All six of us got dropped off at the apartment.

It is now 2:15 at night but the guys are still drunk and full of adrenaline from the show.

Duff is proving that fact my crouching down in front of me

"Hop on!".

I laugh and jump on his back. He starts running across the room and leaps over the coffeetable.

I scream and wrapped my arms tightly around him.

"Don't fucking break anything!"

Izzy warns Duff.

Duff laughs and starts spinning in circles.

"Stop I'm getting dizzy"

I shriek.

Slash speaks up

"Let's go smoke guys".

Axl, Izzy and Steven agree and walk to the balcony.

Duff drops me on the couch and starts tickling me.

I yell and try kick him.

"Yo Duff! Come smoke man!"

Slash sounds agitated.

"You go ahead"

Duff says just before I tackle him.

Duff and I playfight on the couch as I try to get revenge.

Slash isn't moving.

When Duff and I roll off the couch and he lands of top of me Slash grabs Duff and pulls him up.

Duff janks himself free

"The fuck is your problem man?".

"Stop fucking acting like a child maybe"

Slash yells.

I carefully get up as Duff yells back

"The fuck you mean? We were having fun asshole!".

"Fucking..."

Slash doesn't seem to know what to say but the anger in his eyes isn't softening

"Just come when I call you".

"Since when are you the goddamn boss of me?"

Duff hisses.

Duff is like a foot taller than Slash but Slash is radiating such seething rage that he still looks more intimidating.

Before things go too far Axl walks in with a lit cig between his lips.

He casually lays his hands on the guys' chests and goes

"Let's have some fucking decency, boys".

Duff backs down a bit. When Slash does nothing Axl puts his arm around Duff and walks away with him.

I realize that that leaves Slash and me alone and I suspect Ax did it on purpose.

Slash is staring them down until they disappear into the hallway. He sits down on the couch and rubs his forehead with both hands.

I slowly sit down next to him

"You okay?".

It takes a while for Slash to answer but then

"Yeah".

"Wanna tell me what that was all about?"

"No... I'm drunk. That's all it is"

"I've been drunk before and I never tried to beat Duff up"

I try to joke.

"He just gets on my nerves"

I shake my head a little in confusion

"By doing what? Tickling me?"

I say sarcastically.

Slash stares at the ground and to my surprise, he nods.

I suddenly remember what he told me about jealousy and everything makes more sense.

"Okay..."

I start

"But Duff is my roommate, and my friend so-".

"I know I know"

Slash sounds frustrated

"I know that... I'll get it under control, okay!".

"Okay"

I say softly.

He seems to have heard the slight fear in my voice because he looks over at me, sighs and puts his arm around me

"Sorry, Syl".

I feel faint butterflies when he touches me like that but I suppress it.

"Okay"

I go again. Feeling stupid for not thinking of anything else to say.

Slash and I have a second of eyecontact. I notice the depth of his dark brown eyes and his long lashes.

We get interrupted when the footsteps of the others sound in the hallway.

Slash immediately pulls his arm away and stands up.

Steven yawns and so does Axl. Izzy looks at them

"Let's go to bed. Same thing as last time? With the beds?".

"Fine by me"

Axl says through another yawn and he and Izz disappear into Izzy's room.

Steven goes to Duff's room and Duff looks at Slash before following

"You back to normal, fucker?".

Slash shakes his hair in front of his face

"Yeah man... sorry about that".

Duff gives a nod

"It's cool, goodnight guys".

Slash and I say goodnight back and Duff walks into his room.