~ Vegas Problems! ~

-Dec. 8, 2011-

Nicole is propped up on the couch in Deena's Parents' basement on the phone with Jionni when her other line beeps. She looks at the incoming number and sighs.

Nicole, "Eh! Hold on babe. (yelling out) Dee'! It's Pauly on the phone! Are you still not talkin to him…?!"

Nicole starts to yell again after no response.

"Deena…!"

Deena comes into the room and shushes her. " I am not, not just talkin to him. (looking at her with the phone in her hand) Is he on there now?"

Nicole shakes her head no, rolls her eyes and responds into the phone, "Jionni, hang on okay...? Nooo…Alright, fine…Love you too."

With that she hangs up and looks at Deena.

"Thanks a lot. I just ended my conversation with my boyfriend for you."

Deena, "I never told you to get off the phone."

Nicole, "Yeah but he said I should take care of you and your problem…Well, maybe he didn't say it just like that but whatever. He's a doll."

Deena, "Well I don't have a problem."

Nicole gets a look of disagreement, "You've got major problems, Pauly and Deena problems. What is going on with you two? What you said makes no sense. He can't be the one not talking to you because the poor guy has been calling like every day."

Deena rolls her eyes now. "Don't even feel sorry for him."

Nicole, "Come on Dee'. This is Pauly. What did he do that is so bad?"

Deena gives her an obvious look, "Did you not see what he said about me on the show?"

Nicole scoots over to allow Deena to sit next to her and then she responds.

"I'm pretty sure it didn't come out the way he intended it to, or maybe it did. You can't change the past and what has happened. At least he was truthful."

Deena, "Yeah, but at the expense of my feelings. He doesn't even care."

Nicole, "Do you know that for sure? You haven't even bothered talking to him about it. He probably doesn't even know why you won't talk to him."

Deena sighs, "It was humiliating and it is not the way I wanted that to come out."

Nicole, "Well, the baby news didn't exactly come out as planned either. You got through that didn't you?"

Deena, "Well…I'm just not ready to talk about it yet."

Nicole rubs Deena's belly.

"You'd better talk about it soon. You don't want him to miss out on anything else do you? It's been two months."

Deena scoffs and Nicole continues.

"Call him whenever, but call him. He's worried about you and the baby."

Deena thinks about it…She makes no promises to herself but she probably will call.

-In Vegas, at The Palms-

Pauly looks at his phone and wonders to himself, what is wrong. He has been trying to talk to Deena but Nicole blocks him at every turn. The last time he actually asked what the problem was, Nicole just blew him off and chalked it up to Deena not wanting to talk to anyone right now.

For Pauly, he knows he has and is doing everything that he is supposed to. Although he is in Vegas, without being asked, he has been sending Deena money, calling to see about her, and even talking to Nicole and asking about her appointments.

It's not that Nicole won't talk to him; Deena is the one that won't. He still can't figure out why but he is not dumb. He knows she is ignoring him; so he is not going to sit by and let the time that is supposed to be the best experiences of his life go by.

Pauly places his phone in his pocket and as soon as he does so, it plays Night of my Life; Pauly's unreleased single, that will be used for his show. He looks at the screen and then picks up.

"Yo."

The female responds in his ear, "I'm Here!"

Pauly looks confused, "Hello? Say that again?"

"Where are you? I'm here, come get me."

Pauly is still confused.

"Where?"

She continues, "I'm in the lobby."

Pauly, "What lobby?"

"I don't know where I am, I'm lost. We're in the lobby downstairs. Hurry up and get your butt down here, come get me."

Pauly hangs up. It is what it is. He and his friend Ryan go to the main lobby where the Casino is and low and behold, there she is. Pauly's ex-girlfriend Angel is standing there with her friend Tasha. After greetings, Pauly and Ryan take the girls' bags up to their Villa Suite.

-Later On -

Tonight, Pauly is stepping into the biggest spot of his Career. He will be deejaying at Rain Night Club. This has been a dream of his for the longest. It's been two years since Adam Goldstein, aka DJ AM, passed away and Pauly will be taking over the night club for the first time since his death.

