Solitary Confinement
The Morning After
Matt
Lil was frantic, and practically running down the street, as I tried to keep up with her. Meanwhile, I was thinking about tonight at the party. Lil kept pushing me away, then just ditched me on the dance floor! Do I ignore that? Or do I straight up ask her why?
"Oh my God! Where could she be?" Lil looked super frazzled and nervous. "She's never been here before, she was probably seeing red and had no idea where she was going! I was talking her ear off on the way to the party she didn't get to pay attention to the streets we walked on! Oh God, what if she got really hurt? What if she's in trouble!"
"Just calm down, okay? She's a big girl, she can figure her own way out." I tried to reason with Lil but she wasn't having it. "She's only 24, Matt. I shouldn't have left her alone. God, why did I go with you?"
Okay, that stung a little. I get she's worried about her friend, but why drag me in the process? "I thought we had a good time together."
Lil stopped and turned to face me. "It was fun, but I have more important things to worry about. Besides, I'm not gonna have an affair with my boss. It's unprofessional and classless."
"I never said I was classy.." Lil gave me a bad look and continued to walk down the road, looking for Jen. That was probably a little too much.
After about thirty minutes of walking aimlessly through the barren streets, I rubbed my eyes tiredly. "We should just call the police and let them look for her."
"No!" Lil snapped and I was shocked by her sudden outburst. She looked at me with wide eyes and shook her head. "They won't even help anyways, not until it's been 24 hours."
I groaned and Lil ran her hand through her hair, she looked like she was going to cry. I was starting to feel a little guilty, maybe if I stopped thinking with my dick for two seconds, this wouldn't have happened. Lil would've stopped Jen before she could run off, we wouldn't be roaming the street at some ungodly hour praying we'd find Jen alive and okay.
"She's like my annoying little sister, you know? Yeah, she can be a bitch, but she makes things okay." Lil spoke up, voice shaking with worry. I reached over and pulled her into my embrace, kissing the top of her head. "We're gonna find her, I promise. We're gonna find her, then kick the shit out of Zacky."
Her laugh was muffled as she buried her face into my chest. She looked at me and smiled, "Oh, you have such a way with words." She swooned sarcastically. Lil pulled away from me and we continued down the road.
I felt my phone buzz in my pocket and pulled it out. Jason had texted me, letting me know that Zacky found her and she was okay. I relayed the news to Lil and she visibly relaxed. "Oh thank God! Now, let's head back, I'm exhausted."
I held my arm out for Lil and she linked hers with mine. We walked together in a comfortable silence for about 10 minutes before Lil broke the silence.
"I like you, Matt. I don't want to ruin our friendship." She said quietly, and I understood what she meant. I smiled slightly and looked over, studying her profile.
I have to admit, I felt a little defeated. But maybe this was for the best. Who knows though, 8 weeks is a long time to get to know one another.
We arrived to the front of the hotel and turned to face each other. Lil smiled shyly and I laughed a little. "All of a sudden, now you're nervous?"
She punched my arm lightly. "Oh, shut up! I wanted to say thank you, for helping me stay relatively sane tonight."
"What's a party without going a little crazy?" I chuckled and smirked. "I'll see you tomorrow, beautiful."
I winked at her and leaned down to kiss her on the cheek. She laughed lightly, said goodnight and walked away, leaving me standing there. I smiled and ran my hand through my short brown hair.
"I'll get her one day." I laughed to myself and walked into the hotel.
Jen
My eyes fluttered open and I looked around. I sat straight up after realizing I was in someone's bed, and was greeted with something I'd never expect. There Zacky was, hunched over, sleeping on the couch. He was using towels as blankets and his body was crooked on the cushions.
I sat there for a moment and thought to myself. Did he put me here? Did my asshole boss find me and let me sleep in his bed while he used a tiny little couch? Did this jackass actually have sympathy?
I got out of the bed as quietly as I could and walked over to where he was sleeping. He looked like shit, honestly. I'm sure that couch did him no good, and no matter how long he slept he would still be exhausted.
I grabbed the comforter off the bed and draped it over his sleeping form. He stirred slightly then clutched the blanket in his hands. I turned around, wrote a simple "Thank you" on a piece of paper, and left it on the bed. I then put on my shoes and walked out the door.
