Murdoc lets out a puff as he stands outside Mac's Pub. It was the only pub in town that didn't check for ID and played extremely loud music.
So if Paula truly was lying to Stuart, this is where she'd be.
Murdoc drops his fag to the ground and stomps it out when a truck pulls up. Coming from the passenger's seat is Mick, a blond muscle head in a white shirt and rugged green hoodie and two others follow out. Cal, who was another blonde with a black v-neck on and the other, Dave, was a brunette in a white wife beater.
"So, we got a bird cheating on bluey?" asked Cal.
"Possibly, so if not, then we still get a night of drinking in." chuckled Murdoc.
The three nod and they walk inside the bar. It was bar, smokey, and full of people looking for a night to forget their issues. The four get to an empty booth where a waitress spots them and with a nod from the Satanist, she goes to get them some liquor.
"So, what's this bitch look like anyway?" asked Mick.
"Paula Cracker, black hair past her shoulders, bright red lipstick with a mole on her upper lip, she wears sunglasses and dresses in reveal shirts with a black jacket." said Murdoc.
The three look at the bar for Dave to smack Cal's arm. With a point, they look over to see men surrounding a table like stage with a girl dancing on top.
She was wearing a very short skirt that showed off a red thong and her shirt was missing. Once she turned around, there was no denying it. Murdoc growled as he watches Paula shake her ass to the older men, teasing them with her mischievous smirk.
"I take it that's the bitch?" asked Mick.
With a nod, Murdoc pulls out his phone and starts recording. He doesn't want to hurt Stu, but this bitch was lying and cheating on him.
First he'd tell his friend, then he and his boys would make sure she disappears.
"So, what's the plan?" asked Cal.
"First I get my evidence, then we take care of her, Stu is innocent, the only innocence I actually want to keep from getting destroyed." said Murdoc.
"Don't blame ya, Stu is an angel, a little blue bird, he don't need this shit." said Mick.
Dave nods, crossing his arms to glare at the unfaithful whore. The song that was playing ends and Paula happily waves to the men before getting her shirt back on and hops off the table.
The waitress brings Murdoc his liquor and he nods to the boys. They nod back and start drinking while Murdoc walks over towards Paula.
She was drinking a beer and Murdoc sits on the table behind her.
"So, how's your Mom feeling, better?" asked Murdoc.
Paula jumps to spit out her beer, coughing to look at the Satanist.
"My mom, what are-oh, you talked with Stuart." said Paula.
"Ya, he seemed concerned about your sick mother, but when he mentioned hearing loud music, I knew you were lying, and what do you know, your a lying, cheating whore." said Murdoc.
"Ha, calling the kettle black are we?" asked Paula.
"Hey, I don't have a problem admitting I slept with quite a feel women, but I never lied or cheated on them." growled Murdoc.
Paula crosses her arms and smirks at him.
"So what, you'll tell Stu I was here, he won't believe you, he loves me too much." said Paula.
"Sadly you don't, and two things bitch, one, I'm his best friend, he knows I would never lie or hurt him, and two, I have this." said Murdoc.
He holds up his phone, showing the black haired girl the video he took. She pales and makes a grab for it but Murdoc holds it out of reach to kick her away.
"What will it take, money, a favor, sex?" asked Paula.
"Nope, you are hurting my best friend and so therefore, I'm going to tell him the truth, and you, you are never going to bother him again, my boys and I will make sure of that." said Murdoc.
Paula looks behind him to see Mick and the others to gulp. She stares at Murdoc before a smirk crosses her face.
"So you want to protect Stuart, but you'll end up hurting him if you tell." said Paula.
Murdoc pauses at that as she leans against the table opposite of him. She flips her hair to grab her drink.
"Think about it, if he finds out I haven't been faithful, it'll tear his heart out, but if you help me keep this quiet, then he'll stay happy, why put him through the pain when you can help hide it." said Paula.
Murdoc was angry, did she really think he'd keep this quiet. But what of Stuart, this really would hurt him, and badly.
Paula finishes her drink to stand, looking at Murdoc happily.
"You see, no one has to get hurt, we can all go on, being our happy, usual selves." said Paula.
She winks at Murdoc and walks away, leaving the Satanist to stare at him phone.
Stuart deserves to know the truth, but it'll deeply hurt him, maybe he shouldn't tell him.
'But if I don't, she'll just continue to use him and I'll have to sit back and watch.' thought Murdoc.
He bits his lip and walks back to his pals.
"What the hell happened?" asked Mick.
"She made a damn good point, fuck!" yelled Murdoc.
"How could she, she's a stupid whore." said Cal.
Murdoc tells them what had happened and chugs down two glasses of rum.
"I don't want to hurt him, but Paula is just going to keep using him if I don't say something." said Murdoc.
The others are silent when Mick takes Murdoc's glass away.
"You need to tell him, not telling will only make things worse, he may find out himself and if he finds out you knew, how much worse will that get for you?" asked Mick.
Murdoc sighs, there was no winning in this situation. But as he thinks this, he remembers back in middle school, when Stuart kept quiet about the way the Goths were treating him. He kept quiet and stayed away to keep Murdoc happy, even though it hurt them both.
The Satanist looks at the window to his reflection and stares down at his inverted cross, his sixth birthday present from Stuart. Glaring at his reflection, he snatches his glass back from Mick to down it in a single gulp.
"This is now my business guys, we'll talk later." said Murdoc.
The three share a look of concern but nod and watch Murdoc walk away.
Back outside, Murdoc heads to his car, head down. This was now up to him, what should he do?
As he walks to his car, his cell goes off and he grabs it. It was a message from an unknown number but the text he understood.
It was from Paula.
Remember, keep quiet and help me hide this and no one has to get hurt. You don't want to break Stu's fragile little heart now, right?
Murdoc glares at the message and slams his car door shut, resting his head on the steering wheel. He just wants to keep his friend happy, but now he was at a cross roads.
Does he tell Stuart the truth, or keep it quiet to keep him from getting hurt? He lifts his head to see his reflection, he was a known freak, but Stuart saw past all that.
He saw something that no one else sees, not even Murdoc himself. To everyone, he's a worthless, bad temper, womanizing, broken kid from an abusive family, but not Stuart.
Stuart saw someone he could always trust, someone to have his back and someone who was his best friend.
Murdoc leans more in to see his reflection better. He himself just sees a sad, broken man with dreams that are bigger than himself.
But most of all...he sees nothing.
Murdoc frowns and starts up his car to drive away. As he drives, he feels the two halves of himself arguing.
We have to tell him!
No, we'll just hurt him, we need to keep quiet.
He is our best friend, he deserves to know the truth!
He is, which is why we have to keep him happy and from getting hurt.
Murdoc groans as he speeds down the road. What could he do?
He was the bad guy, but how in this situation could he become the best friend Stuart has set him up to be?
A/N: Murdoc has caught Paula but now he's in a dilemma. As Paula said, he could badly hurt Stuart if he tells him, but if he doesn't, Paula will just keep using him. What is Murdoc to do? Stay tuned and plz review.