Chapter 10 - Girls night out

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Today is going to be my last day at Music Time, atleast for a little while anyway.  It's a little bit sad  in a way, although it's not like i won't be back, but I am gonna miss this place as I spend so much time here.  Tonight Alicia has arranged for us girls to have drinks after work before we meet up with the rest of the crew.  Jess said she will close the store so Alicia and I can head down early and Jarrod's girlfriend Nikki is also going to join us, so I'm looking forward to catching up.

Jarrod said he will be down later to join us and he's invited some of the staff from Music Box so he can introduce me as I've not had the chance to meet everyone properly yet.  Rachel started working with us a few months back and I talk to her alot over the phone, so I feel like I already know her.  She's an old friend of Alicia's as they studied at the same music school and she's just lovely, so I'm really looking forward to meeting her in person.

I've only met Greg once, so I don't know him very well, but from what Rachel tells me he's a very similar to Miles and alot of fun.  Greg and Rachel have also known each other a long time and like Rachel he is also a successful artist.  Because they are so busy running their side of things and I'm usually in the back office I don't always get the chance to see everyone.  I guess you could say I hide myself away, but I like it that way sometimes.  I have my own space where I can play some beats and work on my tracks for gigs.  Sometimes I'm out front serving customers but the last few months I've been focussing on setting up the filing and administration systems, so it's kept me busy out the back.  I'm lucky to be working with such amazing people who inspire me and they have now motivated me to try and do something more with my singing.

The day goes quickly as 3pm rolls around and Jess says "go take an early mark I'll close up and meet you down there"

"thankyou, you're such a gem" I reply

"you've more than earn't it, you work longer hours that anyone here, now scoot!" as she practically tries to shove me out the door.

"okay, okay, I'm going Jess!" I hiss at her

"Hey Alicia let's roll!" I shout, as I grab her hand and we both practically sprint out the door.

"Let's not drink too much too quickly, I'd like to remember tonight", I say to Alicia.   She smirks at me as I poke her in the ribs and we jump in her car.

"Where's the fun in that" she quips as she starts the car, "Besides you might need it for courage"

"Um, why?" I say, raising an eyebrow at her

"Well if I overheard correctly last week, Jarrod was talking to Rachel and telling her that he's going to have Shayne working for him"  Alicia says with a big smirk across her face.

I sit there completely gobsmacked and all I can say to her is "what?" as my mind starts to race.

Oh my god, is she serious?  Geez, I really hope so. 

Alicia starts to laugh as she knows how I feel about Shayne, she was the first person I told after I came back from the tour about him.  She then continues to tell me that Jarrod has hired Shayne to help Rachel and Greg.  They can't keep up with the demand for singing lessons and he will be based most of the time at the Edgecliffe store.

Oh Yes! There is a god!

My excitement quickly turns to a disappointment as she tells me that he's currently away at the moment and might be starting next week or possibly the week after.

Gah! I don't wanna wait that long 

I get out of her car and wave as she yells out the window "you have an hour so be ready and I'll be over in a taxi" and drives off.

I'm ready in plenty of time and decide on a pretty multicoloured print dress with pockets.  I hate carrying a bag so most of my dreses have pockets.  I hear the taxi's horn so I race out the front and lock my front door.  From the looks of it, Alicia's already started drinking as she's already hanging out the back window of the taxi and giggling at me.  I jump in beside her and we make our way over to Club Vixen.  

I really love this club as it's where Jarrod got me my first break as a DJ.   There are a couple of music lounges that you can roam between over the 3 levels of the club, they all play different music so it's nice to roam around and find one that has the atmosphere to suit your mood.  It's such a cool place and it's not like any club I've ever seen.

One of my favourite places within Club Vixen is the piano lounge on the top floor.  It's quite a small lounge with a bar along the far wall with a huge piano in the middle where they usually have a pretty girl dancing on top of it.  I know this bar is also a favourite of Miles and I can see why as it has a real Jazz and Blues feel to it.  Miles and I have done a couple of dance classes together, so on occassion we will head up there to practice our moves for class....or in Miles' case, show off.

When I DJ I'm usually in the main 'lava' lounge on the ground floor and I like it because it's usually the busiest part of the club as its the place to be seen and where most of the action is happening.  I usually do a gig once a month but tonight I'm here to enjoy the atmosphere and I'm looking forward to relaxing with my friends.

On entering Club Vixen you walk down the long wide tiled hallway that opens out into a large area, the DJ booth is on the left hand side of the room and directly in front of you as you enter is the dancefloor to the 'lava' lounge.  On the right hand side of the room just as you enter from the hallway there is a bar and in the far right corner there is a seated lounge area with several pool tables.

All of the girls have arrived early and having a great time with a cocktail in hand whilst dancing around.  Jarrod, Ben and Greg arrive about an hour later to join us and the introductions begin.  I start to wonder where Miles is because it's unlike him to be late, so I send him a text message.

"Put that thing away" Rachel says as she grabs my hand and drags me onto the dancefloor

"I was just wondering where Miles got to" I yell over the music at her.

"He will be here, he said something to me earlier about having to pick up a mate from the airport" she replies, as I shove my phone in the pocket of my dress.

Tonight was originally supposed to be our girls night out as Alicia and Rachel had originally arranged it, but then it turned into work drinks which also turned into a celebration for me all at the same time.  I know Miles will be there nxt week but I'm starting to feel a little nervous about starting at the new store, especially after what Alicia told me about Shayne.  I try put it to the back of my mind as I drain the last of my drink.

"I'm heading to the bar" I mouth to Rachel, as she nods in return whilst she's mesmerized and swaying her hips in time to the music.

As I head over I notice the place has become quite busy and the bar is packed as it's lined with people wanting to buy drinks.  I have second thoughts as I turn around to go back to where Rachel is on the dancfloor, but as I turn I accidentally bump into someone.

As I allow my eyes to wander and take in his body, I notice he has an athletic physique through his t-shirt.  I slowly look up to meet his eyes and my heart almost stops.

Oh my god...It's him!

Shayne.....

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