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olivia and i walk into the airport, suitcases in hand and my guitar in a case on my back. "where is everyone?" i ask, looking around. "uh, gate 3." she says. i follow beside her, and i eventually see matt cornett, sofia wylie, frankie rodriguez, julia lester, larry saperstein, dara renee, joe serafini, kate reinders and mark st. cyr. "hey everyone!" olivia says, running up to them. after she hugs almost everyone, she sees josh, running up to hug him, tighter than everyone else. it's unusual that she forgave him so easily a few months later, they've been talking quite a bit. i mean, he's changed- i think. we've had a few conversations together, he's said sorry and felt really guilty. i know he's a nice guy inside.

i give everyone a hug as olivia introduces me, and we get on the plane. "josh, can you help me with this?" olivia says, referring to her suitcase. "yeah, sure." he says, lifting it up to put it in the compartment above. "thanks." she says, giving him a smile. i look away, picking up suitcase up and placing it in the compartment, along with my guitar. 

i sit down next to the window first in the row of 3, olivia sitting next to me in the middle. "can i sit here, guys?" josh says, standing next to the aisle as he waits for our reply. "yeah," olivia and i say at the same time. he smiles, sitting next to olivia. i stare out the window as the plane reaches the clouds, not really listening to josh and olivia's conversation as they talk for the rest of the flight.

olivia opens the hotel room, showing a queen sized bed, balcony and bathroom. basically the essentials. she places her hand on the door, pushing it as she walks in. i hold the door, closing it behind me. after sort of settling in, i get my guitar and open the door to the balcony, seeing the view of the city. 

i sit on one of the two chairs, placing my guitar in my lap as i start to play random things. after about 30 seconds of making things up, i try and add it to a song. a smile forms on my face as i figure out 2 songs that goes perfectly with it. i stand up, opening the door as i peek my head in. "liv, come out here please!" i say, and close the door as i sit back down. 

a few seconds later, olivia comes outside. "yeah?" she asks, sitting down on the chair beside me. "i figured out this thing," i say, playing it for a little bit. "can you sing happier in time with it?" i suggest. "yeah, okay." she says. i start playing, and the second time i repeat, she starts singing in time. i smile as we end the song, and olivia smiles too. "it uh, also works with deja vu if you wanna give that a good too." i say, olivia agreeing. 

"hey can we record a little of this? i don't wanna forget it, it's really good." olivia says, taking out her phone. "yeah, 'course." i say, and she goes to the voice memos app. she presses play, and i start playing. we end up playing the full songs of happier and deja vu, before she stops the second recording. "let me name this..." she says, typing. "it's really good, y/n. i hope we can use this in the future!" she says, standing up. "yeah, me too," i reply, standing up. 

we walk to the first level, everyone waiting on the couch for us. "it took you guys so long to get ready!" matt says. "sorry guys!" we apologize. we drive to this restaurant and i hold the door for everyone as they thank me when they walk in. i close the door once everyone's in, turning around to go and sit down. i observe where everyone's at, seeing olivia sitting next to joshua at the end of the table talking to each other, no space to sit next to her. i sit between to sofia and dara, olivia basically on the other side of the table. 

"it's crazy how we met, i was so lucky to be honest." i say to sofia as i look at olivia as she still talks to josh. "did you ever listen to her music before you applied?" sofia asks, leaning more towards me as we wait for our food. "i mean i've heard all of her songs, but i didn't call myself a die hard fan," i admit, "my friend actually convinced me to apply, i was so convinced she wasn't going to consider me, or even open my message." i say, and sofia laughs.

i walk into the van, seeing olivia sit next to josh. of course, she hasn't talked to me at all since the hotel room. i sit a few seats behind them, sofia sitting next to me. "why isn't she sitting with you?" she asks, buckling up. "not sure, you tell me," i say, and the car starts up, driving out of the car park.

i walk out of the bathroom, sitting on my side of the bed as olivia texts, not saying anything. i hear her laugh quietly, and i look at her screen, seeing her message josh. looking back at my phone, i scroll on tiktok. i move down the bed, laying on my side, back facing olivia as i turn off my phone, plugging it in and leaving it on the bedside table. i sigh, closing my eyes as i fall asleep.

i wake up to olivia's phone ringing, and i rub my eyes, turning around to see her back towards me. she shuffles to her phone, picking it up as she places it on her ear. she waits a few seconds for the person to talk, replying with an "okay, meet you soon." before hanging up. she sits up, unplugging her phone. "morning," she says, turning around. "morning," i reply. "we're gonna go to the set now, you're coming, right?" she asks, getting out of bed. "yeah," i reply, getting out of bed.

i sit on an empty row, which seemed to be behind josh and matt. olivia walks down the aisle, scanning the available seats. she stops at me, sitting next to me. sofia and julia sit behind me, and the van starts. i lean my head back, watching out the window as the ride seemed to be sort of...awkward? olivia sat there, not on her phone, not talking to anyone, just looking straight ahead. i turn around, leaning my arms on the back of my chair and i talk to julia and sofia. 

after a few hours of watching everyone act, i decide to head to olivia's trailer, laying on her small bed. "y/n? you here?" i hear someone say, and i realized i fell asleep. "uh- yeah, i'm here." i say, sitting up as i see joshua waiting at olivia's trailer door. "we were gonna go out for lunch, if you wanna come." he says with a polite smile. "yeah, okay." i say, standing up. i follow him out as we walk to the building, making small talk.

"Y/N!" i hear larry yell as he sees me. the group looks at me as i walk towards them, joshua besides me. "yeah?" i yell back, everyone looking at me with a smirk or smile. "olivia said-" he says, olivia jumping towards him, covering his mouth. "DON'T!" she yells. josh and i stop in front of them, both waiting for what larry has to say. he pulls olivia's hand off his mouth, and olivia gives up in defeat. "you lost the bet!" julia says, sofia giggling next to her. i look between olivia and larry, before larry speaks. "olivia said," he says, looking at olivia with a smirk, "she thinks about you while she does the dirty to herself." he spits out. josh shoots his gaze towards me, and my eyes widen as oliva gasps, eyes widening at the same time.

"uh..." is all i manage to say, still in shock by the straight forward approach. "hurry up guys!" mark yells. no one moves as they still starting at me. "that's... cool." i say, mentally face palming myself as i walk past them, to the exit. i sit in the van first where i sat last time, olivia quickly sitting next to me. "hey," she says. "hi," i say back.

olivia's pov

i sit there awkwardly as i figure out what to say, a million things running through my mind. the bus starts, and i clear my throat. "about the- thing..." i start. "it's alright, really." y/n says, small smile forming on her face. "at least you aren't thinking about other people while you're... doing it with yourself." she says, furrowing her eyebrows as she tilts her head to the side. i give a small chuckle, nodding. "um, yeah." i say, totally flustered. "that must've been really weird for you." i say to y/n. "oh, it was... surprising to say the least." she says, looking at me as we meet eye contact. "must've been really weird for you." she exclaims. "well, i lost the bet. and honestly i didn't think larry had the balls to say it." "what was the bet?" "if i could do a scene in one take- but i messed up." i admit. y/n laughs, and i lay my head on her shoulder.