Sadie slammed the car door shut as she exited Eric's Taurus and walked ahead of the ground she was forced to arrive with. Her high heels echoed throughout the parking lot as she walked with her arms across her stomach and a scowl on her face; anywhere but here...
When she saw some of her co-workers standing out front, she picked up the pace and stood beside Petey, grabbing the hem of his shirt. "I'm not leaving your side tonight," she whispered harshly, watching as Alex apporached the group.
"Petey! Tell your little girlfriend there that I'm a nice guy, and I won't harm her at all. Tell her." Sadie moved away from Petey, trying to find someone else to hide behind, but the only person left was Bobby.
Sighing in defeat, she left on her own and entered the bowling alley by herself. She didn't know where to go, who anyone was, or even what the hell she was doing there, all she knew was that she had to get away from Alex.
Leaning against a wall, she searched through her purse frantically, trying to find her Starburst. It was the only thing that calmed her down and was the addiction she took upon when she dropped her other addiction, smoking.
Her hands began to tremble as she brought out the yellow package and popped a red candy into her mouth. The sugar calmed her down, the strawberry flavour attacking her tastebuds.
"Need a cigerette?" Sadie looked to her left where she saw someone standing beside her. He was bigger than most guys in the locker room, short dark hair and tanned skin. His voice was was smooth and low, kind of like a radio DJ. "You seem to be really enjoying that Starburst."
Sadie blushed as she put her candy back in her purse. "I'm eating these so I don't have a cigerette," she told him, zipping up her bag and putting it back on her arm. "And I'm quickly going to assume we work together and we just haven't met yet. Correct?"
He smiled and nodded his head. "Joe," he introduced himself, sticking out his hand.
Sadie introduced herself back, shaking his hand. "New girl?" Joe asked, walking her over to the shoe counter. "Haven't seen you around before until tonight. That hockey stick shot to Styles looked viscious."
"He's OK, right?" Sadie asked Joe. "It didn't hurt him too bad, did it? Oh God..."
"A crush?" Joe questioned, raising his eyebrows. "You know, only myself, Eric, Alex and Chris still talk to him. Styles knows he messed up and completely changed his life around. He's a good guy now. If you like him, then that's OK. Just don't let anyone else outside of us know."
"Alex?" Sadie groaned, leaning on the counter. "He's ruining my life and at every corner I tur..."
"Joe! You got a girlfriend too?" Sadie looked up at Joe, her eyes annoyed and frustrated. "She kind of looks like Petey's girlfriend...wait a minute!" Alex placed his hand on Sadie's shoulder and turned her around so she was facing him, "it is Petey's girlfriend!"
"For the love of God, someone get him away from me!" she shouted, ripping his arm off of her shoulder and slapping him in the face. Joe quickly stepped in the middle between the two to seperate them while Petey and Eric held Alex back.
"We'll go outside and calm you down," Joe whispered to Sadie. "Come on," he grabbed her by the elbow and led her to the outside.
Joe sat down on the pavement, right on the curb while Sadie paced back and forth, continuously running her fingers through her hair and groaning in frustration. He could see her pull at her roots and then place her hands in her pockets, walk three steps and then groan again. "Why does he make you so frustrated?" he asked calmy.
Sadie stopped in her tracks, staring at the ground. She turned to face Joe as she shoved her hands in her pockets and with a pathetic chuckle she answered, "I don't know. He just...bugs me.."
He nodded his head and wondered if she was telling the truth or not. "I guess it's this one time in Japan, that's where I trained...we did a show together and he said some pretty disrespectful things to me..." she let the sentence hang in the air, her eyes gazing up to the star lit sky. The stars were out, but they were few and far between, almost as if they wanted the moon to have all the attention.
Joe stared at Sadie, watching her as she watched the sky. "Anything interesting?" he asked, standing up.
"Hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand?" A rock was thrown in their direction, which they both ducked with a laugh when they saw who it was.
