We got pulled out of trance if having a staring contest with the group once of the girls opened their mouths and spoke.

"Y'all are hot as hell, holy shit!" The rest of them nodded their heads in agreement as they stared at us.

"Don't worry babe," By the ring on their fingers I could tell that they were married."It's ok to agree if we both agree." He turned his head and kissed his wife's lips quickly before turning towards us.

"You guys made it!" Ashanti ran towards us with open arms. We quickly ditched the guys as our sides and embraced her into a hug.

The girls behind her walked over as the guys stood up and walked toward us as well.

"Rhegan fucking Clarke!" The twins drawled as they walked over to meet us.

"In the flesh,"Rhegan said as she observed them. "God you guys are even hotter close up."

"Oh God!" Natalia playfully mused as she left her fiancé and placed her hand on one of the girl's shoulders. "You're going to boost their God complex even more."

Our groups laughed at the joke.

"You know us so well." They said before turning their attention away from their friend.

"But seriously you guys are fucking gorgeous." The twin with copper red hair complimented as the girls all stood in front of us.

"Us!" Lizzie gasped." Have you seen yourselves. Like this has got to be one fine ass looking family."We mumbled our agreements with Lizzie's statement.

"Oh!"Ashanti said." You guys this is Elizabeth," She pointed to Lizzie.

"Sade, Jora, Rhegan, Ayanna , and Skylar."

"And this is Alex." She pointed to the twin with a a slightly more golden copper toned shade of hair ."This one right here is Alessa." She pointed to the twin with a copper red hair.

They were clearly identical but the difference in hair color made it easier for us to tell them apart.

"Sage, Willow, Natalia, Mya, Tessa, Sienna." Ashanti pointed out each of the girls before continuing on. "Ivy, Gillian, Zara, and this..."

"This is Audrey." She pulls the girl with firey ginger hair and piercing green eyes forward. "She just transferred to USC this semester."

"I've seen you at our building a couple of times." Sky points out."I think you used to visit Ash alot when she still lived here right?"

"Yeah." She responds with a soft smile.

"You should come hang out with us one day.Tell us how you like USC so far." Rhegan suggested as we all headed over to the couch.

"I would love to do that." We all smiled in agreement as the boys walked over.

"Ok but the first game with UCLA was tense." Alessandro said as he plopped down next to me.

"The look on Edwards face when you hit the buzzer beater was fucking priceless."

The girls and I rolled our eyes at the guys immediately talking about sports. My group more so rolling our eyes at the mention of my ex's name.

"Carson here," Dominic nudged Carson in the ribs as Carson threw his arm around my neck, pulling me closer to him. "Personally enjoyed that a little more then he should have."

"Why is that?" Viktor's russian accent was thick and heavy as he placed Alex on his lap.

"Hold on!" Ashanti leaned forward in her seat as the trays of champagne came around."Weren't you dating-"

"Key word." Jora chimed in."Weren't."

Ashanti's eyes slid over to me and Carson and widened in surprise.

"I'm getting deja vu." Sage laughed as she studied me as well. "You and Ashanti are one in the same."

"What do you mean?" I asked slightly confused as realization set onto Ashanti's face.

"Alessandro and my ex hated each other." She started to explain."When he cheated on me, Alessandro practically swept in with his annoying ass and knocked me off of my feet."

"I take it you and Edwards don't like each other then." Gianni, Natalia's fiancé spoke as he set his glass on the table.

"No one likes that piece of shit." Rhegan chimed in.

"Our groups already have a lot in common then." Willow chuckled softly."Fucked up ex's and dead beat mom's."

"Did somebody wait two years to ask y'all out too or no?" Lizzie asked throwing shade towards Abel.

"Damn woman." Abel slapped his hands on his thighs as he turned to her.

"No," One of the twins laughed. "It took Antonio five years before he confessed his feelings for Abigail." Lizzie's mouth dropped as she turned towards Abel.

