"We're never going to work are we?" I frowned while I looked down at my shaking hands in my lap.

"Antonia, yes we are. We can work through this. I want you-" Tony began.

"If you wanted me then you wouldn't try hiding me from Stephanie. You wouldn't even have to because
there would be no Stephanie." I almost yelled.

"I fucked up Antonia! I get it! All I ever do is fuck up!" He shouted, making me jump and look up at him.

"Tony that's not what I meant and you know it." A frustrated sigh passed my lips while I was talking. We
were getting no where with this conversation, we were both too stubborn.

"Maybe this shouldn't happen, I don't wanna keep hurting you Nini.." He ran a hand through his hair and
tugged on the end of his braid.

"Tony that isn't what I-"

"No, but I can't keep doing this with you! I hate seeing you cry over me more then you smile over me!"

"That's not who we are! It never was! We were never some happy couple who smiled all the time and
couldn't get enough of each other! I tell you when you're being annoying and you tell me when I'm being
a stuck up bitch. We don't sugar coat things, we tell each other when we look like shit and when our
breath smells. There's nothing cute about our relationship Tony."

He didn't say anything. He knew I was right. I sighed and looked out the window of the bus, hoping that
this would end differently then I thought. I loved Tony and there was nothing I could do to make him
love me the same. He'd always have that longing for the perfectly cute relationship that I could never
give him. Suddenly, my face was jerked away from the window and my lips were covered with a familiar
set. I tangled my fingers into his soft hair and pulled him closer to my by his neck. Tony picked my up by
my waist and pulled me across the lounge to sit on his lap. My arms snaked around his body and I
shoved my face into the crook of his neck.

"As long as you want me, I'm not going anywhere." Tony whispered into my hair.

"Tony! We're on in ten! We have to get to the stage!"

"Come watch?" Tony stuck out his bottom lip and pouted at me.

"Maybe. I'll think about it..." I smirked looking away.

"Niaaaaa!" He whined. He threw his body into my lap and started poking and tickling me. "Nia come
watch pleeeeaseeee!"

"Fine! Okay! I'll go I'll go!" I laughed while I swatted his hands from my sides.

Tony took my hand and laced our fingers together while we walked to the main stage. We passed the
Aspire and Create tent on the way there, earning grins from both Austin and Alan when they noticed us
pass. I flipped up my middle finger in their direction with my free hand.

"Good luck Tony." I smiled up at him while he strummed his guitar on the side of the stage. Tony turned
his guitar around him so it rested against his back before he wrapped his arms around my waist.

"I don't need luck Nini, I've got you." He smiled and leaned down, pressing our lips together. I snaked my
arms around his neck and pushed up on my toes so that he didn't have to bend down as much.

"Oh shut up." I whispered against his lips. He pulled his arms from my waist and went back to strumming
his guitar. I watched all my boys with a smile on my face as they did their pre-show chant.

"Nia get in here!" Jaime yelled to me.

"No way!" I giggled shaking my head. Vic leaned away from the circle and grabbed my arm, pulling me to
join them.

"Hey Nia!" They all shouted as they clapped. I rolled my eyes and started going along with it.

"What?"

"The devil!"

"Huh?" My bracelet jingled as I clapped my hands together.

"The devil is everywhere!"

"Hey Tony!" I giggled while I shouted.

"Yeah?"

"The devil!"

"Who?"

"The devil is everywhere!"

"P, T, V" We all chanted together.

We all started laughing and our clapping got out of sync, signalling the end of the chant.

"Have a great time Antonio." I smiled

"Only because you're watching." He pecked my lips one last time before running onto the stage to join
the rest of the band.

~

"Antoniaaaa!" I heard Mike call into my apartment.

"Yes Mikey?" I walked down the stairs and into the living room where Mike sat on the couch with a beer in
his hand. "Oh, welcome to my home. Would you like a drink?" I rolled my eyes and planted my hands on
my hips as I stood in front of him. Warped has been over for about a week now, leaving Tony and I to
have a normal relationship. We're not official right now, but we might as well be since neither of us are
talking to anyone else. Not even Stephanie.

