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VOICES
"Miss me?"
Stacy appeared beside Scott. He smiled at her, enjoying the sparkle back in her eyes again and the way she seemed to glow. She looked so different to the way she had when he'd met her, at a club where she'd been dancing for money and for an escape from her boyfriend. Even then there'd been something about her that had touched him. Now, she was his and back tuned into life where she wasn't constricted. Stacy smiled back and kissed him gently before turning to the bar, puzzled to see only Matt behind there.
"Where's the others?" she asked
"Lita's over there, talking to Torrie about..things" Matt said evasively "and Chris, I don't know, he was here but now I'm not sure"
Stacy looked over to where Lita was talking to Torrie who looked completely shell shocked. Stacy's heart dropped into her throat. Lita could only be talking about one thing. She watched Torrie, seeing the facial expressions and the way she asked questions. She didn't want to watch her life get unpicked like that but she knew it was all for the best. Maybe Torrie would listen to her more if she knew the whole truth. But she didn't want pity or charity. She had Scott, she had his support and she didn't want or need anything else. She frowned and turned back to Scott who was watching her
"Dance with me for the last song?" she asked quietly, a need to feel loved welling up inside of her
"Sure"
The music was soft and sweet, the club still packed but this time couples swaying as they enjoyed the tender closeness that the music produced. Stacy and Scott found a small space where they could fit in. Matt watched from behind the bar and found Lita walking towards him, her eyes full of sadness. He slipped a comforting arm around her
"I hate explaining that" she sighed "don't like remembering it all"
"It had to be said" Matt reassured her "Torrie needed to see the whole picture, now you can relax, it's the last song"
Lita smiled up at her fiancé. Perhaps things would work out ok tonight. Her eyes strayed to where Stacy was dancing with Scott, her arms wrapped around his neck and her eyes bleeding silent tears. She couldn't tell whether they were of joy or sadness.
"Where did Billy go?" asked Torrie as she sat at the bar
"He went out to keep Bubba and D-Von company, Trish is out there too" replied Matt
Torrie nodded and headed for the door. A lot to take in in one night and right now, all she wanted to do was crawl into bed and lie in Billy's warm arms for the night. Would she be able to treat Stacy the same? Probably not. Would Stacy change? Probably not, it was the way she coped with her life, pouring all her aggression into her dancing.
"Can you believe that happened?" Christian said as he watched the club below him
"So now I owe you and I'm broke" Jeff said
"There are ways you could repay me"
"That's gonna have to wait until there's no one else around"
"Where's your sense of adventure Jeff?"
"I left it with my desire to get fired"
Christian laughed and kissed him anyway.
"Wonder what the others'll say?" mused Chris
"Oh they've wanted this to happen for a long time" Edge laughed "they'll be relieved it finally did"
"But what has happened?"
"Don't know, something good I guess"
"I'll agree with that, got a lot to let out" Chris grinned as he kissed Edge, crushing their bodies together where they sat
"Just call her D-Von" Trish handed him her cell-phone "look you can even use my cell-phone if you want"
D-Von looked at her incredulously. Bubba and Trish had been pushing for him to ring Jackie but the truth be told, he didn't want to. If she said no, how was he gonna react in front of them. Billy and Torrie had just left together, both tired and Torrie looking more than a little dazed. She'd left with a promise to call Trish tomorrow. Bubba raised his eyebrows at his half-brother, his arms around Trish.
"Just go for it D-Von, only way you'll ever know" he said
"Hey you're in no position to give me advice brother, I remember what you were like before asking Trish out" D-Von growled "bag of nerves, no balls at all"
"Sounds like it runs in the family" replied Trish frankly "just ring her ok?"
Under the couple's hard glare, D-Von punched in the number. Quickly, he walked around the corner. As it rang, he thought about all the couples. They'd all taken this chance, pinning all their hopes on success. He wondered if Edge had taken his chance yet. D-Von smiled, it was a night of chances. Things had to said and done. Perhaps it was lucky. Everyone else seemed to be, things happening through the smallest avenues. Everything could change at the sound of a voice
"Hello?"
