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The masses at Harvard had begun to depart for different locations; spring break had finally begun and Reid was dreading making his appearance at the party at the Dells. Tyler had mentioned Amelia's band would be playing and he had somehow managed to let slip to Angela that he was going back to Ipswich for the party. She, in turn, had translated said slip up into an invitation and Reid had promptly felt the need to crawl under the nearest rock and die. Yet there he was, sitting in his truck next to Angela, trying to summon up the courage to get out and head down to the rest of his friends. Angela applied her lip gloss one more time and they headed down to the rest of the group. Sarah gave Angela a very chilled once over and crinkled her nose in distaste. Pogue let out a curt "Hey man," before turning back to the stage to watch as Amelia and the others set up. Amelia was busy tuning her guitar next to a blond boy who was doing the same. She said something to him and he looked up and smiled at her. A chill ran up his spine when he noticed how much the boy looked like him. It was as if they were identical twins separated at birth. It had to have been the boy Pogue had talked about, Jesse He yelled at the sound guy, as Amelia set down her guitar and stepped up to the microphone. She tapped it to make sure it was working and Jesse kicked her in the back of the knee causing her leg to buckle. She threw her empty bottle of water at him and yelled "fuck you," to which he replied, "later, babe" and she rolled her eyes.
Reid couldn't help but notice how beautiful she looked in her tight black jeans, large studded belt, and matching black mesh halter top that revealed a black satin bra. He noticed the black in her hair and how short she had cut it, but it was the same beautiful Amelia he had always loved-would always love. Their eyes met for a moment and she broke contact when Jesse asked her something nodding towards Callie, who she hurried over to. He could see what looked like a large tattoo covering her right shoulder blade, but she was too far away for him to make out the image. Just then, the music started up and she came back to the edge of the stage swaying in an almost seductive way. He felt Angela tense up beside him and she tugged on his arm as if trying to get his attention, but he couldn't tear his eyes away from Amelia.
Hello little boys, little toys
We're the dreams you're believing
Crawling up the walls
Running down your face
Razor sharp, razor clean
Feel the weapon's sensation
On your back...
With loaded guns
Tyler leaned in close to him, and yelled over the music, "Dude, what the fuck were you thinking when you cheated on that?!" Reid couldn't answer because he was too busy watching Amelia writhe on stage as most of the male audience was. Reid looked over to see Angela's eyes darting around her, as if trying to figure something out, but his eyes were quickly drawn back to the stage when Amelia approach Jesse and wrapped her arms around his neck from behind, kissing him. He felt something in his chest tighten and loosen, as if it had seized up and crumbled all at once.
Now hold on to me pretty baby
If you want to fly
I'm gonna melt the fever sugar
Rolling back your eyes
We're gonna ride the race cars
We're gonna dance on fire
We're the girls Le Disko
Supersonic overdrive
Reid could feel everyone staring at him He couldn't bring himself to met their gazes. The image of Amelia kissing Jesse was replaying over and over in his head as if on repeat. Caleb leaned in close to him and whispered. "Hey, you might want to watch the eyes."
Reid blinked swiftly and rubbed his eyes. When he looked up, Jesse was smirking at him. Jesse blew him a kiss mockingly before returning his gaze to Amelia, who was trying hard not to look at Reid. When she did finally look at him, her eyes were hard as glass, and each word slashed at him accusingly.
So what's it gonna take?
Silver shadow believer...
Spock rocker with your dirty eyes
It's a chance, gonna move
gonna fuck up your ego
silly boy, gonna make you cry
Now hold on to me pretty baby
If you want to fly
I'm gonna melt the fever sugar
Rolling back your eyes
We're gonna ride the race cars
We're gonna dance on fire
We're the girls Le Disko
Supersonic overdrive
We're gonna ride the race cars
We're gonna dance on fire
We're the girls Le Disko
Supersonic overdrive
If what they say is true...
You're a boy - and I'm a girl
I will never fall in love with you
We're gonna ride the race cars
We're gonna dance on fire
We're the girls Le Disko
Supersonic overdrive
We're gonna ride the race cars
We're gonna dance on fire
We're the girls Le Disko
Supersonic overdrive
We're gonna ride the race cars
We're gonna dance on fire
We're the girls Le Disko
Supersonic overdrive
After a few more songs, Amelia jumped off stage for a quick break and gave Sarah a quick hug. "You were great," Sarah cried, bouncing up and down slightly. Amelia bit her lip, grinning excitedly. "Really?"
Sarah nodded enthusiastically. "You were awesome."
Jesse sauntered up behind her, whacking her with a drumstick before snaking an arm around her. "Hey, you want some water?"
Amelia cut her eyes at him. "There's no water here." He shrugged and started to walk away just as a bunch of girls began to wander over, eying him greedily. "There's water here if you want it, baby."
She began to laugh just as Callie approached. She was shaking her head. Her eyes fell upon Pogue and she looked him up and down, "Hey."
