waste another weakness.

@ phenomenal.

"Night Chris." I chuckled before following my girlfriend. I walked up behind her, giving her a kiss. "You should just sleep naked, babe." I smirked, squeezing her ass as I went to get in bed.

Piper rolled her eyes, jokingly giving Angelo the bird before changing into her pajamas-- a pair of shorts and one of Angelo's old t-shirts. "Babe, please don't take offense to this but I've been walking around with my tits out for like twelve hours. I wanna put on my mom clothes and just go into a coma until tomorrow. I'm done trying to be sexy-- so unless you're gonna throw a hundred dollars on me, no sale." She teased before climbing into bed.

@ phenomenal.

Angelo laughed, "luckily I don't have to throw a hundered dollar bill on you, I get to see your goodies for free." He said, pulling her close to him as he kissed her neck. "I love you babe." He whispered.

"Sure do," Piper laughed, a content smile on her face as she settled into her spot next to Angelo. This was what she loved most in the world, being able to crawl into bed next to the love of her life after a long day. "Love you too," The blonde spoke sleepily, yawning again.

@ phenomenal.

Angelo smiled and held her close as he fell asleep.

He woke up the next day, around 2pm. Piper was still asleep so he got out of bed and headed into the bathroom to shower.

Piper woke up about a half hour later, hitting the snooze button on her phone so her alarm would stop ringing. She sat up, cracking her neck before firing a text off to Vanessa. Hey, are you awake yet? Cause I'm about fifteen minutes from showing up at your place with coffee and donuts. Also, chicken wings at my place tonight. Piper yawned, getting out of bed and walking over to the closet she shared with Angelo in search of clothes.

@ phenomenal.

Vanessa grabbed her phone as it went off. hey, yeah, just showered but the door will be unlocked so let yourself in. Yummy, can't wait! she sent before changing into some clothes.

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Angelo was just coming out of the shower as Piper was getting dressed. "Where you going babe?" He asked her.

Piper looked over at her phone, about to respond to Vanessa's text when Angelo headed back into the bedroom. "Hey, you. Ness and I are gonna go get our toes done, remember? And she's coming over for wing night tonight." She spoke, throwing her hair up in a bun before slipping on one of her tank tops.

@ phenomenal.

"Oh yeah, that's right. Sorry babe, I forgot." He said, kissing her cheek. He threw on some clothes. "I'm probably going to head to the shop for a bit, do a few tattoos. I'll make sure Chris is showered and shaved though before Vanessa comes over later." He smirked. He was glad Chris wasn't within hearing range.

"Awesome, do you want us to bring you some lunch while we're out?" Piper asked. Her nail salon was right down the street from Black Casket, so it really wasn't a problem for her to pop in and see her love. At the mention of Chris shaving, she let out a laugh. "Aww, what a good friend. Honestly as long as he's showered, Ness should be golden."

@ phenomenal.

"Sure. You can bring me some Subway or something." Angelo smiled and then laughed, "true but he's getting a little hairy on his chin." He chuckled. "I guess I'll see you whenever you come to bring me food?" He said, bringing her in for a hug and a kiss.

"Subway? You got it." Piper pulled Angelo in for a hug, breathing in his scent before turning her head to give him a kiss. "We'll probably be back here around six, so make sure Chris is awake before then. Or I'll beat him with a pillow." She laughed.

@ phenomenal.

Angelo laughed. "Don't do that, he might like that too much." He chuckled. "I love you, babe. Have fun." He said, watching her walk out. He finished getting ready before going to see if Chris was awake.

Piper hopped in the car, throwing her purse in the passenger seat and buckling up before pulling out of the driveway and heading down the road to Vanessa's place. She showed up in her driveway about fifteen minutes later, killing the engine. Hey dude, I'm here! Want me to head in? The blonde texted, waiting for Vanessa's response.

