The Wannabes Read Free

him to a full on blush. She gave Ryder another glance then
hurried to another customer. “Stay away from her. She’s a whore,” Alex
whispered in Ryder’s ear.
    “Sounds good to me,” Ryder whispered back. He wiggled his
eyebrows.
    “Aren’t you tired of that scene?” Alex sat down next to him.
“Sally, can I get a Jack and Coke?” Sally gave her a quick nod.
    “I’m a dude, remember?”
    “And a man whore,” Alex mumbled. Ryder laughed.
    Sally sat down her drink. “$3.50.”
    “I got it.” Ryder handed Sally the money and gave her a
wink. Sally didn’t make eye contact with him. She came back with his change,
her face red.
    “Before you got here I was close to nailing that chick. She
said ‘I go on break in an hour’. You always were a cock blocker,” Ryder teased.
    “Don’t start that shit. I just know the people here. If you
want an STD, go for it.”
    “Wouldn’t be the first time.” Ryder knew he was getting
under her skin.
    “And stay away from the whores from Muscello. They are bad
news, home wreckers to say the least.”
    “Cock blocker,” Ryder mumbled and took a drink from his
beer. Alex punched him in the arm.
    “Stop calling me that.”
    “Maybe I should hook up with Stella. She seems very
interested.” Ryder watched as Alex rolled her eyes.
    “Stella is my friend, but…” Alex paused. “She has issues.
She is trouble.”
    “I like trouble.” Ryder wiggled his eyebrows again. Alex
sighed next to him. Ryder, sensing her tension, nudged her. “Don’t worry. I
won’t get involved with her. I’m just joking around.” Alex nodded. He downed
his second beer and ordered another.
    “Don’t you think you should pace yourself, lush?” Alex
raised her eyebrow and placed a hand on her hip.
    “I got this, Mom.” Ryder gave her a glance. “So what’s up
with Corbin?”
    “Oh no, she is too nice of a girl for you. You don’t need to
poison her.” Alex stared him square on.
    “Poison her?” Ryder laughed out loud.
    “You know what I mean, she has a lot on her plate right
now.”
    “Like…?” Ryder gestured for Alex to continue.
    “For one, a boyfriend.”
    “Serious?”
    “He gave her a promise ring about two years ago, so I guess
it’s serious.”
    “OOOOh, a promise ring. Who the hell gives a promise ring?”
Ryder shook his head. “He sounds like a major douche.”
    “He is a major ass. Before tonight is over Corbin will be
crying alone in her room. It is the same shit every weekend. Her trying to
track him down and him ignoring her.”
    “I would be more than willing to console her.” Ryder clicked
his tongue.
    “Seriously bro, if you fuck with her…” Alex punched him in
the arm again.
    “I’m just kidding, geesh.” Ryder rubbed his arm. “I’ll be
right back. Need to piss.” He slid off the stool and made his way to the back.
On his way there he made sure to make eye contact with the giggling ladies. He
gave them his infamous crooked smile and wink. They all blushed.
     

     
    ALEX WATCHED RYDER walk away, she
knew she couldn’t control him and was worried that he was going to fall into his
old ways. Just a year earlier Ryder had been on a downward spiral. He had
landed in jail due to a DUI, wrecked his prized custom Harley Davidson and
almost died due to the accident, and to top it off, had been kicked out of his
band ‘Infected Whiskey’. Life had never been easy for Alex and Ryder, but they
had always somehow managed to get through the worst. Alex was so relieved when
Ryder contacted her a month ago asking for a place to crash for awhile. She
finished her drink just as Ryder exited the bathroom. He stopped at the
giggling dipshits table and began conversing with them. Alex watched Ryder work
his flirting magic. She witnessed it many times over in her life. As Ryder
would say, “So many women so little time.”She watched Ryder turn to
her, she crossed her arms in an attempt to imply are you done, and he
shot her a small smile and shook his