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The next day, Adam, Briana and Payton spent the day together. They had great time. It was soon time for Briana's date with Randy. She was excited about the date but she hoped it didn't hurt Adam or Payton. She really liked them both and she liked the friendship they had. She got ready for her date and just as she was finishing getting ready, she hear a knock on the door.
"Randy, hey." She said opening it.
"Hey, are you ready to go?" He asked her.
"Yes." She replied grabbing her jacket and purse.
They headed to the restaurant and had a nice dinner. She knew that something was off with this but she didn't know what.
"What is going on?" She asked him as they made their way back to the hotel.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"I mean, you haven't really acted like you are happy about this date." She said to him.
"Sorry. I need to be honest with you." He said quickly. "I asked you out in the hope that Adam would get jealous and realize how much he likes you. I'm sorry."
"Wow, so, you didn't want to go out with me." She said a little hurt.
"I'm sorry. I only wanted Adam to realize how much he likes you." He replied feeling bad.
"Great. Thanks for the evening." She said when they got to her door. "And I appreciate you making me look and feel like an idiot."
She walked into her room and shut the door. She couldn't believe that he would do that. She packed her stuff and headed out. She just wanted to go back home and she did have to get back to work. She caught her flight and headed home.
The next morning, Payton was hoping to have breakfast with Briana. But when she got downstairs, she only saw the guys. She immediately ran and sat beside her favorite guy, John.
"Where is Briana? I want to have breakfast with her." She asked him.
"She checked out last night." Jay said.
"Why?" Payton asked. "She didn't say goodbye to me."
"She left after the date with Randy." Jay said. "It didn't go well, did it Randy?"
"No." He replied.
"What did you do?" Adam asked.
"I told her I only asked her out in the hope that it made you jealous and you realized how much you like her." He replied.
"Randy, why would you do that?" Adam asked.
"I wanted you to get jealous. Adam, you like her. Just give it a chance. Go out with her on your own and have a normal date." Randy said to him.
The other guys were quiet while Randy was telling Adam about things. They couldn't believe that Randy would do that and it was obvious that it hurt Briana because she left without saying goodbye.
"I want to see Briana." Payton said to John. "Can you call her?"
"I will call her." Adam said to her. "And when we get home, I will fix this, okay, ladybug?"
"Okay." Payton said as their breakfast arrived.
Adam stepped away to call Briana. He hated that this got her upset and caused her to leave. He called her cell phone and listened to the Alter Bridge song she had as her ringback.
"Hey, this is Briana, I can't get to the phone because I am out living my life. Leave me a message."
"Briana, it's Adam. I wanted to call and make sure you were okay. I am so sorry that Randy did that. Please call me." He said on her voice mail.
After hanging up, he walked back to the table and sat down. Payton was eating French Toast and talking to John about the Chipmunk movie. Adam laughed because John actually looked like he was listening to her.
"Did you talk to Briana, daddy?" Payton asked just stopping in mid sentence.
"I left her a message." He said to her. "She should call me back."
"Adam, I am sorry. I never thought she would leave." Randy said to him.
"I know." Adam said before going back to eating.
Everyone finished their breakfast and then headed back to their room to get ready to go. They were heading to Valdosta, Georgia for the next show. Since it wasn't that far from Jacksonville, the guys decided to drive. Jay, Chris and Randy were in one car ,while Adam, John and Payton were in the other one. Adam drove and John kept Payton entertained for most of the way until she fell asleep.
"She is a bundle of energy." John said to Adam once she was asleep.
"She is that and she likes spending time with you." Adam said with a laugh.
"Yeah, I was wondering why she likes me more than the other guys." He said to him.
"Well, John, how can I say this? You are my daughter's first crush." Adam replied. "She is intrigued by you."
"She is?" John asked him with a smile.
"Yeah. You are her favorite guy. Why do you think she helps you wash your cars and listens to you talk about them?" Adam said with a laugh. "And why she wears that orange shirt you gave her all the time."
"I had no idea." John said with a laugh.
"It is normal. All little girls have that first crush. The person they are convinced they will marry one day." Adam said back with a smile. "She is convinced that she will marry you one day."
"Really?" John asked with a bigger laugh before looking at the little blond in the backseat sleeping. "She says that?"
"Yeah, all the time. Now that she know how to write sentences and things, she writes it all the time and loves to play wedding. I am surprised she hasn't talked you and the other guys into playing wedding with her." Adam said as they drove toward Valdosta.
