Thread: You're Like a Song Stuck in My Head [FxF] (Clearsight X Javorcek)

I'm all for going through the motions right now. Alex yawned as she accepted Tessa's notebook, then took another sip of her coffee in an effort to wake up so she could read. They probably weren't going to practice this new one today... Usually she didn't mind only getting four hours of sleep...as long as she got to get a nap later in the day. Without a nap, she would be shit on vocals, but practicing the bit of rhythm for the few popular songs they would play was always good. It was a bummer that she didn't get to play as much as she used to...sometimes she missed singing on the street with just her acoustic guitar and her voice. But their manager highly suggested that she ONLY sing. When Alex was left with nothing but a mic in her hand, she'd get fidgety, and rather than let her nerves turn into anxiety, Alex always revved herself up and exploded with an energy and passion that the crowd could feel and appreciated. The singer was only half listening as Derek, Chris, and Tessa bantered back and forth. Usually Alex would be right there with the boys, showing concern for their bandmate and being protective. They were like a family Alex was seen as the oldest she was younger than Derek and Chris, but because she had spent so long on the streets, both boys deferred to her as the leader because of her life experience, Derek and Chris were the two rowdy middle twins, and Tessa was the baby that no one thought could take care of herself...even though she was possibly the most sensible and definitely the academically smartest of the four of them. He better not be obsessed. Chris looked like he were ready to go find Martin right now and kick his ass and Derek nodded his agreement. No one fucked with their drummer! All three bandmates were a bit protective of Tessa because she was the smallest of them. Derek was a towering wall of muscle, Chris was a bit on the scrawnier side but he too was tall and toned. And Alex...well...Alex may be the shortest one, but she just had this presence, this tough girl mind set, and a bit of muscle to back that attitude up. When the band had first started playing together in shitty little dive bars in order to get their name out there, the guys had taken it upon themselves to protect BOTH the girls...until they saw Alex beat the shit out of some creep at a bar one night. Since then, they had taken to directing their protective, big brother nature towards Tessa who didn't get into physical fights and therefore hadn't proven her ability to protect herself, at least in their minds. Well, you know, you probably make quite a bit more than him. I'd want you to pay for for me too if I were Martin. Alex tried to make light of the topic because Chris and Derek were both looking agitated. Poor Tessa. Both guys saw her as this defenseless little bunny rabbit that was going to be preyed upon by strangers who either wanted to get into her pants or who wanted to get into her pockets. Their pockets weren't particularly deep, they weren't worth millions of dollars, not quite yet, but all of them got paid well. Alex had a little more faith in the girl. Sure, Tessa wasn't street smart like the rest of them, but it wasn't like she was stupid, she could handle herself when it came to affairs of the heart. I like the song...little sappy, yeah. Little rough too, not like your usual stuff... Usually Tessa's songs were so...sure of their message. This song sounded like the writer wasn't certain if she was in love or not. How could the author not know if she herself were in love? Questioning another person's feelings was one thing, but questioning yourself was another, and not quite what Tessa usually wrote about. But it would be a nice song for the middle of our set so we can all grab a second wind. Alex took a long swig of her coffee and then got up from her seat. So, let's get back to work! The sooner we practice the sooner I can go home and go to sleep. Alex was eager to go back to her condo in the city, flop onto her super comfortable bed, and go the fuck to sleep. She knew that wouldn't be the case though...the guys would want to go out for dinner and drinks afterwards. Maybe Chris would bring his new girlfriend along while her and Derek went on the prowl...or if Tessa came along, Alex would chill with her friend, maybe play some darts or shoot some pool, and of course heckle Derek as he tried to pick girls up. ------- As Alex had predicted, the guys wanted to go out to a bar for dinner and drinks after band practice. They fought about what to eat for a good 20 minutes before finally settling on this Mexican place that Chris really liked in exchange for hitting a bar on the other side of downtown that Derek and Alex loved. That's where the four of them well, 5 if you counted Chris' girlfriend were now. Tessa had tried to sneak off and go back home, but Alex had dragged her along to the bar, stating that if she had to be stuck with those two assholes with only four hours of sleep, then Tessa had to come too because she had left Alex high and dry this morning.