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beer and water. The total is 20 dollars.”
She hands him twenty and a tip. “Let me give you a tray, so you can carry it.”
    “Thanks,” Teagan says, as she grabs the drinks.
Carefully, she carries them back over to her friends.  “The party is
here!”
    “Yeah!” Victoria cheers.
    Isaac reaches over and grabs his beer. “Thanks, I will
get the next round.”
    “Sounds good to me,” Teagan counters. At least she knows
she can count on Isaac to hook her up with free drinks.
    A tall blonde girl approaches the group. She has on very
dark eyeshadow, with a lot of eye liner and bright pink lips.  Teagan
notices her hot pink mini dress completes the look.  “Did you all hear
me?”
    “You were great!” Blake yells.
    “Like nails on a chalkboard,” Teagan murmurs to
Victoria. Victoria giggles and takes a sip of her drink.
    “What did you say?” Brianna chirps snidely, looking at
Teagan.
    “It is something I will never forget,” Teagan retorts
back, straightening her back.
    Brianna eyes her up. “Yes, well, I would like to see you
go up there.”
    “Maybe after I have a drink in me,” Teagan takes a sip
of her martini.
    “I will sing tonight!” Victoria exclaims. “I don’t know
what I will sing, but I will sing something!”
    “So, how did your midterm go?” Blake asks Teagan.
    “Fine, aced it, how about you?” She sips again from her
drink.
    Blake grimaces, “I got a C. I hate physics.”
    “It’s not so bad. I can help you if you want,” Teagan suggests.
    “Thanks,” Blake says. “That would be awesome.”
    “No problem,” Teagan states, smiling.  She turns
and looks at Victoria. “Guess what?”
    “What?”
    With big eyes, Teagan announces, “My boyfriend is a deep
sea crab fisherman.”
    Victoria gets a confused look on her face. “Say what?”
    “I think the bartender was going to hit on me, so I said
I had a boyfriend.  He asked what my boyfriend’s job was, and that’s what
I came up with,” Teagan grins even bigger than before.
    Bursting out laughing, Victoria says, “That’s awesome.
Was the bartender not cute?”
    “He was alright,” Teagan replies, shrugging her
shoulders. “Just not my type. More like your type. Bad boy to the T.”
    “What is your type?” Brianna inquires hotly. “I don’t
think I have seen you with a guy before.”
    “I haven’t really dated anyone seriously in a while,”
Teagan replies. Muttering, she says, “Not like it’s any of your business.”
    “What would it take for you to be serious about a guy?”
Isaac asks, staring at her. Teagan clenches inside, knowing that he really
wants her to say, “Oh YOU Isaac! You are the perfect package.” She knows it
will never happen, so she proceed with caution to protect his feelings.
    “I don’t know,” Teagan answers slowly. “Intelligence.”
    Victoria leans in and enthusiastically interjects, “With
a sense of humor, killer body, nice car, and good job.” She elbows Teagan a
little, and they both laugh.
    “You make me sound so shallow!” Teagan exclaims. “Shut
up, Victoria. That is your dream guy.”
    “Oh wait. You’re right; it is.” Teagan and Victoria
laugh hysterically.
    Isaac shifts on his feet. “You should give other guys a
chance, too.” 
    Heavily sighing, Teagan says, “When the right guy comes
along, I will know it.”
    “Until then,” Victoria starts. “She will party like a
rockstar and be my wingman.” Her eyes drift to the bar and she checks out the
bartender.  “Or you could be my wingman right now.”
    “You just use me to get numbers from guys,” Teagan
laughs.
    “That’s because they flock to you,” Victoria counters.
    Taking a sip of her martini, Teagan hums, “Mmhhmmmm.”
    Suddenly, a hand slides itself across her back.
Startled, Teagan’s heart instantly jumps. She turns to look at the guy next to
her. He is unkempt, with greasy hair. She instantly grimaces and pulls
away.  Her whole body tenses up. “Hey beautiful,” he