Post by mashgirl on Feb 14, 2010 15:43:31 GMT -5
Chapter 1
Nice To Meet You
Our limo driver pulled up to the curb outside Habits Dinner & Dance Club; "You know, I looked this place up on the internet last night" I said while the three of us sat inside the limo fixing our hair and looking in our mirrors.
"Yeah?" Nicole asked; "What did you find out?"
"Did you know this place is pretty much the most sensual club in Utah"
"Nice" Nicole said rolling her eyes; "So we're all gonna get groped? Why didn't you tell me this before I agreed to come?"
"We're here for my brother's birthday, why do you think he picked the place?" Erica chimed in with a laugh; "We'll just eat then split alright?"
"What if I want to dance?" Nicole asked. I could tell she was just being funny and trying to get a rise out of Erica.
"Yeah, get a drink in me I might want to shake and grind on someone too" I added.
Erica just shook her head; "Ready?"
Our limo driver came around the side and opened the door for us. I stepped out first, followed by Nicole and Erica. There was a line of people waiting to get in and everyone recognized us; "Holly! Nicole! Erica!" they yelled.
We stopped to pose for pictures and sign some autographs, all the while the paparazzi snapped pictures; "Are you guys back to together?" one of them asked.
"We're together tonight aren't we?" I asked as the three of us stood together for a picture to appease them.
"When is the wedding Nicole?" another one yelled.
"Not soon enough" she yelled back.
"Erica how's it fell to be out of the house?"Erica ignored him.
"Alright guys thanks" I said politely to the paparazzi; "Have a good one"
We turned and walked through the crowd then in the front door. We were escorted to a table where Erica's family were already hanging out, alcohol flowing for Danny's twenty first birthday; "Happy birthday!" I yelled walking up to him and gave him a hug. Erica's mom, dad and sister were excited to see Nicole and I and hugged us also.
Nicole and I sat down and looked at our menus; "I'm starving" she whispered to me, covering her mouth with her menu.
"Why are we whispering?" I asked, leaning towards her. I watched as Erica spoke with her family, then sat at the opposite end of the table; "Lovely time we're having huh?"I asked sarcastically turning back to her.
She rolled her eyes and continued to look over the menu; "What are you having? Steak?"
"Yeah, as usual" I said closing my menu, then looked around. The place was literally divided in half, restaurant on one side, club on the other. The loud music carried over into our half, and beautiful people were everywhere; "Nice place"
Nicole put her menu down and looked at me; "On the prowl again are we?"
I've been linked to a lot of different men in the industry and have had several relationships over the years, but nothing serious. When the three of us first turned twenty one and started going to clubs we would compete against one another to see who could go home with the most phone numbers. But then Nicole and Erica fell in love, they are both now engaged while I'm still out looking for 'the one'. "Yea, something like that" I said with a sigh; "Come to the bar with me?"
"Sure"
"Where are you guys going?" Erica asked, stopping us as we walked past her.
"We're gonna grab a drink from the bar" I replied; "Do you want something?"
Erica glared at me, sometimes I forget; "No. I'm good"
"Alright then we'll be back" I said and turned and headed for the bar.
"Good one" Nicole smirked; "Don't tell me you forget again"
"No. I just like to say it to piss her off"
Nicole and I walked up to the bar and sat down; "What'll it be?" the incredibly attractive bartender asked, crossing his arms over the bar.
"Whatever you have on tap" Nicole replied.
"I'll have a strawberry daiquiri, make it strong. Plus a round of Vodka shots for the table of Puerto Ricans over there" I joked, nodding over my shoulder at our table.
The bartender laughed; "Anything else Holly?"
"No that's it for now"
"Alright, you need anything else tonight let me know okay baby? It's on me"
"No just put it on my tab, I'll take care of it at the end of the night" Nicole insisted shaking her head.
I glared at the bartender; "Don't listen to her"
"Be right back ladies" he said with a laugh and walked away.
"What are you doing?" Nicole asked hitting my arm, after he left; "What did we say about bartenders?"
