Based loosely on TRR by Pixelberry publishing. Authorās Notes: Characters owned by Pixelberry studios, I have no claim to the characters in this story other than my MC.
Though this story is loosely based on the same characters and my MC (Cindy Jo Beckett) also called (Jo or affectionately Jo Jo) the story comes through a little differently with my MC having had a dark painfully hard upbringing. Her past will unfold as the story is told. Main characters remain in this story and maybe later some new ones. Timeline of Choices: Pixleberry story will vary.
Summary: This Drake -x -MC AU will be focused on a chance meeting where Liam didnāt meet her in New York only Drake by chanceā¦..later after this series is complete , I will rewrite the series where Liam becomes a LI as well. So prepare for a slow burn and some angst: I hope you like it. Face claims Cote De Pablo (Cindy Jo) and Matt Bommer (Drake) Catch Previous Chapter Here: message me and I send it to you canāt figure out how to include previous posts.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Cindy Joās right hand is gripping Drakeās arm at his left elbow as they continue strolling down the streets of New York; now a few blocks away from the Blues Club. So āwhat do your friends like to do?ā she asks with a mega-watt smile across her lips. Drake says I donāt knowā¦dryly. Cindy Jo nudging his shoulder playfully says āwell you donāt seem very excited for a friend chosen to plan a bachelor party.ā Drake states āIām not really planning it I was just here looking for someone and was asked to look at possible places to party since I was already here.ā Oh she half gasped with a surprised look on her faceā¦. she blushed and asked who were you looking for? She paused and asked if heād mind sitting on the nearby bench for just a moment to rest her feet. Ā
Who was he here looking for? Wait why am so worried about who he was looking for God look at those eyesā¦..heās so gorgeous itās as if heās staring into my very soul . Was he looking for a girl? Damn it Cindy Jo get a hold of yourself you just met the man literally like an hour ago why are you so worried whether itās is a girl or not?......looking back into his bright cobalt blue eyes she can see heās hesitating to answer her, she pauses and says ānever mind I donāt know whatās wrong with me or why Iām being so nosey itās none of my business.ā I donāt know whatās wrong with me tonight and I never walk the streets of New York with a perfect stranger a perfect male stranger at thatā¦ā¦but for some reason I feel I donātā know comfortable with youā¦..itās almost as if Iāve known you forever.ā āThatās stupid she half laughs and Iām rambling Iām going to stop talking now she nervously exclaims.ā (Why do I feel so nervous like a damn teenager on a first date?)
Drakeās frown slowly creeps into a knowing smirk and laughs a little stating itās not stupid and youāre cute when youāre nervous ā¦that comment earns him a smiling sweet blush across her beautiful face. Drake thinks to himself (How the hell did I did I get so lucky as to get this gorgeous woman to agree to take me out on the town?) āYou know what Beckett I feel really comfortable with you too; and to answer your question I was looking for my sister Savannah; she left home without a word almost a year ago and I thought I had a good lead on her but it didnāt pan out.ā Iām sorry she said as she reached for his hand. Both felt the immediate sparks and heat flush both their bodies all the way from their toes to their cheeks. Drake with a small smirk crossing his features clears his throat and says āanyways enough about that tell me Beckett where shall we go, whereās our first stop on the tour. She stands and points across the street to a club called āCieloā Drake lets out an audible grown as they reach the entrance and he sees a line around the blockā¦ āCome on Drake donāt be such a party pooper she says smiling and nudging his shoulder.ā As they are passing the entrance about to search for the end of the Ā line a familiar voice screams āJoJoā she turns back to see James Ray; holding Drakes hand she walks up to the handsome man whose arms are stretched open to embrace her as she gets closer.
