James rolled over on his back and groaned as he alarm went off. He glanced at the clock. It was 9am and way to early. He had barely gotten sleep last night because he was overly thinking everything he packed for tour today and the night mare he had at around 2. He couldn't really explain the feeling he had when he shot up in bed soaked in sweat but it was the scariest thing he'd ever expierienced. He looked next to him and found the bed empty except for fox. Nervous he quickly threw off the covers and sped into the kitchen, stumbling on some clothes, looking for Nikki. She stood in the kitchen , in skinny jeans, a tank and her black victoria secret hoodie. She sipped at her coffee as she watched the tv from the living room. She turned to james and starred at him oddly.

"Whats wrong baby? You look scared." She asked putting her coffee down. He inhaled and exhaled shaking his head.

" Sorry. I just uhm.. I thought you. Nevermind, You made coffee? I love you-" But she cut him off by placing her hands on his face looking at intently.

" You thought what?" Fuck he thought.

" I uhm...i just thought you left. Thats all." He said shaking his head.

" Sweetheart, why would I leave? Im worried about you. You woke up at like 1." She said pushing his hair back. He loved when she did that.

" No nothing. It was a nightmare." He picked up her coffee.

" about?" She persissted. Clearly she wasn't going to give up so he leaned against the counter and put down his mug.

" I just had a dream that you...that you left and I never saw you again."

" James, why would I ever do that?" He shrugged and refused to look at her embarrased his subconcious would ever come up with something so evil. Suddenly he felt her warm hands on his cheeks and he smiled down to her. " Im never going to leave you. Im way to in love which ultimately means im stuck and couldn't leave if I wanted." He laughed and wrapped his arms around her waist, lifting her up on the counter. He kissed her passionatly, slipping his hands under her shirt and sliding up and down her smoothe skin.

" BUS IS HERE!" logans voice boomed through the appartment. James and nikki jumped at the same time.

"LOGAN! GOD DAMN IT KNOCK!" She yelled back jumping off the counter storming over to him. James laughed a bit and grabbed 2 to go cups pouring what was left of the coffee into them. " I COULD'VE BEEN NAKED!"

" But your not so!" Logan argued back. James rolled his eyes and then tore off his boxerbreifs. Now that nikki was his women again he had to defend her honor and the barging in thing, was getting annoying. So pretending he had not heard logan, he quickly walked into the living room non chalantely.

" Nik, Where did you put my hair wax?- Oh hey logie bear" He said tossing his hair over his eye.

" OH DUDE WHAT THE FUCK!" Logan said shielding his eyes. Nikki turned around and giggled loudly.

" James, its in the bathroom. Now that you've scarred pour logan..go get dressed we can finish on the bus." She said with a devilish wink. James laughed and walked back inside leaving logan to attempt to escape the appartment with his eyes closed. Nikki rounded the cornor and leaned against the doorframe watching james zip up the rest of there stuff.

"Thank you baby." She said softly. He smiled and looked up at her.

" Of course. The only fights your ever going to loose are the ones with me about crap im wrong about anyway." He said with a smirk. She rolled her eyes and walked over to him, laying back on the bed.

" How comfortable are those beds on the bus?" She said her eyes closing again. He laughed and crawled ontop of her slowly.

" Ikea soft my love." She laughed and pushed him off sitting up and yawning.

" Okay, well lets pack up and go. Come on fox." She called to the over exerted puppy who was jumping up and down in his cage.

Xxx

They loaded everything onto the bus and walked on. Not even looking around first, nikki groaned as she crawled into a bottom bunk. James laughed and tossed his over night bag underneath and squeezed in next to her, wrapping an arm around her waist and cuddling into her.

" Ew. Gross. Can I switch buses?" carlos pleaded.

" Nope!" Logan and kendall said next to him as they helped him with his stuff.

" But but-"

" carlos, One couple doing it at night, or two couples doing it and acting cutesy at night." Logan asked him crossing his arms.

" Nevermind ill stay." He rolled his eyes and fell on the couch next to sydney.

" Don't worry carlos we won't do it while your awake or in the bus." James mummbled. He groaned fell into a pillow. Nikki punched james in the arm and laughed a bit.

Xxx

James opened his eyes to see they were in already in vegas. He smiled a bit when he saw nikki cuddled up In a ball with fox. He quietly rolled out of the bunk and walked into the living area. He saw carlos sitting at the computer sydeny by his feet.

" hey bud, Sleep well?" Carlos said fist bumping him.

" yeah, I needed it. I was dead from last night." James said rubbing his face with his hands and going through the cubboards for cereal. He grabbed a box and sat down across from carlos.