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Chris had just changed out of his pajamas, opening the door and jumping slightly when he saw Angelo. "Morning.. you off to the shop?" He asked, shoving his phone in his pocket.

@ phenomenal.

come on in. Doors open. Vanessa texted back as she continued to get dressed. She heard her front door open and close a moment later. She headed downstairs. "Hey!" She said, going over to give Piper a hug.

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"Yeah. Piper just left to go meet Vanessa. She told me to tell you to try to take a shower today before Vanessa comes over at 6." Angelo chuckled.

Piper threw her arms around her friend, squeezing her tight. She was excited for their girls day-- it was a rare occasion that the two got to spend time together when they weren't working. "We gotta bring Ang lunch in a few hours, but other than that I'm all yours! Let's go get coffee."
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"Tell mom I said thanks for the warning," Chris spoke, rolling his eyes. "Are you heading up to the shop, or are you gonna be hanging around here for a bit?"

@ saraya-jade.

Vanessa smiled. "Yay! She said before the following her out of the house and to her car. "So have you guys managed to talk to Chris?" She asked. She had a huge crush on him but she knew he didn't approve of her choice in jobs.

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"I can hang for a few. The girls are going to bring me lunch in a bit. If you want, you can come with me to the shop and help out. Maybe Nessa will bring you some food." Angelo smirked.

"Yes, my darling, we're talking to your future husband. Angelo's in the process of making sure he's up and ready when we get back home." If Piper were being completely honest, Chris' hypocrisy when it came to Vanessa pissed her off. Both she and Nessa worked the same job, at the same club. Maybe it was the fact that Piper had given him a verbal dressing down before, but he knew better than to cross her when it came to certain things.

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Chris rolled his eyes. "You know, you two could be a bit more obvious that you're trying to set the two of us up." The vocalist knew he gave off the impression that he didn't want to be with Vanessa because he was a stripper. That wasn't necessarily the case. Chris didn't know if he would be comfortable with his girlfriend displaying her body for money like that. Not because he wouldn't trust her-- he would never be in a relationship with someone that he couldn't trust. It was that he didn't trust the kind of guys who went to strip clubs. He heard some of the stories that Piper came home with, and how Angelo kept his calm was beyond him.

Vanessa rolled her eyes. "Shut up. He's not my future husband...from the way I see it, much to my dismay, he doesn't even like me." She said, frowning slightly. "Which is totally unfair since we're in the same industry and he has nothing against you." She added.

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Angelo snorted. "Dude, just give the girl a chance. I know you don't like that she strips, you think I like that Piper strips, cause I don't...but she makes good money and she's most of the reason we have a roof over our heads right now." He sighed. "Vanessa likes you, Chris, and that's saying a lot since, according to Piper, Vanessa hates a lot of people." He said. "Part of me thinks if she wasn't a stripper you two would have already started dating which is totally uncool to judge her for, by the way."

"You wanna know why Chris has nothing against me? Because I ripped his ass a new one. I told him I didn't care if he was my boyfriend's best friend. If he made any more snippy comments or looked at me like I was less than him again, I would beat him with one of my dance shoes. And I think he respects me for it. That, and I help keep a roof over his head." Piper spoke, and it was true. She made the most money out of her, Ang, and Chris right then, so even if Chris still harbored resentment at Piper for her job he knew better than to say something.

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"Okay, when did I ever say I judged her for being a stripper?" Chris spoke, he really didn't want to have this discussion again. Both Angelo and Piper had been over this many times before. "Vanessa is a cool girl. She's always fun when she comes over, and she cleans up after herself. Piper wouldn't be friends with anyone who wasn't a decent person. It's not that I don't like that she's a stripper, you know Piper changed my mind about that. I just don't like the kind of douchebags that go to stripclubs all the time and view the girls like property. I couldn't handle just sitting at home or on tour waiting for my girl to get home from work and wondering if some asshole put his hands on her or got too friendly. Just thinking about it makes my fucking skin crawl."