Chapter 21
"Dean, are you sure you wanna go through with this?" Molly asked, shocked by her lover's latest twisted idea, "if you want us to be together then I need them for my appeal, I know that she's hurt you, hell she's hurt me in the past Dean, but we've already split them up. I mean you slept with her, so they are both hurting. So do you really need to do this?" the blonde woman asked, her words filled with venom. "Yes Molls, I'm sure. She hurt me bad and for that she must pay" Dean replied "and right now, this is the only way"
Willow was frozen to the spot. The voice of her former friend had chilled her to her bone, the nightmare she had suffered at her and Eric's hand came flooding back into her head. What is she even doing here? Willow thought to herself I need Matt. He would know what to do. As she finally built up the courage to move away from the door to find her cell, the door opened. Before Willow had managed to find a place to hide, out came Molly who looked thinner and spotted her straight away. "Willow? You look and sound amazing" she said, talking as if they were friends and nothing had happened. "Molly, what do you want? I thought I made myself perfectly clear when I told you to stay the hell away from me" Willow replied, "I don't want anything Willow, just for you and Matt to be at my appeal hearing. Oh and good luck tonight, you're gonna need it" she teased before walking off, looking very happy with herself. Willow barely had time to catch her breath before Brooke came offstage looking worried "Is that who I thought it was?" she asked as Willow nodded "yeah it was Molly. I heard her and Dean talking about something and I was on my way to message Matt when she came out" Willow replied as the two girls headed for their dressing room. "I'll message Matt, Willow. You need to get ready for your next performance" Brooke said, as the two girls rushed off.
Dean was on stage performing when Matt felt his cell phone vibrate in his pocket. Who is texting me? Everyone knows that I'm here tonight he thought to himself as he pulled his cell out. Brooke? What's she texting me for? He thought to himself as he looked at the number on his screen.
Matt, Molly is here backstage. Willow overheard her and Dean planning something before Molly left the room and spoke to her. She's really upset and shaken by this. Willow needs you. I've spoken to Polly who says it's ok to come to the dressing room at the next break. Please come Matt, from what Willow overheard, it sounds like Dean and Molly are planning something BIG!
Matt reread the message five times before deciding that he would go backstage to see Willow. After all she's put me through lately, I still love her and I wanna protect her he thought to himself. He didn't know how long he had been staring at his cell, but Amy and Adam had noticed that something was going on. "Matt, what's going on?" Adam asked, concerned for his friend "Molly is backstage, she spoke to Willow and she's really shaken up" Matt replied "Are you gonna go?" Adam asked, already knowing the answer in his head. "Yeah I am Ad. She needs me and despite everything she's put me through lately, I still love her" he replied "but I can only make my way backstage during the commercials, after the second performances" "Matt, you know I love Wills as much as anyone, she's one of my best friends but be careful around her. She's already cheated once, who's to say that she won't do it again?" Adam said, questioning his friends' motive. "I know Adam, but I can't just turn off my feelings for her" Matt replied, as Jeremy came back on the stage and started interviewing Dean.
"What did I ever see in him?" Willow asked Brooke "I don't know hon, but whatever you had is in the past and that's where he should have kept it" she replied, noticing that her friend was now wearing a gold sequin mini dress. "Wow Willow, you look amazing. Matt is gonna freak out when he sees you" "Thanks Brooke. I don't know how I would have survived these ten weeks without you" Willow replied before being rushed off to the stage, where she bumped into Dean who said "good luck Willow" before hurrying past her, unaware that she had heard him and Molly earlier.
"Ok everyone, everyone has performed one song it's time for round two" Christy said "and to kick things off here is Willow with her version of Pat Benatars Hit Me With Your Best Shot, its Willow"
Well you're the real tough cookie with the long history You come on with a come on, you don't fight fair
Of breaking little hearts, like the one in me
That's O.K., let's see how you do it
Put up your dukes, let's get down to it!
Hit Me With Your Best Shot!
Why Don't You Hit Me With Your Best Shot!
Hit Me With Your Best Shot!
Fire Away!
But that's O.K., see if I care!
Knock me down, it's all in vain
I'll get right back on my feet again!
Hit Me With Your Best Shot! Well you're the real tough cookie with the long history Hit Me With Your Best Shot! Hit Me With Your Best Shot!
Why Don't You Hit Me With Your Best Shot!
Hit Me With Your Best Shot!
Fire Away!
Of breaking little hearts, like the one in me
Before I put another notch in my lipstick case
You better make sure you put me in my place
Come On, Hit Me With Your Best Shot!
Hit Me With Your Best Shot!
Fire Away!
Why Don't You Hit Me With Your Best Shot!
Hit Me With Your Best Shot!
Fire Away!
Matt's jaw dropped when Willow stepped out onto the stage, as did all of the males in the studio. She sang that song with so much attitude and looked amazing doing it he thought to himself tonight is the night that I'm gonna get her back.