"Congratulations, you just got a get out jail free card ." She said as he threw her a glare. "You're lucky you're cute." He whispered as she smiled up at him.

"Am I?" She teased as he wrapped his arms around her. " Yeah."He kissed her lips as she smiled brightly.

"Awww!" Rhegan and Sade cooed. I rolled my eyes knowing exactly what was coming up next.

"That's fucking disgusting."

"I want to barf."

"Are you two not together?" Tessa pointed to Rhegan and Dominic. Rhegan turned around, basically half in Dominic's lap as he stared down at her.

"No."Rhegan said as Dominic smiled down at her.

"Not yet at least." He said making her eyes widened as she quickly turned, he pulled her into his lap fully now as she leaned into his hold.

I guess Rhegan was on her best behavior tonight to because she would usually put up a fight to deny her attraction towards him.

Jora walked back from the bar along with a waiter and a trey of drink orders. She looked around to find an empty seat as she held her phone and clutch in her hands.

Her eyes shifted between Kyler and the spot next to him. He eyed her expectantly as she made her decision. She gave him a smile before flipping him off and walking towards me.

She turned around and placed her fat ass in my lap. I immediately wrapped my arms around her waist and stuck my tongue out at him. He shook his head as a deep chuckle left his throat.

Kyler needed to get shit together and then maybe Jora would want to sit by him... or on him.

"I like her." Gillian proudly stated as she observed Jora carefully. Jora did not back down from her stare either.

It was no secret that Jora was into girls just as much as she was into guys. Whatever energy they gave her she would match.

Which is why she's so set on making Kyler feel how she's feels. She's only giving the energy that she is receiving back to him.

And in the long run they'll both just end up hurting each other.

Jora flashed her smile as she brought her drink up to her lips. My gaze traveled to Kyler to see him staring down Jora. It was the fact that he didn't try to hid his attraction for her, but the fact that he was still fucking with other girls in front of her.

He couldn't have his hands in all of the cookie jars.

One day, Jora was going to move on and find someone that won't fuck with her mind, and he would be left to deal with the consequences.

My gaze moved on to Rookie who had been surprisingly quiet tonight. I followed his line of eyesight towards Audrey, who was nursing her glass of dark amber color liquid . She looked up from her drink to Haze and blushed profusely before turning her head.

A slight redness appeared on his cheeks as he let out a sigh.

Was he... was he crushing on Audrey?!?

Way to go Rookie!!!

"Rookie!" I called out to him. His gaze slowly slid away from Audrey and towards me.

"Yes, Sadist." He batted his lashes at me innocently as I flipped him off. The room laughed at our interaction as I waved him over.

Jora leaned further into me as I motioned for Haze to bend down. "You should go talk to her." I whispered loud enough just for me and Jora to hear.

"Talk to who?" She asked. I nodded my chin to Audrey's direction. Jora let out a silent squeal as she turned to Haze and started slapping his arm. " Yes!"She wiggled in my lap as we both beamed up at him.

"You should, she's so fucking beautiful dude."

"I know." He playing with his fingers.

Haze usually did that when he was nervous during game so I could tell he was nervous about speaking to Audrey.

"Do you know her already?" I asked.

He seemed a little bit too nervous for just meeting her."She's majoring in architecture like me. We have a couple of classes together already." We nodded our head in excitement as we discreetly sent Audrey a look.

Haze's major was in architecture as a last resort if something happened in basketball, he would be able to take over his dad's business.

"She seems like a sweet girl." Jora says as she stares up at him. " Yeah," Carson chimed in out of no where." Just go talk to her dude." He gave him a little push in her direction. We gave him encouraging smiles and thumbs up as he went on his way.

He nodded his head confidently as he approached her. Audrey smiled up at him and scooted over so that he could seat next to her. They fell into immediate conversation, a bright smile forming on her face not soon after.

"They grow up so fast." Marcus sighed as we watched Haze and Audrey chat.

"I know." Kyler dried his fake tears with the sleeve of his cream gucci sweater. Jora laughed softly at his theatrics before getting up and getting another drink.

