I was close to waking I felt my dream world slipping away and began seeing shadows behind my closed eyelids there was clicking sound by my head and then a light appeared behind my lids, I sighed a little letting my eyes open and then regretted it instantly.
"Ow." I complained as a short sharp pain stung my brain in response to the light making me shut my eyes again.
Shane's sniggering came from the same side as the clicking noise of the bedside lamp switch.
I frowned but in the fear of another shot of blinding pain I didn't open my eyes to give him a dirty look, "What's so funny?" I grumbled.
"Hung-over?" Shane asked still sniggering.
I was going to disagree but the minute he said the words I started to feel the classic signs of a hangover, the dry mouth, churning stomach, the aching muscles and the headache was getting more predominate.
"Eugh." I whinged making my head ache a little more, note to self don't speak loudly. "How am I hung-over?" I asked confusedly trying to remember how much I had to drink, a beer in my apartment, champagne in the limo and… "Oh…woops." I said out loud realising I may have had allowed myself one glass of the pink champagne too much.
Shane laughed louder this time, "Sorry." He apologised when he noticed I winced at the loud noise.
"I didn't make a fool of myself…or you did I?" I asked more worried that I embarrassed him.
"Nope, that pink champagne will just hit you like a b***h." He laughed.
"So I didn't embarrass you?" I asked for conformation allowing my eyes to open a little so I knew if he was lying to make me feel better.
"Of course not; you could never embarrass me." He smiled kissing me lightly on my forehead.
"I blame you." I accused when I'd finished beaming at his perfect answer.
"Why?" He asked slightly shocked but more amused than anything.
"Your employees." I frowned. "Are so boring." I giggled making him chuckle too. "I only drunk because they had nothing exciting to talk about."
He laughed again before sighing, "I promise next time we'll stick with Caitlyn, Nate and Jason all night. If your want there to be a next time?" He added quickly, worry the most predominate feature in his expression.
"Of course I want there to be a next time." I answered quickly smiling reassuringly at him. "They might have been boring but I got some really good financial advice." I joked to lighten the mood.
It worked he was laughing as he gestured for me to move over so he could squeeze himself onto the bed beside me when he got comfortable he draped his arm around me and pulled me closer to him so I could rest my head in the space between his neck and shoulder while I curled the rest of my body around him. We stayed like that for a while I started to feel my headache ease some as he stroked my hair I even felt myself want to drift off again.
"What time is it?" I asked trying to stay awake.
"Half one." He murmured resting his head on top of mine; obviously I wasn't the only one feeling sleepy. "In the afternoon." He clarified.
My eyes shot opened in surprise the afternoon I scrounged up my face as if I'd just been sucking a lemon; I had to work at six but I was just so comfortable but a promise was a promise…blah.
"Where's the sun?" I asked confusedly, hoping he was joking about the time; the sun coming through his glass wall behind the bed always woke me.
"I pulled the curtain, sunshine and a hangover isn't the best combination." He chuckled saying the last part.
"Oh." I frowned disappointedly.
"What's wrong?" He asked immediately.
"Nothing, I just promised Ella I'd cover her shift today so I start at six. That doesn't give me long to get rid of the hangover, go back to my apartment shower and get ready and get dinner."
"Well, this might help." He smiled reaching over to the bedside table before offering me a glass filled with ice water and two aspirin.
"Thanks." I smiled sitting up and taken them from him.
"Also, how about you shower here and I'll go to your apartment and pick up clothes for you and on the way back I'll grab a take out or something for us." He offered.
An hour and a half later I was wrapped snugly in one of Shane's white robes after having a long luxurious soak in his Jacuzzi bath.
"Honey I'm home!" Shane called from the bottom of the stairs making himself laugh and me roll my eyes.
I rushed down in his robe, the hangover munchies had set in while he was away.
"Ella was home." He smiled taking plastic containers out of two plastic bags. "So, she chose the clothes." He gestured to my backpack on his L shape leather sofa.
"Thanks." I smiled jumping up onto one of the stools around his breakfast bar. "Oh sushi, yum." I smiled helping him unpack.
He got an entire platter made for six just for us but we still finished it leaving nothing but a sip of my green tea. After dinner or in my case breakfast I left him in the living room to get changed in his bedroom.
He looked up casually as I was making my way down again but had to do a double take making me giggle.
