*Bret & Carissa Pt. 1*



Carissa and some of her friends went to the "Cat House" to watch the local band play. Standing out in line, guys were hitting on them left & right. But Carissa was distracted with the fight she'd had with her boyfriend before she left the loft.
Jesse was a looker, long hair, blue eyes, played in a band of his own, lead guitar, which is how she'd met him to begin with, he'd been passing out flyers for his band "Mothers NiteMare".
She'd gone to the party and and hung out with him that night, from there on, they were a couple. She always made it to his shows, and helped get word out about his band, (she worked in an off the wall record store, called "The Music Pit", it had new & used albums, tapes & cds.
When Jesse's band played out of town, most times, the girlfriends had to stay behind, having real jobs they couldn't get away from.
The fight was about Carissa going out to the club with her friends, he didn't like her going out without him there, and she didn't like his way of thinking he had the right to tell her where she could or couldn't go. She ended up leaving pissed off, and he was on his way out of town for a gig, so she wouldn't be seeing him for the weekend.
Her friend, Lynn nudged her,
"Rissa, they're letting us in ahead of the others, Come on, let's go-" Carissa shook her thoughts out of her head and looked at the door man, who was waiting for them to go thru- She had dressed in her shortest leather skirt, a purple lace bra uner her leather jacket that was open.
Everyone knew, the less you were, the quicker you were let into the "Cat House". They went inside and got a table as close to the stage as they could, ordering drinks, Carissa was in the mood to get good & looped, she ordered a Cranberry/Vodka drink, along with 3 watermellon shots. Lynn and Deandra ex-changed looks, knowing she was going to get wasted. She downed the shots first off, then got to work on the drink, Lynn said,
"Rissa, slow down, we've got all night-" Carissa nodded,
"I'm fine, just wanna get a good buzz going-" Deandra was always one for a good time, so she started doing shots with Carissa.
Lynn sat there, shaking her head, a smile on her face, she knew this was going to be a hell of a night ! Deandra wasn't going to be any help keeping Rissa mellow, Deandra was more the time to instigate things.
Rikki Rachtman took the stage to announce the band-
"This band is going to be big, they're on their way to the top, please welcome, POISON !" the crowd cheered, Carissa had only heard of the band thru Deandra, who'd seen them before, and Jesse, who didn't like them, because it was competition, even tho the music styles were very different, "Mothers NiteMare" was more a metal band, while "Poison" was more rock-
When the music started, the girls in the crowd went crazy ! Carissa looked around, surprised at the reaction. They played a song called, "Look What the Cat Dragged In", Carissa was checking out the band, they were glammed out, Deandra said,
"Come on, let's go up to the stage and get a closer look. I really like the bass player, Bobby. His dark hair is soo gorgeous !" Lynn went with them, they stood at the edge of the stage, near Bobbys side, Deandra flashed him, and he kept his eye on her most of the night.
Carissa was intriged with the singer, she elbowed Deandra,
"What's his name ?" Deandra smiled,
"That's Bret, but don't get your hopes up, he always has a flock of skanks on his ass" Carissa gave her a look,
"I was just asking, I DO have a boyfriend, remember ?" Dea rolled her eyes,
"If you say so-" Carissa knew that Dea and Lynn both thought Jesse was screwing around, but he denied it, saying she was the only one he wanted-
She was drawn to this Bret tho, he had a great voice, and knew how to move ! She almost felt guilty, the feelings she was having, watching him. He caught her eye a couple times, giving her a smile & a wink-
it surprised her that her heart flipped when he did it- After a few songs, Carissa and Lynn went back to the table to watch.
When the band took a break, Dea came back to the table with Bobby & Bret, the other two had gone over to the bar, surrounded by girls. Dea introduced everyone- Bret sat next to Carissa,
Lynn said under her breath, "here we go-" Bret asked Carissa what she was doing after the show, she informed him she had a boyfriend, Bret looked around,
"Yeah ? Where is he ?"
"His band had some gigs out of town-"
"Ahhh, he's in a band, and he left you home ? What's the guy thinking ?" she smiled,
"He knows he can trust me-" Lynn rolled her eyes now, Carissa kicked her under the table- Bret grinned,
"So I'm being shot down before I even try, huh ?" Carissa shrugged,
"I guess so- I really care about Jesse-" Bret frowned,
"Jesse ? Does he play guitar for the "Mothers NiteMare" ?" she nodded, Bret smiled,
"Fuck !! I know that guy !" Carissa nodded,
"I had a feeling you did- He's mentioned you-" Bret laughed,
"We don't care too much for eachother, no love lost there-"
"I know, I've heard-" Bret raised an eyebrow,
"Can I talk you into going with us to the after hours party ?"
"I probably shouldn't-" Lynn was listening and said,
"We really can't Rissa, we have work in the morning-" Rissa nodded,
"That's right- Maybe another time-" Bret asked,
"Can I at least have your phone # ? Just to say hi sometime ?" Rissa smiled,
"I'd better not-" the guys had to get back on stage, Rissa and Lynn left during their set, Dea stayed, having made plans with Bobby-


TO BE CONTINUED......


**Bret & Carissa Pt. 2*

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