you're my best friend • RT

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"Hey all you lovely ladies and gents out there. We are smile and we can't wait to see you smile when we perform!" Tim says into the microphone. The crowd screams loudly. "This song is Doing All Right! Hit it Roger!" Roger starts a beat. Harper watches for a little bit before getting tired of standing, plus she ran out of her drink.
Making her way to the bar, Harper notices a man. He has long hair and what looks like extra teeth. He watches the band and then makes his way to the bar before ordering. "You like the band?" Harper asks the man. The bartender hands her a beer. She sips it waiting for his answer.
"Yeah, I've been following them for a while now."
"Why don't you come with me after the show? I can introduce you to them. You see the drummer up there?" Harper asks and he nods. "He's my best friend."
"But you think of him more though right? I can see your cheeks blushing when you say he's your bestie."
"n..no I think of him as a brother, nothing more." The man gives her a look, he knows she's lying. "I don't even know your name. And you don't know mine so you can't say anything."
"I'm Freddie. Freddie Bulsara."
"I'm Harper. Harper Lee." Harper says as they shake hands. "If I tell you. You promise not to tell anyone?"
"Who would I tell? I don't know any of your friends."
"But I can tell you and I will be good friends. So you will meet all my friends," Harper says while Freddie smiles at her. "Anyways, I do like Roger, the drummer, a bit more. It's nothing but a crush though. And plus he is a ladies man. And I want someone to settle down with."
"I totally understand my darling," Freddie says. The band starts their ending song and Harper chugs the rest of her beer. "Woah calm down girl!"
"Another one please bartender! And freddie I cant stand the girls Roger takes home and I'm his ride tonight."
"Well maybe this could your chance to get in his pants," Freddie says wiggling his eyebrows at Harper. Harper laughs and shakes her head. She stands up and Freddie looks at her funny.
"Ready Freddie? Or do you not want to meet the band?"
"Oh I'm ready Lee."
They walk up to the girls who are now in the hallway. Mary immediately locks eyes with Freddie, Harper and Sugar notice each other checking out. "Do you know where the band is?"
"They are out back, I think." Mary says. Harper walks out back thinking Freddie is following her, but he's not he's asking Mary about her coat.
Harper walks up to Roger and hugs him taking a beer from him and sits next to him. Tim stands up to tell everyone something.
"I'm leaving to join the band Humpy Bong. They are going somewhere, however smile is not. All we are doing is playing college pubs over and over again!"
"Humpy Bong!" Brian yells! "Humpy Bong!??"
Harper can see Roger tense up. She thought he was gonna blow but he just sat there. "I KNEW YOU WERE JUST OUT FOR FAME, I NEVER TRUSTED AND NOW GET OUT OF HERE!" Harper bursts for Roger though. Brian high fives her and they clink their bottles together. Finally Freddie decides to peak his head around the corner.
"Great show mates really. I write songs and I was just wondering if they are any interest to you."
"You're too late Fred. The lead singer just quit."
"Well then you will be looking for a new singer!"
"Not with those teeth," Roger says. Harper slaps for saying something so mean. Freddie nods and starts walking away. Harper runs to catch up to him.
"Maybe if he hears you sing he will think about it. You never know until you try!" Harper whispers to Fred. He nods and turns around and starts singing Doing All Right, after a while Roger and Brian come to their senses and join in singing.
"I was born with 4 extra teeth, more teeth equals better vocal range. I'll consider your offer," He says walking away from the 3.
"Do you play bass?" Brian yells after him.
"NOPE!" Fred yells back
"Well all we need now is a bassist!" Brian says.
"You know Sugar?" They nod. "Well her brother, John, really shy guy, but he's good at bass."
"Could you ask him if he would join?"
"I'll convince Sugar to ask him. Now if you excuse, I don't have work tomorrow so I'm getting hammered tonight!"
"I'll join you!" Rog finally pipes up. We walk into the bar and Roger orders 2 shots for us. "Bottoms up!" He says and downs the shot, Harper doing the same thing. They slam the glass down at the same time.
"Bartender! TWO MORE! WOOOOOO!" Harper yells and grabs one of the shots from the bartender. They try to clink the glasses but miss each other. They laugh it off and down the next shot. It went like this for 2 more shots until Harper wanted to dance. "CaN I get a DirtY shirleeeeeee? hey me middle name is leeeee hehehhehehe," Harper says slurring most of her words. "come on rog let's dance!"
"You know I don't dance Harp. Plus I think you've had enough. I'm going to call Brian for a ride, ok?"
"sureeeeee," Harper says as she walks onto the dance floor bumping into everyone in her path. She finds a nice spot where nobody else is dancing. She dances for a while before someone comes and grabs her.
"Come on Harper, Brian is on his way to take us home." Roger says.
"wow roger when did you get so strong?" Harper asks while holding Rogers bicep as he led her through the bar. Roger just laughs and let's Harper walk on her own once they got outside. "oof" Roger turns around and sees Harper on the cement laughing her head off. "That was a major oof right there."
Roger goes and picks her up from the ground, now knowing that she can't walk on her own, he carries her all the way to the car. "Roger you're my knight in shining armor, ooh my knight. And wow it's night out!" Drunk Harper slurs her words. Once Brian arrives, Roger puts Harper in the car before sitting down next to her. "Hi Bri Guy! Nice night isn't it! I want you to meet my knight, Sir Toger Raylor." Brian laughs and then turns around to drive. The way back to their apartments was just Harper speaking nonsense and Roger laughing crazily. "Thanks for the ride Brian, LOVE YOUUUU, seee you sooon noodles."
"Let's get you up the stairs Harper."
"Let's get you up stairs Taylor," She says while winking at him, he just laughs and Harper looks hurt. "What's funny Rog, I love you!"
"I love you too Harp."
"You know I love you like that, I meant I love you like I have a big, fat crush on your Taylor. I want to shag you right now." Roger is confused, he just thinks Harper is acting this way because she had one to many to drink.
"You want to shag me?" He laughs.
"YES right now, come in my apartment. We can go to my bedroom!" Harper says as they arrive at her door. She fiddles with the lock trying to unlock the door.
"Harper, you aren't thinking right."
"No Rog, you're not thinking right. Have you not noticed me hurt when you bring home a girl that's not me. Have you ever noticed me blush at the thought of your name. Roger, you're my best friend you're supposed to notice these things."
"Wait so you actually do love me more than friends?" Harper nods, "why haven't you said anything."
"I didn't want to ruin anything, I always thought that I couldn't love you. You're my best friend, you think of me as a sister, NOTHING MORE." Roger shushes her and pushes her into her apartment and closes the door behind him.
"Maybe we should try something."
"Like what??"
"Like seeing if these feelings are true, or that you just think you love me because idk why."
"sounds like a plan sir!"
"So what first?"
"This" Harper plants a kiss on Roger. Roger is taken back at first, mostly confused. But something about it feels right. So he kiss back, their lips move in harmony. Harper starts pushing Roger into her room. Roger closes the door and things get spicy.

--Next Morning--

Ugh my hangover is terrible, I can't even remember anything. I sit up in bed, I'm a bit confused by the fact that there is a man's clothing laying on the floor. I stand up and my legs ache, I'm in so much pain. I waddle myself to the kitchen and freak out a bit by who is there. "Good morning sleeping beauty, as your knight in shining armor, I made you breakfast."
      Roger is standing there in just his underwear I just remembered, I'm naked as well. I squeaked before running back into my room. "What the hell happened last night?" DID ME AND ROGER JUST SHAG???

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