Piling on the make-up, Danielle watched her best friend put on way too much mascara for Danielle's liking, but she knew why her best friend did so. Stacey needed the confidence that she could get any lad she wanted, she needed it to get over Bradley, and Danielle could understand this. She needed the confidence to be able to create a life for herself, after her mum passed away, she needed the strength for her to continue.
'Ready Stace?' Danielle asked, jokingly knowing full well Stacey would need to put more lipstick on.
'Why don't I meet you there? You could bag some lads before I even arrive.' Stacey said.
'Oh Ok,' Danielle replied.
Danielle knew that Stacey was going to take a LONG time for that perfect look. So she listened to Stacey and headed over the club.
Meanwhile Ronnie's hands were full of sweat as she was setting up the bar. And her nerves were beginning to show to the one person she didn't want it to show to, Jack.
'Ronnie, you alright? Why you so nervous?' Jack asked, concerned for his business partner.
'Ohh yeaa, I'm alright, Why wouldn't I be?' Ronnie asked, lying through the skin of her teeth.
'Somethings wrong, tell me!' Jack demanded to know what was going on.
'Nothings going on Jack, why would anything be going on, just another night in the club, pouring drinks and giving people drinks putting on a fake smile to give hope to them that there is something good in life,' Ronnie said sarcastically.
'Oh fine then, don't tell me whats on your mind,' Jack replied using the same technique Ronnie had just used on him, sarcasm. God he hated it, he wanted to tell Ronnie how sorry he was, to wrap her up, and for Ronnie to spill out all her problems to him. He knew this would never happen nowadays, he did the one thing that made sure Ronnie didn't want anything to do with him, have sex with her sister. He had no idea why he did it. He was so angry at Ronnie at the time, as was Roxy.
A few hours later, Lady GaGa's 'Poker Face' overtook the dance area, full of young adults dancing the night away, Danielle and Stacey included, whilst Ronnie, Jack and Dawn were on the bar. Every chance Ronnie got, she looked for Danielle, kept an eye on her, like any mother would in that position. However, every glance was seen by Stacey, and she get increasingly worried as the glances became more and more focused on Danielle. Stacey chose to ignore it for now, thinking Ronnie may have sexual feelings for Danielle, and if the stares were noticed by Danielle, then Stacey would have a go at Ronnie, and set the record straight. Danielle wasn't the one for confrontation, so Stacey did it for her. But afterwards Danielle calmed Stacey down, forming that best friend relationship, they interlinked, becoming the perfect pair.
'Right Stace, I'm getting more shots, I need to have a good time for once,' Danielle slurred, she hadn't had much to drink, but she was a lightweight, and tonight Danielle wanted to use it in her advantage, hopefully get a nice guy and hope something could happen.
'Alright Dan, don't be too long will ya?' Stace shouted across the dance floor, but Danielle never heard it, as soon as she left her spot others took it. Danielle didn't seem bothered by this though and went over to the bar.
'Hey, what can I get you?' Dawn asked politely.
'I want 3 vodka and coke shots please,' Danielle replied, and noticed Ronnie's eyebrows lift. What was she going to do about it. Danielle wanted a good time, 'Oi, what you staring at?' she shouted at Ronnie.
'Danielle, you sounding like Stacey here, whats up?' inside, Ronnie was in joy she was speaking to her daughter, yet she was trying not to show how nervous she actually was, 'Dawn, I'll do this one,' Ronnie added, trying to show her professionalism to her daughter. 'So, who are these for then?' Ronnie asked, trying to make conversation.
'All for me,' Danielle replied
'You sure you want them?' Ronnie enquired, trying not to show her concerns for the amount of alcohol Danielle had already consumed, 'and don't worry, their on me,'
Danielle's eyes lit up, 'What? Your paying for MY drinks? What's got into you Ronnie Mitchell?' Danielle said before drinking one of the shots, 'It's not like you care really at all is it?' she drank another, 'what have I done to deserve this good will?' and she drank the last one.
Ronnie was shocked by how much she drank so quickly, she had expected them to go within an hour, not a minute. 'Danielle, you sure your ok?'
'Yes I'm fine, as fine as you,' Danielle shouted over the music.
'If that's the case then not fine at all, look come back to mine, and I'll sort you out,' Ronnie said, going from behind the bar to comfort Danielle, and this was noticed by Stacey, who had enough of Ronnie trying to get into Danielle's knickers.
'Oii, what do you think your doing? Dan's just having a good time, why are you trying to ruin it?' Stacey screamed whilst running off the dance floor.
'Oh Stacey it's fine, I'm just going to go back to Ronnie's, for some reason she's in a good mood today,' Danielle said, oblivious to the fact Ronnie could here every word, and her heart broke as she realised that her daughter only saw the outside view of her, Ronnie thought, 'tonight that's going to change,'
I'm not going to do anymore tonight, it was my uncle's funeral today, so you know, it's kept my mind off things. Hope you enjoyed that chapter, and if you have time, read 'dreams' by me. Thanks. Abbi x