AN INDIAN AFFAIR
by Binha

.script by Mirelle.

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[Challenge March 2008:

Lifer: Nicky
Place: Strip Club
Stuff: Soap
Quote: "Alright, dickhead, do it your way"
Costume: Indian]

“I already said I don’t like the idea” Nicky pouted crossing his arms, trying to make his charm work, but fully aware it wouldn’t succeed.
“You don’t need to like, just agree with me and be a good boy” patted him in the head and laughed. She knew her idea was great and she was sure it would work, she just needed to get Nicky in the mood for it.
“… just to get facts straight… We’re going to a costume part at a strip club, all the lads have agreed and you have the ideal costume for me but won’t tell me what it is?” Nicky made a questioning face, which made laugh even harder. He was funny even when he didn’t mean to!
“See, you’re a bright lad! Got all the info right!” She grinned at him and, grabbing her bags, started walking towards the door, she still had so many things to get ready for the party the next day.
“There’s just one thing I don’t get, …” Nicky put his index finger on his forehead, frowning, in a very intellectual pose, getting his friend almost choking with her laughs. “You’re a girl…” He paused again, trying to create some drama, giving time to reply back, “Last time I checked yes, Nicky, I’m a girl. What’s this big great idea you’ve just gotten?” He chuckled lightly and passed a hand through his messed blond hair.
“So, me and the lads, we are all boys, and you know how guys are like in a strip club…” He had that naughty look over his face, which incredibly suited him very well! could see right there why so many girls in the world would be crazy for him.
“Byrne, baby, Byrne, still didn’t get what you mean…” She sang in a playful tone, while messing his hair a little bit more, making him give a slap over her hand.
“So how are you going to have fun there surrounded by boys and naked girls??” He concluded his thoughts opening his arms wide up, and if he had just discovered a new scientific theory.
sighed loudly before replying in a nonchalant tone, “First of all, Nicky, to be surrounded by boys is already fun enough to me… Besides, my good friend is going as well” She didn’t miss the shocked look over Nicky’s face, he got speechless and then screamed out loud, “???” opened the door with one hand while trying to hold all the bags with the other and replied, “Ah yes, forgot to tell ya. God bless the girl, she’s so excited about going to a strip club for the first time… See ya later, Nickiwi!” She then went off before Nicky could say anything else, she sure didn’t want to spoil her perfect plan!

The laughs in the hall let Nicky know that the lads were arriving. He still hadn’t got back to his normal self after knowing would be at the party too. He knew had to have something up on her sleeve to insist that much for him to go at the party. He had always had a crush on since they met a couple of years ago, but never had the guts to ask her out, and one day he confessed it to , who happened to be her best friend and his childhood friend. Damn it, he knew what she was planning now…
“Oh hello, Byrne, wanna see our costumes?” A grinning Mark jumped on the big bed of Nicky’s hotel room, soon followed by Kian and Shane, they indeed look tired. “Here, take a look, Byrne!” Mark seemed liked a kid, and he took off from his bag a long white lab coat and some sprays that seemed to contain grey ink.
Nicky looked at that frowning, he couldn’t figure what Mark planned to dress up with that, while Mark kept staring at him with a silly grin over his face.
“And this means you’re a dressing up as…?” Nicky looked at Mark still frowning, who took the coat from the blonde’s hand and dressed it, starting to walk around the room, saying, “I’m a mad scientist, deutz! Like that one from the Frankenstein movie!” Nicky finally understood it, and started laughing at Mark, while Kian and Shane started taking their fantasies from their own bags too.
Shane had a cowboy hat, vest, chaps and red neckerchief, and he immediately put his hat over his head, and the boys started laughing. Surely couldn’t be a better costume for him! “I so look like Garth Brooks now!” He smiled at the lads, who couldn’t stop laughing.
“My turn now!” Kian now was the one to get Nicky’s fully attention, since he was the only one who hadn’t seen his costume. He also had a big grin when he showed Nicky his shirt with attached belt, eye mask, bandana, cape, boot covers, a fake gun and sword. “See, Nix, I’m Zorro!” Then he started running around the room playing with the lads, Mark walking around like a zombie and Shane dancing like a Cowboy.
When they had had fun enough and Nicky had finally stopped laughing, they sat up on the bed again, and Shane was the first to break the silence, “So, man, what are you dressing up as?”
Nicky shrugged as he took Kian’s sword in his hand, and answered, “ said she’s got something for me, but will only give it to me tomorrow.” Mark giggled while taking off his coat and putting in the bag again, “Good luck then if you trust on that!” Shane giggled as well, and Kian elbowed Mark, replying in a serious tone, “She’s not that bad”
The other three lads now were hysterical with laughs, they all knew Kian had a crush on her, which made Nicky say, “Why don’t you just ask her out for feck’s sake, Kian?” Kian’s piercing blue eyes met Nicky as he said, “I will… when you ask ”
“Ha, he got ya, Byrne!” Shane patted Nicky’s shoulder still laughing. Nicky got serious again, thinking about what had told him before leaving, so he asked the lads if they knew about taking to the party as well and if they knew anything about a plan she might have.
“Y’know… I think I’m going to my room, I’m too tired” Mark said suddenly and was soon followed by Shane and Kian, leaving Nicky once again alone with unanswered questions and thinking on what would happen on that party. Damn it, he hated secrets!

