Austin's POV:

I watched as Leilani walked away but I didn't bother to stop her, her words cut too deep so instead I headed back to the hotel. I was in the elevator when I decided I want to get out tonight, we always went out but for some reason the other guys had hardly left the hotel so I decided tonight it was time to get fucked up. I walked into the room and a chorus of yells filled the room.

"Ayyyyyye, loverboy's back!! How'd it go man?" Phil asked patting me on the back.

"Lets just say I am in need of a well deserved drink.." they said no more but cheered at my proposal.

An hour had passed and we all decided we were presentable enough to make our way out to the clubs. I took one last look in the mirror at my black dress pants and my white dress top tucked in at the top. I slid on my black jacket and leather belt and we headed out the door.

There was a valet waiting for us downstairs and we all jumped in roaring up the adventures that were to come tonight.

Leilani's POV:

I'd been home for hours wallowing in my sorrow. Upset that I'd said such nasty things to Austin making it out as if he was just after me for something else other than me. I heard a knock at the door.

"Come in Dad," he entered with the phone held to his ear and then he pulled it away and handed it to me. I took it from him and pushed up to my ear.

"Hello?" I questioned and in more than an instant a familiar voice flowed into my ear.

"Lani, oh my god it's good to hear your voice! It's Tarni from high school! Did you get my letters? You never wrote back?" Of course I'd gotten her letters I just couldn't corrupt Tarns with the horrors of prison, she was my sister more than a friend.

"Tarni!" I exclaimed, "Hi! Wow! I'll explain it all later, how about tonight we'll go down to Birdies?" she squealed a 'yes' down the phone and informed me she'd be picking me up in an hour. I hung up the phone and plugged in my curling iron handing the phone back to Dad as he left the room.

An hour had passed and of course Tarns was late but it gave me a little bit of extra time to apply some lipstick and pick out some heels to match my leather, low cut crop top and black high waisted skirt. I looked at myself and adjusted my shirt to cover one of the many scars on my ribs that Cole's knife had left on me. I was pleased and did a twirl in my blue heels.

A beep sounded from the front of the house.

"Bub, Tarni's here!" Dad yelled out and I came running out to the front door where Dad passed me his card so I could get some drinks, "Be safe," I smiled and nodded and headed out the door.

I jumped in the car and wrapped my arms around Tarni taking in her new purple hair and septum piercing, she looked fabulous. She reversed out of the driveway and headed to The Valley so we could go have some fun at Birdie's.

Austin's POV:

We'd been at Birdie's for an hour now and I'd had four or five drinks but it wasn't effecting me so I headed to the bar with Alan for more. When we reached the bar I ordered a round of shots between us.

"A round of jagerbombs please," placing a twenty on the bar, the bartender took it.

"Coming right up Sir," he came back a few minutes later with a plater of shots that me and Alan devoured in minutes. This was surely going to speed the process up.

"Man what happened today you haven't smashed down shots like that in a long time?" Alan asked yelling over the loud music.

"Where do I start man?" myself yelling too, "First she stood me up when I left this morning because 'something came up' and then I ran into her later and she told me some bullshit about me 'being better off without her' then finished with 'go find another girl to bother' and ran off..." I trailed off looking away from Alan so he didn't know I was bothered about it all. Who I saw walk in the door of the club when I turned my head made me throw my hand up to the side of my face and look right back at Alan so Leilani didn't see me.

"Dude," I whispered

"Why are you whispering?" he yelled.

I directed my head in her direction and Alan's eyes followed.

"Woah dude, nice eye, didn't pick you to go for a girl with blue hair but she rocks it!" he wolf whistled silently for us two to hear. I rolled my eyes.

"Dude that's her, she stood me up, she also put me in a head lock at the coffee shop," I hissed between my teeth. He burst out in laughter.

"Holy shit dude you went after the girl who whooped your ass? You know she looks completely different in blue," he winked again and then nodded to someone behind my shoulder to greet them. I didn't want to turn because I had an odd feeling I knew who it was. I turned anyway so I was facing Leilani.

"What are you doing here?" I spat, she squinted her eyes and glared at me

"I do live here in Brisbane!" she spat back, she continued, "plus I'm catching up with my best friend after a long time," she nodded to the girl with purple hair next to her.

"Oh you actually have friends?" I laughed, "I didn't know inmates had friends, I thought they just beat people up and hurt their feelings," I scoffed rudely and I probably deserved a slap across the face for that. Alan pushed me in the shoulder and he spoke up.

"Ignore him, he's suffering from a broken heart, from you I believe pretty eyes?" he winked over at Leilani.

"What the fuck did you just call me?" Leilani screamed her hand wrapped around the collar of Alan's shirt. I stepped up between them and pulled her balled up hands away from Alan's shirt.

"Hey, hey Leilani, listen to me," her body relaxed while I was holding her arms and she looked up at me, "You don't need to be on the news again, calm down okay. He was just stating the obvious," I admitted.

"I don't care about people hitting on me it's the name he used. Only Red called me that.." she trailed off realising I had no idea who Red is.

"Who's Red?" she looked up furiously, I could have sworn her eyes were burning into mine.

"She's, she's," she stuttered, "She was an inmate," she finished, I didn't ask for more information she clearly didn't want to talk about it. I pulled her into a hug not one hundred percent why but she hugged right back, it felt so warm and her purple haired friend walked over to Alan.

"Sorry about her, she's a bit edgy," the girl apologised to Alan.

"I get it, she just got out of prison, I should probably watch what I say," he took a gulp from his drink and grinned back up at her, "Can I call you pretty eyes love?" she giggled and nodded. I rolled my eyes at his lame attempt of a pick up line but it seemed to work because they walked off together to the dance floor hand in hand. By now our hug was long broken but I turned back to Leilani who was leaning against the bar ordering a drink.

"Let me pay?" I asked, she nodded, I simply laid a bill on the bar. The bartender brought back her drink and as she picked it up I grabbed her other hand and pulled her to the dance floor.

Notes

Omg I had no idea where I was going with that chapter!