Carmella's P.O.V

After thirty minutes Ryder's band gets a break and Jesse steps out for a minute to take a smoke. I get up and hug Ryder, "ugh I'll never be like you." He laughs, "what do you mean?" "Your so brave and talented! Me, I can't even figure out what my future plan is. And I'm almost done with my first year of college." I say.

"Well, first off your an amazing cook. So yeah, don't know why your complaining, and your an amazing kisser. But the thing I love is that your not like me, or anyone else. Carmella your diffrent and amazing but it's what I love about you." He says, "how do you always make something so much better?" I ask, "I guess it's kinda my thing."

"Gosh, but Jesse and Frank have us working so hard. I feel the pressure, we only have three songs fully completed when we should have eight. It's just crazy, I have no idea when we'll be done." "Sorry, anything you need?" I ask him, "um no it's okay." "Okay." I say, then sit back on the couch and look at some things on my phone.

The door opens revealing a tired looking Jesse, he passes me as a trail of the ciggerette smell lingers by. My eyelids grow heavy and I close my eyes for just a bit.
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My eyes open as I see I fell asleep in the studio. Everyone is just talking and then Ryder see's I am up, "hey!" He shouts happily. "Oh, hey?" "We did the last seven songs while you were asleep, which was like over an hour. So we were going to celerbrate but I told everyone to wait." I get off the couch and blink a few times to settle my vision.

"Okay, sorry guys." "No it's cool." Erin says, "yah don't sweat it." Jesse interveens, I grab my bag and then we all walk out and get into the limbo driving us to our unknown designated location. "So, how do you guys feel about finishing?" I ask the band, then receive answers like

'Amazing'

'Releavd'

And smiles, Ryder holds my hand and kisses my cheek. "So, anyone know where we're going?" I ask, "that's a surprise." Frank, the manager says. "Noooooo!" I whine loudly like a little kid. Silence falls and they all look and the boys look at me confused. "She hates surprises more than anything." Ryder explains to them, Jesse laughs, "really why?" "Because it's so suspenseful and it feels like some secret and I am very impatient." "You're funny." Jax says as he pours himself some brandy in his glass.

"So Carmella, what's your talent?" Jesse asks with a smile, Ryder gives a jealouse look to him but he doesn't acknowledge it. "Ryder says cooking but I don't know. I have no idea what I wanna be." I say with a bit of disappointment.

"Don't worry you'll find your thing." Erin says. I nod biting my lip and then look away from them all as silence grows thick in the air I start to smells ciggerete smoke and can only assume it's Jesse. Then Ryder starts smoking too, and I'm practically surrounded by it.

"We're here everyone." Frank says, we get out the car and I see we are at a club even though it's only 6:30. I walk in hand in hand with Ryder and we enter. I notice it's a V.I.P club and that makes it all better. "Wow, I've never been in a club." I say, "oh yeah, I guess not." Ryder says. Jesse walks off to the bar and starts having drinks. Jax and Larson walk off to dance and Frank walks up some steps to some unknown area with Erin. Leaving me an Ryder alone.

"So, what so you wanna do?" He asks, "well I am hungry." I say, we walk to the bar and I sit by Ryder who sits by Jesse, "hey can I get an order of nachos?" I ask the guy. He nods and has somone make them." "So Jesse, have to go back to L.A soon?" Ryder asks him, "yah tommorow I'll be going, here is my number anytime you wanna call. You too Carmella." He says, he hands me a slip of paper and I smile as I put it in my jacket pocket.

"Thanks." I say, my nachos are set in front of me and I eat some before ordering a Piná Colada. "Alright, I'll be right back have to talk to Larson about something." Ryder says, I nod and crunch on a few more chips.

My phone starts buzzing and I see Keke is calling, I wipe my hands on a napkin and answer.

(Keke )
(Carmella)
(Jesse)

"Hey how are you?"

"Good, miss you. The room is so empty, but anyway how's Ryder's band?"

"Good they just finished an album with Jesse's help and now were at a V.I.P. club."

"Wait I know there is Ryder, Erin, Larson, And Jax but who is Jesse?"

"Here wait." I say, I hand the phone to Jesse, "my friend doesn't know what Jesse I'm talking about so I think you should shock her." I say.

"Hello this is Jesse."

"No."

"Umm, well I have a band of my own."

"Oh yah it's called the Neighborhood."

I hear screams and hollars, and then he hands the phone back to me. "Okay gotta go." I say, Then hang up laughing a bit. "Sorry about that." I tell him. "Oh no it's fine, it was just loud." He says.

I take a sip of my Pina Colada, "oh I forgot I need and ID." The guy says, at this my eyes buldge. "Umm can't you just let it slide." Jesse asks convincingly, the guy sighs and shrugs. "Okay, fine." "Thanks man." He says, I smile st him, "thanks Jesse." I finish my nachos and then slip my phone in my pocket and grab my drink as I get up.

"Wanna go hang somewhere?"

"Uh, sure why not." He says, we walk past some people dancing and go up the stairs to sit on a black chair together. I take another sip of my drink before speaking to him.

"Thanks again for what you did back there." I say, "hey it was no problem." "So, tell me what's it like to have fans everywhere?" "Well like Ryder, at first it was nerve racking and I didn't really care. But then after some years I got comfortable with it. All my songs have a story behind it and I felt like me telling it and people listening to it. They were there for me and were my supporters." He says.

"That's great, I'm glad everything is working for you." He nods and looks around the area. "Hey guys, there you are." Ryder says, Larson trails behind him and they sit with us. Jesse starts a cigerette and inhales and exhales clouds of smoke occasionally.

"Hey Carmella, you wanna go?" "No, no. I want you to enjoy the time." "Yah but we can hang at home. Have some time together you know?" He asks, "okay, lets hail a cab and go." I say, "oooh, time together." The guys say immachurly, I roll my eyes and laugh and then Ryder and I start to head out.