He walked up to her. "Keep in mind I love you, okay."
"No you keep in mind, I'm pissed John! Did she say she would quit?" Ashley asked him, but in her heart she already knew the answer.
"Not exactly."
"Well what exactly did she say?" She asked with a raging attitude.
"She couldn't quit because she really needs the job. Her record deal she had been promised fell through."
"How does a record deal just fall through?"
"It happens a lot. One day you are really what they want. The next they take a pass, there's someone they like better."
"That's crazy. But I guess it kinda happened to Bret when his record company went bankrupt."
"Yeah, let's get out of here."
"Okay." Ashley mumbled disappointed that Patty would still be in their lives.
They walked out to the motorcycle. "I'm sorry Ash, I really tried. I don't want to work with her. And I was a real ass for demanding you not work here at the club. I trust you. I don't trust Michaels though."
"I'm not really taking the job. I just wanted you to see how it felt."
"Listen Ashley, I really have no right to tell you not to take it. Sometimes I know I'm a jealous prick. If you can make more money here, you should do it. I love you and I know you love me, so go ahead. It will be fine. But be sure you tell them you need next Friday off, though. Van Halen's here that night and we are going!"
"Oh John it means everything to me that you are trying to bend here, about this. I know Bret's a sore subject for you. I really appreciate it, but I just can't be happy about you spending time with Patty. I see the way she looks at you. There's something there. I just don't trust her."
"Well just trust me. I don't care about her. You couldn't shake me if you tried. My heart only has room for one special girl. And in case you didn't already know it, it is filled to the brim with you."
She smiled. "Oh John that is so sweet. And don't worry about Bret. He knows it's over between us."
"Okay, but I think we need to lay down some ground rules." John propped himself up on his bike looking at her.
"Okay, what?"
"I don't want you wearing any of your short skirts up here with him. Or any of your low cut shirts." He smiled.
"Are you serious? John, I wear all of that for you."
"Good I love all of it, but I don't want Bret being reminded of anything he ever had with you and getting any ideas."
"Well I have some stipulations too."
"Okay." He grinned wondering just what she was going to say.
"I don't want you taking your shirt off when you get all hot and sweaty. You do it all the time and it drives me wild and I don't want her gawking at your hot chest!"
John smiled. "Really you think my chest is hot?"
"Damn right! When I see you like that, I get all turned on, for sure."
"You never told me that."
"Well it's true."
"What else?"
"I don't want you alone with her."
"Well I sure as hell don't want you alone with Bret!"
"Okay." She replied.
"Let's go by Richie's. His parents are out of town tonight. He said to stop by if we didn't have anything going on."
"Okay."
Pulling up at Richie's, they saw a few cars already there. And a motorcycle that belonged to Alec.
"Oh God John, Alec's here! I don't know if I can go in."
"Come on baby, don't worry about him! He won't say anything to you!"
"Okay, but if he does I'm leaving!"
Ashley was nervous to go in. She hated Alec for recording the tape of her and John. And showing it around to people.
Richie saw them come in and hurried over to John. While Ashley started talking to a few girls she knew from the club.
"Are you going to be cool man? Alec's here."
"Yeah as long as he stays out of my damn face and the hell away from Ashley."
"That's cool man, I already warned him not to start any shit." Richie replied glancing over at Alec.
John walked outside on the porch and Tico came up to him. "Hey John, how's it going man?"
"I'm good Tico."
"You want a beer?"
"Yeah grab me one."
"You and Alec still going at it?" Tico asked handing him the bottle.
"If he pops his mouth off, we will be."
They heard car tires screech to a stop.
Who the hell is that? Tico asked looking at the car until a dude stepped out.
"Oh hell Sebastian, what's up bro?" John asked with a crooked grin.
"Not a damn thing. Dave was supposed to go with me to check out Galaxy and his ass punked out to take off with some dudes to a club in the city."
"Well hell why didn't you go with them?" John asked laughing.
"No room in the damn car!"
"Why didn't you drive then?" John asked and started drinking his beer.
"I'm on fucking empty man, I just coasted here on fumes."
John dug in his pants pocket. "Here man here is a couple of bucks. Make sure you buy gas and not damn beer, though!" John grinned.
"Okay okay thanks Dad!" Sebastian laughed. Let's go in, a beer sounds good."
"They walked inside and Sebastian noticed Ashley right away.
"Who the hell is the hot blonde?"
John glanced up. "She's already taken man, move along!" John laughed
"Damn she's with you?" Sebastian looked back at her, opening his beer and spilled it all over his shirt. "Damn it." He took it off and threw it by the door. "Well when you are finished write me a recommendation, because I'd like to take a crack at that! You lucky dog!" He grabbed John around the neck."
"You ain't her type man!" John glanced over and saw her laughing about something, one of the girls had said.
Alec was standing over by Richie. Making up an excuse to get the hell out of Dodge. He didn't want to deal with John.
"I need to go. I've got to pick a chick up at the diner." He told Richie and slowly walked to the door.
"Hey Alec!" Sebastian hollerd. Walking over to him. "Just the guy, I need to talk to." He put his arm around Alec and walked him outside.
"What do you want man?"
"I hear you made your film debut!" He laughed.
"No man you heard wrong!"
"No I'm sure I heard right and I've got to see it! Come on Alec! I heard it's hot!"
"No your mouth's too big!"
"No I swear, I won't say shit. Who's in it? I heard a hot blonde but, Robert wouldn't say anything else."
"Look don't mention that shit around here!"
"Why? Is it somebody here?" Sebastian looked around. "It's Richie ain't it? Was it him and some hot blonde?"
"No not Richie? But you're getting warmer."
"Johnny and that hot blonde inside! Damn it, I've got to see that shit!"
"No, what you've got to do is keep your damn mouth shut! And watching it ain't free."