stared at her image at the mirror, and also seeing ’s grinning face behind her. had brought her a costume for her to wear at the party next day, and was trying it. “No way can I go wearing this, ! I feel so… Playboy cover, I don’t know!” indeed looked wonderful in the outfit, it had suited her perfectly, but she was still uncertain about that.
“Oh c’mon, , you just look like Pocahontas!” tried to convince her friend, taking another look at her dressed with a sexy lace-up sides fringe mini-dress, feather headpiece, leather boots and holding an Indian tomahawk in her left hand.
“Ha, yeah, a porn version of Pocahontas!” Both laughed out loud, but knew how stubborn could be and she wouldn’t accept no as an answer; she would have to wear that outfit and that was it. She then changed into her jeans and t-shirt and put the Indian outfit in a bag on the bed.
“So, what are you dressing up as?” stared at her friend, feeling excited for the party soon to come. She had never been to a party fancy like that one seemed to be and she had also never stepped into a strip club, so everything seemed like a big adventure for her.
“Me? I’ll be a mobster girl! I got this black striped top with cuffs, matching skirt, black tie, gangster hat and tommy-gun!” Both girls cracked up laughing, this party would rock if it depended on their costumes!
“Could imagine no one better than you to carry a gun, ! So why did I end up being an Indian and not your partner in crime?” She smiled at her best friend, trying to figure why she didn’t let herself choose her own outfit. Would she have something else in mind that she wasn’t telling?
“Ah well, because I know how much you love the nature, especially trees…” The two girls exchanged meaningful looks before they started laughing again. Sure, that was a good reason to dress up as a Playboy Pocahontas…

Shane was walking towards the exit of the hotel when he spotted Nicky sat down at the bar having a drink by himself, so he decided to go and have a talk with his friend.
“You’re okay, man?” He said sitting by his side and ordering a drink too. Nicky was serious and had that frown on his face, meaning he was deeply worried about something.
“It’s just… What is it you guys know about planning for the party and that involves ? I just hate being the one left out in the dark!” He finally spoke his thoughts in a loud voice, and took another sip from the drink in front of him.
Shane had to take a sip from his own beer too giving time for him to figure out an answer. It was a difficult situation, he didn’t want to betray telling Nicky her plan but he also hated seeing his best friend like that. So he decided to go for a half-truth. “Y’know, Nix, no need to worry about anything. We just thought it would be nice for you and see each other again and maybe who knows what can happen between you too?” He gave the blond a small smile, trying to assure him that everything would be fine.
“I don’t know if she feels the same about me, Shay… We never really talked about anything like that…” One more sip. “She never really showed she feels anything towards me but friendship”
“And have you ever showed her that, Nix?” Shane had already finished his beer and he was now staring at Nicky’s sad face. It seemed like everyone knew and Nicky liked each other but themselves and Shane thought it wasn’t his place to let Nicky know that; he would have to figure it out by himself and so that was ’s idea, that they could find each other before it was too late.
“Well, it’s hard, you know, Filan… I think I’ve tried to let her know but I don’t know if she ever noticed it” He shrugged and then finished his drink with a large gulp. It’s been months since he had been hiding those feelings inside him and now he felt scared because while he had hope, it’d be fine. But what if in that party all his dreams and hopes of getting together with her would break apart?
“Nicky, here’s an advice from one buddy to another…” Shane held Nicky by his shoulders and look deep inside his eyes, “If it’s meant to be, it’ll be, so just try to enjoy the party tomorrow” He then asked for another drink and Nicky did the same. After the first sip, the blonde one left out a small chuckle and said, “You indeed look like Garth Brooks, Shay”