"Daniels, I'm kicking your ass tonight!" Joe shouted back, bombing the rock back at them.
The two guys ran up to Joe and Sadie and stood in front of them, grinning. "Where is everyone else?" AJ asked.
"Everyone is inside. Miss Sadie here had a bit of a confrontation with Alex, so I brought her out here so she can calm down," Joe explained, putting an arm across her shoulders.
AJ raised his eyebrows at Sadie, grinning. "You can't get along with Alex?" he asked surprised. She moved from underneth Joe's arm and moved closer to AJ, linking her arm through his.
"I don't even want to be here," she whispered, leaning against his arm. He brought his other arm around her and wrapped it around her small form, holding her close to him. His hand moved up and down her back as they hugged, both of them leaning into each other and ignoring everything else.
Joe and Christopher Daniels raised their eyebrows at each other and left, leaving AJ and Sadie on their own. "You give good hugs," Sadie mumbled, snuggling closer to his body.
"Let's get out of here," AJ suggested, pulling her away from him. "Want to go somewhere else?"
Sadie looked up, smiling. She didn't need to answer him as she held onto his hand and they walked back to his car in silence.
They talked as he drove, not knowing where to go. The radio was on low, so it played faintly and the only other sound inside the car were the voices, which was enough for them. She had a small laugh that was more of a smile when she thought something was funny, while he had a chuckle and a grin. His southern accent was different than the ones, more soft and less obnxious, and when he picked up on it quick enough, he'd repeat "eh?" right after she said it.
AJ stopped the car in an empty parking lot, but leaving it on so the radio can be played. "Have you heard this song before?" he asked, turning up the music. "One of my favourites...Love Song by 311."
"It's a cover, isn't it?" Sadie asked, taking off her seatbelt. She listened to the first verse before she turned to him grinning, "yup, it's a cover song. The Cure did it orginally."
Smiling back, he turned it up even louder and rolled his window down. Taking his seat belt off, he exited the car, only to walk around to her side and knocked on her window. She rolled the window down, "yes?" she asked him.
"Dance with me?" Opening the door, Sadie left her seat, accepting his hand to help her out. He gently pulled her close to him, their hands still clasped together and held by his shoulder while her free arm went around his waist and his around hers. They moved together slowly, leaning against each other and hold each other. He looked down at her, seeing her eyes closed while she had her head against his chest, and he smiled. "I was afraid you'd say no," he whispered.
She looked up at him, taking his hand away from eris and putting hers arms around his neck. His arms went around her waist, bringing her closer than she had been before. They were looking at each other now, their eyes meeting. AJ moved his head lower, closer to hers so their foreheads were touching and he felt her reach higher, her chest moving up higher on him. Both of their eyes were closed as their lips met, finally.
It was a soft kiss, their lips were just hardly touching until Sadie tilted her head to the side, allowing AJ's tongue to trace her lips. His hands roamed her back and moved up to the back of her head, his hands gently scrunching her hair while her nails traced the back of his neck. The music was still blaring from the speakers
Taking in a breath, Sadie opened her eyes, stopping AJ from continuing the kiss. "We should head back," she whispered against his lips. not letting go of her grip that was around his neck.
He hugged her closer, closing his eyes and resting his chin on the top of her head. "Few more minutes," he mumbled. So they stood in the empty parking lot, underneth the star lit sky with the music still playing from his car, hugging. As if they were the only people that mattered, and at the moment, in their minds, they were.
And it scared her.
It was forty five minutes later by the time AJ did manage to drop Sadie off at her hotel room that she was sharing with Eric that night. She tried to enter as quietly as she could, not wanting to disturb Eric in case he was sleeping, but then she heard his throaty laugh, followed by three more male laughs. Fearing the worst, she slid into the room quietly, hoping no one would see her make her escape to the washroom where she planned on having a bath, and just as she was shutting the door, a hand stopped her.
