Might as Well Face it, You're Addicted to Love (Joe Perry/Nikki Sixx)

Chapter 6: Down on Sunset Part 2

We do get stopped on our way in by fans, surprised at seeing Nikki and I out together and I hear whispers about how striking we look together. So, we wind up signing some autographs, but once inside amazingly we're not bothered and I can't help but take everything in as Nikki and I are sitting at a table, across from one another.

"So, this is the famous Rainbow Bar & Grill huh? I like it and since I am new here, what would you recommend Nikki?" I ask and I note the smirk that is playing about his lips and THOSE eyes.... those eyes, that ever-present tinge of fear and my mind goes back to those hidden bruises....

"This place is legendary, and I'm glad THE Joe Perry likes it." Nikki says breaking out of the dark path my thoughts were once again beginning to wander to. "Food wise.... They make the best burgers and onion rings, can't go wrong. And nothing goes better with it then ice-cold beers typically, Buuuut...I don't wanna get shit faced yet, I wanna do this properly showing you around Sunset...so the next best thing would be a milk shake, you will thank me later."

A waitress comes and I get the same thing Nikki does/recommended and we chat while we wait for our food and we each got a root beer, and no actual booze in it just to clarify.

"I've gotta say I am really enjoying myself...for the first time in well a long time. I just really needed tonight, so thank you."

I was that much honest with him, and I really DID need that night, but it also scared me for so many reasons......

Nikki frowns in deep in thought looking down before looking back at me, small smile on his face and the hurt more prominent in his eyes as he at last replies with, "You're not the only one...." He shakes his head. "So.... your lead singer seems to hate my guts..." Nikki suddenly says, and I freeze. I shouldn't be a coward and tell Nikki that Steven doesn't hate him, he's jealous......but would Nikki listen to me, or would I make things worse?

"Steven is just being Steven, just ignore it." I managed to get out. "he's that way with a lot of people."

"What a dick." Nikki mutters and immediately changes the subject. "The album coming along, ok?"

"We're making progress, but eh too much fuckin' pressure man.... i know we got a lot riding on it and of course, I don't wanna let anyone down." The irony, the absolute and painful irony of my words....

"It's a miracle we manage to get anything done for ours...." Nikki goes to say something, and we've been talking longer than I realize as our food arrives along with the milk shakes and the subject we were discussing is dropped and we dig in, nothing more being said and I can't help but groan at how good the food is, Nikki was right...he was right.

"Damn Nikki, you weren't kidding!" I manage in between bites.

Nikki laughs lightly very much amused, "See? Told ya."

"So where do you wanna show me next?"

"Drinks are a given, but I know a place here on Sunset...cheap but decent beer AND you can shoot pool."

I raise a brow, "Dive bar?"

"Well, you CAN take a dive, but I wouldn't recommend it." Nikki teases, "Sides do you know how to play pool at your age?"

I can feel a huge evil smirk forming and Nikki gulps and blushes though he tries to hide it when I say, "It's not the mileage Sixx that's the problem. I have more experience handling my stick.... pool stick than you do." I was flirting with him, BIG TIME and I didn't even fully realize, with Nikki I didn't have to try and in time I'd come to see it was natural for me, that it came naturally as it never had before, for my husband as well. And yes, as you can gather or imagine we loved and still do to get each other hot and bothered.

Nikki sputters and tries and fails to glare before he says, "You are SO evil and coming from me that's SOMETHING." We continue in this vein for a bit and time passes by in a blur, hours that rush by and yet last forever. Everything bad fades away for a time until we pay, Nikki and I arguing about who should pay and what....and in the end I win by paying for it all. Nikki 'pouts' as it were and next thing, I know is he and I are standing by his Harley, the night breeze blowing our tousled locks about. I didn't know it then, among several things that this night Nikki DIDN'T shoot up, or at least sneak off to shoot up and in fact, I was blind to the fact that he actually did Heroin a little bit less hanging out with me...and I wish to god I had've seen and opened up sooner....because when the shit hits the fan, it will come back to haunt me.

"So, is there any chance that I could take the reigns here?" I ask.

Nikki huffs, "What part of I'm the one giving you an LA style education aren't you getting here?"

"Please?"

Nikki sighs, "It's my baby...but.... I'll show you where to go."

"Deal." Nikki reluctantly hands me the keys, I get on first...him hopping on behind me and damn it all, what THAT'S doing to me...Nikki gives me directions and we're off, and I swear he squeaks at the speed from surprise and something else that sounds suspiciously like a moan and I manage to find the pool place he spoke of, pull in and park and I note that he still has his eyes closed as I dismount before they open, confusion...shock...and hmm, is that lust? "—Holy Shit, since when can you drive like that?" I toss Nikki's keys at him and smirk.

"Remember that thing about mileage? I ride...very freeing."

"No kidding." He mutters before saying more clearly, "So you ready to show me your 'legendary' stick skills?" Yep, a slight blush there.

I smirk widely, "Be careful what you wish for Nikki."

The sexual tension was killing me that night and that led to some hot and heavy 'alone' time...I digress though. I would come to find out that those bruises that I noticed around Nikki's neck, they were from Doc and believe me you in time...I would make him PAY for that, I wasn't kiddin' when I said earlier, I nearly put that fucker in the hospital for every hurt, every moment of pain he inflicted on Nikki.

This night, and again.... Looking back this was unbeknownst to Nikki and I where we began to fall in love, and I ruined it for a time and then some. I Didn't know how until I lost him for a time to express that, to know what it felt like...and in time I would as I say come to see.

As you know where you Next find Nikki and I, is.... shooting pool, drinking beer, and playing tunes on the jukebox.

A/N: Tensions, foreshadowing and more. Part 3 picks up where this leaves off pretty much and then things will really begin to heat up, we shall see what happens.