"Change from last night, isn't it?" I giggled looking down at my leather skirt and my vest top that stopped just above my belly button.
"Big change." He agreed letting his eyes wonder over my body.
"Don't you like it?" I teased letting myself fall into his lap pretending to pout.
"Don't be ridiculous." He shot automatically. "You look gorgeous, and you looked gorgeous last night…you even looked good in my robe earlier."
I felt myself blush at his compliments but that faded and was replaced by a huge smile as he began to trail kisses along my collar bone and up my neck to the edge of my mouth.
"Maybe you should take the night off?" He murmured seductively.
I felt myself wanting to just take the night off and spend it with him but I'd promised, "I can't, I promised." I answered apologetically.
He pouted like a three year old but then smiled before kissing me sweetly, "Fine." He sighed pulling away. "I'll drive you there."
"I'll pick you up at closing." He smiled leaning across the seats to talk out the passenger window.
"See you then." I smiled blowing him a kiss before he left.
I stayed on the sidewalk until his car was out of sight, then walked dreamily into the bar.
"Hey Mitch!" Peggy smiled from behind the bar as I ducked under to join her. "I thought Ella was in tonight."
"She has an audition tomorrow for a drama course starting next year so I told her I'd cover for her." I explained tucking my handbag in under the till.
"She's not the only one with an audition." Peggy smiled coyly.
"Huh?" I wondered if I sounded as confused as I felt.
"John told me to send you up the minute you got in." She was trying her best not to laugh
Was I missing something obvious? I wondered as I made my way up to John's office.
I knocked on his door twice before letting myself in, he was in his usual pose feet up on his desk as he laid back on his chair and the screen of his computer was lighting up his face blue.
"Mitchie." He beamed happily when he seen who it was.
"John." I mocked him before raising my eyebrow warily.
He chuckled at my confusion, "You honestly don't know why I wanted to talk to you, do you?" He laughed louder this time.
I frowned at him before leaning against the door crossing my arms, "Are you gonna tell me what's so funny?"
"Nothing, nothing." He smiled coming round from his laughing fit. "You made the cut chick, your going on stage tonight to audition for a full time gig." He smiled excitedly.
I couldn't stop myself from squealing with excitement as I jumped up in down, "O.M.G! YAY!"
He beamed happily, "Tara and Kristi are coming in early to help you get ready."
"Thank you." I smiled excitedly hugging him. "I'll not let you down, I promise."
"You'll be on the stage near the bar." Tara smiled. "Normally you'll be dancing with one of us but there's not many girls in tonight so you'll have the whole stage to yourself."
I made a face the nerves had kicked in the minute the excited feeling left.
"Don't be nervous." Kristi smiled reassuringly. "Just have fun with it dance like you're the only one in the club."
"Should I change?" I asked still numb with nerves, did I even have anything to change into?
"No, you look great." Tara insisted pulling me out of the changing room with her.
"Relax Mitchie." Kristi insisted from my other side. "This is what you've wanted for ages, remember?"
"And just copy us if you run out of things to do." Tara smiled leaving me at my stage to go to hers.
"You'll do great." Kristi smiled again before drifting off to her stage.
I had to use a nearby chair to get up onto my stage but when I was up there it felt right and the nerves faded some. They completely left the minute the music started and when I started dancing I didn't even notice the crowds beginning to come in or when they began to dwindle as closing time closed in on us.
"Mitchie?"
Shane's voice was the only thing that I'd heard over the music all night and the only thing that stopped me while I was dancing.
I found him below me smiling up at me with an awed look on his face.
"Shane." I smiled brightly, taken a quick look around me noticing for the first time things were dying down in the club some girls were getting off their own stages and wrapping up for the night so I followed there example and sat down on the edge of the stage and slid into Shane's waiting arms.
"They finally let you up on stage." He smiled excitedly. "That's great!" He enthused. "You should have called me and I wouldn't have come to watch."
"Well you can come by every night she's working." John smiled behind us.
"What?" I asked turning to face him with a smile.
"You heard me girlie you're a dancer now, everyone loved you." He smiled.
I squealed excitedly and bounced over to him and hugged him tightly before running at Shane and nearly knocking him down with a bear hug as well.
"Congratulations." Shane smiled happily before leaning in to kiss me.
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