Chapter 36
The moment the phone began to ring, Michelle quickly sat up and answered it. Thanking the wake up caller, she jumped into the shower and got ready as quickly as possible. Despite the small amount of sleep she had gotten, Michelle had every intent to be completely awake and ready for breakfast with the Jonases. Straightening her hair, she added a dash of make-up and pulled out the clothes that had been picked out for her. With a smile she slipped on her pair of jeans and the dark blue long sleeved shirt.
Once dressed, Michelle packed up her bag and found herself sitting on her bed, just waiting. A chuckle escaped her lips as she flipped through the channels trying to find something to watch. She realized she and Kevin needed to work on their communicating time skills, she never knew when he was going to pick her up.
The television continued to be filled with nothing to watch and yet again Michelle began to feel impatient. A knock on the door made her turn off the TV and slowly make her way to the door. Checking the peep hole, she saw the smiling face of Kevin. Pulling open the door Michelle grinned brightly, her eyes light up with energy.
"You're awake…and functional." With a laugh she nodded.
"I do have the ability to wake up. I just don't always find a reason to." Kevin took a step toward her and pulled her into a tight hug.
"Well I'm glad I was able to give you a reason wake up." He glanced down at her and Michelle smirked.
"Yup, nothing beats a yummie breakfast."
Shaking his head Kevin laughed before taking a step into her room. He walked over to her bed and grabbed her bag and backpack, leaving Michelle only her purse to carry. Grabbing it, she felt him slip his hand into hers and the two left her room.
"I should have realized you were only awake for the food."
"I suppose your company is a close second."
Tilting her head up she smiled. Kevin glanced down at her as well and just shook his head. Michelle was happy to know he got her jokes, she had had bad experiences with people that didn't realize when she was kidding and when she was being serious. So far, Kevin was getting everything right. They continued down the hallway, down the same path Kevin has taken the night before until the stopped in front of another hotel room door. Instead of acknowledging her questioning look, he slipped a key into the electronic lock and pushed the door open.
Stepping through the threshold, Michelle was instantly met with the entire Jonas family sitting around. Mr. and Mrs. Jonas were sitting in two comfortable looking chairs, while Nick was laying lazily in one of the two queen sizes beds. Joe was sitting up straight flipping through the channels while Frankie was sitting next to Joe clearly impatient, his feet bouncing against the bed as kicked his legs. All at once everyone's head seemed to turn to face Michelle and Kevin. She smiled rather shyly at the group at was now staring at her.
"I'm glad you'll be joining us for breakfast dear. Are you all packed and ready?"
As Michelle nodded, she saw Joe jump up, quickly turned off the TV and threw the remote at Nick who sat up rather quickly as well. The two middle brothers rushed to the door and Michelle quickly back up into the wall, running into Kevin in the process. She watched Frankie join in the mini stamped and she glanced up at Kevin before looking over at Mr. and Mrs. Jonas.
"Were you guys waiting for me? You didn't have to do that."
"Oh please dear, we were happy to wait. Besides it wasn't really a wait anyways, five minutes at most."
"More like a life time!" Joe had turned his head around to stare back at everyone with a grin on his face.
"Oh come on dude, it's not our fault you woke up 2 hours early."
Nick laughed shaking his head at his older brother while he spoke. Michelle instantly began to wonder how it was possible anyone was able to get any sleep with a family like this. She thought her family could be crazy sometimes and there were only four members in it. Ahead of her and Kevin, she could hear Joe mumbling to Nick and she just laughed. Kevin, still holding her hand, began leading the way behind the rest of his family. He was still carrying her bags, making it pretty clear she would be leaving right after breakfast.
The seven of them pilled into the elevator and they made their way to the lobby. As with last night, it seemed like no fans were aware this was the hotel they were staying at. Michelle realized she'd have to ask how they were able to pull that off. She was sure the fans would have eventually figure it out, but they hadn't. Shaking the unimportant thought from her mind she followed the large group as they entered the hotel's restaurant.
Once the host led them to their table, Michelle found a large round table waiting for them in the back, away from any windows. Kevin pulled out a chair for Michelle to sit in and once she was seated she watched as everyone else took a seat as well. To her left sat Kevin, then his father, Frankie, his mom, Nick, and finally Joe sitting on her right. The host passed out the menus and Michelle began to search for something to eat.
She sat quietly as the family began to talk about the next stop on their tour. Even though she had already picked what she wanted, she continued to stare down at the menu. It was a little overwhelming to be the outsider of a big family like this, no matter how warm and welcoming they were. She was fine just listening until Mr. Jonas decide to include her into the conversation.
"Michelle, did you have a good visit in Texas?"
She pulled her eyes away from the menu a little stunned that he had asked her specifically. Nodding she closed the menu; Kevin apparently noticed her nerves and offered to help out. While he spoke, he placed a hand on her knee giving it a light squeeze.
"She actually grew up in Texas." Mr. Jonas eyed his eldest son for a moment then smiled.
"Don't you think Michelle could have answered that son?" There was a hint of pink in Kevin's cheeks and the embarrassment for him made it easier for Michelle to talk.
"Well he is right. I spend all of elementary school in Texas. So it's nice being back actually. I haven't visited the state in nearly two years."
"What part of Texas did you grow up in?" Joe asked while he took a sip of his water. Michelle was starting to get a little shy again. All eyes were on her, it was like an interrogation over the breakfast table.
