Chapter 4
"Ready for the big concert?" Joe asked from behind making Kayla jump.
"I thought the 'big concert' was the one in New York?" Kayla said turning to face Joe. She couldn't help but notice how good he looked in his white suit he liked to wear for the concerts.
"Maybe that's the one I was talking about." Joe said defensively.
"In that case," Kayla replied with a laugh, "No, but I'm ready for tonight's concert. At least I hope I am."
"You'll do fine." Joe said encouragingly.
"Whatever." Kayla said beginning to feel nervous, and unsure of herself. Joe shook his head, and smiled.
"Silly Kayla needs more confidence in herself." Joe teased lightly.
That wouldn't be very hard if you weren't standing right next to me! Kayla thought and took a couple steps away and leaned against the wall.
"Kayla, you're on in five!" a voice called and she felt a knot in her stomach.
"You're scared of me." Joe said suddenly. Confused, Kayla said one word.
"What?"
"You're scared of me." Joe repeated himself, and Kayla laughed.
"What makes you think that?" she asked wondering if the conversation would end up crazy like the Kevin versus Billy Ray one did.
"Because." Joe said simply. "For one example you move away when I stand next to you."
His words surprised Kayla, and made her nervous. Do I really, or is he making it up? She looked at him thoughtfully. For once he seems serious…
"Maybe I just don't like standing next to people." Kayla replied knowing she should have come up with a better remark.
"People don't usually care as much as you seem to." Joe replied quickly.
"Maybe I don't like standing next to people as crazy as you." Kayla said thankful she could come up with a response.
"You should be honored to be able to be so near the Joe Jonas." He said. Kayla laughed slightly, still a little nervous.
"What makes you think I'd care, hot shot?" Kayla questioned with a small laugh.
"Oh, now I see. You think I'm hot." Joe said triumphantly, and Kayla put on a fake smile. Well you are, but I'm not about to say so. Kaylathought trying to come up with a reply.
"You're on in two, Kayla!" the voice called again.
"That's what you think." Kayla said with a smirk.
"That is what I think." Joe said taking a step closer to Kayla. She immediately tried to take a step back to widen their distance, but Joe's words stopped her. "See? You're moving away again."
Kayla didn't know how to respond, but froze in her tracks as Joe took another step. The space between them seemed very small and Kayla still didn't know what to say.
"You can run away if you want to." Joe said with a smirk, inches from Kayla. She couldn't move even if she tried, and felt frozen not knowing what to do. "But then, maybe you don't really want to…" Joe leaned over slightly, and Kayla's heart sped up. Their lips were inches away when Kayla heard the voice call saying she needed to get on stage. The two froze, they were almost kissing and Kayla wished she had the nerve to meet his lips.
But I don't. Kayla thought, backing up quickly. She saw Joe smile gently at her and she smiled back shyly before briskly walking away.
Kayla felt that her performance was better, and she put more feeling into it. After the concert she felt as though she were floating as she went to her bus and went to sleep. Her dreams were filled with Joe Jonas.
Kayla woke up the morning before the "big concert" with her dream in mind. She had dreamt that Joe asked her to be his girlfriend, and she had, of course, accepted immediately.
As she showered, put on her skinny jeans and a loose tee shirt, she hummed Inseparable to herself thinking about Joe. She couldn't help but wonder if Joe had thought about her as much as she had him the past couple days of travel. She, surprisingly, hadn't spent much time with the brothers during their travel, but spent a lot of time practicing her singing, going over the lyrics and day dreaming about Joe Jonas.
Kayla was very relieved when she could step off the bus that morning. She met up with the Jonas brothers at their bus, and they told her their schedule for the day.