Breathless
  Chapter 14

"Xavier Kingston. His party.” His voice sounded so full of hatred, as he said this between clenched teeth. I just shrugged it off, and walked over to Liam’s side of the car. I grabbed his hand, and looked up at him.
“Let’s have some fun, okay? I came here to have fun with you, not anybody else,” I said softly, making sure he got my point. He twined his fingers through mine, and pulled me up the hill, towards the party.
The party greeted me as soon as I got at the crest of the hill. The bass of the music made the ground shake, and of course there was the smell of alcohol. I took a deep breath, and looked over at Liam. He was so gorgeous. He pulled me out on the dance floor, and danced with me. I could feel people staring at me, but all I could do was laugh at the faces Liam kept making at me. I looked around at all the other people. Most of these girls were dressed in really flashy dresses and skirts, and by flashy I mean showing a lot. A whole lot. I turned back to Liam. He was checking some blonde out. I rolled my eyes. Guys are pathetic sometimes. Liam saw me looking, and quickly brought his attention back to me.
“You want something to drink?” He yelled over the music.
“Yeah. Water if you can find it. Please.” Liam smiled, and went over to the drink table. I swayed a little to the music. I felt a shove on my back that didn’t feel accidental. I reared around and found none other than the pathetic Caitlyn. She had a smirk on her face, and this little piece of purple fabric glued onto her body.
“Look what the cat dragged in,” She said, glaring at me. I felt like I was going to be sick. I hated when people stared at me. It made me feel so self-conscious.
“What do you want?” I asked bitterly.
“For you to stop trying to steal my damn boyfriend. I’d hate to see that face of yours be beat in.” She examined her fingernails.
“Is that a threat?”
“No. Just a simple warning. I’d stay away if I were you. He’d just throw you away after a while.” She bumped me as she walked past. I grabbed the back of her dress. She let out a yelp of surprise, and turned to look at me.
“I think you have a problem with me. And I cannot think of why you could possible dislike me since I have done nothing to you.” By now, everyone had turned to look at us.
“Obviously. Quit trying to steal my boyfriend.”
“I don’t think he’s that hard to steal,” I said, bravely. And, that did it. She flung her fist at my face, but luckily I ducked. I grabbed her arm, and twisted it taking a cheap shot at her face. I heard her scream, and she started pulling my hair. I bit my tongue, and yanked free, taking yet another shot at her face. She stumbled back, and started forward again. I kicked her square in the leg, and she tumbled to the ground. Breathing hard, I fixed my hair, straightened my shirt, and walked off. I heard people start yelling. I kept walking not caring. Liam caught up with me, and stopped me.
“What happened back there?” He asked, holding my arm lightly in his hand.
“Nothing,” I said, shaking my head. Thunder rolled up above our heads. I looked up, and dark clouds were taking shape. It was going to storm. The wind picked up, cooling me off, and blowing the hair off of my neck. People were still yelling from back where Caitlyn was. Liam gave me a look, and it made me feel guilty. I needed to make sure I hadn’t hurt her too awful bad. I went back, and she was sitting up, an icepack on her face. Xavier was bent down in front of her, tending to her. My throat constricted, and I just wanted to cry. Xavier looked up, and saw me. I could already tell I was in deep, and there was no going back.