Baby, This is Paradise

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Alex's POV
So, Claire had a lot of fun last night. The boys and I agreed not to tell her how much she actually drank...

After we pulled up, I took Claire to the bar to get her... Well, loosened up a bit. She was so uptight and wasn't going to be much fun for the rest of the night. After the first few shots, Vic convinced her to dance. Those two had a blast out there. Dancing, singing along to the music, laughing. They truly were very cute.

Now. I've been a Pierce The Veil fan for quite a long time. I've always been a sucker for Jaime, really. We seemed to be hitting it off really well, and man, can that boy party. We had so much fun last night. (Actually, I think we made out in a bathroom stall, but I can't remember.) This was all kind of a dream come true for me; imagine finding your favorite band and becoming best friends with them!

When I woke up this morning, Jaime was up, singing loudly and dancing around shirtless. (God almighty)
We went to get everyone coffee, him throwing on his beanie and handing me his leather jacket. He sang silly tunes all the way to Starbucks and we discussed the obvious attraction between Vic and Claire.

"I really haven't talked to Vic about it. I mean, he obviously is into her. I saw the way he looked at her when she came onstage."

"Aww, Jaime. Fuenciado is being split up?" I feigned a pouty face, winning a giggle from Jaime.

"It's not that, I mean, Vic hasn't really been serious with anyone lately, especially since-"

"Since what?" I asked, quizzically.

"Well, I'm not really sure if I should be telling you this, but Vic had a really nasty breakup with his ex, Lindsay. She cheated on him and it kind of tore him apart."

"Breakups suck. And Vic seems so sweet and sensitive."

"I wouldn't say that to his face." He said, smirking. We laughed, got the coffee, and drove back to the hotel.

Apparently, my music puns were quite hysterical, because he was howling in laughter when we walked into Vic's room.
Er- Vic and Claire's room.

They were tangled in each other on the bed, Vic singing softly and Claire sleeping like a rock. Vic signaled for us to go away, and we slowly backed out of the room. Poor Claire and her first hangover, how cute.

Jaime and I went to wake the other boys with their coffee, and we all went back into Vic's room after about 20 minutes.

This time, Claire was awake, and she seemed extremely flustered when we jokingly accused her of sleeping with Vic.

After she stormed into the bathroom, Jaime sighed dramatically.

"I'm really going to miss you two after we leave. It's only been a day but..." He trailed off. We all looked sadly at the floor.

"We could always take you along..." Claire emerged from the bathroom.
"I mean, what's stopping us? Sure, you'd have to quit your jobs and it would mean we'd have to share a bed or two on the tour bus, but... Two roadies isn't that much of a hassle is it, guys?"

"I'm in", said Vic. No doubt because he wanted Claire.

Claire protested. Responsibilities, blah, blah, blah. She had to live a little at some point in her miserable life. She glanced at Vic, who stared at the floor, defeated. Then she broke.

"Fuck it", she said with a sigh. "I'm in"

The room lit up a little and Jaime did a little dance.
"YES! Pierce The Veil is officially 3 times more awesome." Turning to us, he said, "You two better pack. Our bus leaves at 8, roadies! Next stop: San Fran."