" What was last night?" carlos smirked and raised his eyebrows.

" Not that" James said rolling his eyes. " I had a nightmare." Carlos starred at him oddly. " what?"

" James...what would you have a nightmare about?" carlos said crossing his arms.

" I don't know it was weird. It was about nikki." He quieted down and leaned in, carlos followed.

" What about nikki?"

" I don't know. I just I...i dreamnt I woke up and she wasn't in bed and...and then I walked into the kitchen. And she was sitting on the counter. Her face was all cut up and bruised. Like when we saw her at the hospital.." He trailed off shuddering and looking down trying to forget it. He felt carlos hand on his shoulder.

" Its okay. I understand."

" But...but why would I think about something like that?"

" Your subconcious. It knows how traumatized you were. And things like that can't be unseen. Its always going to be there dude. You just have to learn to keep it at bay..." He looked over to nikki's small sleeping form and back to james. " Especially for her sake." James nodded in agreemeant.

Xxxx

The bus stopped and james jumped off stretching, carlos behind him.

" FRESH AIR!" James said happily taking it in. He heard someone groan and saw nikki standing at the top of the bus stairs leaning agains the door. She had her large sunglasses hiding her tierd eyes. " Oh wake up." She shook her head. He rolled his eyes. She held out her arms.

" Nicole what are you 5 ? Im not giving you a piggie back ride." he said crossing her arms. He was her bottom lip pop out and he sighed as she giggled and jumped on him tightening her grip around his neck.

" Thank you baby." she mummbled in his ear under her hood. He laughed a bit and grabbed ahold of her thighs, scooting her up on his hips.

"You wanna shower first?" he asked to her as they walked toward the hotel.

" We need to save water. This planets in danger." She whispered seductively. James snickered.

"agreed." he said quickening his pace to the room. They ran into the lobby to the desk and grabbed the key from logan's hand. " THANKS BRO!" James screamed dropping nikki on the ground and she snatched the card from james who laughed. They waved as they jumped on the elevator down the hall.

" GUYS! WE'VE GOT A HALF HOUR BE BACK HERE OR GUSTAVO'S GOING TO -kill us." Logan said as the elevator door closed on them. He rolled his eyes.

" HALF HOUR IS PLENTY FOR US THANKS!" James yelled behind the closed door.

" Seriously...how many times a day can they do it?" Carlos said in disbelief. Logan put his fingers in his ear and made a noise as did kendall.

Xxx

Nikki jumped ontop of james as he pressed his lips to her hard. She moaned as he walked down the hall, Nikkis legs firmly wrapped around his waist, not letting her go for a second. He found the room and slipped the card in, kicking the door open and then shutting it quick. Nikki jumped down and tore off her shirt quickly and then grabbed hold of james vneck, tossing it to the ground, only taking breaks inbetween to catch there breath. She grabbed hold of james chest with her hands and threw him onto the bed.

" God your sexy when you take control." he said with a smirk. She raised her eyebrows.

" am I now?" She said with an evil grin digging her nails in his chest. He moaned as she straddled him with her knees and kissed up and down his chest. Suddenly his phone rang and she sighed.

" seriously?" She said groaning and laying down on him. He sighed and grabbed his phone looking at a text from logan who was saying that they only had 15 minutes.

" logan said we only have 15 minutes, come on babe lets go shower." He said sitting up. Nikki slowly got off of him and slipped out of her other clothes walking to the large stand in shower. James followed her and walked into the hott water with her. He watched her shampoo her hair and close her eyes. After washing up she offered to wash his back and he obliged , kissing up and down his spine. James turned to her and she starred up at him curiously.

" You know I love you right?" She was slightly taken aback and laughed a bit.

" james, Of course i-"

" No Nicole, You know I would never hurt you right? Ever." He said cupping her face with his hands. She nodded vigoursly.

" Sweetheart your scaring me, Where is all this coming from? Is it from the nightmare you had last night?" She looked at him worriedly. He shook his head.

" Yeah but thats doesn't matter now okay? I love you." He said placing a kiss on her forehead. She nodded and pressed her lips to his.

" I love you two okay?" He nodded as she grabbed a towel and walked out.

He watched her tie her long hair up in a messy bun and reapply her makeup as he slipped on his boxerbreifs and skinny jeans. He sat on the bed and watched her some more. He felt mezmorized by her, and how strong she can be after everything she's gone through. She was so strong, and so beautiful and smart. He never really took the time to admire her.

" Why are you looking at me like that?" She asked turning red a bit. He shook his head and muttered Sorry getting up. " come on, before your boss has a heart attack." She mummbled taking his hand and walking out of the door.