“I think we should cool it for a bit.” Sam says besides me a worried look in his blue icy eyes, we were at the bar in the Bellagio and I was now spending my winnings from gambling on drink. An expensive red wine sways in my glass as I turn to look at him. “Just a few more drinks?” Knowing he wouldn’t be able to shift me he orders a pint of beer and sits next to me in silence. “Do you think Adonis will be looking for you?” A spite of anger flares up inside of me at hearing his name, downing the rest of my drink I answer Sam, “Who cares?” Seeing the bartender I order another glass of wine. “Well I care; he may think I put you up to this. I don’t want fifty shades beaten out of me.” Sipping on my drink I don’t say anything hoping he would drop the subject, but as I notice Sam’s a bit tipsy I decide to ask the question which had been bothering me since the last year and a half. “Why are you so scared of Adonis?” He raises his eyebrows in question. “Who says I’m scared of him?” I just look at him as if asking if he thinks I’m stupid, he sighs heavily and downs some more of his own drink. “It was about a year ago and it was the night I stayed at yours, you were really drunk from James party and I thought it best you were taking home. Adonis cornered me and gave me this lecture about how I wasn’t good enough for you and if I ever tried it on or hurt you he would do some unpleasant things. I don’t know why he said it, at first it sounded like jealousy but why would he be jealous I thought, right? In the end I just put it down to him doing his duties.” “He threatened you!?” What the hell did he think he was playing at threatening Sam? “Hey look, don’t worry about it though just don’t say anything okay?” I look at him and weigh my options I didn’t want Sam to get into shit with Adonis for telling me, but well I wanted to scream and yell at him for why the fuck he did it. I decide not to, I wasn’t going to talk to him for a while. “Why would he say that anyways? You’re just a friend my best friend at that but seriously you’re not like other guys who would try it on with me when I was drunk.” He shifts uncomfortably in his seat and smiles awkwardly. “Well thanks for defending my honour!” He turns back around and finishes the rest of his beer, staring at him I wonder if I had misread Sam’s signs, maybe he liked me, like really liked me but I was too caught up in Adonis drama to really notice staring at him I wonder what it would be like to date Sam. He was good looking, kind, sweet, funny and we got along like a house on fire but the questions always follow when wondering if you should date your friends. Would it ruin our friendship? What if we had a bad break up? How could I still be friends with him if he turned me down and knew I liked him in that way?
I think about it and realise dating Sam would be a good thing for me, he wouldn’t let me down, he would be there for me and we wouldn’t have to sneak around. I have lost too many people in my life and what I needed now was someone like Sam to help make them gaps feel less, well, open. Though the question in my head that was bothering me the most was could I do it? Forget about Adonis; was I ready for a new relationship? Yeah, maybe it had been six months since Adonis but he was my first love you couldn’t get over someone that quickly, I don’t think you would ever completely get over someone who held a massive place in your heart.’ I’ve moved on with someone else’ swirls in my head, pushing back the tears I realise I should have been back out on the market a long time ago, there was no hope for me and Adonis and I couldn’t keep pitying myself I needed to move on with my life, maybe Sam was the one maybe he isn’t but the main point is I needed to carry on with my life, no more living in the past. “Shannon Pierce is having a big massive house party want to go?” Wiggling his eyebrows at me, when I don’t jump at the chance his face turns weary. “I knew it was too early for you to be, well doing this.” Gesturing his hands around the casino and bar, I smile weakly at him. “It’s not that I was just wondering if you wanted to go back to yours and watch a film and that. I guess we can always pop in for a drink if you really wanted too.” His eyes light up and he nods, grabbing my bag we head outside and as Sam tries to flag down a taxi I check my phone. Seven missed calls all from Adonis, two messages. The first one: “What the hell do you think you’re doing swanning off and leaving your mother like that? Are you so stupid and careless! Get your ass back here now.” Woahh, he sounded more like an annoying brother then anything. Second message: “Alyssa where the hell are you? I’m worried sick, just get back here okay or better yet tell me where you are I bet this is all his fault.” I clench my fist in anger how he blamed Sam so easily a childish part of me wanted to delete the texts and don’t reply, but I knew I couldn’t he would be on a search party in minutes and I also didn’t want to worry my mother. “Hey I’m fine don’t worry about me with Sam be home about ten.” I texted back to him, a few minutes afterwards my phone rings it was Adonis. “Who’s that?” Sam says turning around as he finally flags down a taxi. “Oh just Adonis.” As I slip my phone into my bag.
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Fantasy‘I sensed them before I heard them, dark, strong and ugly. They were dark witches. Adonis holds me against my will as I hear them scream as one by one their slaughtered, I weep beside him, his hand muffling my cries. Pain burns in my heart as I hear...
