Falling Down(141)

"Three seconds, they say." I wink. "Have a good one people."
"We're out," Nate says with a chuckle. "I couldn't have planned that any better if I'd tried."
"Trace swore a lot."
"It's the internet. Fuck it," Cage says. "Let them fine me. That was brilliant." I shrug. "Take ten and then we really get to work."
I walk out of the sound room and Jesse hands me a peppermint Life Saver. "That was f*cking awesome."
"It was okay. On Bring Me Closer I need to make the chorus edgier, you know?"
Jesse grins, his pride showing. "You guys are f*cking kick ass. You all know your shit and not one of you gives less than two hundred percent."
"It's the only way I know."
He nods. "And that's why you're going to be a chart topper."
"They're going to give us a run for our money," Xander says.
"Fuck, we're screwed," Ethan says.
I laugh. "Shut up. There's no topping you guys."
Kennedy shrugs. "You just did."
"No, no. That was last night when I was on top…"
"Oh yeah," Jesse says, pulling me to him. "You know you could see part of your tats on camera."
"Oh boy. Mama Regina is going to have words for you later," Xander chortles.
"I'll tell her you got me drunk and talked me into it."
His laugh stops, his smile turns to a frown. "That's not even funny. Your mom's scary."
I nod. "She's going to have words for you, Xander."
"Lucy," he whines, trailing behind me as I head to the restroom.
What started out as a shit day has turned itself around within a matter of a couple hours, and Whitney whore was going to get what's coming to her. And to think I didn't have to even mention her. All I had to do was be me and bring it. Too bad what I brought was genuine and what she brought was bullshit.
I smirk and Xander gives me a look.
"What's going on in there, Luce?"
"Just thinking that while we just showed the world we're genuine and have nothing to hide, Whitney whore is going to be in a world of hurt. The media is going to crucify her."
"Yep. Especially after that jam session. There's no doubting Blush after that."
Nope. There's no doubting Blush. As Jesse would say, we've got this.




Chapter Twenty-Four
Jesse
"I have a confession," Lucy tells me.
"You only love me for my cock."
She snickers and swats a hand at me. "It is impressive but no."
"I knew it. You only love me for my Life Savers."
"Damn. You figured me out."
I nod. "I should have never shared my secret or my stash with you. It's all about the candy now," I say with mock hurt.
"Baby, you're sweeter than candy," she tells me with a wink.
"That was the corniest line I've ever heard," Jace tells her.
"I know, right? Wasn't it great?"
"You two are so weird, you realize this, right? It's not normal how naturally weird you are together."
"I happen to think we're a perfect pair of weirdness," she tells him. "Wait, what's that quote?" She looks to Sera who holds up her hands. "Don't even look at me."
She reaches in her pocket for her phone but comes up empty. "Shit. I forgot Celeste has my phone."
"Here, use mine," I tell her. She lifts her brows. "What?"
"Nothing," she says, shaking her head.
It's obviously something. "What is it?"
"I'm just surprised you handed over your phone like that. You didn't even look first to see if you had any texts."