Red Lips, Finger Tips.

Me:
A homeless, runaway that has nothing but a back pack and the clothes on her
back. I've never had anything and I've never had too, I get by on luck, and chance.
There is a bright side to everything, well that's what I believe anyway.
I ran away from home when I was 16 and never looked back in 2 years, never will either. I don't
have the best apperance because well, I'm technically homeless. I have long black hair with fake
green extentions because hair dye is too exspensive when you don't have a stable job. Naturally
pale, the only make-up I wear is black eye liner and poppy red lipstick. I also have spider
bites with two black rings in.

Anyway back to how I met them.
It was a cold December night and I was starting my illegal under age shift at a rundown old bar in
backstreets of LA. I work nights so I don't have to sleep outside. A group of 4 men walked in
they eachhad their own air about them. One was really tall with Slash type hair, he looked like he
had never learned to smile, the second was shorter with bright white hair so you could tell it was
dyed he had the biggest smile ever. The third one was about the same height as the blonde dude
he had glasses covering his eyes but I could tell he was checking me out, thats okay though he
was hot to say the least, long light brown hair and lip piercings my kinda guy.
The last but certainly not least, was the most stunning of them all he was obviously the group leader.
Long black hair with short messy layers that framed his face perfectly, he had the perfect skin
tone not dark but not pale either, he wore eyeliner around his beautiful brown eyes. He was
perfection in a man. I'd seen them all before a few times they were really nice people they were
just regulars here I guess. Their band had played here a few times they were actually a really good
band.

They walked over to the bar to get served.
"Hey, sweetheart we'll have 2 bottles of JD and whatever you're having" the third man said taking
his glasses off to wink at me.
"Aww, sugar that's sweet I'll have a bottle of champagne" I smiled back whilst getting four whiskey
glasses out. His smiled dropped while the othe three scoffed. "I mean
a bottle off each of you"
"Maybe next time" the fouth man said with a smirk. I turned to get the two bottles of Jack off the
shelf standing on my tip toes because I'm so short "Need help short ass?" he laughed.
"No I got it!" I snapped, my manager glared over at me.
"Sorry" I apologized truning back around.
"This is what I should say: Hello gentlemen, I'm Katie-Jane. I'll be your barmaid for this evening.
How may I be of service?" I fake smiled at her and then to the men who sat before me.
"Hello Katie-Jane I'm Max, this is Robert, this is Monte and this is Ronnie"
he joked on. "This will be fine for now, how much for the two bottles?"
"$40, fine sir"
"There you go and keep the change for youself, you're the ony one working tonight and with us
in you'll have a job on your hands" he smiled over at the fake blonde bitch who was still staring at
us.
"I'm sure I will" I winked. "Enjoy boys" I said backing away to the new customers that
were waiting to be served.
"What can I get ya' boys?" I smiled.
"Three bottles of beer an whatever you want, babe" I cringed inside at that word I hate it, I turned
around to get what he wanted I felt eyes looking at me, I looked up expecting Emma to be glaring
still but she wasn't it was Ronnie. We made eye contact that felt like it lasted forever, I never had
a feeling as good as that before. It was beautiful. I blushed and turned back to the new customers.
"I'm fine thanks, hunny" I said popping the lids of his beer. "Have fun boys"

Emma left the bar at about 11pm to get 'beauty' sleep whitch she is in desperate need of in doing,
so she left me incharge and alone. I turned the radio on and a new song by Carly Rae Jepsen
was playing. I quite liked it so I turned it up nobody but me looked happy.
"What the fuck is this shit?" Robert slurred.
"Oh lighten up boys! Have fun" I said collecting their glasses off the bar.
"Seriously Katie? Seriously!" Ronnie groaned.
"Seriously, Ronnie! Seriously! It coluld be about us" I winked stepping out from behind the bar I
grabbed Max and started to dance with him.
"Hey, I just met you and this is crazy but here's my number so call me maybe" I sang whilst Max
hugged me from behind swaying from side to side.
"Hell yeah!" he screamed picking me up and sitting me on me on the top of the bar he knelt down
on the floor and seranaded me with the remainder of the song.
"Aww, I bet you give your number to all the girls don't you." I chuckled.
"He tries too!" Monte and Ronnie said in unison. Max flipped them off. I picked up a pen and beer
coster to write my number down.
"Well how about I give you mine first?" I rolled my eyes at the three men still laughing at their own
joke, I handed the mat over to Max and winked.
"Look who has her number guys so fuck you!" he gloated.
"She feels sorry for you, dude." Ronnie smirked at me while I jumped off the bar.
"You're just jeaous, baby" I smiled and walked away to collect the glasses off one of the other
tables and put one of my CD's on. Guns n' Roses Sweet Child Of Mine started blaring through
the speakers, I could here the boys cheer and sing along.

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"HEY BABE! COME HERE" that man from earlier in the night shouted across the room. I
rolled my eyes walked over to the other side of the bar that was hidden near the toilets.
"What?" I asked.
"No need for the attitude, babe" he smiled.
"Sorry, what would you like?" I fake smiled.
"You!" he said reaching out and grabbing my arm pulling me closer to him so my face
was in the crook of his neck he started to nibble on my ear lobe making me shiver.
"Please let go, you're hurting me" I said calmly. He ignored me and carried on doing what
he was doing.
"Please sir!" I tried to shout but I couldn't. He stopped but grabbed me tighter, he pulled me
into the mens toilet. I tried to pull away but he was too strong and pushed me against the toilet
door.
"Get off!" I kicked him in the nuts, he bowed away from me.
"You fucking bitch! You'll pay for that" he snarled.
"No she fucking won't but you will!" Ronnie burst in grabbing the man by the scruff of his
neck and smashing his back off the wall. He started punching him in the face repeatedly until
his nose bust.
"Ronnie leave it, I'm fine nothing happened, calm down" I said panicing.
He stopped but kept hold of him, "You sure?" he said not bothering to look at me.
"Yeah, him and his two friends are going to leave with no more trouble, aren't you?" I said in a
reassuring tone. The man wimpered and nodded. Ronnie let go but snarled and half lunged
forward to scare him, he almost fell back over but he carried on going out the door.

