Do you think you'd love me back?
A match into water
I plopped onto the couch next to Jaime and Mike, I looked over to see who he was texting. He was texting someone called Hannah "is that your girlfriend Himes," I gave him a nudge and a wink,
"WHO HAS A GIRLFRIEND?" Vic screamed as he walked out of the toilet,
"Jaime!" I replied enthusiastically with the biggest smile on my face, Vic jumped on Jaime's lap and pouted "are you cheating on me?" He whined in a baby voice.
"She's not my girlfriend," Jaime finally replied "she's my girl..... friend"
"GAAAY!" Mike said as he stood up heading over to mine and Tony's room. I soon followed and heard them talking, "you okay? yeah..... why? you just seem different now, how? dunno man, you seem too happy it's like you're faking it. Oh.."
"Whatcha doing Rach?" Vic asked making me jump, I quickly shushed him and put my hand over his mouth as we listened "do you want to be with her? yeah... I mean at least I think I do, the sex's gre- are you only in it for the sex?" Mike sounded pretty pissed and I was pretty hurt, I didn't see what Vic's reaction was "no no no! I love her, it's just Suzie's not as complicated as Rachel is... That's not cool bro." Mike stormed out of the room looking pretty pissed, he stopped when he saw me. He looked me dead in the eyes, he knew I had heard most of it; he wrapped his arms around me and whispered to me to follow him. Vic walked in and told him that we'll be leaving soon for the interview, I walked out onto the deck where Mike had led me. I sat down on a chair and he sat next to me "don't take this personally okay?" Mike said as he pulled a pack of cigarettes out of his front pocket "it's hard not to, he's only with me for the sex yet we haven't had sex since before my birthday which was ages ago" I walked over to Mike who handed me his cigarette "if he wants to be with Suzie that's fine...." I looked down as I could feel tears starting to fall... ugh I'm so emotional "Tony's right, Suzie's not as complicated as me; I mean she's not an emotional wreck like me" I sobbed as I buried my head in my hands, Mike put a hand on my back and started rubbing it to sooth me. I handed his smoke back and looked at him with watery eyes "i-it-it's just so ha-hard, I-I p-p-promis-sed him I'd n-n-never self-harm ag-again an-an-and I-I-I only broke ta-tha-that once. That-that's wh-why I'm s-so emo-tio-emotional," I broke down in Mike's arms as he pulled me into a hug, the sliding door opened and I turned my head to see Jaime, he walked over to us and turned the hug into a group hug "we're leaving in 5 minutes for the interview, you don't have to come if you don't want to Rach." Jaime kissed my forehead and headed back inside, I wiped my eyes and my ruined makeup "is there a bar close?" I asked Mike, he let out an un-usual laugh and told me that there was one just down the road from where the interview is. I walked into the bathroom and took off all my eye makeup, then walked to boys to their interview and left for the bar. The moment I walked in flume - holdin' on, I scruffed up my hair a little bit more then headed over to the bar "I'll get a the strongest you got" I asked the bartender, there was a bunch of blonde fake girls to my left and right. The bartender handed my drink, he was a cutie I read his name tag it read 'Jake, the one and only' I smiled and took a sip of my drink "it's a bit early to be drinking isn't it?" He asked as he wiped down the bench in front of him "well this is a bar," I chuckled he smiled down at himself like Tony would when he got shy "it seems like night time already," he looked up at me and smiled,
"yeah it does, so why are you here so early then? Shouldn't you be waiting another few hours before you come here?" He spoke so calmly and I could hear him perfectly over the loud music, I let out a big sigh sipped my drink one more time "I'm Pierce The Veil's merch girl their on tour here, at the moment their in an interview and they were stressing me out so I came here for a drink," I smiled at him and asked for another drink.
"Hey, I'm due for a break in 5 minutes want to stick around then get something to drink? Other than alcohol." I smiled at him and told him yes then he walked away serving others, I looked over to my left where the blondes where snickering "what's so funny?" I asked bluntly
"I think he only asked you that because he felt sorry for you 'cause you're alone" one of them said, another blurted out "and come on, look at what you're wearing, no guy would go for that," I sat there and took it all in "I'm so surprised that he didn't ask me to go with him on his break," another whined.