After somehow finding my way to the lobby, I headed towards the buses and braced myself. I opened the door to the bus I was supposed to be sleeping in and stepped inside. I saw MB standing in the mini-kitchen area and he gave out a loud sigh of relief when he saw me.
"Guys, she's here!" He shouted back towards the bunks and turned back to face me. "You scared us shitless!"
"Sorry." I said quietly and looked down at my hands, as I fiddled with them. "It's okay, just please don't do it again. Jimmy damn near pissed himself."
I heard a soft thud and Lil emerged from the back of the bus. Her hair was disheveled and she smiled at me with tired eyes. She walked over and hugged me tightly, "I thought you were gone forever." Her voice cracked and I rubbed her back lightly.
"I'm sorry, I'm still here." I joked to make her feel better. She pulled away from me and shook her head while smiling. "Yeah, sadly."
Jason popped up from out of nowhere and spoke up. "We're gonna go grab some breakfast with everyone before we hit the road, wanna join?"
"I might as well say yes, because no is apparently not an answer." I said with a small and everyone laughed. "I'm gonna go change."
After putting on normal clothes, the whole crew waited at the entrance to the hotel for our the guys. They all came out of the elevator at the same time and Jimmy squealed like a little girl. He ran straight into me and picked me up in a bone-crushing hug. "Jenny!"
"You're crushing me." I groaned and he finally set me down, cupping my face in his hands.
"Don't ever do that again! I got so scared!" He said, slightly shaking me. I put my hand on his arm, trying to loosen his grip. "I don't plan on it."
He finally let go and greeted everyone else with a hug. Brian stepped forward and put his hand on my shoulder. "There's our runaway roadie!"
I gave him a weak smile and looked over at Lil. Thankfully, she stepped in. "Let's just forget that whole thing happened, okay?" Everyone nodded in agreement and I was relieved, I didn't want that hanging over my head.
We all walked a couple blocks until we reached our destination and walked through the front door. The hostess led us to the back and we all sat down, I was stuck between Lil and Jimmy but I didn't really mind.
Once we ordered our food and I sat and listened to everyone talk. I couldn't help but zone out. These guys barely knew us, hell we didn't even accept the job yet! And they already treated us like they knew us forever.
I thought about what I'd say to Lil. What could I say to convince her to turn down the job? I had a dark thought in the back of my head, but I'd never take the time to think on it. After everything, I wasn't going to leave Lil behind. All of this thinking made my brain hurt. I was pulled out of my thoughts by Jimmy's sudden outburst.
"Then I was like, BAM! That motherfucker hit the ground so hard, Johnny almost pissed himself laughing!" He continued on with his story and I looked over at Lil.
She made eye contact with me and I nodded my head towards the bathroom before excusing myself. She came quickly behind me and we shut the door, locking it behind us. "I know what you're thinking." She started and I put my hand up.
"I hope you know, this is a fucking awful idea. We can't keep running around out in the open like this. Someone's gonna catch us, then all of them are going down with us." I argued and Lil looked annoyed out of her mind.
"They rarely have any security around them! And we'd be in a different state every couple of days! We could totally throw the heat off our trail like this."
"What about when we have to work the merch booths? Or when the band forces us to go to parties with them? Or breakfast like this? Lil, we won't have this safety cushion forever. We only have so much time before everyone knows who we are and what we did." I griped at her and she rubbed her eyes in frustration.
"You say that like we're guilty.." Lil mumbled and I scoffed. "Dude, we are fucking guilty. And we're risking these guys' lives just by talking to them."
"Please, Jenny, I have a really good feeling about this. We have more of a chance of staying hidden by staying with these guys. We're hiding in plain sight, nobody will suspect that! We just have to disguise ourselves again."
"What? Like more hair dye?" I said dryly and she glared at me. "No, like tattoos and piercings and shit. We can cover up distinct features that way. And we need fake names. Pretty soon here, someone's gonna ask for our full names."
I pinched the bridge of my nose and groaned. "If this goes south, even a little, and we're putting them at serious risk, we are leaving and we are not looking back."
Lil smiled at me and nodded. "Of course! You have my word! I'll go tell everyone we'll take the job!"
She ran out the door, leaving me here to think about what I just agreed to. This is crazy, how the fuck are we going to manage to hide from the police and hide our secret from everyone else? I splashed some water on my face and sighed. We're so screwed.
