Memory Loss

Chapter 6

"I feel sooo happy!" Lydia grinned at Gary as she swung her arms around his neck. Gary grinned back at her, laughing at the drunken state she was in. The boys and Lydia had all gone out to celebrate the boys getting their first top ten hit. Lydia felt proud, proud of them all. Her boys had done well.

"Well at least now we don't have to perform at schools anymore." Jason shrugged, always looking on the brightside.

"Yeah thank god, they were a pain in the arse. You know one of the head teachers actually winked at me on stage once, and it was a bloke!" Robbie exclaimed, feeling almost violated as he shivered in disgust. They laughed at the disgusted look on his face.

"I won't have to get jealous of all those schoolgirls anymore then, just the gay men and over eighteens I have to watch out for." Lydia pecked Gary on the lips as he held onto her waist.

"Who's Mark on the phone with?" Howard asked to no one in particular. They all looked over at a smiling Mark, who was currently talking to someone on the pubs pay phone.

"Oh, that would be that girl, Julie. Aw look he's grinning, he hasn't looked that happy in ages." Lydia smiled as she looked over at the guy she thought of as a brother, as she stood still with her arms clasped round Gary's neck. He had to pull back from her slightly as they stood so close to each other, he kept getting her hair in his face.

"He looks proper smitten, the lad does." Gary smiled and winked at Mark as he looked back at them all watching him. He smiled, rolled his eyes and shook his head, turning away from them once again. "Anyway I should be getting you home." Gary said turning back to Lydia, he smiled at her yet she however pouted.

"Oh I don't want to go home yet, please can we stay for another drink?" She pulled her hands away from his neck and held them together in a prayer; she pouted and waited for him to grant her wish, as if he was some sort of god. Gary smiled back at her; he missed the feeling of having her arms wrapped around his neck.

He missed feeling her fingers threading their way through his hair, her finger tips massaging his scalp. Lydia had been drinking for most of the evening; she was tipsy and was on her way to getting drunk, Gary didn't really want that. He wanted to enjoy the rest of the evening with her, not for her to pass out from drinking so much.

"Babe you've already had loads to drink. Come on let's just go home." She pouted still, not moving as he tried to pull her arm to follow him.

"Ah Gaz, go on let her have another drink. We're all having one." Robbie and Lydia grinned at each other as Gary rolled his eyes and shook his head.

"Ok fine, but just one." Gary held up his finger to Lydia to emphasize his point. She smiled and nodded, leaning forward and quickly pecking his lips. She left him and made her way to the bar, joining Howard in ordering their drinks. Gary watched her walk away, but when he turned back to Robbie and Jason, he found them both grinning at him. "What?"

"She's got you wrapped round her little finger." Robbie laughed and Gary frowned as he stuck his middle finger up at his mate.