"'Cause you're all fake air headed blonde bimbos!" I spat back, they all looked at me and there jaws almost hit the ground. I turned to face forwards again and sculled back the rest of my drink, I felt a smile appear on my face knowing I had bummed them out, they obviously hadn't heard anyone tell them that because all they heard was guys telling them how 'beautiful' they are just so they can fuck them. A few minutes later Jake grabbed my arm pulling me outside, "sorry," he muttered as we exited "I just wanted to get out quickly, those fakes next to you kept hollering at me" I smiled at him and told him it was okay, we headed down to a small coffee shop. We sat down at a booth and ordered a flat white, he liked his like I like mine, not cold but not hot, but its not warm it's just right. "So Rachel, how old are you? Where are you from? What's it like touring with a really cool band?" He smiled, I like the way he talks; always with a smile I let out a small laugh before answering "I'm twenty-two, I am from San Diego and it's pretty cool touring with with a band. I'm really close with all of them besides one - Tony, we have dramas a lot but yeah," I looked down and took a few small sips of my flat white "and you Jake?" I looked up and smiled at him "what's it like working in a bar," His eyes lit up like fairy lights in a child's room, "don't get me started!" He beamed
"well, I do want to get you started," I chuckled
"I love it! Bartending is an amazing experience you meet so many new people, you're practically clubbing every night, where I work it's a bar during the day and a club at night; but for the past week we've had a new person running the place and it's like a club 24/7. It does get tiring but it is a lot of fun, oh and I'm 25 and from Australia." I laughed and we continued talking for a while, I studied his face and the way he talked, moved and reacted to things. He had hair like Jaime's but a bit shorter and it was a dark brown, he had long beautiful eyelashes with browny green eyes, his eyebrows weren't bushy but they weren't thin, he had a beard growing but it was only stubble, he had nice white teeth with a beautiful smile. I heard him chuckle "what?" He asked as he looked down, he was blushing "nothing," I smiled "you're just really beautiful," I felt like a fool for calling a male beautiful "handsome," I corrected myself a little while later.
"I could say the same about you too miss.... Ugh what's your last name?"
"Everson," I smiled
"Ahh yes, miss Everson; I could say the same about you, you are very beautiful." He smiled as his hand connected with mine, I smiled while I looked into his beautiful brown/green eyes "this is me on a bad day," I laughed "well, before I came into the bar I had been crying and I had to wipe my makeup off."
"wow, imagine you on a good day," he smiled, I was about to thank him then my phone rang. Once again scaring me because of the ringtone "sorry," I apologized as I answered my phone "hello? oh hey Vic, done already? I'm just at a cafe with a new friend, no we'll open the merch stand tomorrow, i'll meet yous at the hotel before we go clubbing, okay, yes, I know! Love you too Vicky." I laughed at myself Vic is just like a mum to me, "that was Vic, the lead singer In ptv" I smiled, "want to walk around?" Jake asked "I can show you around a bit more," I checked my phone it was 3:00PM "sure, I just have to be back around five" I smiled as we headed outside
"it's a bit far the place I want to show you,"
"are we going to bus?" I asked
"no, no, my cars back at the bar." We headed back to the bar and drove, the view was stunning. I had never been out of san diego before so this was all new to me. It was a 10 minute drive before we stopped at a beach, "here we are," he smiled, a gasp escaped my lips as I ran out of the car taking my shoes off and rolling my jeans up a little, I haven't been to the beach in a long time and this place was beautiful, there were no clouds in the sky no one was here it was just me, Jake and the world. I heard him laughing behind me, I turned around and saw him putting my stuff on a picnic table not far from me "this is beautiful," I said as I walked over to the table "why'd you take me here?"
