"You hit her?" he asks as soon as we're outside. I groan. "Oh for fuck sake Jon!" I yell. "What the fuck did you think was gonna happen when I went to the centre huh? That I was gonna invite her for coffee, ask her nicely to leave my man alone? Really?" He shakes his head. "But you hit her?" he says again. "That's putting it mildly" I smirk. "I slapped the skank into the middle of next week." He looks at me. "What have I done to you?" he whispers, running his finger down my cheek. "Messed with my head" I say looking at him. "Broken my heart. Twice. Broken me down so I resort to hitting people. To be honest Jon, I don't think there's much more you can do to me." "I can make you happy" he whispers. I shake my head. "I don't think you can" I say. "As much as it kills me Jon, I don't think you can. I think it's best for Destiny if we split. The tension isn't good for her. I can't trust you Jon." He shakes his head, tears running down his face. "No" he whispers. "What's best for Dessie is having her papa in her life." "You will be" I say. "Just not a permanent fixture. I'm not gonna stop you seeing her Jon, I'm not that vindictive. But you and me, we're done." I move his hand away from my face and head back into the bar.
"Jack" I say to the barman. "Double. No ice." He nods and pours my drink quickly. I down it and he refills the glass. I nod and pay him, taking the glass over to Michelle. "What's happened?" she asks, noting my shaking hands. "It's over" I say simply. "I can't trust him." She glances up at the stage, and it's then I realise who's singing. Seth and Roman. Dueting. "Oh my lord!" I shriek. She nods and laughs. We walk closer to the stage and sing with them. "Don't tell my heart" Roman sings grinning down at us. "My achy breaky heart" Seth sings winking at me. "I just don't think he'd understand" Michelle and I sang at them. They smile and carry on singing as Michelle and I try, and fail, to line dance. Michelle glances across the bar and nudges me. I look at her and she nods towards the bar. Dean is stood with his back to the bar, watching us. I shrug and go back to dancing. "Bathroom break" I say as Roman and Seth jump down off the stage. Michelle nods and hands her drink to Roman while I hand mine to Seth. "Back in a sec" I say in his ear. He nods and kisses my cheek, before watching as I walk off.
"Ok" Michelle says as soon as we're in the bathroom. "I know you're not ok. This is tearing you the fuck up, so fucking talk to me Torrie." I shake my head. "I can't" I groan, sliding down the wall and looking up at her. "If I say it out loud, it makes it more real. I can't fight it once it's in the open Chelle." "Jon?" she says quietly. I nod. "No" she says, making me look up at her. "Jon. You shouldn't be in here." "I'm sorry" he says. "But I can't just let this go." "You have to" I say standing up. "Suddenly I don't need to go. I'll see you back out there." Michelle nods and I open the door and walk out, leaving her in the bathroom with Dean. "You need to fucking fix this Jon" I hear her say as the door closes. "That girl loves you too fucking much for this to be over." I shake my head and walk away from the door. I don't want to hear anymore.
"Where's Michelle?" Roman asks as I take my drink from Seth. "Bathroom with Jon" I say before downing my drink. Roman and Seth look at each other as I head to the bar. "Double Jack no ice" the barman says, smiling at me. I nod and he does his job. "On the house" he says. "Pleasure serving you Torrie." I smile and thank him before heading back to the guys. Michelle still isn't back, and neither is Dean. "The fuck is going on in there?" I groan, looking at the bathroom door. Seth shrugs. "Don't think about it" he says hugging me. "Come on, let's go sit. There's an empty booth over there." I nod and follow him to the booth, Roman follows behind me. "So" I say looking at them both. "What do we do now?" Roman and Seth look at each other. "Hell yeah" Seth says, grinning at Roman. I frown as he grins back at Seth. "We americanise you" Seth says looking at me. "You what?" I ask. "That sounds kinda kinky guys." They laugh. "We're gonna teach you some American phrases" Roman says. "Just the two basics you're gonna need to get by. I mean, you've been here a year now and you still sound so Welsh!" "And thats a bad thing how?" I ask. "It's not" Seth says quickly. "I love how you speak, your accent is amazing, I just think this could be fun." "Ok" I say. "Gimme the basics." Seth looks at Roman and grins. "Cutie with a booty" he says laughing. I frown. "Ok" I say slowly. Roman laughs. "Ok then" he says. "Hottie with a body." Seth high fives him and they both laugh. "I get the meanings" I say, looking at them both. "So, Joe, you're my cutie with a booty, cos man, you have got the most amazing ass! And Colby, you're my hottie with a body, cos, well, just because..." "So what am I?" Dean slurs from behind me. I groan and stand up. "You, my love" I say looking him in the eye. "Are a complete and utter fucktard." I push him out of the way and walk into the bathroom.
"What's happened?" Michelle asks as soon as I walk in. I shake my head. "I'm being americanised" I groan. "Its all cutie with a booty, and hottie with a body out there. Before you know it they'll have me saying parking garage, stroller, rental. I'll forget I'm welsh!" She laughs. "Don't forget who you are" she says, putting her hands on my shoulders. "It's why that guy loves you." "The fucktard?" I ask. She stares at me in surprise. "Uh oh" she groans. "What have you said?" I tell her and she laughs. "While I agree with the first two" she says. "Jon is not a fucktard. He's just misunderstood. You need to talk to him Torrie." I nod. "I do" I say, grabbing her hand. "Just not tonight. Tonight is all about my friend Jack, and how drunk he can get me." She grins. "Come introduce us" she says. "I don't think I've met him tonight."