❝𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯' 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦❞

ꨄ

𝗠𝗔𝗬 𝟱𝗧𝗛 , 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯
𝗡𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗩𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘 , 𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗘
𝟳:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠

Gracie Abrams and Phoebe Bridgers were the openers for tonight's concert, something Tatum didn't know since she didn't really hear a lot about the Eras Tour openers from anybody.

Tatum sat in the vip tent with her mother watching as Phoebe finish Moon Song when she noticed three mics being set up a little further up in the stage.

"Where are my boys?" Phoebe spoke into the mic, and the two other members of Boygenius ran up to the mic stands as the crowd went ballistic.

"Of fucking course," Tatum laughed, "Of course this was the reason she's in Nashville" She muttered to herself.

Tatum hadn't gotten a chance to listen to Boygenius, so the supergroup playing Not Strong Enough was her introduction to the band.

Tatum kept her eyes on Lucy, occasionally glancing over at Phoebe and Julien, or "the small one" as she called her. Tatum had forgotten her name even though Lucy mentioned her in a text two days ago.

Tatum swayed from side to side as the song went on, she was completely mesmerized by the voices of the three women.

Tatum hadn't noticed but she was grinning from ear to ear like a child on Christmas morning.

"You bitch, you were opening for the Eras Tour"

Lucy chuckled, "Are you surprised?"

"Very" Tatum answered.

The two women that were performing with Lucy had finally entered the vip tent.

"Oh, uh, this is Tatum" Said Lucy, motioning to the blonde in front of her, "Tatum, this is Julien, and you already know Phoebe"

Tatum felt like she was meeting a partners parents, yet Lucy wasn't her girlfriend so Tatum didn't know why she felt the way she felt.

"Hey," She awkwardly greeted, "You guys sounded awesome up there"

"Thanks," Julien reciprocated the awkwardness, "You were great in Euphoria, I love your acting"

"Okay," Phoebe threw an arm around Juliens shoulder and whispered something into her ear before walking away.

"Was that awkward? I feel like that was awkward" Tatum asked her friend.

"It was kind of awkward, but Juliens just naturally awkward" Lucy told the girl, "It'll get less awkward once you get to know her better"

Phoebe and Julien sat in the back of the tent making bets about Tatum and Lucy. Phoebe bet $20 that Tatum and Lucy would get together at some point, while Julien bet $20 that they would be all shy and oblivious about their feelings for each other. The two friends had no clue if Tatum was actually gay, but they thought it'd be a fun little bet.

The concert had started and Tatum was screaming along to each song that played in the first two eras—Lover and Fearless. Then came Evermore, Tatum could feel her heart pounding in her throat and the tears burning in her eyes, she knew what song her sister was about to play, and it nearly destroyed her. Granted Tatum was very young when her grandmother had passed away, but she still remembered every moment she had spent with her.

It only took the opening chords of Marjorie to bring the actress to tears. Lucy watched from the back of the tent as her friend stood so still during the song. She went up to Tatum and pulled her in for a side hug. Tatum didn't even say a word or look up at Lucy, she just enjoyed being held in Lucy's arms.

When the concert had ended, Tatum left with Boygenius instead of going backstage with her parents like she usually did when Taylor had concerts.

The four of them took Juliens car back to the hotel the band was staying at. Julien owned a Bronco which was essentially a big box on wheels, which Tatum thought seemed to fit her personality. She also found it quite funny, such a big boxy car for such a short person. It made her crack up every time she thought about it.

"So," Said Phoebe, laying back on the bed, "We've heard a lot about you- "

Lucy mouthed "Shut up" at Phoebe from the chair she sat in.

"I mean we've heard nothing about you, absolutely nothing, you're a complete stranger actually" Phoebe joked, which got a laugh out of Tatum. "Seriously though, Lucy won't shut up about you"

Tatum—who sat on the floor—looked up at Lucy, "You talk about me?"

"Not a lot, Phoebe's crazy"

"That's a lie!" Julien shouted from the bathroom, with a mouthful of toothpaste.

Phoebe and Julien reminded Tatum of her own friends, they teased each other but in the end they would die for each other in a heartbeat.

The four of them sat in a circle on the floor playing Uno, well Phoebe was just watching since she refused to participate. She claimed that "games ruin the mood", but Tatum thought it was because she didn't want to lose. The innocent game of Uno turned violent when Lucy kept giving Julien +2's and skips. Julien would've thrown herself at Lucy if Phoebe hadn't been holding her back.

