Love Hate Relationships Eighteen
The next few days were relatively uneventful. The groups were given relaxing time, and they mostly used that up, avoiding each other.
However, on the Wednesday that Denise was scheduled to come by, Derek came to call.
When he rang the doorbell, Mary answered, and followed him out into the space between the door and elevator for a little bit of privacy.
"Hey baby! I haven't heard from you in a while!"
"I told you I never wanted to see you again, so get out of my face!"
"Hey, hey!" he cried, "Keith told me!"
"What?!"
"With Parker!"
"What are you saying!" she snapped
"That wasn't me, honey! Baby, that was Keith!"
"Oh god.." Mary turned white as the realization kicked in and then threw her arms around his neck, "Oh, I'm so sorry! I never even considered that"
"Well.. you never even let him get a word in!"
"Gosh! I'm feel so stupid!" she buried her head in his shoulder while on her tiptoes.
"You are." he replied with a laugh."
"I can't believe this!" she kissed his cheek.
"Yeah.. the girls called and cursed me out.. and I had no idea until Keith came by and told me!"
"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry, Derry.."
"It's not a problem, baby." he held her close, "I understand.."
"Oh wow.."
He backed off a little, "Yeah.. so I was over at the studio.. I saw those pictures of you.."
"Pictures?"
"Yeah.. the one taken that day.. with that blond guy."
"Nick.. um.."
"It's okay.."
"I'm sorry.. he's... it was all posing!"
"I understand!"
"Oh, honey you are just such a great guy! I don't deserve you.."
"Hey.." he looked at his watch and gave her a small kiss, "I have to get going, but I'll be back, all right, baby? Monday."
"Mmm hmm.." she replied.
They kissed again, and he left.
Behind her, AJ had come out of the room and as the elevator started down, he pulled her towards him.
He kissed her roughly and she smelled a hint of vodka on his breath. He began kissing her neck.
She put her hands against his chest in protest, but he just kissed her harder and held her more tightly.
"Stop it!"
She tried to reach up and slap him, but her arms were trapped between their bodies.
He just kept going at her with his lips.
She turned her head away, struggled and screamed for him to stop, until finally, Nick, who was on his way down to the gift shop, stepped out into the 'hall'.
As soon as AJ saw him, he let go of Mary, Who ran over to Nick. He held her.
"What is wrong with you man? Are you crazy!?"
Mary was shaking as she cried, "Dammit AJ, what the hell is wrong with you?'
"You know you wanted it, baby, so calm down!"
"Wanted it?" she screamed, "I feel freakin' violated!"
"What were you 'doing'?!" Nick glared at AJ, "You freaked the shit out of her! Dammit, if I hadn't closed that door behind me, You'd be freakin' dead!" He looked down at Mary, who was trembling, and his eyes went back to AJ's cocky smirk, "What the hell were you doing, man?" he turned to Mary, "Come on, let's go back in.. oh.. It's all right, come on!" he turned her towards the door and opened it, as AJ called after her, "You wanted some, babe! Just the way you wanted to be Jenna when I was with her, and how you wanted some when you came to me last Thursday, so don't turn your back on me!"
Everyone in the room looked up.
Mary spun around to glare at him, her eyes full of fire, "Yeah.. that day.. well, I had a brief incident of not completely maybe feeling that I didn't absolutely despise you. I actually had reason to believe, for a moment, that you weren't a complete ass-hole, but you know, I was obviously wrong! And the feeling of not loathing you? I'm sure it will pass, most likely, will pass.. maybe unless.." She began conversing with herself in an angry slur, "no.. it will 'for sure' pass! In fact, there it goes! me too, I'm going." she turned around, most likely confused, herself, at her outburst. The others just sat there, staring after her, "What?"
She went to her room, with Nick close on her tail.
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