11-05-2014, 10:57 AM
Enrique sulked more on the drive back. The worst part was he understood, but it still felt so wrong. Jacinda was experienced, she knew what she was talking about, but the way she had dealt with it had been...he couldn't come up with a word for it.
That was the worst of it. He was torn between what he felt and her experience. It led to confusion on his part, and he didn't know how to deal with it. He didn't like being confused, hence the sulkiness.
They arrived back at the bar and it was once again packed like it was the night before. He went to the bar and got a shot and a long-island. He wanted booze. It was just how he felt right now.
Mercedes arrived again, wearing a low cut blue dress this time. For the first time since the hunt ended, Ricky smiled. She came over to him and leaned against the bar in between Ricky and Jacinda.
Mercedes smiled at him, but it was soon replaced with a frown. She had noticed something different about Ricky. "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing. I'll be fine, especially since you're here."
he gave her a wink and she smiled, taking a seat in Ricky's lap.
Ricky got her a drink, and they chatted for a bit. The distraction from his thoughts banished his sulky thoughts and he became more like himself. There was some dancing tonight, but not as overt as last night - there was no competition. Ricky caught Mercedes giving Jacinda a couple of looks here and there.
Well, that's interesting...
Ricky thought. His mind raced with those possibilities.
Of course, she was sitting in his lap. She turned back to face him, looked down, and looked back up again. She grinned and there was a mischievous look in her eyes. Ricky looked back at her, curiosity in his gaze.
"Dance with me,"
she said standing up. Then she fell backwards. She tried too hard to make it look like an accident, as it was obviously on purpose. She landed directly in Jacinda's lap.
"Oh my God, I'm so sorry."
she said to Jacinda and brought her hands up to her face as if in embarassament. Ricky could tell she was mouthing something to Jacinda. She was making it obvious on purpose. She wanted him to know that she was teasing him.
Mercedes shot him another mischievous look and turned back to Jacinda. Ricky shook his head with a smile. "Hello, there. You know, you're really comfortable."
She wrapped one arm around Jacinda's shoulder as she had before with Ricky.
That was the worst of it. He was torn between what he felt and her experience. It led to confusion on his part, and he didn't know how to deal with it. He didn't like being confused, hence the sulkiness.
They arrived back at the bar and it was once again packed like it was the night before. He went to the bar and got a shot and a long-island. He wanted booze. It was just how he felt right now.
Mercedes arrived again, wearing a low cut blue dress this time. For the first time since the hunt ended, Ricky smiled. She came over to him and leaned against the bar in between Ricky and Jacinda.
Mercedes smiled at him, but it was soon replaced with a frown. She had noticed something different about Ricky. "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing. I'll be fine, especially since you're here."
he gave her a wink and she smiled, taking a seat in Ricky's lap.
Ricky got her a drink, and they chatted for a bit. The distraction from his thoughts banished his sulky thoughts and he became more like himself. There was some dancing tonight, but not as overt as last night - there was no competition. Ricky caught Mercedes giving Jacinda a couple of looks here and there.
Well, that's interesting...
Ricky thought. His mind raced with those possibilities.
Of course, she was sitting in his lap. She turned back to face him, looked down, and looked back up again. She grinned and there was a mischievous look in her eyes. Ricky looked back at her, curiosity in his gaze.
"Dance with me,"
she said standing up. Then she fell backwards. She tried too hard to make it look like an accident, as it was obviously on purpose. She landed directly in Jacinda's lap.
"Oh my God, I'm so sorry."
she said to Jacinda and brought her hands up to her face as if in embarassament. Ricky could tell she was mouthing something to Jacinda. She was making it obvious on purpose. She wanted him to know that she was teasing him.
Mercedes shot him another mischievous look and turned back to Jacinda. Ricky shook his head with a smile. "Hello, there. You know, you're really comfortable."
She wrapped one arm around Jacinda's shoulder as she had before with Ricky.