thirteen.

The two girls looked at themselves in the mirror and Mandy turned to her best friend, "We look great, not going to lie"

Roxy just sighed, cocking her head to the side, as if she was having second thoughts, "I don't know about this"

"What are you talking about!?" Mandy replied, "You look amazing"

"No, I mean...about this whole night, what if Petra finds us, what if--"

"Don't put a damper on this evening" Mandy replied, "Let's have some fun, okay?"

"Fine" she huffed, "Not that I'm going to have any fun with Lander, Petra will have him all night"

"Come on, it's just a party Roxy, there will be lots of guys there"

Roxy didn't want lots of other guys, she only wanted one.

--

"You guys look great" Jordan said meeting the two of them at the back entrance.

Taylor was eyeing Mandy the entire time, and Mandy could feel his eyes on her the entire time, and she suddenly felt a bit self concious. As they reached the door Mandy turned around to face Taylor, "Guys...you go ahead..."

"You okay?" Roxy asked.

"Fine, just need to talk to Taylor for a minute, go ahead, we'll be in in a minute"

Her and Jordan went ahead and Mandy turned back to Taylor, "What's wrong?" he asked.

"You know staring is rude"

He just smirked, "Staring? Me?"

She got a bit closer, tracing her hand down his chest, "You know" she whispered, "I don't party very often"

"No?" he replied closing in on her.

"But, with you, I might make an exception"

"You know..suddenly I'd rather go back to my place..." a small smile appeared on his lips and Mandy hooked her fingers inside the belt loop of his pants, pulling him in as close as she could. She was getting to him, she could tell.

"Mandy" he said quietly, "We can't do this out here..."

She looked around, remembering her surroundings. It was as if when she was with Taylor, it didn't even matter where she was, because it was only him and her.

"You're right" she sighed, "I guess we should go in there"

"Just lay low though...okay?"

"I can do that"

--

"Not even Lander interests me tonight" Petra huffed, sitting back down.

Geraldine glanced over at Magnus and back to Petra, "Well then what does interest you tonight?" she replied, almost with a tone.

"Was that tone?" Petra snapped.

"No" she said quickly.

Petra eagerly looked around the room, like a hunter searching for prey. Her eyes stopped and the most evil smile appeared on her lips. Geraldine knew that look, and it was a look that even scared her.

"Perfect" Petra smiled, "This will be fun"

"What?" Geraldine replied, "Who?"

"Doesn't matter, I'll be back in a few okay?" Petra stood up, her black pumps clicking across the floor as she stopped in front of him.

"Hey Taylor"

"Hi..."

"I'm sorry Mandy isn't here" she said, "I just can't have interns at this kind of party it just--"

"Yah, I get it Petra, it's fine" he replied trying to walk away.

She grabbed his arm gently and he directed his attention back to her, "I need a hand with something, it will only take a minute...do you mind?"

He just sighed and nodded, "Fine"

He followed her to a small back room of the Rouge, not even wondering what Petra could possibly need help with back here.

"Here we are" she smiled. She let him go in first and as he turned around she pushed him against the wall and laughed.

"Fuck Petra, what is this?"

"You know you're going to enjoy this...right?"

"Enjoy--" and before he could finish his sentence she was already unbuttoning his pants, "Petra, I'm not--Holy fuck"

--

"Have you seen Taylor?" Mandy asked, searching the small room of crowded people.

"No" Roxy shook her head, "But I did see Lander, and he looks absolutely--"

"Yah I get Roxy" she replied completely ignorning her friend. Roxy just sighed and sat down next to Jordan, "What's your problem? I thought you'd at least try and work the room, what's up?"

"I saw something..." he said quietly.

ROxy suddenly got interested and leaned in closer, "What?"

"Taylor"

"What about him?"

"I saw him go to the back...with Petra"

Roxy's eyes grew wide and she looked up at her best friend, knowing what something like this could do to her, and she wasn't going to let that happen.

"We have to find them...before Mandy does"

"How are we supposed to get away from Mandy...without her knowing we're gone?"

Roxy quickly glanced around the room, spotting Magnus and subtly pointing towards him, "That's how"

--

"Magnus, hey"

"Hey Roxy, what's up?"

"Mandy's all alone over there...can't find Taylor, you should go talk to her"

His face suddenly got red as he looked in her direction, "I can't"

"Why?"

"Because, I just can't"

"Come on, she looks amazing though, I'm sure she'd love to hear that from you"

"She looks beautiful..."

"Then go tell her that" she pushed Magnus towards Mandy and Mandy just laughed.

"Hey Magnus"

"Hi."

"You look great tonight"

He just smiled, "Thanks, and you look amazing"

She just laughed, "Thanks, I try"

Magnus paused, not knowing what else he could say to her. He watched as she was looking over his shoulder subtly, but enough to know she was looking for Taylor.

"Looking for someone?"

"Yah, have you seen Taylor?"

"Uh, I think the last time I saw him, he was on his way to the washroom, come with me and I'll go and check"

"Okay"

Mandy followed Magnus towards the back of the building, keeping an eye out in case he popped up. As they got to the end of the hall, she spotted Jordan and Roxy, in an awkward spot.

"What's going on guys?"

They both looked at each other and then back at her, "Washroom"

"Why are you standing out here then?"

"Just chatting, it was kind of loud out there"

"No sign of him in there" Magnus replied stepping out of the washroom. They heard a commotion from the closet and Roxy jumped quickly, knowing it had to be them, and she feared for the worst.

"Someone's going at it in there" Mandy laughed looking over at the two of them, "Wouldn't surprise me if it was Petra and some desperate kid"

Roxy swallowed a lump in her throat and Jordan avoided eye contact, and shoved his hands in his pockets. Mandy looked up at Magnus who was just as confused as she was, "What's really going on guys? Do you know who's in there?"

All Roxy did was nod her head.

"Who?"

She didn't answer, so instead Mandy grabbed the door handle and swung it open and to her dismay and disgust, there he was.

"What the fuck?"

"Mandy I--"

"What the fuck are you bitches doing here?" Petra exclaimed, "I thought I told you--"

"Don't you fucking say a word to me" Mandy snapped at Petra, "I knew you were low, and garbage, but this low, I didn't think anyone could get this low"

"He came on to me" Petra replied crossing her arms, "Why would I go after this?"

Taylor did up the belt of his jeans and looked up helplessly at Mandy, who's eyes were brimming with tears, "Taylor?"

"Mandy, I swear it's not what it looks like"

"Then what is it?" Roxy piped up standing next to her best friend.

"She said she needed--"

"What's going on?" Lander stepped into the room and Petra clinged onto him for dear life.

"He tried to come onto me" she said innocently, "He--"

"Seriously dude? That's low" he replied taking Petra out of the room. She just looked back at Mandy with an awful smirk on her face.

"What were you thinking?" Jordan stated, "You know she's destined to ruin people's lives, especially theirs"

"I didn't, Mandy you have to believe me" he tried to take her hands but she pulled away.

"Don't you dare touch me!"

"Mandy...baby.."

"You do not call me that anymore" she replied, "I trusted you, I thought you--I thought you meant what you said the other night"

"I did Mandy"

"I'm leaving, I can't stand to look at you for another second"

She stormed out of the room, and much to her surprise Magnus was quickly behind her.

"Mandy" he said gently grabbing her arm, "I'm so sorry"

"It's fine" she said wiping her eyes, "I just need to--" she looked up at him and stopped, "Magnus...can you take me home?"

"Sure"

"Or better yet..." her hands started to wander just above his waist, and his eyes grew wide.

"Mandy, this is not--"

"Just get me out of here...just take me anywhere but here"