”Lucy! Quick, get up!”

I forced my eyes open and the bright sunlight made me blind for a moment. When I finally saw something, I saw my boyfriend standing in front of the window. He was looking out of it, staring at something.

”Get up, you lazy ass,” he said again and turned to look at me.

”What are you looking at?” I asked as he turned back to the window.

”The bus is here,” he told me. My eyes flew wide open and I quickly sat up.

”What? Already? Oh my god,” I mumbled and got out of the bed, ”Why didn't you wake me up earlier? Shit!”

”Because I like watching you sleep,” he said with a grin.

I had to stop for a moment just to stare at his beautiful face. Then I took a few steps closer to him and pulled him into a kiss.

”Good morning,” he murmured against my mouth as he held my waist tightly against his body.

”I need a quick shower,” I whispered, ”I won't be long.”

”I might have to join you to make sure you keep your promise...”

”Feel free to do so.” I winked at him.

It had been three whole months since my mother's funeral and everybody was doing a little better. Finn had been seeing his therapist a few times a week which seemed to help him. He wasn't so upset all the time anymore and I was thankful for that. He had started spending more time with Vic and Mike and the rest of the guys and I had finally realized that it was good for him, even though everybody was about ten years older than him. It was good for him to be with the boys.

Vic had asked me to join them on their band's tour in Europe and I was beyond excited for that. I knew I wasn't able to be with them the whole tour as it would last for a few months, and because I had to look after Finn and didn't want him to be home alone for so long, so I was going to fly back home after being on the road for six weeks. Despite that, I was excited to see Europe and be able to spend time with my boyfriend.

”Hurry up, everybody!” Mike was standing at the front door, looking impatient, waiting for Vic and me to get ready. Vic pushed our suitcases to the door and then carried them out.

”I'm coming!” I exclaimed and grabbed my phone from the kitchen table. I ran outside and Mike closed the door after me.

”Are you excited?” he asked with a laugh as he started following me to the bus.

”Damn right I am,” I said with a grin.

Mike laughed and ruffled my hair. I pushed his hand away and climbed into the bus. I saw Jaime and Tony and a bunch of other guys sitting in the lounge and I greeted them.

”Hello, boys,” I said with a big smile and sat down on the couch next to Tony.

”Hey, Lucy,” Jaime said, ”Are you excited? Have you been to Europe before? Or is this your first time?”

”I'm about to lose my Europe-virginity really soon,” I said, ”I really couldn't be more excited.”

”Yo, guys, has anybody seen my girlfriend?” Vic's voice came from the front of the bus and everybody turned to look at him.

”Ah, there you are,” he said when he spotted me, ”Right, we're all here, let's go.”

As we sat in the plane, on our way to London, Vic held my hand and painted circles on to my skin with his thumb. I kept looking to my side at his face and grinning like an idiot. His eyes were focused on the little screen as he watched the movie that was playing and whenever I thought he paid no attention to me, he turned to kiss me really quickly.

”Why was I the only girlfriend you guys took with you?” I whispered and leaned my cheek against his shoulder.

”We don't usually take girls with us,” he explained, ”I mean, yeah, for a couple of days but not for weeks.”

”Why me, then?”

”I wasn't comfortable with leaving you home while I'm gone. And, besides, I know how bored you'd be without me so I wanted to save you from that,” he winked.

”That's very sweet of you,” I said. I touched his cheek and he turned to look at me again. I looked straight into his eyes while he looked into mine, and then I smiled.

”I love you, Vic,” I whispered, ”So much. I love you so much.”

”I know you do. I love you, too, Lucy,” he said. Then he pulled me into a kiss.

When we got to our hotel in London, I was dead tired. All I wanted to do was to get into more comfortable clothes and get in bed, while Vic wanted to walk around the city and get some dinner. All of the other guys decided to either go to sleep or go to a bar.

”Babe, come on,” Vic said, ”Come with me.”

”But I'm so tired,” I mumbled. Vic sighed and ran a hand through his hair.

”Well I'm hungry. Come on, Lu, I took you to the other side of the world to see this city with me. I want to show you the whole world, not just the inside of our hotel room,” he said.

”You should go or he'll never stop whining,” Mike spoke up. He was sharing the room with us. He was laying over his bed, staring at his phone in his hands.

”See? You should come with me,” Vic said and grabbed my hands.

”Oh, but...”

”Just say yes!” Mike yelled and turned to look at me.

”Fine, yes, okay!” I exclaimed, getting annoyed by the two of them.

”Great!”

Vic and I ended up walking around the city for two hours. I didn't like it one bit because I was tired and it was raining outside and the air was freezing. Vic, on the other hand, was like on top of the world. He wanted to walk on every damn street there was and visit every little shop he found.

”Can we go back to the hotel now?” I mumbled. Vic stopped walking and turned to look at me.

”What? Don't you like this?” he asked and took a step closer to me. He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me closer to his body.

”No,” I shook my head and sighed deeply, ”It's raining and it's cold and... And I'm tired and hungry.”

”You sound like a ten-year-old,” he laughed, ”But, okay, let's grab something to eat and then get you to bed.”