This is huge for Pauly and his entire entourage. He is also nervous as hell. Pacing back and forth, Pauly soon feels a hand rest on his shoulder.

"You nervous or what?"

Pauly smiles. "Of course I'm nervous. I'm deejaying behind one of the greatest. I'll never fill his shoes."

Angel, "Come on Pauly. Give yourself some credit. You've been doin this since how long?"

Pauly shakes his head, "I'm not talkin about the night clubs at home. This is Rain Night Club. It's his spot and I don't wanna mess this up."

Angel wraps her arms around Pauly and lays her head on his shoulder.

"You can't keep thinking like that. Everything you've done has led up to this point in your career. You're ready. I've seen you kill it like a million times in the club. It'll be just like back then."

Pauly reflects and responds, "I can remember doin sets and seein you right next to the stage, drink in hand, smile on your face…Those were some good times."

Angel, "So let's make another memory. I'm here, let's do this!"

Pauly laughs a little and soon Jerry comes in to get Pauly so he can escort him to the stage. It's time.

-After the Set -

Everyone comes back into the Suite wasted. Pauly knocked the Club on its ass. He killed it and did AM proud. Despite the usual, Ryan drinking and egging Pauly on to drink, Biggie getting pissed at Ryan, the night ends perfectly.

Pauly never does make it to his bed. He crashes instead on the big comfy purple plush couch in what could be considered the Suite's front room.

Laying in a stupor, Pauly is fully clothed and has his eyes closed when he feels movement on the far end of the couch. Without warning, his shirt is lifted slightly and he feels soft hands outlining his abs. It doesn't faze him so he continues to enjoy it.

The caressing continues and Pauly shifts when he feels lips meet his chest now. The kisses go all the way to his neck and he groans at the sensation. He soon finds himself making out and before he could catch himself, he blurts out.

In between kissing, "Mmm…Deena…"

Interrupting that thought.

"Deena…?"

Pauly sobers up quick when the voice doesn't meet what he envisioned.

"What are you talkin about? Deena…the chick from the House?"

Pauly's eyes open up to a not so happy looking Angel. He can't understand why, so he chooses not to address it. He checks himself and moves to get up.

Angel looks at him get up, "Where are you goin?"

Pauly doesn't answer.

"Pauly…Hello? I said, where are you goin?"

Pauly shakes his head, "I'm goin to bed. My head is spinnin and not from looking at records all night."

Angel decides to follow him.

"So are you screwin this Deena Chick? Is this for real- for real?"

Pauly still doesn't answer he just politely turns her away.

Pauly, "Ange' we're all wasted. We'll talk in the morning, alright?"

Angel half smiling, "Since when don't you tell me anything? Come on…"

Pauly waves and smiles, "Good night."

Pauly closes his door leaving Angel on the other side of it looking stunned that he closed the door in her face.

After a minute, she picks her face off the ground and then heads back to the big purple couch to get her heels before going to the room she will be staying in.

She reaches down to pick her heels up when she hears vibration on the glass table. When she looks down she realizes that it's Pauly's phone. He left it by accident.

She gets closer to look at the screen and is about to answer it when she sees the name.

Angel says to herself, "…No way…"

Angel debates on whether to pick it up or not but before deciding not to, her curiosity gets the better of her and she answers it.

Angel doesn't say anything at first and she hears a small voice thereafter.

"Hello? Pauly…?"

Angel responds as if she doesn't know, "No. Who is this?"

The voice hesitates and questions back, "…Who is this?"

Angel, "This is Pauly's…girlfriend. Now, who is this?"

She knows she is starting shit but she is not in her mind to care right now.

The line goes silent and then a response is heard.

"Okay…I don't understand but it is what it is. I'll try back later."

Angel is getting ready to say something else but she isn't given a chance. The line hangs up and it returns to the regular screen. Angel looks at the phone and laughs to herself a little. Pauly has some explaining to do.

A/N: "Doo-doo-doooo..." I smell trouble on the horizon :-) Thanx for the views & remember to REview. I'm outta here for the weekend, so make it a good one. Can't wait 2 c all the views on the other side!