He laughed a little bit to himself "this should be everyone's first place they visit when they come to florida, I smiled and then it turned into an evil grin "what?" he asked
"Take your shoes off," I ordered, he did as so then I grabbed his hand pulling him towards the water, we were above ankle deep when I stopped; if I had gone any further my jeans would get wet. "What?" He asked
"Don't say anything," I put my hands in my back pocket and stared out into the ocean "just enjoy the view," We stood there for about thirty minutes before his phone rang, he walked away but I still stood there "we got to head back," he told me, I turned around with a sad face "work is calling me back in, and it's five so it's perfect for you" he smiled, I dried my feet off on the ground then put my shoes back on. We pulled up to my hotel and we sat there for about a minute, "today's been fun," I smiled
"We should catch up sometime he said," he looked down and laughed "I already put my number in your phone under Jakey so text me,"
"Will do," I smiled then went to open the car door when his arm reached out and grabbed my face, he crashed his lips on mine then let go and shooed me to leave. I stood there stunned as he left, slowly I walked into the hotel up to my room. As I entered everyone was on the couch "hurry up Rach!" Mike yelled "I want to go pussy hunting!" He said as he stood up and hurried me to my room, no time for a shower I thought. I shut the door behind me and quickly tore off my clothes, I ran over to my suitcase and pulled everything out until I found what I liked. Ten minutes later I got changed into something nice but not to over the top, I quickly applied some dark makeup and then stumbled out into the lounge putting my boots on. All the boys jaws dropped when they saw me "don't say a word or I will murder yous," I muttered as I walked over to Tony, he doesn't know that I overheard his and Mike's conversation, he laced his fingers with mine as we headed outside "there's a good club a few blocks down," Vic said pointing in the direction of the bar/club I was at earlier, I shrugged it off; surely there had to be another bar in that direction. Around 10 minutes later we pulled up at the same bar I was at earlier today, I got nerves as I hoped Jake wasn't working "you okay?" Tony asked as me kissed me, "yeah I'm fine, just haven't been out clubbing in a while" it was pretty early to be clubbing so we found a booth and ordered some drinks, about four hours later we still weren't that drunk since it was only 9. I dragged Tony onto the dance floor feeling confident that Jake wasn't here tonight, we started going hard then he pulled me close to him by my hips he turned me around and I started grinding on his crotch with my but; my arm was wrapped around his neck and his hands were on my hips but were mostly roaming around my body. I opened my eyes and spotted Jake, he looked around and then made eye contact with me.. Shit
"WHO HAS A GIRLFRIEND?" Vic screamed as he walked out of the toilet,
"Jaime!" I replied enthusiastically with the biggest smile on my face, Vic jumped on Jaime's lap and pouted "are you cheating on me?" He whined in a baby voice.
"She's not my girlfriend," Jaime finally replied "she's my girl..... friend"
"GAAAY!" Mike said as he stood up heading over to mine and Tony's room. I soon followed and heard them talking, "you okay? yeah..... why? you just seem different now, how? dunno man, you seem too happy it's like you're faking it. Oh.."
"Whatcha doing Rach?" Vic asked making me jump, I quickly shushed him and put my hand over his mouth as we listened "do you want to be with her? yeah... I mean at least I think I do, the sex's gre- are you only in it for the sex?" Mike sounded pretty pissed and I was pretty hurt, I didn't see what Vic's reaction was "no no no! I love her, it's just Suzie's not as complicated as Rachel is... That's not cool bro." Mike stormed out of the room looking pretty pissed, he stopped when he saw me. He looked me dead in the eyes, he knew I had heard most of it; he wrapped his arms around me and whispered to me to follow him. Vic walked in and told him that we'll be leaving soon for the interview, I walked out onto the deck where Mike had led me. I sat down on a chair and he sat next to me "don't take this personally okay?" Mike said as he pulled a pack of cigarettes out of his front pocket "it's hard not to, he's only with me for the sex yet we haven't had sex since before my birthday which was ages ago" I walked over to Mike who handed me his cigarette "if he wants to be with Suzie that's fine...." I looked down as I could feel tears starting to fall... ugh I'm so emotional "Tony's right, Suzie's not as complicated as me; I mean she's not an emotional wreck like me" I sobbed as I buried my head in my hands, Mike put a hand on my back and started rubbing it to sooth me. I handed his smoke back and looked at