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This is a shorter chapter told from BPOV only. I promise the next one will be more EPOV

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Chapter 13 – Back-up Plan

BPOV

We left San Antonio and I couldn't help but feel a little lighter knowing that Edward and I had some sort of breakthrough. Granted, we weren't spending any one on one time together but at least the whole group could hang out with both of us without all of the awkwardness that used to be there. I did end up spending most of my time with Alice, Rose, and Jake. One of them was usually with me at all times along with Felix, my personal bodyguard. James had arranged for me to have a bodyguard after the notes and roses continued to arrive daily. The only time I didn't get one, was when we were on the road overnight headed to another stop on the tour.

We were in our third month of touring and in need of a break We had been touring non-stop since we left San Antonio going through cities like Dallas, Oklahoma City, Denver, Salt Lake City, and set to arrive in Las Vegas shortly. I thought it was strange that we had looped around half of the country to end up in Vegas but Marcus had explained that we would be staying there for a few days before catching a plane to Chicago.

Emmett and Quil were beyond excited that we would be staying Vegas after the show and couldn't wait to hit the blackjack tables. We were going to stay at the Bellagio and between the two of them, I think they quoted every line from Ocean's Eleven before we made it into the city. Alice and I were both excited to be there but not about the gambling. We wanted to see Cirque De Solei and a couple of other shows while we were in town.

We were playing at the House of Blues the night we arrived in the city of lights. Out of our whole group, I was the only one on our bus that had never been to Vegas. Emmett, Quil, and Alec had taken a trip there after our college graduation. I was invited to go along but Alice and I decided to spend some time in Forks with my Dad. My dad loved her as if she was his own daughter and the feeling was mutual from her. It only took one trip home from college for Alice to have my dad wrapped around her little finger. She and I had both agreed to return to Forks after the tour was over to spend some time with him. We both worry about him getting lonely without someone there.

We arrived at the hotel and quickly made our way to our rooms. Marcus had arrived the day before to go over security and get everything set for the concert. We had a couple of hours before we had to do the sound checks so we all just lounged around for awhile.

I was sitting on my bed looking at various tourist attractions on my laptop when someone started pounding on my door. I knew Felix had stayed down in the lobby with James to go over security arrangements while we would be staying there so it couldn't have been him. I jumped up from the bed and walked over to the door peering through the peephole. All I saw was the top of my best friends black spiky hair so I threw the door open without hesitation.

She was standing there with a panicked look on her face, "Bella, I need you to come with me."

She grabbed me by the arm and started dragging me down the hallway, "Alice, what's wrong."

She didn't say anything as we walked to Alec's door and pushed it open. When I walked in, I saw Alec leaning over the side of his bed vomiting into a wastebasket. Emmett and Quil were standing in the room whispering to each other with worried looks on their faces.

I removed my eyes from Alec's heaving form and turned to Emmett, "What happened?"

Emmett started to speak when Alice cut him off, "He's been doing this since we got here. I was helping him carry his guitar before heading to my own room and he ran to the sink as soon as we stepped through the door."

Emmett stepped up and pointed in the direction of the bed, "I think we need to get a doctor in here before he becomes dehydrated."

I nodded my head in agreement and ran into the bathroom to get a cold cloth to put on his head. If it was anyone else, there's no way I could have handled being around the vomiting, nut Alec was family and he needed someone to take care of him. Emmett and Quil left the room to find Victoria while Alice and I stayed with Alec.

A little while later, someone was knocking on the door. Alice jumped up and opened the door to find Victoria, Emmett, Quil, and a man who was holding a small black bag. I assumed he was the doctor and as soon as they entered the room, he pulled a stethoscope out of his bag. I moved away from Alec who was curled up under the blankets shivering like he was standing outside in a snowstorm without any clothes on.

We all stepped back so the doctor could check him out and started discussing the cancellation of our concert for the night. Victoria was trying to figure out a way for us to cancel and reschedule for a later date. Of course, Breaking Dawn would still play so they would just have to hand out vouchers or something for the later date. She immediately pulled out her Blackberry and started going through dates when her phone started ringing. She stepped out in the hallway after we heard her confirm that it was Marcus on the phone.

The doctor had finished examining Alec and told us he wanted to admit him to the hospital for possible food poisoning. It was worse than we had thought and all of a sudden, canceling the show wasn't a big deal. Victoria came back in the room as the doctor was explaining the symptoms and treatment he'd like to put Alec through.

We were all listening intently when we heard groaning coming from the bed. We looked over and Alec was motioning for us to come over with his weak arms. As we moved closer, we could tell he had become dehydrated but was doing his best to look like he wasn't sick. Once we were standing there, he grabbed his cell phone from the nightstand and made a phone call.

