Bohemian Love (Rami Malek fan fiction)

Some Kind Of Magic

"Hey there, Jen," Joe puts his arm around my shoulders as we all walk into the apartment building. The other guys are a few feet behind us.

"How's it going, Joe?" I smile. Even though all of us are such a tight unit, next to Rami, Joe is my closest buddy. His sense of humor and energy is so unique and infectious.

"Oh, not much, not much..." he shrugs. "I just wanted to know what happened with the showers."

I look at him as if he's got two heads. "Sorry?"

"You know I'm always in on the jokes! C'mon I gotta know what you and Gwil were talking about, it's killing me. I held out as long as I could." He pouts.

I laugh, wrapping my arm around his middle. "Joe, you heard about it yesterday."

He sighs dramatically, but I can tell he's trying not to smile. As we walk up the stairs he says, "I know, it was the best I could do." Then he looks at me with puppy dog eyes as we make it into the hallway. "Please tell me? What was up with the showers?"

"Mate, obviously someone saw the other getting out of the shower on set. My bet is Gwil saw Jen since he smirked and she blushed." Ben answers matter-of-factly, startling us. "Now will you two move so I can unlock the door?"

"You're such a gracious host," I shoot back, and he flips me off over his shoulder as he's in front of us unlocking his door. "You better have Lays Stax like I requested!" I shout as he walks inside and we follow, now separated.

Joe gasps. "So he did see you?"

I give him a look. "Who?"

"Gwilym saw you in the shower!"

"Oy!" Gwil interjects as he walks in behind us, Rami following close behind. "Leave it out, you two."

"Aha!" Joe points at Gwil. "So it must be true!"

"What 'must be true'?" Rami asks.

"Gwil saw Jen leaving the showers!" Joe says, still pointing.

Gwil smacks his hand away, looking tired. "No, it's not true."

Rami's face is indescribable. From the kitchen, Ben is pulling out snacks as he comments, "It's the only thing that makes sense, Gwil."

"Dude," Rami interjects.

I watch, biting my tongue as all of them gang up on Gwilym, who is so graciously taking their crap on my behalf. I'm an awful person. That's it.

"No, no. I can't do this," I announce over the babble. Everyone looks at me, including Gwilym, who looks concerned. I grimace in return. "No one saw anyone in the shower. Gwil made that up to cover for me."