him with watery eyes "i-it-it's just so ha-hard, I-I p-p-promis-sed him I'd n-n-never self-harm ag-again an-an-and I-I-I only broke ta-tha-that once. That-that's wh-why I'm s-so emo-tio-emotional," I broke down in Mike's arms as he pulled me into a hug, the sliding door opened and I turned my head to see Jaime, he walked over to us and turned the hug into a group hug "we're leaving in 5 minutes for the interview, you don't have to come if you don't want to Rach." Jaime kissed my forehead and headed back inside, I wiped my eyes and my ruined makeup "is there a bar close?" I asked Mike, he let out an un-usual laugh and told me that there was one just down the road from where the interview is. I walked into the bathroom and took off all my eye makeup, then walked to boys to their interview and left for the bar. The moment I walked in flume - holdin' on, I scruffed up my hair a little bit more then headed over to the bar "I'll get a the strongest you got" I asked the bartender, there was a bunch of blonde fake girls to my left and right. The bartender handed my drink, he was a cutie I read his name tag it read 'Jake, the one and only' I smiled and took a sip of my drink "it's a bit early to be drinking isn't it?" He asked as he wiped down the bench in front of him "well this is a bar," I chuckled he smiled down at himself like Tony would when he got shy "it seems like night time already," he looked up at me and smiled,
"yeah it does, so why are you here so early then? Shouldn't you be waiting another few hours before you come here?" He spoke so calmly and I could hear him perfectly over the loud music, I let out a big sigh sipped my drink one more time "I'm Pierce The Veil's merch girl their on tour here, at the moment their in an interview and they were stressing me out so I came here for a drink," I smiled at him and asked for another drink.
"Hey, I'm due for a break in 5 minutes want to stick around then get something to drink? Other than alcohol." I smiled at him and told him yes then he walked away serving others, I looked over to my left where the blondes where snickering "what's so funny?" I asked bluntly
"I think he only asked you that because he felt sorry for you 'cause you're alone" one of them said, another blurted out "and come on, look at what you're wearing, no guy would go for that," I sat there and took it all in "I'm so surprised that he didn't ask me to go with him on his break," another whined.
"'Cause you're all fake air headed blonde bimbos!" I spat back, they all looked at me and there jaws almost hit the ground. I turned to face forwards again and sculled back the rest of my drink, I felt a smile appear on my face knowing I had bummed them out, they obviously hadn't heard anyone tell them that because all they heard was guys telling them how 'beautiful' they are just so they can fuck them. A few minutes later Jake grabbed my arm pulling me outside, "sorry," he muttered as we exited "I just wanted to get out quickly, those fakes next to you kept hollering at me" I smiled at him and told him it was okay, we headed down to a small coffee shop. We sat down at a booth and ordered a flat white, he liked his like I like mine, not cold but not hot, but its not warm it's just right. "So Rachel, how old are you? Where are you from? What's it like touring with a really cool band?" He smiled, I like the way he talks; always with a smile I let out a small laugh before answering "I'm twenty-two, I am from San Diego and it's pretty cool touring with with a band. I'm really close with all of them besides one - Tony, we have dramas a lot but yeah," I looked down and took a few small sips of my flat white "and you Jake?" I looked up and smiled at him "what's it like working in a bar," His eyes lit up like fairy lights in a child's room, "don't get me started!" He beamed
"well, I do want to get you started," I chuckled
"I love it! Bartending is an amazing experience you meet so many new people, you're practically clubbing every night, where I work it's a bar during the day and a club at night; but for the past week we've had a new person running the place and it's like a club 24/7. It does get tiring but it is a lot of fun, oh and I'm 25 and from Australia." I laughed and we continued talking for a while, I studied his face and the way he talked, moved and reacted to things. He had hair like Jaime's but a bit shorter and it was a dark brown, he had long beautiful eyelashes with browny green eyes, his eyebrows weren't bushy but they weren't thin, he had a beard growing but it was only stubble, he had nice white teeth with a beautiful smile. I heard him chuckle "what?" He asked as he looked down, he was blushing "nothing," I smiled "you're just really beautiful," I felt like a fool for calling a male beautiful "handsome," I corrected myself a little while later.
"I could say the same about you too miss.... Ugh what's your last name?"
