After Party Shelby (Open)

[Shelby Grant]

Shelby pushed all of her long blonde hair over one shoulder as she slid into the warm water. The party had settled and while most people were still a little buzzed, it was much quieter now as only those who had been invited to the after party were still present. Being a freshman, Shelby hadn't actually been invited, however after she'd walked in on her brother and his lame-o boyfriend (she still wasn't a big fan on his choice in men), Lucas had promised her an invite to the after party in order for her and Jonell to keep their mouths shut about him being gay. And somehow he'd gotten Haley to agree with this.

Shelby partly wondered what Lucas had told her, since she very much doubted he'd admit the gay thing, but she hadn't asked. Of course, Shelby adored her older brother, gay or not, so wouldn't have said a word either way, but the reward of the after party was seriously cool as she was the only freshman in attendance.

So now that the after party was in full swing, Shelby had changed out of her goddess costume and into a navy Guess bikini with a gold beaded trim. Unlike everyone else, Shelby had been drinking soda all night (Lucas would have killed her if she got drunk), so she was very much sober as she slipped into the hot tub among her older peers. Still, she didn't want them to know that, so she giggled a little at the light splashing of the water as she got in and smiled at the hot tub's other inhabitants.

"So, that was a super fun party, huh?" Shelby said to no one in particular.

Tag any at the after party

[Tyler Durnham]

The party so far had been working out great for Tyler. Though it seemed clear to him that he wouldn’t have a chance tonight with Sarah Brody, something he found rather puzzling as he felt the girl suited him very well, there were plenty of other women in attendance who were more than happy to get better...acquainted with the footballer, and quite a few so far had been happy to let him know this. And now it was time for the after-party, which meant already scantily clad women would dress down even more, inhibitions loosened even further and he could properly start entertaining himself and a lucky lady, or ladies, as he was hoping the case might be. He loved to flirt, to flatter women, and as long as they didn’t mind, he didn’t see a problem with it. He loved his life.

He decided to abandon pursing Haley any further for the time being. She really did seem devoted to Cam, for some reason he couldn’t quite work out, and Tyler really didn’t want to get involved in anything too serious. All he wanted was some fun. And the hot tub seemed perfect for that.

When everyone else started emerging in swimwear, he admired a few of the women (to be nice, of course) before heading off and quickly changing to plain black board shorts. It was nice to be out of the toga, at least. Then heading down, he grabbed two glasses of wine before making his way to the slowly filling tub. A blonde first got his attention and he raced through his memory banks, trying to remember her name. Shelby, he thought. You never forgot a beautiful woman. She was young, so he wouldn’t go further than flirting. But that was a start.

Slipping into the tub, directly next to her, Tyler chuckled at her comment. “That’s for sure. But between you and me, I’ve always found I enjoy the after parties more. Here, have a drink with me.” he insisted, holding out one glass to her. “It’s Shelby, right?”

[Shelby Grant]

Shelby could hardly believe when Tyler Durnham slid down next to her in the hot tub. There were a ton of older cheerleaders around and here he was next to her! She was a little starstruck really...okay maybe he wasn't a real celebrity but he was the closest thing the high school had to one! Her eyes even widened for a moment before she forced her body to relax and act like it was no big deal. She had to play it cool.

"Sure," she said, only hesitating a millisecond when he offered her the drink. Maybe Lucas would kill her for drinking, but he'd probably also kill her for hanging out with Tyler. After all, he was always looking out for her and she knew that he knew Tyler's reputation just as she did. After all, Lucas was on the team with Tyler. But he was also secretly dating her incredibly lame locker mate, Russell Cloy, in secret, so he was one to talk. If Shelby wanted to have one drink and talk to Tyler, she was going to.

She was sure that he probably only knew her name because of her brother, but she didn't care. He knew who she was and that was the most important thing. "Yeah...its Shelby," she smiled as she ran her fingers through her long blonde hair and took a sip of the drink he'd given her. "I know what you mean, after parties are the best," she said as if she'd been to a million when in fact this was her first one. But she wanted Tyler to think she was cool and a few white lies wouldn't hurt anyone...

[Tyler Durnham]

Shelby’s reaction to him didn’t go unnoticed by Tyler, whether he actually picked up on her excitement or just imagined it. He was Tyler Durnham after all, most girls in the school would kill to have him single them out like this, he believed. And especially when they were both half naked, sipping wine, in a hot tub. It really was a shame that the girl was so young, she was gorgeous. But, she was young, and that meant his hands were tied in regards to doing anything too fun with her. Flirting would have to be the limit, maybe a kiss or two if she was very lucky. In a much more private location, of course.

