Falling Down(85)

"Oh, I know it," Sera says with a wink. "Trust me, I know."
I'm trying very hard not to hyperventilate right now with the phrase "living together" that Sera just used. I prefer "sharing a room" to "living together". It sounds less serious. It may have been my idea, but f*ck if I know what the hell I'm doing.
Lucy takes a gulp of her drink and I'm pretty sure she's feeling the same way I am right now. I pull her close with one arm in a kind of open hug.
"Don't freak her out, Sera."
She just grins. "Why not? It's so fun. Look at her face."
I watch as Lucy purposefully wipes all expression from her face as she picks up another slice of pizza. She raises a brow. I think she's starting to feel a buzz from the very lethal Ethan drink. Lucy flips Sera the bird.
"Fucking actress," Ben says with a wink and Lucy grins.
I take a drink of my beer as she takes another drink of her rum (may as well call it what it is). Lucy burps really f*cking loud and murmurs, "Excuse me," and pops the last bite of pizza in her mouth.
I freeze with my beer half way to my lips. When I look up everyone's staring at her.
"What? I said excuse me," she says.
"How can something so loud come from such a small body?" Xander asks with a laugh.
She shrugs. "It's a gift and not one I share very often. That one kind of slipped out," she says with a blush, looking at me.
I chuckle. "Don't even worry about it, Luce. It's good to know you're human." And it really is because she's so f*cking perfect in every way it's nice to see a bit of imperfection in her.
She nods. "Very human and very, very full." She leans back into my lap as I continue to eat my pizza.
"Make me a drink, bitches!" Meggie shouts as she comes walking out on the patio and I chuckle. This girl is nuts with her turquoise and pink colored hair, nose and lip rings, more ear piercings than I can count, and really kick ass tattoos.
"Dude," Trace says as he takes a seat. "Meat lovers plus." He reaches over and fist bumps me.
"Mrs. Martinez let you in?"
"Yeah," Meggie answers. "She's really kick ass. I like her."
"Me too," I say with a chuckle.
"Cage coming?" Lucy asks Sera who shrugs.
"I didn't even know these two were coming."
"Did you expect us not to party on the night Blush is formed? Get the f*ck on with yourselves, bitches!" Ethan hands her a drink and passes a beer to Trace. They murmur their thanks.
I watch and Meggie takes a big gulp of her drink. "Holy f*ck, Ethan. You're my favorite bartender ever. You're f*cking hired!"
Lucy laughs. "Just like old times."
"No," Jace says. "Much better."
"True that," Sera says and raises her glass. We all raise our bottles and glasses. "To Blush, may we rock their asses off and to Falling Down for inspiring us to follow our passion."
"Here, here," Lucy says and taps her glass to my bottle. "Jesse," she whispers.
"Hmm?"
"I'm a little drunk I think," she slurs and flops back onto my chest.
"It's not surprising seeing as Ethan's drinks contain the equivalent of five or six shots and you've downed two of them in less than two hours."
She nods. "I like Ethan's drinks."
"Happy to serve," Ethan says chuckling.
"She's a light-weight," Sera says.
"Well, she's so tiny and weighs next to nothing."
"I'd take some of Sera's tallness if I could. Being short isn't fun sometimes, 'specially when you're acting and you have to stand on a stool when you kiss the hero."