Closer

All I wanna get is a little bit closer

All I wanna know is can you come a little closer

It's not just all physical

I'm the type who won't get oh so critical

So let's make things physical

I won't treat you like you're oh so typical

Here comes the heat before we meet, a little bit closer

Here comes the spark before the dark, come a little closer

Here come the dreams of you and me

Here come the dreams

Mature Themes

"I need to talk to you!" Jennie grabbed Tori as soon as she spotted her in the hallway.

"Okay..." Tori was surprised by the sudden encounter, "Man, you are freakishly strong, farm girl." She added while rubbing the arm that Jennie had squeezed.

"You can't tell anyone what I'm about to tell you." Jennie warned

"Okay..." Tori nodded, still rubbing her arm.

"Not even Shannen!" Jennie emphasized

"Fine, just spit it out already!"

"...I called Luke this morning... to kind of explain what I've been feeling and to you know, see where his heads at like you said."

"And?"

"And a girl answered his phone. She said he was in the shower." Jennie exhaled sharply

"So? Maybe it's his sister." Tori shrugged

Jennie pondered on that thought. "He DOES have sisters!" She realized, with relief in her tone.

Jennie slumped herself on the couch on set, and Luke came to join her.

"Hi!" He said with enthusiasm before sitting beside her

"Hey..." She murmured, fiddling with the hem of her skirt.

"Damn are you a sight for sore eyes." He leaned in, wrapping his arm around her. And as giddy as it made her feel, she remained calm.

"Is your sister here?" She asked out of the blue

"No, why?" He tilted his head back

"Oh 'cause." Jennie sighed anxiously, "Well, it's just - I called you this morning and a girl answered."

"uh huh." Luke seemed nonchalant. Jennie couldn't hide her facial expressions, and a confused yet slightly irritated look spread across her face which made him chuckle.

"She's just some girl I met last night. Why? You jealous?" He smirked, pulling her in for a hug - which was even more confusing for her.

"No!" She squirmed out of his reach. She didn't quite understand whether she was annoyed that he had lots of flings or annoyed that she cared this much. "Hope you used a condom, man-whore." She couldn't help but make a little dig as she got up.

Smiling at her, he huffed in response. But that smile began to fade as she walked away.

"I'm glad you came." Tori said once she opened her front door to Jennie.

"Yeah, well I thought a girls' night was probably just what I needed." Jennie sighed

"About that... since Shannen is crashing here this weekend, we thought we'd make it a game night-"

"-That's cool" Jennie said with a flail of her hand, dismissing the need for an explanation.

"...With everybody at work." Tori finished her sentence. Jennie's eyes widened as she headed in and saw all the boys there. She groaned in response.

"Truth or dare." Shannen asked Tori as the gang sat in a circle

"Ugh, I don't know." Tori groaned before mouthing 'I don't trust you' to Shannen in a joking manner

"You gotta choose!" Jennie exclaimed, who had relaxed after they were all on their 2nd or 3rd beer. She then accidentally bumped into Luke who was sitting beside her, as she repositioned herself. Luke glanced at her and smiled, and she coyly turned away.

"Fine... Truth." Tori finally accepted

"Okay..." Shannen had this devilish twinkle in her eye but after noticing Tori's nerves, decided to reword the question she initially planned to ask. "If you had to pick one of these boys to fuck-" The gang all gasped and howled at Shannen's very direct language. "Who would you pick?"

The boys playfully made infantile, rude gestures and Tori closed her eyes, slightly embarrassed but giggling. Jennie had her hands over her mouth, knowing exactly who Tori would like to choose. Tori appreciated how Shannen didn't outright ask her to confess her crush.

Finally, Tori admitted, "Brian." To which the boys cheered him on with bro handshakes and pats on the back.

"Alright, whose turn is it now?" Tori hurriedly asked

"Let's take this up a notch." Ian insisted as he looked around before spinning the bottle. The bottle eventually landed on Luke.

