Scarred Hearts (Blackrock) (30 page)
Paige slides in beside me as I am wiping my mouth with a napkin "Gross" she says as Max comes back over "You Ok?" I nod just as Knox arrives "What was that about?" he asks Max. "Some asshole stuck his tongue down your girls throat," he tells him clapping his back as he walks behind the bar. "What the Fuck! Bailey why didn't you call me" Knox shouts, putting the napkin down I look at him "Knox I was standing here waving at you for five minutes babe. The bar is busy I don't expect you to rescue me all the time" he just shakes his head "You ok?" he asks, I nod giving his hand a squeeze. "Ok" he says walking behind the bar.
Paige looks at me "Shit, I would hate to piss either of them off" I laugh, "I know, right" I say as Roger decides to show up "S'up ladies" "Oh, you missed it. Some dude made out with Bailey" Paige says laughing; Roger looks at me then at Knox. "Not him, some drunk asshole" I say, Roger starts laughing pointing at me "Fuck off" I say to him which only makes him laugh harder. "Go sing a song ass" I say to him "Only if you will" he says back "I did last week" he looks at me with shock. "Really?" I nod and smile "Yes, I got back on the horse".
"She was fantastic" Paige says, Roger holds up his hand with his beer nodding at Knox. "So lets do this, where is the song book?" Roger shouts as Knox comes over "Thanks bro, can we get some shots here?" Knox is still a little annoyed "What do you guys want?" stepping up onto the foot rest I grab Knox by the front of his shirt pulling him to me I kiss him hard then let him go. "Snap out of it babe" I say winking at him, he looks at me "What shots do you want?" I shake my head "Six lemon drops" I say turning away from him rolling my eyes. Paige and Roger are looking at me "Eh, Bailey" Paige says pointing over my shoulder, turning seeing Knox still there with his arm crossed.
"What?" I say "Don't you say please?" I shake my head no at him then he shrugs walking away without making us a drink. "Fuck Bails, lets sing" Roger says pulling me over to the DJ. We put our names down "It will be about thirty minutes" the DJ says to us, I give a thumbs up and walk back to Paige who has six shots in front of her. I point at them "Max" she says. I roll my eyes because of Knox; we take our two shots each downing them one after another. "Oh wow Bailey they are awesome" Paige announces, "Let's dance" we make our way back to the floor dancing having fun.
The DJ calls me up to the stage, Roger and Paige are clapping as I step up trying to hold my dress down, I glance at the bar but Knox has his head down and Max is clapping for me. Turning to the DJ I nod, he starts "So what" by Pink. As I sing Roger sings along with Paige, both dancing in front of me. Roger takes out his phone to record me and I start laughing while singing, I look over to the bar seeing Knox watching me, he is trying not to smile so I wink at him. He cracks a big grin shaking his head, Max mouths to me "You are awesome" he claps as I finish calling out my name "Go Bailey" he shouts over.
Roger swings me down off the stage then gets up himself he sings "Something in your mouth" by Nickelback Paige and I are dancing to it, I record him on my phone for future blackmails. We drink and dance for the rest of the night, Roger and Paige do more shots but I just nurse my last drink. "So I'm a tool huh?" Knox asks as he passes by me, I watch him picking up some empty glasses to bring back to the bar, as he gets closer I try to hold his arm but he shrugs me off going behind the bar, What the hell is that about. I follow him with my eyes to see if he playing with me but he walks behind the bar smiling at some chick looking to be served.
I walk over to get a water and stand right beside the girl he is talking to, he is making her a cocktail and she is shamelessly flirting with him "So what are you doing after work?" He just shrugs his shoulders "Don't know" he says "Well, my place is on campus if you want to hang out?" I see him smile "Not tonight darlin" he says turning back to her, he see's me standing there and smiles "Bailey, what can I get for you?" he asks as the other chick sips her cocktail "A water please Knox" I say smiling my best smile.
He just nods getting it for me, "Knox, that's an unusual name" flirty girl chimes in "Thanks" he replies to her, she looks at me standing there and tries to nudge me away. I push her back looking at her with my eyebrow raised, she turns back to Knox "Anyway, so do want to hang out after work, I am having a few people over to my place?" Max is standing on the other side of Knox, watching the exchange. Knox shrugs "Maybe" he answers her. Max slams down a bottle looking at Knox "Seriously, in front of your girlfriend dude. You're a fucking asshole" Max walks away and the girl looks at me I just smile at her "Be careful with that one" I nod at Knox "I hear he doesn't play games" I say walking away without looking at either of them.