took her outfit again from the bag and looked at it one more time. She had thought a million times after accepting ’s invitation if she had done the right thing. She knew Nicky would be there and she didn’t know how she would react in front of him. When he was around, she always thought she was acting too funny, too talkative or too silent, always too something, never in her normal self. She had always liked him more than as a friend, but who was she to a guy like Nicky pay attention to? He had all the girls in the world to choose, why by any chance would he go for her? Closing her eyes for a bit, she remembered his soft blonde hair and his piercing blue eyes, his gorgeous smile and his sexy Nicky way of being… He was simply the sexiest guy she had ever laid her eyes on, she would never get tired of seeing him dancing on his sexy moves… Just by touching his hand while greeting him would send a fire over her, and she had always been afraid that he’d notice it and she’d turn into a joke. Why feelings had to be so complicated?
“Hey, , what’s up on your mind? You look like miles away from here…” said to her while leaving the bathroom after taking a long bath and drying her hair with a towel.
“Oh nothing, just thinking about tomorrow” She tried to smile and convince that nothing was wrong, but her friend knew her too well to buy that.
sat by her side in the bed, and still drying her hair, said, “Do your thoughts have anything to do with a cheeky blonde friend of mine that I like to call Nickywi?” She smiled at , knowing she had just guessed what was going on into her mind. She never understood why both of them weren’t still together as a couple, it was crystal clear what they felt for each other, but, no, they still stayed apart just dreaming about being with the other.
“Maybe…” finally replied almost in a whisper, playing with the feather that came with her costume. being close to Nicky, it turned difficult for her to tell everything that was happening inside her, she was always afraid that might know that Nicky didn’t like her the way she liked him and wouldn’t tell her afraid of breaking her heart.
had finally finished drying her hair, so she pulled her friend into a hug out of the blue, “You’ll see everything will turn out fine, hun… Byrne is just a little slow, that’s why he hasn’t noticed the way you feel about him” Both girls remained in silence for a little, just hugging, until they broke apart, and added in a jokey tone, “Of course he isn’t as slow as Shane, but you know what I mean” laughed at ’s remark, remembering well Shane’s “what face” as they liked to say. “Now we better go to bed, we have a full day tomorrow” Wishing good night to each other, they laid down in their beds and stayed alone with their thoughts till sleep knocked them over.

The day passed away on a glimpse… Nicky spent most of it in his room, often distracted by one of lads peering out to say something about their costumes and he was sure as hell nervous about what had chosen for him… Of course they were friends for a long time so he hoped she’d not bring anything that would embarrass him… Well, at least not much. The party was set to start around 11pm and he had been trying to call on her mobile since he had woken up, but always reaching her voice mail. “Jesus, , I swear I kill ya depending on your choice of costume” He also knew why she hadn’t picked up her phone, because she didn’t want to give him any hints about how he would be dressed or else she knew he’d go looking for a costume himself, and she sure as hell didn’t want to give him time for that.
It was a quarter past 9 when he finally heard a knock on the door, he had already bathed and was trying to get his hair back to its normal way but he couldn’t help feeling relieved knowing was finally there.
“Here it is!” She greeted him with a large smile and a kiss on the cheek when he opened the door, only dressed in a pair of worn out jeans.
“Finally, thought you’d only give it to me at the entrance of the club!” He took from her hands the big bag that was carrying his costume and before feeling brave enough to look inside of it, he looked at his friend with his best puppy dog look, “… You haven’t brought me anything embarrassing, have you?” He didn’t miss the quick smirk on her face before she got all serious again and shook her head in denial.
“C’mon, open it, Nickywi!” She jumped on his big bed and stared at him, and he instantaneously knew she had been up for no good. “Good Lord….” He sighed in defeat as his hands turned the bag upside down in the bed.

