Chapter 4 Popping Bottles

Chapter 3

Stacia's pov

I paid the cab driver but as I got out I about changed my mind about being here. The club was packed. People were lined up around the block just waiting to get in. Screw this I wasn't going to wait in line, not tonight. I walked right up to the bouncer. He looked me up and down smiled then lifted the rope to let me right in. I could feel eyes on me and hear the snotty comments some of the women were saying. I was not in the mood for this. I was not going to let them get to me. They weren't going to ruin my night.

I know I was dressed to impress, and that's just what I did. I smiled at the bouncer and kissed him on the cheek. I looked back before walking in and blew a kiss to all my haters. The bouncer just laughed and winked at me. The look on their faces had me laughing all the way into the club.

I went straight to the bar and ordered a shot. I was going to need a lot of alcohol to get me through this night. Maybe I should have just stayed home after all. Once I downed my shot I sent Serenity a text letting her know I was here and that I was at the bar. She found me and showed me to their VIP table. It wasn't so crowded up here thankfully, so I started to relax a little more.

Serenity was used to all of this. She was a very sought-after model. She got special treatment wherever she went. She didn't let it go to her head though. She was the most down to earth person you'd ever meet. She was my best friend. The one person I knew would always have my back, and never brought me down.

I said hello to the other ladies at the table, but they were in their own little world checking out the guys in the club to even notice me. With some of these women I felt as if I wasn't part of the group. They only tolerated me because of Serenity. I just ignored them on focused on just talking to Serenity.

"So, spill the beans how did the commercial go? How was it meeting and working with your crush?" She asked.

"it was okay the producer loved me and wants to work with me again."

"Oh, honey that's great. You're going to be a huge star one day. I knew you could do it."

It felt good to hear that. Serenity has always believed in me. She was the one that talked me into pursuing my dreams. She had shown my picture to her manager and insisted she work with me. She even drove me to audition after audition. She never let me give up. I owe all of this success to her. I loved this girl like a sister. She wasn't just a friend she was family.

"You know I wouldn't have even gotten this far without you." I told her.

"Oh, girl this was all you. So, dish on Darius. How was working with him? Was he even sexier in person?"

"He was such an ass honestly. He acted like I was dirt beneath him and didn't want to work with me. He actually tried to give me the number of a personal trainer, so I could lose my fat ass. The way I handled it made it go a lot smoother and impressed the producer."

"What an ass. Oh, shit Stacia don't look now but Darius is walking this way."

I looked up and sure enough Darius was walking to the table with a cocky grin on his face. What did he want now? I didn't want to talk to him. There was nothing he had to say that I wanted to hear. I knew I should have just stayed home tonight.

He was looking sexy as sin. No man should be allowed to look that good. Not one that was such an ass. It was such a waste. Maybe he would just walk on by. Didn't he learn by now that I wasn't going to take any of his shit? But of course, he walked right up to the table. The girls immediately stopped talking and smiled up at him. They probably thought he was here to see one of them. Pretty pathetic if you ask me.

"Stacia fancy seeing you in the VIP area of this club tonight."

What the hell did he mean by that? What was he trying to get at? Was he trying to say I wasn't good enough to be here? This man was about to get another ear full from me. Even Serenity looked taken aback by what he said. Did he think he was the only hot shot in here tonight? I hated men like him. Cocky was not sexy on anyone.

"I am out with friends if you don't mind."

Serenity looked from me to Darius in shock. Darius went from looking at me to looking at everyone else at the table. He stopped once his eyes landed on Serenity. Of course, she was his type. She was tall, thin, and gorgeous. She was smarter that that though and wouldn't fall for his tricks. I really just wanted him to go away.

"Well Stacia I just wanted to say how much fun it was working with you and hope we can do it again sometime."

Was he serious right now? There was no way in hell. How was it fun? He didn't even want me there. He left the commercial before I was even done getting ready. He was just trying to impress the women at the table. What a loser.

"What part was fun?" I asked.

"Excuse me?"

"I said asshole what part was fun for you exactly? The part where you whined like a child? Or the part where you said my fat ass needed a personal trainer? Oh, wait it was when you kept putting me down wasn't it? I would never work with you again. No leave and crawl back into the hole you crawled out of!"

