cierra was in the parking lot of a gas station, staring down at her phone. she had just left the studio after her blow up on tommy, and even though the girls tried reasoning with her, she just wanted to be alone, and so they gave her the space she needed to calm down.

when she found somewhere to stop, she immediately thought about calling the one person who could make her feel better after a situation like this.

jack's contact lit up her screen, and she hesitated to hit the face time button.

after the argument the two had gotten into the day prior, she wasn't sure if he'd even want to talk to her. she sighs, impulsively clicking the face time button, looking at her surroundings, in hopes that he would actually pick up.

after only 2 rings the call picks up, making cierra's heart pick up it's pace. jack's face pops up on the screen, and it looks like he's talking to someone when he first answers.

"yeah, just put that adlib after the verse." he speaks to someone offscreen. he was clearly in the studio, so cierra felt even worse for interrupting his studio time.

he finally looks down, meeting eyes with cierra. "hey, baby, what's up?" he asks. some of cierra's anxiety was washed away, because he was still greeting her how he normally would, and that brought her a little comfort.

"i didn't know you were in the studio, i'll call back later if you want." she dismisses, watching as his face formed into confusion.

"nah, you know you're good. what's up, you look stressed." he immediately notices her glum expression.

"i got into an argument with tommy and it's just got me tense."

"you wanna come to the studio and hang? i'll have some food ordered over here for you then we can just relax at my place when i'm done." he suggests.

"you sure?"

"yeah, why wouldn't i be?" jack questions in confusion.

"because, i know we got into that argument and i didn't think you'd still wanna talk to me anytime soon." cierra says sheepishly, nervously picking at her curls.

jack gives her a look, making her chuckle slightly.

sure, they had gotten into an argument the day before, but none of that changed how jack felt about cierra in the slightly. she could tell him she hated his guts and he'd still pick up when she called, comfort her when she needed it, and do everything in his power to make sure she was taken care of.

that's how much she meant to him, and he was willing to show her that, no matter how long it took her to realize it.

"cierra, that's the last thing on my mind right now. all i care about is making sure you're okay." he tells her, making her smile slightly.

she genuinely didn't know what good deed she could've done to deserve him, but she wasn't going to let him slip through her fingers.

"so you're sure it's okay if i come over?" she asks, needed reassurance.

"of course, cierra. come on, i'm ordering you food right now." he tells her.

"okay, i'm on the way."

karly heard a knock at her door, drawing her attention away from her tv show. she makes it to her door, looking through the peephole to see the man of the hour.

"what's up?" she asks, opening the door for tommy.

"i just came here because it seems like you're the only person not pissed at me right now." he jokes, walking in behind her.

karly rolls her eyes, leading him into her living room. "oh i'm pissed at you, i'm just more understanding than everyone else." she corrects his assumption.

tommy's expression falters slightly as he sits on the couch next to karly. karly wasn't the type that was easily pissed off. it usually took a lot to get her really mad at you, and truth be told, she wasn't truly mad at tommy, but she was disappointed and slightly irritated with his irresponsible actions.

"you know i didn't mean any harm." he defends.

"yeah, but that doesn't change what happened. something seriously bad could've happened if we didn't get to her in time. she could've been taken advantage of, she could've fallen and hurt herself bad—anything." karly points out.

"you know how she is sober. she thinks she's the queen of the world, so you know she's a handful when she's drunk, and if you were gonna leave like that, you should've at least found one of us to look after her, but you just left her high and dry. that's why we're all pissed at you, tommy."

tommy sighs, taking in her words. he knew she was right, but it didn't make him feel any less shitty.

"i feel like cierra's more angry than leilani herself. i feel like i'm dead to her or something." he sighs, thinking of the way his best friend blew up on him back at the meeting.

"you know that's how she is. she's protective of all of us, she would've reacted the same way if it were you. it just doesn't help that leilani is so young." karly sighs.

tommy nods, understanding karly completely. he knew he fucked up, and he knew he had to make it right. he just didn't know how.

"how do i make this right, rina?" he asks her, desperation in his voice.

he loved everyone in the group equally, but it was obvious he was closest to cierra in the group. she was his absolute best friend in the world, and it stung whenever she was angry with him.

hearing the way she yelled at him earlier struck a nerve in him that hurt his core. he never wanted to feel like that again, especially not coming from her, so he'd do anything to make it right with her, leilani, and everyone else in the band.

the big challenge was figuring out how he would do it.

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this is kinda a short one but i was sort of struggling with it so it's not the best but hope you liked it anyways lmaoo

just some classic karly being the best girl action😌 i swear she's like the therapist of the group LMAO

also cierra and jack are so in love they don't even know it (well maybe jack loll)