What A Great Audience

@ The Joker;
Jimmy looked over at Illiana and rubbed the back of his neck. "You think your company would pay for all of that?" he asked thinking it might be a rational thing since she was promised an exclusive into all the upcoming events and talking easily with the bands.
"That's not what she meant." Austin said raising an eyebrow as he also looked at Illiana with a strange look on his face. "If she had meant that she would have said she could request it. No she is saying she can personally do that. Is there something you would like to tell us sweets?" he asked.
Jimmy frowned looking confused. "She doesn't have to tell anyone anything if she doesn't want to. We are gentleman and if she requests to have lodging accommodations we will make it happen." he said soothingly. Jimmy was the man that wanted to fix everything for those he cared about.
Austin rolled his eyes. "She doesn't need to be taken care of. She's plenty able to take care of herself." he said and shook his head. "Would you shut up and left her speak?" he said to Jimmy and they both looked at her, everyone was.

Illiana sat there looking like a deer caught in headlights. She couldn't believe that she had just opened her big mouth. She never wanted anyone to find out about this side of her. Not even her best friends know that she was rich. That was the main reason she never brought anyone to her house. It was pretty big because her parents forced her to get a bigger house. They didn't want her living in an apartment where she would live with other people so they bought her a home.

"I... Can afford it on my own," was all Illiana said in response to Austin. She knew that him and Jimmy would most likely press her on it later on after dinner so that they could figure out what she meant. Or they'd do it right now. But she didn't want to tell any of them she was richer than all of them combined.

@ The Joker;
Jimmy nodded though he looked like he didn't understand still. "Okay but don't go thinking you have to." he said softly. Jimmy looked at Austin as he was about to ask her or rather demand she explains and stopped him. "This meeting isn't about her and what she can or can't afford and why." he said still confused why he would care. Jimmy looked at Illiana. "So if you need... I mean if you want us to find a way to accommodate your stay with us please let us know as soon as you can." he said and returned everyone to the actual matter at hand.
Austin refused to give up though looking at Illiana with a look that said they were going to more than talk about it when they finished here. Austin hadn't really been into talking sure but he thought he knew the basics about her.

Illiana listened to them talk before the meeting ended and by then she had finished the entire bottle of wine, paying for that herself before she stumbled outside. She wasn't in her right mind and she was definitely drunk by this point. She pulled her keys out of her pocket and ended up pressing the remote start button and popped the trunk before she finally hit the unlock button. She fumbled with the door handle before getting it open, pulling the door open with a huff. She needed to get out of there and get home before anyone talked to her. And she was definitely not thinking straight when it came to not drinking and driving because she was dead set on driving.

@ The Joker;
Austin stood as Illiana left him standing there. He frowned. She obviously was not wanting that round two or to talk about what had just happened not to long ago. He shook his head. "Jimmy you're... friend needs a taxi hailed." he said and watched Jimmy look around as if he had lost her then bold out of the restaurant.

Jimmy looked around seeing her car and frowned seeing she was in it. He walked over to her and tossed open the door. "What the hell do you think you are doing?" He asked. "You can absolutely not drive drunk. And don't argue with me that you are not drunk. If you won't let me drive you home then I will hail you a cab." he said and reached in taking her keys and pocketing them. "I wish you would just come home with me and talk to me about what's going on. You have been acting weird all day is this something to do with your lady problems? I though that just ended a week ago?" he said blushing slightly.

Illiana groaned and snatched her hand away from Jimmy when he grabbed her keys. "I was screwing somebody else last week. That's why I told you that," she slurred, not even realizing what she was doing. When she was sober, the last thing she had ever wanted to do was hurt Jimmy. He was the light in her night sky and he had made everything easier in her life. But she had no control over herself right now and she was pissed. "Take me the hell home. I can't leave my car," she seethed. She usually got angry or honest whenever she was wasted and tonight it was both. She got out of the car and stumbled over to the passenger side, getting in. She wasn't realizing what she was setting herself up for. Jimmy was going to see the gated community she lived in and the two million dollar house her parents had gotten her. But none of that mattered right now.

