Letting go of the hug, Lina turned to Stacy to introduce them to each other.

"Stace, meet Ayano Ichihara, a close friend and colleague." She said and Stacy waved her hand.

"Aya, this is Stacy Tang, Wade and my cousin." She did not mention Wayne because Ayano had never met him before.

Ayano held Stacy's hand and kissed it lightly.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Stacy." Aya spoke in a sultry voice and Stacy pulled her hand away while blushing.

Ayano Ichihara was a woman in her mid-twenties and was the same height as Lina. She had delicate and doll-like features with huge expressive eyes.

She had a thin and fit body and wore a strappy wrap front crop top with shorts and combat boots. She looked like a sexy biker chick you would find in the movies.

The men around them were ogling at the three beautiful women and whispering among themselves.

Seeing the men gawking at them, Aya glared at them and steered Lina and Stacy to their seats in the booth while covering them from all the lecherous eyes.

Stacy laughed looking at this behavior while Lina just shook her head.

'Mommy Aya is on duty.' Lina was used to being surrounded by overprotective people and Aya was definitely one of them.

"Did you have trouble finding the place?" Aya asked as she slid the drinks that she had ordered for Lina.

Lina just shook her head and swayed to the music in her seat.

"I'm sorry, I did not order anything for you. Someone here forgot to inform me that you were tagging along." Aya apologized to Stacy and taunted Lina.

"Hehe… It's fine, you can order them now." Stacy shrugged and was chill about it.

Soon a waiter came and took Stacy's order. Lina also ordered a bottle of Tequila and something to eat.

She then poured them two shots each and they just stared at her.

"You aren't drinking that!" Stacy and Aya spoke in unison and chuckled, glancing at each other.

"But I have you here! No one will mess with me when I have two strong women guarding me!" Lina whined and pouted, looking at them with sad puppy eyes.

Having left with no other choice, they reluctantly agreed and Lina happily clapped her hands.

"Bottoms up…!" Lina yelled and they quickly gulped the two shots.

"Now that we have loosened up, how about a little exercise on the dance floor?" She wiggled her brows and Stacy squealed in agreement while Aya was a little hesitant.

Stacy adjusted her dress and walked to the dance floor while swaying her hips seductively.

The moment she started dancing, she was surrounded by two hot guys who had been eyeing her from when she had entered the club.

Lina saw that Stacy had already started so she pulled Aya from her seat.

"Live a little, my sour puss!" Lina yelled and dragged her along.

With her hands on Aya's hips, she guided her in a slow swaying motion.

"Just like that… Feel the music and let it take over." Lina directed her.

When Aya got into her groove, Lina let go of her and moved a little away so that she too could dance and enjoy herself.

The music being played was amazing and Lina just let herself loose. Her hair swayed as she moved her body to the rhythm of the song.

She turned to see how Aya was doing and found her dancing with Stacy.

'I'm glad they hit it off, Aya usually isn't this friendly with new people.' She was happy that they got along with each other.

She was still looking at them when she felt hands on her hips. Turning around she found a tall guy with beautiful blue eyes smiling at her.

"Wanna dance?" He asked and Lina nodded.

He immediately pulled her close and they both started dancing together.

Though the space between them was close, Lina was used to dancing with others so this wasn't a problem.

"You dance really well." He said as he leaned closer and spoke in her ear so that she could hear him over the loud music.

"So do you." She tiptoed to reach him. He twirled her around and then pulled her close once again.

"I need a drink."

Suddenly Aya stood next to them and announced to Lina as she frowned.

"Umm… Okay." She glared at Aya and looked back at the guy she was dancing with.

"I'll see you again." Lina waved at him as she was being dragged away.

When they reached their booth, Aya chugged her beer like a thirsty camel who saw water after months.

"What's wrong? I was trying to dance there!" Lina scowled and Aya just raised her brow.

"Oh really? I thought he was trying to fuse your bodies together, looking at how close you two were." Aya teased her and Lina blushed.

She hid her face behind the pitcher of beer and pouted.

"I didn't even get the chance to introduce myself." She hit her forehead when she thought of this.