I touched Ronnie's shoulder he jumped, "Sorry, I don't usually get like that." I nodded.
"You okay, you're not hurt are you? He didn't.." I shook my head.
"I'm fine honestly" 'been through it all before' I said in my head. "C'mon lets clean your
hands, I turned the water on in the sink and pulled Ronnie over. I started to wash the other mans
blood off his hands, he winced at his bruised knuckles.
"You didn't have to do that, y'know I'm not as soft as I look" I chuckled. He didn't answer just
rolled his eyes at me. "BANG, BANG? You certinally live up to that tattoo" I said wiping his hands
clean with a paper towel, he smiled looking down at me.
"Yeah I suppose I do"
"Well, I think we shold go back before Max gets jealous that I'm alone with you" I joked holding
open the toilet door.
"Ahhh, he gets jealous over everything" he said las we walked out of the toilets.
"Lets see if he gets jealous over this" I said as I stopped pulled Ronnie close and kissed his
lips lightly. They tasted like ciggarrets and whiskey.
I pulled away quickly. "Thank you" I mouthed and walked away.
He stood there confused for a second but went and sat back down with a pissed looking Max.
I winked at him from behind the bar, he took a mouthful of whiskey and smirked at me.

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It was getting late and everybody in the bar was wasted, slowly people started to go there was
only the four boys and a group of three cheap looking women left.The girls made there way over
to that last table of men as they failed to "score" all night. When you're sober you realise how
desperate some people are. The one with bleach blonde went and sat on Ronnie's knee.
The brunett sat in the middle of Robert and Monte. While the red head sat on Max's knee.
"Hey, babe" they all said to the people they had chosen. I watched slyly from behind the bar
whilst cleaning glasses that have been used during the night.
"Hey, hunny" Robert and Monte said and looked at each other.
"Let's not beat around the bush, do you two want to get outta here?" the brunette stroked
their arms.
"Fuck yeah" they both said standing up getting their jackets off the old wooden chairs.
"Bye boys, bye Katie-Jane" Monte smiled leaving the bar. I waved and rolled my eyes at them,
they don't even know her name. What is the world coming to?
"That was quick, we should do the same baby" the blonde said to Ronnie while playing with his
hair.
"I'm not that easy, sweet heart" he said getting a drink.
"You play hard to get, that's okay I like playing" she giggled. I mentally face palmed.
"I'm sure you do" Ronnie nodded.
I looked at Max through a glass whilst I was drying it. The red head was kissing his neck and
wispering in his ear. My somach dropped. I was jealous, I couldn't believe it I was jealous over
two people I hardly knew. Max looked at me while she was still kissing his neck winked and
blew me a kiss.

I looked at the time is was 2.58am.
"How about I help you ladies out, it's closing time so you all have to leave together" I smiled
at them. "Aww, thank you beautiful" the blonde said to me. "C'mon baby let's leave" she
whispered in Ronnie's ear.
"I'll see you outside" he said, Max said the same to the red head. The two girls got their stuff
and waited outside.
Max went to the toilet. Ronnie collected the glasses off their table and brought them over to me.
"Here ya' go" I just smilled. "Will you be okay? Like getting home safe?"
"I'll be fine, Ronnie. I don't need help, I've been in that position so many times before it doesn't
bother me, honestly. Go have fun" I said with sarcasm in my voice.
"I'm only trying to help" he said through gritted teeth.
"Well I don't need it" I snapped back.
"Fine whatever" he said getting he jacket and going to stand out side with the two girls.

"Ooo, lovers tiff" Max said returning from the toilet.
"Yeah, obviously" I snapped collecting the glasses off the bar and putting them in a box to take
to the kitchen. "I don't see why you're complaning to be honest, you flirt with me all night then
kiss Ronnie? What to make me jealous?"
"Worked didn't it?"
"Yeah it did actually" he said and pulled me up from behind the bar and kissed me, there was
that feeling again making me blush. It was a rough but passionate kiss his tounge inviaded my
mouth, he was in total control. I moaned into him I could feel him smile he knew he
had me under his thumb. I bit his left snake bite as we pulled away so it tugged his lip ever so
slightly.
"Your sluts waiting for you" I said breating heavily.
"She's right in front of me. She might be easy but you're just as bad as she is" he smirked
looking at me like the nothing I was, he wiped his mouth clean becuse my red lipstick had
tranfered on to his mouth. His words brought tears to my eyes. He picked up his sunglasses
and walked out.

I picked up the box of glasses and took them to the kitchen for the cleaners to wash tomorrow.
I dragged myself to the toilets to wash myself in the sink, I didn't have enough money to stay
anywhere tonight. So I'd have to make do with a soap wash and a bed on a bench.
I stared at my reflection in the the dirty mirror my hair was a big back combed mess, my red
lipstick was smudged around my plump lips, my lip rings had moved so the black ball was in my
mouth and my eyes were red from where the tears had stung my eyes. I wanted to give up.