By one thirty I peel Roger off some chick "lets go I have to walk Paige home" I say to him He leaves the girl sitting there, walking away. I tap Paige on the shoulder "Hey you ready to go, Roger and I will walk you if you want, or are you waiting for Max?" Paige finishes her drink "I'll go. We are still doing the mall tomorrow right" "Yeah" I say. The bar is almost empty, except for us, a few of the birthday people and the chick that was flirting with Knox is standing by the bar.
Paige tells Max that Roger and I are walking her home tonight he just nods. I give Max a hug saying good-bye, Knox is cleaning the bar as I walk by him "Bailey" he says. I keep walking to the door when he pulls me by the waist "Bailey I am sorry, I was being an asshole and yes I was playing a game which I said I don't do" I still don't turn around "That's ok Knox, if you want to go hang out with her, then who am I to stop you?" turning me in his arms he leans his forehead down to mine but I turn away "Darlin I am sorry I am a tool" pushing away from him I turn "Yes, you are. See you later" I say walking out. Paige and Roger follow me, then so does everyone else in the bar, I hear the lock turning in the door.
"Let's get you home Paige" I say walking across the road. Roger runs up beside me "What are doing Bailey?" I look at him "Nothing, walking Paige home" he nods "I mean with Knox, why are you pushing him away?" Roger is now annoying me "I am not pushing him away, he was being a dick so that's it" Roger huffs "So you were innocent, you weren't being a bitch to him?" he asks. "No! Roger I wasn't. You picked the fucking song for me to sing he thought I was singing it about him so that gives him the right to flirt with some chick while I stand there?" I shout at him, we are cutting through campus by the gym "You always do that Bailey, you always fucking push people away. When Summer needed you, you fucking pushed her away all because you didn't like Ben" he screams at me.
I am shocked by Roger but I still slap him across the face for that bullshit he just said he grabs me pushing me into the wall of the gym with his arm across my chest, I bang my head on the wall. "Bailey you do push people away, Summer killed herself. You were supposed to be her best fucking friend but you let her lock herself away for a week before killing herself" he pushes me away from him and the wall. I see Paige draw her hand back and slap him across the face "You fucking asshole, don't you ever say that to her again" Roger is standing there rubbing his face "I am sorry Bailey" he says before walking back the way we came. Paige runs over to me helping me up in my tight dress.
"Are you ok Bailey?" I nod rubbing my head "Oh your head is bleeding Bailey" I just wave her off "I'm fine" let's just go. We arrive at her apartment "Do you want to stay?" I shake my head "No I am ok, honestly. I'll text you tomorrow and we can hit up the mall" I say, she nods to me "Wait a sec" opening her door she runs into the bathroom grabbing some tissue for my head "Here at least put pressure on it" I take the tissue and say goodbye. Walking back through campus I press the tissue to my head, I pass the chick that was chatting up Knox. I breathe a sigh of relief that she is alone.
My fucking head is killing me, looking at the tissue I groan its covered in blood, fucking Roger. What an asshole, turning the corner I see Knox sitting on the hood of the car, I just stop on the sidewalk closing my eyes, Here we go I think. I walk over to him looking into his face "Yes Knox" he is looking at my hand pressed against my head "What happened?" I take the tissue away feeling with my other hand to see if its still bleeding "Had a fight with the gym wall" he comes over to me looking at my head "Your head is bleeding Bailey" I step away "Yeah I know, where is the hospital around this place? I'll need stitches" I say sighing.
Knox puts my hand back on my head "I'll drive" he says taking my keys out of my pocket. He is watching me all the way into downtown "Are you going to tell me what really happened?" he asks "Apparently I push people away and it's my fault Summer died" I say as a matter of fact.
Knox is looking at me not sure what is going on. As we arrive at the emergency room I am seen straight away because I have a head injury. Knox is acting strange just sitting there while we wait for the doctor. A nurse comes in to take my blood pressure and is scribbling down notes in her folder, just as the doctor comes in "Hi Bailey, I am Doctor Mitchum and I see you have opened a previous head injury" he says looking up from the chart. I nod "Yes" looking at him. He is one hot ass doctor.
