Chapter 12

Shane's Point of View

Nate and Jason woke me up the next morning at sunrise. I groaned and threw my pillow at them when they tried to pull me out of bed.

"Go away," I groaned.

"Come on, we have to leave," Nate said.

"We're not leaving until noon," I complained.

"Our manager called and wants us to leave now," Jason said.

I sighed sadly. There went that last day with Mitchie. At least we had already exchanged emails, addresses, and phone numbers. I'd call her at a more reasonable hour to explain where I was going. I saw that Nate and Jason had already packed and moved everything out to the limo.

"Come on," Nate urged.

I groaned but followed him out of the cabin and to the parking lot. As we climbed into the limo, Nate started talking rapidly and nervously.

"So they rescheduled our tour and it starts tomorrow night. We already made plans to get Mitchie backstage passes. We're picking her up after the sound check. The tour's only a month long because most of the venues were already booked," he babbled.

"What's wrong?" I sighed.

"What do you mean?" Nate asked quietly.

"Whenever you babble like that, something's up. So what's up?" I asked.

"Um, you'll see," he said, looking out the window. I rolled my eyes but let it go.

The day passed pretty quickly, mostly cause I was texting, calling, or emailing Mitchie all day. Before I knew it, Mitchie was with us backstage. The opening act, that no one had told me who it was, was due up in about an hour. I was holding Mitchie tightly in my arms, kissing her hair. Touching her was so amazing. I felt like I could hold on to her forever and never get tired of it. Wow, I sound so cheesy.

"Shane," a very familiar voice said. I lifted my head and saw Laura standing there, smiling. My arms dropped from Mitchie and my mind went blank.

"Laura?" I whispered.

"I'm opening for you guys. Isn't that great?" she squealed.

"Um," Mitchie said.

"Mitchie, this is Laura. Laura, this is Mitchie, Shane's girlfriend," Nate introduced because I was standing there, completely frozen.

"Shane, can I talk to you in private?" Laura asked. I nodded stiffly and followed her to a private room."Your girlfriend?" she asked. I just nodded. "What about your promise?"

"I forgot," I whispered. She pouted in that way that made it impossible for me to deny her. My mouth opened and closed a few times.

"Oh, I guess I'm not important enough any more," she said sadly.

"Laura," I said.

I was cut off when she kissed me on the lips. My instincts took over and I was immediately kissing her back. It was just like no time had passed since we had seen each other. I felt like I was 16 again. My eyes flew open as I remembered Mitchie. I stumbled back in surprise. I had just cheated on Mitchie.

"Shane, what's the problem?" Laura asked.

"Mitchie, I just cheated on Mitchie," I whispered, "I just need to be alone." She nodded and walked out. As soon as she was out, Mitchie walked in.

"Shane, are you okay?" she asked. A fresh wave of guilt hit.

"Laura was my girlfriend three years ago. We broke up when Nate, Jason, and I got signed. I promised her that when she opened for us, we would get back together," I explained.

"Oh, so you're gonna keep your promise. Okay," she whispered.

"I was going to until I got together with you. I really like you," I said, "I just don't know what to do now."

"Why don't we break up?" she suggested. I looked up at her in surprise.

"What do you mean?" I asked, suddenly scared.

"Over the tour, think about this. When the tour is over you can tell us which one of us you want to be with," Mitchie explained. I nodded and she smiled sadly and walked out of the room.

I was caught between them. Laura was my first love and kissing her felt right. On the other hand, Mitchie was amazing and kissing her made me feel fireworks. There were sparks between us. I had no clue what to do about this.

I WANT HONESTY! how many of you forgot about the promise Shane made to Laura? The drama's only gonna get worse from here. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!