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“Yeah, because that was your initiation.”
Viz just shrugs before smiling proudly. “Do I not look like I’m from a nineties girl band?”
“You look like every single member of the Spice Girls,” I tell him, taking in his outfit.“Put together.”
“I couldn’t decide who to go for. So yeah, I went for them all.” He really did. He’s wearing leopard print, knee high platform boots, with Adidas tracksuit shorts, a Union Jack top, his hair in two short pigtails with pink fluffy scrunchies, and a Gucci bag on his shoulder. Add in the beard and tattoo sleeves and it really is a sight to behold.
“I’m going to sing “Wannabe”.” he announces and then walks off to the bar to get himself a drink.?
I think he’s kind of amazing.?
I see Robbie walking on stage and he taps on the mic obnoxiously. ?“Right everyone, as is tradition, Croydon Pride FC’s new centre forward, Archie Milligan, is going to be performing for us all. He'll be singing the banging tune “C’est La Vie” by B*Witched. But first, to get him warmed up we’re going to have a few other Lions strut their stuff on the stage.”?
Great, I don’t have to go first. But also, fuck me--I’ve got to go last. Everyone is going to get increasingly smashed by that point, and I can definitely see myself getting heckled off before the chorus.
I can do this. I will listen to their songs. I will rock their music. And I will prove that I’m part of this team. Even if this is absolutely insane.
“First up, singing “Waterfalls”, Tom Whitford.”
“Robbie, you fucker.” I hear Tom shout out from near the bar and I snort into my pint.
To my absolute shock, Tom actually walks up to the microphone.
“What? Is he--is he really going to do this?” I ask the table.
Alex just smiles.?“I know he seems all gruff and grumpy, but when it comes to karaoke night, he’ll give it a go.”
“So what’s he really going to sing?” I ask, just as the first few bars of “Waterfalls” by TLC come through the speakers.
“What the fuck?” Tom growls. “What is this shit? Where’s The Stone Roses?”
“It’s girl band night, you twat,” Robbie drawls, earning him a glare from up on the stage.
I’m expecting Tom to throw the mic down and storm off now he knows he’ll be performing a pop song by an all-female R’n’B outfit, and not a classic hit by one of Northern England’s most loved rock bands. But, to my surprise, he draws in a heavy sigh and just gets on with it.
I am transfixed. I mean, he still looks like a grumpy bastard, but watching him let loose singing T Boz, Chili, and Left Eye’s words is magical.?
Fuck me, he’s even doing the whole rap and he doesn’t look at the karaoke screen once.
His eyes are fixed on me.
I start squirming in my seat a little because I didn’t realise that someone singing could be this hot. But then I’ve never had anyone singtome before. And that’s definitely what Tom’s doing now.
His eyes don’t leave mine for most of the performance, and it is so fucking sexy. I drink the last few gulps of my beer, but still don’t take my eyes off of his. It’s a good thing that there are a few more performances before I have to get up on stage, because I need my dick to calm down.
There is no way I’m standing up there in these tight shorts that leave exactly zero to the imagination with an erection just hanging out there for everyone to see. Bloody hell. I’m seriously wishing I hadn’t decided to be a cocky prick and wear next to nothing.?
The song comes to an end, which prompts Tom to tear his gaze away, giving up on whatever trance he was trying to put me under.
“Well, damn. Looks like someone just threw down the gauntlet,” Alex says wryly.
“Huh?” I ask, still in a bit of a daze.
Alex nods to the stage, where Tom is handing? the microphone back to Robbie, who has apparently decided he’s the emcee for the evening, before stomping off stage. “He was glaring at you through the whole song. Challenge if I ever saw one,” he says with a soft chuckle. “Has no one explained to him you’re supposed to be teammates, not rivals?”
Right. Of course. He wasn’tserenadingme. He was challenging me. Like an alpha wolf challenging for dominance. And what a song to make it crystal clear how out of my depth he thinks I am.
Dick officially deflated.
