Chapter 17
"I'm sorry, Miss. I can not give out that information." The receptionist repeated for the fourth time, her calm monotone voice aggravating Lily even more and making her groan.
"I came in here with him earlier. We walked right past you. Just tell me his damn room number!" She slammed her hand against the desk hoping it would persuade the receptionist to reconsider.
"Miss, if you came in with him earlier would you not already know what room he was staying in?" The middle-aged woman raised an eyebrow obviously thinking she caught Lily in a lie.
"Fucking bitch." The words left Lily's mouth faster then she could stop them. She considered turning around to apologize as she walked away but, no, it felt good to get out her frustrations. The lady deserved it.
Now, she was stuck down here in the lobby. Frank's room number was a distant memory, and her only other option left her stuck on a bus with Pete. The hotel staff wasn't going to help her. They probably thought she was some rabid fan. She didn't blame them. She looked like she just got out of some street brawl. Her wrists were bright red; her hair was sticking up everywhere, and the way her neck felt, she didn't have to look to know the marks that were there.
The public bathroom in the corner of the lobby was her only place of solace. No Pete, no hotel staff staring at her like she was nuts. Maybe she could just spend the rest of the night here. At least she would have some peace. That was her train of thought until she actually entered the bathroom.
A couple occupied the last stall. Their heads could clearly been seen, and their action's quite obvious. Lily's first reaction was to back out without disturbing the couple, but taking another look she recognized who was in the stall. It was Zacky Vengeance, and unless he was cheating on Janie she was with him too.
Her suspicions were confirmed when she kicked open the door gaining the attention of the two.
"What the hell asshole!" Janie yelled her vision blocked by Zacky's arm. She pushed it aside, struggling to pull her shirt and bra down. Her mouth fell open when she saw Lily standing there. "Lily? What happened to you?"
Zacky was shoved aside and Janie focused all her attention on Lily. She fussed with Lily's hair trying to smooth is out, and took a closer look at her neck until Lily pushed her away.
"Pete nearly raped me. That big jawed idiot" Lily murmured, swatting Janie's hands away from her neck before turning her attention to Zacky. A smirk pulled at his lips agitating Lily. "You. You go find out Frank's room number for me."
Janie butted in before Zacky could answer. "You are not staying with Frank." She paused, and turned hitting Zacky in the chest. He just grinned. "I told you this wasn't a good idea."
Janie smacked Zacky while he just stood there, and grinned. Once he grew tired of her assault, he grabbed her wrist and kissed her forehead.
Lily stood and watched the two completely lost. "What the fuck are you talking about? What wasn't a good idea?"
The two stopped, and turned their attention to Lily. Janie frowned and hesitated before answering. "We were actually looking for you earlier. We just got a littledistracted."
"I know that." Lily rubbed her eyes, frustrated with Janie. It was obvious she was avoiding the point. "WHY were you looking for me?"
Janie hesitated glaring at Zacky before she began. "Well, it seems like Zack, Frank, and Gerard came up with some stupid bet. I just found out about it earlier today, I swear. I would never do anything like that to your Lil." She pleaded, taking Lily's hand in her own. It was obvious Janie was telling the truth. Lily could see her eyes glassing over with tears.
It took a moment to process what Janie said. Lily blinked, her eyes shifting from her hand clutched in Janie's, to Janie's face, and then to Zacky's. Janie didn't mention Pete's name. He was telling the truth. Motherfucker. Lily's first reaction was to hit something, and she did. Her fist slammed into the wall, a frustrated yell coming from her throat.
"Lily, calm down." Janie took a step back. She never saw her friend this angry before. "So, Frank made a little bet. You didnt sleep with him, he didn't win."
Lily punched the wall again making her knuckles bleed. "That's not the goddamn point! The point is all of you think I'm so fucking nave and stupid that you can do whatever you want, and I'm not going to do anything about it!"
"You should retaliate." Zacky chimed in amused by the scene in front of him. The grin on his face grew when Lily pointed an angry finger at him.
"You dont speak to me. You're the one that encouraged this whole damn thing."
Zacky shook his head. "Actually, It was Gerard. I just thought I'd push it a long a little bit."
