The Rockstar and The Graduate//L.A. Guns •Kelly Nickels•

For Her

I was sitting there at the bar pretty fucking shit faced when I felt someone sit next me.

***

The guys wanted to go to the whiskey tonight. I didn't plan on drinking. Not after the shit I did the other night to Laurie.

I went anyway, I needed a distraction from my place. All I see is Laurie there and us arguing.

The guys and I got a table and they ordered their drinks. I just wanted a water. It was crazy that I was actually being sober right now, but I felt shitty and I knew I'd feel even shittier if I was drunk.

The tail end of Mony Mony by Billy Idol was playing when the drinks arrived. The song went from that to No One Like You by Scorpions.

And that's when I saw her. I had to do a double take to make sure I wasn't seeing things.

She was at the bar, and it wasn't hard to tell that she was one hundred percent shit faced.

"Kelly, man did you hear a word I said?" Phil questioned me as I kept staring at her. I
Looked at him and then back to her. "Yeah, just give me a minute." I said as I stood up and walked over to where she was.

I looked at her and then sat down in the barstool to her right. She was drinking a beer and turned her head towards me and squinted.

"You look really familiar." Is all said before she took another swig.

This was fucking killing me.

***

The guy who sat next to me looked really familiar. At first look it was hard to place his face, given the fact I was shit faced off of the earth. I took another drink of beer and glanced at him.

He was fidgeting with a Zippo lighter. Then drunk realization hit in and for a split second I could of sworn I was sober, but I was not.

It was fucking Kelly.

I sighed. "I'm going." I told him as I grabbed my keys off of the bar and stood up, almost falling drunkenly on my face.

I could make out the sounds of the song No One Like You, but most of it merged together. Next thing I know, my keys are being taken from me, and I'm being carried out of the bar.

I didn't remember much after that. Like the drive to my house. I probably wouldn't remember most of this.

***

I decided to take her keys and carry her out of the bar. I found her car and opened the passenger door, putting her into the seat and buckling the seat belt.

I shut the door and walked to the drivers side.

I turned the car on, and started driving to her house. I'm probably the one who drove her to do this shit. I'm a shitty person. I shouldn't of argued with her and I shouldn't of pulled that shit at m my apartment.

I decided to turn on the radio, REO Speedwagon was playing. She must have been listening to it earlier.

I decided to take her to her house. I got extremely fucking lucky when her parents car wasn't in the driveway.

If they were home what the fuck would I do? Drop off their drunk daughter and then leave? That would be hell for Laurie, I didn't want her parents to argue with or lecture her.

I parked in the driveway and got her out of the car and carried her to the door. The front door was locked but luckily I had her keys.

I had to almost fucking try them all before one of them finally unlocked it.

I've never been in her house before, so finding her room was a lot of trial and error until I reached the last door in the hall.

I turned on the light and laid her on her bed. I looked around her room and smiled to myself. There were a lot of band posters.

She really was into the music.

I put her blanket over her and then went to turn the light out and leave.

"Wait." Is all I heard. I turned around and saw Laurie staring at me tiredly. "Stay." Is all she said. I sighed. I shouldn't of, but she did stay for me when I was drunk.

I turned off the light and walked over to her bed, sitting on the bench in her window. I stared at her. "You can come over here." She said soflty. I shook my head.

"You don't want that." I told her honestly. She shook her head. "I do, and besides. Nothing is gunna happen." She said as moved over to where there was room for me.

I did what she asked and laid down next to her. I did though lay on the blanket. I'd give her as much room as I possibly could.

It surprised me she even asked me to stay at all, but it also surprised me a fuck ton when she laid her head on my chest.

I felt sorry for myself and for her. I was shitty to her and she didn't deserve that.

And in the end, it ended up fucking us both over.

***

I was drunk sure, but tankfully and I guess I thankfully, Kelly was there to help me. I don't think I'd remember this in the morning and to be honest, I don't think I wanted to.

I eventually fell asleep though and my mind shut off.

***

Laurie stayed with me while I was drunk when I asked her to. So, now she was doing the same. Now I'll stay too. Because she asked. I'll stay for her.

I don't know what any of this night or fuckery means, but I do know what fucking thing for sure. I have gotta fix things between Laurie and I.

I just have no fucking clue how to. I gotta fix things. Not just for me, but for her too.

(A/N: finally a new chapter!!!!! Now that I've graduated I'm finding more time on my hands and I'm trying to post more frequently so stayed tuned for more chapters of my stories :) happy reading-Jaimie 🦆🤙)