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down in a way that made me uncomfortable.
    I leaned over to Lauren and started to ask her if she wanted to stay, but she jumped forward and said yes before I could say anything.
    The fat bouncer didn’t even check our ID’s, he just stepped aside and let us in.
    Inside was surprisingly amazing. It was the complete opposite of the frightening exterior. There was a dimly lit dance floor in the middle with colored flashing lights and a disco ball hanging in the middle. Surrounding the dance floor were booths that were brightly lit and a bar that ran along the front with hundreds of bottles on display behind the bartender.
    “Let’s go find a table,” Michelle said and led the way through the mingling crowd. It was Wednesday so I didn’t expect it to be too busy.
    “So, what do we do now?” I asked. I’d never been out to a place like this before. Do we eat? It was still early in the evening and we hadn’t had dinner.
    Before anyone could answer, a waitress stopped at our table. “Menus, ladies?” She asked. Her voice was high and squeaky. She was blond and wore a simple white t-shirt with a short black skirt.
    “Yes please,” we all said.
    She passed them out and said she’d back in a minute for our order.
    “Food,” I said hungrily.
    “I know. Why didn’t we plan this evening better?” Michelle asked.
    “I don’t know,” I stated.
    “I think I’ll get a cheeseburger. I’m starving,” Lauren piped in.
    “Me too,” I said. I didn’t feel like reading the menu, but a cheeseburger did sound delicious.
    “Nothing for me,” Stef said, “I, uh, forgot my wallet,” she averted her eyes from the rest of us.
    “How did you pay for your pedicure?” Michelle asked. A valid question.
    “I mean, it’s in the car. I don’t want to go out and get it alone.” Stef shifted uncomfortably.
    “I’ll pay, you can pay be back tomorrow,” I smiled at her.
    “Thanks,” Stef said, although she didn’t sound very grateful. I let it go though, I didn’t want to ruin the evening.
    We all ordered cheeseburgers and cokes and devoured them when they arrived.
    “We need to make a meal plan when we get home. I can’t eat out every day,” Michelle said between bites. “I’ll get fat!”
    “I know. Chinese is getting a little old too, but nothing else delivers,” I replied.
    “Looks like mac and cheese and ramen noodles for us!” Lauren exclaimed.
    “Hurray for poor college students,” Stef joked.
    “True that,” I said and raised my glass.
    “Here, here!” Michelle said and raised hers along with Stef and Lauren.
    “Hey ladies,” a deep voice interrupted us.
    A tall, blond, college-aged boy stood at the end of our table checking us all out with a sleazy grin on his face. Maybe sleazy was the wrong word. It wasn’t a creepy grin, but he was definitely looking for a date tonight.
    “Hi, I’m Lauren,” Lauren said and practically fell out of the booth. She was on the dance floor with him before we knew it.
    “One down, three to go,” Stef joked.
    “Two to go. I’m not looking,” I sucked back the last of my coke and watched Lauren get handsy with the blond guy.
    “Oh, are you and Andrew and thing now?” Stef asked.
    “Kind, of. I don’t know. We kissed today.” I sucked even harder until every last drop of coke was gone.
    “What?” Stef and Michelle said in unison.
    “Yeah, he came over after you guys left. I hadn’t seen him yet and he just wanted to see me I guess. I don’t know.”
    “What about Josh?” Michelle asked.
    “Nothing about Josh. We’re done. He’s in Riverview. Why do I have to keep explaining that?”
    “Sorry,” Michelle said.
    “Let’s go dance,” Stef said and grabbed Michelle’s hand.
    They left me alone at the table while they danced it up.
    Lauren spent the rest of the evening with the blond boy, who she later introduced as Brandon. Stefanie, Michelle, and I danced to a few songs, but I wasn’t in the mood to dance, so I sat by myself at the table