"Cause the tensions like a fi-I-ire" I heard someone sing. I opened my eyes and saw Alex sitting on my bed. "ALEX!" I said crying as I brought him into a hug. "What are you doing here?" I said wiping my eyes. "We have a show here today….. You really need to look at the dates….." jack said walking in with a bag of chips. I got up and gave jack a hug. "I missed everyone!" I said into jack's chest. "Zack and Rian are setting up. It's just us." Alex said joining the hug
"BOYS ON THE FLOOR!" Nikki said as she slipped on the wood floor in her towel. Alex went over and held out his hand. "You must be nikki, my sister's big sis?" he said turning up the charm. He helped her up and she nodded. "Alright Alex keep your dick in your pants and let her get dressed." I laughed as I escorted them out.
"So are you coming to the show?" jack said excited. "John and I might have had plans but I'm sure he will understand." I said as jack put his arm around me. We got down to the living room and pae-pae started barking at Alex. I made her sit and Alex looked sad.
"Why doesn't she like me but she likes jack?" he said laughing as jack rolled on the floor with pae pae. "I don't know. Just how she is." I laughed as I sat next to Alex on the couch. "Lindsey is coming to the show today. Zack and her have gotten really close. "Alex said with a sigh.
"What's wrong Alex?" I said as I fixed his hair. He seemed like something was bothering him. "Nothing." He said tightening his jaw. "Alex William gaskarth, tell me what is wrong." I said in a hushed voice. "Emily just drop it. Nothing is wrong." he said while getting up and pae pae went wild. Jack got her to be quiet and Alex rolled his eyes.
"I have to go to the hotel and get ready for tonight. Jack why don't you stay here and hangout with Emily." He said and gave me a long hug goodbye. "I love you Alex." I said and his body seemed to relax. "I love you too. We still have tonight." He said as he broke the hug. He kissed me on the cheek and walked out the door.
I heard laughs come from girls behind me and I turned around. Jack was pinned down to the floor with pae pae on top of him. "Come." I said and she came to my side. The girls went back upstairs and I sat down on the couch and let out a big sigh. "Now what's wrong with you?" jack said sitting by me.
"What is wrong with Alex?" I asked him. "He needs a girl. Not a one night stand, a girl that he can have a relationship with. With you, zack, and Rian in relationships he feels lonely." Jack said seriously. "You don't think he means Nikki?" I said in a hushed voice. "He could. They have been talking on the phone all the time." Jack said putting two and two together.
"We are going to set them up." I said smiling. "Okay how?" jack asked getting excited. "Is there going to be a party? We could set them up there." I said and jack smiled. "Perfect." He said with a smirk. "Okay so now I have to get Nikki away from nationals long enough to go out and have a fun time." I said looking at my phone.
It is 1:15. "Do I really sleep for that long?" I said laughing. Jack nodded and laughed. "Wait so when do you guys have to go on?" I asked. "We go on at 4:30. Don't worry we can still hangout." Jack said putting his finger on my nose. "I feel like a cat when you do that. I hate cats." I said and tried to bite his finger
"So tell me all about Lindsey and zack! I can't believe zack found a girl….." I said laughing. "Well they go out on actual dates. Which you know is really hard. Brooks wasn't too happy, you know because of the whole douchebag of the week thing, but he came to terms with zack and they are happily married the end." Jack said like a story book teller. "Wait...married?" I said with my mouth open. "I was joking about the married part. They are a cute couple though." Jack said laughing
"Good. I know zack can be a little, you know, but he wouldn't do anything like that." I said playing with jacks shoes. "You are going to get marks on them!" he whined. "Jack you have more shoes than I do, shut up." I said and leaned my head back. "Let's go do something fun." Jack said sighing in boredom. "Like what?" I said looking over at him. "Do you want to walk around warped and see what we can do?" he said. "Sure let me go get changed." I said and got up.
"Okay ill just be down here waiting." Jack said as he stretched out on the couch. Went upstairs and got dressed in this:
"I want a long live the reckless and the brave tank top." I said coming down the stairs. "But with boobs we get more free stuff." Jack said with a pout. "Sorry but I'll take it off when it gets too hot." I said ruffling jack's hair. "Fine then. "Jack said glaring at me.
