*Duff & Sierra Pt. 4*

When Sierra got up in the morning, she was surprised that Slash and Axl were up- it was 7am (she had to be at the shop by 8am), she looked at what Slash was eating, saying,
"How the hell are you eating fruitloops ? We're out of milk-" he smiled, offering her a bite,
"There was a little bit of Jack left in a bottle, it works-" she felt her stomach turn at the thought,
"Slash, that's disgusting- And desperate. Get a job and help and maybe we'd have some food & milk in the house !" he shook his head,
"Too busy with the band, besides, we're getting paid this weekend, I'll give ya some dough-" she looked at him, getting a glass of water,
"You always say that-" he looked at her,
"I promise-" she went over & moved the hair out of his eyes,
"Promise me now-" he grinned,
"I PROMISE. I'll hand over most of it to you, I need some guitar strings tho, so I can't give you everything-" she smiled, kissing him,
"Thank you, I appriciate that-" Axl was sitting there at the table (it was a table from the 70's, avocado green, the chairs ripped and wobbling) writing on a paper bag- she gave him a look, then left the room, Slash caught it and followed her, bowl of cereal in hand,
"What's going on ? I feel something weird with you two- Did you guys fuck ?" she was used to his bluntness,
"No, we didn't, he's an asshole, and will never touch this." Slash laughed, almost spitting out cereal,
"Oh shit ! He's gone & pissed you off ! What happened Minnie ? I gotta know-" Minnie was a nickname he'd given her when they were younger, because she was so skinny, she was slender now, not skinny, but close-
"He doesn't know how to treat women, and if he thinks I'm one of his little groupies who's just going to jump in bed with him and let him have his way, and act like a prick about it, he's got a thing or two comin to him-!" she was ticked, and not being quiet, Slash was almost laughing, loving it when she got riled, Axl came in from the kitchen, smoking a cig,
"Get the story right, "Sierra", you were being a cock tease, and lead me on, got me in bed, then said no- That's the way it happened-" Slash looked back at Sierra, she gave Axl a look that could kill, her green eyes flashing,
"That's bullshit, you got me in there, and kept pushing for more than I wanted- PLUS, you were an ass about it. You didn't even try to be a gentleman or romantic-" he laughed,
"You want romance, go find ya a Yale Graduate- You're the one who lost out last night, remember that. Romance or not, I'm a great fuck-" she rolled her eyes as Slash laughed, she said,
"I didn't loose out on shit. I lucked out, having enough sense not to let you get what you wanted. You're such a fuck head, too bad you're a good frontman-" he narrowed his eyes,
"Too bad you're Slashs "friend", it'd be better around here if you weren't around-" now she laughed sarcasticlly,
"If I weren't here, Slash would be homeless, just like your lame ass !" she looked at Slash,
"Casper, I gotta get to work, I'll see you tonight-" Casper was her nickname for him, because for years, he'd been hiding behind his hair, like he didn't want to be seen- he smiled,
"C ya Minnie-" after she left, Axl asked,
"What's with the Minnie shit ?" Slash finished his food & set the bowl on the coffee table,
"When we were younger, she was a skinny little shit- We called her Skinny Minnie- She's grown into a fine body, but the name just stuck-I've known her so long-" Axl nodded, Slash looked at him,
"I don't know what really happened between you two last night, and I don't want too, so long as you don't hurt her in any way-She's like my sister dude, and that wouldn't be cool-" Axl nodded,
"It's not a problem, we won't be seeing eachother at all-" Slash nodded & they headed downtown to meet the other guys and talk to the guy who'd been at their last show, interested in signing them----
Duff did come in the shop later that day, Steven & Slash were with him, she smiled,
"So ? How'd it go ?" Slash shrugged,
"We'll see-" it was only 7pm, so another waitress was still there, Slash said, "I guess getting some chow is out of the question ?" Sierra looked over at Gabriela, then said,
"Nah, she's cool, she won't say anything- " Slash said,
"I don't remember seeing her before-" Sierra said,
