Baxter Building; NYC; Johnny's room - Saturday night

[fantastic_torch]

Ever since leaving Fandom, and more importantly Savannah, Johnny loved his beer. Like more than usual. He also was kind of moody and cranky and his room was a mess. He didn't allow Sue in. Much.

So when he woke this morning to a scantily clad woman peering down at him, he had to chuckle. Leave it to Sue to hire hot help to kick his ass into shape.

The girl wasn't cleaning, however, she was climbing into bed with him.

"Whoa, wait there..." he said and scrambled to the other side until he slipped off and thudded to the floor.

"But Johnny, I thought you loved me," she teased with a grin, running her finger from her lip to her cleavage.

"Uh. Did I get trashed last night and can't remember what the hell happened?" If so? Shiiiiiiiit.

She shook her head. "No, not at all. But don't you recognize me? I'm your bud."

...

The hours that followed were nearly mind numbing.

Currently he sat on his sofa and watched CNN. His Bud? On the seat next to him, making sure he had a fresh beer in hand.

Johnny was sort of in a chillaxed zoned out state of mind.

[[OOC: NFB, Open for phone calls!]]

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Johnny should have checked who the call was from.

"Yeah, that's me. Who's this?" His Bud kept messing with his hair. "Stop it," he whispered.

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"I'm just calling to reassure you that I am taking very good care of our girl while you're away."

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What? Wait wait wait...

He stood and stepped away from the television, his beer girl following him.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

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"Savannah," Danny said, as if it should have been obvious who he was talking about. "I'm taking care of her just like you would want me to. I woke up with her this morning and gave her breakfast in bed. Joan helped."

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"The fuck?"

Yeah, Johnny wasn't so good at putting two and two together.

His Bud patted his shoulder reassuringly.

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"She got confused though and called me Johnny."

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"Uh-huh," he said, more than pissed. "So help me, if you laid one finger on her I swear you won't live to see tomorrow."

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"There were no fingers involved," Danny said, sounding shocked. "Just my hands."

The bear was not very smart.

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"WHAT! Dude, you are so dead! Where is she? Put her on, now!"

Johnny was pissed.

Bud girl was trying to sooth Johnny by rubbing his shoulders.

"Bud. Go away."

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That would be when Savannah came back into the cabin. "What are you doing? Is that my Blackberry?! I swear to god I'm going to force bolt you and then set you on fire!"

"You won't set me on fire, Johnny gave me to you," Danny protested.

"I'm sure Johnny would forgive me if he knew what you were doing! Who are you talking to?!"

"Uhmm..."

Yes, this argument was loud and Savannah sounded very upset.

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Johnny drank his beer, all of it. And there was instantly another opened on in his hand. He started on it too while he counted to ten, then fifteen.

"SAVANNAH!"

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Savannah recognized that tone of voice even through the phone that Danny was holding.

"You didn't," she wailed at the human teddy bear before grabbing the phone. "You go sit down and don't move."

"But you look like you're going to cry," Danny argued. "Let me help."

"I think you've done enough," Savannah whispered, putting the phone to her ear. "Johnny?"

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"Tell me I don't have to come kill someone. Tell me you did not wake up this morning with that... soon to be ash head in your bed."

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Savannah knew she hadn't done anything wrong, but she was still suddenly feeling guilty and near tears.

"I wish I could, Johnny," she said softly, dropping onto her bed.

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"No. Nonononono... that does not mean what I think it means. Does it?"

He groaned.

"Johnny who is that?" Bud asked.

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Savannah stiffened. "Excuse me," her voice had taken on that icy tone that she got right before she went into a fight with someone who had hurt her or messed with someone she cared about. "Who the hell is that?"

And here she had been felling guilty when she hadn't even done anything wrong.

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He waved his hand at Bud then put his finger to his lips, hoping she got the point.

She did because she sulked.

"No one?" he tried.

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That so wasn't going to work with her.

"Really? Because that sounded suspiciously like a woman who is not Sue. And if I'm going to be in tears and feeling guilty because somehow, the teddy bear that you gave me the first Valentine's Day we were together woke up in bed with me as a very human man in a leather jacket who seems to think he's supposed to be taking care of me for you then I think I have every right to know if you have some bimbo at your place that I need to break the face of."

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"Oh. Well damn. That explains a whole helluva lot," he said, genuinely surprised.

"Sweetheart?" he cooed gently. "I think there's been a huge misunderstanding here. See... I woke up this morning to my Bud. As in my beer bottle. It is now a she and nothing happened at all. She's just making sure my beer is cold and fresh."

That sounded good, right?

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"Hrmmm... Johnny, put Bud on the phone."

"Savannah, why are you crying?"

"Danny, sit down over there or you're going to be in a hell of a lot of trouble."

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"I... that might not be a good idea?"

Crying?

"Savannah, baby... are you crying?" Aw, god damn.

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"Johnny, you spoke with Danny, I want to speak to Bud." Her voice was softer now, but there was determination in. "No, I'm not crying."

"Yes you are!"

"Will you shut up already? You've caused enough trouble."

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His gut was telling him no but dammit, if it made her feel better.

He handed the phone to Bud, daring her to say something untoward.

"Hello? This is Bud," she said in a sweet voice.

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"Hello Bud," Savannah said so very sweetly. "I'm Savannah. Do you know who I am?"

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"Yes, I do. There are many pictures of you around Johnny's room. And he mentioned you one late evening when he was cr-" He grabbed the phone from her, knowing what she was about to say. No, he mouthed at her. No. When she understood, he handed the phone back. "Yes, I know who you are."