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"That really is a good shot"
Me: "its so wierd seeing myself in the paper like that".
Sean: "well you might have to get used to it".
Me: "I don't think I ever could".
Tess: "you know, I don't wanna come off like the wise old fairy godmother...but maybe you could learn from my mistakes..".
Me: "what do you mean?".
Tess: "you gotta learn who are the people that you can trust, who the people who really like you for you..and who the people who just want something from you".
Me: "you don't like Marcus do you".
Tess: "no I don't, I don't like him, I don't trust him and I don't think you should trust him".
Me: "but is that really what's best for me or what's best for you?".
Tess: "I don't know, I hope it's best for us".
Me: "all right".
Tess: "see you later".
I then walk away back to the appartment leaving Tess and Brian together.
Brian: oh hey Tess, I got that track you wanted to rehearse for tomorrow nights show".
Tess: "Jesus honey, I'm sorry, I've got a million things on my mind and I completly forgot".
Brian: "it's all good, if it's too late now, I guess I can come in early tomorrow morning?".
Tess: "no,no let's just get it out of the way now".
Brian: "you want the spot?".
Tess nods.
As Tess finishes her song she leaves the club and sees Nikki staring at her.
Nikki: "Tess, we need to talk".
Tess: "no, I'm tired Nikki".
Nikki: "well then you can just listen, we built this club together, and then some girl shows up from out of nowhere who hasn't even paid her dues".
Tess: "how do you know what dues she's paid?".
Nikki: "this chick doesn't sing that way because she's had it easy, "they don't come to hear us sing Nikki" or is that bull shit now?".
Tess: "your drunk, go inside and call a cab".
Nikki: "I WILL NOT BE UPSTAGED BY SOME SLUT WITHIN MONTHS".
Tess: "then leave".
Nikki: "you'd ruin our friendship over some girl you barely even know? So much for loyalty!".
Tess: "since when do you know about loyalty?!, how many god damn times have I peeled you off the sidewalk? How many blackouts? How many times have I held your head over the toilet bowl...while you threw up everything but your memories".
Nikki: "okay fine!, but I will not stand back, tess you need to fix this-".
Tess: "you think your my only problem?im about to lose the club, I'm about to lose the only thing that means anything to me, I have more to worry about than trying to keep you from pouring tequila on your Cheerios!".
Nikki: "FINE I QUIT!".
Tess: "I'm glad......Nikki don't drive".
Nikki: "oh and by the way I slept with Vince the night after your honeymoon".
Tess: "YOU CRAZY BITCH!".
Tess starts to cry.
Back at the apartment
Jack: "morning".
Me: "do you really have to do that at 6 a.m?".
Jack: "coffee?". (He says ignoring my question).
Me: "no, but a little peace and quiet would be nice".
Jack: "you are a little too overdressed for breakfast?".
Me: "my pyjamas were in the bedroom, which was occupied".
Jack: "you're never here!, so I figured it's be stupid of me to crash on the couch when there is a perfectly good empty bed right there".
Me: "so, what do you want, the bedroom back? Is that what your saying?".
Jack: "should be used by someone, I'm home every night maybe not when you think".
Me: "I should be the last time I checked, you are my room mate not my mother, however since this was such an issue...what the hell take the bedroom I'll sleep on the couch".
Jack: "fine!".
Me: "fine!".
Jack: "your gonna have to move your shit".
Me: "I realise that".
Jack: "it is a total mess In there, you got stuff everywhere, clothes, shoes,hair-".
Me: "JESUS JACK WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM, your acting like a total prick, is there something you want to say?".
Jack: "it's not just me, the people that care about you are worried".
Me: "what people?".
Jack: "people you know, people, your friends at the club, we're like a family there, and we look out for each other, you al look out for each other"
Me: " rightttt like Vince looks after tess, and like Nikki looks out for everybody".
Jack: "and Marcus? He's gonna look after you? It's fineeeee, he can make things happen for you so go ahead, make a deal with the devil".
Me: "first of all, Marcus is not he devil, he's a smart business man who oddly enough happens to be a gentleman who knows what he wants and he goes for it".
Jack: "I'm just saying, life is about the choices you make".
Me: "the choices I make?, your a bartender-slash-piano player...who writes songs that are never ready!".
Jack: "wow....that's perfect, please try not to destroy my apartment. thanks".
