"Travis." Megan said not understanding him. After last night was he really
going to break up with her?
"Its my dad." he said still staring out. He wouldn't look at her.
"Is he ok? What happened?"
"He got a call from work." He looked at her. "I'm leaving."
Megan's heart dropped. She didn't know to believe it. She knew she had to but wouldn't let herself.
"Where are you going?" she managed.
"Huh, back to England."
She said nothing and looked out straight.
"Megan, please understand I don't want to leave. I don't want to leave Roscoe or the show, you."
"I know, Travis."
He sighed. He didn't know what else to say to her. He did love her and wanted her to fight for him but that was just going to make it harder on him. He wanted her to accept this. Get mad at him, anything, just not to cry.
"Its weird." she said.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"I don't know, everything just feels. weird"
He looked at her. She slowly turned her head and looked at him and he could tell she was trying not to cry.
"So much." he whispered and leaned over and lightly kissed her.
"What?"
And he just nodded. He got up and she watched him. He offered his hand. She took it and the two walked to the station.
The three sat in silence.
"It can't be that bad, right?" lily asked.
Robbie just gave her a look.
Ray just wanted this to be over so he and Lily could hang out afterwards, this gave him an excuse.
Megan and Travis walked in he had a distressed look on his face and her eyes were puffy and gave Lily a desperate look. Lily went to get up, but Megan shook her head to tell her to let it go. Megan walked over and sat in the extra seat between that of Robbie's and Ray's.
Travis also sat down. Lily had asked what was going on and he proceeded to explain to his friends what he had just explained to his girlfriend. No one knew what to say, including Travis. He hated his father for this. He had finally settled down in a place that he loved. He made some amazing friends, and hell, even had some school spirit. He had been involved in something big (RFR), and had fallen in love.
The group sat and talked. Their main concern was what they were going to do about the show. The entire show had started with Robbie and Travis. And without Travis' know- how they wouldn't even be broadcast. Travis wouldn't hear of it, he wanted his friends to continue to do this; it was something they all loved.
"If you guys end it, I would feel like it was an end to our friendship almost. Something has to keep my memory, right?"
"Travis." Lily said. "You'll always be our friend, just cause your in a different city doesn't change that."
He sighed.
The rest of the night the group lay around the radio station messing around and talking. Things were like they used to be. This made Robbie feel better. He wanted his friends to just be friends.
Half way through the night Robbie, Lily and Megan sat at the table talking. Travis was attempting to teach Ray how to scratch a record. He glanced up at them and Megan was laughing. It was the first time he had seen her smile since the evening they had spent together. She felt him looking at her and tried to stop herself, but failed and looked back at him. He gave her a warm smile, a loving smile. She sighed and went back to the conversation but could no longer focus on what her friends were saying.
She wanted to be with Travis. She didn't want to fight with him but at the same time she couldn't stand being around him. He was going to leave her and she refused to let herself accept that. It was easier for her not to talk to him, or look at him. Then spend the time she could with him.
It was a little after 3 in the morning when Ray and Lily finally fell asleep on the couch together, their heads at opposite ends. Robbie had fallen asleep on the floor hours ago. Megan remained sitting at the table looking through some old CD's that Robbie had sucked out of Mickey's. She had her headphones on and occasionally would play one of the songs. Travis sat in his tech booth trying to figure out how he was going to explain how to work it to whoever was taking it over.
He looked up at her and caught her wiping a tear. He flicked on his mic and lightly said hello, but this still made her jump. She didn't look at him but smiled. He grabbed a CD off of the board and walked out and sat down next to her. She unplugged her mic, turned down the song and the song played out loud.
"Here." he said handing her the CD.
She looked at it. "Travis, what is this?"
"Play it."
She sighed and played the CD. He watched her. She listened and closed her eyes as she began to realize what she was listing to and recalled their conversation on the radio show a few days ago.
He had made her a mix, literally made her, by spinning the records, of all of her favorite songs she had talked about. He continued to watch her, as her eyes remained closed. She opened them to look at him and when she did, the tears fell. He pulled her into a hug and held her. She laid her head on his shoulder and wiped her eyes and looked up at him.
