friends and alibis.

@ lorna morello.

Ronnie groaned in frustration as he signed off of Twitter, pushing his laptop aside. He rolled out of his bunk and walked up to the front of the bus where the rest of his band mates were. "Apparently our drunken actions last night are being talked about all over social media, mostly Twitter." he said, grabbing a bottle of water out of the mini fridge.

"You men yours and Max's drunken actions." Jacky corrected him, looking up from his cereal. Ronnie rolled his eyes, hopping onto the counter. "Yeah, whatever. Anyways, people are giving me shit on Twitter and it's way too early to respond to it." he said, opening his water bottle and taking a sip. "Speaking of Max...where is that fucker anyways?" he then noticed that his best friend and band mate was currently missing from the front of bus. "He went outside for a cigarette...like forty minutes ago." Ryan said, finishing his bagel.

Ronnie hopped off the counter and opened the door to their tour bus, walking out. He noticed Max had his face in his phone. He walked over, leaning against the bus, looking at him. "You on Twitter?" he asked, surprising him.

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Allie was seething. Max had done it again. He had cheated on her again and even made it publicly this time. She chewed on her bottom lip as she got into her car. She knew exactly where Falling in Reverse was at the current moment and she was going to go talk to Max in person. By talking, she meant breaking up. She was tired of this shit; of course, she said that every time they went on tour and Max cheated on her.

The two of them had been dating on and off since he and Ronnie were in Escape the Fate. She thought he would have learned his lesson but at twenty four years old, she guess he hadn't. She looked at her phone as she got a text message from her best friend Anna, asking her if she would pick her up. She sent a quick reply and then started the drive to Anna's house.

Once there, she honked the horn. As she waited for her best friend to emerge Allie lit a cigarette, turning off her radio when FIR came on. She was beyond pissed off at Max and didn't want to hear anything that had to do with his band. "Hey," she said, when Anna opened the car door and got in. "Hey.." Anna replied dryly. "How are you doing today?" Allie asked. She knew Anna had read about Ronnie and Max's drunken actions on Twitter and she knew it was effecting her in the same way, if not worse.

Anna lit up her own cigarette, sighing and shaking her head. "Well, I woke up to a Hey text from Ronnie. So, I'm just glad he remembered anything at all." She shrugged her shoulders.

It was true. Ronnie and Anna had been together since 2007, when Anna was seventeen. She had run into Ronnie at one of her friend's bands' shows. They had gotten to talking, and pretty soon Anna was head over heels in love with him. She had dropped out of High School to follow him and the guys around. When he went to jail, her world came crashing down. She did everything she could. Anna worked two jobs just so Ronnie's apartment would still be there when he got out.

In the end, everything turned out great. Well, not really. Anna and Ronnie had settled into a comfortable life...not really doing anything. Just floating along.

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Max shook his head, putting his phone down. "I'm a fucking idiot. Why does this always happen? I told you, take my phone away when I'm drunk!" He ran a hand through his hair and stood up, pacing the length of the bus.

"What the fuck am I gonna say to Allie when she shows up? This could be the time that she actually leaves me," He spoke in a paranoid voice. To be honest, Max was surprised he and Allie had lasted this long. Even though they really loved each other, sometimes love really wasn't enough.

He really fucked up this time.

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Allie let out a sigh, "I woke up to about five hundred tweets from Max's fan base about how he cheated on me." she sighed as she began driving towards the venue.

Once there, she parked. She noticed Ronnie and Max outside of the bus. "Well, at least they're able to stand on their own two feet." she said as she unlocked her door.

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"I did take it away! Or maybe I didn't, shit I can't remember.." Ronnie said. He heard a car pull up and sighed, "I don't know man but you better figure it out because there they are."

Anna just sat in the car and braced herself. "Hey," she grabbed Allie's wrist before she had walked away. "Don't do anything too stupid, okay?"

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Max bit his bottom lip as he watched Allie walk towards him. He quickly tried to piece together a speech in his mind. "Hey, Al..." he mumbled, running a hand through his hair.

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Allie scoffed, "I may or may not punch him in his adorable face." she mumbled, getting out of the car. She stopped in front of Max, crossing her arms, "you have two minutes to explain yourself." she said, trying not to sound like she was hurt.

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"I'll leave you two alone.." Ronnie said, before walking towards Allie's car. He opened her door and climbed in, sitting in the driver's seat. He looked at Anna, "hey...I figured I'd leave the two of them alone...so we can talk here..if you want.." he said, running a hand through his hair.