Someone must've answered on the other end because soon after Alec had answered in a raspy voice, "Dude, I'm being admitted to the hospital with food poisoning."

He continued after a minute, "No, I don't want to cancel tonight. That's why I need to talk to you."

He waited for a minute, "Alright. See you in twenty."

He hung up the phone and looked up at all of us who must have had questioning looks on our faces and shrugged his shoulders. I was about to ask him who he'd been talking to when he cut me off, "I'm sorry about this you guys."

"Don't worry about it man. We can play here another time." Emmett said trying to make Alec feel better.

I was still waiting for an explanation when he reached over and grabbed the wastebasket again and started heaving. He did that for a couple of minutes when Victoria and the doctor came over to stand by us. I felt bad for Alec as were all keeping our eyes on him the whole time he was getting sick. I know I wouldn't want anybody watching me but I just couldn't help myself. Besides, it wasn't the first time any of us had seen one of the others sick. After all, we did live together for four years at college.

Alec wiped his mouth off with the towel Alice had brought over to him and looked up to Victoria, "You don't need to cancel the show tonight. I've got a plan and once I tell you about it, the good doctor can take me to the hospital."

We stood there in silence for a minute waiting for Alec to explain but instead he asked us, "Do you guys trust me?"

We all looked at him like he was asking the dumbest question ever when I spoke up, "Of course we trust you."

He looked at me momentarily before responding, "I need you guys to trust me when I tell you to go on with the show tonight. I have a plan but I can't tell you about it yet."

I'm sure we were all confused by his insistence that we still put on the show but before any of us could say anything, Alec asked us to leave the room.

"Don't worry about anything. The show must go on right. Oh, and Bella, kick ass tonight! " I turned around as he winked at me and left his room as he was reaching for the wastebasket again.

We went over to Emmett's room to talk about the plan for the night but we couldn't seem to come up with anything solid. We tried discussing a change in our set but every time one of our songs was brought up, someone had a reason to leave it in.

We weren't getting anywhere and I was starting to get a little irritated when Alice decided to pipe up, "You guys, I think you should trust Alec and just keep everything as it was."

I gave her an incredulous look and asked, "How do you know?"

She smirked at me before answering, "Alec would never let you guys down. You know that so just do as he asked."

She started tapping the side of her temple, "Besides, I have a feeling everything will work out alright."

Emmett grabbed a hold of her and wrapped his arms around her before lifting her from the ground in a big bear hug, "I'm so glad you're here."

He set her down and looked at the rest of us, "I think we should do what she says and listen to Alec."

Quil and I both nodded in agreement and left the room. I went back to my room to get ready. Alice arrived a few minutes later and worked on getting my hair and make-up done before we left. We were playing at the House of Blues and Victoria had decided we should arrive in style tonight instead of getting ready at the venue like we usually did.

We left the Bellagio in the limo the hotel had provided for us and I couldn't help but feel sad that Alec wasn't with us. Since Crimson Eyes had formed, we had never played a show without all four of us present. I knew there would be someone else out on the stage with us but I couldn't fathom who it would be. I know a lot of bands actually have individuals traveling with them who know the songs and can replace any one of the members if the need arises. I know we didn't have anyone like that unless Alec had been working with someone that we weren't aware of. That would be just like him. He's always prepared for anything.

I was so nervous about tonight being an epic disaster, I couldn't keep from biting my lower lip. As we sat in the limo, I looked across the seat at Alice who had been watching me intently. She was smirking at me and if I didn't know better, I'd say she had something up her sleeve or at the very least knew something that I didn't know.

We arrived at the House of Blues and made our way inside. The stage had been set-up the same way that it usually was. I still had this feeling that something was missing and I knew there actually was this time. I had to keep reminding myself to trust Alec and replay his words from earlier today, "The show must go on."

We were waiting around backstage when Marcus came back and told us to go ahead and take our places. I walked through the hallway to the side of the stage where I normally entered. I stood there for several minutes mentally preparing myself when I heard 5the crowd go crazy. An announcer was welcoming us to the stage and after a couple of minutes, I heard the opening riff of Beautiful tragedy. I swear it sounded just like Alec playing and I felt immediately calmed. 'Maybe they were able to give him some sort ofmiracle drug so he could make it tonight.' I thought to myself as I started heading out on the stage.

I got out on the stage and noticed the crowd was in a frenzy. I mean, they're usually excited to see us but this, this was way more. I didn't have chance to turn around and see who was playing the guitar because it was time for me to start singing so I just started the song. When there was a break in the song, I looked over and froze in my tracks. 'No Fucking Way!'

There playing the guitar was…….

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A/N: Sorry for ending the chapter like this but promise to update soon.

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