"Yeah yeah. Whatever"
While we sat and waited Nicole got hit on by a few drunk ugly guys; "This is why I don't like to go out without Dan"
The bartender came back with our drinks, then we headed back to our table. Nicole and I sat by ourselves and ate while Erica sat at the other end of the table the entire night, completely leaving the table a few times to dance. Nicole and I have gone to the bars and clubs less frequently over the years but Erica still has a party streak in her that has to be entertained once in a while.
About an hour later Nicole was ready to leave; "Let me get another drink, then we'll go alright?" I asked standing up from the table. I was downing strawberry daiquiris and vodka shots for most of the night but with my drinking days behind me, the amount I drank tonight only gave me a buzz.
"Alright" Nicole said sighing; "Hurry"
"Never mind" I said sitting back down.
"No, go get your drink"
"No. I'm good. Forget it"
"Holly?" a waitress said walking up to our table, interrupting us from bickering back and forth; "Are you Holly?"
"Yes?" I asked looking up at her, confused; "Can I help you?"
"I have another strawberry daiquiri for you" she said taking the glass off her tray to place on the table.
"I didn't order that" I replied staring at her.
"I know" she said smiling; "It's from the gentlemen at that table over there" she said pointing to my right, at the table that sat parallel to ours against the wall.
"Who is it from?" I asked, still confused.
"His name is Apolo. Apolo Ohno"
"Apolo Ohno?" I thought to myself; "Why does that name sound so familiar?" I looked at the table the waitress had pointed at and saw Apolo sitting with a few friends. He was dressed nicely in a pair of pants and a dress shirt, his hair was slicked back and he was laughing and having a good time with his friends. Apolo looked so laid back, so natural and happy. I couldn't take my eyes off of him. He turned and saw me looking at him. Apolo raised his glass and smiled at me, I did the same and mouthed "thank you", to which he nodded his head and winked at me.
"You have Wi-Fi on your phone right?" I asked turning back around to Nicole.
"Yeah why?" she asked taking it out of her purse.
"Look up Apolo Ohno" I replied, taking a sip of the drink he bought me; "Where do I know that name from?"
"Dancing With The Stars" she replied, without looking it up; "He just won the last season"
"You watch Dancing With The Stars?" I asked, raising an eyebrow; "Since when?"
Nicole shrugged her shoulders; "Guilty pleasure" she replied; "Oh, and he was in the olympics last year. Speed skating"
"That's what I thought!" I said remembering; "Torino right?"
"Turin" she corrected me; "He won gold"
I took another sip and smiled; "I got a gold medalist buying me drinks"
Since Nicole and I were leaving early Erica was left at the club to find her own way back with her family; "I think she's pissed" Nicole said as we headed towards the door; "She doesn't like to be left behind"
"Then she shouldn't have left us alone all night"
"Hey I'm gonna run to the bathroom before we leave" Nicole said; "Wait for me okay?"
"I'll be by the coat check" I said rolling my eyes, this was common occurrence for us whenever we went out; "Hurry"
"Shut up" she retorted and walked off towards the bathroom, leaving me alone at the coat check to wait. Back in the day this involved lots of security and some of our 'famous friends' to hang out with, but tonight it was just me and the creepy old lady in the booth.
I got my cell phone out of my pocket and browsed through my text messages awkwardly, trying to kill time. I looked up for a split second when something caught my eye and saw Apolo walking towards me. Part of me hoped he was coming to get a coat because I knew I had alcohol on my breath and didn't want to come off like a drunk; "Excuse me? Holly?" he asked coming up to me.
I looked up at him and smiled nervously; "Hello" I couldn't think of ANYTHING else to say!
"I'm Apolo" he replied nervously, and shook my and.
I said the first thing that came to mind; "Thanks for the drink earlier, by the way!"
"No problem" he said and stood next to me. I turned and leaned on the wall with my left shoulder, trying to stand in a more attractive pose; "Are you getting ready to leave?" he asked, curiously.