”Thank you,” I forced a smile on my face. He nodded and leaned down to kiss me quickly.

When we finally got back to our hotel, I was beyond happy because I couldn't wait to get a good shower, change into something more comfortable and get in bed with my boyfriend. Much to my surprise, though, when I opened the door, I heard lots of moaning and groaning coming from inside of the room. I looked in and turned on the lights.

I saw Mike – well, actually, I didn't see him, I just saw two human beings under the blanket on Mike's bed – and quickly decided that it was best to turn off the lights and leave the room as soon as possible.

”Shit,” Vic muttered, ”I'm sorry, I had no idea he would have somebody over...”

”It's not your fault,” I mumbled and sighed. I leaned my back against the door and rubbed my face
with my hands. He wrapped his arm around my shoulders and pulled me against his side.

”We could probably go to Jaime and Tony's room while Mike, uh, finishes his business...” he suggested.

”I don't know... They're probably asleep by now and I don't want to bother them...”

”Come on,” he said and grabbed my hand. He started walking to a door that was a couple of doors from ours, and knocked. A few moments later the door opened and we saw Jaime standing in front of us. He had nothing but his boxers on and he looked exactly like he had just got out of the bed.

”What's up, guys?” he mumbled and rubbed his eyes.

”Mike has a girl over and we don't really feel comfortable enough to be there while they're there,” Vic exclaimed, ”So if we could just, you know, hang out in your room for a while?”

”Sure, man, sure,” Jaime nodded and opened the door for us. We followed him in and I watched as he got back into bed. Tony was already asleep in his bed and I felt bad for bothering them while they wanted to get some rest. I knew they had a big day ahead because of the first show of the tour so they really needed the sleep.

I followed Vic to the couch and sat down next to him.

”I feel like we're a pain in their asses right now,” I whispered to him.

”Don't worry about it, Luce,” he said with a laugh.

”Do you guys have any plans for tomorrow?” Vic asked the boys. It was as if he didn't even realize that the both of them were pretty much asleep and weren't going to have a conversation with him.

”Nah,” Jaime mumbled really quietly.

As silence fell again, I tried to get more comfortable on the couch. I ended up laying down and resting my head on Vic's lap and he started to play with my hair as I closed my eyes and tried to relax.

”I'm sorry,” he whispered really quietly, ”I didn't want your first night on tour to be like this but the truth is, it isn't going to get much better than this. When we get to the bus, it's going to be loud and hot and tight.”

”I'm sure it won't be so bad,” I mumbled and sighed, ”And I don't mind this at all. I just wish I could go to sleep right now.”

”You can sleep. I will wake you up later.”

”Okay. Thank you.”

”Goodnight, Lucy.”

When I woke up the next morning, I was full of excitement – I was in London after all, on the other side of the world. Apparently Vic had carried me back into our room at some point of the night because when I woke up, I was laying next to him on our own bed. Mike was nowhere to be seen as I got up so I made my way, naked, into the bathroom to take a shower. I opened the door and came face to face with Vic's brother who was, well, naked as well.

”Oh my god!” I exclaimed and quickly tried to cover myself with my hands. Mike just laughed and shook his head.

”Don't bother,” he said, ”I've seen you naked before.”

”You have?” I shrieked and turned completely red.

”Countless times,” he nodded, ”And, besides, we're like family!”

”Oh god...” I mumbled and pushed him out of my way as I quickly got into the bathroom. I locked the door and took a deep breath in.

After showering, brushing my teeth and peeing, I got out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around my body. I saw no one but Vic in the room and I felt relieved.

”Your brother just saw me naked,” I mumbled and rubbed my eyes with my hand.

”I'm sure he liked what he saw,” Vic laughed, ”Come here and let me see.”

”What? No,” I mumbled and shook my head, ”I'm embarrassed enough already.”

”It's not embarrassing to let your boyfriend see you naked,” he told me, ”Come on, drop the towel.”

”Fine,” I muttered and let the towel fell to the floor. I kept my eyes firmly on his face and watched as his eyes wandered down my body and then up again. He started grinning like a little school boy.

”Get your ass over here,” he whispered and patted his thigh.

”I have to get dressed,” I told him, ”And so do you.”

”I have an extra five minutes to spend with you...”

”No,” I shook my head. Vic smirked and got up from the bed. Then he pretty much ran to me, wrapped his arms around me so quickly that I gasped, and pulled me into a rough kiss. I yelped into his mouth but wrapped my arms around his neck anyway and as he deepened the kiss, I grabbed a fistful of his hair and he groaned quietly against my lips.

Soon he took all control and pushed me down on to our bed and climbed on top of me. I was so focused on kissing him that I didn't even notice we had audience.

”Please don't mind me.” The sound of Mike's voice scared me shitless and I quickly pulled my face away from Vic's.

”And, please, Lucy, get yourself some clothes so you won't have to be embarrassed when I catch you naked,” Mike said. Fortunately Vic was sort of half laying over my body so Mike hadn't seen it all this time.

”Fuck off, man,” Vic exclaimed with a laugh and then he turned back to kiss me.