Shadows In Durango

*****Sofia POV******

"Two?!" I gasp, as Daryl hands us two full cups of alcohol each.

"Yeah, it saves us having to top up again so soon!" Daryl laughs, before turning to grab his own drinks from the countertop.

I glance to Emma, before lifting the cup up to my lips to taste it... as she watches me cautiously to see my reaction.

Whatever it was it was fruity and sweet, and surprisingly wasn't bad at all.

"I actually like it... what is it?" I hum, as Daryl looks accomplished.

"Sex on the beach." He states, as my cheeks heat at the name of the drink alone.

Why was I like this?! Everybody in this place has probably already had sex and yet I was blushing over Daryl making me a drink with the word in the damn title!

"Try it Emma it's really good I promise!" I nod to her, as she takes a quick breath before placing the liquid into her mouth - taking a moment to taste it.

"Huh, I didn't expect that!" Emma nods her approval and goes in for another drink as I giggle and hold up my cup.

"Cheers! Here's to having a great party!" I hoist it up and clink my cup off of Daryl and Emmas as they copy me - reciting 'cheers' in response before we all swing the cups back.

Daryl stands and motions for us to follow him, as we quickly get up and take our cups with us in whatever direction he was going.

Entering another room in the house with only around ten people inside, we are greeted with a sort of man hut area with dart boards, a pool table, a mini bar, leather sofas and a beer pong set up with some people engrossed in a tournament. We spent some time finishing our drinks all while Daryl attempted to teach us both how to play pool to which we sucked at - giggling each time we would take forever to line up the ball only for it to miss the hole.All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

What I did guiltily enjoy though, was the way Daryl had offered to show me the ropes at first - putting his arms around me. His face was incredibly close to mine, to the point I could feel his hot breath on my neck, sending shivers up my spine as he pressed his body tightly to me.

It was safe to say that I was growing flustered, but I had to play it cool. We were friends, I couldn't ruin that by catching silly feelings for the poor guy who had only tried to be nice to me this week! But he was rather flirty....

"I'll go and get us some more drinks! You two can hang out in here!" Daryl laughs, as we clap and cheer handing him our empty cups - evidently feeling the alcohol begin to take its toll.

I still felt fully in control of my actions, only more confident and excited thanks to the alcohol! It was actually pretty great to have a drink at a party... it was a shame that we hadn't tried it sooner to be totally honest! "Let's dance!" I announce, seeing Daryl leave the room as more people enter - the numbers in here beginning to reach around twenty very quickly.

The music thumped, as I swayed my hips and grabbed Emma's hands to force her to join me as she giggled and began to dance too.

This was so much fun!

We moved and laughed, with most people around us seeming to be on the same level of drunkenness which was actually really nice.

So far there had been no problems, just a good atmosphere and some good fun!

Daryl returned soon enough with our drinks on a tray, as we took the first cup and drank some greedily.

"This is a great party!" I tell him, allowing the newfound alcohol confidence to speak for me as I lean on to his arm.

"You think so?" Daryl smiles, flashing his perfect teeth as I nod and turn to Emma who also offers a thumbs up as his hand snakes around my waist and rests on my ass causing an excited rush to shoot through me. I wasn't making it up, he was flirting too!

We continue on, finishing the next two cups, before taking some shots together - enjoying each other's light hearted company - before I suddenly feel a major urge to pee. "Bathroom break!" I announce, causing them both to laugh as Daryl salutes me in understanding.

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He walks us out of the room into the hallway, pointing to a door before seemingly noticing some of his friends as he waves and yells over to them.

"You two pee, I'll be in the kitchen when you come back, I'm going to say hi to some people." Daryl explains quickly, moving away from us before we could even respond.

Shrugging it off, I grab Emma by the hand and hurry her into the bathroom with me not wanting to leave her alone at all tonight...

I instantly lift my skirt and sit down to pee as Emma fixes little pieces of her hair in the mirror before retrieving a perfume from her small bag.

"No way I was hoping that you brought some! Can I borrow it please?" I wipe myself quickly and fix my outfit, moving to wash my hands.

"Of course! Here take it until I pee." Emma laughs handing me the bottle after I dry my hands, as I smell the lid and moan.

"That stuff smells so nice!" I state, spraying it around my neck and wrists.

We finish up, laughing at each others growing drunkenness as we occasionally wobble and do silly out of character dances to the beat to make one another giggle.

Stepping outside, the music is instantly louder, and without further thought we begin to dance our way towards where the crowd is - grabbing some pre-made random drinks from a tray on passing. Let's just pop our heads into the busy section of the party before we go back and find Daryl... we need to experience it all, right?

Stepping inside, I almost collapse to find topless cheerleaders on top of tables as the men all whistle and holler around them - everyone dancing and getting crazy.

"This is wild!" Emma yells to me over the music, as I nod and divert my gaze from their naked chests and take a sip from my new drink.

How were they so confident?!

With that thought, I decide to just let loose, grabbing Emma's hands and forcing her to dance with me again as we join in with the crowd around us.

"Shots?!" We turn to find a guy with a shots tray, as I nod and shrug - taking two for myself as Emma does the same.

Thanking him, we throw the drinks back one after another, before clutching our fiery throats. Those were way worse than the ones we done with Daryl!

"Shit! That stuff hits different!" I stick out my tongue in exaggeration as Emma chuckles and agrees.

The song changes, as we both jump excitedly when recognising it, instantly beginning to dance to the beat - swaying our hips and moving our heads from side to side. This was so much fun!

Moments go by, before two random guys we haven't seen before snake their arms around our hips and in the moment, I find myself laughing and thinking that they just want to dance and have some fun. We allow them to dance with us, as I feel the one behind me begin to move his hips closer, pressing into my ass from behind...

This was different... and I don't know how I feel about it...

"You're fucking gorgeous baby!" He whispers in my ear, as I glance to Emma to find her still dancing with the other one reassuring myself that things were fine. What has gotten into us, we would never act like this sober?!

"GET THE FUCK OFF HER!" I gasp when hearing somebody yell, before the man dancing with me removes his arms in a split second - before being tackled to the floor.

I turn in a panic, and I'm even more shocked to find that it's Vincent on top of the guy - landing a punch into his face before his friends quickly intervene and drag him off. Vincent was seething, seeming unhinged, as he turns to find me amongst the group.

"YOU TWO ARE COMING WITH ME!" He points and yells, as Emma moves to hold on to me in sudden fear of him.

Where was Daryl when I need him?

What did we do wrong?!