@ The Joker;
Jimmy winced at her words. She was sleeping with other people? It would make sense but as long as she was drunk he wouldn't take what she was saying seriously but they were going to have a very long conversation in the morning. Jimmy sighed as she snapped at him to take her home. He swallowed his pride going to allow her to behave as she was so he could see her home. He knew it would be harder for her to avoid him at her home. He stepped back to let her get out. He didn't know why she was so angry but he had a guess all this had to do with how much she had to drink but he wasn't sure why she had drank so much. Jimmy got into he drivers seat and waited for her to buckle up. He put in the direction of home in the gps and then pulled out. Jimmy was silent on the drive. Jimmy was never silent he was all about small talk. She had really hurt him.

When Jimmy finally pulled up to Illiana's house, she shoved the door open before the car came to a complete stop. She crawled out of the car and stumbled up to the front door which was quite a ways away from the U shaped driveway. She pounded on the door and waited until the maid came to let her in, pushing her out of her way. Illiana was never usually this rough with her staff and she knew she'd hear about it in the morning but right now, she didn't care. She just wanted to get up to her bed and go to sleep so that she could forget today ever happened. But she knew she would definitely regret letting Jimmy take her home in the morning. She never wanted him or Austin to know about where she lived.

@ The Joker;
Jimmy parked and locked the car as he arrived. He walked up to the house and smiled at the maid. Her eyes widened and he chuckled. "Don't mind her she had a little to much at dinner." he said and walked up after her putting an arm around her waist and then picked her up lifting her up the stairs. He set her back down at the top. Jimmy sighed and went with her to her bedroom. He was going to be sure she got into bed and he wanted to be sure she didn't throw up because if she did he would be staying to take care of her.

Illiana walked into her bathroom once they got to her room, turning the shower on so it was burning hot. She wanted to shower and get this feeling to go away and then maybe she'd be able to think clearly. She pulled off all of her clothes except for her socks, stepping into it. She groaned as the hot water hit her back, the steam from the shower starting to rise. She was about halfway through washing her hair when she felt dizzy and swayed a little bit before she leaned against the wall, holding a hand to her head. This was probably one of the dumbest ideas she had in a very long time. Mostly because she wasn't a big drinker.

@ The Joker;
Jimmy walked into her room and waited as she headed towards the bathroom. He paced the floor waiting for her when she was taking to long he peeked inside. "Illiana. Are you almost done?" he asked and ran a hand through his hair. He just wanted her to be okay. He would help her get into bed and then get her some water or what ever else might make it easier for her in the morning. Once she responded and he realized she was alright he closed the door again and moved to her closet picking out some pjs and set them in the bathroom for her. He pulled down the covers and thought about getting that water now but he wanted to make sure she got out of the shower and off her feet first.

Illiana got out of the shower after she composed herself and finished. She grabbed a towel and wrapped it around her body, wringing out her hair on the bathroom floor rug before walking out to her room. She was slightly sobered up by this point since her first glass she had drank was a few hours ago and they were slowly wearing off. She blinked a few times as she looked at Jimmy, noticing they were in her room. Confusion washed over her face as she stood in the middle of the huge room, squinting at Jimmy. "Why are you at my house? You don't... You're not supposed to be here," she muttered as she grabbed her left arm with her right hand and pinched it, wincing when she realized that she was actually awake and not asleep. "Fuck," she whispered.

@ The Joker;
Jimmy looked at her as she came out in the towel despite the pjs he had pulled out. "You couldn't drive yourself. I might not suppose to be here but I am and I am staying until you are dressed and in that bed." he had never thought he would put that sentence together like that but he didn't think sex was a good idea with the emotional state he was in. "I'm going to get you some water and pain pills. "You're going to need them for tomorrow." he said and walked out of her room. He came back a little while later and set what he had acquired on her nightstand. Jimmy looked back at her trying to rationalize with himself that he wasn't;t going to start the... conversation until tomorrow but it was getting difficult because all he could hear was that she had been fucking someone else last week replaying over and over in his head.

