Waiting for tonight
When you will be here in my arms
Waiting for tonight
I’ve dreamed of this love for so long.
-Waiting For Tonight, J-Lo
Chapter 11
For the first time all weekend, the lobby was quiet and almost empty
except for the
scattered bits of BSB crew, band and dancers. RoRo scooted up to us, looking
with
starry eyes at his beloved Nikki with Brent in tow. I didn’t see Nick in the
lobby so I
made my way non-chalantly toward the lounge. I didn’t want to seem as
excited as I
really was. I couldn’t help but wonder what would happen tonight, especially
from the
ravenous looks Nick kept giving me from the stage all evening. I somehow
didn’t think it
was just friendship he had in mind. And to be honest with myself, that
wasn’t what I was
looking for either. I wanted HIM, every inch and part of him, good and bad.
I just
wanted HIM.
When I got to the door, there stood the large, greying Billy Evans,
with a scowl on
his face. My heart pounded. I could not think of a person who I found more
intimidating.
I pretended not to notice him and scooted by. I did not make it far as a
humongous hand
gripped my upper arm roughly.
“Private Party in here.” he barked.
“I know,” I replied, my voice shaking. “I’m meeting someone here.”
“Girl, you must be hard of hearing,” Billy was getting angry, “I
said this is a
PRIVATE party. That means I don’t care if you’re meeting the Dali Lama, you
can’t be
in here.” My face burned with anger. Mine and Nick’s “friendship” was not
going to be
easy if Billy kept treating me this way. I scurried a look across the lounge
and saw no
signs of the tall blond physique. But a familiar drawl came up from behind
me.
“You Kelly?” Brian Littrell was now standing to my right. He was
the same height
as me so looked directly into my eyes. His were so blue and bright and
friendly that I felt
somehow better already.
“Yes.” I said with my still nervous voice. I didn’t think I’d ever
get used to Billy.
He made me so angry.
“Nick told me to tell you he’ll be down in 15 minutes...he’s on an
important phone
call. Until then, I’m to buy you a drink.” Brian put out his arm for me to
take, like a
suitor at a ball. I took it, still looking warily at Billy. “She’s fine,
Bill.” Brian said to him,
“A friend of Nick’s.” Billy just sniffed and turned, still giving me a
stern stare. With that,
though, we made our way to a booth and sat down.
“What would you like, Miss Kelly?” Brian asked me when we sat at the
dimly lit
table.
“A Corona sounds good.” I answered. I knew instantly that Brian
would be an
important ally. He motioned to a server and asked for 2 coronas.
“My type of woman...likes beer.” He grinned goofily. “Nick told me
ALL about
you.”
“Oh really? Funny...I was under the impression that even Nick did
not know ALL
about me.” I answered.
“Touche” he countered, “But he seems to think highly of you despite
your short
aquaintance. And, well, any friend of Nick’s is a friend of mine.”
I felt a hand on the back of my neck and turned to find AJ, Nikki,
RoRo and Brent
standing near our table. “Who’s up for a game of pool?” He moved his
fingers in a
massage like motion around my neck. I was terrible at pool, but was
definitely interested
in playing with AJ. “I am, baby.” I volunteered.
“Are you good?” AJ looked at me above his shades. His goattee was
shaved
perfectly, but he looked pale and feverish.
“Not really.” I sipped my Corona.
“Then you’re on B-Rok’s team.” he said quickly and grabbed Nikki’s
hand. “Come
on, Craps.” AJ cracked up at his new nickname for her, “Tonight you’re MY
luck.”
Nikki sighed silently, she couldn’t believe he had called her that in
front of Brian.
She was also disappointed that SHE wasn’t on Brian’s team. She had almost
fainted when
he had sauntered through the lobby to the lounge...she’d had no idea he would
be down
tonight. Nikki had quickly convinced AJ to escort her in for a drink. No
one had
introduced her yet, and that was bothering her. Normally, I would have done
so, but I
was off in my own world, calculating the exact moment when Nick would appear.
Nikki
understood, but her heart sank as Brian grabbed my hand.
“Don’t worry, Shorty!” I looked at him oddly, with my eyebrows
raised, at this
term of endearment that I would forever be known as to Brian. He was the
same height as
me, so I was confused. He never did explain, it was just like Brian.
“We’re gonna kick
their butts.” I loved the way he drawled the word “butts”. Brian’s manner
made me
chuckle. I knew that this would be fun.
*****
“C’Mon, C’Mon, C’Mon, C’Mon, C’Mon!” Brian almost willed the red
ball into
the corner pocket. “YEAH!” he yelled as he gave me a high five. I actually
wasn’t having
that bad of a game, at least for me. We were losing, but Brian was a
supportive partner
and at least we weren’t behind by far.
AJ coughed, “Ah man, you SAID you were bad. You LIED. You’re a
LIAR!”
“It’s gotta be beginners luck, AJ, I swear!” I explained as I
sipped my Corona. I
called the next ball and pocket and missed. AJ stuck out his tongue and blew
raspberries
at me.
“Hey man, keep those nasty germs to yourself!” Brian said as he
backed away
from AJ. AJ called the eight ball and popped it in the pocket with no
problem.
“Whoo-hoo!” he yelped and ran over to Nikki, lifting her into the
air. “Alright
Craps! You ARE my good luck charm!” Nikki blushed but laughed at the
spectacle they
must have been.
“Next time, man. Next time.” Brian’s southern accent piped up.
The four of us
sat back down at the table and ordered more to drink.
*****
Howie didn’t have to do much explaining. Angie really didn’t want
to hear about
Claudia, nor did she care at that point. She had come here for one reason,
and that reason
was standing before her breathing heavily. She could care less about the
existence of
Claudia.
Howie’s dark, expressive eyes probed her so that shivers reverberated
over her
entire body. He walked up to her and ran his hands down the front of her
chest. He could
see exactly what she wanted by just looking at her. His hands were warm and
burned
through Angie’s blouse. His lips came close and were soon on Angie’s neck,
little nibbles
that were delicate and moist, sliding over her sensitive and aware skin.
“Yes.” she said in a breathless whisper.
“Mmm” Howie moaned. His hands began sliding beneath her blouse and
Angie
began sliding into her own personal ecstasy as all of her clothes were
removed and she felt
Howie all over her.see exactly what she wanted by just looking at her. His hands were warm and
burned
through Angie’s blouse. His lips came close and were soon on Angie’s neck,
little nibbles
that were delicate and moist, sliding over her sensitive and aware skin.
“Yes.” she said in a breathless whisper.
“Mmm” Howie moaned. His hands began sliding beneath her blouse and
Angie
began sliding into her own personal ecstasy as all of her clothes were
removed and she felt
Howie all over her.
Chapter 12
Song For Kelly
NinasFiction
NinasFeet
