"So how's the tour going?" Mark asked sitting on the couch talking on the phone.

"It's going." Roger said laying on his bed in his hotel room. "How are things back there?" he asked putting his hand behind his head.

"Maureen and Jo broke up, again. Collins got suspended, again. And I've just been working. As usual." he said laughing as Roger laughed with him.

"Yeah, what else is new? Well I gotta go, I'm really beat from the show. I'll check in tomorrow." Roger said appearing to rush off the phone.

"Um, OK. I'll tell everyone you said hi. Talk to you tomorrow." Mark said catching the hint.

"Thanks man. Later." he said before hanging up the phone. Roger had been on tour for 5 months and he had 1 more month left. After he and Mimi broke up, she went home to her parents and Roger started a band. They cut a demo and a record label heard it and signed them. It was a small independent label and they recorded an album. They decided to have Roger and the band go on a small tour to promote the album, playing colleges. As he lay in the hotel bed staring at the phone, a petite blond entered the room and crawled towards him on the bed.

"Are you OK Baby?" she asked smiling at him.

"Yeah Taye, I'm great." he said smiling up at her as he pulled her down to him.

"Is everyone OK at home?" Taylor asked laying on top of him.

"Yeah, my friends are just weird." he said leaning up to kiss her.

"Yeah well, they are your friends." she giggled as he rolled her over so he was on top of her.

"Oh yeah?" he laughed leaning down to kiss her.

"Yeah, what are you gonna do about it?" Taylor asked teasingly.

"I'm gonna do this." he smiled kissing her long and hard.

"Ugh, I guess I have to take my punishment." she teased leaning up to kiss him back as they began to make love. Soon they fell asleep in each others arms. The next morning Taylor woke up and looked up at Roger who was sound asleep. He looked so peaceful. When the record label brought her from California to cover for the east coast wardrobe designer, the last thing she expected was to begin a relationship with the lead singer, but she and Roger hit it off almost immediately. She liked his sense of humor and he brought out a side of her that hadn't been exposed in a long time. He made her feel like the most beautiful woman in the world. She leaned her head on her hand and propped herself up on her elbow nad began playing with his chest hair. She smiled at him as he began to wake up.

"Hey Baby." he said quietly looking down at her.

"Hey." she said leaning up to kiss him.

"Are you OK?" he asked playing with her long blond hair.

"Yeah, I'm just enjoying the view." she said caressing his stubbled cheek.

"What do you want to do today. I don't have to be at rehearsal until 3." Roger asked smiling at her.

"I was thinking we could spend the morning in bed and then go on a picnic on campus." she suggested smiling up at him.

"That sounds perfect. I get to spend time with my girl." he said smiling at her.

"Your girl, huh?" she asked smiling back.

"Well you are my girl." he said leaning up to kiss her.

"I like being your girl." she said as they kissed tenderly.

"This has been the best 4 months, Taye." he said caressing her cheek with his thumb.

"Yeah it has. I like being with you." she said smiling at him.

"I like being with you too Taye." he said quietly as he kissed her again.

"I've never felt this way before." she said smiling at him.

"Me neither." he said kissing her again as they made love. In a month they knew they had to go their seperate ways. She lived on the west coast and he lived east. They hadn't discussed what was gonna happen at the end of the tour. They were just enjoying their time together. They still had one month left to figure things out, so they weren't going to worry themselves about it now. "Come on Baby, are you gonna get ready?" Roger asked slipping into his jeans.

"I changed my mind. I wanna stay in bed with you." Taylor whined still laying in bed.

"Come on. I wanna have a picnic with my girl." he said slipping his tank top on.

"But I like it here with you better." she said looking up at him.

"Taye, you have no idea how much I love being in bed with you too, but I wanna take you out for a romantic picnic, just you and me." he said sitting next to her on the bed.

"A romantic picnic, huh? You do realize all the college girls are gonna be staring at you." she said laying the top half of her body on his legs.

"Yeah so, I'm with you. I don't see anyone else." he said leaning down to kiss her.

"You are so sweet. You're full of it, but you're the sweetest man none the less." she laughed sitting up.

"Taye, you're the only girl I see." he whispered caressing her face.