For a minute or two, Nicky couldn’t be able to form any words, his heard mixed up, about to explode… THAT?! She really thought he would be wearing that?? He looked up at her with his eyes flashing fire, if she had meant to get him mad, she surely had gotten that.
“What, Nix? You didn’t like it?” She stared back at him, seemed all innocent about the rage he was feeling, but he knew that inside she was mocking. God, what was he thinking when he let her decide on his costume?
“Like it?” He said in a low tone at first, trying not to let his anger explode. He started walking around the bed, trying not to look at his friend, while passing his hand nervously through his blond hair. “I fucking hated it, !!!! I’m gonna do a complete idiot of myself in that darn outfit!!!” He finally screamed out loud what he was feeling, and did seem to get a bit shocked. Sure she knew he wouldn’t complete agree with her choice for him, but she indeed had hoped he would see the funny side of it.
“Oh c’mon, Nico, it’s going to be fun!” She pleaded while standing up and getting close to him. He knew she only called him Nico when she really wanted something from him and that usually helped to get him off guard.
“I’m not going dressed as an Indian, , no way! I mean, look at this clothe, I’ll be barely covered in it!” Nicky was clearly stressed out, starting to panicking, huffing and puffing like a rage bull. “Kian’s Zorro, Shane’s a cowboy and even Mark found something suitable for him as a mad scientist, why do I have to be a fucking Indian??? And since when do Indian use this lack of clothe???” He was back walking around the room, almost leaving dizzy while trying to follow him with her eyes.
“Because it’s a Brazilian Indian, Nicky! I really thought it’d be interesting, some cultural stuff, y’know? See, you’ve got a suede pants with fringe accents, a feather and a headband, and I brought the pants because I couldn’t find that little skirt, thong, whatever they used to wear, but I’m sure it’ll look great on you!” He didn’t reply her, just kept looking from her to the costume, almost pulling his hair out of his head so nervous he was. It was almost 10pm now and had to dress herself up and pick , so she was trying her best to calm Nicky down.
“You know what…” He finally said in a calm tone, which made her feel glad. She knew with a little of persuasion Nicky would be just fine. “I’m simply not going to this fucking party!” He screamed at once and ran to the bathroom, leaving the girl breathless for a minute, just when she finally thought things would be fine… But she was as bad tempered as he, so she walked towards the room door, and screamed at Nicky, “Alright, dickhead, do it your way! Guess you’ll be missing dressed as an Indian too!” She had already opened the door to walk away, decided to give up on Nicky, when his blonde hair popped out from the toilet, asking in an unsure tone, “ is going as an Indian too?” had to force herself to do not laugh at Nicky’s face, and she kept pretending she was mad, with her arms crossed and a angry tone in her voice, “Yes, and she didn’t give me any trouble at all! But if you don’t want to go, Nicky, it’s ok, I’m sure there’s always another Indian willing to meet her there!”
Said that, she walked through the door, but had enough time to hear Nicky saying, “Hey, , I’ll be there!” She closed the door behind her and smiled triumphantly. It seemed like her plan would work after all.

