Klinoa- Yes, that's vacation! It's more than I've had! LOL Really the Halloween Dance is your fave? Most people say it's Georgy's drunk 'Johnson' scene. I feel pressure now for this chappie to be good; I hope I don't disappoint. Yes, you are 2 for 3 so far! And don't melt but I live 30 minutes from Mellon Arena and Sidney Crosby just got into town today. I attend Pens games when I can.
Meadow567- I know. Imagine Jimmy and Georgy without it! LOL
AngelOnSkates- I love that people are okay with Craig and romance in the same thought. I was afraid people might be a bit grossed out when I wrote him flirty.
Strangexbutxtrue- I love Massachusetts. Gay love triangle? Sounds interesting but how did you get that? Keep reading for the answer to your other question, glad you caught that detail!
Paige- This is the dance so read on. Craig is about mid-30's at the time of the Olympics. (I made him older in a previous fic.) Love the reviews!
Lia06- It was a filler but needed!
Prettypinkcheer5- Thanks, I liked that one with Craig and Kylah too. Hope you like this one.
Emador- Here is the update. Can't wait for your reaction! Hope you enjoy!
Hey everyone, I worked hard on this chappie and hope everyone enjoys it! I would LOVE feedback about it! As always thanks for all the reviews! Peace and Love!
Friday Night
I was putting on my earrings when I heard a knock at the door. I glanced at the clock. The boys weren't supposed to pick me up for the dance for a half hour. I walked out of my bedroom and peeked out the peephole. Craig was standing in the hallway.
"Hey Craig, what are you doing here?" I asked, opening the door.
"I wanted to see you all dressed up before you left." Craig smiled.
"And how do I look?" I asked and twirled around for him.
"Wow, you look incredible. Damn, I wish I still had that Plymouth with the large backseat." Craig winked.
I felt myself blush a bit. "Craig…one of these days someone's gonna hear you and get the wrong idea!" I giggled.
"You look so pretty. I mean with your hair pinned up and curled. And the dress, you just look gorgeous." Craig smiled.
"Well thank you." I said.
"You're going to have so much fun. I can't believe none of the boys asked you to be their date." Craig said.
"Well we're all going as a group so it's okay." I said.
"Have fun…..see you this weekend?" Craig asked.
"We got a shopping date Sunday afternoon!" I smiled.
I hugged Craig, part of me wondering what he was like when he was younger. Craig kissed my forehead and walked to his apartment. He had no more than went into his place than a door down the hall swung open and Verchota jumped in the middle of the hall.
"I'm ready to get laid!" he announced.
"That's charming." I rolled my eyes.
"Let's go. Girl's are awaiting." Phil yelled.
"Verchota, shut up. We'll leave in a bit!" Jimmy yelled out at him.
"KYLAH!" Phil noticed me standing in my doorway.
"Hi Phil, I'm almost ready, I just need some perfume." I said.
"Let's go, if the woman is ready, you men should be too." Phil started knocking on doors.
I sighed at the slight stereotype and went into my bedroom to get the perfume I had mentioned to Phil. While gone I could hear Phil was trying to get the boys moving and a few of them arguing back with him.
"Kylah, are you ready to go? Verchota's gonna hurt himself if we don't leave soon." I heard Pavelich call in through my apartment.
"I'll be right there Mark….I'm just adjusting….something." I called back as I looked in the mirror to make sure my dress wasn't too low and that everything was covered and in place but looking nice.
Finally I emerged from my bedroom to find Pavelich waiting at my door for me. In the hall a few of the boys were congregating. It was obvious which boys were entering the Fonzi look-a-like contest. OC looked downright sexy with his hair slicked back and leather jacket over a white t-shirt. Then I saw Buzz, who was dressed similar but had his jacket slung over his shoulder and the comb sticking out of his back pocket. Rizzo and Silk were also dressed like Fonzi, and so was Mac who was walking down the hall towards us.
"Kylah, you look beautiful. That's your mother's dress?" Christian asked me.