Who the hell is this guyā¦wait what the hell am I saying I donāt have any claim on this womanā¦..this gorgeous woman. Whoa buddy watch the hands as he sees this large man closing her in a tight embrace as his hands rest low on the small of her back just above her ass. Is he a boyfriend? An ex maybe? Heās shaken from his thoughts as Cindy Jo grabs his hand and the tall broad shouldered stranger ushers them into the club. Damn Beckett that some kind of pull youāve got there to get us in here in front of that line of people with his left brow raised! Do I see a hint of jealousy creeping on your face there Walker? she asks. Walker? Drake smirked Ya she said āyou call me Beckett so I figured maybe it must be a thang with where youāre fromā¦she said with a deep southern drawl. This earns a laugh from Drake and with a smile he plainly states āNo itās a me thang imitating her teasingly earning him a swat on the shoulder, letās get a drink he says over the loud music.
After ordering a whiskey for himself he leans in to ask her what sheāll have she smiles and says same as you but Iāll have 3 fingers instead of Ā 2. He leans back and smiles curiously at herā¦really? āWhat? She nervously laughs youāve never seen a woman order whiskey from a bar?ā āHe devilishly smirks and says neverā¦ not any of the women Iāve ever been around have anyway!ā Well maybe you just havenāt been hanging around the right women then she chides with a mega-watt smile showing off her bright beautiful toothy smile with just a hint of her dimples showing. (Damn look at that beautiful smile Drake thinksā¦I could get used to seeing that). So he says in a deep husky voice trying to keep his jealousies at bay āare you going to tell me who the man was that let us in here like you were a superstar?ā Ā She debates whether or not to tease him and says āheās an old friend and co-worker he stiffens a little before she continues and laughing she leans in close to his ear (he shivers a little as her warm breath brushes his ears and neck.) and heās also gay she smiles pulling herself back from him. He immediately relaxes and laughs really? Ya she says āso whatācha think about Club āCieloā?ā Itās a bit loud he yells over the music but I know at least one guy in the group thatās going to love it! āThatās good she smiles grabbing his hand she says now letās dance.ā he stops her short of the dance floor and says I donāt danceā¦just then āMust be Love on the Brainā by Rihanna (https://youtu.be/xG6BjRMjskA) comes over the sound system and she looks at him and says āplease if you donāt dance with me Iām going to have to find some stranger to because this is a great song!ā
Grrrrr he sighs aloud and lets her lead him onto the dance floor, she wraps her arms around his waists and pulls her arms up and across his back resting her hands behind his shoulders and starts swaying her hips left and right in time with the beat of the music. He follows her movements resting his hands on her waistline and crossing the small of her back. He leans down touching his forehead to hers matching her gaze and not looking away she says see you can danceā¦.and rather than correcting her and saying never said I couldnāt just said I didnāt, he holds her gaze and says you have the most beautiful eyes Iāve ever seenā¦theyāre the darkest shade of golden brown Iāve ever seen but itās like there are flecks of emeralds in them.ā She blushes under his gaze and at the sexy compliment, she nervously spun around her back facing his chest now he places his hands on her hips as she backs her ass into his hips and grinds against him sweeping left and right lowering herself down towards the floor and back up his body a couple of times. He takes a sharp breath (my god what is she doing to me?) as his jeans suddenly feel a much tighter now. She faces him again meeting his gaze once more she can see desire rush across the features of his face just as she thinks of moving in for a kiss the music suddenly stops the song had endedā¦.a fast paced upbeat song comes on and she says I need air. Drake takes her much smaller hand in his larger one and leads her out of the packed club back into the crisp night air. Lead the Beckett he gestures by swinging his arms in front of him in a sweeping motion. Well I guess thereās only one other place to show you though Iām not sure your friends will feel itās stag party materialā¦but I get the feeling you will appreciate it though. āOh Yeah Drakes says arching his left brow and whereās that?ā she smiles and says youāll see! They walk in a comfortable silence for about five minutes and she stops in front of a set of mahogany wooden doors; Drake peaks in the windows and says ālooks like we are too late Beckett they seem to be closing as he sees the waitresses and bar staff cleaning up.ā Well itās a good thing youāre with me then Drake she beams as she sticks keys into the locked doors. She ends the confused look on his face by laughing and telling him this is the bar where her and Daniel work. She greets he co-workers inside and informs them they are just gonna have a quick drink and maybe a game of pool before calling it a night. Everyone goes about their business and she winks at Drake and says ācan I buy ya a whiskey?ā He half ass grins and says now youāre speaking my language Beckett!ā
