9 | ROXY

Back at the hotel, Nicole sat at the vanity with a pair of scissors in her hand. She was playing with the scissors and traced the tip of it on her wrists while she waited for Nikki to get back.

When Nikki finally did arrive, he cautiously entered the room. "What is that in your hands, Nic?" He hurried over to try and grab the scissors from her hand.

She lifted it, threatening to stab him if he tried to snatch the scissors from her. "Woah, woah, woah!" He rose his hands up in the air.

"You got some coke?" She asked him, sniffling.

He nodded and pulled out a vile from his pocket. She reached out her hand and he gave it to her. She set it aside for herself later. "So, you wanna fuck ugly bitches now?" She asked, sucking in her cheeks.

"I can explain!" Nikki began, knowing he was lying. But he would say anything to keep her from hurting herself, which is what seemed like was going to happen with the scissors she was holding.

"Well, if you prefer ugly whores. I'll give you an ugly whore!" She screamed then turned in the mirror and began to cut her hair extremely short.

Nikki was truly shocked. He didn't know what to say. He grabbed her arm once he realized he need to stop her, but it was too late. She had already chopped off almost all of her hair. He pried the scissors out of her hands and she began to punch, kick and scream at Nikki. He let her do what she needed to, knowing he deserved it.

"I ruined my life for you! I didn't go to law school because of you! God, I am such a dumb bitch." She sobbed.

"Nicole—" he began.

"I don't want to hear your fucking voice ever again!" She screamed at him, then stomped out of the room.

On her way out of the hotel, she ran into Tommy who saw she was upset. "Hey, hey, hey. What's wrong?" He stopped her from leaving the hotel.

"Nikki fucking Sixx is an asshole." She was seething.

"What the hell? He cheated? On you? I get it if it were anyone else, but you? Come on, you're staying with me tonight. You don't have anywhere else to go." Tommy gave her a hug.

* * *

The next day, Tommy woke up Nicole bright and early. "My parents are coming into town. I'm introducing them to my fiancée." He told Nicole.

"You have a fiancée?" Nicole groaned, covering her face with a pillow.

"Yeah! If you and Nikki were sober enough, you would've known, too." He chuckled.

"And you seriously like this girl?" Nicole asked Tommy.

"Yeah! She's coming right now, you'll get to see her before my parents do." He smiled widely at her. Then, as if on cue, a knock came from his door.

He hurried over to open the door, and there stood his fiancée... the same whore that had slept with Nikki the night before. "Nicole, this is Roxy. Roxy, this is Nicole." Tommy introduced the two girls.

The girls silently gave each other a death stare. "What's wrong? Oh! I didn't sleep with Nicole. She just needed a place to sleep so I gave her my bed. I slept on the ground." Tommy spoke to Roxy.

The two continued to eye each other, and Tommy was left confused. "I think I'll go get ready to leave. Thanks, Tommy." Nicole spoke to Tommy, giving him a quick hug on the way out.

* * *

Later on that evening, Tommy was showing his parents around the stage when Nicole showed up to grab her stuff that she had left at Tommy's hotel room. "Oh, Ma, Dad! This is Nicole!" Tommy introduced Nicole to his parents as she entered the stage.

Tommy's mom reached out for a hug. "So nice to finally meet you, I've heard so many good things about you." She squeezed Nicole, in a loving way.

Nicole smiled. "So nice to meet you, Mrs. Lee. You have a very kind son." Nicole told as they broke their hug.

Nicole turned to Tommy's father and reached out her hand, giving him a firm handshake. "Pleasure to meet you, Mr. Lee." She smiled at him.

"You've got quite the grip." He spoke, impressed.

Tommy's parents were so kind. Nicole instantly knew Tommy deserved so much better than that whore of a fiancée. "Oh, guys. I want you to meet somebody else. Babe!" Tommy called over his fiancée.

Tommy took a moment to hand Nicole her purse while his fiancée walked over. "Mom, Dad, this is Roxy. My fiancée." Tommy introduced to his parents.

"Pleased to meet you." Roxy stuck out her hand to shake Tommy's mother's hand.

Tommy's mother instantly didn't like the whore. "We're getting married!" Tommy exclaimed.

"What's the rush, Tom? Marriage is a big decision." Tommy's Dad spoke, wearily.

"Exactly. You proposed to Mom the night that you guys met, and she didn't even speak English. That's love, dude. That's what I've always wanted, and now that's what I've got." Tommy smiled at his parents.

"So, how did you and Tommy meet?" Mama Lee falsley smiled at Roxy and asked.

"Well," Roxy laughed, "I was actually hanging out with this other band, but then I met Tommy, and it was totally meant to be." She spoke so cheesily.

"Oh," Mama Lee gasped, "I know this word. Groupie, right? Is that how they call you?"

Nicole let out a loud and obnoxious laugh. Roxy sucked in her teeth and glared at Tommy, then walked away. "Babe! Mom..." Tommy scolded.

"Why don't you have someone like Nicole, here? Someone smart and level headed." Mama Lee asked Tommy.

Tommy shook his head and rushed away. Nicole couldn't help but to give her a high five. "Someone had to tell him. Thank god you said it." Nicole chuckled with her, then turned around to walk away.

As she reached the exit, she spotted Nikki standing there, watching. If only Tommy had known, Nikki would've lost him and Nicole. But, it hurt enough knowing that was possibly the last time he'd see Nicole.