Lil was frantic, and practically running down the street, as I tried to keep up with her. Meanwhile, I was thinking about tonight at the party. Lil kept pushing me away, then just ditched me on the dance floor! Do I ignore that? Or do I straight up ask her why?
"Oh my God! Where could she be?" Lil looked super frazzled and nervous. "She's never been here before, she was probably seeing red and had no idea where she was going! I was talking her ear off on the way to the party she didn't get to pay attention to the streets we walked on! Oh God, what if she got really hurt? What if she's in trouble!"
"Just calm down, okay? She's a big girl, she can figure her own way out." I tried to reason with Lil but she wasn't having it. "She's only 24, Matt. I shouldn't have left her alone. God, why did I go with you?"
Okay, that stung a little. I get she's worried about her friend, but why drag me in the process? "I thought we had a good time together."
Lil stopped and turned to face me. "It was fun, but I have more important things to worry about. Besides, I'm not gonna have an affair with my boss. It's unprofessional and classless."
"I never said I was classy.." Lil gave me a bad look and continued to walk down the road, looking for Jen. That was probably a little too much.
After about thirty minutes of walking aimlessly through the barren streets, I rubbed my eyes tiredly. "We should just call the police and let them look for her."
"No!" Lil snapped and I was shocked by her sudden outburst. She looked at me with wide eyes and shook her head. "They won't even help anyways, not until it's been 24 hours."
I groaned and Lil ran her hand through her hair, she looked like she was going to cry. I was starting to feel a little guilty, maybe if I stopped thinking with my dick for two seconds, this wouldn't have happened. Lil would've stopped Jen before she could run off, we wouldn't be roaming the street at some ungodly hour praying we'd find Jen alive and okay.
"She's like my annoying little sister, you know? Yeah, she can be a bitch, but she makes things okay." Lil spoke up, voice shaking with worry. I reached over and pulled her into my embrace, kissing the top of her head. "We're gonna find her, I promise. We're gonna find her, then kick the shit out of Zacky."
Her laugh was muffled as she buried her face into my chest. She looked at me and smiled, "Oh, you have such a way with words." She swooned sarcastically. Lil pulled away from me and we continued down the road.
I felt my phone buzz in my pocket and pulled it out. Jason had texted me, letting me know that Zacky found her and she was okay. I relayed the news to Lil and she visibly relaxed. "Oh thank God! Now, let's head back, I'm exhausted."
I held my arm out for Lil and she linked hers with mine. We walked together in a comfortable silence for about 10 minutes before Lil broke the silence.
"I like you, Matt. I don't want to ruin our friendship." She said quietly, and I understood what she meant. I smiled slightly and looked over, studying her profile.
I have to admit, I felt a little defeated. But maybe this was for the best. Who knows though, 8 weeks is a long time to get to know one another.
We arrived to the front of the hotel and turned to face each other. Lil smiled shyly and I laughed a little. "All of a sudden, now you're nervous?"
She punched my arm lightly. "Oh, shut up! I wanted to say thank you, for helping me stay relatively sane tonight."
"What's a party without going a little crazy?" I chuckled and smirked. "I'll see you tomorrow, beautiful."
I winked at her and leaned down to kiss her on the cheek. She laughed lightly, said goodnight and walked away, leaving me standing there. I smiled and ran my hand through my short brown hair.
"I'll get her one day." I laughed to myself and walked into the hotel.
Jen
My eyes fluttered open and I looked around. I sat straight up after realizing I was in someone's bed, and was greeted with something I'd never expect. There Zacky was, hunched over, sleeping on the couch. He was using towels as blankets and his body was crooked on the cushions.
I sat there for a moment and thought to myself. Did he put me here? Did my asshole boss find me and let me sleep in his bed while he used a tiny little couch? Did this jackass actually have sympathy?
I got out of the bed as quietly as I could and walked over to where he was sleeping. He looked like shit, honestly. I'm sure that couch did him no good, and no matter how long he slept he would still be exhausted.
I grabbed the comforter off the bed and draped it over his sleeping form. He stirred slightly then clutched the blanket in his hands. I turned around, wrote a simple "Thank you" on a piece of paper, and left it on the bed. I then put on my shoes and walked out the door.
After somehow finding my way to the lobby, I headed towards the buses and braced myself. I opened the door to the bus I was supposed to be sleeping in and stepped inside. I saw MB standing in the mini-kitchen area and he gave out a loud sigh of relief when he saw me.
