"OK, this is the last song!" Ben shouted as the music to 'Same Old Brand New You' started up.
"I hope they're gonna stick around for the rest of the night," Naomi said to Jenny, smiling. "I wanna get a dance with Chris!".
"Thank you, goodnight!" Mark said as they finished the song.
Ben noticed Heather and her friends who were standing right at the front. "She's fit!" he whispered to Paul, looking in Heather's direction.
"Who, the bird in the blue dress?" Paul quizzed, looking at Helen and trying not to drool.
"No, the gorgeous babe in the lilac dress next to her! Come on, let's go and chat them up," Ben said, licking his lips.
The DJ put on a song and everyone started to dance again. Heather was still staring at Ben, who was looking in her direction too. "That was brilliant, you boys are great singers," Heather said as Ben walked up to her.
"Thanks," Ben said, winking at her. "And your name is..?".
"Heather," she told him. "Come and sit with my friends at our table.
Meanwhile, Christian had his eye on Naomi. "Hello there!" he said in his sexiest voice. "Can I have a dance?".
Naomi flashed him a smile. "Yeah, of course!". He placed his arms around her shoulders and they danced to 'Please Don't Turn Me On'.
Mark was feeling left out, being the only member who hadn't pulled yet. His eyes scanned the room, and stopped when he saw Sarah. "She's a bit of alright!" he said to himself, smiling as he made his way over to her. She could hardly refuse when he asked if he could dance with her.
Paul was getting on great with Helen. "Can I get you a drink?" he asked her.
"Thanks, I'll have a Vodka & Coke," she replied as they got up to go to the bar.
Heather and Ben were sitting at the table chatting. She had told him that she'd liked him for a long time and had been to a number of concerts. She made it clear she liked him for the person he was rather for the fact he was famous, which Ben was glad to hear.
Heather's mate Sam came along and joined them at the table, she was arguing with her boyfriend Russell. She saw her mate Linda in a passionate snog with her boyfriend Colin. "Whoooo!" she laughed, embarrassing the couple.
Sitting around the table were Heather's other mates Tasha- who was chatting about tennis with her boyfriend Marat, Linda- who of course was snogging Colin, Lucy- who looked lonely without Nick, and Terence...
Terence looked annoyed, to say the least. His handsome face was in a frown and his eyes were downcast. He threw off his mustard-coloured tuxedo jacket in anger. "I can't believe Helen just ignored me to go off with Paul. Has she forgotten about me?!".
"Don't worry Terence, I'm sure she hasn't," Heather told him.
"Oooh, I love this song!" Heather said as S Club 7's song 'Never Had A Dream Come True' came on.
"Want to dance?" Ben suggested, raising his eyebrow in a sexy way.
Heather grinned and took Ben's hand as he led her onto the dance floor. They swayed to the song, Ben's grip around her waist tightening.
The next song was 'Everytime'- Heather's favourite a1 song.
"I really like you," Ben whispered, making Heather shiver. "I think I'm falling in love with you,".
Those were exactly the words Heather wanted to hear. She leant forwards and they kissed, in front of many jealous girls.
Paul and Helen returned from the bar to the dance floor. "I'm too embarrassed to dance to this!" Paul laughed. "Can we wait until the next song before we dance?".
Helen nodded, and was glad when the song ended. Now 'Shape of my Heart' by BSB was playing.
Also on the dancing were Christian & Naomi- who were gazing into each others eyes, and Mark & Sarah- who were kissing.
Lucy was still sitting on the table missing Nick, she was with Carly, Jenny, Katy, Naomi I. and Sophie.
Suddenly, a hand covered her eyes. "Guess who?" a familiar voice asked.
"Nick!" Lucy exclaimed, her face breaking into a big smile. "I thought you were still in Europe,".
Nick smiled. "No, we finished the tour early. I thought I'd come and surprise you,".
Lucy stood up and took Nick's hand. "Come on, let's go and dance. After all, it is your song which is playing,".
After a few more slow songs, the microphones had been set up again. "Oh no, not karaoke!" Heather groaned. "They'd better not get me up there!".
