"What do I see? What do you mean to me? Nothing,"

Interviewer: How were your feelings of Camila and Eddie confirmed?

Juniper Reeves: Warren.

Interviewer: Can you elaborate on that?

Juniper Reeves: Yeah, so i tricked Warren into telling me that he knew that Eddie and Camila had cheated on me. I had suspicions before, but Warren's confirmation made it clear to me. It was a tough pill to swallow.

"Juni."

"I know Warren." Juniper says standing up, Juniper smiles at him as they exit the bus "What do you mean you know?"

"I know that i got cheated on, Eddie and Camila. I know that you've know for a long time and you didn't tell me, i'm done Warren." She says waving to a couple fans.

"Okay yes, i did know but—"

"See i had suspicions and i overheard a very incriminating conversation but you just confirmed it, thank you Warren."

Warren Rhodes: She played me, god was she smart. I guess i started the whole fight somehow, yeah i blame myself for it all.

As the band prepared for soundcheck, Juniper quickly made a call to her aunt. "Juniper? Hey, you never call. What's up?" her aunt answered.

"I need to come home. I don't want to do this anymore. I wanna come home," Juniper mumbled into the phone.

Her aunt sighed. "Come home after the show, honey. Just come home."

"Okay. I will. I'm booking a flight for tomorrow morning. Can you get me from the airport?"

"Of course I can. I'll be watching your performance tonight. I love you."

"I love you too." Juniper said before hanging up. Rod walked over to the phone booth. "Let's go, Juni. We gotta go," he said. Juniper nodded and the band walked inside to backstage for soundcheck.

"Anyone have a guess where they might be? Anyone?" Rod asked, but Juniper just rolled her eyes and set down her guitar.

"For fucks sake," Rod stormed off, while Juniper walked away over to the microphone, tapping it a couple of times. "Not like Billy to be missing soundcheck. It's a nice shiner you got there," Warren commented.

"Eddie?" Warren said.

Rod shouted at a couple of people as Juniper walked over to join the conversation. "Can I at least run through 'Silver Springs'?" she asked.

Rod smiled at her. "This is a dedicated artist. Dedicated!" he exclaimed, and Juniper smiled and prepared.

"What'd you say to him, man?" Eddie asked Warren.

"Nothing. Just, uh, some shit that needed to be said, that's all," Eddie replied subtly. "Eddie, look, I'm gonna say some stuff, all right, and-and you're gonna promise that you're not gonna hate me for it," Warren said.

Eddie sighed. "What the fuck is wrong with you? So what if Billy's an asshole? So what if you're not the guy?" Eddie scoffed and looked over at Juniper, who was leaning down snorting something.

"I mean, you are... you are in the biggest band in the fucking world right now. You get to fly around on jet planes and-and sleep on dollar bills, and we get to play songs that-that millions of people listen to, and they fucking love 'em," Warren ranted. Eddie looked back at Warren. "They love 'em, Eddie."

"What? That's not enough for you?"

"Warren..."

"No, no, man. I'm-I'm serious. Like, this shit does not happen. To anyone. We're the luckiest fucks in the world, bro."

"Warren, all due respect, I think I may be looking for a little more out of life than you are."

"Yeah, man."

"Right."

"Well, you keep looking, Eddie. Because that life you want went out the window when you cheated on..." Warren pointed at Juniper, who started humming along to the music of 'Silver Springs.' "Her," Warren finished before turning to walk away.

"Where are you going?" Eddie asked.

Warren turned around, smiling. "Me? I don't know. Maybe I'm gonna go smoke a joint, pop some champagne. Or... you know what... maybe I'll call my girlfriend, the movie star."

"See you tonight, bro!"

"So what? I'm fucking singing and I'm left with him? Out of the whole band, him?" Juniper's voice echoed through the empty arena.

Rod sighed and held his hands together. "Just sing! Sing your fucking heart out. Do something! Eddie, you sing! You sing tonight!" he exclaimed, running over like a headless chicken. Juniper couldn't help but laugh.

"Nah man, I'm done," she said, walking away from the microphone.

"Juniper! You can sing this song tonight with Eddie, or you won't sing it at all," Rod warned, his frustration mounting.

Juniper turned around to face him, her eyes narrowed. "Fine," she said through gritted teeth. "I'll sing with Eddie, but only because I don't want to let down our fans."

Rod nodded, relieved that he had finally convinced her. "Great. Eddie, get over here and let's practice."

As they started rehearsing, Juniper and Eddie's voices blended together perfectly, a harmony that sent chills down Rod's spine.

"That was fantastic! Your performance was spot on, but I did notice that your eye contact could use a little improvement. Don't worry though, we can work on that together. Let's try to bring a little more love into the next take," Rod exclaimed with enthusiasm, turning around to face the rest of the crew. "Okay everyone, let's do it again!"

As the music started playing once more, Juniper spoke up "Rod. This song is not a love song."

"Not a love song?" Rod asks as he walks over to Juniper. "So the lyrics, 'Time cast a spell on you, but you won't forget me,' aren't a love song?" he asks again, his curiosity piqued. Juniper can't help but laugh as she turns towards the microphone, the music still playing in the background. As she starts singing the next line, she steals a quick glance at Eddie and then back to Rod.

"I know I could have loved you. But you would not let me. Time cast a spell on you, but you won't forget me. I know I could've loved you, but you would not let me. I'll follow you down 'til the sound of my voice will haunt you," she belts out with a powerful voice. Juniper smirks, "Does that sound like a love song to you, Rod?" she asks, teasingly.

Rod grabs Eddie and Juniper's shoulders excitedly. "So let's just use your love for each other and play on it!"

"There is no love here, Rod! Eddie and I are not together," Juniper snaps, and Eddie purses his lips. "We're not? Because you won't have an actual conversation with me about that. You won't even look at me!" Eddie exclaims. The former lovers lock eyes, and Rod's excitement quickly fades as he realizes the tension between Eddie and Juniper. He awkwardly removes his hands from their shoulders and takes a step back, observing the former couple's interaction.

"There is no love here, Rod! Eddie and I are not together," Juniper snaps, Juniper's voice is sharp, and her words cut through the air like a knife.

Eddie looks hurt "We're not? Because you won't have an actual conversation with me about that. You won't even look at me!" Eddie exclaims.

"I'm looking at you right now. What do I see? What do you mean to me? Nothing," Juniper says viciously. Eddie sighs and nods, and Juniper claps her hands together. As they lock eyes, Rod can feel the tension building, and he desperately wants to diffuse the situation. He clears his throat, trying to regain control of the situation. "Guys, we need to focus on the performance tonight."

"This is what we're going to do. Eddie and I will sing this tonight. I will tell Billy and Daisy, just in case Billy gives Eddie another justifiable shiner. Eddie and I will try our best to act in love, and then I will never ever look at Eddie like I'm in love ever. Ever again."

Juniper walked away with a slight smirk, leaving Rod and Eddie staring after her. Rod turned to Eddie, his eyes glaring through his sunglasses. "I don't even wanna know! I don't even wanna know!" he exclaimed, throwing his hands up in the air. "I swear, this band is gonna give me a heart attack! I hate this band!" He stormed off, clearly agitated. Eddie sighed in frustration, watching Rod disappear from sight.

Juniper Reeves: That wasn't even the cherry on top. The night had barely even begun.

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i'm sorry it took so long!! I've been on holiday !