"Guys, she's here!" He shouted back towards the bunks and turned back to face me. "You scared us shitless!"
"Sorry." I said quietly and looked down at my hands, as I fiddled with them. "It's okay, just please don't do it again. Jimmy damn near pissed himself."
I heard a soft thud and Lil emerged from the back of the bus. Her hair was disheveled and she smiled at me with tired eyes. She walked over and hugged me tightly, "I thought you were gone forever." Her voice cracked and I rubbed her back lightly.
"I'm sorry, I'm still here." I joked to make her feel better. She pulled away from me and shook her head while smiling. "Yeah, sadly."
Jason popped up from out of nowhere and spoke up. "We're gonna go grab some breakfast with everyone before we hit the road, wanna join?"
"I might as well say yes, because no is apparently not an answer." I said with a small and everyone laughed. "I'm gonna go change."
After putting on normal clothes, the whole crew waited at the entrance to the hotel for our the guys. They all came out of the elevator at the same time and Jimmy squealed like a little girl. He ran straight into me and picked me up in a bone-crushing hug. "Jenny!"
"You're crushing me." I groaned and he finally set me down, cupping my face in his hands.
"Don't ever do that again! I got so scared!" He said, slightly shaking me. I put my hand on his arm, trying to loosen his grip. "I don't plan on it."
He finally let go and greeted everyone else with a hug. Brian stepped forward and put his hand on my shoulder. "There's our runaway roadie!"
I gave him a weak smile and looked over at Lil. Thankfully, she stepped in. "Let's just forget that whole thing happened, okay?" Everyone nodded in agreement and I was relieved, I didn't want that hanging over my head.
We all walked a couple blocks until we reached our destination and walked through the front door. The hostess led us to the back and we all sat down, I was stuck between Lil and Jimmy but I didn't really mind.
Once we ordered our food and I sat and listened to everyone talk. I couldn't help but zone out. These guys barely knew us, hell we didn't even accept the job yet! And they already treated us like they knew us forever.
I thought about what I'd say to Lil. What could I say to convince her to turn down the job? I had a dark thought in the back of my head, but I'd never take the time to think on it. After everything, I wasn't going to leave Lil behind. All of this thinking made my brain hurt. I was pulled out of my thoughts by Jimmy's sudden outburst.
"Then I was like, BAM! That motherfucker hit the ground so hard, Johnny almost pissed himself laughing!" He continued on with his story and I looked over at Lil.
She made eye contact with me and I nodded my head towards the bathroom before excusing myself. She came quickly behind me and we shut the door, locking it behind us. "I know what you're thinking." She started and I put my hand up.
"I hope you know, this is a fucking awful idea. We can't keep running around out in the open like this. Someone's gonna catch us, then all of them are going down with us." I argued and Lil looked annoyed out of her mind.
"They rarely have any security around them! And we'd be in a different state every couple of days! We could totally throw the heat off our trail like this."
"What about when we have to work the merch booths? Or when the band forces us to go to parties with them? Or breakfast like this? Lil, we won't have this safety cushion forever. We only have so much time before everyone knows who we are and what we did." I griped at her and she rubbed her eyes in frustration.
"You say that like we're guilty.." Lil mumbled and I scoffed. "Dude, we are fucking guilty. And we're risking these guys' lives just by talking to them."
"Please, Jenny, I have a really good feeling about this. We have more of a chance of staying hidden by staying with these guys. We're hiding in plain sight, nobody will suspect that! We just have to disguise ourselves again."
"What? Like more hair dye?" I said dryly and she glared at me. "No, like tattoos and piercings and shit. We can cover up distinct features that way. And we need fake names. Pretty soon here, someone's gonna ask for our full names."
I pinched the bridge of my nose and groaned. "If this goes south, even a little, and we're putting them at serious risk, we are leaving and we are not looking back."
Lil smiled at me and nodded. "Of course! You have my word! I'll go tell everyone we'll take the job!"
She ran out the door, leaving me here to think about what I just agreed to. This is crazy, how the fuck are we going to manage to hide from the police and hide our secret from everyone else? I splashed some water on my face and sighed. We're so screwed.
Notes
Hello loves!
So Lil turned Matt down, but he's not giving up just yet ;)
Will Matt get Lil to give in to him?
Will Zacky and Jen start to be nicer to each other?
How is everyone gonna react to the girls taking the job?
Stay tuned and enjoy!
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1/25/17