"I'm glad! He looks like a creep." Aya scrunched her brows and made a disgusted face.

"Hey! He's cute and did you see his eyes? Blue!!" Lina defended the stranger.

"Nana how many times have we explained this to you. Not all good looking people have good hearts. Looks aren't everything!" Aya lectured her seriously.

"I know… Why have you called me here?" Lina said in a defeated voice and diverted the topic.

"Is Stacy interested in women? If yes, can I hit on her?" Aya asked and then blushed.

"Oh ho… So my Aya is interested in Stacy?" She said as she teased the already red-faced Aya.

Aya glared at her and then they both turned to see where Stacy was.

After looking around, they found her at the bar with some stranger's tongue down her throat.

'Oooff... That must hurt!' She slowly turned to Aya and saw her frown as she continued to stare at the two people lost in their kiss.

"Umm... Aya? Earth to Aya?" Lina snapped her fingers in front of Aya's face, only then did she turn her head away.

"It's fine, I'm used to it. Why do all the women I like, not like me?" She said in a disheartened tone and hung her head.

'I did not know that she was already so into Stacy when she just met her.' Though confused, she offered her hug to her unhappy friend.

"Oh, baby! I'm sure that's not true. There will certainly be someone who wants to be with you, more than anything in this world. You just need to keep an eye out for her." Lina squeezed her tight and encouraged her,

'But that woman won't be you.' Aya buried her face in Lina's neck and sniffed her hair.

"Now don't be a sad face! Stacy is a free spirit, so she might be interested if you ask her. Don't quit before you've even given it a try." Lina patted her back as she let her go.

"Give what a try?" Seeing Stacy so suddenly come over to the booth, Lina had a jump scare.

"Flirting. You see Aya here has never flirted with a man and she was asking for tips. Now that you are here, why don't you teach her while I dance a little." Lina said as she hurriedly drank another shot of tequila and skipped to the dance floor.

'Technically it is true, Aya never flirted with a guy before because she was busy flirting with girls.' Lina chuckled and looked around.

This time the blue-eyed beauty was nowhere to be seen. So she started dancing alone.

There were many girls dancing now but none of them smiled back at her when she smiled at them.

'Geez...what's their problem?' Lina rolled her eyes and danced solo.

Because the women were treating Lina like an outcast and moved away from her, she had a lot of space to move freely.

'I need to get their playlist. These songs are great!' Lina was truly enjoying herself.

Not caring for her aching feet, she continued dancing so that Aya might have a chance to get closer to Stacy.

As she was dancing, two men stood on either side of her and started dancing.

Though they weren't too close to her, Lina felt that something was not right.

She had great perception and right now all she felt was a very weird feeling. It was not malicious, but at the same time, it was not a positive thing.

She couldn't explain what she felt but looking at their hazy eyes, she knew that it surely wasn't anything good.

The air around them made her back away in an inconspicuous way. She was not comfortable being next to them so she slowly started dancing away from them.

She made it look natural as if she was moving around the dance floor while dancing. But they just followed her everywhere she went.

The creepy feeling had overwhelmed her and she decided to go back to her booth.

'That's it! I'm outta here!' She frowned and took a big step away from them.

As she walked away, she looked over her shoulders to check if she was being followed and sighed in relief when they continued dancing.

'I better warn Stacy and Aya not to dance with those two creeps!' She angrily huffed.

Just as she was five feet away from her booth, she saw two figures huddled together in the dark corner of the booth.

'Woah! Aya sure is super fast! She's already sucking Stacy's face.' Lina saw Stacy and Aya kissing hungrily and decided not to disturb them.

'Let's hope they are done by the time I'm back from the washroom.' She quickly turned away and walked to the passage with the washroom sign on it.

'Fuck! These heels are killing me!' She nearly tripped and fell face-first because of her tired and aching ankles.

Thankfully a waiter who was nearby supported her so she managed not to embarrass herself.

"Thank you, kind sir." She smiled sweetly and thanked the young waiter. Then she walked away not bothering about his heart that was now racing dangerously.