"Thank you, and yes." I smiled.
"Kylah does look great!" Verchota said.
"See Philly, you should've asked Kylah to be your date." Johnson told him.
"Nah, tonight it just about getting laid. I couldn't use Kylah that way…I actually respect her." Phil said.
"Oh My God, someone call the press. Note the time!" Baker yelled. "Phil Verchota just said that HE respects a woman!"
"That's never happened before!" Ramsey said.
"Kylah, what did you do to him? Verchota hasn't had respect for any woman other than his mother since he was twelve." Mac said.
"Are we ready to go yet?" Phil said. "I wanna get first choice of the ladies."
"Yes, we're all here. Let's go decide who rides with who." Bah said.
"I'm not riding with Janny; he puts too many people in his car. And I am not riding with Verchota; he doesn't stop for cats crossing the road!" I said.
"You can ride with us." Buzz said. "Pavelich is driving. Bah, Rammer and me are riding with him."
"Besides, I am driving by myself….open backseat." Phil yelled and ran ahead.
"He's just one big ball of testosterone." I sighed.
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We walked in to the fire hall that had been decorated for the dance. Everything looked beautiful. The waitresses at the bar were on skates, jukeboxes were decorating the walls. It looked just like an old sock hop. Bah was still outside drooling over the classic cars, a few of the boys drooling with him.
"Stick close to the boys from the team." Buzz said, guiding me through the crowd.
"Why? Something wrong?" I asked.
"Verchota isn't the only guy that came here tonight looking to score. You look beautiful; you're bound to attract attention. Stick close by the team so if anyone gets pushy with you, you got us for help." Buzz said.
I smiled at him. "Buzzy, you're so sweet." I leaned over and kissed his cheek.
"I'm going to get a drink. You two want anything?" Pavelich asked us.
"No, I'm going to the Fonzi thing. OC is already over there with Rizzo." Buzzy said. "See you later."
"Just get a mixed drink with whiskey." I told Pavelich.
I found a row of chairs along the wall. I knew they were where people sat waiting to be asked to dance. I giggled and went to sit in one. While waiting or Mark to come back with my drink, I looked around. A few couples were dancing, the bar was lined up with people, and the Fonzi contest was getting ready to start. 'The Great Pretender' was being played.
Ramsey sat down next to me.
"Mike, weren't you out there with Harrington having an orgasmic experience over the cars?" I asked.
"I came in…..although Baker, Christian and Johnson may have to be dragged in." he smiled.
"At least they're having fun." I said. "Have you seen Phil?"
"Last I saw him, he was talking to some blonde." Mike said. "Poor Pavelich will probably have to crash in Buzz and Bah's room tonight."
Pavelich walked over and handed me a drink. "Here Kylah."
"Thanks Mark. So why aren't you boys asking some of the girls to dance?" I asked.
Pavelich shrugged. Ramsey avoided my eyes and mumbled something.
"What was that?" I asked him.
Ramsey sighed and looked at me. "If I get around a girl Verchota takes it upon himself to start yelling that I'm a virgin."
"Well the next time he does it, tell the girl that Phil has syphilis that is affecting his brain, causing him to talk out of his head!" I winked.
Ramsey chuckled. I saw Bah and Baker walk in the door. A few cheers were going on at the Fonzi competition. '16 Candles' began playing.
"So what's this? Losers row?" Baker asked walking over to join us.
"Sure, have a seat!" I winked.
"Isn't the Fonzi thing over yet?" Bah asked.
"I think it just started." I said.
"I have to say, this is one of Phil's better ideas." Baker said.
"Yeah this is pretty fun." I said. I noticed Verchota walking across the floor towards us.
"I thought he was with a blonde." Rammer said.
"Where's the blonde?" Pavelich asked when Phil got to us.
"She had a boyfriend. Luckily I found that out before I flirted too much." Phil said.
"So what are you doing over here?" Bah asked.
"I thought I'd look around for my next target." Verchota said. "But I have to limit how much time I'm around Kylah."