“Can I see your tickets, please, beautiful ladies?” The doorman smiled at both and , now already dressed in her costumes. The chilly wind made rub her hands in her arms, while opened her purse to get their tickets.
“You may come in and have fun” They smiled and thanked the guy, finally entering the club. She looked around trying to get a glance of any familiar face, but everybody dressed in costumes was getting her confused.
pinched her arm lightly, and pointed the bar for her, and that’s when she saw four guys that she’d recognize anywhere in the world. “Let’s go there” She simply nodded to her friend and walked side by side with her, her heart almost going out by her mouth at the sight of Nicky with his bare chest and looking slightly pissed off. And she thought he couldn’t get any sexier…
“Hello, me ladies! Nice to see you girls so.. hmm, well, or should, I say barely dressed” Mark had that stupid grin over his face, which made slap him hard in the arm. “Ouch! Why did you do that for?!” He complained, while rubbing the spot where she had just hit him, getting the other three lads and laughing.
“Oh shut up, Feehily, stop whining like a little girl! I have a gun here, I’m sure you don’t wanna be messing with me!” She winked at Mark playfully and he nodded his head in annoyance, just to laugh a few seconds later.
“Hey there guys” waved her hand to them, still feeling a bit shy for being in front of Nicky. She had never seen that much of him and it was almost driving her mad.
“Hey there, ” He first waved at her and then leant on giving her a light kiss on the cheek. The guys couldn’t hold their smiles, and Shane found himself commenting, “Oh , only you to get a word out of his mouth! He has been here mad about his outfit, we were about to kick his butt out of here!” Nicky threw Shane a dirty look as he accepted a drink from a waitress dressed as a Playboy bunny. The four guys kept staring at her butt for a while, which made slap Kian’s head, since he was nearer.
“Have you never seen a girl in her underwear before, Egan?” She tried to joke, but the truth was she felt slightly jealous for the way Kian had stared at the waitress. She had a crush on him for a long time, and had a hard time hiding it, specially with him being so gorgeous dressed as Zorro.
didn’t miss the look Kian and exchanged, and something make she say “I really liked your outfit, Nicky” before she could think properly. He turned his blue gaze at her, smiling broadly, “You do?” She just shook her head and blushed like mad.
“Oh my God, look at that………” Shane was almost drooling as he saw the girls on stage starting a strip section. Mark left out a “Uhulll” while Nicky and Kian tried to look at the girls and at and at the same time. That was going to be hard…

was having a drink, and trying to hide how pissed she was at the boys acting like they had never seen women stripping down naked before, specially Nicky. She was really considering leaving the place and forget all about her blond crush, when she noticed someone taking a seat at the stool by her side. “If I may, you simply look stunning in your outfit, ” She turned to him and met the most beautiful pair of blue eyes she had ever seen. “Shall I guess if chose it for you?” He smiled at her and she laughed nervously, trying with all her being to hide the feelings he made her feel.
“Well, it looks like she had a plan by setting up both of us like that…” She shook her shoulders and took a gulp from her drink while locking gaze with him. Gosh, she was dying to run her hands in his soft hair, his wonderful face, his bare tanned chest, his…
“Pick up a number, hot stuff” A blonde girl dressed in a Devil outfit showed up with a small box in her hands, and opened it looking at Nicky. gave her back to him while he stared at the woman, slightly angry with her for interrupting his talk with when they finally seemed to be getting along well. He put his hand inside the box and took a small paper with the number “35” written on it.
“Alright, and what does it mean?” He asked, and the woman gave him a sexy smile, lifting her eyebrows.
“We’ll pick out by lot one lucky man to dance with us on the stage… I so hope it can be you” She winked at him and handed the box to the nearest man. He looked at her for a few more seconds, before turning to see still by his side, having her drink quietly.
“Oh well, they sure take these things seriously…” He giggled and she looked back at him, a small smile formed on her lips. She didn’t know how those girls could be so outgoing, she had a problem already only with talking to Nicky, imagine flirting with him like that! She didn’t say anything else, she was afraid she’d end up saying the wrong words, and she wasn’t feeling comfortable at all there, surrounded by all those sexy girls that could take Nicky any time away from her.
He was about to say something when Mark came in breathing heavily, followed close by a red-haired girl dressed as a Bond girl, ordering a drink and saying, “Jesus, Nicky, you won’t believe how mad these girls are!” He turned around to hug the girl by her waist, and she took the chance to say to him, “C’me here, doctor, I haven’t finished with you yet” Mark threw Nicky a meaning look and walked away with the girl after finishing his drink at one shot. Nicky looked at who seemed kind of shocked, but then just shrugged and laughed too.

