Free Repair Me by Melissa Phillips Page B

with nothing now and three outfits to change into.”
                  “No honey,” Scott added “you’re a brave woman that has an awesome friend. Some stuff can be replaced, but you can’t stay there. We’ll figure out something. Come out with us, get the bullshit off your mind and we’ll get some clothes in the morning.”
                  We went back to Scott and Davien’s place and Natalia finally calmed me enough to take a shower and get dressed to follow the two to CJ’s. I had no choice since Scott was performing and I couldn’t hold Natalia back.
     
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                  I never saw Davien the entire day until we arrived at CJ’s. The place didn’t have as large of a crowd this night but I immediately noticed Davien in the corner surrounded by every female in the house. He sat on a stool and even had one girl’s arms wrapped around his neck. He made no attempt to push her off.
                  When he saw us, he gently pushed the girls to the side and made his way to the 3 of us. My heart was racing and my stomach was flipping in nervous knots. What would he say? Would he bring up our conversation from last weekend? Would he pretend the words never came out of our mouths? Even worse, what would I say? The thought of Davien laying in his bed a week ago today.
                  Now seeing him surrounded in a pile of whores, made me sick! What made me even sicker is that he enjoyed every minute of it. He loved the attention that the girls were more than willing to offer! I felt embarrassed especially after spilling my guts to this man. “Hey, Scott, Natalia… how’s things going?” Scott nodded his head with approval. He never looked my way, never spoke my name. He intentionally ignored me and I was immediately ready to leave. What the hell did I do to him? I knew if I left soon I had good chances of making it to my house before Anthony could ask many questions. I sat on the chair next to me as I debated over my choices. “What do you want to drink?” Davien asked us as a group, not directed to any certain person.
                  I paid no attention as he walked off to the bar. I looked at my phone, realizing Anthony had made it home by now and saw the line of missed calls. I immediately wished tonight had never happened. I wanted to be home in my house. My home, not a hotel or a friends house. My fucking home, my fucking bed with Anthony. Instead I sat watching Natalia smiling with Scott and Mr. gorgeous flirting with every woman in the building except for me.
                  Davien returned to the table with 4 beers and sat each in our directions. I sipped on mine as I waited for the guys to hit the stage “The Pits will be on stage in the next few minutes, so grab your drink and let’s get the show started.” The normal voice came through the speakers.
                  “Show time” Energetic Davien jumped from his seat and the other band members followed.
                  “What’s wrong, Avery? Everything is gonna be okay.” She rubbed my back. I felt guilty for ruining her night. I knew that Natalia looked forward to Friday evenings at Scott's shows. They didn't spend as much time during the week since Scott worked full time and she attended school and was also a waitress part-time. “They say it gets worse before it gets better. But we’re gonna help you in the mean time. Okay?”
                  “I know, I appreciate everything but I’m not sure this is the right thing.” I tipped my bottle further, letting the beer hit my empty stomach.
                  “Give it some time. I’ve got your back.”
                  I heard Davien’s amazing voice as he spoke into the mic “How’s everyone doin' tonight?” The crowd whistled and clapped. His voice sent emotions through my body. For one night he felt like he