"Why?" I asked.
"No offense, but I don't want other girls thinking I'm with you." Verchota said. I rolled my eyes.
Janaszak snickered. "Are you kidding? Kylah is so much better than the last few hounds you've dated."
"Hey, they all look alike in the dark!" Phil smiled. I kicked his shin. "OW, What was that for?"
"That is a horrible view to have of women." I said.
"I don't view all women that way…just the ugly ones. Don't worry; you're not in that category!" Verchota said, rubbing his shin.
"I'll kick you again!" I said.
"Why aren't you dancing?" Janny asked me.
"I just enjoying myself, when someone interesting asks me to dance I will." I said.
"Redhead at 10 o'clock." Phil said, looking across the room.
I rolled my eyes as Phil took off across the room after the girl he was looking at. The other boys sat with me and we talked for a while. It was nice just to sit and listen to the good music, and relax with the boys. 'Yakety-Yak' and 'Since I Don't Have You' played.
Suddenly a loud cheer went up from the Fonzi contest. We looked but couldn't see through the crowd.
"Someone must have won." Ramsey said.
"I wonder if it was one of the boys?" I asked.
"If Silky won we won't be able to live with him." Cox said.
"I'm just glad everyone is having fun." I said.
Finally the boys that were in the competition started walking over towards us. All of them smiling and laughing.
"Who won?" I asked.
"Buzzy." OC said.
I looked at Buzzy, who was smiling.
"How did Buzz win? Silk looks more like Fonzi than Buzz." Cox asked.
"They said Buzz had the best costume and attitude." Rizzo said.
"That was a fun event though." Mac said.
"That was fun…..too bad there is no Pinky look-a-like contest." OC said.
"Verchota would crash that." Ramsey laughed.
"I'm off to the bar to flirt and get a drink." OC said.
"I'm with you." Janny said.
"Me too." Christian followed them.
Some time later, a few of us were still sitting and watching the others dance. OC had found a girl that seemed to like him. Silk was getting drunk. And Verchota had disappeared. Ritchie Valens singing 'Donna' came over the speakers.
"I love this song. It came out just months before Ritchie was killed in that plane crash." I said.
"Come on, dance with me." Bah said. "You haven't danced all night and you said you like this song."
I smiled. "You're so sweet." I said and took his hand.
Bah walked with me onto the dance floor. I peeked around but did not see Verchota anywhere. Although Mac was dancing with a girl. Stopping to dance near OC and his friend, Bah put an arm around my waist and took my hand. He looked cute in his jeans, white shirt and high school letterman's jacket.
"You really look pretty tonight." Bah told me.
"Thank you. You look cute too. Is that your letterman jacket from high school?" I asked.
"No, it's Strobel's." he said. Sure enough when I looked at it, it said 'Eric' on the chest. "So you a big Ritchie Valens fan?"
"He's okay. And I was sad when he got killed. I just love this song….I know it's silly because my name's not Donna, but I dunno, it just struck a chord." I explained.
"It's not so silly….you just like the song." Bah said. "By the way, thank you for dancing with me. Truth is, I was hoping I could dance with you."
"Really?" I smiled.
"Well yeah…you look like a princess." He smiled.
"You're so sweet. Thank you. I'm sure mom will be thrilled to hear that her dress was such a hit." I said.
"I suppose, but it wouldn't be the same on another girl." He said.
"You really seemed to enjoy the car cruise." I said.
"Did you see that 1958 Plymouth Fury? It was beautiful." Bah said. At the mention of a Plymouth, I thought of Craig.
"It was nice…..but my heart still belongs to an orange 1969 Dodge Charger with an 01 on the side and a Confederate Flag on the top." I winked.
"What about a black Trans Am?" Bah winked.
"That too…..but only if I'm running blocker for a tractor-trailer and running from a Texas sheriff." I giggled.
We danced in comfortable silence till the end of the song. I was going to ask Bah to dance again, but Buzzy walked up to us.