"Yes thank you! You're such a good hostess Nia!" He smiled and took a drink from the bottle in his hand.

"Yeah yeah what do you want Michael?" I laughed.

"I'm here to escort you to your date." He simply shrugged, turning on my tv and flipping through the
channels.

"What date..." I could feel a confused expressioin panning across my face.

"Tony's taking you out. I have to bring you though so he can get ready too. Now go make yourself look
pretty!" he shooed me away with his hands.

I was still confused. Tony hadn't said anything to me about a date. I haven't even talked to him yet
today since Mike is what woke me up. I walked into the bathroom and took a shower. When I got out, I
realized I had forgotten a towel. I mentally cursed myself before poking my head out of the bathroom
door.

"Mikeeeeyyyy" I whined. No answer. I heard his snoring from the couch downstairs. I thanked him for
being such a heavy sleeper and ran from the bathroom to my bedroom. My brush ripped through my
orange hair and I put it up in a nice bun. When I had finished my makeup, I got
dressed and made my way downstairs to find
Mike still fast asleep on my couch. "Wake up!" I screeched in his ear, making him jump up and fall off the
couch.

"Damn it Nia." He groaned rolling around on the floor.

"Come on! I don't wanna be late for my date!" I giggled running out to his car.

"Okay." He said once he joined me in the car. "You have to put this over your eyes." He took a cloth out
of the center console and wrapped it around my head.

"Mike!" I whined.

"Don't complain to me! I'm just following the instructions I was given." He defended as he started the car.
I kept my arms crossed over my chest for the entire twenty minute drive.

"Where are we even going!" I groaned.

"We're pulling up to it now, just hold on!" I heard the car stop and Mike got out before coming around to
my side and pulling me out of the car too. I heard people the familiar laugh of all my boys before Mike left
me alone.

"Mikey seriously this isn't funny. And I'm walking on wood so my heels are gonna get stuck!" I cried while
I stuck my hands out infront of me, searching for something to hold onto.

I finally reached up and took the blindfold from my face, taking in the scene before me. Jaime stood with
his girlfriend Jaselle, Vic stood with his girlfriend Rae, and Mike stood with Vicky, the short brunette I'd met
on Warped. They were all wearing normal clothes and I was dressed up. We were on the boardwalk. The
same one that Jaime had introduced them all to me on when I was back in high school.

"Nini..." I heard Tony behind me. I spun around with tears in my eyes to look at him. He was wearing his
button down army print shirt with a blazer over it and his army print snap back to match. His wrist had a
gold watch around it and his eyelets were a matching color.

"Tony what is this about-"

"I wanted to do something special for you." He smiled sheepishly and covered my hands with his own
between us. I stood speechless in front of hinm. This really was special to me. Being back where it all
started. Before Tony and I got in our fights, before Mike and I started hooking up. Before I got pregnant
with Tony's baby. Before any of it. The tears that were in my eyes now started rolling down my cheeks
slowly. "Ni, I know nothing is ever ok with us and it's usually because I'm a complete idiot." He began
speaking as he looked down into my eyes. "But I also know that I can't be without you. Leaving you in
the beginning was the biggest mistake of my life. I never want that to happen again and I can promise
you that it never will. I love you Nini and I want to be with you. Will you be my girlfriend?"

"T-tony..." I breathed. I didn't know what to say. I mean, of course I did, but I was absolutely speechless.
Tony was never someone who got really sentimental with me. This was incredible to me. He noticed my
silence and his expression fell. "No! No I'm not hesitating or anything! " I shouted suddenly after I realized
what must have been going through his head. "Yes Tony, I would you to be your girlfriend. I wouldn't
know what to do without you. I love you too Antonio" I smiled and leaned up to press my lips to his.

Tony wrapped his arms around my waist and picked me up, spinning me around in circles while we kissed.
I was in love with Cesar Antonio Soto Perry and I was thrilled about it.