DISCLAIMER: Obviously I DON'T own anything to do with the Mummy films, that's all Universal studios and stuff.

I do own Rosalie/Laura Evans, her friends, and anything else unfamiliar to the Mummy franchise

Also as a head's up, there's a little bit of innuendo in this chapter.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy :)

Chapter 2: The Proposition

The feeling was incredible, it was like flying among the clouds. For Laura, it was a feeling that she never wanted to loose. She scanned the crowd every now and then and would see Kim with a smile and miming words of encouragement. Every song seem to capture the audience's attention and it just made Laura's smile widen, even Jonathan was giving thumbs up – between shots of various alcoholic beverages. As she finished the last song of the night she couldn't help but notice a young man in one of the corner booths, he had been attentively watching her all night. It was hard to see exactly what he looked like as the lighting was dim, and it didn't help she was blinded by the spotlight. As the song finished and the band stopped playing the nightclub came alive with the sound of applause, there were smiles all round and a few people were whistling. Laura smiled and bowed in respect to the crowd.

"Thank you, I really appreciate it."

Laura gestured her hand towards the band and asked the crowd to thank them for doing a wonderful job, as they did Laura approached the microphone again,

"Once again thank you ladies and gentlemen and I hope you enjoy the rest of your night."

There was another round of applause then Laura left the stage. She smiled and waved at some of the people at the tables and booths and a few people came up and congratulated her on a wonderful performance, as one couple finished speaking to Laura she spotted Kim coming towards her.

"You were wonderful, I knew you could do it," she squealed as she hugged Laura, almost dropping the empty tray in the process.

"Thank you so much," Laura replied, "I feel like I'm on some sort of high."

Kim laughed and nudged her friend with her free arm,

"You will be once Jonathan gets you a few celebratory drinks."

"Speaking of Jonathan, I'd better go and talk to him."

Laura left to let Kim get back on with her work and began to head towards the bar, as she did one of the other waitresses headed towards her with a glass of champagne. Laura recognised Sakura instantly and tried to ignore the false, fake smile on her face. Sakura had never got on with Laura, and the reason why soon got to Laura through the grapevine. It turns out Sakura was trying to get Jonathan wrapped round her little finger, when Laura came on the scene that stopped and Sakura wasn't happy.

"Congratulations on your first show," she said in a bratty manner.

"Thanks Sakura," replied Laura with a hint of uncertainty her voice.

"Oh, this is for you. Don't spill it."

With that Sakura shoved the drink into Laura's hand and walked away with a satisfied smirk on her face. Luckily Laura managed not to spill it, she was about to utter a string of obscenities when a voice broke her from doing so.

"Wow, somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed today."

Laura turned to face a young man in a black suit. He looked to be the same age as her and much taller, he must have been at least six foot compared to her five foot six. Laura couldn't help but notice that smile on his boyish face made him look rather dashing and his short brownie blonde hair made his amber eyes stand out more. She regained her composure and smiled back.

"We all have bad days, it's just some of us refuse to leave it at home."

The man chuckled, and for some reason it made Laura's smile widen.

"Funny, I could have sworn I saw jealously in her eyes."

Laura eyed the young man in curiosity.

"I mean, you are very talented, not to mention very beautiful."

Laura suddenly feel a blush come over her and decided to take a drink from the champagne glass, it had been a while since a man had voiced that kind of interest in her. The last guy she had dated ended up cheating on her, after that Laura's dating life vanished (as Emily would put it). The young man offered his hand to her.

"I'm Alex."

"Pleasure to meet you Alex, I'm Rosalie," she replied as she shook his hand with a smile.

As the waitress walked past Alex took one of the champagne glasses from her tray and nodded his head towards one of the booths.

"Shall we?"

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As they took their seats in the booth and Laura could feel the butterflies again. She had to mentally slap herself, yes she felt nervous but there was no way she wanted Alex to see it. As they talked Alex didn't seem to pick up on her nerves, though Laura was beginning to find it was very easy for him to make her blush – and she could see he was enjoying it. As the next round of champagne glasses came to their table Alex seem to get a bit closer to her, feeling another blush coming she coolly took a sip from her glass.