"First up we have Colin, Russell and Pete singing 'The Thong Song'," someone shouted into the microphone. The song started up and everyone laughed as the three boys sang it.
"Nick, you should go up and do a duet with a1!" Lucy suggested.
Nick nodded. "That's a great idea,". They went over to Heather and Ben, who bother agreed it would be cool.
Ben, Mark, Christian, Paul and Nick stood at the microphones. "We're going to sing the Beatles Medley," Paul announced. Everyone cheered and danced as the guys gave an excellent rendition of the medley.
"They should release this as a single!" Heather suggested to Sarah.
Everyone shouted for an encore, so Mark remained on stage. "I'll sing my favourite Disney song," he said with a grin, then had a word with the DJ.
The DJ searched around in his CD collection until he found the right album. Sarah started to laugh as the song started up. It was 'Under The Sea' from The Little Mermaid.
Everyone was laughing as Mark made crab impressions. "We should do a song together next," Heather said to the others.
When Mark had finished, Heather made her way up to the stage, with Ben, Nick, Paul, Lucy, Helen and Sam. "This is H Club 7," Heather announced into the mike. "Are you ready to party?".
They performed 'S Club Party', which went down well with the crowd. "You're a great singer," Ben told Heather afterwards as they walked to their table, everyone still applauding them.
Heather was about to say something, but stopped when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She spun around to see... Duncan.
He wasn't very happy. "Where have you been all evening?" he quizzed. "After all, I am your boyfriend. I thought we were going to dance together,".
"Let's go and talk about this outside," Heather said. "Ben, I'll be back in a moment,".
They went into the courtyard outside. "Dunc, I'm sorry," Heather said.
"So you should be!" he yelled. "I saw you and him kissing,".
Heather looked down at the ground, not knowing what to say.
"I suppose it's over then," Duncan said, both annoyed and upset.
"Is everything OK?".
Heather turned around and saw Ben standing in the doorway, looking concerned. "Yeah, I'm OK," she told him.
Duncan glared at Ben. "You stole my girlfriend!" he shouted, leaping on Ben and grabbing him by the hair.
"Sorry! I'm sorry!" Ben yelped, struggling to get out of Duncan's grasp. "I didn't even know she had a boyfriend!".
Heather rushed over and pulled them apart. "Stop fighting!" she protested. "Look Duncan, it's over. I still want to be friends though,".
Duncan walked away without saying another word.
"I'm so sorry about that," Heather told Ben. "Are you hurt?".
"No, but my hair is a mess now!" Ben smirked. He looked at his watch. "It's getting quite late and I'm tired. I have a room booked upstairs...".
Heather's smile faded. "Aww, leaving so soon?".
"You can join me if you like," Ben said, leaning over and giving her a kiss on her lips.
"Yes please!" Heather said quickly. How could she refuse?!
Meanwhile, the party was drawing to a close. "I'll have to see you again," Paul said to Helen as he walked her outside to where the limo was waiting. "Can I have your address and number?".
Helen found some paper and a pen, and wrote it down. "I can't wait to hear from you again," she said with a smile. He kissed her goodnight then she got into the limo.
Also leaving were Sarah and Mark. They had decided to stay out late and go to a club together. Christian and Naomi were also inseparable. "I have to get home now but I'll see you tomorrow!" Naomi called out to him as she got into the limo.
Paul stood waving as the limo drove away. He noticed Katy and Jenny who were both eying him up. "They're fit too!" he whispered to himself.
Ben slowly slid off his shirt as he lay himself on the bed next to Heather.
"I had a great time tonight," Heather told him.
"So did I," Ben replied, placing his hand on her leg. With his other hand he dimmed the lights. "You're beautiful," he whispered, looking into her eyes.
Heather blushed. "Thanks," she muttered, feeling shy.
Ben reached over her and started pulling her dress off. "Ben that tickles!" Heather giggled.
"I'll tickle you some more!".
"Stop it!" Heather screamed.
In all the excitement, Heather fell on top off Ben. They stopped and stared into each others eyes. He smiled and wrapped his arms around her.
"Are you ready baby?" Ben asked sincerely.
Heather took a deep breath. "Yes Ben," she breathed, as ready as she would ever be for the best night of her life.
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