I Can't Quit You Baby

Chapter 2, Friends

I was standing in the doorway dumbfounded probably red as a tomato. Nobody noticed me, everybody were sitting on the couches drinking beer and eating cake. My heart stopped when I saw the band in the center of attention. I stared at them not believing my eyes. I must have looked really stupid because I heard Nick starting to laugh from the left side of the room. 

"Charlotte!! Don't just stand there come over here!", he said patting the empty seat next to him.

I didn't say anything, I couldn't. I just walked over there and sat on the couch awkwardly between Nick and Robert. There was a small silence where everybody were staring at me but soon that was over and everybody continued chatting and getting drunk. Nick chatted with John Paul Jones and Alan who had somehow appeared there. I just sat in silence looking at everybody until my eyes met the cake. I had forgotten how hungry I was and now when I thought about it I could eat a whole damn horse. We had a good long staring contest with the cake until Robert chuckled:

"Do you want a piece of cake love?" 

I looked up at him turning even more red and saw him smiling. I nodded shyly, I still couldn't speak. He cut me a big peace of the cake that said "Happy 26th birthday Jimmy". Was it his birthday too? I glanced at him and saw John trying to put a birthday hat on his head, he resisting annoyed. I smiled at them while Robert put the plate on my lap.

"Thanks", I said quietly and gave him a little smile.

"No problem, Charlotte was it? I'm Robert by the way."

 I nodded digging my spoon into the cake.

It tasted heavenly. It was chocolate and orange marmalade which was my favorite. I tried to eat like a human being but it was impossible, I was way too hungry. It probably seemed like this was my first meal in years.

"You really must got the worst munchies", he laughed sipping his beer.

"Yeah, I'm starving. I loved the show by the way, it was just amazing", I said hogging more cake.

"Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it." He gave me his cute smirk again and ran his fingers through his hair.

I caught Jimmy staring at me from the other side of the room. He quickly turned away talking to Nick now. I felt the butterflies in my stomach again. I wanted to go and talk to him but I was so nervous and awkward. And besides, it was nice talking to Robert, he was really pleasant. I studied Robert better while he was looking away: He's really attractive. His body is very muscular and he's around 6'1. The blonde curls frame his handsome face perfectly. He had opened his blue button up so his bare chest was fully showing now with a silver pendant hanging  around his neck. 

"Do you want something to drink? We got beer, tequila and whisky." He said smirking cockily, he had obviously caught me checking him out.

"Beer is fine, thanks." I said looking away and blushing again.

"You know, you're cute when you're blushing."

Then he walked away to get me the beer which gave me another opportunity to eye Jimmy. He was leaning against a table with a beer bottle on his hand. He was wearing a cute sweater vest and under that a white button up and blue jeans. His dark brown, a bit wild and frizzy hair is really long and makes him look very mysterious. And his whole face is just very attractive. I was lost in my thoughts and jumped a little when Robert cleared his throat trying to give me the beer.

"Oh, thanks Robert." 

"No problem love. So, I saw you gazing at Pagey greedily", he said looking like a very masculine 12 year old school girl who just heard a juicy rumor.