"Gerard?" Lily narrowed her eyes, and glared at Zacky. "Then you go out there and get his room number for me too."
Janie stepped between the two unsure what Lily would do, and how Zacky would react to it. "Lily, back off. Zacky go see if you can get Gerard and Frank's room number for her." Zacky began to protest, but was cut short when Janie grabbed him by the shirt and shoved him towards the door. "Just do it, please."
Zacky didn't argue this time and did what he was told leaving the two girls alone.
"What are you planning?" Janie asked, once the door to the bathroom closed.
Lily studied her bloody knuckles and let out a sigh. "I don't know, probably something I shouldn't." She shrugged brushing the hair from her face.
"We're not talking about dismemberment are we?"
Lily snorted. "If I could get away with it I would. Those assholes don't deserve to have a functioning penis."
"No, Pete doesn't." Janie agreed shaking her head in disgust. "Frank, I don't know. I would test the equipment out before I got rid of it if you know what I mean."
"I'm sure Zacky would be thrilled by that."
"He'd probably want to join in. Horny bastard" Janie's voice trailed off echoing quietly in the small bathroom.
It was obvious she didn't know what to say which was different for Lily. Usually Janie talked her ear off, but it had been weeks since they seen each other, and Janie seemed taken back by something. Lily couldn't quite put her finger on it, but she had an idea of what it was.
"Look, Janie, I'm sorry about everything that happened with Pete. I don't know what he told you, but whatever it was, it was a lie." Lily said quickly, taking a deep breath once she finished.
Janie simply waved it off. "Pete's a jerk. He was no good for me anyway. I just can't believe he did that to you." She reached out touching Lily's neck, tracing the bruises forming. "He got rough during sex, but I mean, he never got that rough."
Lily swatted Janie's hand away flinching when she touched a tender spot. "It's not that bad. He was drunk. The fucking moron didn't know what he was doing."
"Pete doesn't drink. At least that's what he told me," Janie laughed and shook her head. "You must have really pissed him off to drive him to drink."
"Yea, well, there must be something going around because he did the same damn thing to me."
"You drank alcohol?" Janie gave her friend a look of doubt. "Lily, I took you out to a club. You sat in the corner and refused to even touch a cup that contained alcohol. What could Pete possibly do that would change your mind?"
"I don't know! We had an argument, and it was just there."
"Did you sleep with him?"
Lily knew that question was bound to come up, and prepared herself for it. "Yea, I did, but the funny thing is it happened after the argument I had with you."
Janie raised a skeptical eyebrow. "So, we fought. You found Pete and fought with him drank some liquor then slept with him?" Lily shrugged and nodded, and Janie couldn't help but let out a small laugh. "Only you could pull off that many firsts in one night."
There was an awkward pause, Janie's lip curving into a smirk and growing larger with each moment of silence. Lily knew exactly what she was going to ask and sighed loudly. There was no way around the question.
"Soo, how was it?"
Lily prepared herself for the question, but still, she cringed. "I am not answering that." She raised her hands in protest and shook her head only making Janie laugh even more.
"Oh come on. I told you all about Steve, didn't I?"
"Who the hell was Steve?"
"My first boyfriend. I told you all about him."
"Yea, after I told you not too"
Much to Lily's relief Zacky returned a piece of paper held tightly in his hand. Immediately she grabbed for it, but he held it above his head far from Lily's grasp.
"uhh uhh uhh." Zacky waved a finger in Lily's face, and raised a suggestive eyebrow. "You want these room numbers? You're gonna have to do something for me."
Lily glanced at Janie out of the corner of her eye unsure if he was serious or not. Janie simply shrugged. No help there.
Zacky continued. "I want a blowjob." He said in a nonchalant tone, a smile pulling at his lips. It was difficult to keep from laughing. The shocked expression on Lily's face was priceless.
Lily could feel her face turn a deep shade of red. "I am not giving you a blowjob. Stop being a fucking asshole and give me that piece of paper." She leaned against him, and jumped trying to get the piece of paper, but every time she even came close, Zacky held it further from her grasp.
