Chapter 37
“Ouch” I said as I clutched the sides of my throbbing head “how much
did we drink last night?”
“Urgh” groaned AJ, still semi-conscious, his head lolling all over the
place.
I got up and stretched, then stepped over the carnage and made my way
into the kitchen for a glass of water and some headache pills. This
place was going to take some cleaning and I needed to not be feeling
like death in order to tackle it.
I dragged myself up the stairs, leaving AJ where he was, and walked
into my bedroom, half expecting to see someone crashed out on my bed.
But to my relief, the room was empty. Everyone must have gone home at
some point in the night. I was just about to go into the bathroom for a
nice refreshing shower, when Izzy stepped out of my spare bedroom, her
hair all tousled and bed-messed, and she was wearing what looked like a
man’s shirt. Nick? Now I remembered! She’d been dead set from the
beginning in hooking up with Lucas but then at some point I’d caught her
all over Nick in the kitchen.
“Erm, morning Steph” she said a little awkwardly, casting her eyes
down to her feet.
“Spill” I said, wanting to know who exactly was in my house, in my
spare bedroom with her.
“Oh god Steph, shhh, come downstairs and I’ll tell you” she whispered,
not wanting to disturb whoever was sleeping in that room.
“So, who’ve you got up there then? Lucas or Nick?” I asked as we
waited for the kettle to boil.
She chewed on her bottom lip a little nervously “Neither. It’s
someone else. Rob, that surfer guy”
“But…what happened to Nick, last I saw you were all over him in the
kitchen?” I queried
“Urgh, don’t remind me” she shuddered “but all we did was kiss,
nothing more. It just didn’t feel right”
“OK, then what happened with Lucas?” I asked
“Nothing but a bit of harmless flirting. He’s married and off limits
remember?” she sighed
“Knock you back did he?” I teased
“Yeah” she admitted “although he was very nice about it”
“So, how come you ended up with Rob?” I asked
“We just got talking, y’know, and clicked. Then one thing led to
another and we ended up in bed. He was just what I needed!” she grinned
“That good was he?” I asked
“Oh yes, he really was fantastic” she replied and we both laughed
We were interrupted by AJ stumbling into the kitchen, looking a little
worse for wear.
“Morning” he said, his voice rough “any more coffee going?”
“Here you go” I said and held out a mug of strong coffee for him which
he gratefully accepted.
“Thanks babe” he replied and disappeared back into the living room, no
doubt to slump down onto the comfy sofa in peace.
“I must say Steph, you two are good together and who would’ve known
you had it in you to perform that lap dance!” she teased
“Oh god” I groaned “please don’t ever mention that again. The vodka
made me do it”
“Nothing to do with the fact that you’re hot for AJ?” she enquired
“Hmm, maybe a little bit” I giggled, knowing full well what that man
did to me.
Izzy went back upstairs to get rid of Rob the surfer (in a polite
way), whilst I took a shower. By the time I was dressed, Rob had gone
and Izzy and AJ were in the kitchen making breakfast, well Izzy was the
one who was making the breakfast.
“Can’t face all this cleaning on an empty stomach” Izzy said as she
made bacon sandwiches for the three of us.
“I can’t face it until I’ve had at least three cigarettes, a shower
and another coffee” AJ said and stepped outside to light up.
After we’d eaten we got to work on putting the house right, AJ joining
us when he’d showered and dressed in the checked shirt he took off last
night and the same jeans (although he did tell me he’d gone commando
rather than resort to wearing my underwear or his underwear from the day
before). Tidying up wasn’t that bad really, just a matter of picking
up the empties, clearing the leftover food into the bin and loading the
dishwasher. A quick whiz around with the hoover and my house was back
to its pre-party state.
“You really didn’t have to stay and help you know” I said to AJ when
we’d finished and were sitting outside with a nice cold drink.
“What kind of guy would that make me if I left it all to you?” he said
and pulled me onto his lap and wrapped his arms around me.
“Well I happen to like the guy you are” I smiled at him
“Hmm, that’s good to know because I happen to like you too” he grinned
and kissed me “in fact, I more than like” kiss “I love you baby”.
“I love you too Alex” I said and turned so that I was straddling his
thighs and kissed him deeply.
“Erm excuse me guys, I’m right here remember!” Izzy reminded us “you
might wanna take that somewhere more private, like the bedroom”
We stopped kissing and I leaned my forehead against his “you make me
forget that we’re not alone”
AJ left shortly after, saying he’d let us have some girl time as he
knew how much I’d missed having my friends nearby. But he promised to
call later that night.
So that left Izzy and I with a night to ourselves, but after the
previous night’s party, we weren’t really up for having a late night, so
instead we had a couple of drinks out on the patio and enjoyed a nice
chilled evening.
“What’s it like being with someone famous Steph? Do you get hassled
by paps and fans?” Izzy asked curiously as she twirled her wine glass in
her fingers.
“I don’t even think about him as someone famous, to me he’s just AJ.
As for the paps, yeah I’m pretty sure we’ve been photographed a couple
of times but I’ve never seen any photos anywhere” I replied
“But do you look? Do you read the magazines over here? Do you go on
the websites?” she asked
“To be honest, I don’t. Why, do you think I should?” I asked,
although I would rather stay in ignorant bliss.
“We could have a look, just for fun” she said and got up and went to
fetch my laptop from in the living room.
I wasn’t sure that I wanted to look. I was happy with the way things
were and didn’t want to see any negative side to being with someone who
was famous. I loved AJ for who he was, not for his fame or money. I
had plenty of money of my own.
“OK, let’s google him” she said once she’d opened up internet
explorer.
“Iz…I really don’t feel right doing this” I protested
“Aw come on, let’s just have a quick look to see if you’re on there”
she pleaded
“OK, but I’m not going on any of those fan sites! Remember when we
used to go on that Take That one? Remember the things we used to post
about Jason Orange and Gary Barlow?” I started
“How could I forget! Didn’t you post in the picture thread of one
site that you wanted to shag Jason?” she laughed
“Oh god yeah! Although I’m sure if I really had, he would’ve been a
let down, the guy was a complete and utter prick in real life” I laughed
We laughed as we remembered the nonsense we used to post on there. It
was all just harmless fun, we never posted anything bitchy. But we’d
seen the bitchy side to fan sites. The way some fans slagged off
celebrities’ wives and girlfriends out of sheer jealousy. Some of those
fans were totally delusional and thought that if the guy they were
lusting over was single, then it meant they had a chance with them.
Completely bonkers!
“Here we go, here’s a picture of the two of you at a funfair” Izzy
said “aw, look at you two, so cute together”
“Let me see” I said and leaned over to look. I didn’t mind seeing
things like that as AJ had warned me that being with him would attract a
certain amount of attention at times, particularly when they were
promoting a CD or tour.
“Here’s another one and surprise surprise, he’s got his tongue down
your throat” she tutted “ooo and there’s comments too”
“Well, I’m not sure I want to read or see those Iz” I said because I
knew what they’d say.
“No, better not” she agreed and muttered ‘bitches’ under her breath.
“That bad?” I muttered
“Not all of it” she assured me
“Let’s switch it off, or look at something else. I don’t want to know
what those crazies think of me and AJ. I love him and he loves me,
that’s all that matters” I concluded
“Too right” she agreed and closed down that page and decided instead
to ogle pictures of Jake Gyllenhaal in his Prince of Persia costume.
“That’s better” I said and we both giggled as we chatted into the
early hours. So much for an earlier night!
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