I didn't want to go out Saturday night, but Jason said he wanted to surprise me. When I stood outside the Italian restaurant with Jason my heart jumped. I took a deep breath and walked in on his arm. I tried hiding behind his shoulder but the waiter from the other day had noticed me already. He told Jason the restaurant was fully booked.
"It's OK, we can go somewhere else," I pleaded with Jason.
"Is it OK if I go for piss?" he snapped, at the waiter.
"Yes, just as long as you leave straight after, sir."
I watched Jason disappear to the loo. The waiter moved forward and whispered.
"I'm sorry madam we don't let your sort in here."
"What the hell do you mean by that?" I hissed.
"What you did with the gentleman the other day madam. I'm afraid we can't allow women like you in here."
We walked down the street looking for somewhere else to eat.
"Hi Jason, are you taking the old lady out then?"
We both turned round, and there was Michele with a group of girls about her age.
"So he's got you out clubbing as he?"
"No we are going to find something to eat," I stated.
"Hey why don't we go clubbing? Could we come with you girls?" Jason asked.
I tugged his arm but I was soon being pulled along.
"I'm hungry Jason, we should eat something," I complained.
"You're hardily starving are you?" one of Michele's friends whispered with a sneer.
I tugged Jason's arm again, but he didn't seem to have noticed what the girl said. 2 hours later I was sat in the nightclub, nursing another glass of vodka. Gary and his mates had turned up, and they seemed to pair off with Michele's friends. After a few dances Gary came back and sat with me.
"So, how would you like a dance with me then?" Gary asked with a grin.
I grabbed Gary's hand and pulled him to the dance floor. I had sat there while my husband danced with the girls most of the night. He hadn't even asked me, not that I danced very much anyway. As we made it to the dance floor a slow song came on. I looked for Jason and saw him looking a little sheepishly at me. I watched Michele grin at me and pull my husband to her. Jason seemed to be trying to resist. Her arm went round his neck and I flipped. I twisted out of Gary's hand and grabbed her blonde hair pulling her off my husband. We fell to the floor in a tangle of arms and legs. She was pulling my hair and I was pulling hers. Someone tried to grab me from behind, and I just swung my arm back and knocked them off.
"Get off me you fucking fat old cow!" she shrieked.
She twisted me round and pinned me down. She grinned at me as she pinched my left breast.
"Beat shit out of the cow," one of her friends spat.
"Christ look at those knickers!" some bloke called out.
I felt a hand slap my face which stunned me for a second.
"I bet Jason doesn't get a hard on when he dances with you, you old trout!" she spat close to my ear.
She was pulled off me and someone hauled me to my feet. The whooping and cheering died down, and I was dragged outside. I was panting and struggling to keep myself on my feet.
"Nick, get Jason to hospital, I'll take Jayne home."
I looked up at Gary, and then it registered what he had said.
"I think you broke his nose Jayne, you elbowed him when he tried to pull you off."
I pulled out of Gary's arm and rushed to Jason. He was holding his nose as blood rushed from it.
"Oh baby I'm sorry," I cried.
He pushed my hand away and went off with Nick. I sobbed all the way home in the taxi on Gary's shoulder.
"I should go to the hospital," I grizzled.
"No stay here, give Jason time to cool off."
"God he must hate me. I bet you all do. You call me fat ass don't you? Have I stolen your mate away from you, Gary?"
Nearly two hours later Jason came home. I rushed to him and cuddled him. I kept saying sorry over and over. His eyes looked bruised and he had a big plaster across his nose.
"It's not broken, but it hurts like fuck."
"Right, I'd better be off then," Gary said.
I walked him to the door thanking him. I kissed his cheek and smiled.
"I did it for Jason, he's my mate."
I didn't like the look in his eyes. But I forced another smile.
"Are you still coming with me to Southampton next weekend mate?" Gary called looking right into my eyes.
There was silence from the lounge for a moment.
"Yeah, um, I think so," Jason replied.
"He hasn't asked you yet as he?" Gary whispered with a smug grin.
I stood in front of Jason.
"I was going to ask you tomorrow, honest I was."
I looked deep into his eyes. I wanted to yell at him, but after what I had done I just couldn't.
"Let's go to bed," I mumbled.
I went to work early on Monday and waited for Michele to come in. I stood by her desk as she entered the office. She glared at me. I started to say I was sorry. She just ignored me.
"You know, Granddad might not like what you did to me. I've got a lump on my head, and it still hurts."
She walked up to me and stood a foot away from me. She had a confidant arrogant look on her face.
"Please Michele, I said I'm sorry," I gulped and took a deep breath, "you won't tell him, will you?"
She studied me for a minute.
"I held his hand, in the ambulance. The ambulance guy thought I was his girlfriend. I didn't tell him I wasn't, and nor did Jason. Now I guess that is OK with you. I mean what would granddad say if he knew you hit me?"
I was breathing hard. I just wanted to get back to my office, oh and I wanted to slap her mocking face! I had to fight to control my tears, to stop them from showing. Her grin widen as I backed down and went into my office.
She came in 20 minutes later carrying a coffee. I just stared at the cup.
"Don't worry I haven't spat in it or anything," she said with a smirk.
"Thank you," I mumbled.
"Do you remember what I called you when we were fighting?"
"Michele, please this isn't very funny."
"I doubt if granddad would find it funny either, you fighting his favourite granddaughter."
I watched her sit up on my desk. I swallowed as she crossed her bare legs.
"Now I seem to recall I said you were a, fat old cow, and a trout. But I'm sure you don't mind do you Jayne?"
"What do you want?" I whimpered.
She uncrossed her legs and put them on the arm rests of my chair.
"I think you ought to say sorry to Michele," she said softly in a little girly voice.