Chapter 10

The time came for the boys to enter their usual lock down. Waving goodbye, the two girls were left to their own devices. There was so much for them to talk about and the problem was with all these people backstage, it was impossible to say anything without people connected to the Jonas Brothers to over hear. Instead they watched through the curtains as the fans started to file in.

The girls laughed as the shrieks and chants started again just like earlier today. It seemed like ages ago that they were waiting for the Jonas Brothers concert at the Verizon store. So much had happened since that moment, it didn't seem possible it could have all happened in the same day. Unlike earlier today though, the wait for this show passed quickly. Soon enough one of the Crest Theatre employees walked onstage and began the Jonas – Brothers chant, the clear sign the boys would be appearing soon to perform.

Obviously the crowed new it too because as soon as the employee left the stage the crowd screamed louder than ever. The boys ran toward the stage right past Michelle and Tracy. Kevin turned around quickly, so for a moment he was running backwards, and smiled brightly at Michelle. Smiling back, she gave him the thumbs up followed by a mini wave. The boys reached their usual mics and smiled out to the crowd.

"Hey guys! I'm Nick!" "Hey, I'm Joe." "And I'm Kevin! We just wanted to thank you all so much form coming, specially those who also came to the Verizon show earlier today." He glanced at Michelle quickly then returned his attention to the crowd in front of him. "Now who is ready to ROCK!?"

Following the glass shattering screams, the three boys started into their first song, year 3000, and the concert began. From backstage Michelle and Tracy danced around to the music and sang (only slightly quietly), just enjoying one of the most memorable moments of their lives. Every once in awhile during their performance, Kevin looked offstage at Michelle making eye contact and grinned at her. There was a twinkle in his eye as he performed, clearly showing how much he really loved what he was doing. Every time he glanced her way, Michelle stopped moving and just smiled back.

The boys performed flawlessly, as everyone expected them to. They joked around with the audience and shared little stories about their past few days touring. It was everything that anyone could have asked for from a Jonas Brothers show. As the show came to an end they thanked their fans one last time. There was such sincerity in their voices, Michelle knew that was one of the reasons they had such a following. They actually cared. Running off stage, Kevin gave one last wave looking to the audience.

"Umph!" In an instant Kevin and Michelle tumbled to the ground. With his eyes on the crowd, Kevin wasn't paying attention to where he was going and ran right into Michelle, taking them both down. Pushing himself up with one arm, he looked down to see he was lying atop Michelle. As the others began to laugh, Michelle didn't even have a change to feel embarrassed or awkward about the current position she was in. Instead she just let out a laugh of her own as Kevin grinned above her.

"Good thing I took my guitar off already. Just think how uncomfortable that would have been!" He laughed.

"Yea cause having a guy tackling me to the ground isn't uncomfortable enough."

Realizing he was still lying on her, Kevin rolled off of her and the two sat up slowly. Michelle whipped the tears in her eyes that had fallen from laughing too much. The fact she wasn't embarrassed surprised her, but she wasn't going to think too much into it. If she could act normal in front of Kevin, she was going to just let things be. Holding out his hands for the two, Nick helped them both up, snickering.

"I expect this type of thing out of Joe, not you Kev."

"HEY! Hello, I'm right here!" Joe slapped his younger brother upside the head, but still smiled.

"Yea, and your point is?" Everyone broke into fits of laughter as Nick teased his older brother. As the five started to calm down, they began to reminisce about the concert that had just occurred. They had time to waste while the fans slowly filtered their way out of the venue.

"Did you see the 'Get Naked Joe' sign again?" The girls' ears perked up as Kevin asked about the sign to his brothers. Michelle and Tracy had seen the same sign at the Verizon show.

"That girl brought the sign in here too? I'm surprise security let that in." Joe laughed at Tracy's astonishment and just shrugged.

"It's not like that is the worst sign we've ever had. They try to scan the posters, but security can't get all of them. There was this one for Nick once that said…."

Michelle held up her hands quickly to make Joe stop talking. She did her best to speak through the laughs. "Just stop right there! I do not want to hear about a sexually suggestive sign to little Nick!"

"You and me both! Our parents see those signs." Nick laughed. "We have some perverted fans, but it does lead to some pretty interesting conversations afterwards."

After the laughs subsided the group headed to the back of the venue to their cars. While Michelle wished she could stay, it was getting late and everyone need to head out. Tracy and she had to be home in the morning, and the boys had to hit the road to reach the next city on their stop. Nick and Joe got into the SUV and Tracy into the civic, leaving Michelle and Kevin alone outside the cars. Michelle started rocking on her feet, finally getting nervous again.

"Thanks for tonight. I had a lot of fun hanging out with you…guys." Michelle bushed slightly from her slip up. She was sure Kevin what she meant, but she didn't want to openly admit it. When it came to these types of things, she was always a little shy.

"Well thank you for agreeing to join me for dinner, even though we had to eat in the SUV." Smiling, Kevin pulled out his phone and started to type away for a moment. Michelle just started at his phone until he spoke again.

"Would it be okay if I got your number? To call you sometime? Maybe when I'm in town again or something?"

The hesitance in his voice made her smile brightly; he was actually worried she might say no. The fact he was nervous just made Michelle find him more attractive than before – if that was even possible. With a nod, she rambled off her number, watching as he typed it in.

"I stay up pretty late nearly every night, so you can call me whenever you want." She pushed a strand of hair behind her ear and smiled. "Bye Kevin."

As her goodbye escaped her lips, Kevin took a step closer to her and wrapped his arms tightly around her for a hug. He held her tightly for what seemed like an eternity. It was one of those warm, comforting, never let go kind of hugs that made every girl melt. When the hug finally broke, Michelle wanted nothing more than to hug him again. Knowing that wasn't an option, she took a step back and bit her lower lip, placing her hand on the door handle to her car.

"Hope you hear from you soon."

Grinning, she opened her car and slipped into the driver's seat. With a final (the real final) wave to Kevin, Michelle slowly backed up and left the parking lot. In the corner of her eye she saw Tracy just staring at her. Tracy was watching her closely with a strange grin on her face.

"What?"