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“Oh I’m glad she liked the gift! Honestly, I wasn't sure if she would like them or not.” Eve let out a shrug as the two of them arrived at the merch table, and both getting distracted about what to get. She just settled on a new beanie with their band name on the front and logo on the back when Jeff asked her for something, and then spun his hand around. Evelina was a bit confused and just spun around and felt him holding something up to her and mumbling to herself. “Yeah I get it, I’m short.” She joked as they both got to the cashier.

Eve was reluctant when Jeff offered to buy her the beanie, once again not feeling good about him paying for her stuff again. “Fine.” She placed the beanie in his hand and waited next to him as the cashier rang everything up and gave them the stuff back in the bag. She quickly drank the rest of the cheap beer the venue was selling, and held Jeff’s for him while he put his wallet away.

“Lemme.” She said quickly as she stuck her hand in the bag and pulled out the beanie and put it on her head. “Looks good?” She asked, and then blushing when he replied. She watched him finish his drink and took his cup for him and threw it away. “Another?” She said with a wink as the two of them headed back over to the drink stand and got two more drinks, the guy pouring them recognized Jeff and didn’t ID him this time, not giving enough care to ask someone for their ID again. They heard the last few mic checks and Eve looked over at Jeff. “Oh, lets get going!” She grabbed his hand and led them through the venue.

It didn’t take them long to get to where their tickets said they would be, and quickly got situated. “Hey Jeff?” Eve paused, looking at Jeff. “Thanks.” She gave him a kiss, and shortly after the lights on stage came on and Beautiful Strangers took to stage.

Throughout the setlist Evelina was singing along to every song and lyric. She tried getting Jeff to sing along, but he didn't know all the lyrics and kept messing them up. Eve found it cute and kept re-assuring him that it was fine, even though it made her smile and laugh every time. The two of them got a few more drinks over the night and this just continued them enjoying each other’s company, dancing around each other during the upbeat songs, and Eve hugging and swaying with Jeff during the slower ones.

Evelina busted through one of the side doors of the venue laughing and skipping the two steps that led to the sidewalk. “Jeffrey. That was awesome. I hope you had as much fun as I did.” She said with a bright smile on her face, and hugging him. He started talking but she raised a finger to his lips. “Shh…” She said quietly and grabbed his hand, leading him around the side of the building. As soon as they were out of sight, for the most part, she wrapped her arms around his neck and started kissing him. The addition of the alcohol in her system made her a bit more flirty and touchy. She gasped a bit when Jeff seemed to lift her up a bit with his hands under her butt as they continued to make out.

“Jeff...” Eve pulled back for a second. “Can we go back to your place?” She said quietly and slowly, giving him another kiss on the neck.

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Jeff smiled when Eve let him buy the hat for her; he liked doing little things for people. When she put on the hat and asked him how she looked, “You look gorgeous,” He answered. He probably would have said that regardless of what she was wearing. He downed the rest of his drink, and nodded enthusiastically when Evelina suggested grabbing another.

It was always nice when the person serving drinks recognized you; it saved some time, and you were spared from that weird jittery nervousness you get for the first several years where you know you’re allowed to drink, but you still feel like you’re going to get caught breaking some sort of rule. They were finishing the sound checks as he handed Eve her drink, and she grabbed his hand to lead him to their seats. He glanced around as they got situated, trying to prepare himself for the energy of the evening. He hadn’t been to a lot of concerts; he went to a few with his sister- when none of her friends were available- because their parents didn’t want her to go alone, but he didn’t usually actually participate much. He figured this one would be a little different, at least as far as his expected participation level went.

He heard his name, and turned to look at Evelina. He smiled when she thanked him. Before he could respond, she kissed him. He was a little stunned, but the concert started shortly after, so he didn’t feel the need to really react.

Jeffrey had clearly never heard any of these songs before. He was pretty sure he stood out as the guy who knew nothing about the band but got dragged along anyway, but he made the best of it. Eve, at least, was amused by his mistakes while trying to sing the songs. He got the hang of the chorus on most of the songs by the end, at least. It was fun, and the drinks certainly helped the enjoyability on his end.

