Falling Down(106)

I freeze and Jesse smiles a smile so bright it lights up the sky. I swear, the entire sky.
"Are you f*cking with me right now?" I ask. This would be the opportunity of a lifetime.
"Pretty sure if I was f*cking with you my brother would be pounding the shit out of me."
"Damn straight."
"This isn't just up to me. It needs to be okay with Cage and after that it needs to be okay with Sera, Jace, Meggie, and Trace."
"I think it's a great idea," Cage says.
"Let's take a vote," Sera says with a knowing smirk.
"Not just Blush members but Falling Down members too. Be completely honest. No saying yes just because you feel loyal to Jesse or me. Base your decision on you," I tell them.
"Cool," Xander says. "I say hell yes. Who's in, raise 'em up."
All eight hands raise… then nine as Jesse raises his.
"Jesse."
"What do you say? What do you want to do? What do you want to do for you?" he asks, using my words.
"Touché." I smirk at him and lift my hand. "It'd be really stupid of me to pass up this opportunity. Everything's just falling into place."
"Fate," Sera says.
"Timing," Cage says at the same time.
"Is that the only reason you agreed? Because of the opportunity for the band?" Jesse asks.
"No."
He nods.
"And I'd like to ask you to not f*ck the groupie whores--ever again. Oh, f*ck that. I'm telling you. If you want to be with me, no f*cking anyone but me."
He chuckles.
"Because if you do, I'll have to chop your balls off and stuff them down your throat," Sera says sweetly.
"That's not going to be a problem. I don't want groupie whores. I just want you."
"Awww," Meggie says with a genuine sniffle. She's so weird.
"Cage?" I ask, looking into Jesse's eyes.
"Yeah, Luce."
"Are we allowed to fraternize with members of the other band while on tour?"
Jesse grins and everyone around us chuckles.
"Yeah, and I'm pretty sure if I'd have said no, you'd have done it anyway."
"Pretty much. We are talking about Jesse Kingston here."
"Fuck," Xander says.
"What's your problem?" Kennedy asks.
"We're going to have to listen to her scream on the bus."
I'm sure my face is the color of a tomato right now.
"It'll be alright, Lucy. You screaming just lets them know we're doing it right," Jesse says with a laugh.
"Gah," Sera says. "I'm riding on a different bus. I so don't want to hear my sister f*cking her boyfriend."
I laugh. "Right about now I'm really glad my mom and dad have already left."
More laughing.
"There'll be enough room for everyone to be comfortable. You all can figure out who's on what bus," Cage says.
"Cage, can you give Dave the exclusive of this announcement?"
He raises his eyebrows.
"He was so great at the press conference, he deserves this."
"Done."
"Lucy?" Sera says.
"What's up?"
She's grinning. "You're so going to piss off Jesse's groupie whores."
I shrug. "They had their turn and it's over. He's mine now."
Jesse pulls me in for a kiss. "And she's mine."
"Fuckin' A. More sluts for me," Jace says.
"Pig."
"You never know," he says with a shrug, "one of those sluts could be my future wife."
Complete silence and then we all start laughing, Jace laughing the loudest.
"Jesse," Ben says nudging his arm.