"Hey," he said, eying her as well. She leaned against Amelia nonchalantly and smiled up at him. "We're heading to Nicky's after our last set if you guys want to come."
Pogue said just as coyly. "Sure if you're going to be there."
"Sounds like someone else is going to be getting some tonight," Jesse snickered as he came up beside them with two bottle s of water. The girls took them from him and Amelia raised an eyebrow at him. "I wonder where this came from."
"You know, I was just walking along," he said, jokingly, "and they just appeared."
Callie frowned at him. "God, Jesse."
"Oh, lighten up, Callie," he said, sarcastically, "Did anything bad happen while I was gone? No. It's not like anyone's died."
His grin grew and something flashed red in his eyes. "Yet."
Amelia laughed, causing Callie's frown to grow and everyone to shift uneasily. Jesse rolled his eyes. "Shit, Callie, where's your sense of humor? It was a joke. You used to be fun you know."
Just then the group of girls that had been hanging around walked up to him and began to fawn all over him. Amelia seemed unconcerned, even when Jesse was clearly flirting back. Sarah turned to her friend, somewhat confused and asked, "So are you guys dating?"
Amelia shook her head. "I don't date. I have…….friends."
"I'm her only friend," Jesse called over his shoulder, partially glaring at her. Amelia flipped him off, but seemed somewhat less confident in her previous statement. Callie nodded towards the stage and they climbed back on. Amelia seemed less enthusiastic, her energy less palpable as they played.
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By the time Reid and Angela arrived at Nicky's, everyone was already there, surrounding a table near the back. Jesse was sitting across from a very burly man playing what seemed to be an intense game of quarters. The man looked completely trashed and Jesse, who also had several empty mugs before him appeared completely sober. Caleb, Pogue and Tyler all looked worried. He sensed it as well. Something just wasn't right.
The burly man muttered something almost incoherently and Jesse stared him straight in the eye bouncing ten quarters off the table and into the pitcher. Amelia patted his shoulder, as did Callie, who though just as excited, looked somewhat worried. The man stood up quickly and Jesse's gaze followed him evenly. "Bullshit! You're doing something," the man accused and Jesse stood up. "Really? Like what? How could I possibly pull off bouncing ten quarters into a pitcher using some kind of elaborate trick? That's ridiculous." Reid could tell he was lying. The man, seemingly convinced, coughed up the fifty dollars he had apparently bet Jesse and staggered off to sit at the bar. Jesse stood up. "I forgot my cigarettes in the car," he said jerking his head towards the door. Amelia nodded and followed him out. For some unseen reason, Reid felt compelled to follow, and it wasn't until he was outside that he realized the entire group had followed him, sensing some kind of confrontation. Jesse and Amelia were standing barely an inch apart, both looking equally angry. "You know, I don't exactly appreciate you fucking expecting me to just let you go about your business with them."
"You're not my keeper," she snapped, slapping him, and he grabbed her by the arms, whispering something heatedly into her ear. The moan she emitted was a mixture of rage and desire as she pushed him up against Reid truck, kissing him.
"We should go in," Angela whispered to Reid, causing both Jesse and Amelia to turn towards them sharply. Recognition masked Jesse's face and his eyes flickered with amusement. Amelia, however, looked ready to explode. She stalked forward, hands balled into fists. Once in range, her right hand flew up, landing a strong right hook on Angela, knocking her down.
"Holy fucking shit," Pogue yelled, jumping back. Amelia managed to land two more punches in rapid succession before Pogue and Tyler finally pulled her off. Jesse was laughing. Amelia didn't fight them as they pulled her back. She spit on the ground in front of Angela. "That was for every single thing you've ever done to me, you fucking slut!"
Jesse grabbed hold of Amelia, pulling her away from the group and guiding her towards the car. He hugged her close to him. "Nice to see your memory's kicking in."
As they pulled away, Reid could see Amelia glaring venomously at Angela. They skidded out of the parking lot and Callie sighed. Diana tapped her leg with her drumsticks and glanced over at James. "I knew it was too good to be true," she muttered to him as she headed towards his beat up old van. Tyler stared after her before finally turning back to Caleb who was still staring after Amelia and Jesse.
"I've never seen Amelia like that before," Sarah whispered to Caleb, looking up at him with worried eyes. He tried to smile as he hugged her close.
"I have," Callie said finally, staring down Angela, "but it's been ages since then."
Angela was patting down her hair and trying hard not to meet Callie's gaze. When she finally looked up at her, Callie shook her head and snapped cryptically, "You just couldn't leave her alone, could you? You just had to mess everything up." She pushed past Angela roughly, nearly knocking her down as she headed for her own car. James didn't say a word. Instead he just stared at Angela, shaking his head in disappointment before heading over to his van where Diana was waiting.
After several minutes of questioning stares, Angela finally said in a soft voice, "If you want answers, the best person to ask would be Callie."