Wednesday, 30 March 2011

Chapter Eighteen - Sleep on it

'Hey boy I really wanna see if you can go downtown with a girl like me
Hey boy, I really wanna be with you
Cause you just my type
Ooh na na na na'


'Your not going to have TOO much fun tonight, are you? Taylor said to Robyn. It was her hen night and he noticed how she was going all out. She wore a lovely boutique dress from a small vintage shop and brown boot heels. She had straightened her hair and done her eyes a nice shade of Smokey black. She never usually got dressed up like this and Taylor couldn't help but be sceptical.
'Hun, I'm a 21 year old about to give up her single life for the rest of my days, I'm not going to be a nun tonight.' Robyn said with a slight hint of laughter in her voice. 'Anyway the guys are taking you out on the town tonight and I'm sure they have a few surprises for you.'
'Yeah well I don't trust Mia with my fiancé to herself the whole night' Taylor said leaning on the door frame with a real worried look on his face. Robyn turned to him from looking in the mirror and cupped her hands over his face and kissed him. ' You. Worry. Too. Much' she said in between her lustful kisses.
'Only because I love you so much' Taylor said wrapping his arms around Robyn so she couldn't walk away from him. He continued 'this time tomorrow you will be Mrs Taylor Hanson" he said smiling down at her. She shoved him playfully away and went back to her eye makeup. 'Don't scare me already! Or I won't show up!' Robyn joked and turned to see Taylors face locked with hers 'kidding' she said putting up her hands and wondering into the main room to find her purse. Within the minute she was out of the door, but not before making Taylor get excited by saying 'this time tomorrow we will be consummating our marriage, just think about that' and with that Robyn was out the door, leaving Taylor to get ready with a goofy grin on his face.
Like Taylor predicted Mia went all out for Robyn's hen night. She hired out the most expensive club and invited all of the acquaintances they have met in LA. She also had a big surprise, which was all of their old friends from La Swap College to come down for the wedding plus the hen night. Robyn was ecstatic to the point of tears. She had missed her old life in London and her friends brought back all the memorise they shared together. Most of them were still in University doing very well in life. Even though they have aged by 3 years, they all still acted and looked the same. The night started with a few drinks and dancing around to Rihanna 'what's my name.' Robyn was having a brilliant time, she was centre of attention which was just the way she liked it. All of a sudden the Lights went low and a screen came down in front of Robyn. Mia had put together a slide show with pictures dating back from the old days when they went to a strict Catholic school with the most unflattering kilts they HAD to wear. A lot of pictures were from college with funny quotes that was relevant to the photo. Robyn froze when the first picture of her and Taylor came up on the screen. She remembered that day so clearly and smiled at the caption below which said ‘The day the two fell in love’. She couldn't help but laugh when a wave of 'awws' and 'woops' flooded the club. Everyone remembered how 'obsessed' Robyn use to be about Hanson. Now look at her, she was marrying one of them tomorrow! Mia grabbed a microphone and began to thank everyone for coming.
'Now Robyn, babes, the night is far from over! FILIP come out!' And with that a man dressed in a tight fireman outfit came out of the shadows and made his way to Robyn. Oblivious to what was going on, he took her hand and lead Robyn to a single seat in the middle of the dance floor. Robyn clocked it was a stripper and gave a shocked look to Mia, who was clasping her hands together, glad her little plans were put into action. Robyn didn't know what to do. Shut her eyes? Use her hands? Either way she was enjoying this fine specimen of Male in front of her. Once he had stripped down to his underwear he gave Robyn his fireman hat and she gladly put it on. Mia got her bb out and took a shameless picture of Robyn laughing with the stripper and sent it to Zac's phone saying 'hope your night is half as good as ours babe' The shocked look on all the girls faces as the stripper was fully naked. Mia came up behind Robyn and could only think of one word 'LUSH' –(haha Nessa). Once the girls had their way with teasing with the stripper, he made his way out of the club, satisfied that his Job was done.
Robyn needed to use the bathroom and stumbled her way in, almost breaking her ankle in her high heels. After she washed her hands she looked in the mirror and sighed with a smile. The words Taylor had said earlier that evening had been stuck in her head 'Mrs Taylor Hanson' She splashed some water on her face, realising she had to sober up a bit and when her eyes raised up she saw another figure in the mirror. A familiar figure. Leila.
'What are you doing here?' Robyn said, not knowing whether to be shocked or cold with her comment.
'I'm here to enjoy the party' Leila said walking slowly up to Robyn.
'Yeah well, I don't particularly want you here, so you might as well just leave' Robyn said adjusting her dress.
'I need to speak to you first' Leila said with a horrid smirk across her face.
'Spit it out'
'Its a shame that these last few months have been hard on you and your clan'
'What's your point?'
'It was me Robyn. I'm the one who wanted you and Mia dead. Well not Mia, but still the sight of her and Zac makes me nauseous.' Leila confessed edging closer. Robyn couldn't move away because she was already leaning against the sinks to the bathroom.
'It was you?' Robyn shouted
'Guilty' Leila simply replied.
'Do you have any idea what you have put us through! Mia has just about gotten over the kidnap. Your...your a complete fucking insane bitch!'