He sat for a few seconds before getting up and following after her.

"That is a problem waiting to happen." Abel mumbled as we all watched them walk as they chatted at the bar. Jora looked straight ahead as Kyler talked to her.

"They're adults," Sade mumbled as she typed away on her phone." if they want to act like little kids and play little kid games, then that's their problem. We just have to be there for them when it's time to face the consequences of it all." She locked her phone and looked up at her.

Our attention turned back to the two to see Jora now fully turned towards a smiling Kyler.

"Dance!" Natalia shouted standing up."We should go dance." She grabbed Gianni's hands and lead him up.

"But baby," he semi-whined out as he placed his hands in her waist."Anastasiya and Katya."

Natalia rubbed his hair as she stared up at him.

"Bubba, we haven't been out in months... they'll be fine for one night." She kisses his lips as she grabs his hand and heads down stairs.

"Whose Anastasiya and Katya?" Skylar asks as she runs her hands through Marcus's hair. Alex and Viktor stand up with Alessa and Vadim following close behind.

"Ana and Katya are their three month old twins. This is one of the first nights that they've been out since they've been born, same for Gio and Sage."Ashanti said as we followed closely behind them.

"You have a baby?" I asked as Sage popped up next to me. She smiled softly as she showed us her lock screen of the blonde haired little infant. She held him close to her chest as Gio stared down at her lovingly.

"Aww, he's so adorable Sage." I coo as I look at the happy family. The girls also hover around the phone as we look at the gorgeous baby.

"I'm only twenty, i'm only twenty,i'm only twenty."Jora repeated over and over as we laughed at her chant.

"How old is he?" Rhegan asked as Gio and Carson stood back as we talked. Gio was speaking as Carson nodded his head in understanding.

"He'll be a year in March." She answers as she shuts off her phone."Did you guys try or no?" I asked once we started to walk down the stairs.

Sage let's out a sigh as she thinks about my question."We weren't not not trying."

I nod my head in understanding as we continue our walk through the dance floor. Carson came up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist as Gio stole Sage away.

"Hey you," he smiled down at me as he turned me around." Hey." I replied, wrapping my arms around his neck as I threw my head back to get a better look at him.

"I didn't get a chance to tell you how good you look tonight." Carson bent down and whispered into my ear. " You don't look so bad yourself."

"Girl, stop playing," He waves me off." I look fine as fuck."

At least he knows...

I couldn't help the laugh that bubbled out of me as he wiggled his brows at me. I was truly happy with him... he made me feel everything I never got to experience with my ex.

The butterflies, the lust, the angst, and so much more. It was so easy and fun with him, I never felt like I had to try to hard for him. I never felt pressure to be around him or with him. I wanted him in every way possible and I was ready for him.

"I want you, Carson." I admitted as everyone else danced around us.

"What?" he breathed out as he looked down at me.

"I want you," I repeated again as I tightened my grip around his neck."I want to be with you, as more than this are arrangement that we have here."

Carson's smile grew wider as I stared up at his tall stature. " Are you sure? We can take our time Ayanna, I can wait until you're ready." He reassured me as he squeezed my waist.

"I'm positive, Carson. I don't want to wait to be with you because of my ex. I've wanted you for a long time now, probably longer then i'd like to admit to myself."

He swooped down and claimed my lips as leave the door open played throughout the club. Our lips moved softly against each other's as he pulls me closer towards his body.

"Ouuu!" Skylar cheers as she walks past us.

I simply raise my middle finger in her direction as I smile into the kiss. He kisses my lips two more times before pulling away and placing his forehead to mine.

"I want you too..." he sighs as he playfully roles his eyes." I guess." I slap his arms playfully as I scold him." Stop playing with me." I repeat his earlier words as he lets out a laugh.

"I want you too, Ayanna Heart." He says seriously now." More then you could ever know." My heart literally starts to melt as he lets out a sigh. "I've waited for you for a long ass time."

