Wow!
That's all I kept thinking and making sure it doesn't accidentally slip out of my mouth.
"Hello I'm Dominic."
He held out his hand. I reached out shaking it.
"Sweaty."
He smiles. "Oh sorry about that."
I did not just say that out loud. Damn I'm an idiot.
"I'm October."
"October? Seriously?"
"Yeah my parents liked Autumn but they thought that was too common so I'm October."
"Interesting. So did you enjoy the show?"
"Yeah you guys were awesome. Um stupid question but why am I here?"
"I noticed you in the audience."
"Ok I'm not a groupie if that what you're thinking. Those skanks were behind me."
"I didn't want a skank. I wanted you."
"I'm not fucking you in a dressing room."
He starts laughing.
"No ,no, no that's not why I wanted you. Don't get me wrong you're very beautiful but if I wanted to get laid trust me one of those skanks would be in here on her knees in front of me right now."
"Ok so why am I here?"
"You seemed sad.
" "What?"
"I kept looking at you. I'm not sure why but my eyes kept catching yours. Might I add you have very beautiful brown eyes."
"Thanks. You have very beautiful blue eyes. Icy blue."
He smiles. Damn that smile!
"Thank you."
He walks up to me sitting on the couch. He pats the spot next to him. So of course I sat down.
"So why were you so sad?"
"You actually want to know?"
"Yeah I do.
You seemed very excited then when we played are third song you got sad.
You laid your head on your friend. Then I noticed tears coming from your eyes."
I sigh deeply.
"Wednesday was my birthday."
"Oh Happy birthday. Let me guess 21?"
"22 actually."
"I was close."
"Well my friend's threw me a party. One of them was the blonde I was with. Lynn we've been friends since 3rd grade.
But anyways my then boyfriend gave me tickets to your show."
"And seeing as you were here with Lynn he's an ex-boyfriend?"
"Yeah. He actually had the nerve to show up here tonight."
"Was that the guy you kept looking at a couple seats down?"
"Wow you're very observant. But yeah that's him."
"So what happened?"
"That brunette he was cuddling and kissing on was mine and Lynn's other best friend but on my birthday I caught them fucking.
In our apartment in our bed!
He had the nerve to say it's not what it looks like. Like seriously?"
"What a dick head."
"His excuse was because I wasn't sleeping with him. Sorry if I wasn't ready."
I bit my lip and I looked at Dominic. He had one eye brow raised.
"Are you a virgin?"
I know I'm beet red.
"By choice. Kind of."
"Kind of?"
"Ok my parents are crazy religious. I couldn't date. I couldn't even have friends that were boys.
When I was 17 I took my GED passed it then got emancipated.
I've never found anyone that sparks my interest. You know where you just know."
"Wow really? And I get what you mean about the spark. It's hard to find."
"Yup. I had a job as a waitress but I wanted to do something more fun.
I went to the college and found out they have bartending classes. So I studied to be a bartender.
When I was 19 I heard of this thing called flair bartending. Have you heard of it?"
"Yeah that's where the bartender does tricks and shit right?"
"Yeah so I started taking classes. Only girl. So when I turned 21 I went to audition for a bar.
I showed of my flair abilities so the owner of the bar also owns a night club. Scarlett Widow."
"Oh yeah I know that place. It gets crazy in there."
"Well I'm the star bartender. My boss is a douche though."
"Why's that?"
"He's slept with every female employee he has. Except for me.
When I was dating Travis he backed off some but now that I'm single again. He's turned up his flirting.
Don't get me wrong he's good looking and all but not my spark."
"Why do you put up with him? I'm sure there's other clubs that would hire you."
"Scarlett Widow is the busiest night club in LA I can make anywhere from $500-$1000 a night.
Plus I make $20 an hour. Every time a club owner comes in offering me a job Jeff gives me a raise. He knows how much money I make him."
"Well a hot, intelligent, easy to talk to chick that can make a drink while tossing a bottle he'd be stupid to let you go."
I blush.
"Show me?"
"What?"
He points to the bar.
"Ah, what would you like?"
"Surprise me beautiful."
I go behind the bar grab a few bottles. I toss them up catching one in front and the other behind my back. I pour his drink.
"Here you go Mr. Kinkaid a martini."
"That was impressive. Thank you."
He takes a drink.
