Smirking some, Adam waves out his match before raising his head to her, winking a bit as he pushes off the wall so standing straight and facing her. "Always a jumpy one Cruzy..." he taunts as she walks closer, a hand over her heart to steady herself. "Want one?"
She laughs softly, he would be the only one she knew on this tour that also smokes. So, happy with his offer, she nods her head some while moving so in front of him. Though he has gracefully extended the pack to her, she ignores it as her soft fingers reach up, carefully pulling the cig which rests between his lips from him. "Thank you," she says before flipping it around between her fingers and bringing the filter to her lips, taking one long drag.
He chuckles softly, rolling his eyes as he reaches in the pack and grabs a new one from himself. "They still at it?"
She winces slightly, nodding a bit as she lowers her head, taking along drag off the cig.
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Sitting with Jake and Shaunna at the bar, John stares down into a cold glass of beer, not really wanting to drink it, just having it their in front of him as he listens to all the conversations around him. He felt out of place mostly since Shane left. Beer Buzz was for Jake, Justin, and Gosling to hang out. Shane and him couldn't be more outsiders if they tried though the guys did try to include him. But, in moments like this, when Justin is fighting with an ex, Gosling is with some other friends and Jake is trying to get into some girl's pants... these moments he felt old and out of it. Like he was in the wrong place at the worst time.
"So... I was thinking you know since were going on tour together," Jake says as he leans over Shaunna more who looks at him confused before turning her head to see Paul glaring over.
"Potty!" She says before blushing darkly when the room suddenly gets quiet. She always had the worse timing but oh well, it got Jake to back up some.
"You heard the girl," John says softly, turning his head only to wink at the blushing nervous blond and wave her off. "Go for it doll... Jake, park it. Have a beer."
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Being back home in the comfort of their own messy apartment, the group disperse into their normal reutines. Raquel, being the nocturnal one goes with Adam into the music room as Shaunna avoids Paul at all coast, following Serena to bed. Paul, with Ryan, head to the kitchen for more beer.
Things had been like this for a long time now. Raquel and Adam would work while Serena would sleep and if food was around, Ryan was always over it. As for Paul and Shaunna though, they normally were together but on nights when Shaunna gets hit on, he does a Dr. Jeckle, Mr. Hyde effect. For some reason he always got angry at her, as if she had invited it though everyone else knows its not invited at all. Shaunna was never one to like being hit on, not unless they were close and even then, like Ryan knew, that never worked.
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"What's your problem?" Adam asks the moment the door shuts behind him and Raquel.
Taken back, Raquel quirks an eyebrow at him. Had she a problem? She couldn't remember being evil or fighting with him all night. In fact, she spent most of the night with him outside as his new girlfriend fought her ex boyfriend. She hadn't been strange, not even in the car as she sat next to him and rested her head on his shoulder while he played with her hair.
"Problem?" she asks confused as she locks the door. "Adam... what did I do?"
He sighs, shaking his head some before sitting down in his computer chair, dropping the guitar case which was tightly held in his hand onto the hard wood floor.
"Why didn't you say something? You couldn't have said 'leave her' or 'she isn't good for you' or anything but instead you just made sure we didn't talk about it at all tonight," he says frustrated as he looks down at the floor. "You're one of my best friends and you're not.. you're just..."
"I'm not interfering," she says in almost a whisper before sighing. "Adam. You left me not me leaving you. You wanted other girls so I am more then willing to be your friend and here for you but I just... I can't be involved in the relationships you know?"
"No... I don't know."
She rolls her eyes some before moving over so standing in front of him. "Fine then fuck me here and now and lets call it a night ok? Cause if thats what it takes.."
He laughs softly as he looks up at her, his hands moving up to her hips only to grab them roughly and pull her down onto his lap. To his relief, she laughs and makes herself comfortable on him, snuggling close while closing her eyes.
"So got a condom?" she teases only to feel him pinch her side, making her flinch some. "Ahh! Hey! NO!"
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Ryan and Paul sit at the kitchen table, mumbling over plans some when Shaunna walks in, her pajama pants sagging so far the boys couldn't help but notice all to well.
"Hi..." she says softly as she stands in the door way, her blue eyes staring at Paul apologetically before she lowers her head, biting softly upon her lower lip. She hated fighting him, especially when she knew their was no real reason to fight.
"Go to bed boog. We'll talk tomorrow," Paul says after clearing his throat and turning his attention to Ryan who sits their, grinning in his drunk state as his eyes stay transfixed on her exposed mid-drift.
"Okay..." she says, nodding some before turning her attention to Ryan, glaring some. "Do you mind?" She grunts before turning, walking out of the room.
Once she is gone, Paul turns to Ryan, giving him a death gaze before shakes his head some. "Leave her alone, you fucked her once right?" Paul mutters under her breath before bringing his new beer to his lips, taking a long gulp.
"Yeah but... eh. Diane and her are just both... ohh..."
"Perve," Paul smirks before reaching over, hitting Ryan in the arm.