"She hasn't yet." He replied as they hit the city limits of Valdosta.
"She probably will." He said just as his phone started ringing. It was Briana. "Can you answer that? It's Briana."
"Yeah." John said getting Adam's phone. "Hello."
"Hey, this isn't Adam." Briana said. She knew Adam's voice.
"No, it's John. Adam is driving right now." John said to her over the phone.
"Oh, well, can you just have him call me? I am home so, I will pick up." She said.
"Not a problem." John said hanging up. "She said to call her when you get a chance."
"Thanks, John." Adam said to him.
"I know we have said this but she is a great person. I know you guys would work." He said.
"She is a great person. John, I like her but I don't know what exactly I want yet. I was thinking about taking her on a real date just us." He said as they got near their hotel.
"I think that is a great idea. You guys are friends and you should just let it play out and see. But you were jealous when Randy asked her out." John said as they pulled into the parking lot of the hotel.
"I was huh?" Adam said with a laugh.
"Oh yeah." John said getting out.
Adam opened the back door and got out Payton who went back to sleep on his shoulder. John got their bags and they headed in. They got checked in and headed to their rooms. Adam put Payton on her bed and then went to call Briana. He wanted to apologize for Randy.
"Hello." Briana said answering.
"Briana, it's Adam. Sorry about not getting your call." He said to her.
"That's okay. So, what did you need?" She asked him.
"I wanted to apologize for Randy. I didn't know that was what he had in mind when he asked you out." Adam said walking into the other room so, he wouldn't wake Payton.
"It's okay. It just, it hurt to think that was the only reason he asked me." She said. "For girl, getting asked out is a big deal and when it is done for some other reason, it hurts."
"I'm sorry. Briana, there is another reason I wanted to talk to you." He said waiting a minute.
"Okay." She said to him.
"I wanted to know if when I got back, if you wanted to go out with me? Just me." He asked her.
"I would like that." She replied. "Call me when you get back and tell Payton I am sorry I didn't say goodbye before I left."
"I will. Bye, Briana." He said.
"Bye, Adam." She said hanging up. She was glad that he finally thought he was ready and asked her out. She knew that he still probably wasn't completely ready and she understand that. So, she was going to let this play out and see where it went. If they were meant to friends, that was great, if more, that was great too.
After hanging up with her, he walked back into the other room and found Payton awake.
"Hey, ladybug. Did you have a nice nap?" He asked her.
"Yes, but I'm hungry." She said to him.
"Okay, let's go get some lunch." He said picking her up.
"Can we asked Uncle John to go?" She asked batting her eyes at her dad.
"Yes." He replied as they walked out and next door to John's room. He hoped eventually her obsession with John would play out.
They knocked and invited him to lunch. He first said he was going to nap before the show. But once Payton batted her eyes at him, he caved and said yes he would. They went down stairs to the hotel restaurant for lunch.
"I want a hamburger." Payton said to the waiter while looking at the menu.
"Okay." Adam said to her. "The same."
"I will have the same." John said to the waiter.
"Okay." He said walked away.
"Payton, Briana said she is sorry for not saying goodbye to you before she left. She said when we get back, she will take you shopping." Adam said to her as the waiter brought their drinks.
"Okay. So, Uncle John, are you going to watch me tonight while daddy is in a match?" She asked John.
"I guess I can." He said to her.
"Good. We will get everyone else together and play wedding. I will be the bride, you be the groom, Uncle Jay will marry us and Uncle Chris can be the flower girl." She said giving him a little smile.
"I'm sure Uncle Chris will love to be the flower girl." Adam said with a laugh just as Chris, Jay and Randy walked up.
"I will love being what?" Chris asked as he, Jay and Randy sat down.
"Being the flower girl at my wedding." Payton said with a smile.
"Okay. What is everyone else going to do?" Chris asked.
"Uncle Jay will be the person who marries us. I'm the bride, Uncle John is the groom and Uncle Randy, you can be the best man." She said as the waiter brought their lunch.
"Sounds good to me." Jay said.
"Yeah, I always knew John would one day be related to Adam." Randy said with a laugh. "Now, he is his son-in-law."
"Shut up." John said with a laugh.
"Guys, let's eat." Adam said to them.
"Okay." Jay said.
They enjoyed their lunch and headed up to their rooms. They had a show that night and wanted to rest.
Please Review!! Next chapter, the date between between Adam and Briana and Matt makes an appearance.