speak of the devil - part one

The party had been in full swing since 11 pm . Everyone was having an amazing time.

Nash : Doodlebop Chord ! It was the Doodlebops !

Chord : Yeah . Rooney was Blue , Dede was pink , and Mozey was orange .

Nash : it's moe.

Chord : Whatever. Anyways Glee was the highlight .

Nash: Yeah you were so happy.

Chord : Until Amber and I ended it.

Nash : Speak of the Devil.

Chord : What ?

Nash : Look .

He said pointing to a woman that was standing beside the bar. Chord walked behind her.

Chord : Amber ? Is that you ?

Chord watched as a lady turned and looked at him. She walked over to him and he took in her features. She was wearing a skin clad gold dress and violet heels. Her makeup had been done and made her face glow. In complete honesty, after ten years she still looked beautiful.

Amber: Chordy? Wow… I think I need a drink .

She looked down at the drink in her hand. "Yeah something stronger."

Amber looked him up and down . Ten years had been amazing to him. His blond hair had darkened. He was wearing a black suit with a gray shirt and pale pink tie complete with black boots. Amber forced herself to look into his eyes. They were still green and unreadable .

Chord: Amber? Amber? Did you hear me?

Amber: Huh? What ?

Chord : I said how's New York treating you? Congratulations on the Grammy tonight.

Amber: Oh its going great ! Perfect actually ! And thank you.

Amber was telling the truth to her ex boyfriend from ten years ago. Telling him of all people felt like a vulnerability but why? He was just another piece of her twenties. Thats all . Nothing more. But why couldn't she believe it . Why could she make her heart believe it? "Why?" she said out loud with out noticing.

Chord: Why what?

He said with a hint of confusion.

Amber: Why …. don't we go somewhere private and catch up?

His eyes twinkled at the question but then lost their shine as he shook his head.

Chord: yeah follow me.

He led her to a back room .

Chord: You can sit there .

He pointed to an empty lounge chair in the corner.

Amber: How did you find this ?

Chord: About six years ago I was like super drunk. I was stumbling threw people and I walked back here to find a restroom. Found this instead. Who would've known anyone could get absolutely hammered at a Grammys After Party.

Amber laughed at his remembering the last time they were together at a Grammys party.

Chord: What?

Amber: Remember when we came here together.

He nodded remember the night vividly.

Chord : Care to remind me Ms. Pretty.

Amber froze and Chord picked up on it.

Chord: Look Amber I'm sorry . It's a habit.

Amber : No it's , it's fine where was I ? Oh yeah , anyways you came threw the door with one of yours shoes in your hand. Ha you were all like spiders there everywhere ! Omg Amber get em please . I kept telling you that you had to be hallucinating but you were like no there here right by you . Then you walked up to Mark and hit him on the head.

Chord smiled at the memory now laughing as Amber gasped to catch her breath .

Chord: Yeah Mark was like you need to sit down and put your shoes on.

Amber : Yeah him and Cory drug you out if here. Everyone was watching you .

Chord : Remember Ryan was like " lord Jesus code yellow " we all had to leave .

Amber ; All because you just had to try the Ice Vodka shots .

Chord : I'm getting a hang over just remembering.

Amber :You were out the next day.

They fell into a silence . Both remembering the days when silence was so loud for them. A time when they were two kids living their dreams in Hollywood. Just two people that slowly fell in love. Looking back falling love had been easy it was the falling out that had been hard.