"Everson," I smiled
"Ahh yes, miss Everson; I could say the same about you, you are very beautiful." He smiled as his hand connected with mine, I smiled while I looked into his beautiful brown/green eyes "this is me on a bad day," I laughed "well, before I came into the bar I had been crying and I had to wipe my makeup off."
"wow, imagine you on a good day," he smiled, I was about to thank him then my phone rang. Once again scaring me because of the ringtone "sorry," I apologized as I answered my phone "hello? oh hey Vic, done already? I'm just at a cafe with a new friend, no we'll open the merch stand tomorrow, i'll meet yous at the hotel before we go clubbing, okay, yes, I know! Love you too Vicky." I laughed at myself Vic is just like a mum to me, "that was Vic, the lead singer In ptv" I smiled, "want to walk around?" Jake asked "I can show you around a bit more," I checked my phone it was 3:00PM "sure, I just have to be back around five" I smiled as we headed outside
"it's a bit far the place I want to show you,"
"are we going to bus?" I asked
"no, no, my cars back at the bar." We headed back to the bar and drove, the view was stunning. I had never been out of san diego before so this was all new to me. It was a 10 minute drive before we stopped at a beach, "here we are," he smiled, a gasp escaped my lips as I ran out of the car taking my shoes off and rolling my jeans up a little, I haven't been to the beach in a long time and this place was beautiful, there were no clouds in the sky no one was here it was just me, Jake and the world. I heard him laughing behind me, I turned around and saw him putting my stuff on a picnic table not far from me "this is beautiful," I said as I walked over to the table "why'd you take me here?"
He laughed a little bit to himself "this should be everyone's first place they visit when they come to florida, I smiled and then it turned into an evil grin "what?" he asked
"Take your shoes off," I ordered, he did as so then I grabbed his hand pulling him towards the water, we were above ankle deep when I stopped; if I had gone any further my jeans would get wet. "What?" He asked
"Don't say anything," I put my hands in my back pocket and stared out into the ocean "just enjoy the view," We stood there for about thirty minutes before his phone rang, he walked away but I still stood there "we got to head back," he told me, I turned around with a sad face "work is calling me back in, and it's five so it's perfect for you" he smiled, I dried my feet off on the ground then put my shoes back on. We pulled up to my hotel and we sat there for about a minute, "today's been fun," I smiled
"We should catch up sometime he said," he looked down and laughed "I already put my number in your phone under Jakey so text me,"
"Will do," I smiled then went to open the car door when his arm reached out and grabbed my face, he crashed his lips on mine then let go and shooed me to leave. I stood there stunned as he left, slowly I walked into the hotel up to my room. As I entered everyone was on the couch "hurry up Rach!" Mike yelled "I want to go pussy hunting!" He said as he stood up and hurried me to my room, no time for a shower I thought. I shut the door behind me and quickly tore off my clothes, I ran over to my suitcase and pulled everything out until I found what I liked. Ten minutes later I got changed into something nice but not to over the top, I quickly applied some dark makeup and then stumbled out into the lounge putting my boots on. All the boys jaws dropped when they saw me "don't say a word or I will murder yous," I muttered as I walked over to Tony, he doesn't know that I overheard his and Mike's conversation, he laced his fingers with mine as we headed outside "there's a good club a few blocks down," Vic said pointing in the direction of the bar/club I was at earlier, I shrugged it off; surely there had to be another bar in that direction. Around 10 minutes later we pulled up at the same bar I was at earlier today, I got nerves as I hoped Jake wasn't working "you okay?" Tony asked as me kissed me, "yeah I'm fine, just haven't been out clubbing in a while" it was pretty early to be clubbing so we found a booth and ordered some drinks, about four hours later we still weren't that drunk since it was only 9. I dragged Tony onto the dance floor feeling confident that Jake wasn't here tonight, we started going hard then he pulled me close to him by my hips he turned me around and I started grinding on his crotch with my but; my arm was wrapped around his neck and his hands were on my hips but were mostly roaming around my body. I opened my eyes and spotted Jake, he looked around and then made eye contact with me.. Shit
I seriously want to kill tony, he is such an asshole it's ridiculous. I wish Rachel and Tony stayed together and I hate Suzie she is just a hoe bag.
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