"How much just to watch it?"
"At least 10 dollars just because I know you pretty well. I usually charge more. I quit showing it for free. And you can't say shit to Johnny. He'll get really pissed about it!"
"I don't have any money on me man!"
"Well come find me, when you do!"
"Damn you're a hard ass, I'll have some money Friday."
"Come by my house then."
"Damn okay!" He replied disappointed.
Alec drove off and Sebastian stood outside smoking a couple of cigarettes and then he walked back in.
Inside an alcohol frenzy was underway. And John was getting in over his head. A guy showed up that worked at a liquor store, and he had managed to lift a case of tequila from his boss's delivery. And a game of quarters was getting John pretty loaded.
Ashley was watching him get drunker as he downed shot after shot. And tequila wasn't a friend to John.
"Damn it Richie!" Fix another one it's my turn!" John slurred holding a quarter, ready to shoot.
Ashley spoke up. "John it's Richie's turn, don't!" But it was too late John had downed the shot and was so hyped up it was like he was already flying.
"John." She grabbed his arm.
"Yeah baby." He smiled his drunken happy smile at her.
"You are totally trashed. Please don't drink anymore."
"I'm only having fun baby. Do you want to do one?"
"No I don't do shots!" She exclaimed.
"Just a couple more I promise."
Some blonde was playing with them and Richie was really filling her glass full.
"Damn it Richie hold up! Why are my glasses way more full than yours or Johnny's?" Angie asked.
"Oh I'm sorry baby, I thought you were really thirsty!" Richie laughed, so drunk off his ass.
She picked up a quarter and tried to throw it and it bounced off the table and she picked it up off the floor and dropped it in John's drink.
"Drink up baby!" She turned to him with her face about an inch from his.
"Hell no, that shit fell on the floor. You lost so you drink it. That's your turn! That shit ain't mine!" John laughed.
She grabbed him and he stumbled backwards into a chair with her tumbling down on his lap.
"Oh Johnny, you're so cute, I've always had the biggest crush on you." She smiled.
John was drunk and smiling back at her. "You have? I never knew that."
Ashley was standing there and couldn't believe John seemed to be flirting with this chick. Which was really pissing her off.
"Come on Richie. I'll play with you!" Ashley exclaimed. As she was getting more jealous by the second.
"I thought you didn't do shots!" Richie asked sitting on the couch.
"Here give me that damn quarter!" She yelled as Angie was giggling on John's lap.
"Oh you bitch!" She thought as she threw the quarter way too damn hard and it bounced off the table.
"Here you go." Richie handed her the glass. "Just down it real quick." She drank it down and almost gagged on the tequila as it burned going down her throat.
"Oh my God! That's disgusting!" She yelled. Hating the taste in her mouth.
Sebastian walked over to the table. Noticing Angie on John's lap sitting this one out. And Ashley playing with Richie. "Let me in on this!"
"Hop up Angie." John was trying to get up.
"No John, I'm comfortable!"
Sebastian got in behind Ashley. "Let me show you how to do it baby." He leaned into her and and bounced it off the table and it went in.
John just sat back and watched Ashley as Sebastian moved up so close to her. He was getting mad, but he wanted to see what she would do.
She smiled at Sebastian and and stepped back touching him and bounced it and it went in. And she made him drink it.
John was sitting there with Angie and was getting pissed at Sebastian and Ashley. "Get up Angie!" He yelled shoving her off him and standing up. He stumbled over to the table.
"I think you've had enough, Johnny." Richie spoke up, knowing how he gets on tequila.
"No I'm good! Come on Sebastian you and me, this round let's go!" John's jealousy was showing on his face as he grabbed the quarter and got ready to shoot.
Ashley was pissed at him but she knew he had already had way too much to drink.
"John don't do this you are too damn drunk already! Please don't play anymore!" She begged.
"Why because you want to play with Sebastian? Do you need him to rub all on you again, to show you how to make the damn shot!"
Sebastian put his hand on John's shoulder.
John threw his hand off. "Don't fucking touch me!"
"I'm sorry man, I didn't mean anything by it!" Sebastian chuckled as he went to sit down on the couch and give John some room to cool off.
John grabbed Ashley's arm. "Answer me Ash! Did you like him rubbing on your ass?"
She broke free. "You go to hell! Why don't you pull that tramp back in your lap again!"
She yelled, walking to the bathroom with John following her.
She shut the door and he pushed it open.
"Get out John!"
"No I ain't! You're going to talk to me!"
"No you are drunk and you need to cool off!"
He was in front of the shower so she shoved him in it and turned it on.
"Damn it Ashley! What the hell did you do that for?"
"Well you looked like you need to cool off after that tramp got you all worked up!"
"You're jealous of Angie? She's just a friend! I have known her since elementary school! She's like a sister to me!"
"Yeah right and I don't give a shit! I have a brother and I sure as hell don't sit on his lap like that! And you can have her! She stormed out of the room leaving him in the shower.
"Ashley wait!" He got out and slid down on the floor, in his soaked clothes and shoes.
"Please somebody take me home!" Ashley exclaimed walking back into the living room.
"I can!" Sebastian spoke up quickly.
Ashley picked John's keys off the bar. She walked over to Richie. "Do not let John have these! He's way to damn drunk to drive!"
"I can take you home Ash!" Richie replied taking the keys.
"No I'm gone!" She grabbed Sebastian's arm and hurried out the door. When she heard John stumbling out of the bathroom.
"Ashley!" John yelled walking out the door with David and Richie. He was watching her walk out to Sebastian's car with him.
"Where the fuck are you going Ashley?" He yelled and threw his beer bottle and hit Sebastian's car shattering the bottle as they drove away. He fell back and David and Richie had to catch him and hold him up.
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