"Isn't she great!" Harold exclaimed. "I want you to work with her Johnny. I think she'll be the next big thing!"
"No Mr. Harold! I can't work with her, you don't understand! We have history together and it wouldn't work out!"
"So you had a thing with her?"
"Yeah and I've got a new girlfriend now and you have to understand. There's no way, I can work with my ex! Ashley will be pissed!"
"Look Johnny, I sympathize with you. But you have to understand where I'm coming from. I will be running three clubs and I need the best kids performing I can get to bring in all the other kids in to watch them! Now you are the best male voice and she's the best female voice so, I need you to man up a little here and bite the bullet for me son. You know I have done so much for you. Come on, it won't be that bad. I mean maybe the two of you can become friends."
"No way, I don't think so! Ashley is going to kill me!"
"Well I'll send some nice flowers to your service." Harold laughed.
Bret was standing by stage he had been watching the auditions. He wasn't sure what was going down, but he sure enjoyed watching John squirm.
Ashley was watching what was going on. Wondering what the hell this Patty girl was up to. Coming around when she had heard, with her own two ears, John tell her to stay the hell away, the last time she was here.
"That's it, she was the last one. I'm done, finally." Harold looked over at the stage. "Patty can you come over here please?"
John stood there not being able to hide his anger or the old pain she had put him through.
Ashley stood up wondering what the hell was going on and walked closer, so she could hear.
"Well Patty you are an excellent singer and you will be working with Johnny here."
Ashley heard the words, but she couldn't believe her ears. John looked at her, knowing she had just overheard what Harold had just said.
Ashley was really pissed and it was written all over her face.
John knew he was in trouble.
Look I need both of you to meet up over at the Galaxy about 4 tomorrow.
Okay, thanks Mr. Alfonsi. Patty smiled so happy at how things had worked out. She smiled at John and he bolted from the table to get over to his fuming girlfriend.
Ashley was walking away. "Baby wait!" He yelled after her. He reached her at the stage and grabbed her arm.
"Did you know she was going to be here John?"
"No I swear I didn't!"
"Are you really going to work with her?"
"I have to! Harold asked me to and you know everything, he's done for me!"
"It will be fine! Nothing's going to happen between us!"
"How dumb do you think I am?" She snapped back at him, mad as hell.
"Look it's just the way it is and there's nothing I can do about it!"
"Fine! She looked over at Bret. "Bret when do you want me to start? Suddenly, I really want this job!"
"Monday morning is good." Bret replied with a smirk. He knew when he offered the job to her, she would never take it. She only took it now, to piss this asshole off. But he was thankful for whatever was going to get her within arm's reach of him every single damn day. He smiled to himself walking back to his office.
"Hell no Ashley!" John yelled as his frustration was showing.
"Oh it will be fine, nothing's going to happen between us!" She threw his own damn words back in his face. And looked up at him with as slight smirk. "I need a job and it's good money. Why the hell should I wait on tables, making hardly anything, when I can work here, and make a hell of a lot more money!"
"Just what in the hell is he promising you Ash?"
"More than I will make being a waitress, I can tell you that!"
"This is bullshit! And you know it!" He yelled at her.
"John, I've been wanting to talk to you about it! But you hate Bret and I knew you wouldn't want me to take it! So I was going to pass on it because of you! But if you're working with your ex, then I guess I can too!" Ashley yelled back and she was not backing down.
"It's not the same damn thing Ashley! I'm not trying to get back with her! And its fucking obvious, he still has a thing for you!"
"Maybe she wants to get back with you?"
"Just let me get rid of her and end all this bullshit! I'll be right back!" John announced and walked over to Patty packing her stuff up on the stage.
"What the hell are you doing here Patty?"
"Trying to get a damn job, like everybody else here!"
"What the fuck is your problem? I told you to stay the hell away from me and the Fast Lane!"
"Look Johnny, this isn't about you! My record deal fell through and I need a damn job!"
"And you can get one! Somewhere else! Now I can't back out of this shit because I owe Harold too much, but you can!"
"No Johnny! It's not that simple! I don't have any other choice!"
"Let me make it simple for you, you walk your ass back there to his office and tell him you changed your fucking mind! I have a new girlfriend that I'm crazy about and I am not going to let some bullshit from my past fuck it up!"
"I'm sorry to inform you Johnny, but the whole fucking world doesn't revolve around you! Other people have problems you know! I've got to go! She picked up her bag and headed for the door."
"Damn it!" John yelled out. Running his hands through his hair. He knew he was fighting a losing battle. Two stubborn women, they would surely be the death of him.
"Fuck my life! He thought."
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