I wanna lay you down in a bed of roses
For tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nails
I wanna be just as close as the Holy Ghost is
And lay you down
On a bed of roses
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Never in his wildest dreams had he imagined the crew would have harbored such deep rooted resentment...though Memphis was the actual instigator, it seemed no one was without some negativity, save for maybe Laurie Ann and Toby...who appeared to have eyes only for each other, anyway. He was happy for the young couple...they held a lot of promise, and it seemed their starry eyed love had stood the test of time.
He moved with Angelina to begin filling glasses, not bothering to pull down the regular shot glasses one would normally fill with the hard stuff...instead, he brought out cocktail glasses. The more given, the better. He scooped ice into them and set them in front of each person seated at the bar, his dark gaze flicking to Memphis. The older man had him worried...it seemed he was on the edge and he didn't like the hateful words he spoke. It was hard enough on them all without the poisonous words flying. He grabbed a can of coke and opened it, setting it next to the ashtray that held Memphis' smoldering cigarette. Nancy would probably need it, and better to have a nonalcoholic option available.
He nodded to Sway as she spoke. "She's got all the help she needs, Sway. Go on now, get out of here." He offered her a grin and got back to work, making sure to hand Shania her bottle first. The smell of the booze as he poured would have normally set off urges he'd rather not experience, but in the current situation, his nerves were too fried and he was just too busy to care.
He slowed as Angelina spoke to the group. Dsrk gaze drifted to the well loved, albeit older faces of the friends he'd cherished. "C'mon guys. This isn't us. It was always us against the world...not this way, wanting to rip at eachother' throats. Listen to her." He cracked open a coke for himself and took a long drink. He could only hope the crew would regain some sense of control.
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