I stood there and watched her walk off with some chick, she is by far the craziest girl I have ever been around. One minute she's thanking me, the next she's acting like she doesn't even know me. The girl was like fire and ice, complete opposites. Maybe she's bipolar, I think that's what they call it. They tried to call me that once but I told them I was just crazy. Unfortunately, they believed me and it caused me to stay in with the therapist another hour. That was all after the AJ in rehab thing. They suggested we should talk to a professional. For one, we wouldn't have to worry about being judged by someone we knew so we would be more honest abnd open. Also, they thought a professional would be the only one to understand what was going on in our heads. Whatever I thought, as I make my way back over to the girls that were keeping me occupied. I had to admit, they are fun girls.
"Nick, welcome back." Marie called out as she wrapped her arm around my waist. Eve stood on the other side of me and wrapped her arm around my waist as well,
"We missed you. So, what are you doing after this?" I honestly hadn't thought about it. If I were out with my friends, we'd already be at another club somewhere getting sloppy drunk but I was with the guys and it was an official appearance so my best behavior was expected, I was representing the group.
"I don't know? What are you guys going to do?" I was up for hanging out, it's not like I'm going to be able to cut loose here, not with Brian, Leighanne and AJ. AJ wasn't the same guy I used to party with last year, but that was a good thing. I like this AJ alot more than the guy who totally changed on us. That was a scary time, I didn't understand how I could drink along with him and he ended up with a problem and I got off scott free. Of course, there were things he was doing that I wasn't, at least not on a regular basis. My sister called me when she found out about AJ, she cried and made me promise I wouldn't go down the same path. I promised, but I was still doing what landed AJ in rehab then one day it was like I woke up and I just stopped. It wasn't some escape from a near death experience or someone pleading for me to get my life together, I just didn't want to do it anymore. Sharlee answered,
"Probably club hopping like we always do." Like we always do, doesn't that get boring? I went through the party phase for about a year and I didn't realize until after I stopped how tiring and bad for me it was. I was always tired, always feeling under the weather, my skin was awful, I put on alot of weight and no one who was partying with me said,
"You know what? You don't look good. You should chill out, take a break." It was always,
"Let's hit this club, drink this, this chick wants you." It took a long time but I finally removed the negative from my life and that included some of my so-called friends. That was one of the toughest things I ever had to do but it was necessary. In some ways it was more painful than my time away from my family. I knew I would always have family, that they loved me, but who knows if you'll ever find more friends, true friends, ones that you could trust. Trust is hard for everyone but I seem to trust the wrong people, they do me or my situation wrong and I think it's people and not me that has the problem. It took a while to figure out that there are bad people in the world no matter what and that it was me who was attracting the bad, it wasn't good people turning bad once they were around me. Kylie waved her hand in front of my face,
"Wake up. What are you thinking about?" I shook my head,
"Nothing, just zoned out." Why I was thinking about such deep things I don't know. The real question was why is it that I had never met a Kylie before Kylie Minogue came out. It was always that way. Just like my new car, I never saw it on the road but as soon as I had one it seemed like they were on every street corner, that was so weird. She laughed and hugged,
"You are so cute." I hugged her back really not knowing how to respond,
"Thanks." Did I say thanks? Was I serious? No wonder I hated talking to girls, I never know what to say. Everything sounds good until it comes out of my mouth and then I'm wondering why didn't my brain tell me shut up before I could say something. Brain, that sounds like Brehan, which has me back on her again as some guy snaps my picture hugging Kylie. Oh well, hope she's prepared to be in the gossip columns as my latest girlfriend. Anyway back to Brehan, I wonder what the hell she was doing right now? Probably off somewhere demanding someone fly her in some tea from China. Kylie pulled back just as AJ walked over,
"Hey man, having fun?" He asked me that but in his head he already had the answer because four girls were surrounding me. So, he was automatically assuming I was having the time of my life. And I have to admit I wasn't having a bad time, but I wasn't having the time of my life. I was just living.
"I'm alright. How about you?" He smiled,
"Can't complain." He looked at the girls,
"Hello ladies." Oh AJ, being Mr. Suave Ladies' Man. I had to give him credit, he was better than me but not that it was a compliment or anything. They smiled at him,
"Hi."
"Hi AJ."
"Hello." Kylie was the only one who didn't say anything. For some reason she was still hugging me and hey, I was still hugging her too. It felt nice, she smelled great, feeling a nice girl in your arms was definitely high on my list of things that I liked. I rubbed my hands up and down her bare back and smiled when she sighed,
"That feels nice." I love compliments,
"I'm glad." She pulled back and kissed me and who am I to turn down a pretty girl? I allowed her tongue into my mouth and I could hear her friends cheering and laughing as she ran her hand through my hair. I opened my eyes to see AJ smiling and laughing at me. I closed my eyes and enjoyed the kiss, she was good and I didn't care if anyone saw us. It was just kissing, it's not like we were pledging our love to each other. She pulled back and smiled up at me,
"You're a good kisser. But I'm sure you've heard that before." As a matter of fact I have, but why turn down the chance to have my ego stroked,
"No, no one has ever told me that before." She smiled and shook her head in shock,
"Wow, well you are." AJ laughed and interrupted us before I could say anything,
"Excuse us ladies. I need him for a minute and you can have him right back." Kylie wiped my mouth of her lipstick I guess,
"Just don't steal any of my kisses." AJ snorted,
"Oh, you don't have to worry about that." I smiled and followed him off,
"What's up?" He smiled and shook his head one more time, at the situation he found me in I presume,
"We're about to leave. You staying or coming with us?" I looked over at the girls and they waved, then turned back to AJ,
"I'm staying." He laughed,
"Yeah, I knew that was coming. I wouldn't leave it either little man." I smiled and shook my head,
"Nah, it's not like that. I'm just not tired really." He nodded,
"Don't have to explain it to me. Dre is going with us and we'll leave Carl because I'm sure you're hitting on someone's girl." You know, I never thought of that. I could be, I know nothing about those girls I thought as I looked over at them again. He slapped me on the back,
"I'm just shittng you. I'm sure its all good." I nodded and walked back over to the girls, Kylie immediately resumed her position in my arms and I had no problem with it at all.
Chapter 24
Stranger Than Fiction
Stories
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