"Perry, Perry..." Ian grinned

"Hit me." Luke said with ease

"Same question. But!" Ian held up his finger, "Instead of telling us, you must... suck the finger of the girl you'd sleep with." He gushed "...Or guy." He teased

"Hmm, alright." Luke cleared his throat, maintaining that cool guy approach he always put on. He then turned to his left and held out his hand. Jennie blushed, shaking her head as she reluctantly placed her hand in his. He lowered his head and wrapped his mouth around her index finger, and ever so slowly sucked on it until it left his lips. His eyes fixated on her the whole time, not breaking eye contact, as the boys all whistled.

Jennie glanced at Tori from the corner of her eye who looked back at her gleefully.

"Whose turn is it to spin?" Luke asked, taking the attention off of them.

"Brian's." Shannen answered, "We're going anti-clockwise."

Brian's spin landed on Shannen. "Oh yeah!" Brian grinned, who had an innocent attraction for Shannen, rubbed his hands together as he pretended to think up a question.

"Got it." He finally announced. "Shan... kiss... the guy you find the hottest."

The crowd belted out "Ooh's" as Shannen shrugged nonchalantly. "Easy." She sighed and got up.

She walked through the circle and planted herself on Jason's lap. The boys all backed away as they excitedly, laughed as Shannen cupped Jason's face and gave him a full-on french kiss.

Jason remained quiet after the kiss, letting a faint smile escape his lips. It was obvious to the gang he enjoyed it, but he tried to remain expressionless, since he had a girlfriend.

From that night onwards, the gates had opened for Jason and Shannen who began hooking up. Around this time, Jason and Rory had called it quits, making him able to date Shannen. It wasn't clear to the others how serious they were since all they did was go out and party together.

But regardless of how passionate their fling was, it was short-lived. Shannen's sexy (according to Jason) attitude of not giving a shit soon lost its charm when he was sent to do press with her and she scowled when they were sent a town car instead of a limo. Jason wasn't big on confrontation but he did express his disdain for the whole ordeal. This led to the end of their sexual relationship, but did not affect their friendship onwards.

At the same time, Luke and Jennie were sent off to do the same work - only they were sent to a zoo. After being mobbed by the crowds, they were put in a zoo cage until everything had quietened down, which gave them time to talk alone.

"Crazy, huh?" Luke let out a chuckle, but you could hear the nerves in his voice. He had been through this a short while earlier at the mall so he was getting more familiar with the public's adulation.

Jennie, on the other hand, was struggling with how claustrophobic it all seemed.

"I can't breathe." She whispered

"What?" He asked

"My heart is pounding." She rested her hand on her chest. He immediately slid closer to her. He placed his hand on hers that was on her chest.

"Man, your heartbeat's fast!" He acknowledged.

She nodded and closed her eyes, trying to soothe her anxiety.

"Hey... hey..." He consoled softly. "It's all good. Things are calming down, babe."

"Tell me something." She said hurriedly

"What?" He asked

"Anything. A story. Distract me!"

"Okay, okay..." Luke scratched his head, "Um... I was the school mascot in Fredericktown... Freddie bird."

"What?" Jennie turned to him and couldn't help but smile. "That's hilarious! Did you lose a bet?" She teased

"Nope... no, I wanted to do it." He grinned

"Had to be the center of attention, huh." She sighed, resting her head back.

"Yeah..." He smirked, stroking her hair. "Good memories... Although, I did get told I looked like James Dean all the time."

"Sounds real rough." She said sarcastically to which he laughed

"No I didn't mean that." He groaned, "But I wanted to be an actor - I didn't want to be compared to someone else - I wanted to stand out, not fit in."

"I like that." She smiled

"Yeah..." He smiled back.

They remained seated as he comforted her, gazing into each other's eyes.

"...See, you forgot all about your anxiety." He grinned.

All you think of lately is getting underneath me

And all I dream of lately is how to get you underneath me

Here comes the breath before we get a little bit closer

Here comes the rush before we touch, come a little bit closer

I want you close

i want you