"I know." she said smiling up at him before getting out of bed to get dressed.

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"So how was lunch with Taylor?" Andy asked as Roger came into rehearsal.

"It was great. We had a picnic on campus." he answered smiling at him as he strapped his guitar on.

"Yeah, we know. We saw you guys canoodling on the grass." Alex said laughing.

"Yeah well, do you blame me? She's amazing." he said smiling as he thought about Taylor.

"Rog, what are you gonna do when she has to go back to Cali and we go back to New York?" Andy asked looking up at him.

"I don't know, man. All I know is I'm in love with her and I don't want to think about being without her right now." he said looking over at him as Taylor stood behind the door listening as tears formed in her eyes.

"You're in love with her? We thought you guys were just messing around." Alex said smiling at Roger.

"At first we were, you know I mean I liked her, but she's in L.A and I'm in New York so I didn't plan on it getting serious. But I couldn't help it. I fell in love with her." he said as Taylor stepped out from behind the door.

"I'm in love with you too Roger." she said quietly with tears in her eyes.

"Taye, I didn't want you to find out like that." he said taking his guitar off as he walked over to her.

"Roger, I've been in love with you for a while, but what's gonna happen when I have to go back to L.A and you have to go back to New York?" she asked looking up at him.

"I dont know Baby. I don't want to break up just because the tour ends. I love you." he said quietly as he wiped her tears with his hands.

"How are we gonna have a relationship with me in Los Angeles and you in New York?" she asked looking up at him.

"Taye, I can fly out to L.A and you can fly to New York. We have the phone. Don't worry Baby. Everything is gonna be fine." he said holding her shoulders.

"I know Roger, I'm sorry. You're right. We can do it." she said as her sad bright blue eyes met his green ones. She didn't know how they were gonna maintain a long distance relatoinship, but with Roger she wanted to try. She was in love with him and he was in love with her.

"Taye, I love you." he said holding her in his arms.

"I love you too Roger." she said looking up at him before he leaned down to kiss her.

"So, what brings my beautiful, sexy girlfriend to rehearsal?" he asked trying to lighten the mood.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Jerry had an idea for your wardrobe." she said starting to laugh as she looked up at him.

"I'm afraid to ask." he said looking down at her.

"Um, leather pants." she said cautiously as Roger stepped back.

"Oh hell no." he said looking down at her.

"Come on Baby. Your butt was made for leather pants." she said smiling up at him.

"Yeah, come on Rog. Don't you want your girl to see your butt in skin tight leather pants?" Andy asked teasing him.

"Yeah, dude. She doesn't need your help wrapping me around her little finger. She does fine on her own." Roger said as Taylor laughed.

"Who me?"she asked trying to act innocent.

"Yeah you." he said laughing as he leaned down to kiss her.

"Well at least try them on. If we don't like them, I won't make you wear them." she said smiling up at him.

"OK Taye. Deal." Roger said putting his arms around her.

"Thank you Baby. Anyway, carry on with your rehearsal. I'll see you for dinner before the show Baby." she said leaning up to kiss him before leaving the room.

"Dude, you are so wearing leather pants." Alex teased laughing at him.

"Yeah I know." Roger said watching Taylor leave the room.

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"You are not wearing that shirt with those pants." Taylor told him as he stood in front of her wearing leather pants and a ripped Slayer shirt.

"How come? I like this shirt." he asked looking in the mirror.

"See, this is why you need a wardrobe designer. You obviously can't dress yourself." Taylor said laughing at him.

"I've been dressing myself for 28 years." he argued smiling at her.

"Yeah, but I'm dressing you the right way." she said as he swept her up in to his arms.

"Very funny Baby. Luckily you like it when I'm not dressed at all." he said kissing her hard.

"Roger, you really need to try these on for tonight." she said with her arms around his neck.

"I'm sorry Taye, you're right." he said kissing her again before loosening his hold on her.

"OK now. Put this shirt on. I wanna see how it looks." she said smiling at him as she reached for a black and blue button down shirt.

"I'm glad you're here Taye. Meeting you has been the greatest thing that's ever happened to me." he said smiling at her.

"Me too Roger." she said wrapping her arms around his waist and holding him tight.