Chapter Ten
The Cardiff night life was buzzing, a year ago Owen would have lapped it up. He would have eyed the women making his selection for the night. But now it was different, sure he was looking for a woman, but one in particular. He was certain he'd find her here.
"Alright gorgeous" a pretty blonde said to him. But he didn't notice, his attention had been drawn to a club across the way.
There she was dressed up the nines. Owen rushed across the street and followed her into the club. The place was heaving, he had trouble seeing her. Eventually he spotted her. He laid low but made sure he kept her in sight the whole time, as well as watching the various men fawn over her. He wanted to go and hit them. He obviously hadn't kept a low enough profile because she saw him, but she didn't come over. Instead she wrapped herself around the neck of the man she was talking to and initiated a long sensuous kiss. Owen tried hard to control himself, his glass took the brunt of it as it gripped it hard. But it was too much it couldn't take it and shattered, the glass and alcohol stung his hand.
Owen went to the toilets and cleaned his cut. He took a bandage from his pocket and wrapped it around his hand. It was reminiscent of the bandage he'd had before. At least this wound would heal. He felt ill thinking of Toshiko with that man. He wiped some water across his face to take away some of the nausea. He thought he's better go back, goodness knows what they were doing by now.
He panicked when he couldn't see them. Then he spotted them heading towards the door. He quickly followed them. He just saw them heading towards an alley across the way. "Oh God" Owen said to himself knowing all too well what follows. He ran across there as quickly as he could. They had just started kissing again and his hand was up her skirt, she started undoing his belt, fumbling with urgency.
"No!" Owen screamed pulling him off her.
"Owen!" Toshiko screamed
"Get off me you nutter" The man said heading towards Owen and throwing a punch. A fight soon broke out. Toshiko watched from the side lines smiling. Owen was actually loosing until he pushed the other man away and pulled out his gun. The other man stopped in his tracks.
"Can't win fairly so you cheat? Ok you have her. I'd keep a better eye on your bird in the future" he said leaving.
"What the bloody hell are you playing at?" Toshiko demanded
"Tosh this isn't you"
"Sod off"
"We're going home"
"Have you got plans" she said sliding her hand on to his bum
"Not those kind of plans" he said removing it. "I'm going to keep my eye on you"
"You're going to baby sit me?"
"It's me or the cells"
Toshiko took her shoes off and threw them across her flat. Owen counted himself lucky that it hadn't been at his head.
"You are such a hypocrite" she wailed
"I know you, you'd have hated yourself if you did it"
"Instead I hate you" she spat
"I'll have to live with that. Right so I'll sleep on the sofa"
"Do what you like" she said going off to the bedroom and slamming the door.
Owen settled down on the sofa using his jacket as a very small blanket.