"Very nice."
I laugh.
"I'm hungry. You wanna go grab a bite?"
"Me?"
"I don't see any other beautiful bartender in here."
"Sure of course."
I look at my phone and notice Lynn's been blowing up my phone.
I walk out with Dominic to a back door. We walk over to a black Lotus.
"Damn nice car."
"Thanks."
He opens my door and I get inside. I reach over and unlock his door for him. He opens the door and sits inside.
"Wow."
"What?"
"I've never had a girl do that before."
"Seriously? It's common courtesy."
He shifts gears and his fingers touch my leg. I could only imagine how that would feel if I wasn't wearing pants.
"Sorry about that."
I swallow hard.
"It's cool. Um you're not wearing a shirt."
"You just noticed?"
He laughs.
"Well no but we won't be able to go inside anywhere."
"I know. I'm going through a drive thru then driving to my house. Is that ok with you?"
"Um yeah."
My heart is beating ridiculously fast.
"Good."
We pull up into a drive thru.
"What would you like?"
"Whatever you're getting is fine but no onions."
We give our order and within minutes we're driving to his house.
"I didn't know you lived in LA?"
"Yeah I just moved here like 3 months ago."
We pull up to a huge gate. Dominic puts a number into the key pad and the gate opens up. He drives up a long driveway with trees surrounding it.
"Wow this is beautiful."
"Yeah I kinda wanted my house hidden. Keep out crazy fans and paparazzi."
"I don't blame you."
He pulls his car up into the car port in front of the house. He comes around opening my door.
We walk inside his house and it's beautiful. There's a big crystal chandelier hanging in the doorway.
"Follow me."
He takes my hand and my heart starts beating faster again.
We go into the living room and sit on the big wrap around couch.
"Wow this is amazing!"
"Thanks. Some shit is a little bit to fancy for a rockstar though."
I laugh.
He hands me my food and my drink.
"Thank you Dominic."
"You're welcome October. I really love your name. It's so unusual.
Hard to believe those religious parents named you that."
I get quiet and look away.
"You ok?"
"Yeah I'm just."
My voice breaks. He scoots closer to me putting his arm around my shoulders.
"My parent's actually hated my name. And wanted to change it but I wouldn't let them."
"If they hated it why did they name you that?"
"The people I keep calling my parents are my adopted parents. My birth parents left me at an orphanage when I was 5."
"What? Are you serious?"
"Yeah. They told me we were going there to adopt a baby brother for me.
While they got the baby brother but left me there."
I started crying.
I felt Dominic wrapping his arms around me. Rubbing my back.
"I'm sorry I feel really stupid and embarrassed telling you this."
"Don't I'm glad you told me all this. I'm actually a nice guy despite what those assholes say in all those tabloids."
"Well there is something about you. I trust you."
He smiles.
"I'm glad you do. See now it's a good thing I'm not wearing a shirt."
I laugh.
"Sorry I asked you about your name."
"It's ok. The only other person that knows that is Lynn."
"Not Elizabeth?"
"There's something about Lynn that I trusted more in her then Elizabeth. Now I see why. She's a boyfriend fucker."
"You're different. In a good way."
"Thanks."
We start eating. He turns on the TV and finds a movie.
Dominic's POV.
I spotted this girl in the front row the second I got on stage.
I couldn't help it but my eyes kept wondering to her face.
She is beautiful but from talking to her she's different but in a very good way.
In the car when my finger tips touched her leg. I wish it was bare. I felt a spark like what she was talking about.
I don't want to fuck this girl and use her like I do countless groupies.
This girl is different so different.
"So I have a question."
"What's up?"
"How many girls have you brought back here?"
"Honestly?"
"Preferably yeah."
"None."
"Yeah right!"
"No I'm serious. Yeah I've banged a lot of chicks. But none here. Usually in the dressing room. A hotel, back of a limo. I had one chick blow me in an ally."
"I'm assuming you use condoms?"
"Hell yeah I do! I don't need no groupie giving me herpes or telling me I'm there babies daddy."
I start laughing.
"Aw you don't want to be a daddy?"
Holy shit the way she said that made my cock twitch. I clear my throat.
"You ok? Did I say something wrong?"
"Wrong? No nothing wrong with what you just said.
I just noticed it's pretty late. Did you just want to stay here with me tonight?"