I smiled warmly at the girl sitting across from me. She took my hand and I squeezed it in comfort. I could feel her shaking so I encouraged her to take deep, calming breaths. "You're better than that," I told her.
"I know," she nodded. "Thank you,"
"You have my card?" I asked seriously.
"Yes, I'll call to book up straight after Warped,"
"We do phone appointments for when we're on the road,"
"Okay," she sighed. She let go of my hand and slowly got up. The girl turned away and took small steps. I could hear her muttering the words, 'I'm better than this' to herself. Someone sat in her seat and I looked down at my forms.
"What's your name?" I asked kindly.
"Mike," he replied. I looked up and saw Mike grinning at me. I rolled my eyes and hit him playfully in the shoulder.
"You're not having a session,"
"Why not?" he complained.
"This tent is for people with problems,"
"I have a problem. I was supposed to meet my girlfriend at catering, but I got stood up," he explained.
"Oh, damn. Sorry," I bit my lip.
"But my work is apparently easy," he teased.
"Very," I joked. "Abby, I'm going on my lunch now!" I called to her.
"Cool," Abby nodded back.
"Come on," I urged. Mike wrapped his arm around me and I leant into him. We started walking towards catering and he stopped. "What?" I questioned.
"No kiss?" he complained.
"Have you had a shower?"
"Have you seen the queue?"
"You shouldn't have broke your shower then,"
"It wasn't me. It was Tony," he complained.
"I've had one,"
"How?"
"I went to the beach in my bikini. Abby and I took shampoo and conditioner and everything,"
"Really?" he laughed.
"Yeah, and I shaved my legs,"
"Wow," he muttered. "But I still haven't got a kiss,"
"Your life is so hard," I teased. We stopped outside catering and I reached up to kiss him. Mike bent down slightly and wrapped his arm around my waist. I smiled against his lips and we eventually pulled away.
"This is like the before part in a porn movie," Jaime said as he passed us.
"Thanks!" I called to him. We walked inside and got in the line. I got my food dished up and once it was ready I took my plate. We walked over to a far table where we spotted Vic, Jaime, Tony, Casey and their tour manager with Austin and Alan from Of Mice and Men. "Hi," I said as I sat down.
"Hey," they said in unison.
"Kay', I gave this dude your number. He said he's going to go by your tent later," Austin told me.
"Great, thanks," I smiled.
"Have you heard from your family after the call with your grandmother last week?" Vic asked.
"I've made up with Mom. She's actually proud of me. Can't say the same for Gran," I explained.
"I hate your gran," Tony told me.
"This is a cheery conversation," Alan commented.
"Yeah, shut up," Mike told Tony. "I hate your gran too," he added.
"So do I," I replied easily.
"What was it she said about Mike when she was at your mom's when you visited?" Jaime asked.
"That he is a tattoo and piercing having, drug taking, sex wanting fiend, and he and his gang will never find jobs," I said casually. "But all of this was in rapid Spanish,"
"Does she know you smoke pot?" Alan asked.
"Does your grandmother?" I asked.
"Good point," he laughed.
"How are we a gang?" Jaime thought.
"Well, you're a band of Mexican men that spend nearly all their time together. To my gran that translates as a gang," I told them.
"I think she was pretty accurate," Austin said.
"Apart from the sex wanting," Mike said and everyone turned to look at him.
"Don't try and be cute," I told him.
"I am cute,"
"She said don't try!" Vic called from across the table.
"When are you working till?" Mike asked.
"Eight,"
"Come to my bus after,"
"I will," I smiled. "Just take a shower,"
"I will," he echoed.
"I'll see you later," I told him. I got up and bent over to kiss him. I grabbed his hair softly and I kept my lips on his. I finally pulled away and he put his mouth to my ear.
"I love you," he told me.
"You too," I whispered back. He kissed me on the cheek and I turned away. This was what I wanted, I was happy.

Notes

I hope you enjoyed reading this story! It's been really fun to write :) I am writing a sequel which I'll publish tomorrow. I'll write an authors note with a link. But thank you to everyone that has commented or read this. I love you :)