you're at the bar. jess is talking to her friend lupe, but keeping an eye on you the whole time. you're part of their team, and there's been tension between you and jess for months. she didn't know you were coming tonight, and the first sight of you had made her face flush. lupe finds it funny- she keeps daring jess to go over, to ask you to dance. finally, lupe achieves it by tilting her head and checking you out, muttering something like "you should ask her before someone else does. pretty thing in a place like this..." that makes jess run her tongue over her teeth. red, jealous heat crawls up her neck and she knows she's being insane, lupe would never try anything with you knowing how jess feels about you. she tries to relax, nothing's even happened- but then a tall, well dressed stranger comes to stand next to you and before jess can think twice, she's making her way over there and placing herself in between the two of you.

you're startled by how suddenly she appeared, blinking quickly. "hey."

"hey." jess copies, and sends the stranger behind her a look over her shoulder that has them stepping back and disappearing to woo someone else.

"who was that?" you ask.

jess shrugs. "do you wanna dance?" she asks, her cheeks warm but she's determined.