"You see? Games ruin the mood" Said Phoebe as she wrestled with Julien on the floor.

Never in a million years would Tatum have guessed that the shy, awkward singer she'd met just hours ago would be wrestling on the floor with her friend over a game of Uno.

Tatum let out a laugh, "You guys are a vibe"

"Yeah, sorry about this" Lucy nodded at her two friends who were still rolling around on the floor.

"Don't be, they remind me of my friends" Tatum thought back to the time when the whole cast of Euphoria decided to play Uno. "Jacob and Hunter kept handing out +2's to everyone but each other, which pissed everyone else off. It was fun"

"Let go! I'm good! I'm calm!" Julien slapped Phoebes's arms away and fixed her hair, "No more Uno, because apparently everyone hates me"

They all agreed and put away the deck of cards. The four cracked jokes and talked about literally anything for hours, though it seemed like minutes. Phoebe, Julien, and Tatum had fallen asleep on the giant bed, but Lucy couldn't seem to fall asleep as easily as those three did, so she went out on the balcony.

Tatum rubbed her eyes and sat up, she slowly got out of bed, trying not to wake Phoebe or Julien.

"Hey," Tatum greeted, crossing her arms against her chest for warmth.

"Hey,"

"Couldn't sleep?" Tatum questioned, and Lucy shook her head, "Have you even tried?"

"I can't. I guess I'm just nervous for tomorrow"

"You killed it up there today, what do you mean?" Tatum leaned on the balcony and stared off into the night sky.

"I did, didn't I?"

"You want free compliments now?" Tatum joked.

"I mean I wouldn't mind"

"Well, you're voice sounds like heaven" Says Tatum.

"Heaven? No one's ever compared my voice to heaven" Lucy laughed, "Thanks"

The pair got quiet suddenly, and for the first time it was beginning to get slightly awkward.

"Happy birthday by the way," Lucy spoke, "I'm not a creepy stalker, I just saw the photos a while ago"

Tatum smiled at musician, "Thanks"

"Are you cold?" Lucy pointed at the goosebumps on the blondes arms, "You've got goosebumps"

"A little, yeah"

Lucy took off her own sweater and handed it to Tatum, who wasted no time in putting on.

"I should go, it's getting late" Tatum told Lucy.

"Do you need a ride?" Lucy asked.

"Yeah, I could use one"

Lucy grabbed Juliens keys off the nightstand and quickly slipped on her shoes.

"Hey, you mind if I put on some music? I have this song stuck in my head and it won't go away unless I play it"

"You're the driver, play whatever you want"

The two stopped at a red light not even a second later, which gave Lucy the opportunity to play American Teenager by Ethel Cain.

Tatum immediately recognized the intro. I mean how could she not, it was her all time favorite song after all. "Ethel Cain?"

"Yeah, I've been obsessed with her new record, so now it's stuck in my head 24/7"

Tatum honestly did not see Lucy as an Ethel Cain type of girl, but she loved how her and Lucy both liked the same artist.

It was about 1:30 am when Lucy had pulled into the driveway. The pair said their goodbyes and good nights, which lasted for a good five minutes.

"You're home late" Taylor noticed as she walked by with a half eaten cupcake, "Who's sweater is that?" She asked with a mouthful of cupcake.

Tatum hadn't noticed she still had on Lucy's jacket.

"A friends" She quickly answered.

"Ah, a 'friend' " Taylor made sure to air quote the word friend.

"You are so annoying" Tatum whined, "She's literally just a friend"

Taylor raised an eyebrow at her younger sister, "She?"

"Yes! We're friends!"

"Who is she?"

Tatum rolled her eyes and pushed past her sister, booking it to her room.

"Tell me!" Taylor chased Tatum up the stairs, "Do I know her? Have I seen her? Tell me!"

"Oh my god!" The actress groaned, "Fine! I'll tell you, only because you're gonna keep being annoying"

Taylor giggled and sat on her sisters bed.

"It's Lucy, Lucy Dacus. It's her jacket"

"I do know her!"

"Okay I told you, now leave!" Tatum pushed Taylor out of her room and shut her door.

"You know, you're friends are right, you are a Grinch"

"Leave!"

"Fine! I'm leaving, geez"

𝗔/𝗡:
sometimes I get ideas that ruin my original description of the book and its happening as we speak
chapter 5 is gonna be good
also sorry if this sucks ass I wrote this at 6am

𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 (𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿):
fuck chapter 5 ig bc I just forgot my idea so yeah. it'll come back to me at the most random time tho so I think we're good