"She started a few days ago, quick learner- She needed this job bad, took me alot of talking to get Mel to hire her-" Duff asked,
"How come ?" Sierra quietly said,
"She's only 16, she'll be 17 soon, but Mel can just be an ass sometimes, but as long as I train her, and she's quick enough, he said she can stay-" Axl & Izzy came in then, Axl spotted Gabriela right off, she had reddish blonde hair, brown eyes, cute little figure, Axl asked,
"Who's that ?" Sierra ignored him, getting thier order back to Will, the guys filled Axl in on Gabriela. Axl whistled at her, motioning her to come over, she did,
"Can I get you something ?" he stared into her eyes, making her weak in the knees,
"What time do you get off work ?" she looked down,
"At 10:30-" he nodded,
"How about we go somewhere and get to know eachother ?" Sierra came back & heard this part, she gave him a dirty look, saying,
"Gabby, don't you have to be home right after work ?" Gabriela sighed,
"Yes, but I could call and say I had to work til closing- If you'd cover for me ?" Sierra felt a bad feeling about this,
"Gab, you know how your dad gets-" she lived with her dad and brother, her parents were divorced, her mother had her sister, the youngest of them- her dad could be overly protective- Gabby said,
"It'll be ok if you call & tell him...Please Sierra ? I'll owe you one-" she looked at Gab, then Axl, not liking it at all, but said, "Ok-" Gabby smiled,
"Thanks Sierra- I'll work extra for you some time & make it up to you-" she ran off to finish her tables, etc. Sierra gave Axl a real tough look, very seriously saying to him,
"She's only 16, and going thru alot at home. DO NOT HURT HER ! She doesn't need a broken heart added to everything else-" he stared at her a second, then said,
"I'm seriously interested in her Sierra, not just fucking her-" that was a dig, Duff said,
"Sierra, we're still hanging out tonight when you're done here, right ?" she smiled, he was letting Axl know she wasn't alone & pining for him,
"Yes, we are-"--
Over the next couple weeks, Sierra and Duff saw eachother everyday, living in the same apt. building, plus, the guys always ate down at the diner, but they spent alot of his extra, non band time, getting to know eachother, talking and walking all over, no one having money to waste on useless gas-
Axl & Gabriela were seeing alot of eachother too, and hadn't yet slept together, Gabby told Sierra everything, and Sierra never told her about her experience with him- Sierra did alot of covering for Gabby, but so far, Axl seemed to be treating her good-
They got Gab into a gig they played at the Roxy, she looked older than 16 anyway, and the guys knew the doorman anyway-
Gabby and Sierra sat at the bar, watching from there, the girls up towards the stage were getting more & more pushing and wild, it was best to hang back out of the way-
Gabby was drinking soda, Sierra was drinking a bud, nursing it, when someone bumped into her, almost making her fall of her stool, she was ready to go off on whoever it was & turned, then stopped in shock ! she recognized this girl, but hadn't seen her in years, the girl started to apologize, then noticed who Sierra was, saying,
"Holy shit !! I don't fucking believe it !! Skinny Minnie, is that you ?" Sierra stood up, hugging her,
"I can't believe this !! Slash is going to die when he sees you !" the girl looked around,
"Where the hell is he ?" Sierra pointed at the stage,
"How could you miss him ?" she smiled,
"I just got here-Damn ! He's looking good from here !! Look at his hair !! It's grown sooo much !!" it finally dawned on Sierra to introduce Gab,
"Gabriela, this is an old, old friend of mine & Slashs, Jordana-" they said hi to eachother, then Jordana asked how they'd been doing, Sierra gave her a quick low down,when some guy came up, putting his arm around Jordanas waist, she introduced him,
"Babe, this is an old friend of mine, Sierra, and her friend Gabriela-..This is Mike, but he likes to be called Creeper-" they all said hi- Sierra thought he was gorgeous, but wondered what would happen when Slash & Jordana saw eachother again--- she ordered another beer, with a shot of Jack to go with it, it was going to be quite the evening----

*TO BE CONTINUED*

*Duff & Sierra Pt. 5*

*Home Sweet Home*