"I love you too." She finally said.
"Its my dad." he said still staring out. He wouldn't look at her.
"Is he ok? What happened?"
"He got a call from work." He looked at her. "I'm leaving."
Megan's heart dropped. She didn't know to believe it. She knew she had to but wouldn't let herself.
"Where are you going?" she managed.
"Huh, back to England."
She said nothing and looked out straight.
"Megan, please understand I don't want to leave. I don't want to leave Roscoe or the show, you."
"I know, Travis."
He sighed. He didn't know what else to say to her. He did love her and wanted her to fight for him but that was just going to make it harder on him. He wanted her to accept this. Get mad at him, anything, just not to cry.
"Its weird." she said.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"I don't know, everything just feels. weird"
He looked at her. She slowly turned her head and looked at him and he could tell she was trying not to cry.
"So much." he whispered and leaned over and lightly kissed her.
"What?"
And he just nodded. He got up and she watched him. He offered his hand. She took it and the two walked to the station.
The three sat in silence.
"It can't be that bad, right?" lily asked.
Robbie just gave her a look.
Ray just wanted this to be over so he and Lily could hang out afterwards, this gave him an excuse.
Megan and Travis walked in he had a distressed look on his face and her eyes were puffy and gave Lily a desperate look. Lily went to get up, but Megan shook her head to tell her to let it go. Megan walked over and sat in the extra seat between that of Robbie's and Ray's.
Travis also sat down. Lily had asked what was going on and he proceeded to explain to his friends what he had just explained to his girlfriend. No one knew what to say, including Travis. He hated his father for this. He had finally settled down in a place that he loved. He made some amazing friends, and hell, even had some school spirit. He had been involved in something big (RFR), and had fallen in love.
The group sat and talked. Their main concern was what they were going to do about the show. The entire show had started with Robbie and Travis. And without Travis' know- how they wouldn't even be broadcast. Travis wouldn't hear of it, he wanted his friends to continue to do this; it was something they all loved.
"If you guys end it, I would feel like it was an end to our friendship almost. Something has to keep my memory, right?"
"Travis." Lily said. "You'll always be our friend, just cause your in a different city doesn't change that."
He sighed.
The rest of the night the group lay around the radio station messing around and talking. Things were like they used to be. This made Robbie feel better. He wanted his friends to just be friends.
Half way through the night Robbie, Lily and Megan sat at the table talking. Travis was attempting to teach Ray how to scratch a record. He glanced up at them and Megan was laughing. It was the first time he had seen her smile since the evening they had spent together. She felt him looking at her and tried to stop herself, but failed and looked back at him. He gave her a warm smile, a loving smile. She sighed and went back to the conversation but could no longer focus on what her friends were saying.
She wanted to be with Travis. She didn't want to fight with him but at the same time she couldn't stand being around him. He was going to leave her and she refused to let herself accept that. It was easier for her not to talk to him, or look at him. Then spend the time she could with him.
It was a little after 3 in the morning when Ray and Lily finally fell asleep on the couch together, their heads at opposite ends. Robbie had fallen asleep on the floor hours ago. Megan remained sitting at the table looking through some old CD's that Robbie had sucked out of Mickey's. She had her headphones on and occasionally would play one of the songs. Travis sat in his tech booth trying to figure out how he was going to explain how to work it to whoever was taking it over.
He looked up at her and caught her wiping a tear. He flicked on his mic and lightly said hello, but this still made her jump. She didn't look at him but smiled. He grabbed a CD off of the board and walked out and sat down next to her. She unplugged her mic, turned down the song and the song played out loud.
"Here." he said handing her the CD.
She looked at it. "Travis, what is this?"
"Play it."
She sighed and played the CD. He watched her. She listened and closed her eyes as she began to realize what she was listing to and recalled their conversation on the radio show a few days ago.
He had made her a mix, literally made her, by spinning the records, of all of her favorite songs she had talked about. He continued to watch her, as her eyes remained closed. She opened them to look at him and when she did, the tears fell. He pulled her into a hug and held her. She laid her head on his shoulder and wiped her eyes and looked up at him.
"I love you too." She finally said.