While he certainly didn’t match Eve’s energy following her out of the venue, he did share in her laughter. He returned her hug, and said, “Yeah, I-” Before Evelina interrupted him, pulling him around to a secluded area. He raised an eyebrow, and then she kissed him. This went on for a few minutes, Jeff lifting her up both as a way to be closer and an excuse to grab her ass.

When she suggested they go back to his place, he nodded, “Yeah,” Then, what she was asking dawned on him, and he repeated, “Oh! Yeah.”

The journey back to his apartment was mostly uneventful (Eve was a little handsy, but Jeff didn’t mind in the slightest), and it wasn’t until they got to the door of his apartment that he realized that things might be a little awkward if Anne were there. Luckily enough, she was out. “Here we are,” He said, and after locking up behind them, he turned to say something to Evelina, only to be met with her lips crashing against his. With- seemingly- nothing left to say, he gently pushed the two of them apart to show her to his room.

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Evelina giggled to herself as Jeffrey repeated himself and stammered a bit, before returning the kiss and grabbing her wrist and pulling him towards his apartment. Eve behaved most of the way back to his place, occasionally getting touchy and Jeff telling her to stop or playfully swatting her away. Whenever he would tell her to shh, she would just say shh back to him jokingly. Eve was already a natural flirt and she enjoyed her company with Jeff, the alcohol in her system just brought it out a bit more and made her a bit more bubbly.

As the two of them entered Jeff’s apartment, she heard Jeff say something, but didn’t really pay much attention to his words, instead meeting him for another kiss. Eve was quickly herded into the bedroom, once again Jeffrey stopped to close the door behind him as she crawled onto the bed and turned around to face him. “So… do you happen to have any handcuffs in here?” Evelina giggled. “It’s okay if you don't, just, fun to use you know…” She said with a wink, pulling Jeff into her and on top of her as she laid back onto the bed, giggling in between the kisses.

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The morning after, Eve was woken up by a ray of sunlight coming through Jeff’s blinds and went to pull the blankets over her face when her wrist got yanked back. She let out a groan as she remembered she still had one wrist cuffed to Jeff’s bed frame. It was more of an in the moment suggestion to Jeff to keep one cuff on as they cuddled before falling asleep, and she was slightly regretting it now. “Jeff…” She mumbled over to the body next to her. “Jeffrey.” Eve repeated again after getting no response. “Ugh. Fine.” She mumbled again, reaching for the key on the nightstand next to Jeff’ having to stretch over him to reach it.

It didn’t take Eve long to get herself free, though Jeff did half wake up and mumble something before going to sleep, but Eve just gave him a kiss on the forehead before rolling off of him. She couldn’t recall where all her clothes were, so she just slid her boyshorts on and grabbed one of Jeff’s shirts on, it being a bit big on her.

Eve strolled into the kitchen and quickly headed towards the fridge and moving her hair out of her face, almost hitting herself in the face with the cuff still attached to her wrist. When she opened the fridge she was just looking for some orange juice or even a bottle of water, but was just met with different types of nut milks, cans of LaCroix and orange juice with no pulp, but continuing to dig around a bit. “Hmm… interesting things…” She mumbled to herself, before letting out a light squeak as she found a bottle of orange juice with pulp. She quickly took it out of the fridge and started looking for a glass.

“Eve!” A voice came from behind Eve, almost dropping the orange juice in her hand. She turned around quickly, confused about who this was and how they knew her name. Though Evelina was the stranger here, standing in someone else's kitchen in just her underwear and a shirt that’s too big on her, she ran her hand through her hair. “Uhm… hi?” She said sheepishly. “Or I’m assuming you are. Not sure how many pink haired girls Jeffrey would bring by.” She said with a chuckle, walking over and getting two glasses out of the last cupboard that Eve hadn’t checked.

Evelina was a little thrown off by the forwardness of this girl, and then it finally clicked that this is Jeff’s roommate he talked about. A character He had called her. “Yeah, you must be Jeff’s roommate.” The girl nodded at her and offered to pour the orange juice for them. “Pulp? Good choice, Jeffry thinks I’m crazy for liking pulp.” Eve giggled to herself, taking a sip of the juice. She heard the clink of the cuff against the glass and quickly switched hands to try to hide the handcuff around her wrist.