"Yeah. I'm waiting for my friend then I'm heading out" he nodded; "Sorry I didn't come over to your table. You and your friends looked like you were having a good time, I didn't want to interrupt"
"You should have" he replied with a laugh; "They are just some teammates of mine, and my trainer" I nodded nervously; "So what are you doing in Salt Lake?"
"I'm here for one of my friend's brother's birthday. He just turned twenty one so we had to make the trip" I replied, a little on the sarcastic side.
He laughed; "Salt Lake isn't that bad"
"It isn't, but I always thought of it as someplace you go when there is snow on the ground. Do you live here?"
"Yeah. Well I live here and Seattle. I'm in Salt Lake training right now"
"Nice" I noticed Nicole walking towards us. She saw me and smiled then walked outside; "Well I gotta go" I said turning my attention back to Apolo; "It was nice meeting you" I gave him a hug, which he gladly reciprocated. Big mistake. He smelled so good, and it made me want to stay.
"You too" I stepped back from our hug and smiled at him, just then realizing we were practically the same height; "Hey, if your ever in Salt Lake again maybe we can get together, I could show you around"
On the inside I was freaking out but I tried to stay cool, calm, and collected "Okay" I said taking my cell phone out of my pocket; "You want my number?"
Apolo took his phone out of his pocket too and leaned closer to me; "Yeah, what is it?"
I gave him my number than entered his into my phone; "No calls after midnight" I warned, putting my phone back in my purse.
"What?" he asked, surprised; "Oh...um...okay"
I laughed; "I'm kidding. Call me, or text me. Whatever, doesn't matter"
"I will" he said giving me another hug; "Well have a good night"
"You too" I said and smiled at him; "Bye"
"Bye Holly"
I turned and walked towards the doors nervously, I could feel his eyes on my back. As soon as I stepped outside the paparazzi started snapping pictures and asking me who I was talking to inside; "A friend" I replied casually; "That's enough guys, come on. Leave me alone" I warned and held my purse up to cover my face as I walked to the limo.
I'm surprised that after all this time they are even still interested in me.
Nice To Meet You
Our limo driver pulled up to the curb outside Habits Dinner & Dance Club; "You know, I looked this place up on the internet last night" I said while the three of us sat inside the limo fixing our hair and looking in our mirrors.
"Yeah?" Nicole asked; "What did you find out?"
"Did you know this place is pretty much the most sensual club in Utah"
"Nice" Nicole said rolling her eyes; "So we're all gonna get groped? Why didn't you tell me this before I agreed to come?"
"We're here for my brother's birthday, why do you think he picked the place?" Erica chimed in with a laugh; "We'll just eat then split alright?"
"What if I want to dance?" Nicole asked. I could tell she was just being funny and trying to get a rise out of Erica.
"Yeah, get a drink in me I might want to shake and grind on someone too" I added.
Erica just shook her head; "Ready?"
Our limo driver came around the side and opened the door for us. I stepped out first, followed by Nicole and Erica. There was a line of people waiting to get in and everyone recognized us; "Holly! Nicole! Erica!" they yelled.
We stopped to pose for pictures and sign some autographs, all the while the paparazzi snapped pictures; "Are you guys back to together?" one of them asked.
"We're together tonight aren't we?" I asked as the three of us stood together for a picture to appease them.
"When is the wedding Nicole?" another one yelled.
"Not soon enough" she yelled back.
"Erica how's it fell to be out of the house?"Erica ignored him.
"Alright guys thanks" I said politely to the paparazzi; "Have a good one"
We turned and walked through the crowd then in the front door. We were escorted to a table where Erica's family were already hanging out, alcohol flowing for Danny's twenty first birthday; "Happy birthday!" I yelled walking up to him and gave him a hug. Erica's mom, dad and sister were excited to see Nicole and I and hugged us also.
Nicole and I sat down and looked at our menus; "I'm starving" she whispered to me, covering her mouth with her menu.
