broken | e.d

haley's pov

"haley! hurry the fuck up!" jessica, my best friend, yells at me from the other side of our shared apartment.

"i'm almost done calm your tits!" i yell back.

i apply a final coat of mascara and slip on my black booties. i step out of the bathroom, snatching my phone and clutch off the counter.

jessica glances up at me from her barstool beside the marble counter. "holy fucking hell you look hot!" she claps her hands together.

"why thank you," i smile and spin around.

"you ready to go?"

"yup."

jessica leads me out of the apartment and towards her chevy parked on the side of the street.

jess has decided to take me out for celebratory drinks because i was just hired at a book publishing office.

after about 10 minutes, we reach a club called envy. the loud hip hop music playing inside can be heard clearly from our car. jessica pulls into the dimly lit parking lot, moving the gear into park.

i pop open the door handle and climb out of jessica's ruby red car. she follows suit, locking the car quickly after.

we entire the large club hand in hand, immediately heading for the bar. i take a seat beside jessica and order four shots.

i down my two quickly, feeling a slight burn in my throat but nothing too painful. i squint my eyes a little at the odd sensation and begin to laugh. my brunette best friend does the same.

i look towards the bartender to ask for another drink, but a very attractive guy in a black button up on the other side of the bar takes my attention instead.

he looks to be a little over six-foot, a mop of dark brown hair sits atop his head, and he has the sharpest jawline i've ever seen.

he's already looking at me.

he smirks at me causing me to blush lightly.

i turn back to jessica to find her with two beers in her hands. she passes me one while drinking the other. i thank her and turn my head in the direction of the hot guy.

he's gone.

i furrow my eyebrows together, but eventually shake it off.

again, i turn back to jessica. she apparently found a guy of her own.

i laugh at my best friend's very obvious flirting while unlocking my phone to check snapchat. i watch a few stories, but am interrupted by a light tapping on my shoulder.

i turn my head to the left quickly and my mouth drops slightly.

it's the hot stranger.

"so," he smirks cockily. "i noticed you staring at me."

"um," i chuckle at how forward he is. "i'm pretty sure you were the one staring at me."

"ok ok. we were both staring at each other. fair?"

"i'd say so."

he chuckles and leans closer to me so it's easier to hear over the loud music. "who are you here with?"

"oh. I'm here with," i turn my body slightly in jessica's direction, but she isn't there. "my best friend, jessica. or i was at least. i don't know where she went. what about you?"

"my brother, but he's off with his girl," he pauses. "do you want me to help you find your friend?"

i'm taken aback by how he went from cocky to caring. kinda weird... but i like it.