"Listen, do you want to get out of here?"

"Excuse me?" she asked as she almost dropped the glass on the table.

"Do you want to get out of here?" he repeated.

Laura noticed he was getting closer than before and felt a bit thrown off as she could feel his breath on her neck.

"I can't, I'm afraid. My shift isn't finished yet."

She got more uncomfortable as Alex placed his hand on her thigh and squeezed.

"I can pull some strings with your boss, tell him your giving me a... private performance."

That was it, without warning Laura turned and slapped Alex in the face. She had removed her gloves so she was sure he felt it and it would leave a mark. As he placed a hand to his cheek Laura moved out of the booth and tried to keep her composure. She picked up her gloves and turned away from him without a single word, she glanced over at Kim who was serving at one of the tables not too far away; she had probably seen the whole thing. As Laura approached the bar Jonathan noticed the slightly peeved look on his singer's face and downed the shot quickly.

"Hold your horses Rosy, where's the fire?"

She stopped in her tracks and approached the bar.

"May I be excused for the night?"

Jonathan continued to stare at Laura in confusion.

"Yes but what happened?"

"You should ask the young gentlemen in the booth over there, I'm sure he can explain everything," she replied as she downed one of Jonathan's shots he had lined up for himself.

As Laura waked away Jonathan looked at the booth she had gestured to, he sighed as the young man in question was using his charms on another girl.

"Alex O'Connell what did you do this time?"

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The night air was a welcome relief from the heat inside the club. Laura just stood for a while and let the cool breeze wash over here, letting all the nights stress and drama just wash away. She was still fuming from Alex's actions. 'How could I have been so stupid, a guy shows a little bit of interest and you go all silly. Grow up Laura, you're twenty one, not five.' She took in a deep breath and let it out, she would have liked to scream like Emily told her to in a situation like this but realised she didn't need the people on the streets thinking she was some sort of crazy person.

"Miss Rosalie!"

A man's voice, and not Alex's much to her relief. She turned to see a young man dodging people trying to catch up to her. Laura noticed he was older than Alex and had short black hair, he was taller than Alex as well.

"Can I help you?" she asked as he finally reached her.

He was defiantly taller than she originally thought, maybe six foot five she guessed. His eyes were a sparkling green and had stubble across his jawline and across his top lip which made him looked older and rugged. Like Alex, he was dressed in a black suit but Laura noticed a handkerchief coming out of the pocket and his bow-tie was undone. He looked at Laura and extended his hand.

"Michael Williams, its a pleasure to meet the young woman who put on a excellent performance tonight."

"Thank you for the compliment Mr Williams," she replied as she shook his hand, "Now, how can I help you?"

"Would you like to go for a coffee somewhere so we can talk?"

Laura chuckled slightly and smiled, first Alex, now this guy.

"I'm sorry Mr Williams but I'm not interested in..."

"I promise, this is purely business. I don't wish to hassle you like the young man in the club did."

Great, people saw what happened. Laura sighed.

"What business would this be Mr Williams?"

"I would like to talk to you about your performance tonight and how I have an offer you need to hear."

Laura eyed him curiously, he smiled at her reaction.

"Please, just hear me out. Come and have a coffee with me and I promise to explain everything."

Laura remained silent for a while, it gave her time to think. Michael seemed genuine so far, and she wasn't blushing like Alex had made her do. In the end her natural curiosity got the better of her.

"Alright then Mr Williams, you have my undivided attention."

"Excellent, I promise it will be worth your time," he replied with a smile.

X-uRbAn PiXiE-X: Thank you for your reviews, they are a big inspiration :) I was debating weither to get Alex in this chapter or the next one. After going through my notes I thought it was best he appeared in this one, even if he wasn't going to make a good first impression on Laura lol. I'm still debating on if I should include the other O'Connells or not, if I can find a way I will.

Well, what do you think? Please review - constructive criticism is needed :)