"Why are we whispering?" I asked, leaning towards her. I watched as Erica spoke with her family, then sat at the opposite end of the table; "Lovely time we're having huh?"I asked sarcastically turning back to her.
She rolled her eyes and continued to look over the menu; "What are you having? Steak?"
"Yeah, as usual" I said closing my menu, then looked around. The place was literally divided in half, restaurant on one side, club on the other. The loud music carried over into our half, and beautiful people were everywhere; "Nice place"
Nicole put her menu down and looked at me; "On the prowl again are we?"
I've been linked to a lot of different men in the industry and have had several relationships over the years, but nothing serious. When the three of us first turned twenty one and started going to clubs we would compete against one another to see who could go home with the most phone numbers. But then Nicole and Erica fell in love, they are both now engaged while I'm still out looking for 'the one'. "Yea, something like that" I said with a sigh; "Come to the bar with me?"
"Sure"
"Where are you guys going?" Erica asked, stopping us as we walked past her.
"We're gonna grab a drink from the bar" I replied; "Do you want something?"
Erica glared at me, sometimes I forget; "No. I'm good"
"Alright then we'll be back" I said and turned and headed for the bar.
"Good one" Nicole smirked; "Don't tell me you forget again"
"No. I just like to say it to piss her off"
Nicole and I walked up to the bar and sat down; "What'll it be?" the incredibly attractive bartender asked, crossing his arms over the bar.
"Whatever you have on tap" Nicole replied.
"I'll have a strawberry daiquiri, make it strong. Plus a round of Vodka shots for the table of Puerto Ricans over there" I joked, nodding over my shoulder at our table.
The bartender laughed; "Anything else Holly?"
"No that's it for now"
"Alright, you need anything else tonight let me know okay baby? It's on me"
"No just put it on my tab, I'll take care of it at the end of the night" Nicole insisted shaking her head.
I glared at the bartender; "Don't listen to her"
"Be right back ladies" he said with a laugh and walked away.
"What are you doing?" Nicole asked hitting my arm, after he left; "What did we say about bartenders?"
"Yeah yeah. Whatever"
While we sat and waited Nicole got hit on by a few drunk ugly guys; "This is why I don't like to go out without Dan"
The bartender came back with our drinks, then we headed back to our table. Nicole and I sat by ourselves and ate while Erica sat at the other end of the table the entire night, completely leaving the table a few times to dance. Nicole and I have gone to the bars and clubs less frequently over the years but Erica still has a party streak in her that has to be entertained once in a while.
About an hour later Nicole was ready to leave; "Let me get another drink, then we'll go alright?" I asked standing up from the table. I was downing strawberry daiquiris and vodka shots for most of the night but with my drinking days behind me, the amount I drank tonight only gave me a buzz.
"Alright" Nicole said sighing; "Hurry"
"Never mind" I said sitting back down.
"No, go get your drink"
"No. I'm good. Forget it"
"Holly?" a waitress said walking up to our table, interrupting us from bickering back and forth; "Are you Holly?"
"Yes?" I asked looking up at her, confused; "Can I help you?"
"I have another strawberry daiquiri for you" she said taking the glass off her tray to place on the table.
"I didn't order that" I replied staring at her.
"I know" she said smiling; "It's from the gentlemen at that table over there" she said pointing to my right, at the table that sat parallel to ours against the wall.
"Who is it from?" I asked, still confused.
"His name is Apolo. Apolo Ohno"
"Apolo Ohno?" I thought to myself; "Why does that name sound so familiar?" I looked at the table the waitress had pointed at and saw Apolo sitting with a few friends. He was dressed nicely in a pair of pants and a dress shirt, his hair was slicked back and he was laughing and having a good time with his friends. Apolo looked so laid back, so natural and happy. I couldn't take my eyes off of him. He turned and saw me looking at him. Apolo raised his glass and smiled at me, I did the same and mouthed "thank you", to which he nodded his head and winked at me.
"You have Wi-Fi on your phone right?" I asked turning back around to Nicole.
"Yeah why?" she asked taking it out of her purse.
