His body was like heaven. His abs was firm to perfection and his chest was perfectly curved. The muscles on his arms bulged as he lifted weights, which made all the girls swoon. I rested my head against the cool window sill; witnessing what I thought was paradise. My heart skipped a beat when he stretched, showing off his body even more.
The cold window sill my head rested on didn't cool the heat that traveled through my body. My eyes shifted away from him when he looked my way. I didn't want to come off as a creep, a voyeur who was watching his every move. I didn't want to come off as some crazy fan girl too since that would be the last thing he wanted, a fan girl to be on tour with him all summer. However, I couldn't resist watching him. Any girl would be like me, staring at a Greek God working out.
"Merrick!" I heard Jonathan yelled behind me.
I rolled my eyes as I saw Jonathan making his way into the van and sat beside me. He raised an eyebrow when he looked out the window. "I think Zack thought I was calling him," he laughed.
I glanced out the window. Zack gave us a puzzled look before going back to his workout routine. It sucked having the same last name as the guy of my dreams.
"Do you think you guys are related?" Jonathan asked as we both got out the van.
"We are not related," I assured. "We can't be."
"Do you seriously think you'll be with him?"
I glanced up at him. "A girl can dream okay? Besides, dreams can come true." It was true. Our band, Last Minute Summer, got signed to Hopeless Records five months before we graduated high school. We released an EP after we graduated and now to promote it, we were on the Bamboozle Road Show. It was crazy to think that we were all in the sixth grade when we started the band and now at 18, we were on one of the major tours this summer.
"Yeah, I guess so," Jonathan shrugged in agreement.
"Hey!" a voice called behind us.
I turned around and saw Zack running towards us. My heart stopped and my throat began to clog up. I coughed while Jonathan quietly chuckled at my actions.
"Hi," Jonathan greeted. Zack grinned at the both of us. He was even better looking close up. If only he knew who I was.
"Are you guys from Last Minute Summer?" he questioned us.
He actually knew our band. I freaked out inside. "Yeah, we're half of Last Minute Summer. Our other half is inside the venue," I answered casually with a smile. "I'm Autumn and this is Jonathan, by the way."
Zack shook both of our hands. Damn, his hands were soft. "I'm Zack," he introduced himself. "Is this your first major tour?"
"Hell yeah!" Jonathan exclaimed. "We've never been on a tour this big before!" I nodded my head in agreement, even though he acted like a total fan boy in front of Zack. He glanced at his watch. "Oh shit. Merrick," he turned to me. "We need to go to sound check."
Zack gave us a confused look. "Your last name is Merrick?"
I sighed heavily and nodded. "He calls me by my last name. I don't know why, but he does."
"Maybe there's a chance we're related?" Zack grinned.
"Let's hope not," I mumbled to myself.
Zack's eyebrows furrowed. "What does that mean?"
My eyes widened. Obviously I said that too loudly. "What? I mean, uh, it would be cool if we're related because you're awesome. You're really awesome," I forced a smile, but his tough facial expression gave me a hint that he wasn't buying. "I like my last name." Jonathan nudged on my shoulder to shut up. "We'll go now," I finished.
"Yeah, you should," Zack replied with a harsh tone in his voice. "Nice meeting you guys."
"Nice meeting you, too," I answered as we left.
When we were far from the tour buses, I punched Jonathan in the arm. "This is all your fault!"
Jonathan stared at me in disbelief. "Why? I didn't do anything!"
"You call me Merrick!"
"That's your last name!"
I smacked his head. "That's why I have a first name, Jon! It's Autumn! That's my first name. You call people by their first name! Ugh!" I walked to the stage in frustration.
So much for living the teenage dream.
Yeah...new story.
