Second6

"What the hell just happened out there?"Nick slammed the dressing room door behind them.
"Why don't you tell me?"
"If anyone has some explaining to do it's you Maria. Does a weekday afternoon, you, Howie and our hotel room ring any bells for you?"
"Well you seem to already have the answer as to what happened so why are you asking?"
"Because I want to hear you say it."
"Say what?"
"Dammit Maria! Stop answering every remark with a question. You know what I want to hear."
"What's going on in there?"AJ approached as Howie kept a silent vigil outside the door waiting for what he didn't know but he knew he needed to be there. He shushed AJ."I don't know what's going on but I have this feeling I'm supposed to stop it."
"You too?"
"mmhmm. Only I have a feeling it didn't have such a happy ending the first time around."
"Me too."
"I can't Nick. I can't tell you that nothing happened and that I love you and want to spend eternity with you because I love him."
"NOOO!"he lunged at her wrapping his hands around her throat.
"N..i..c.k,"she struggled for breath as he continued his grip around it."Pp..le.....as......e,"each breath more sporadic than the next.
"We need to interfere now,"AJ stated after hearing Nick's thunderous exclamation.
Howie shoved the door open as Nick's grip loosened on her throat as she continued to struggle for air. He let her go and AJ quickly rescued her before she hit the floor and pulled her to the couch.
"How convenient. You came to her rescue just in time,"He directed towards Howie in a condescending tone.
"Don't you play your little games with me. You knew about our little rendezvous before you even thought of proposing marriage to her. Did you honestly think you'd change her mind."