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CHAPTER 7 – "Awkward."

"Well that was fun." Commented Darren, breaking the awkward silence after the aquarium show.

"Yeah." They all agreed.

"So who's driving?" He asked around. Brolden raised his hand and took the keys from the curly haired boy and dragged his name sharing friend with him.

"Where to next?" Joey asked following Darren into the R.V.

Lauren made her way after them only to be stopped by Joe. She looked up at him as he towered over her, blue eyes staring into hers.

"Listen, Lo, about the whole aquarium thing, you see I kinda-" Joe was interuppted by Rosenthal shouting at them to hurry up. Lauren couldn't be any more relieved as she ran into the bus and into her 'room'.

Joe sighed and got on as well, taking a seat next to Darren who was in an intense game of Gold Fish with Joey.

LPOV

Sleep. In this very moment my body was craving it, yet my mind said no. It was quite depressing. I laid on my bed and looked at the ceiling and attempted to count unicorn; sheep were way too boring. I was finally calm and my mind had settled whe Joe decided to open his mouth again.

I sighed and sat up, ready to walk out when he spoke up.

"I can't handle this anymore." He said, sounding defeated. I pushed my curtain open slightly and peeked through, looking at Joe, his head hanging down as Darren and Joey stared at him. Joe was like the rock in the group and all of a sudden he was on the verge of tears.

He's acting like Up, a voice in the back of my head snickered. I ignored it and strained my ears to hear him.

"What's wrong?" I heard Joey ask, putting down his cards. Joe looked up and sat back.

"You guys know how I feel about Lauren?" I nearly chocked on my spit.

HOW DOES HE FEEL? I all but shouted at myself.

The group nodded and urged him to continue.

"I just don't think she feels the same way about me." He said quietly. I almost ran out there, but I held it in.

IS THIS REAL LIFE? I demanded myself.

"Why don't you just ask her?" Darren asked. I nodded my head in approval and listened for Joe's response.

"I don't know. I guess I'm just scared of how she'll react." I slapped my forehead at Joe's obliviousness and ended up falling out of the bed, landing on my shoulder. The pain was unbearable even though it wasn't broken; I could already feel a bruie forming and just laid there on the floor.

The boys must of heard cause all of a sudden I was met with the concerned faces of Joe, Darren and Joey. The latter two burst out laughing at me in a mess of my own sheets but Joe knew something was wrong. After they were done laughing at me and left, Joe lifted me up and set me on the bed.

"Do you need your pain killers?" I nodded and watched him get off my bed and reach up over it where the compartment of medicine was residing. I couldn't help but notice his toned abs as his shirt rode up. It was all too quickly gone when he sat back on the bed and handed me two pills and an open bottle of water. He watched me as I swallowed the disgusting things and chuckled at my face.

"Stop laughing!" I swatted his arm and he tickled my side. I was laughing so hard I hardly felt the pain anymore instead just focusing on the feel of Joe's arms around me. He had me pinned under him, legs between mine and I couldn't help but blush under his stare. Things had gotten serious very quickly and I thanked deadgod that no one came barging in.

JPOV

Finally, I thought to myself as I looked at Lauren underneath me. I'd fantasized about her for so long, and here we were, no interruptions.

"Lau-" I began to say but she place her small hand over my mouth.

"I heard what you said to the guys." She whispered, eyes twinkling. I immediately got off her and sat across from her, looking anywhere but her.

What is happening to me? I thought. I've never been this way and suddenly I feel like I'm back in High School.

Lauren must have noticed as she began giggling again. I felt a sudden warmth pass through me as I listened to her. I looked up at her and grinned.

"Don't you have something to ask me Joe?" She asked shyly. I shook my head quickly and saw her face fall the slightest.

Here we were, two adults acting like teenagers.

"Well then I have something to tell you." Lauren glanced at me before fiddling with her hands.

"You see Joe, the reason I left Chicago is cause I couldn't handle living with the man I lo-" Brian Holden barged into the bunk quickly and looked between us, smirking slightly.

"When you two 'teens' are done flirting, you can come and join us for a quick rest stop." And before I could grab him, Brian had already ran.

"What were you saying Lolo?" I asked her, hopeful that she'd feel the same way as I did for her." She ignored me and jumped off her bed, grabbing her small suitcase and dragged it with her to the bathroom.

I all but punched the wall and looked out the window to reveal an empty beach, excluding the guys. I grabbed my trunks and shed my pants pulling them up quickly. But not before hearing a little squeak and a door close. I looked up and heard Lauren panting against the bathroom door. She'd obviously caught me and I couldn't help but smirk as I left the R.V.