The bar was fairly full but as they walked in the bartender looked over.
“ Aaron, how you doin’?” she shouted over the top of everyone else in the room. “Oh Vinnie hey. I didn’t expect to see you to together” he mentioned sounding surprised.
Vinnie turned round to find somewhere to sit. As she did Aaron gestured chopping the bartenders head off to him. Vinnie found a seat and went to sit in it. Aaron went and sat opposite her. She knew she liked him.
“ Your really beautiful” Aaron mentioned
“ Ta but your lying I’m gross”
“ No, no you really are and I love your hair”
“ It took me ages but this god damn rain has probably ruined it though”
“ Nah it looks lush”
Vinnie was flattered but didn’t think he was right. She could feel her hair going curlier and frizzier by the second.
Ten minutes later and they’d both finished their drinks and found out a bit more about each other. A big group of women had come in but neither of them had paid the group much attention to them. Vinnie suggested she went and bought the next lot of drinks. As she did Aaron looked around the dark smoky bar only to see the one thing that he really didn’t want to.
“ Um no I don’t think that’s a good idea”
“ Why we’ve both finished, you’re not a lightweight are you?
“ Uh no but you know”
“ No I really don’t but hey if that’s what you want” said vinnie reluctantly
Vinnie sat back down. She didn’t want to know what was wrong with him but she couldn’t even get drinks what was up with that? She noticed he kept glancing over at the group of girls so she looked over to see who it was. She knew them, the girls from work.
Aaron was watching vinnie analysing the group of girls. He just hopped she didn’t know them and that none of them noticed him. He was dead if they did.
Vinnie stood up,
“ Where are you off?” asked Aaron
“ To the loo” Vinnie was getting annoyed now and this was reflected in her voice
“ Why?”
She was getting worried Aaron was being weird. What did he know that she didn’t?
Aaron knew what he’d just said sounded stupid. She was going to the toilet for God’s sake. He shouldn’t be like this. She was getting suspicious. He knew that. Why was he so worried? They didn’t know each other and no one had noticed him.
“ What’s wrong with you? I’m only going to the loo, it’s not like I’m gunna run off with the bartender and leave you. Is it?”
Vinnie walked off. Aaron was watching her like a hawk. He noticed Jess had gone. Where was she? What if she was in the toilet too? What if they talked to each other and she found out? No he was being stupid. He was, wasn’t he?
Jess was fuming. She didn’t believe what was happening. Vinnie was the new girl at work. Pretty thing. Black hair, pale skin and green eyes. She had a good fashion sense and always wore nice expensive clothes. The sort Aaron would be attracted to, she knew that. She just didn’t expect he’d be quite that attracted. She Walked out of the toilet and up to Aaron. She was determined not to shout or cry but it was going to be hard.
“ Hey babe” She tried to stay calm “ on your own not like you”
“Just came in for a quick drink, I’m off to meet the boys in a minute”
Jess wanted to explode. How could he lie to her like that? She was his girlfriend. Aaron stood up.
“ So your not with Vinnie then?”
“ Who’s vinnie?” s
Jess slapped him “ your date for this evening”
“Date? I…I don’t know um. What you’re on about”
“ I can not believe you. You cheat, you lye and I bet this isn’t the first time you’ve done this either.”
Vinnie walked over to the table. She apologised to jess and glared at Aaron.
“ I’m sorry girls, I really am”
“ Oh I don’t think you are” Jess was screaming and the whole bar was screaming. She was crying her eyes out. What had she done to deserve this? Why was he doing this to her? She had never done anything to him. It wasn’t Vinnies fault. She wasn’t to know.
“ I think you know what’s coming your way aaz” Said Vinnie disapprovingly
“ We’re through” Said Jess after she’d calmed down a bit.
“ People are going to look at you in the street and think, that’s the guy who cheated on his girlfriend and she found out being left like a loner”
“ Jess you mean the world to me” He was nearly in tears
“ Well you’ve got a funny way of showing it. I’ve had enough of you.” She walked off some of the girls followed her.
Vinnie looked at Aaron and gave him a look as to say too bad. She weaved her way through the people and out to the door. Everyone was going to hate her now. They’d been going out for 3 years she heard someone say. She’d ruined it again. Why did she do that? Every guy she’d met seemed to be married or have a girlfriend. It wasn’t fair but life goes on. She stepped out of the door into the rain. There was no one around. All the pubs and bars she walked past were full of people escaping the rain laughing and singing, having a good time. She hailed a taxi and got in.