"Ok lets see" he says taking my hand down he smiles at me and I smile back, he presses on my head and I wince "Sorry, when did you injury your head the first time?" "Five months ago" I tell him. "How did that happen? Were you drunk walking in high shoes? I see a lot of that," I laugh "No I slipped and banged my head against the side of a bath tub" I smile "Ouch" says the doctor "And tonight, how that happen?" I look at Knox through my eyelashes before answering "I had an argument with my friend and I slipped banging into a wall"
Doctor Mitchum looks at me then at Knox "I wasn't there" Knox supplies. Doctor Mitchum looks at me "Well you don't get this type of injury from falling against a wall, usually I see this in domestic violence situations" he says sounding pissed off. Knox looks at me "What the hell happened Bailey?" he asks sounding just as pissed as the doctor. The doctor tells him to calm down then puts ten stitches in my head then handing me flyers about abusive relationships. As Knox and I leave the hospital he is huffing and puffing "My bike is at the bar, I can follow you home. I just need to leave early to hang out with Max"
"That's ok, I remember. You can just head home tonight," I say trying to sound light "What's going on Bailey?" I look at him as he parks the car beside the bar "I don't know Knox. I thought we were good then tonight all kinds of shit gets said," I say shaking my head. He holds my hand turning to me "I am sorry darlin I was being a dick. I want to be the one who protects you and I just got pissed off when you told me that you didn't need me. I know, I know I am being an asshole about it" I nod "Yeah so why flirt with that chick, that was just you hurting me for no reason" he looks up at me "Yeah I was, I'm sorry" "Don't do it again or I will fucking punch you in the mouth right in the middle of the bar" I say smiling at him. "Darlin I'm sorry and you can hit me if I ever do it again" he pulls me closer to him hugging me then kissing me tenderly.
"Are you going to tell me how you hurt your head?" I sigh putting my hands on top of his "Tomorrow Knox, I need to go home and peel my super tight dress off" he laughs "Would you like some help?" I nod leaning my face against his "Always" I whisper. He opens the door climbing out, I slide over the center console into the driver seat adjusting the seat and mirrors, as I wait for Knox to drive around the corner my phone rings, It's Roger.
"Hello" I answer "Hey Bails, I'm sorry" I shake my head "Yeah there is a lot of that being said tonight, Where are you?" he sighs "Somewhere between the bar and your house" I see Knox pull up beside me "Ok I am on my way just stay where you are, that means stay don't fucking start walking" I say hanging up the phone. Knox taps on the window "You ok?" He asks when I open it "Yeah lets go, Roger is on the road somewhere so don't run him over" He nods then takes off. I find Roger about two miles away from the house slowing the car beside him I wait for him to get in. Without saying anything I drive home following Knox.
Pulling in to the garage I leave it open for Knox, Roger and I step out of the car in silence. We walk into the kitchen, Roger is looking at me "I'm sorry Bails, I didn't mean what I said. I never bothered to go see Summer either that week" Taking off my coat I open the door to the cupboard to pull out Jack, Knox comes inside closing the doors. "You know Roger, I did go see my best friend everyday that week, call her parents and ask them. Don't ever accuse me of pushing people away that I love because I don't, ever. I grew up with Summer, not you, me! You have only known us for the last four years. You are my friend Roger but don't dare ever say shit like that again or I will push you out, for good. Oh and thanks for the stitches you fucking asshole!" I shout pointing at my head. I see Knox move towards Roger but I hold up my hand "No Knox, don't" Roger turns to see murder written across Knox's face.
I take a drink of Jack straight from the bottle then put it away. "I'm going to bed Roger. We will talk in the morning," I say walking out of the room, pulling Knox with me just incase he decides to beat the shit out of Roger there and then. I can feel his body heat behind me and hear his hard breathing as we climb the stairs; I let him into the bedroom first then lock the door behind me. "Why did you lock the door?"
I lean against it for a minute closing my eyes "Because I don't want you to kill him" I say stepping into my bedroom; Knox raises an eyebrow as he gets undressed. "No more drama tonight" I sigh kicking off my shoes, Knox helps unzip me pushing my dress over my hips "wow darlin this is tight" he laughs, I lean into his chest reaching my hand up putting it around his neck. I am pissed off, I feel angry tears forming "I am pissed Knox, everything is turning around. It's getting messed up again. I just want to be happy Y'know. I like being with you but I can't do drama" I say letting the tears fall. Knox just holds me for a long time standing there in the closet, finally I step away from him to go wash up for bed.