Rock Radio - By Lisa Wainland Page 0,31

even better show tomorrow.”

Cody took the cold beer and drank it like soda. He was hot, sweaty and thirsty.

“I’m going to mingle,” he said, grabbing a second can.

Cody walked out into the crowd. His tight leather pants stuck to his skin, his trademark white shirt damp with sweat. The ladies didn’t mind. They surrounded him the minute he came out.

“Cody! You’re amazing!” a brunette with huge breasts said, pushing her body against his.

“I think so, too,” said a short, pink haired girl as she grabbed his ass.

Is this what he’d been missing all this time? Going like a good boy back to his hotel room after every performance to call Laura? Laura. Just the thought of her made his blood run cold. She took his heart and smashed it...like what they had meant nothing. He didn’t need her. He didn’t need anyone. He proved that to himself when he was fifteen and took a gun to his father’s head. No, now was the time to enjoy the fruits of his labor. And right now he was staring at two of the biggest melons he’d ever seen.

“Cody, I just love your voice,” a voluptuous bleach blonde cooed, sidling up to him so he could feel her curves. She looked nothing like Laura. Dark red lips, low cut shirt, lace black bra peeking out. She had his attention.

“Thanks.”

“I think you’re amazing.” She looked up at him with I want you eyes.

“Is that so, beautiful?” he said, wanting to see how far he could take this.

She slowly ran her tongue across her lips. “Yeah.”

Her adoration was a powerful aphrodisiac. “So why are we still here?”

He took her back to his hotel room and tore off her blouse, kissing her intently.

“Oh, Cody!” she squealed with delight, wildly tearing away his clothes, revealing his tanned, muscled frame.

He unclipped her bra with ease removing it with his mouth. This was revenge sex. His hands moved intently down her body, deftly sliding off her skirt.

“Cody, you are amazing!” she murmured running her hands across his body.

You see Laura, someone wants me, he thought as he ripped off the blonde’s panties and threw her on the bed taking everything his ego desired.

*

Cody woke up the next morning with a huge headache. He barely remembered the night before. He rolled over and saw the naked girl next to him.

Oh, yeah.

The drinks.

The show.

The sex.

He didn’t even know her name. He tapped her on the shoulder.

“Cody.” She smiled at him with expectant eyes.

“Hey...ummm...”

“Michelle.”

“I knew, that...Michelle.”

“No, you didn’t,” she said kissing his ear, “but, that’s okay. I bet you won’t forget it now.”

Cody sighed. He had to figure out how to get rid of her.

There was a knock at the door. Cody pushed her away dismissively and grabbed the sheet to pull around his waist. “Probably Alex,” he said walking to the door and opening it.

It was Laura.

“Cody,” she said, eyes red, words rushing from her mouth, “maybe I made a mistake.”

Cody was so happy to see her, he couldn’t believe it.

“Laura, I thought you had a test...you said it was over...”

“I did, I mean, I do, but I couldn’t let you go so easy. Not after all we’d been through.”

“Oh, Laura.” Cody was stunned and ashamed.

“Co-dy...” Michelle’s voice broke the moment.

A look of sheer horror came across Laura’s face as she pushed passed Cody into the room.

“It’s not what you think,” he said, not knowing why he bothered to lie.

Laura’s eyes grew wide as she saw Michelle, naked, sprawled across the bed. An empty condom wrapper glared like a neon sign from the nightstand.

“Oh, my God,” she exhaled, “Oh my God!” Laura ran out of the room with tears burning in her eyes.

“Laura,” Cody called out, running after her down the hall with the sheet wrapped around him.

He caught up to her at the elevator. She was pushing the down button repeatedly.

“Stay away from me,” she hissed.

“Laura, I thought it was over, I thought...”

“I’m glad I meant so much to you that three days later you could jump into bed with some tramp.” Tears fell down her face like rain.

“I’m so sorry...” he whispered.

“I’m the one who’s sorry for ever loving someone like you.”

Cody had no response.

“It is over Cody. It is really over.”

The elevator opened and Laura went inside. Cody didn’t bother to follow her. It was no use. She was right.

It was over.

Chapter 17

Jonny just finished his last break when Dana came in for her shift.

“Hey Jonny.”

“How you feeling today, Dana?”

“Not much better,” she sighed. “You know, I can’t