"I'll treat you like how you deserved to be treated all these years. I won't let anyone disrespect or come at you in anyway shape or form while your with me or without me. I'm yours until you don't want me to be."

I kiss his lips again my thumbs rubbing the side of his face as he responds quickly to my actions. I slip my tongue inside his mouth and they slowly caress each other as we kiss on the dance floor.

"I don't think I could ever be done with you." I whisper against his lips as the song changes to a faster paced song. " You'd better remember that." He smirked down at me as he turned me around with my back facing him.

"So am I like your girlfriend now or what?" I peer my head to look up at him. "Am I like your boyfriend or what?" He repeats my question.

"I asked first wonder bread." He smiles to himself as he nods his head slowly.

"Yes... you're my girlfriend now." He says in a shy tone before hiding his head in my neck.

"Then yes... you're my boyfriend now." I reply back as he squeezes me against him.

"You better not break her heart Addams," Dominic came up beside us."You may be my best friend but I won't hesitate to beat your ass."

Then Dominic pulls me aside and away from Carson for a few seconds.

"He really likes you," Dominic says once we're in a quiet area."He's liked you for a long time now and I don't think he's that stupid to fuck a good thing up." I lean against the wall, nodding my head as he speaks.

"His last relationship wasn't the best, he ended up with the broken heart. I was the one to help him pick up the pieces and put him back together. I don't want to have to do that again."

"I wouldn't do that to Carson." I speak almost instantly. " I know you won't, you're not his ex Ayanna, and that's a good thing."

"I think you two might be just what the other needs." Dominic nods his head as he looks off into the crowd. I followed his gaze as he watched Rhegan dance with Sade.

"How long have you liked her?" I asked again.

"Who?" He gives me a smile smirk as he glances my way.

"Don't play dumb with me." I scold him in a serious manner."How long have you liked my best friend Dom?"

He lets out a sigh as he leans his head against the wall, staring at her from afar. "We met in fifth grade but she doesn't remember me. It was before I got adopted and changed schools, my last name, and all of that."

"She was... an interesting child," I chuckled slightly as he squinted his eyes, a small smile playing on his lips." We split a pack of Twinkie's and from then on... I was in love."

Laughter bubbled out of me at his foolishness.

"But in all seriousness she was sort of hard to forget... even though we were like ten but, I always remembered her." He nodded his head to himself.

"Is that why you always navigated towards her more then any other girl?" I ask as he furrows his brows in confusion. "What do you mean?"

"I mean you fuck around with girls but you never really paid attention to them like you pay attention to her." I started off listing what i've observed over the years.

"You're always fucking with her every chance you get but whenever you push her limit too far, you stop."

"She's the only girl you let drag around, Rhegan is a tough one to crack but I can slowly see her facade start to crack around you. You guys balance each other out perfectly in my opinion, and I can tell that you want more from her."

"But just give her sometime, Rhegan has her..."I squint my eyes as I try to find the right words to describe it."Rhegan has her issues like everyone else. She just tries to hide them so they won't be used against her."

" What does she tell you... about me?" I smile as I push off the wall and wrap my arm around his neck." I may be your future step-sis, but I will not betray girl code for your crusty ass."

"You're best friend doesn't think i'm crusty." He laughs as I swat him upside the head. "Although she does have questionable taste though."

"Don't do me like that Ayanna."

"It was nice meeting you guys." I heard Ayanna smile at the girls as we stood outside with the boys.

"Yeah, we should definitely do something soon." Giovanni said as I turned my attention away from my girlfriend and towards my friend group.

girlfriend...teeheehee

"When do you guys leave town?" Marcus asked as we all traded phones and typed in our contact information. "We leave Monday, but if you're ever in New York contact us or something." Alessandro shrugs as we switch phones.

"Yeah definitely," I said." I think we're headed there when we go on Christmas break so we'll see then."

"For sure," Gianni stares down at his phone, probably eager to get home and see his kids.

The girls eventually walk over as we said out goodbyes to the De'luca clan.