It was the end of Warped Tour and they had a few dates in California and they were done. The Cali dates are usually at the beginning of the tour but this year they wanted to change it up a little bit; being in California meant that Tony and Jaime were coming out to spend some time helping out with the MFMP.
“We have been Anonymous, Is That Greek and if you want to come and hang for a bit we’ll be over at our tent in 20 minutes. You guys have been amazing, thank you” Erica said into her microphone and walked off stage to be greeted by Vic who had decided to take some time away from the kids to see his sister-in-law perform. He hasn’t seen them play much despite him having been on the tour all summer.
“I had almost forgotten how good you guys were live” Vic said as he and Erica parted from their hug.
“You’ll never forget how great we are” Chad said as he nudged Vic slightly.
“I’ll try not to” He responded.
The band headed back to the bus to shower before they went back to their tent for their daily signing. When they got there they were welcomed by a sea of people that weren’t there when they left.
“Auntie Erica we missed you” Jacob and Amanda squealed as they attacked her in hugs.
“I missed you guys too, if you got here earlier you could have gone on stage with us” Erica pouted a little.
“We come on stage tomorrow?” Amanda questioned looking between Jaime and Erica.
“It’s up to Auntie Erica” He walked over from the coffee maker and sat opposite them; Chad had jumped in the shower.
“Only if you’re good, today though you can come and meet our fans with us” Erica suggested and the kids attacked her in hugs once more. Once they jumped off her lap Erica was hugged by Jaime, Emily then Isla and then Tony, who had the baby in his arms. Erica congratulated Emily before returning her attention back to Tony.
“You are the cutest” Erica said to Tony as she took a photo of him.
“Thanks” He said with a smile. “How’s the tour going?” He asked.
“Really good actually; it’s been a lot of fun” Erica admitted.
“Good. What time is your acoustic show today? We want to come and hear this new song of yours” Tony queried.
“We’re going to spend an hour at our tent and then we’ll go over to the acoustic tent” Erica informed “Give me two minutes, I just have to change” She walked into the bunk area and changed her shirt for a red plaid shirt that was once Mike’s, she kept on the same jeans but changed from her converse to her vans.
“Jacob, Amanda are you ready?” Erica asked as she walked back through and they both nodded vigorously which made everyone laugh; both twins had showered and changed by now.
“Right then, let’s go and meet some people” Erica said in a cheery tone and she lifted Amanda and held Jacob’s hand.
Jaime, Isla, Tony and the twins followed the three of them off the bus and over to Anonymous’ tent.
“Are those Jaime’s children?” One fan asked as they pointed to Jacob, who was sat on Erica’s lap, and Amanda who was poking Chad in the side.
“They are, he’s here for the music program and I stole his kids” Erica joked and the fan on the opposite side of the table laughed with her.
“They’re cute” The girl said. When she and Erica finished talking they shared a hug and Jacob gave the fan a high five; he had been doing that to everyone that came up to the table.
“Thanks buddy” The fan said and walked over to Zeke.