"Excuse me Bah, may I cut in?" Buzz asked.
Bah nodded. "Of course."
Bah stepped aside and Buzz took his place.
"I'm dancing with Fonzi." I giggled, 'Earth Angel' played on.
"So after this you wanna go up to Inspiration Point?" Buzz winked.
"I thought you were protecting me from guys with pushy advances?" I giggled.
"What's pushy, we'll look at the lights!" Buzz said.
I couldn't help laughing. "You're cute sometimes! So what was the prize for winning the contest?"
"$100, but I wouldn't accept it. I told them to put it with the rest of the money for the Children's Hospital Burned Unit." Buzz said.
"Buzzy, that's beautiful." I said. "That was a wonderful thing. There should be more guys like you."
Buzz shrugged. "Those children need it a lot more than I do. Besides, I didn't care about winning; I just entered the contest to have fun."
"I still say that was a wonderful thing to do." I said and hugged him.
We danced a few minutes more, but I wanted something to drink.
"Buzzy, can we get something to drink? It's getting a bit hot in here from so many people crammed in here." I asked.
"Sure, I'll get it for you. What do you want?" he asked.
"A mixed drink, surprise me." I said.
Buzz went to the bar to get my drink and I went to join the boys who were still sitting. I noticed that Cox was dancing with a cute girl with short blonde hair. Pavelich was talking to a girl, and Silk was well on his way to plastered again.
"Hey Silky, you okay?" I asked sitting next to him.
"Kylah, that's your mommy's prom gown." Silk said. "Do you know what that dress has seen?"
"Prom 1951?" I asked.
Silk giggled. "Among other things….we all know what happens at prom……your mommy had sex in that dress."
"Well if she did, it was with my dad and they've been married 28 years so I am not going to worry about it now!" I rolled my eyes.
"I know who you're banging." Silk started laughing.
"Silky, you're drunk and I'm single." I sighed. "Maybe we should get you some water to drink."
"No." Silk said and then threw himself across my lap. "Tell me a story. I'm in the mood…for a story."
"Dave….fine. I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die!" I said. "It's a short story but serves the purpose."
"Kylah?" I looked up to see Buzz staring at us.
"He's drunker than a hoot owl, and not nearly as smooth." I said.
Buzz handed me my drink, then grabbed Silk by his arms. "Sit up Silky. You don't wanna vomit on Kylah."
"Kylah's so pretty……ever wonder what she looks like under that dress?" Silk said.
"Silk…sober up and then get a new Playboy or something." Buzz said.
With Silk sitting up again, I moved down one seat, next to Bah who had just returned from the bar himself.
"Enjoying the dance?" I asked Bah.
"Yeah, hasn't been a bad night." He answered.
"Kylah, I'm going to hang out at the bar awhile, you wanna come?" Buzz asked.
"No thanks, I'm good here." I said.
Buzz walked off to the bar. I continued watching a few of the boys dance while chatting with Bah. 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes' was playing.
"When I finish my drink, would you like to dance again?" I asked Bah.
"Oh, sure. If you want to." Bah said.
"Well it seems most the other boys found girls to dance with. Oh don't let me hold you back from meeting some other girls and flirting or whatever." I said, thinking Bah might want to mingle.
Bah smiled. "I'm fine. I'm enjoying spending time with you."
"Me too." I said. "It's been a good evening."
After a few minutes, I finished my drink. "Ready to dance?" I asked.
"Yeah." Bah said and took my hand.
Once on the dance floor, we were near a few of the guys from the team and their dancing partners. The Everly Brothers singing 'All I Have to do is Dream' started playing.
"Oh, I love this song too." I said.
"You like all the songs." Bah smiled.
"Well, that's probably true. But I just think the music from this time period was so romantic." I said.
"Yeah, it was nice music." Bah agreed.
"You're good to dance with. You don't step on my toes. You don't touch my ass pretending it's an accident. And you actually dance to the beat." I said.
Bah smiled. "Well in all fairness, this is a slow song. Any dummy can sway to the music."
