The Stepbrother's Girl

Chapter 21:: Waterfalls of Wonder

::Blake's POV::

I wake up my eyes puffy red from crying myself to sleep. My head pounding from a migraine. I lay there and groan. I always do it to myself. I have to learn to stop causing myself pain, but every decision I make is wrong somehow.

I muscle the strength to pull myself out the bed and to the kitchen. I cook myself eggs and toast as I take some meds for my migraine. I need something to take my mind off of Aria. I can't go back to the house like this not right now... not after what I did. It would be too much for her.

After I eat I decide I need to shower. The warm water falling over my face gives me a small escape from the hell I reside in. I need to go get a few things from town since I'll be here the couple weeks we planned to be spending here... I get dressed as I brush my teeth and hair and get my keys.

I ride off towards town as I turn on the radio attempting to escape the pain I feel. Music plays but I can't even listen to it because all I can hear is Aria singing Bring Me The Horizon and it kills me she isn't sitting next to me.

I pull into the market as I get a few foods to eat I come across an ad on a bulletin board for a two day job that's securing baby sea turtles returning to the sea and it's volunteer work. I rip off the number from the ad as I go to pay for my things. I sure hope I didn't break my phone.

I load up my things as I start to think about Catalina and how she doesn't have anyone to help her take out trash. Maybe I should go help her, she did give me five free drinks...
I find myself driving towards her bar as I glance at the number on the piece of paper, maybe I should do this. Maybe it will help me get my mind off of Aria.
I see her cantina in the distance as I notice it's more busy than it was yesterday.

I pull up and park in the back, and get out as I make my way towards the bar. I'm back? What the hell. I sit at the bar stool as I see she hasn't noticed me just yet. She has at least a dozen other customers and it's a rather smaller bar with only 10 seats. Most people are standing or sitting at benches. There's a group of men sitting at the bar drinking and swearing heavily and talking loudly.

An itch in my neck already begins from them. She walks over to me and right as she notices who I am her whole mood shifts. She begins to smirk instead of a big smile and she scoffs at me, "Already back? I thought that Gin would have you on your ass til Wednesday."
I smirk back, "You don't know me."
"I guess we'll just have to change that." She says as she pours me a rum and coke with a shot of gin.
"Where's my refill sweet cheeks?" One of the men say as his group begins to laugh and cat call. My hands ball into a fist and my jaw clenches. I take my shot as I down it with the rum and coke. They're beginning to piss me off, and I'm beginning to lose my patience.

Catalina goes to pour the geyser his drink as his buddy goes, "I heard of this bar in Rio that all the waitresses serve naked. Bare ass." He says as his friends crack up and make more noises and jokes. I slam my hand on the counter causing everyone to stop what they're doing, including Catalina.
"She's not a waitress, she's the owner show some respect to a woman you jackass." I stare at him as he looks afraid but then gets a sense of security from his dumb friends.

"What'd you say, pretty boy?" The main dick head says as he laughs.
"I said you should learn some manners. That's all." I say as I down the rest of my rum and coke. I pop my neck and my fist anticipating a fight. I'm sure one if not all of these assholes are drunk off their asses, they're ready for a brawl I'll give it to them.
"She just needs to be in her place, serving like a little bitch should. Pour daddy off now." He says as he picks his glass up and motions it towards Catalina.
I see red, and I can't stop myself once that happens.

I stand up and grab his glass and throw it on the floor causing Catalina to gasp. I now knowing that I broke her glass out of rage, I'm so stupid. He gets up and right as he's face to face with me he throws a punch, and misses. I return a punch and hit him right in the nose. He grabs me and throws me back against the bar causing me to hit my back hard.
Here we go. I jab him in the back with my elbow causing him to lose balance a little. He then left hooks me in the cheek and I couldn't dodge because his weight has me pinned against the counter. I have to knock him down.