Chapter 9
"Willow, what the hell is going on?" Matt asked, hints of hurt and anger in his voice. As he turned to walk out the door, he heard a voice say "Matt wait. Please let me explain" Willow said, her eyes stinging from the tears that were forming and starting to flow over her cheeks. "Willow, you have thirty seconds to tell me what the hell I just saw in there otherwise I'm gone. For good" Matt snarled at her "Matt, he kissed me. He forced himself on top of me. I froze, it just brought back all the memories of last year" Willow replied, the tears flowing like streams over her tanned skin. Matt stared at the young redhead in front of him and he realised what he was doing. He was about to do the same thing Willow did to him at the wedding when Molly kissed him. He was about to walk away from the love of his life. "Willow, I love you more than anything, so I'm not gonna walk away" Matt said quietly, taking the redheads hand "but you need to know that I don't trust Dean at all, and I don't think you should either. I don't think Eric sent those flowers to scare you either. Have you read the card that came with them?" he asked as Willow shook her head and replied, "I couldn't look at it. I was in shock most of the night." Matt knew how she felt, as he had seen how terrified she had been when Eric had stalked her. "Matt what are we going to do?" Willow asked, sensing a bad aura around her, as Matt replied "we play along."
Five minutes later, Willow came storming through the house, tears streaming down her face. Dean tried to grab her but she pushed him away "stay the hell away from me Dean. You've done enough damage for one day. I hope that you're happy now that Matt and I are through" she yelled as she ran off into the bedroom and slammed the door shut, leaving the others wondering what had just happened. A few hours later, Brooke and Jeff came to check on Willow, who was sat on her bed smiling. She had her cell in one hand and before either Brooke or Jeff could say anything, Willow asked "do you think he bought it?" "What do you mean Willow?" Brooke asked, "did who buy what?" "DEAN. Do you think he bought my story that Matt and I broke up after he kissed me?" Willow replied, seeing the look of confusion on her friends' faces. "That was an act Wills?" Jeff asked, as he moved over to the bed and sat beside Willow "I sure as hell bought it so am pretty sure that Dean and the others bought it too." Brooke nodded in agreement before adding "who's up for going out tonight?"
Later that night Brooke, Willow and Jeff were getting ready to go out when Dean approached them, but Jeff and Brooke gave him a look which told him to stay away, and he didn't want to admit it, but he was a little scared of Jeff. He had seen Jeff in action and he knew how offensive he could be. Dean also knew how protective Jeff and the others were of Willow after everything Eric had put her through last year. He was curious as to where they were going so he made a semi conscious decision to follow them, until a telephone call changed his mind.
Jeff messaged Matt to meet them at the club as it would probably be the last time he would be able to see Willow for a while. Matt reluctantly agreed, not knowing that Willow had told Jeff and Brooke about their plan. Thirty minutes later he made his way to a small club, where he saw his brother and the two females when his eyes fell on the young redhead in her pale green mini dress and felt his heart skip a beat. He couldn't believe that just that just that very morning he nearly broke up with her over a silly mistake. Matt walked over to his fiancé and placed his hands around her waist and whispered in her ear, "I have something that belongs to you" Willow turned around to see Matt stood there and a huge smile spread across her face "and what do you have that belongs to me?" she asked flirtily, "this" Matt replied as he placed her ring back on her finger before pulling her in close for a passionate embrace, before heading into the club, where they were met by Trish, Amy, Adam and Christian. "Shall we tell them baby?" Matt whispered to Willow, who nodded her head as Matt announced "guys, Willow and I have something to tell you. Now you guys are our closest friends and family and we thought you should be the first to know" "Willow is pregnant?" Christian asked, making Willow laugh, before replying "no I'm not Chris, but Matt and I, well we're engaged" leading to a round of "Oh my Gods" and "congratulations" from everyone as they all gasped at how beautiful the ring was, before Adam returned to their table with a bottle of champagne and eight glasses to celebrate, unaware that someone was watching them from afar.
The party lasted well into the early hours as the eight friends celebrated Matt and Willows engagement. Willow, Jeff and Brooke returned to the house at seven am, a twelve hours before they were due to perform on live TV and they were feeling incredibly tired and hung over. They hoped to sneak into the house and steal a few hours sleep, but it wasn't to be. Polly came to the house five minutes later to collect everyone and bring them over to the studio, where Jeff would be making his competitive debut.
"Hello, good evening and welcome to the X factor" Jeremy announced, "now as all our viewers know, Heidi was voted off last week and as a result of that, I'm sad to say, Spencer has quit the show. But we have found someone to replace him, so let's start the show" as the remaining three girls came out to do their group number, a mash up of Livin' on a Prayer by Bon Jovi and Start Me Up by the Rolling Stones, to a rapturous applause from the audience. First solo of the night went to Mario who sang Bon Jovi's You Give Love a Bad Name, followed by Khloe's version of I Miss You by Blink 182, Barry sang Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day, Dean with Already Gone by the Luchagors, then Brooke with Sing by My Chemical Romance. Then it was finally time for Jeff's debut. He sang Too Young To Fall In Love by Motley Crue and the audience were on their feet for the rainbow haired man. The final solo performance of the night belonged to Willow, who sang an amazing rendition of Quiet Riots Come on Feel the Noize.
Cum on feel the noize
Girls rock your boys
We'll get wild, wild, wild
Wild, wild, wild
So you think I got an evil mind, I'll tell you honey
I don't know why
I don't know why
So you think my singing's out of time, it makes me money
I don't know why
I don't know why anymore
Oh no
So cum on feel the noize
Girls rock your boys
We'll get wild, wild, wild
Wild, wild, wild
Cum on feel the noize
Girls rock your boys
We'll get wild, wild, wild
Get wild
So you say I got a funny face, I got no worries
And I don't know why
I don't know why
Lord, I gotta sing, it's some disgrace, I'm in no hurry
And I don't know why
I don't know why anymore
No no no
Cum on feel the noize
Girls rock your boys
We'll get wild, wild, wild
Wild, wild, wild
Cum on feel the noize
Girls rock your boys
We'll get wild, wild, wild
Get wild, come on!
Well, you think we are the lazy type, you should know better
I don't know why
I don't know why
So you say I got a dirty mind, I'm a mean go-getter
I don't know why
I don't know why anymore
Oh no
Cum on feel the noize
Girls rock your boys
We'll get wild, wild, wild
Wild, wild, wild
Cum on feel the noize
Girls rock your boys
We'll get wild, wild, wild
Get wild
Come on!
Feel it!
Come on!
(Girls rock your boys)
Work it!
We'll get wild, wild, wild,
(We're gonna get wild)
Wild, wild, wild
(We're gonna get wild tonight)
Cum on feel the noize
(Rockin' tonight)
Girls rock your boys
We'll get wild, wild, wild
(Oh yeah)
Ah ah-ah ah-ah
Ah, ah, ah
Cum on feel the noize
Girls rock your boys
We'll get wild, wild, wild
Ah ah-ah ah-ah
Ah, ah, ah
Once again, the audience were on their feet, even the judges gave her a standing ovation this week. This was her toughest week as Matt wasn't there watching her, but she understood why he couldn't, not if their plan was going to work. She did however see a sight which almost stopped her heart. She saw Trish, Amy, Adam and Christian in their usual seats but a few rows up from them she saw the blonde woman and sat a few seats away from her, making her heart skip a few beats, the man who had tortured her last year, yes he had two bulky officers next to him but that didn't stop her from becoming frozen in fear. There stood, smiling and applauding her was Eric Bischoff.