He let his eyes follow the movement her hand made through her hair, before letting his gaze linger just a moment on her exposed neck. Had to give the girl a bit of a thrill after all, give her something to gossip and brag about to her friends later. “Exactly. I mean, I didn’t see you at the party before, which is more than a little disappointing, I would have loved to see you dressed up as a goddess. Not that I mind too much, I’m more than happy with how you’re dressed now.” he chuckled, a grin on his face.

“Well then, shall we toast to a fortuitous meeting?” he offered, clinking his glass against hers before taking a long sip. He deliberately glanced around for just a few seconds, before acting as though there was nothing there of interest and returning his full attention back to Shelby. So young, really, such a shame. “Are you coming to the pep rally tomorrow?”

[Shelby Grant]

While an older girl might have seen through his charms, Shelby was eating this all up. The thought that a guy like Tyler Durnham even would say hello to her was more than enough to send a social climbing freshman such as Shelby through the roof...and here he was flirting with her! Shelby was in social heaven right now!

After all, Tyler dated all the popular girls like Aly Durand. And he was best friends with girls like Bree and Sloan. He basically had an in with all the girls that Shelby wanted to be like. After all, she was the next generation. By the time she was finishing off her sophomore year, she was convinced she'd be the top of the food chain. And now with Tyler Durnham clearly wanting to date her, maybe that would happen sooner than she thought.

She watched with excitement as he seemed to ignore every other girl in the room. She was in! She was sooo in! She already was having visions of them walking hand and hand down the hall (yes, delusional, but in Shelby's mind it was just all falling into place).

"Yes a very fortuitous meeting," she grinned clinking her glass against his before taking a sip. "It really is too bad we didn't see each other at the party," she told him. "I saw you with Haley and Sarah earlier--are you good friends with them? I know Haley from cheerleading but I suppose I still don't know her quite as well since I'm only still getting to know the Silver girls," she said. She was trying so desperately to play it cool but she was having a hard time keeping herself from blushing.

[Tyler Durnham]

If only the girl was a junior, or maybe an older sophomore, Tyler’s night, and definitely hers, could have been rather enjoyable indeed. Not that he wasn’t enjoying himself now, but it was one thing to flirt with a beautiful, half-naked girl in a hot tub, another entirely to take the beautiful girl home for the night. Which was exactly how he was hoping to end the night, back home, but not alone. It was only the lucky girl that he had yet to decide on.

He was certainly enjoying Shelby though, enough to even allow himself to consider the possibility further. After all, she didn’t look that young, certainly older than the other freshman girls. Maybe he could draw the line before sex, but there was obvious fun to be had before they reached it. Then again, he had another factor to consider, the same one that made him arrange for Tina to attend tonight with Casper. He was fairly certain that with them being teammates, the guy would have enough respect for him to be a friendly and fun date for the girl and nothing more, and would most certainly keep his hands off Tina. And so, by that reasoning, he could only assume that Lucas would want his teammates staying clear of his younger sister. Tyler could argue that he was only being nice, doing the girl a favour if anything by keeping her company, making sure she had a fun night, and flattering her more than a little. But he was fairly sure it was an argument that Lucas wouldn’t be convinced by. So it did make the waters a little more murky.

But for now, there was no harm in flirting a little more. Shelby was making it fairly obvious she was enjoying his undivided attention, and he was more than happy to keep giving it to her. “Well, I know Haley a bit more than I do Sarah. I met her through Haley actually. And I met Haley through Bree. It’s good having such a large circle of friends.” he laughed softly.

Now that she mentioned it, he could faintly recall seeing the girl donned in Gould’s cheerleading outfit. And it was a very good image in his mind. He might just have to pay a bit more attention in future. “If you like, next time the opportunity comes up, I’ll introduce you to them. I think you’d get along well with Haley.” Maybe not so well with Sarah, but definitely with the blonde. They both seemed to have this overt friendliness he enjoyed. Whereas Sarah seemed almost aloof, something he liked just as much too. He enjoyed having to work for a girl’s attention.