He looked at me in shock before he walked away. The women except for Serenity got up from the table angry not wanting to be seen with me after what went down. I downed my drink and ordered two more. I can't believe I just did that, but damn did it feel good. Guess this was the new me. I was done taking shit from anyone.

Serenity just looked at me but didn't say a word. She knew better to when I got like this. She would wait for me to speak first. Right now, I wasn't in the mood to talk. I was going to have a few drinks then I was going out on the dance floor.

Let Darius get an eye full. I wanted him to know I wasn't dwelling on what he's doing one little bit. He had no effect on me. Tonight, I was celebrating me. No one was going to bring me down. Not some stuck up entitled jackass or his many groupies.

A song came on and Serenity and I both looked at each other. This was our song. We headed to the dance floor ignoring everyone in our path. This was exactly what I needed. A night where I could just let loose and have some fun.

Darius' pov

I looked around the club some more when I could have sworn I saw Stacia at a table full of women. Was I just imagining her being here since I couldn't stop thinking about her? Was I going crazy? No, she's really here. Now was my chance to try talking to her again.

I decided to try my luck and go over and say hello. Stacia didn't look to happy to see me at all. She ended up jumping down my throat. I was so nervous I ended up checking out her friend and making an even bigger fool of myself. Now I'm heading back to my table wondering what the hell happened.

"Dude did you just strike out?" Ethan asked.

"How is it she hates my guts so much?"

"Dude who are you even talking about and what did you do now?"

I told him everything and he just shook his head and laughed. I did not see the humor in this situation. She hated my very existence. How was that funny? Plus, I just made a fool of myself in front of my boys. Man, what a day. I hoped no one took any pictures or videos of what just happened. I didn't need the drama. I was supposed to stay out of trouble not go looking for it.

"I was such a fool no wonder she hates me."

"Look just give her some space. You need to show her you're a good guy and not the jerk you've acted like. That is not who you are she just needs to see that."

"I know your right just hope she gives me that chance."

I thought about what he said, and knew he was right. Why did everything go so wrong when I'm around her? Why did I even care what she thought of me? I doubted I would ever work with her again unless she did get a part in my buddy's movie. I needed to forget her. There was plenty of hot women here tonight that did want me.

Her friend kept looking over at me, and the look she was giving was one of pure lust. They all headed to the dance floor, so I told my boys we should go see what's out there. I just needed to be close to her even if I knew I should just let it go.

I had to admit Stacia looked damn good tonight. Why didn't I notice how sexy she was before I opened my big mouth and ruined everything? Maybe then things would be different. Maybe she would be here dancing with me now.

Ethan started to dance with Stacia's friend. Maybe I wasn't the one she was looking at after all. When did I become such a shallow asshole? I wondered what Stacia would do if I danced over by her. Would she stop dancing and just walk away? I needed to at least try or else I would end up regretting not trying all night.

I started to get closer to where she was but still kept my distance. I could see all the men looking at her like she was some kind of treat. It angered me and made me jealous as hell. I never got jealous a day in my life so why was I now?

A drunk idiot came up to Stacia and was trying to be all over her. I could tell she wasn't into it. This guy wasn't getting the hint. She was trying hard to ignore him. She kept walking away from him, but he just followed her. I had to do something. Guys like this needed a hard dose of reality.

I knew this could end up backfiring against me. I could just end up making Stacia mad for just getting involved and not letting her handle it herself. I just hated seeing this creep with his hands all over her. She was mine! Wait, what? Maybe I shouldn't do anything. I was supposed to just be seen here and stay out of trouble. I was getting attached to a woman that would never want me. She will never be mine. She hated me.

I still needed to do something. My ma taught me that you treat a woman with respect. I didn't do that once with Stacia, so I was going to be the kind of guy my ma raised me to be right now. I was going to save her from this drunk fool then I'd leave her be. If it made her mad then so be it, but at least I'll know I did something to help her. I did something to try and mend fences so to say. So, I started to walk up to them not knowing what I was really going to do.