Trent ran his hands over the smooth leather of the journal that she'd given him for Christmas. He traced the imagery of a spiral with his name under it, knowing that Jane must have helped in that aspect and smiled. It had to have cost her more than was necessary, but she'd insisted that she'd gotten it at a great deal. It didn't help his case that he had gotten her practically the same thing in the softest leather bound with her initials embossed on it as well.

Trent's Journal…..

Just left her and man do I already miss her. It's different now, before she would leave for school and I could just go see her, but now…..I'm- I mean, we're on tour for at least six months. There's more at stake now; I can't afford to mess this up. The band has been working really hard and they deserve this. She says that I deserve it too- I don't know about that, but I know that I want it and I want it bad. I feel the need for this rise inside me like inextinguishable fire never to be doused, kind of like how I feel about her. She is…..well there really aren't words adequate words to describe her. Beautiful seems such a common word to use and yet…..it immediately springs to mind whenever I think of her.

The guys are really stoked about everything and I must admit, as cool as I am trying to play it, I am pretty excited too. It's weird to think that I will officially be away from home for such an extended period of time and when I finally do get back- Janey won't be there…..

Finding out about her and Demartino was a shocker, but seeing how she looked when he walked in on New Year's Eve removed any reservations that I had about whether or not she was happy. The whole age thing…..well love is timeless after all, so why should I put some limitation on the ages of those in it? Consenting adults and all of that….. Besides, Janey and I trust each other to know when something is working for the other and to point out anything that we see wrong. Right now she's happy and that's what counts.

Jesse seems…..well, not better, but more resigned to things and how they are now. No great shocker that he harbored deeper feelings for Jane, they've always been close. I guess it should bother me, but he's my best friend and she's my sister. They are two of the greatest people that I know, so why would I have had a problem with two good people being together? I just hate that either of them got hurt. He seems to have found comfort in writing his lyrics…..lord knows it has helped me- well that and cooking. I guess it's different for everyone.

Here we go…..

"This bus is freakin' awesome!" Max said taking in the Entertainer Bus Features. Nick, Jesse, and Trent followed him inside, all were clearly impressed by not only the size but the amenities that it had. "There's like- a million beds back here."

"Actually, there are 12 and the privacy curtain is extra thick with a sound barrier so that each person's privacy won't disturb the others, there's also a lavatory with fully functioning sink, dome lighting, front lounge slide out, satellite tv, Wi-Fi, and a large luggage space that can house your equipment comfortably." Brad Ruttheimer announced as he came on the bus to make sure that everyone was settling in okay.

"Hey Brad," Trent greeted the young man that he would be working with on behalf of the band.

"Trent, is everyone okay with everything?" Brad directed the question to the rest of the band, to which everyone agreed that everything seemed cool.

"Good. We will be hitting the road in the next few and meet up with 'Fix' so that we can go over the layout of the show, set up and all of that. Everyone on board?"

Yeahs and sures were voiced by all and everyone settled in to varying areas in anticipation of what was to come. Trent sat at the table with the band and picked up the deck of cards to start the round of poker that would pass some of the time.