"Look up Apolo Ohno" I replied, taking a sip of the drink he bought me; "Where do I know that name from?"
"Dancing With The Stars" she replied, without looking it up; "He just won the last season"
"You watch Dancing With The Stars?" I asked, raising an eyebrow; "Since when?"
Nicole shrugged her shoulders; "Guilty pleasure" she replied; "Oh, and he was in the olympics last year. Speed skating"
"That's what I thought!" I said remembering; "Torino right?"
"Turin" she corrected me; "He won gold"
I took another sip and smiled; "I got a gold medalist buying me drinks"
Since Nicole and I were leaving early Erica was left at the club to find her own way back with her family; "I think she's pissed" Nicole said as we headed towards the door; "She doesn't like to be left behind"
"Then she shouldn't have left us alone all night"
"Hey I'm gonna run to the bathroom before we leave" Nicole said; "Wait for me okay?"
"I'll be by the coat check" I said rolling my eyes, this was common occurrence for us whenever we went out; "Hurry"
"Shut up" she retorted and walked off towards the bathroom, leaving me alone at the coat check to wait. Back in the day this involved lots of security and some of our 'famous friends' to hang out with, but tonight it was just me and the creepy old lady in the booth.
I got my cell phone out of my pocket and browsed through my text messages awkwardly, trying to kill time. I looked up for a split second when something caught my eye and saw Apolo walking towards me. Part of me hoped he was coming to get a coat because I knew I had alcohol on my breath and didn't want to come off like a drunk; "Excuse me? Holly?" he asked coming up to me.
I looked up at him and smiled nervously; "Hello" I couldn't think of ANYTHING else to say!
"I'm Apolo" he replied nervously, and shook my and.
I said the first thing that came to mind; "Thanks for the drink earlier, by the way!"
"No problem" he said and stood next to me. I turned and leaned on the wall with my left shoulder, trying to stand in a more attractive pose; "Are you getting ready to leave?" he asked, curiously.
"Yeah. I'm waiting for my friend then I'm heading out" he nodded; "Sorry I didn't come over to your table. You and your friends looked like you were having a good time, I didn't want to interrupt"
"You should have" he replied with a laugh; "They are just some teammates of mine, and my trainer" I nodded nervously; "So what are you doing in Salt Lake?"
"I'm here for one of my friend's brother's birthday. He just turned twenty one so we had to make the trip" I replied, a little on the sarcastic side.
He laughed; "Salt Lake isn't that bad"
"It isn't, but I always thought of it as someplace you go when there is snow on the ground. Do you live here?"
"Yeah. Well I live here and Seattle. I'm in Salt Lake training right now"
"Nice" I noticed Nicole walking towards us. She saw me and smiled then walked outside; "Well I gotta go" I said turning my attention back to Apolo; "It was nice meeting you" I gave him a hug, which he gladly reciprocated. Big mistake. He smelled so good, and it made me want to stay.
"You too" I stepped back from our hug and smiled at him, just then realizing we were practically the same height; "Hey, if your ever in Salt Lake again maybe we can get together, I could show you around"
On the inside I was freaking out but I tried to stay cool, calm, and collected "Okay" I said taking my cell phone out of my pocket; "You want my number?"
Apolo took his phone out of his pocket too and leaned closer to me; "Yeah, what is it?"
I gave him my number than entered his into my phone; "No calls after midnight" I warned, putting my phone back in my purse.
"What?" he asked, surprised; "Oh...um...okay"
I laughed; "I'm kidding. Call me, or text me. Whatever, doesn't matter"
"I will" he said giving me another hug; "Well have a good night"
"You too" I said and smiled at him; "Bye"
"Bye Holly"
I turned and walked towards the doors nervously, I could feel his eyes on my back. As soon as I stepped outside the paparazzi started snapping pictures and asking me who I was talking to inside; "A friend" I replied casually; "That's enough guys, come on. Leave me alone" I warned and held my purse up to cover my face as I walked to the limo.
I'm surprised that after all this time they are even still interested in me.