After the signing the band and the kids ventured over to the acoustic tent and met up with Zac, who had already found Tony and Jaime.
“ZAC” Jacob called and ran up to hug him; this was a very friendly kid.
“Hey little dude” Zac said as he put the 5 year old back on the ground.
“You sing with Erica today?” the little boy asked, happiness and excitement both coating him.
“I’m about to, are you going to watch?” Zac asked him back.
“Yeah” Jacob said before running off to find Jaime.
Anonymous played 3 songs which included the one with Zac. Everyone that had attended left the tent fairly satisfied.
After the acoustic show they all went over to catering for some dinner before heading back to the bus. Zac informed them that there was to be a party on the Man Overboard bus and they were all invited.
When they got back to Erica’s bus everyone hung out for a couple of hours before getting ready for Man Overboard’s party. Emily and Isla had agreed to look after the children while the rest of them went and had fun. Jaime and Tony were both apprehensive to leave the children at first but were finally convinced by the women.
“Go, have fun. The kids will be fine; if anything happens or we need you for anything we will call you. Just go party” Isla insisted.
Without arguing anymore both fathers re-joined the rest of the gang and they all made their way over to MO’s bus. Tonight nobody had to worry about bus call since they weren’t leaving until the following morning.
When they reached the MO bus there was already a big party in full swing, apparently a lot of people were coming out to have fun tonight. They walked onto the bus and greeted their friends before getting a drink.
Throughout the night Erica stayed close to Zac, Vic and Jaime. The twins were off being twins and wreaking havoc.
A few hours had gone by and most people were fairly intoxicated by now. Erica was currently sat behind the bus with Zac and they were sharing a joint. They were both sat with their backs against the bus and were passing the blunt back and forth.
“I want to tell you something Erica” Zac declared as he passed her the joint.
“What do you want to tell me?” She asked while looking straight ahead, not turning to look at him.
“I think you’re amazing. I know you probably aren’t thinking about anything like this right now but I just wanted you to know that I like you a lot” Erica slowly turned to look at Zac who had a nervous expression splashed across his face.
“Oh erm, thank you” She said questioningly. “Gee, I don’t know what to say. You’re right about me not thinking about dating or anything but hmm, I don’t know” Erica was getting really uncomfortable.
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said anything. I made you feel awkward. Shit” Zac rushed out.
“No, no it’s okay. I appreciate it. It’s just that I haven’t really thought about anything like that” She admitted.
Erica liked Zac but not in the same way. She saw him as more the brother-type friend. He was there for her when she needed him as was she there for him. They got on really well and had a lot in common but a romantic relationship would never come of this.
“I don’t mean to sound rude but I don’t want to give you false hope. I don’t see you like that. You’re like my big brother. This is really weird” She blushed at her embarrassment and got up, wiping the dirt off her jeans.
“I understand, thanks for understanding and being honest. Sorry for making you feel weird.” Zac said warmly and it made Erica feel quite bad for not liking Zac in the same way. She felt like this may cause some hiccups in their friendship but she hopes they can pass through it.
“I’m gonna go, I was thinking about getting back to my bus soon anyway.” Erica gave Zac an awkward hug and walked back to the front of the bus. She was greeted by Jaime who had come to find her since he wanted to go back too.
“Are the boys staying?” Erica asked.
“Tony went back about half an hour ago but the twins and Vic are staying” Jaime informed her.
“Okay” She smiled and the pair linked arms. They had both drunk a fair amount so needed to support one another as they walked back to their bus.
“Did you have fun?” Jaime asked.
“I did, it ended a bit awkwardly but other than that it was great” Erica slurred.
“What do you mean?” Jaime enquired.
“Okay, promise you won’t say anything to anyone else?” Erica demanded.
“Cross my heart” Jaime bought up his left hand and crossed his heart, which only made Erica giggle in her slightly drunken state.
“Well Zac told me he liked me. Like more than friends. I felt bad for not liking him back but I wasn’t expecting that” She whispered to Jaime.
“Oh” Jaime wasn’t expecting that either.
“That was my first reaction. I didn’t know what to do” She said and Jaime just nodded. He appeared to be deep in thought.
They finally reached the bus and worked really hard on being quiet. When they got on they both took a bottle of water from the fridge, practically downed them both in one go and went to bed. Erica jumped up into her bunk, almost falling out. Jaime looked into one of the bunks that both his children were sharing and smiled at the sight of them. He kissed them both on the forehead and pulled the covers over Amanda who must have kicked them off during the night at some point.
He then went to the back lounge where he saw Tony asleep on the sofa with Michael in the travel cot in front of him. Jaime smiled and turned around; Isla came out of the bathroom and greeted Jaime with a quiet hello before joining Tony once more. After their encounter Jaime went to the toilet before getting into a bunk of his own, mumbling something to himself about the twins sleeping on the couch. Erica could hear him and just giggled to herself. Jaime was one of the funniest people there was but once he had enjoyed some alcoholic beverages him became even funnier. Before long they both had fallen asleep and Vic and the twins entered the bus about an hour later.

Notes

Sorry I haven't been online in a while, my internet has been down - yes for 3 weeks - on top of my laptop being on the frizz.
I'm at my sister's at the weekend though so I have internet there. I aim to upload as much as I can over the next 3 days so enjoy haha.

Thanks for being super patient with me xx