Anna smiled slightly when she saw Ronnie. "How many boobs did you sign last night?" She said almost sadly. Anna bit her bottom lip and hugged her sides. "And I thought you were done with drinking, Ronnie."

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Max bit his bottom lip. He always hated seeing Allie try not to cry. "Allie, I'm so fucking sorry. I can't believe I hurt you again, Allie Cat. I know it's not really an excuse, but I was beyond fucking drunk."

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Ronnie sighed, he hated hurting her. He loved her so much and hated seeing her sad, "not that many..." he said, truthfully. "I tried Anna, but I can't. I mean...I know that's a shitty excuse...I'm trying not to drink as much...but you know when I get around Max...neither of us can control ourselves." he said. It probably wasn't the right thing to do, blaming Max, but it was the truth.

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Allie scrunched up her nose at the nick name. She loved when he called her that but at the moment she didn't want to hear it. "Do you know how many tweets I got from your thirteen year old fan girls saying how you cheated on me...someone posted a picture of you and some fake Barbie looking bitch on Twitter, Max....you said you would stop getting drunk..." she said, looking away from him. She was glad she was still wearing her huge sunglasses so he couldn't see the tears welling up in her eyes.

Anna shook her head, biting her bottom lip. "Ronnie... that's such bullshit and you fucking know it." She mumbled. "You're your own person...Max doesn't force the booze down your throat, he doesn't force you to go out with him..."

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"I know, Allie Cat, and I'm so sorry." Max bit his lip again. "But you know how Ronnie and I get when we drink. I know that's a terrible excuse but it's the truth, baby....please." He put his hands on Allie's sides.

Ronnie sighed, he knew she was right. "Anna, it won't happen ever again, I promise. I just don't want to lose you." he took her hand, kissing her knuckles lightly.

Allie pushed his hands away, "you really fucked up this time, Max. You're...you're going to have to give me time..to think..."

Anna smiled slightly. "You're stuck with me, Radke... I'm not going anywhere." She spoke, squeezing Ronnie's hand.

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Max nodded his head. "Okay," he said softly, running a hand through his hair. "Take as much time as you need, princess."

Ronnie smiled, "you mean that baby?" he was so happy he leaned over and kissed her, hugging her in the process. He was so happy Anna didn't break it off.

Allie removed her sunglasses, wiping her eyes. "Let's go get some sushi." she said. She was mad at him but she knew it wouldn't last long. She loved him too much.

Anna hugged Ronnie tight, resting her head in the crook of his neck. "Ronnie, if I didn't leave when you were in jail, I wouldn't leave now." She whispered.

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Max nodded his head, patting his pocket to make sure he had his wallet. "Okay, babe.. there's a sushi place about a mile from here."

Ronnie sighed, inhaling the scent of her shampoo. "You were the only one who stuck by me during thst time. Even Max walked out of my life for some time...and Allie.." he kissed her neck softly.

Allie smiled, "okay." she took his hand. "How was your show last night though?" she asked.

Anna just hugged Ronnie tightly, a content sigh leaving her lips. "Partly because I was young and didn't know what I was doing, but mostly because I'm head over heels in love with you."

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Max squeezed Allie's hand and began walking towards the sushi place. "It was good...it's good to be back playing with Ronnie again."

Ronnie chuckled softly, "well, I'm head over heels in love with you too, babe." he said, kissing her forehead. "Do you want to go get something to eat?" he asked, rubbing his thumb over her knuckles.

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Allie smiled, "I'm glad you and him decided to put aside your differences and become friends again. I know you really missed him...do you still talk to Craig?" she asked, looking up at him.

Anna nodded her head. "Yeah, that sounds great." She whispered, grabbing her purse off of the floor. "What are you in the mood for, babe?"

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Max bit his bottom lip. "Yeah, I text him every now and again."

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"Pizza." Ronnie said, giving her a smile. "Think Allie would let us use her car?" he asked, noticing that she had left the keys in the car. He and Max were always lecturing her about that.

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"I saw him the other day. He came up to my job and was asking about you." Allie said, tucking a piece of her hair behind her ear.

"Allie owes me. She won't care." Anna spoke, buckling herself in. She turned on the radio and fiddled around with it till she found a nice radio station.

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"I'll text him when we get back from our date." Max spoke. "It's been awhile since I've talked to him."

Ronnie chuckled as he started Allie's car up and headed off towards the pizza place.

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"That's a good idea. I think he misses you." Allie said, seeing the sushi bar up ahead.