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He slid his pos car into the parking lot of the restaurant where Brit worked, a few minutes late and knowing from experience that "I'll get off around nine" could mean anything from her being done for an hour or her still running around, closing down her section. God he didn't miss food service. But she hadn't texted with a "Where the fuck are you

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Brit keyed in the code on the door, held the door open as JJ followed her in, and then they climbed the seemingly endless stairs that finally led to the fifth floor of her apartment building. Or at least Brit felt like they were endless. But it had been a long night

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"I am absolutely convinced you are the murderer," JJ said as he plopped onto the couch. Brit stuck her tongue out at him before disappearing and he was happy just to chill.

The apartment reminded him of the place he'd had before the band moved in together. And the place he and Micah had shared before moving in with Elena, again. Something comfortable and chill with an air of "someday I can afford not to have other people's furniture." To be fair, most of what the band had now still had that air. But it was well encased in a four bedroom house in the suburbs because it was cheaper than all of them living apart.

He was in the middle of a tweet response when Brit emerged and he hit send - Don't worry guys, we're back out on the road in December. Just taking some time to do something awesome. and then looked up at Brit. "I know I promised you food. Want it at my place or here?" Really, he was good either way.

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"I'm up for adventure," Brit said. "And since I won't be killing you tonight, I suppose we could go elsewhere." She grinned. The quick shower she had just taken had been just what she needed. The smells and grime of the day had been washed away and she didn't look like she'd just come off of a long shift at work.

"I've been told that my cooking is an adventure," JJ said. "I think people are just jealous of my skills."

"Sure they are," Brit laughed. "Well, if we were to have dinner here, we'd have to order pizza, because I live like a rockstar sometimes."

"Clearly, you were just preparing for this moment," JJ answered, standing. "Like the proverbial hero in a movie, you've been training for just this situation, the moment you'd have to hit the road with a legendary rock band..." he trailed off.

"You are a dork," Brit said, but was unable to stop the smile.

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"Yeah well, we aren't all that legendary yet," he said, grinning. "That's what gave me away in the dork department