"You didn't think you'd get away without telling me details, did you?" Sadie grinned as she opened the door to let Eric in, watching him as he took a seat on the closed toilet.
She closed the door behind her, and as soon as the door shut, she broke out into a huge grin. "I've never had so much fun. It was just so relaxing, and fun, and oh my God, he has such a wonderful personality. He made me laugh, like... a lot. I felt like I had this perment smile on my face the entire time and I just forgot about everything..." she sat on top of the counter, dropping her shoes to the ground where they landed with a thud. "I think I like him," she looked up from behind her knees that she was currently hugging against her chest and looked at Eric, "I think I like him a lot."
Eric grinned back at Sadie, smiling as she blushed. "That's great, Sades," he told her, standing up. "Just don't let anyone else find out." He gave her a pat on the knee as he left, shutting the door behind him.
She hopped off the counter, moving her shoes to the side so she could begin to run the water for her desired bath. Her hand was under the faucet when she heard the washroom door open and closed, then his hand went on top of hers under the running water. "You and AJ?" he whispered, his breath on the side of her neck. "I didn't think he was your type of guy..."
Sadie stood up and turned around, eyeing Alex as he stood in front of her. He grabbed her wrist quickly, and pressed her back against the nearest wall. "He's a good friend of mine," he whispered as he watched her tremble beneth him. "But the thing is...so is Petey. Damn, it sucks being a third party sometimes." He let go of her wrist, only to place his hands on her shoulders. "Now, you know Petey and AJ don't like each other, so imagine how disapointed my boy Petey would be if he were to find out about you and Styles..."
"You wouldn't," she whispered, feeling a lump form in her throat.
"You're right. I wouldn't...under one condition." His fingers lingered by her chin, tilting it up so he could get a better look at her. Her lips were still swollen from the kisses earlier in the night, her cheeks were flush with anger and her eyes were filled with rage. All of this made Alex grin. "One condition, Sadie. And I think you know what it is." He gave his lips a quick pucker, only to grin when he saw her cringe. "Just one. Just one, and my lips will be sealed. Petey won't know about you and AJ, and the rest of your teammates...with the exception of Eric, they won't know either. In fact, other than the guys in the other room...Joe, Chris, Eric, and of course, the two of us and AJ...no one else will know about you and Styles." He released his hands from her arms, holding them up in front of him in defense.
"You're disgusting," Sadie spatted, moving away from the wall and away from Alex.
"Huh...guess you don't like him that much then. That's all right, because Petey is still going to be pissed when I tell him that you were AJ were hanging out tonight..."
"None of his other friends are doing this to me!" she shouted, throwing a bar of soap at him.
Alex caught the soap, tossing it back on the counter, "none of his friends know you like I do."
Sadie stormed her way over to him, grabbing him by his belt buckle and pulling him towards her, crashing their lips against each other. His hands ran up her thighs, gripping them as he lifted her up and placed her on top of the counter where he stood in between her legs. Their tongues wrestled and invaded each others mouths until they both ran out of breathe; she pushed Alex away when she was finished, hopping off of the counter again.
He leaned against the door, his fingers lingering at his lips. "With a kiss like that, I'll let you date all of my friends," he commented, finally putting his hand on the door knob. "And hey, knowing you...you probably will." He left after that, making sure the door clicked before he walked away and joined the other guys back in the other room.
Discarding her clothes from her body, Sadie turned off the water faucet and sunk into the bath tub. The heat relaxed her body, but her mind was still racing with what had just happend. She had been blackmailed by a guy she completely loathes, and now she had to watch her every move when he was around.
All she wanted to do was get her mind off of everything that happend, but all she could do was let it go through the tears that fell down her cheek.
LegendSpeaking: So...I got a review today and decided to post the next chapter. How nice am I? Also, I've been wondering which story you guys are enjoying better: Dolly or Sadie? Tell me when you review ;)