The night we spent in a mansion

My love for you is bulletproof

The ride to the beach was a little ways out, so they would be in the car for a while. They drove smiling, and chatting about anything and everything. They talked about Kara and Winn becoming freshman's next school year, they talked about Maggie being nervous about becoming a Junior, and how they were sad that Alex was gonna be a senior. Things started to get to depressing so they changed the subject.

"Alex what are we gonna wear for bathing suits?" Kara asked.

"Don't worry sis. I've got it covered." Alex said as she looked up at Kara through the car mirror.

"Please tell me you're not gonna spend your money on us again!"

"Don't worry Kara! I don't mind. Really!"

"I don't need one." Maggie spoke up.

"Don't worry about the money Mags, it's no trouble re-"

"No. I mean... I'm wearing one already."

Alex turned her head over to Maggie and looked her up and down as she spoke. "You are?"

"Yeah. You just can't see it under my hoodie. It's blue."

Alex gave a nervous cough, when she imagined Maggie wet, wearing a two piece. "Oh. That's cool."

The rest of the way was spent in the group listening to Alex singing. They joined in at a few parts, but they mostly wanted to watch her.
She sang so beautifuly and with so much emotion.

"I breathe you in with smoke
in the backyard lights
(Backyard lights)
we used to laugh until we choked into the wasted nights
(Wasted nights)
It was the best time of my LIfe, but now I sleep alone
(Sleep alone)
So don't, don't, don't wake me up, 'cause my thrill is gone
(Say I'm wrong)
In the sunset turning red behind the smoke
Forever and alone.
Yyeeaaahh!!!!"

Alex looked down at the steering wheel. She could see Maggie staring at her as she sang. But she couldn't see her expression. She started the next verse.

"And you've gone and sewn me to this bed. The taste of you and me (you and me)
Will never leave my lips again
under the blinding rain
(Blinding rain)
I wanna hold your hand so tight,
I'm gonna break my wrist
(Break my wrist)
And when the vultures sing tonight, I'm gonna join right in."

Kara and Winn joined her for the next verse.

"I'll sing along (Ohhh! ohh, ohh!)
'Cause I don't know any other sonnng!
I'll sing along, but I'm barely hanging on.
No, I'm barely hanging on.
By the time you're hearing this, I'll already be gone
And now there's nothing to do!
But scream at the drunken moooon."

Alex looked at Maggie, when her favorite verse of the song came up. Maggie smiled, at her as she sang so wonderfully.

"This isn't fair! (No!)
Don't you try to blame this on meee
My love for you was bulletproof
But you're the one who shhot me.
And goddamn it, I can barely say your name,
So I'll try to write it and fill the pen with blood from the siiink.
Woahhh, ohhhh!
But don't just say it, you should sing my name!
Pretend that it's a song, 'cause forever it's yours!
And we can sing this on the way home!"

Maggie was awe struck as Alex sang to them. It felt like Alex was serenading her specifically and that she was trying to tell her something.

"I'll sing along (Ohhh! ohh, ohh!)
'Cause I don't know any other sonnng!
I'll sing along, but I'm barely hanging on.
No, I'm barely hanging on.
By the time you're hearing this, I'll already be gone
And now there's nothing to do! Cause I don't know any other song!
(And there's Nothing to do!)
But scream at the drunken moooon!"