Miles Away

All week I was thrilled. I mean, I finally thought I had someone who would support me and the things I did. Friday morning Ava crushed all of those hopes. She called around noon, precisely the time she was supposed to be boarding a plane. "Mike, I'm sorry, I can't keep doing this with you. It is unfair to you. I don't think I could ever consider leaving Philadelphia." She said it with such finality it shocked me.

"Ava, I didn't ask you to move anywhere. All I was asking it that you let things happen. Let's see where it goes." I said, trying to wrap my mind around the fact that she was breaking up with me over a non-existent issue.

"I'm sorry Michael. There is no hope for the future with you in LA. I can't uproot the boys. They have been through so much." She was really pissing me at this point.

"Fine Ava, I wish you all the best." I hung up before she could respond and before I lost my cool.

I was fuming, and decided to go for a run. I reasoned with myself that something better must be out there for me. I decided I was going to have fun this weekend. No matter what, I would put on a smile, a real one and enjoy my time with my friends.

I showered as my phone rang off the hook. Friends were calling when the checked in to the hotel. I let everyone know to meet by the bar across from the hotel tonight. I hoped a lot of people showed. I was trying to get crazy tonight.

By 9:00 pm, Matt and I headed to the bar. I let my family know Ava and I were no longer and Matt was determined to get me fucked up. He headed straight to the bar and I headed right to my friends. Cartsy gave me a huge hug. "Let's get it on brother, preggo says she will babysit us." Danny handed out shots he had just brought to the table.

Within an hour, our group was feeling pretty good. Hartnell and I were passing out drinks to the crowded bar while everyone downed shots and danced. By eleven, Danny was so drunk he was almost falling over. Pam grinned as she grabbed his arm. "Guess that is my cue. I'm exhausted anyway." She turned to Jeff. "Be good sweetheart and I'll make it all worth it tomorrow." He grinned and kissed her.

Raina joined our table and we toasted our fair amount of shots together. "So you man bailed early again, lightweight." She just shrugged.

"You know he has no tolerance. You may have to carry me out of here though."

I danced with a few girls from the bar. Hartsy and l roamed the crowd but no one interested me. Reemer was already lip-locked with a blonde he was surely screwing and Claude was busy with the brunette waitress. I just shook my head. How did females fall for our bullshit?

By midnight, most of the people had left. Everyone knew we had to get up early. Jeff, Raina and I hung strong, sitting at a booth, in the almost empty bar. "So you ready for this little demon spawn to be born?" Raina asked Jeff laughing.

"Umm fuck yeah. I mean, I love kids but this whole pregnancy thing sucks. She is a fucking nympho when she is pregnant and all I can do is pray her water don't break while we are doing it." Jeff just shook his head.

"Bro, at least it means something. I could have plenty of mind-blowing sex, but it means nothing." I said and Jeff toasted my sorrows.

"Hey fuck you two, I need a night of mind-blowing sex. I mean it has gotten a little better with the off-season but still. I feel like I'm begging him to do it." Raina just slammed her drink down.

I was surprised, I Knew they had their fair share of issues, but I never thought sex was one of them. "Ummm, Raina...... You know where LA is." I stuttered out, cursing myself for letting it slip out. She just smiled and stuck her tongue out at me.

Jeff kicked me under the table and gave me the evil eye as I poured three more shots. "So we found a house in Columbus. She made me christen each room in a 36 hour span..... I wanted to crawl under the bed and hide." I couldn't help but laugh.

"Bro, you definitely found your match." I said and Raina got up and went towards the bathroom. I couldn't help it. Alcohol had given me the balls I never had with her. I got up and started off to the bathroom, Jeff slapping me on the shoulder.

I met her coming out of the bathroom. She looked at me quizzically and I grabbed her and kissed her. I put everything I had into that kiss. She started to reciprocate, I could feel her melting into my arms and her tongue grazing the inside of my mouth. Her body exuded pure heat as I pushed her against the wall and ran my mouth along her neck, her eyes peacefully closed. "Raina, just give me one night. I'll take that if that is all I can have."

Jeff cleared his throat loudly and we both jumped. "Umm, cab is here you two. Please just take the night and think about what you are doing. Don't do this with alcohol involved. It's stupid and one of you will be getting hurt." He looked directly at me. I released her and walked out of the bar.

We got into the cab and squeezed Raina in the middle. A block from the bar I couldn't help but run my hands along her bare thighs. The short skirt she had on was killing me. She locked her lips with mine and my hand slid further up her body. "Tell me you want me Raina." I whispered as she gently bit my lip. I ran my fingers along the soaked lace of her panties. "You can't even lie. You want me too."

"Knock it the fuck off you two. I am begging you. Please stop." Jeff glared at us. "Mike you can't do this. She is married, with children, married to someone you called friend." He ignored the fact that Raina was sitting right there. "Please think about it Mike. I have never seen you more angry than the night Danny cheated on her. I have never seen you concerned about someone as you were her when she and Danny fought throughout the second half of the season. I know you love her, and her caring about you is undeniable. But I never want to see you hurting like I did back at the end of June. You know leaving her killed you. What happens when she goes back to her husband tomorrow."

The cab pulled up to the hotel and I looked at Raina, her eyes were watery and I knew she wanted to cry. She got out of the car and headed right into the hotel and on the elevator. Jeff paid the cab driver and sat down on a bench in front of the hotel. "Bro, you know I love you. She is married though. I don't want to see you get hurt." I nodded and we went up to his room to crash. The taste of her lips were still on my mouth. It was fucking killing me.

Notes

So if you havent read my first story A Second Chance at Love you may not understand the whole Mike/Raina thing. Let me know what you think.