'a a a that's no way to act like the blushing bride'
‘Why would you do something like that to us?’ Robyn said with tears in her eyes. Leila only shrugged and smiled back at Robyn.
‘That is not an answer!’ Robyn shouted.
‘I’m tired of seeing my Taylor happy with someone like you!’ Leila finally said.
‘Someone like me? Your Taylor?’
‘Yes! Is it finally clicking in yet? I want you out of the way so Taylor and I can live our lives together, like it always should have been!’
‘Get real Leila, Taylor doesn’t want you. It’s me he asked to marry, if you remember’ Robyn laid out her hand to expose her large engagement ring.
‘A ring doesn’t prove his true feelings, Robyn!’ Leila said throwing her hand away from her face.
‘Nothing you can say or do could ever scare me away from Taylor. You don’t scare me!’ Robyn stated, picking up her purse and making her way to the door. She turned to look at Leila and said ‘Expect to hear from my Lawyers’ She turned on her heel to storm out, but not without running into Mia who had stumbled into the Ladies disorientated. She fell into Robyn’s arms laughing hysterically.
‘Wh.where have you been! Been looking for you everywh...where. What is she doing here?!’ Mia said straightening up and placed a shocked look on her face.
‘Ahh, Mia, so glad you could join us. Robyn and I were having a little chat’ Leila paused and looked at the bruised wrists Mia had. ‘I do hope my guy didn’t hurt you when tying you up...Nothing against you, but my little notes and death threats just didn’t seem to cut it.’ Leila said smugly with lack of sympathy.  She watched as Mia pieced together the information and her expression went from shocked to angry.
‘You? You did this to me? To us?!’ Mia became overwhelmed and rested on the door behind her, feeling very faint.  After she collected herself, she looked at Leila’s grinning face and made her way towards her, preparing to kick the shit out of her.
‘a a a...’ Leila said as she clicked her fingers and revealed a tall bald man coming out of one of the cubicles. Mia gasped as she recognised the familiar face.
‘Tony, you remember Mia don’t you?’ Leila said looking back at him.
‘I sure do’ he said with a grunt in his voice. He rubbed his bandaged head from where Zac had hit him with a paperweight and smirked at the two girls.
‘You see girls, you touch me in any way, Tony here will make sure your lights are turned out permanently. Got it?’ The two girls nodded and Mia backed away towards Robyn. She grasped Robyn’s hand tightly feeling a terrible wave of anxiety fall over her.
Robyn spoke up ‘What makes you think we won’t call the police the moment we get out of this club?’
‘You seriously think a restraint order will keep me away?’ Leila chuckled and continued ‘I’m not the only one out there who wants you two girls out of the picture. We all want you gone and out of Taylor and Zac’s lives. So...this is how we’re going to do this. You marry Taylor, stay with Zac, I will carry on making your life almost not worth living. You will never be safe, you family? Future kids? No one will be safe associated with you. That goes for Ike and his wife as well I might add. If you leave them, go back to London and don’t ever come back. You’ll be doing many a favour. Leila said circling the perimeter around the girls. ‘Do you understand me?’ The two girls nodded as they watched Leila and Tony leave the Ladies and stood there; taking in the ordeal they just went through. They didn’t even think to say goodbye to whoever had stuck around the club; they just hailed a cab and made their way to the hotel. 
Robyn watched as raindrops on the car window raced down the edge and immediately felt hypnotised by the sound of the rain surrounding her. Mia sighed and turned to Robyn ‘What shall we do’ It was the first words either had spoken to each other since Leila left them. Robyn took a while to reply.
‘Your honestly thinking of leaving Zac?’ Mia sat there in silence and shrugged. Robyn knew Mia was deep in thought; she always had something to say in difficult situations. Neither of them realised until that point that they would have to make a life changing decision for tomorrow.
As the two girls stepped into their hotel room that they checked into only for that night, Robyn saw the two dresses hanging down in front of the wardrobe. The thought of her not turning up to the wedding brought a lump in her throat. No way could she leave Taylor at the altar. Her daze was interrupted by the sound of a zipper to a suitcase being quickly opened. She turned to find Mia packing her bags.
‘What are you doing!?’ Robyn asked in curiosity.
‘I’m getting the first Plane out of here back to London’ Mia said not looking up at Robyn. She couldn’t handle eye contact without bursting into tears herself.
‘NO! You aren’t running away from this Mia! Every time things get tough we run. I’m tired of it!  We’re not just going to up and leave, not this time’ Robyn said shutting Mia’s suitcase abruptly.
‘I’m not doing this for me or cause I want to Robyn’ She said opening the suitcase back up again.
‘Zac...he’ll understand. They all will. If we just tell them what the situation is..we can move so Leila and Tony can’t always keep track of us?’ Robyn said trying to sound convincing but thinking to herself that she didn’t one bit.
‘For how long? How long do you think they will run with us? I’m not prepared to live my life in constant worry! I just want everything to be simple...don’t you’ Mia said standing up straight and looking at Robyn, knowing she was right.  

'Just...sleep on it. Please Mia?' Robyn said with a pleading look.
Mia turned sharply to her and replied 'sleep on this, would you really want to bring children into this danger that you call life?!' And with that Mia jumped into her bed, switching of the light leaving Robyn in the dark, thinking..

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