Prayers for the Damned //Nikki Sixx\\

Chapter 7 //She Goes Down\\

Layla was cleaning up her station for the day. Her last guest was finished at 4 pm, which meant she had plenty of time to go home and get ready for her date with Nikki tonight. She was putting her shears away when the new stylist Maggie came over to her.

"So Layla, you didn't get a chance to tell me how the party was with Nikki?!" Maggie squealed. 

"Oh you know, it was fine. We had fun." Layla replied unenthusiastically, still putting her things away while she talked.

"Did you sleep with him? Or Tommy?" She asked, eager for some gossip to hang onto.

Layla choked on her spit," Excuse me?! No! Just because they're in a band doesn't mean I'm just going to fuck them, Jesus."

"Well I just wanted to know!"

"Yeah, well I have to get going. I have plans tonight." Layla slung her purse over her shoulder, with her car keys in hand. 

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She could hear her phone ringing through her apartment door, she quickly unlocked it and ran inside.

"I'm coming!" Layla yelled to no one in particular.

"Hello?"

"Layla! He-he broke up with me! I just don't know what to do. I thought he was going to propose soon, and he fucking breaks up with me?!" She heard her best friend Shannon sob through her phone. They've been through just about everything together. They met in middle school, joined at the hip ever since. They've been through countless events together, first boyfriends, first breakups, first jobs, career moves, you name it. Shannon had been with her most current ex for 3 years, she was convinced he was the one. 

"Oh babe, I'm so sorry. You didn't need him, you deserve better. A man who is going to worship the ground you walk on."

Shannon laughed through her tears," I guess you're right. He was always a little distant."

"See! You need a guy who wants to be a part of your life, who will support you, someone who isn't afraid to show that he loves you!"

"He didn't do a lot of that did he?"

"He never seemed to want to show you any affection when we all were together."

"Well... fuck him them!"

"Exactly babe!"

Before Layla knew it was 5 o'clock. Shit I need to get ready!

"Hey babe, I really don't want to cut you short, but I need to be somewhere at 6. I'm sorry!"

"Oh! No problem! Where are you going?"

"I-er-I have a date.."

"REALLY?! With who! My baby Layla is going to get some!"

Layla laughed, "Oh God, Uh, It's with Nikki Sixx."

Silence

"Are you fucking kidding me?! You're definitely going to get some. Ugh I'm so jealous of you right now."

"I mean, as far as I know Tommy is single..."

"I'd love me some of that tall skinny tattooed gorgeousness."

"Stop salivating, I have to go," Layla laughed. 

"Alright, call me tomorrow, and don't spare any details!"

"Bye Shannon." Layla said with a laugh and shook her head as she hung up the phone. 

She went to her closet. She then stared at her lingerie chest. Layla let out the breath she was holding and opened it up and dug through until she found the ones she wanted. She held them up to take a good look at the black see through mesh bra and matching high cut thong.