The gang was reunited again seated at one of the couches on a dark spot on the club, apart from Mark, who was probably… God knows what Mark was doing. and Kian were sat together and could see that finally something between them seemed to be starting. She was smiling at the scene when she felt Nicky getting closer to speak with his husky voice, “Found anything amusing?” She felt the electricity run through her entire body as she pointed and Kian to him, hand in hand.
“That was bound to happen anytime, don’t you think?” She said and looked straight into his eyes, which was probably a bad idea because it left her even weaker, and the butterflies she was feeling in her stomach wasn’t any help either.
“So, why did you think set us up in these outfits?” He took her tomahawk from her hands, slightly caressing them in the process. Was she dreaming or was she really that close to the sexy Mr. Byrne?
“Oh well, not sure… Go figure what’s inside her head” She giggled and lowered her head, paying attention to her own hands and trying to hide how much she was trembling. It was just when Nicky lifted her head up by putting his index finger on her chin that she looked at him again. He had licked his lips on that sexy way that only he knew how to do, and it indeed looked like he was going to kiss her and she couldn’t wait for that. But as he leant his lips towards her, all the courage left her body and she stood up almost running towards a female toilet, leaving Nicky not knowing what had just gotten into her.

Inside the toilet, she looked at her reflection at the mirror, and sighed. She didn’t know what had gotten into her, when her dream was about to come true she had chicken out and ran away like a scared little girl. What would Nicky think of her know? She splashed some water at her face and grabbed the soap on the sink to wash her hands too when she saw Nicky’s reflection at the mirror too.
“, come here, we need to talk” He took her hand not even mattering with it being all soaped, and she didn’t say a word, knowing what was about to come. They finally stopped at the dark hall that led to the bathrooms and she had her back against a wall as he stopped in front of her.
“Why did you do that for?” He finally asked, his hands on his hips, and even though the situation was serious, she had a hard time trying not to laugh at him with that feather on his head.
“I just… I don’t know….” She told him the truth. She wanted to say she was scared, she wanted to say she didn’t know how he could be interested in a simple girl as her, but the words got stuck in her throat. He kept staring at her, until he finally leaned into her again, now caressing her loose hair with his right hand.
“For god’s sake, , can’t you just see I’m crazy about you?” He softly whispered, making her tremble even more.
“Nicky… I….” He silenced her with his finger, and then said, his both hands cupping her face, “Let me just kiss you, darling…” And she did.

And she was glad she did, because then she had the chance to experience the most fantastic kiss of her life. As his lips met hers, she rested her own hands at his naked chest, rubbing his nipples, which made him let out a small moan. The kiss got even deeper, and as his tongues intertwined, his hands made their way to her breasts, causing her to pant hard. As they broke off the kiss, she touched her forehead with his, while his fingers were now caressing her lips.
“I’m crazy about you too, Nicky……” She had ceased puffing and was caressing his hair. How she had longed for that… His reply was engulfing her in another kiss, now even harder than the one they had first shared. His hands where everywhere and she knew if they didn’t stop any soon they would end up having sex right there, right at that moment. That was when they heard a voice in the loudspeaker announcing “Number 35, you have been picked to come onto stage for a strip section with the girls. Number 35” The voice kept going over and over, and Nicky laughed. “Guess that’s me number, baby…” laughed too, giving him a peck, “Soo, why don’t you get up there then? I’m sure I can always find a pirate to be with…” She gave him a naughty look, it was so easy to play like that with him!
“C’mon, Indian girl, you won’t be leaving me side now I finally got my hands on you” He passed a hand on her waist while they walked towards the exit.
“Aye, wild animals to catch, huh?” He laughed before kissing the tip of her nose and then her lips again.
“You bet, baby, you bet…”

The End