“So, you did spot me before then? And did you like what you see?” Tyler smirked lightly, leaning a little closer to the girl. “I like when you blush.” He grinned more at this, deciding to employ a tactic he used before. “Though, I’m sure your boyfriend must not be thrilled that you’re sitting in a hot tub with me.” It was a line that every woman would be able to see through as a way of seeing if she was single or not. But that wasn’t why he asked it. He wasn’t altogether fussed if a girl was taken, he would avoid it, if possible, but if a girl wanted to cheat then he saw no need to object. The reason he asked was because every time, without fail, it flattered the girl, thinking he was interested enough to wonder.

[Shelby Grant]

The fact that her brother might have passed on the word to stay away from Shelby, had of course crossed the freshman girl's mind. But she knew something about Lucas that no one else did. And she had no problem using that as leverage. Sure, Shelby loved her brother dearly and she in no way wanted to hurt him. But she wanted to date! And if she had to threatened to spill the beans about her brother being gay in order for him to let the guys on the team know that Shelby was fair game...well, it was worth in in Shelby's mind, especially for a guy like Tyler.

"Oh...like I said, I know them from cheerleading," Shelby said when Tyler offered to introduce her to the older girls. Maybe Tyler knew them better and maybe a connection with Tyler wouldn't exactly hurt her case. But she had her pride too. She needed Tyler to think that she was popular on her own...which she was of course, for a freshman. She knew that she was considered the cool younger girl...the one with the most potential. She just had to wait a year...pay her dues. After all, the other girls probably had. Plus, if she ended up dating Tyler, she'd be in just like that, she thought to herself, letting her mind wander again.

Of course Tyler's flirting through put her back on track. Did she like what she saw? Maybe she shouldn't have admitted to seeing him earlier. Was that a bad mood given that he hadn't noticed her? She took another sip of her wine, pausing for a moment. "Of course, but then again I always like what I see when it comes to you," she said with a smirk, hoping that she was sounding cool and flirty, maybe even a little seductive, and no completely lame. She tousled her hair a little and smiled, hoping she'd pulled it off. He also mentioned he liked it when she blushed, which only caused her to blush a deeper pink. Man, he was charming. How could Shelby resist?

"Oh, I don't have a boyfriend right now," she said. "I mean a lot of the freshman guys have asked me out," she said, thinking of that gross Thad kid--at least she didn't have to admit to the caliber of guy who had asked her out. "But I dunno, I know they're my age but so many of them are just so immature. I always hang out with upperclassmen anyway," she said, stressing that she liked to be with people older than she was.

[Tyler Durnham]

Laughing lightly on her comment, Tyler’s eyes twinkled brightly in amusement as he stretched his arm out along the edge of the hot tub, letting his fingers play lightly along her bare shoulders, the back of her neck. She blushed more than, and he couldn’t tell if it was a reaction from his words, from his touch, or a combination of them both. Not that he minded what was the cause, all he cared about was the end result, and currently it was exactly what he had been aiming for. The girl was completely enthralled by him, it seemed, which is exactly how he enjoyed his woman. And seeing how he couldn’t do anything too fun with her, he might as well enjoy what he could.

He took another sip of his wine, polishing it off before placing the now empty glass behind them. He liked having both hands free, just in case. Nothing suss though, of course. “Well then, since you were kind enough to tell me that, I’ll make a confession of my own.” A smile lingered as he leaned closer, pressing his lips against her ear, thinking he didn’t imagine the shiver that ran through the much younger girl at this contact. “I certainly like what I see when it comes to you. Which is why I can’t understand why I haven’t noticed you before. Especially given how hard I’m finding it to keep my eyes away from you now.” Some more flattery couldn’t hurt. Just building up the girl’s confidence some more, putting her in an even better mood.

“I’m really not surprised.” he admitted as he pulled away, though he left his hand lingering against her neck. He was a very touchy feely person, one could say. “If I was one of them, and I saw you in class every day, I’m sure I would have done by now too. I am glad you refused them all though. For no ulterior motive of my own of course.” he teased lightly. “But I know what you mean about their immaturity. You do seem much older than your grade. How old are you exactly? If you don’t mind me asking. I know that’s a taboo where women are concerned.” he chuckled.

Someone called a greeting behind him and he turned slightly to return it, before once more focusing his attention of the cute, half naked girl he was entertaining himself with. “Can I get you another drink Shelby? Or maybe a towel? We could go somewhere a bit more quiet, to talk.”

