I Said I'd Never Let You Go

Walking offstage I grabbed a towel and wiped the sweat off my face and neck. Tony was sitting backstage messing with his guitar. They were playing the same stage in 20 minutes; after our roadies got everything off the stage and theirs set their stuff up.

“Hey babe, I am going to go back to the bus and freshen up a little bit. Text me when you are done and we will grab some food before I head to the tent.” I tell Tony.

He kisses my forehead and nods smiling at me. I tell him good luck before walking off the stage and toward the bus. We had been on tour for a little over two weeks and it was such a blast. There was always a decent sized crowd for our set and that made me extremely happy.

I hadn’t seen Austin again and I was thankful. I didn’t want him to hate me, but I knew it was going to be awkward between us. So I thought it was just for the best if I avoided him. Unfortunately luck never seemed to be on my side. He was standing toward the back of the crowd looking around for something or someone. He spotted me and headed toward me. I groaned internally. I stopped walking when he stood in front of me.

“Hi.” I say quietly.

“Have you seen Alan? We were supposed to watch you and Pierce’s sets. I looked over at his halfway through you guys’ set and he was gone.” He tells me.

“Sorry I haven’t I was just heading back to the bus.” I reply shifting my weight from one foot to the other.

“Mind if I walk with you?” He asks tentatively.

“I don’t see the harm in that.”

We fall into step with each other and head toward the busses in silence. It surprisingly wasn’t awkward like I thought it was going to be. As we get closer to the bus I can feel his gaze on me so I look up at him. He quickly looks away. I shake my head and drop my gaze to the ground. Why was he starring at me? Was he trying to make me uncomfortable?

“Well this is me.” I tell him motioning to the bus I now stood in front of.

“Do you think we could talk?” He asks biting at his lower lip; a nervous habit of his.

“Sure. I don’t have too long though. I am supposed to meet Tony after his set.” I say and I see his eyes flicker. The emotion clouding them was one I had seen before. He was hurt. It was the same look he gave me at the coffee shop over a year ago.

We walked up the stairs and I told him he could take a seat. I continued toward the bunks to grab some clean clothes. I felt his presence in the small area. I turned around to find him standing behind me. Had he been any close his chest would have been flush with mine.

I look up at him. The look in his eyes was no longer sadness it was determination and …love?

He gently cupped my cheek before pressing his lips to mine. I was shocked. He knew I was with Tony and that I hated cheaters. I would be dammed it I became one too. I began to push him away, but he wrapped his arm around my waist locking me against him.

My struggling became futile; my mind grew hazy. How could he could he mess with my mind so much with such a simple kiss? My lips began to synchronize with his as I kissed him back. I felt him smile against my lips before licking my lower lip asking for entrance. I obliged and our tongues danced together fighting for dominance.

I felt my phone vibrate in my back pocket pulling me out of my daze. My eyes shot open wide as I realized what I was doing. I pushed against Austin’s shoulders as hard as I could making him stumble into the bunks behind him.

“Austin what the fuck?” I yelled at him with and incredulous tone. What did he think he was doing? What had I done? What was I going to tell tony? These questions ran through my mind as I placed my fingers to my lips. I hated that I had betrayed Tony, but the tingling feeling that Austin’s touch left behind was one that was making my head spin.

Notes

DRAMA!

Love you guys. I hope you all had a good day with your mothers :)
I know we all appreciate the band mamma's for bringing our heroes into this world.

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Josie