WARNING: Super long post-ness
BB#4: *elbows BB#2* Go on, man. She's alone. She ain't talkin' to anyone. Go make your move.
BB#2: ?! No way in hell, man!
BB#4: Come on. Ya gotta get over your shyness, bro. Just 'cause Tara ain't here don't mean you can't say nothin' to Liz anymore.
BB#2: ....*glances over at me* I dunno. Looks like she wants to be left alone, ya know?
BB#4: She looks like she needs someone to talk to. Now get over there! *pushes him a bit*
BB#2: Alright, alright! Sheesh...*slowly walks over to me* Uhh...*clears throat*
ME: *looks up* Oh, hey.
BB#2: Hey babe. How ya holdin' up?
ME: Oh, I'm fine. Just bored.
BB#2: You sure?
ME: *nods head* Mm-hmm. It's all good. And besides, she'll only be gone for five days. If anyone needs cheering up, it's Beej & BB#3.
BB#2: Nah. They're tough. They can handle it. Sure, they can be sissies sometimes, but they'll "live".
BJ & BB#3: Heard that!
ME: What, you two like eavesdropping? Get an afterlife.
BB#3:
*goes back to tuning guitar*
BJ: *rolls eye & continues talking to Fred*
ME: Now what were you saying?
BB#2: Just sayin' that they'll hold up fine.
ME: Yea. I hope everyone's this strong when I leave.
BB#2: Doubt it...
ME: How come?
BB#2: Tara's only gonna be gone 5 days. You'll be gone for 40 days.
ME: Yea...but hey, it'll go by faster than you think.
BB#2: It's over a month, babe.
ME: Don't think of it like that. Think of it as 5 1/2 weeks.
BB#2: Yea, I guess...
ME: And besides, if I have anything to say to you guys, or if you have anything to say to me, Jem will let you know. We'll still be emailing each other. So..I can communicate w/ all you guys through her.
BB#2: Won't be the same.
ME: *sigh* I shouldn't have brought it up. Let's just change the subject. I mean, we got plenty of time.
BB#2: Yea, a little over a month.
ME: Why are you so upset about it? Everyone else is cool about it.
BB#2: .....I dunno. I mean, I'm not! Well...not that I don't care. It's just that it ain't botherin' me as much as you think..I mean..
ME: *laughs a little* I think I get what you're saying.
BB#2: Seriously?
ME: Trust me, I'm fluent in babbling idiot. *smirks*
BB#2: I'm not surprised. It is your native language. *grins*
BB's: Burn!
ME: Ooh, you got me good, man.
BB#2: Heh..I try.
ME: *stands up* Well, I gotta get going.
BB#2: Seriously?
ME: Dead serious
BB#2: ....*looks around nervously*
ME: What?
BB#2: I...I wanna...tell ya somethin'...
ME: Lay it on me, bro.
BB#2: ......I..uh..
ME: Yea?
BB#2: ....I..
ME: *gets increasingly frustrated* Let's pick it up, dude. I ain't gettin' any younger.
BB#2: Uh...nevermind.
ME: You sure? 'Cause if you got something to say to me, go ahead & say it. You know you can tell me anything. *smiles*
BB#2: ....nah. It was nothing..
ME: Somehow I find that rather difficult to believe.
BB#2: Just trust me on this one.
ME: You positive?
BB#2: ...yea.
ME: (sigh) Alright, dude. But if you ever wanna tell me, I'm listening. *kisses his cheekbone* Bye. Bye everyone else! *walks out the door*
BB#2: .......*plops down on couch*
BB#4: You were that close, man.
BB#2: I couldn't do it. I felt all powered-up, but then I just froze.
BB#4: *pats him on the back* It's all good, dude. No need to rush. Ya still did good, though.
BB#2: Thanx, man.
BB#4: No prob. Now c'mon, we got rehersal. *walks toward stage*
BB#2: Right. *follows him*
Ugh...I was WICKED bored. Sorry.