[Shelby Grant]

The way he was acting was driving Shelby crazy! From the way he spoke to her and smiled at her to how he touched her ever-so-lightly. Now, it was no secret that the freshman girl did not have the most experience when it came to boys...okay, well it was sort of a secret...its not like she wanted people to know how inexperienced she was! She hadn't really gone passed kissing really, well she sort of had gone to second with a boy back in middle school but everything they did had been over top of clothes so she was pretty sure it didn't count. The problem was that since Shelby had always been trying to attract the older boys, she sort of failed to do even most of the basics with guys her own age. She claimed she was too good for them, which was probably true, but its hard to find a high school boy willing to date a middle schooler so it sort of meant the Shelby had always been lacking in the boy department. Not that she didn't want that to change.

Shelby wasn't exactly happy when he asked about her age because it made her think that her age might be some sort of problem. She wanted to lie and say she was a year older but decided against it because he already knew she was a freshman and she was already kind of old for her class so she didn't want to make herself sound like she was really dumb and couldn't pass her classes or anything like that. "I've been 15 since November," she told him, which was the truth. She had turned 15, pretty early on in the school year, which hopefully meant he wouldn't think she was too young. She was sick of all the older boys thinking she was too young! "And I think its only taboo when you reach like 30, right?" she added.

Her eyes widened more when he said he wanted to go somewhere a bit more quiet. HECK YES!!! She wanted to scream, but she played it cool. She swirled the excess wine around in her glass. She'd only had a few sips so far. "Well, I think I'm pretty good on the drink but I suppose it wouldn't hurt to top it off," she told him. "And a towel sounds great. I'd love to go somewhere quieter," she said with a smile. She could already imagine people in school talking about it tomorrow when they heard...that a mere freshman and landed Tyler. Her popularity was about to go through the roof! Not to mention that Tyler was clearly the hottest guy in school! He certainly was at the top of her list at least.

[Tyler Durnham]

Nothing that the girl had said so far had given Tyler the impression that she was less than intelligent, so he wasn’t surprised when she quickly put two and two together and realised why he was asking her age. Though, anyone with half a brain and who knew Tyler and his intentions in general towards beautiful women would have been able to work that out. He expected that Shelby wouldn’t share his concerns considering her very obvious interest in him, that she wouldn’t think the age difference mattered.

What he didn’t expect was her to point this out to him, and he chuckled as he thought it over. “Well...” he paused, considering things. She was a teammate’s sister, Lucas really wouldn’t be happy with him. Then again, she was a cute girl, and if she liked him, it really wasn’t fair to deny her his company. And fifteen was much better than fourteen. Besides, she seemed really mature for her age, and they say girls mature much faster than guys. “Thirty, yeah, that sounds about right.” he grinned, not blind to her reaction to his. That was obviously what she wanted to hear from him, she really was keen. But of course she was, he was Tyler Durnham, after all. “Come to think of it, there’s only three years between us. That’s not too bad, I suppose.” he grinned. “I’m sure your brother would think differently though. He’d probably kill me if he saw in here, talking to you.” His smile took on a slightly more devious edge then, as though the two of them were sharing a secret, before he laughed again. “It’s a good thing he’s not around then.”

He also wasn’t oblivious at her pleasure to his offer. He knew what was said about him around school, the gossip and admiration, the jealousy of girls. Such an invitation from him was a sort after thing. There was no doubt in his mind that Shelby would spend tomorrow happily bragging to her friends, and anyone else who would listen, about this night. And he also knew that it would do wonders for her social standing, being seen with him. He was always happy to help a girl out like that. He really was a kind soul.

“Perfect. And I can do you one better than a top up. I stashed a very nice bottle of wine before the party, just in case I found someone worth sharing it with.” Tyler said this with another flash of his pearly whites, before easily hopping out of the hot tub. A beautiful girl, an expensive bottle of wine, and plenty of time to enjoy them both. This night was working out very well.

There was a small pile of towels nearby, he presumed Haley had been very organised. He grabbed one, quickly drying himself off briefly before draping it over his arm. He didn’t see the point in wrapping it around his waist, he was in board shorts already, so he wasn’t being inappropriate, and judging from the looks he’d garnered so far, several girls were enjoying the view.

Tyler then returned to Shelby, holding her towel in one hand, and holding his other out to her. “We’ll grab the wine and find somewhere a bit more private. There’s a million rooms in this house, I’m sure one won’t be hard to find.”