She grabs a bottle of whiskey and two tumblers and walks him to the back of the bar where the pool tables are and says can you play pool?ā He looks at her drawing his left brow up in a smirk and repeats her question pointing at himself in a mock expression āCan I play pool?ā Well rack-em then! She says big smile on her face. Oh youāre going to break then?ā he says. Is there a problem with that she chides him? Not at all Beckett but Iām gonna warn you Iām a pretty good pool playerā¦.she grins and says āgood then I wonāt have to feel bad when I beat you!ā She breaks the balls on the table knocking 3 balls into the pockets. He looks at her his mouth slightly agapeā¦she sees that 2 her of the 3 balls she sank where stripes, so she lines up her next shot looks up at him and says care to make it interesting Drake? He says āWhatād you have in mind Beckett?ā She said how about every shot I sink you have to drink and vice versa?ā Ok and what does the winner get Drake ask?ā Cindy Jo said since youāre a visitor in my town Iāll let you choose, sound good?ā Sure why not without taking her eyes off of him she shoots and sinks the nine ball in the corner pocket. He smirks raises his glass to her and drinks. She sinks two more in before missing the next shot. She smiles and Drake takes the cue stick and lines up his first shot following her he shoots and sinks the ball while still looking at herā¦smiles and says drink up Beckett!ā She does and he sinks 3 more before she says āare you trying to hustle me Drake Walker?ā He lines up the next shot to the corner pocket sheās currently standing in front of if he makes it he wins, she leans over the pocket ever so slightly showing a little bit of cleavage as she does and he misses. She laughs and says ādamn the luck there Sparkyā he scoffs and says thatās not fair I was distracted.ā She shoots and sinks her next 2 shots bringing them neck and neck with only the 8 ball left. She lines up the shot as he stands behind her pouring each another glass of whiskey teasing her not to miss; just as she goes to take the shot he walks past her slightly brushing her ass and the 8 ball stops a hair from sinking into the pocket. She stands up straight smiling āyou did that on purpose.ā He laughs saying donāt be a sore loser Beckett.ā He lines up the shot and sinks it in the pocket saying I guess that means I won with a shit eating grin on his face.ā I guess so, so whatās the winner going to choose as his prize? āshe asked. MMMm he growls while stroking the light stubble on his chinā¦.he walks over to her and closes the gap between them and asks āSo can I have whatever I want? In a husky deep throaty voiceā She swallows hard looking him in the eyes his face mere centimeters from hers and says timidly I guess so. He leans in saddles his arms around her waists and draws her closer into a kiss that started tenderly and slowly turned more fever ant causing her to wrap her arms around his neck and earning him a slight moan from her throat. Just as the two were about to break for a breath they hear someone close clear their throat; she pulls away slightly to look up at Joe who informs her that they are done and are on their way out. Cindy Jo smiles wiping her lower lips and says go ahead Joe weāre on our way out too Iāll lock up okay? He agrees and leavesā¦a comfortable silence falls before she breaks it with the question of āwhere heās going to stay for the night?ā He clears is throat and says I donāt know I guess I need to find a hotel. I hadnāt planned on spending the night but following that lead on my sister caused me to miss my flight, so when I called my friend to make travel arrangements is when he asked me to scout Manhattan for a good time and Iām glad because it lead me to you. She smiles and says well this late at night you wonāt find any hotels that arenāt flea bags or take payment by the hourā¦so why donāt you just spend the night with meā¦.I mean at my apartmentā¦damn it (she blushes)ā¦ I mean you can sleep in my spare room I have a two bedroom apartment she clarifies. He laughs and asks are you sure itās ok Beckett I mean I donāt want to put you out or anything. Nonsense she says I canāt have you stay in some crummy motel and sour your opinion on New York.
