When The Curtain Falls

17 ~Guilty "Love"~

They quickly filed into the hotel lobby and wasted no time getting their keys, heading straight to their rooms, not wanting to worry about fans or paparazzi. As usual, Sammy and Danny shared a suite and so did Jake and Josh. Bella and Jenna were also paired together in a suite.

They all freshened up and got ready to go back out to the venue for one last soundcheck. Bella and Jenna just had on old baggy ripped jeans and faded band shirts. Bella had her hair up in a messy bun while Jenna's hair was hidden behind a bandana. They brought their polaroids with them and went down to the lobby. Josh, as usual, had on a white shirt and khakis and his twin had on black skinny jeans and a denim button-down (which was barely buttoned). Sammy was wearing some expensive black pants and a maroon tee, while Danny had on black ripped jeans and a tank top. They all got into a Suburban and were off to the amphitheatre. The entire ride was silent with only the faint sound of John Denver's voice to break up the awkwardness. As soon as the car stopped, they all got out and separated. Bella distanced herself from everyone and went ahead to go check out the venue.

"Jake this is your chance," Jenna whispered to him, nudging his arm.

He shushed Jenna and ran, catching up to Bella.

"Hey beautiful, can we talk?"

"You're finally gonna tell me what was going on back there?" She looked up from her camera lens annoyed.

"I did something, Bella"

She looked at him with a blank face, waiting for the bad news

"I kissed Jenna, b-b-but it's not a big deal, i- just need to get it off my chest so we can move forward," He grabbed her hands.

"Get it off your chest?" She pulled away in disgust.

"Bella, listen to me, you don't understand," Jake pleaded.

"You kissed my best friend, what's to explain? If it wasn't for her pushing you to tell me you probably wouldn't have," Bella said, her voice heated with disgust and anger.

Jake looked as though he was about to say something but Bella spoke before he could.

"1 hour to show time, Jake. You should go."

She walked off, leaving Jake behind her.

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The show had begun and Jenna and Bella were in their positions ready to get the best shots of the boys at all the best angles. They were down in the pit with security in front of the bar, walking back and forth as the boys played. When Jenna takes pictures, she is completely in it, ignoring anything other than the task at hand and freezing time in the best way possible. Bella on the other hand likes to take pictures based on how she is feeling about her environment and channel that into her picture.

In this sense Jake was like Jenna, only focusing on his guitar and isolating himself from the rest of the world, while Josh was like Bella, building himself up by the audience's energy.

Bella couldn't think of anything but Jake and what he did after she finally started to open up to him. She slept in the same bed as him the night before. shared physical touch with the same person who kissed her best friend on the same night. She was distracted, but not enough to lose her focus. She did the job, and she did it well.

Jenna was focusing on the lighting and angles of her photo, going from one band member to the next to capture the essence of the concert and the entire mood that everyone was feeling. She wanted the people who viewed her picture to remember how they felt at this concert. She wanted to make the boys look as cinematic as the songs they were playing. However, some thoughts began to manifest in her mind and she found herself back in Nashville with Nate when their relationship was new. They were young and in love, and Jenna was naive. She was only 20 and had just moved in from a small town. Nate, who was 5 years older than her, took her in and took advantage of her. She didn't realize that was what was happening at the time. Even looking back now, she couldn't accept it. She couldn't accept the fact that Nate had abused her. It just didn't register. She realized she had zoned out for an entire song and Josh was glancing at her nervously as he sang.