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With Ben In Between
"Boo, you are gonna get your scrawny, depressin' ass out of this apartment and go for a night on the town with yours truly. You got 1 hour to make your self presentable enough be in the presence of Original Cindy." Cindy stated pulling the covers off the hurdling form on the bed. When Max looked at her, she raised her eyebrow, crossed her arms, and stuck her hip out to make her point very clear. There was no room for if, and or but. When Max saw this, and knew exactly what her roommates body language meant. Letting out a disgruntled sigh, Max climbed out of her bed and headed to her bathroom to start getting ready. Seeing this, Cindy was satisfied and went to get ready herself.
At 9:50, Biggs arrived at Alec's apartment, and just walked right in. since they had grown up together, neither ever learned to knock on each other's rooms or apartment doors, unless there were questionable sounds coming from the opposite side. Thinking of 'that one time' Biggs shuddered as he closed the door. Seeing the bed room door closed, he figured the military prodigy was still getting ready. Deciding to start drinking early, he went to the small kitchenette and grab a beer. On the small island counter were the infamous pictures that had caused his best friend to become a love sick puppy. Picking one picture he stared at the girl. He had to admit, she was hot and sexy, and wouldn't mind getting to know her. He could understand Alec's 'obsession', as he nicknamed it, with the girl, but he wished he's wake up from the funk he seemed to be in. 'Thanks a lot Benny boy,' he thought to himself.
"You ready?" Alec questioned walking out of the bedroom. Seeing his best friend looking at the pictures, he rolled his eyes, "Let's go."
"Been obsessing again," Biggs joked taking one last swig of his beer.
"Fuck off," Alec muttered grabbing his helmet and leather jacket, "Come-on lets go." The two friends walked down the stairs to their motorcycles and took off and neck-breaking speed.
"Here we are," Biggs pointed to the underground bar. Alec came to a stop next to him and looked at the place. It was an old building, with lots of people coming in and out. "Come-on we'll park in back." The two sped around the building parked.
"So what's so great about this place again?" Alec asked looking at the people coming in and out of the place.
"Good booze, music, and hotties. All a guy needs to forget an obsession." Biggs smiled and patted Alec on the shoulder when Alec gave him a death glare.
"You're a ass-hole."
"Thanks for noticing."
"I'm buying first pitcher, maybe you'll loosen up." Cindy declared after they found a table by the pool tables where many of their friends hung out. "You don't go trying to disappear," and insure that wouldn't happen, Cindy plucked Max's precious Ninja keys from her hand, "Now we leave on my terms." Max just glared at her friend.
"Hey O.C., hey Max!" Sketchy greeted coming up the stairs to meet the two. "You guys wanna play a round of pool?"
"Max'll play ya," O.C. offered walking off to the bar to get a pitcher to start the night out with.
"Not bad, Biggs," Alec commented as they walked down the stairs. The place was booming with music and vibrating a good size crowd of people around their age. In the distance he could see pool tables set up. "We'll have to play some rounds," he added pointing to the tables. Biggs smiled and nodded.
"Come-on lets get a bottle and pitcher and find a table." Slinking their way to the bar, the two were finally able to get a bottle of scotch and pitcher of beer, and then headed to find an empty table. Back towards the pool tables there was a single table opened, moving quickly the two moved to the table and watched the pool game going on. Some guy named Sketchy, seemed to be losing and no one was surprised.
"Hey I'm got a call coming in," Alec told Biggs as he headed out of the building. Biggs turned back to the game and watched a girl come up to the table and start playing against the guy Sketchy. 'She looks familiar,' he thought looking at her profile, but couldn't place her.
"You break or me?" She asked the guy smiling, and then it clicked. 'Dream girl!' Went off in his head, he didn't recognize her without the short blonde hair that she sported in the pictures. Damn, she was hotter in person. His attention got turned to another girl who approached the guy and girl playing. She was as hot as dream girl.
"Boo's, pitcher!" Cindy announced to Sketchy and Max when seeing Max taking her final shots. Out of the corner of her eye she saw some guy almost analyzing Max and Sketchy. Either he had the hots for her boo or he batted for the other team. And the way he was looking, he had the hots for Max. "Hey Boo come here." When Max reached her she pulled her into the seat next to her, "Ya see that dog over there? He's trying to read you like a book." Max looked over and saw the guy, who had turned away. He looked familiar, but she didn't think she had seen him around here before.
"Cindy, that's Alec's bestfriend, Ben told me about him!" She whispered when it her, and at that moment Alec walked up to the guy in question and was talking, oblivious to Max being a table down from him. "Cindy!"
"Boo I think the fates are tellin' ya somethin'," Cindy smiled at the paniced look at Max had, "Boo maybe this is your chance to let go and say goodbye to Ben, and maybe say hello to someone else." Just as she said that Alec looked up and saw the back of Max's head, and Cindy. He didn't didn't know Cindy and didn't know that Max was right there. Cindy just smirked a little and took a sip of her beer. This night was going to be interesting.