." I heard the sound of her heels, clicking on the polished marble as she walked away. I heaved a long sigh and slide down against the bathroom door as EJ lightly chuckled like if the situation had been an amusement show to him. "It's not funny EJ. What if you hadn't locked the door and she had walked in on us?" "Well she would have saw her son being a man." I narrowed my eyes at him deadly and stood up. I unlocked the bathroom door and peered out, making certain the coast was clear before stepping out. ~ I walked out the bathroom and walked directly into my sister. "I've been looking all over for you. Where have you been?"