"Richardson, Plano?" She spoke with a questioning tone, just to see if they had heard of the area at their confused she looks she just shrugged and smiled. "It's about 30 minutes from the Dallas/Fort Worth airport. I actually listened to Kidd Kraddick in the morning when I was going up."
Michelle was use to trying to explain where in Texas she was from. Not many people had heard of it before. The Kidd Kraddick part was just a little extra, because she knew they had done an interview with the station before. Mrs. Jonas smiled.
"We had no idea you grew up so close to, where we were. I'm surprised Kevin didn't say anything."
"Well I just found out last night too."
A smirk grew on Joe's face, and Michelle knew instantly she didn't want to hear a single thing he had to say. Ever since they first met, Joe was making it a habit to embarrass her at least a little bit each time. He leaned forward on the table and glanced over at her and Kevin, his eyes darting between the two.
"Was this information exchanged during the late night under the stars? Or was it after you got back at four in the morning?"
Kevin seemed to be use to Joe's joking, because the comment had no effect on him what so ever. Michelle however felt her cheeks begin to pinken and she glanced down at her closed menu. The hand on her leg left and above her she heard a soft slap and a groan coming from her right side. Nick and Frankie began to laugh and Mr. Jonas spoke his eldest son's name with the tone only a parent could use.
Michelle lifter her head up to see what the commotion had been. To her side she saw Nick bending over the table laughing, Joe was rubbing the back of his head but his usual smirk was still there. Kevin was eyeing his brother grinning despite the fact his dad was staring daggers at him. Frankie was the only one who seemed to have gotten over the incident, he had returned to coloring his menu. Mrs. Jonas shook her head in fake disapproval, a sweet smile finding its resting place on her face.
"Kevin, apologize to your brother for hitting him." With a grin Kevin listening to his mother.
"Sorry dude." Mrs. Jonas shook her head but accepted his apology; she then turned to Joe who was smirking since his older brother got in trouble.
"Now it's your turn to apologize to Michelle for embarrassing the poor girl." Joe turned to Michelle and pouted at her, giving her his best set of puppy dog eyes.
"Please forgive me Michelle for saying what we all know is…" "JOSPEH!" He smiled sheepishly. "Geez mom. Sorry Michelle didn't mean to embarrass you." He leaned in close to her and she leaned in slightly as well, so he could whisper the next part. "I was trying for Kev."
Her pink cheeks were finally gone after Joe's little exclamation to her. Leaning back into her chair she turned to Kevin as he gave her a look clearly asking what Joe had said. Michelle just shrugged in return and behind her she heard Joe laughed. The rest of breakfast was not nearly as eventful as the beginning. By the time the meal was over, Michelle no longer felt so nervous about being around the entire family. Every member of the family gave her a hug good bye. They all wished her a good flight home and Mrs. Jonas exclaimed she couldn't wait to see Michelle again soon.
With a smile and a wave, Kevin and Michelle headed to the SUV that was waiting for them in the front of the hotel. After putting her things in the back of the vehicle, he slipped into the middle seat next to her like always. Michelle was already dreading the moment she had to say good bye, and the worst part was she knew it would be good bye for a while. Their new tour was going to be keeping them very busy.
By the time they reached the airport, the dread that came with leaving had filled the pit of her stomach. Michelle and Kevin walked quietly to the security point. Kevin was wearing a regular sweatshirt with the hood up so no one could recognize him. After putting down her bags, he took a step toward her and placed is hands on her waist. She looked up at him and smiled half heartedly.
"I take it my flight leaves soon." He nodded slowly. "I know I told you this earlier this morning, but thank you again. This was the best Valentine's Day I've ever had. You're making it really hard to leave."
"That was kinda the point." He grinned, "just know I wouldn't mind if you stayed longer."
"Oh don't go tempting me! I've got classes. I've already missed two days and I can't really miss anymore." Frowning, her head dropped for a moment before she felt Kevin's hand under her chin lifting her head up to meet his.
"Give me a call when you get back in okay? Before you know it, it'll be summer and we'll each other again. I promise."
Michelle wasn't sure what it was, but there was something about Kevin's voice that made it impossible not to believe him. She nodded while his hand moved from under her chin to her cheek. With a smile he leaned down and kissed her for a moment. Pulling away his hand remained on her cheek for a moment before he pulled her into a tight hug. As she wrapped her arms around him, Michelle closed her eyes trying to remember the feeling on his body against her. She just had to wait four months before being in this position again. She finally break the hug and took a step back, it was either that or she would stay hugging him until her plane left.
"I should go before I miss my flight."
With a nod, Kevin pulled out her ticket from his back pocket and held it out for her. Grabbing it from him, their hands brushed. For a moment Michelle had a flash of the first time she met Kevin and her lame move to touch his hand. Even then she didn't this is how everything would end up, and it wasn't the end yet.
"Bye Kevin," she paused for a moment before deciding to say it. "I'll miss you.
"I'll miss you too Michelle."
With the exchange of soft smiles, Michelle grabbed her bags and headed to the security point. After getting everything checked she turned around to see Kevin still standing there waiting for her to longer in his sight. Waving the hand that held her ticket he lifted a hand in response and smiled. Once she was on the plane she stared out the window zoning. Soon enough the pavement beneath the plane looked as though it was moving as the plane began its path down the runway. She watched as the ground slowly became farther and father way, everything becoming smaller and smaller the higher the plane rose. Even though she was leaving and smile formed on her lips. It was hard to be sad after have such an amazing surprise.