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“To new friends,” he repeats, his gaze holding mine for a moment longer before he tips his head back and pours the shot into his mouth.
I mirror his action, cringing slightly as I swallow- the tequila burning a trail of fire down my throat.
Hudson, clearly seeing the grimace on my face, bites back a smile, but before he can say anything, Emma suddenly appears at my side.
“There you are.” She leans in, reaching over me to retrieve her Cosmo from the bar. “I was wondering where the hell you...” She trails off when her gaze lands on Hudson and she completely redirects. “Well, hello,” she purrs in the way only Emma can.
“Hello.” Hudson grins.
“And who are you?” She smiles, her eyes bouncing between the two of us.
“This is Hudson,” I interject. “Hudson, this is Emma.” I gesture to my friend, noticing his gaze is now focused on the person standing behind Emma–the hipster guy who had his hands all over her ass on the dance floor.
“Where the hell’s my beer, douche?” It takes me a second to realize he’s talking to Hudson.
“Sorry, dude, you were over there pretending to dance.”
“Pretending my ass. Did you see those sick moves?” He twirls his hips causing Hudson to laugh, the sound once again making my whole body ignite.
“So I take it you two know each other?” I question, gesturing to the hipster who gladly accepts the glass Emma offers him, killing half of her Cosmo in one swift gulp before handing it back to her.
“Unfortunately, yes.” Hudson shakes his head, humor on his face. “Lennon, Colton. Colton, Lennon,” he introduces us.
“I see he’s made friends with my friend,” I say to Hudson rather than acknowledging Colton directly.
“It would appear so,” Hudson agrees, following my line of sight to where Colton now has his arm wrapped around Emma’s slender waist.
“Come on, babe, let’s show these lame asses what real dancing is.” Colton ignores me and Hudson altogether and waits until Emma finishes off her drink before taking the empty glass and setting it on the bar behind me.
“Len.” Emma reaches for me.
“I think I’m gonna hang out here with Hudson for a while. You two go, dance,” I say, giving her a look that I know she’ll understand. One that says ‘leave me alone so I can spend more time with this incredibly hot guy next to me.’
Emma smiles knowingly and nods once before taking Colton’s hand and letting him pull her back onto the dance floor.
“You realize your friend has been violating my friend half the night,” I inform Hudson as Emma and Colton disappear into the sea of people and flashing lights.
“I don’t claim him.” He lifts the beer bottle to his lips and takes a long pull, the action way sexier than it should be.
“Funny, I don’t think I would either,” I tease.
“So Emma?”
“My best friend since I was twelve. Colton?”
“Since I was born,” he responds without hesitation.
“And you’re how old?” I arch a brow.
“Twenty-five. You?”
“Twenty-two,” I answer before adding, “You’ve known each other that long?”
“All our lives.”
“Are you two from around here?”
“Nashville.” He rests the bottom of his beer bottle right above his knee as he angles himself more toward me, his leg brushing mine as he does.