Lily gave it a few more tries before she gave up with a growl. "Fine! I will give you a goddamn blowjob. Just give me the fucking room numbers." She spat, snatching the paper once he lowered his arm.
Zacky smirked, and glanced over at Janie who was trying desperately to hold in her laughter. "Good to know. I'll hold you to that."
"Ouch!"
Janie pulled away from Lily's neck giving her an apologetic look. "Sorry, but I wouldn't be so rough if you stood still." She sighed, and went back to blotting off the cover up on Lily's neck.
Initially, Lily wanted to cover the marks on her neck and hope no one saw them. But, with a few beers in her a revised, more polished, plan formed in her head.
"How long do you think these marks will be visible?" Lily tilted her head watching Janie work on her neck in the mirror.
Janie shrugged. "I don't know. A week or two." She leaned forward getting a closer look at a particularly bad bite. "Maybe longer. Pete did a good number on your neck. I can see his damn teeth marks."
"The worse it is the better."
"Are you sure you're going to be able to pull this off? Well, I mean, do you want to pull this off. You're going to create all out war between Pete and Frank."
Lily rolled her eyes. "They already despise each other. And if it doesn't work then we'll go with your plan. Dismemberment. Besides, if everything you said about guys over the years is true then this is going to be cake."
"What about Patrick?" Janie asked, accepting the can of beer from Lily and taking a few sips. "Where does he stand in all of this?"
In all honesty, Patrick hadn't crossed her mind. She didn't even know where to include him in all this. She didn't even want to include him in all this. She cared for the boy whether she wanted to admit it or not.
"I don't know." Lily answered her voice barely audible. "I haven't seen him since I walked in on him getting a blowjob from some girl." She sighed sadly and Janie smirked knowingly.
"You're jealous."
"Jealous of what?"
"That girl." Janie's smirk grew into a grin. "You wanted to be that girl. It's written all over your face."
Lily downed the rest of the beer. "I am not jealous of someteenaged girl." She snorted and waved off Janie's accusation tipping the can upwards getting ever last drop of the drink.
"Yes you are," Janie continued her teasing throwing the empty can aside. She grabbed Lily's shoulders giving her an excited shake, and giggled, then whispered "You want to blow him."
Lily couldn't help but laugh. Janie was entirely too excited over nothing. "Fine, you want to know what. Maybe I do. Maybe I do want to blow him. So what?"
Janie let out another giggle. "I knew it! You should do it, and, And you should make Pete watch. Now that would be funny."
"I'm sure Pete has his own porno to watch." Lily replied cringing at the thought. Grabbing the washcloth Janie threw aside she patted down her neck removing the remaining makeup. "Kinky bastard would probably want to join in."
"And what is wrong with being kinky?"
Zacky poked his head in the bathroom surprising both the girls. Lily rolled her eyes, and pointed to her neck.
"When it turns out like this there is a lot wrong."
"Oh poor baby, did Pete hurt you?" Zacky mocked entering the bathroom. He moved closer, slipping his arm around Lily's waist despite her protest. His lips hovered dangerously close to her ear. "Let me make it better." He laughed loudly as Lily managed to slip from his grip and glared at him.
"Geez, Janie, control your boyfriend." Lily backed away shoving Janie in front of her to put some distance between herself and Zacky.
Janie laughed. "Relax Lily, Zacky was just fucking with you." It happened quickly, but Lily caught the sparkle in Janie's eye and the way her face lit up. She had an idea. "Or, you could let Zacky help you out. You did say the worse your neck looked, the better."
Lily didn't quite understand what Janie meant at first, but she quickly caught on. "Oh no, I'm not going to let your boyfriend gnaw on my neck"
"But it's for a good cause!" Janie interrupted turning and slipping her arm around Zacky's waist. "Do you want this to work or not?"
A sigh escaped Lily's lips. A long, frustrated sigh. "Fine, but if I say stop, I mean stop." She pointed an accusing finger at Zacky who just smiled.
He returned his arm to her waist and dropped his mouth to her ear. "Don't worry, baby. I'll be gentle."
Lily closed her eyes. She was really going regret this later.
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