Caught In The Middle by Melissa (Lissy4859@aol.com) and Marianne (Pnut1515@aol.com) Chapter 5 ***At The Party In Orlando*** Annie sat on the loveseat, lost in her misery. She looked at her right shoulder, where some guy had conked out. "Fuckin' drunks!" She said, mostly to herself. "What about us?" Said our familiar voice. "Brett!" Annie exclaimed, happy to see her friend, who Nick introduced to her months before. "In the flesh!" He said, and shoved the nameless guy off the loveseat, so he could sit down. "But you gotta admit", he added, "it does drown your sorrows!" He held up some drink she couldn't name right off, and, without hesitation, she downed it. ***1 Hour And About 10 Glasses Later*** Annie and Brett just sat there, drank, and danced for awhile. Then Brett put his mouth to hers. She was too drunk, and tired to pull away. He went further, kissing her harder, and feeling her up, obviously taking advantage of her innocence. At a time, she thought it was Nick, so she didn't make him stop. He started leading her towards a nearby bedroom. "What the fuck are you doing bastard??" AJ found her just in time, sensing what was going on. "AJ? Where am I? Where's Elisabeth?" AJ picked her up. "I'll deal with you later!" He said to Brett. Then turned his attention towards Annie. "Good thing for you I decided to come to this bash some girl invited me to! Let's get you back home." He said getting her in his car. "Oh no, mom'll kill me! I gotta go to school tomorrow!" Annie said, sobering up a little. "Well, I'll take care of it, I'll take you to my apartment. ****************** "Hello?" Nick said, jumping at the ring of his cell phone. "Nick, It's me man. I got your message." Said AJ, on the other end. "Do you know where she is? I feel sooooo guilty!" "She's right here, crashin' on the couch, she wants you to come over. She got drunk at a party, and your buddy Brett almost raped her." "Oh shit! Be right there!" Nick hung up. "Annie, I'm here," called Nick, 5 minutes later, not bothering to knock. "We're in here." Yelled AJ, from the living area. "Oh god? What's happening to you?" Said Nick, in a caring tone. "What's happening to me?? What's happening to you, Nick?!?! All you care about is getting a pretty chick, like Brittany. You don't see! I'm........." She ran into the bathroom and AJ and Nick heard heaving sounds. Nick walked in. "Is there anything I can do?" He asked. She looked at him. "I hate throwing up! Will you hold my hand??" He took her hand and held it with care. He sat on the floor right next to her while she got it all out of her stomach. When she was done, she leaned her head against the wall. He picked her up and put her to bed in the guest bedroom. "Thanks Nick!" She said more comfortable now. "Anytime kiddo! I am gonna go say goodnight to AJ and then I’m going to sleep on the couch." "Please, sleep on the pull-out in here, I don't wanna be alone." she asked. "Anything for my best bud! Oh, what was it that you were going to tell me?" Nick asked. But her eyes were closed. He sighed, and walked over to AJ's room. "That I love you Nick. I always loved you." She whispered before falling asleep. Next: Chapter 6 -FanFics -Home