VOICES
"Miss me?"
Stacy appeared beside Scott. He smiled at her, enjoying the sparkle back in her eyes again and the way she seemed to glow. She looked so different to the way she had when he'd met her, at a club where she'd been dancing for money and for an escape from her boyfriend. Even then there'd been something about her that had touched him. Now, she was his and back tuned into life where she wasn't constricted. Stacy smiled back and kissed him gently before turning to the bar, puzzled to see only Matt behind there.
"Where's the others?" she asked
"Lita's over there, talking to Torrie about..things" Matt said evasively "and Chris, I don't know, he was here but now I'm not sure"
Stacy looked over to where Lita was talking to Torrie who looked completely shell shocked. Stacy's heart dropped into her throat. Lita could only be talking about one thing. She watched Torrie, seeing the facial expressions and the way she asked questions. She didn't want to watch her life get unpicked like that but she knew it was all for the best. Maybe Torrie would listen to her more if she knew the whole truth. But she didn't want pity or charity. She had Scott, she had his support and she didn't want or need anything else. She frowned and turned back to Scott who was watching her
"Dance with me for the last song?" she asked quietly, a need to feel loved welling up inside of her
"Sure"
The music was soft and sweet, the club still packed but this time couples swaying as they enjoyed the tender closeness that the music produced. Stacy and Scott found a small space where they could fit in. Matt watched from behind the bar and found Lita walking towards him, her eyes full of sadness. He slipped a comforting arm around her
"I hate explaining that" she sighed "don't like remembering it all"
"It had to be said" Matt reassured her "Torrie needed to see the whole picture, now you can relax, it's the last song"
Lita smiled up at her fiancé. Perhaps things would work out ok tonight. Her eyes strayed to where Stacy was dancing with Scott, her arms wrapped around his neck and her eyes bleeding silent tears. She couldn't tell whether they were of joy or sadness.
"Where did Billy go?" asked Torrie as she sat at the bar
"He went out to keep Bubba and D-Von company, Trish is out there too" replied Matt
Torrie nodded and headed for the door. A lot to take in in one night and right now, all she wanted to do was crawl into bed and lie in Billy's warm arms for the night. Would she be able to treat Stacy the same? Probably not. Would Stacy change? Probably not, it was the way she coped with her life, pouring all her aggression into her dancing.
"Can you believe that happened?" Christian said as he watched the club below him
"So now I owe you and I'm broke" Jeff said
"There are ways you could repay me"
"That's gonna have to wait until there's no one else around"
"Where's your sense of adventure Jeff?"
"I left it with my desire to get fired"
Christian laughed and kissed him anyway.
"Wonder what the others'll say?" mused Chris
"Oh they've wanted this to happen for a long time" Edge laughed "they'll be relieved it finally did"
"But what has happened?"
"Don't know, something good I guess"
"I'll agree with that, got a lot to let out" Chris grinned as he kissed Edge, crushing their bodies together where they sat
"Just call her D-Von" Trish handed him her cell-phone "look you can even use my cell-phone if you want"
D-Von looked at her incredulously. Bubba and Trish had been pushing for him to ring Jackie but the truth be told, he didn't want to. If she said no, how was he gonna react in front of them. Billy and Torrie had just left together, both tired and Torrie looking more than a little dazed. She'd left with a promise to call Trish tomorrow. Bubba raised his eyebrows at his half-brother, his arms around Trish.
"Just go for it D-Von, only way you'll ever know" he said
"Hey you're in no position to give me advice brother, I remember what you were like before asking Trish out" D-Von growled "bag of nerves, no balls at all"
"Sounds like it runs in the family" replied Trish frankly "just ring her ok?"
Under the couple's hard glare, D-Von punched in the number. Quickly, he walked around the corner. As it rang, he thought about all the couples. They'd all taken this chance, pinning all their hopes on success. He wondered if Edge had taken his chance yet. D-Von smiled, it was a night of chances. Things had to said and done. Perhaps it was lucky. Everyone else seemed to be, things happening through the smallest avenues. Everything could change at the sound of a voice
"Hello?"