@ Jinx...
Illiana ignored Jimmy's words about getting dressed and dried her body off before crawling under the covers. She never slept with clothes on when she was at home and she definitely wasn't going to start tonight because Jimmy was there. If push came to shove, she could have her maid escort him out if he wanted to make a big deal about things. She really wasn't in the mood for it but she also knew she couldn't be too mean.

Illiana looked up as Jimmy walked back in the room and arched a brow as she watched him set the water and ibuprofen down on the table next to her bed. "I have prescribed ibuprofen that's much stronger than that but thanks for trying," she said a little snippier than she meant. She was a little pissed he had actually driven her home when she had told him numerous times she never wanted him to know where she lived.

@ The Joker;
Jimmy sighed and shook his head. "Then you can get that in the morning." he said and walked over to a chair and slumped into it for a moment. "Illiana I want to talk tomorrow when you're sober. So either swing by my place or expect a surprise drop in because tonight was shit and you know it." he said and then leaned forward. "I'm not a bad guy I get you don't want to tell me everything heaven only knows why but there needs to be some amount of explanation." he said and stood walked over to her and kissed her cheek. "Night sweetheart. I think you'll be fine. I'll have the maid check on you sometime later in the night just to be sure you don't asphyxiate in the night." he said and then stood and walked out turning off the light. He called an uber as he talked to the maid. Once he got home he went to bed and conked out. He wasn't going to be patient in the morning for her answers but for tonight he was to distressed to do anything about it.

Illiana curled up in her bed after taking one of her own ibuprofun before slowly falling asleep. The next day, by the afternoon she had still not gone over to Jimmy's house because she completely forgot what had happened the night before after she got drunk.

Illiana sat on her couch with a glass of wine next to her, reading a book as she hummed quietly. She was surprised that neither Austin Or Jimmy had called her but she didn't really care. It was nice to have some time to herself for once and it gave her time to think and figure out if she was going to get her own bus or not for the tour. Although what she didn't know was that she'd rethink the entire thing after her conversation with Jimmy.

@ Jinx...

@ The Joker;
Jimmy knocked on Illiana's door and smiled as the maid opened the door. She smiled at him recognizing him from the night before. "Hey I need to talk to Illiana." He said and she let him in obviously still upset with her from the previous night. Jimmy walked into the living room were the maid said she was. "Illiana!" he said his gaze dark and his voice sharp. He was obviously angry. "What the hell? You think you can just do the shit you did last night and not call me? I swore I wouldn't get mad but here I am yelling because damn it I deserve and explanation. Several in fact." he said.

@ Jinx...
Illiana jumped slightly when she heard Jimmy's booming voice, wincing slightly. He rarely ever got mad at her so for him to be here yelling, she must've screwed up bad. She turned her body to face Jimmy, staying on the couch as she stared up at him, blindly closing her book and setting it on the coffee table. "What did I do?" She asked him quietly, not wanting to argue. Even though she was screwing around on him, she still loved him more than anything and would do anything for him. And she always hated it when he got mad at her but then again, she always did something stupid to deserve his anger.

@ The Joker;
Jimmy frowned. "You really don't remember..." he said and looked instantly sad. He ran a hand through his hair and sat in a chair opposite of her. "When I stepped you from driving home drunk I asked what was wrong and if your problems had to do with these lady problems. Instead you said that you had been fucking with someone else last week." he looked up at her the molten lava of his hanger floating behind his now eerier calm demeanor. "That's the first of a few things that I think you should explain." he said. Suddenly Jimmy didn't know if that was a deal breaker for him. Yes it would break his heart but he didn't;t know if he would just try harder or walk away like he should.

Illiana stared at Jimmy, confusion washing over her face. She knew she had no self control or filter when she was drunk but she didn't know that it got that bad. She frowned and swallowed the lump that was slowly forming in her throat, coughing a bit to clear her throat. "I have no idea why on earth I would say that but it's a lie," she lied right through her teeth. She didn't know what else she could say. She was literally stuck and she most likely had no way of getting out of this. She felt like a complete idiot for getting drunk now. She could only imagine what else she had to said to him. But at least now she knew how he had figured out where she lived.