We got in my car and drove down to camelback ranch where it was set up. "You want to go find Alex or just walk around?" jack asked. "Well I want that tank top." I said. "Let's go to the bus then." Jack said while getting out. We made our way to the busses without fans mobbing jack.
"Emily?" I heard Rian say from behind me. I turned around and a smile came across his face. "Come here!" he said. I ran up to him and gave him a tight hug. "I thought you were busy with sorority things?" he said smiling still. "My brother and jack managed to steal me away." I said as zack came off the bus.
I smiled and ran towards him. "Zack!" I yelled as I jumped on his back. "Emily is that you?" he said looking at me. "yepp. Live for one night only!" I said in an announcer voice. "Well then we have to party hard tonight!" he said as I climbed off of his back. "I'm going to go in and get one of my brother's tank tops then I'll be right out okay!" I said as I climbed onto the familiar bus.
"Zack what do you need?" Alex said from the bathroom. "It's not zack." I said with a smile on my face. Alex came out of the bathroom with shaving cream on his face. "I thought you were just coming to the show!" he said coming to hug me. "Jack decided we would go around and have some fun. Don't shave, your peach fuzz brings all the ladies." I said as he got shaving cream on my face.
"Why would you need to worry about my ladies?" he looked at me suspiciously. "No reason." I said walking towards his suitcases. "Do you have any of your new tanks?" I said looking through one bag. "Other bag I have a grey and a black." He said sighing. "Isn't it weird that you are so small I fit into your clothes?" I said putting the shirt over my head.
"Maybe you're just fat." He said wiping off his face. "I'm big boned!" I joked. "It runs in the family." He patted his stomach and I rolled my eyes. "Well I'm off to play with jack." I said like a kid. "Be home before the streetlights come on." Alex said. I rolled my eyes and hopped off the bus.
"Are you ready?" I said to jack. "You want to do an acoustic set?" jack said smiling. "Maybe." I said to jack. "Pretty please?" jack said with a pout. "Fine. 2 songs and I'm done." I said seriously. "Yay. Wait right here." He said as he went into the bus. He came out with my special guitar. "Let's go." He said putting his sunglasses over his eyes.
As we walked towards the merch table jack got a crowd following him. Jack stole a stool from the table and sat in front. "My friend Emily and I are going to do 2 songs for you. "Jack said strumming the guitar. "Lullabies and Vegas?" I said to the people standing with cameras ready. They all cheered and I smiled.
We made it halfway through lullabies and I saw a tall figure standing in the back. When we finished he took off his sunglasses and I smiled. Before I could say anything jack started with the next song. I got through the song and jack started signing and taking pictures. A few people came up to me too and asked for a picture. I smiled and watched a camera flash a couple of times before I saw him standing right in front of me.
"I didn't know that you would be here!" I said throwing my arms around john. "I was in the neighborhood and decided to drop by." He said and brought his lips down to mine. "Emily get nikki down here!" jack shouted from across a sea of people. I took my lips off of johns and looked at jack. He was getting swallowed by the crowd.
"I'm so sorry. I have to help hm." I said apologetically. "No worries." John smiled and I walked over to help jack. "Can I please get to him!" I shouted as I fought through fans. I got to jack and he held onto me for dear life. "Everyone back the fuck off!" I screamed, clawing my way out with jack. Security was there too but they didn't do much help. We got out and I couldn't find john.
"I have to go to sound check." Jack said sadly. "Are you okay?" I said fixing his hair. "Yeah I'm fine. Just be at the show okay." he said smiling. I nodded my head and he handed me my guitar and left. I started walking back to my car and john was waiting for me. "Sorry the security kicked me out of there." He said. I smiled and put my guitar in the back seat. "It's okay." I said smiling.
"So what is next on the to do list for today?" he asked leaning against my car. "I'm setting Alex up with nikki." John put his hands on my waist and brought me closer. "I love you." He said smiling. "I love you too." I said cautiously.
Something was going on with john. He was acting strange. First with showing up randomly by himself, randomly saying I love you. I brushed it off and kissed him quickly.
"I'll go get Nikki; you can come if you want." I said with a hopeful smile. "I'll just meet up with you later. The guys wanted me to hang out with them." He said sticking the toe of his boot in the gravel. "Okay see you then." I said and he gave me a quick kiss goodbye and I got in my car.
Once I pulled out of warped I couldn't help but feel something was seriously wrong.