Nowadays Every Night: Chapter 10

But before he could even say anything, later than night, a chain of events occurred.

Events that no one expected or dreamed would  happen.

TJ first caught wind from Gilliam.

"Something's wrong," his friend had whispered.

"What?"

"Eric's in there. He's not alone."

"Julie's probably with him."

"No. He's drunk for one. And the girl he's with is NOT Julie."

TJ peered around the corner where Gilliam indicated and an uneasy feeling grew in the pit of his stomach.

Sure enough, there was his friend, one of the Anthrax girls up in his lap, giggling, the two practically all over each other.

At first, TJ assumed it to be Julie, because she'd worn a red wig during the scene where she'd portrayed Dr. Piglet, the blond girl he knew to be Dani playing the role of Dr. Winston.

He chuckled to himself at the memory of Mike, the chagrin he had on his face wasn't all acting..it'd been real, him on the bed with the two women he'd had feelings for.

He's lucky Angie wasn't there too..Mike's head probably would have exploded. Sir Galahad may be sworn to chastity but Michael Edward Palin was not. He has restraint. More so than Eric. I hope to God Julie doesn't see this.

But unfortunately, Eric got up, taking the girl by the hand.

TJ followed at a discreet distance, pausing to see Eric and said girl all over each other YET again in the hallway down from the suite of rooms the Pythons had in their hotel.

The uneasy feeling he had got worse.

"TJ?"

"Julie?"

"What's going on?"

TJ couldn't answer, instead he tried to block her view.

And failed.

"Oh my God," she said softly.

TJ wanted to say the old line "Hey, it's not what it looks like," but he knew damn well that it was.

Julia's face went pale, as pale as he knew his must have looked.

"Julie," he began.

"I have to go," she stammered. "I can't..I can't be here."

Look back here Eric..you DAMN fool...look what you're doing..

Eric didn't heed him, however, taking the girl into his hotel room.

"He's going..in OUR room.." said Julia shakily.. "In our room!"

"Julie, I'm sorry," said TJ sadly, touching her elbow.

"I...I have to leave.."