Giggling, I put both arms around Bah's neck and laid my head on his shoulder. Bah locked his fingers at the small of my back. Feeling content and enjoying the evening, I inhaled deeply.
We danced that way through the end of the song and right into 'Teen Angel'. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I had a goofy thought that if Buzz was Fonzi, Bah could be Ritchie. He reminded me of Ritchie wearing that letterman's jacket.
"John?"
"Yeah?"
"If you could change anything in your past what would it be?" I asked.
"Where the hell did that come from?" he asked.
"Well, just curious. I mean you had a great college career, now on the Olympic team. You seem so successful. I just wondered." I said.
"Oh, well, I dunno……I wish I'd have won a National Championship like Minnesota did." He said.
I chuckled.
"Kylah, can I ask you something now?" he asked.
"Sure, you can ask me anything." I said.
"Who hurt you?" Bah asked.
I raised my head up and looked at him. "What do you mean?"
"Something, or someone has hurt you really bad. I can see it in your eyes." Bah said. "Not all the time. But sometimes, when no one is around….you just have this sadness in you eyes. This look of incredible pain and sorrow; like your heart is going to break."
I couldn't speak. I just wondered how he had known.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said anything." Bah said.
"No it's alright…it just caught me off guard." I said and smiled to reassure him.
He smiled at me, and I laid my head back on his shoulder as 'Will You Still Love Tomorrow?' started playing. Yet another song I loved.
"If you wanna go mingle, or ask another girl to dance, it's fine with me." I said.
"I'm having a great time just as I am." Bah said.
"Well don't let me keep you from having a good time." I said, afraid I was monopolizing his time.
Bah put his fingers under my chin and forced me to raise my head and look at him. "I'm having a great time right here, I promise." He said.
I smiled at him as he pulled me a bit closer.
Then suddenly Verchota out of no where collapsed at out feet, holding his sides and coughing a bit. I was broke from my reverie.
"Phil, what happened?" I asked, kneeling next to him.
"I was flirting with this girl…..and I didn't know she had a sister here. Well earlier tonight I had hit on the sister. When they got together and figured out that I had been hitting on them both…..they landed in on me." Phil said, still clutching his sides.
"Two girls beat you up?" Bah asked.
"I wouldn't say beat up, but I'll be sore for a few days." Phil said.
I shook my head. "I say we call it a night. Philly needs rest, Silk needs sobered up and it's starting to get late."
"I'll round up the boys and we can head home." Bah said and walked away.
After a few minutes, Bah had everyone rounded up. OC was helping with Silky who was still drunk. A few of the boys were collecting phone numbers and such. But we finally started towards the parking lot.
I climbed in the backseat next to Bah. Buzz and Pav were in the front seat. We were quiet most of the ride home. I was a bit tired but so glad that I went because I had a great time.
Back at the U we started into the dorms. OC and Rizzo carrying Silk who had passed out. And Pav went to help Verchota who was moving slow.
"Do you want me to walk you to your door?" Bah asked.
"Oh, you don't have to. Pretty safe neighborhood." I joked.
"I don't mind." He said and stepped beside me as I walked into the building. "It was a fun night huh?"
"Yeah. I wish there was more things like this for us to do. Of course Herb keeps us so busy." I said.
"Yeah, and with us starting out pre-Olympic tour soon….it's bound to get hectic." Bah said.
"Truthfully, I am nervous about that. I've never been outside the United Stated before, not even to Canada." I said.
"You'll be fine. Coach Patrick will look out for you I'm sure. And we'll all be there." Bah smiled.
"That's true. I am excited but nervous too, you know?" I asked.
"I feel that way too." Bah said, stopping outside my door.
"Thanks for dancing with me tonight. I had a great time." I said.
"Hey, me too." Bah said and shoved his hands in his pockets. "So I guess I'll see you around over the weekend."
"I'll be here." I said and leaned up and kissed his cheek. "Goodnight."
"G'night, Kylah." He said as I walked into my apartment.