I Promise You, Someday

*Max's POV*

Everyone was hugging and crying, with happiness of course, when Mike pulled me away from the crowd by my arm, "We need to talk" He said in my ear so no one else could here, "Not right now Mike" I said, trying to push him away but his grip only got stronger, "Me. You. Bar. Now" He said, dragging me over slyly, I sat down on the stool looking at him with anger in my eyes. It's my brothers welcome home party and he's going to ruin it for me, what the fuck? "What!?" I said staring at him in the eyes, I wasn't scared of him, okay well, maybe a little, "You look beautiful tonight" He said smiling and taking the last swig of his whiskey, "Cut the bullshit out Mike, what do you want?" I asked, glaring at him, "Leave him." He said bluntly, staring into the bottom of the empty glass, "What?" I asked, a bit taken back, "Leave him, for me?" He said this time looking at me, "Okay, how high are you?" I asked, laughing a little, "I'm being serious" he said with his eyebrows raised, "And I'm being serious when I ask, how high are you?" I said, laughing again, he rolled his eyes, "Oh come on Max! Do you really think this is going to last?" He said raising his voice a little, okay now I was scared of him, "I love him, and.. And he loves me" I said with tears in my eyes, glancing over at Jaime before Mike turned my head back with two fingers so I was facing him, "Do you really believe that? He hasn't even noticed you're gone?" He said, looking at me with sympathetic eyes, "All I'm saying is that someone is going to come out of this hurt and I know it's not going to be him?" He said, in a way, I guess he was right? Maybe Jaime didn't love me? What if he does leave me? And takes Alexis? With all these thoughts going on in my head I started panicking, "Hey, hey, calm down" Mike said putting a hand on my tights, I nodded, I don't know what it was but in his touch I feel safe, "Deep breaths beautiful" Mike cooed as he watched me, I saw Jaime looking over and I knew that he was going to come over so I just randomly started laughing, Mike looked at me like I was a freak but I motioned over towards Jaime with my eyes, he looked over and turned back around, 'Ohh' he mouthed, I saw Jaime turn and walk back over to Zach as I stopped laughing and started trying to regulate my breathing.

By the time it was 9pm the drinks were flowing and the party was really getting going, Mike was obviously drunk as was Zach, Tony and Jaime. Jaime's Mom and Dad took Alex to stay at theirs tonight, although we didn't have Alexis after that talk earlier with Mike I wasn't in the mood for being drunk or drinking so I decided to drive everyone back to ours after so Vic could drink, "Thanks babe" Vic said when I told him, kissing my cheek and hugging me, "Hey get o-ff myy Fiance" Jaime slurred staggering over to us and wrapping his arm around me, protectively, "Calm it dude, I was just thanking her. Plus I have my own chika" Vic said motioning over to Danielle before walking over and wrapping his arms around her, "Thanking you for what?" Jaime slurred in my ear, "I don't really want to drink so I offered to drive tonight?" I said, shrugging and turning around to face him, "Why not you were pumped earlier?" He asked, I just shrugged again, he stared at me, "Did Mike say something?" He asked, I could tell he was getting a little rowdy and tense so I tried to lie as best as I could, but I was terrible at it and he could see right through me, "No, Mike has nothing to do with it?" I said, he raised his eyebrows as the anger started to build up in him, he started glancing around to see if he could find Mike and then finally his eyes set on him like stone, he started stomping over to him while I was chasing him and shouting behind him, "Wait Jaime" "Stop" "What are you doing?" I shouted multiple other things but he ignored me and kept going finally he reached Mike who was talking to a bunch of people, I don't even know who they were or how they were invited but they were here, "What the fuck did you say to her?" Jaime shouted in his face pointing back towards me, everyone stopped what they were doing as the music died down and started staring.

"Only told her what she already knew mate?" Mike said, high and drunk, obviously, "And what was that"? Jaime asked as he clenched his fists, "That she is going to end up hurt and she can do way better than you because you're a pathetic piece of shit. Not to mention you're a bad father and you will be a bad husband!" He spat, Jaime turned to me, I looked at him and shook my head, "That's not even true!" I cried out, 'I know' he mouthed and swung his fist around clocking Mike in the jaw, it looked like it hurt, Mike looked at him rubbing his jaw, and threw a punch but Jaime dived, missing it, "Stop!!" I shouted running over before I could stop them they were in a full blown fist fight, "Stop!" I shouted again grabbing Jaime's shoulder, he turned around with his fist up getting ready to throw a punch, I was shocked that he would raise a hand/fist at me, I backed away slowly as he lowered his fist, "Max" He said as I ran out, I could hear people calling me and telling me to 'Come back' or 'Wait' but i just kept running, I looked in my purse and saw that I had Tony's house key as he asked me to keep a hold of it for him, I would've went home but that's the first place they'd look for me, I quickly ran out in to the main road and hailed a cab, "Where to Ma'am?" The driver asked and I told him the address, "Can we stop at Starbucks on the way there?" I asked, sniffing and drying my eyes from the tears that has escaped, he nodded, "Wait, Max?" I heard a familiar voice say, I looked up, "Andy" I said sniffing again, "What's wrong?" He asked, I just shook my head, "Nothing" I said, looking back down and playing with the bottom of my dress, "Okay well I'm not one of those people to push so I'll stop asking" He said, smiling, he was so sweet and genuine, we stopped at Starbucks, "I'll be two minutes" I said jumping out and walking in to Starbucks, I'm surprised it's still open at 10:15pm, "Hi can I get two black coffees and two carrot cakes?" I asked as I raked through my purse pulling out a 20, I paid and made my way back to the cab, "You didn't have to get me anything?" Andy said as I handed him his cake and coffee with a stirrer, milk and sugars, I laughed as we sat in Starbucks parking lot just laughing about life. Finally we reached Tony's, I paid Andy and just as I was about to get out he called me back, "Here take this, call or text anytime you need something other than a taxi?" He laughed handing me a piece of paper with a number on it, I nodded, "Thanks" I said as I walked away and let myself in to Tony's, it was pretty tidy for a guys house...

Notes

Did Jaime go too far this time?