since you’re going to try-“
“No, I’m not!”
“-Ok, fine, you aren’t going to be weird about it either so it won’t be. We’re not children, we can be adults about this.”
“I want to be friends.”
“We are.”
“Ok.” I said, confident now.
“Ok.”
“What are you doing today?” I asked, my body finally relaxing into my bed. Now that it was settled between us, I was starting to feel tired.
“I don’t have to be to work for a couple hours so I’m going to crash for a little bit now that we’re cool. Emily leaves tomorrow morning.”
“I know.” I closed my eyes at the emotion that rushed into them when he admitted he was as torn up about this as I was.
“Yeah, so I’ll crash at her house tonight and hang out until you get there tomorrow.”
“I’ll probably see you tonight too.”
“Yeah?”
“Yep, I’m going to come over for a little bit and hang out with Mikey while Emily gets ready for tomorrow.”
“Cool, then I’ll see you tonight.”
“See you tonight.”
It took all of two minutes for me to fall asleep after hanging up. I turned over on my side, my hand still clutching my phone, and passed out.
When I woke up it was ten till three. I blinked at the clock beside my bed and slowly sat up. I had about an hour until I had to be at Declan’s house. He lived about twenty minutes south of here, smack dab in the middle between Jacksonville and St. Augustine.
I decided to keep it pretty casual, knowing Dec couldn’t care less what I looked like, and just threw on some jeans, Chucks, and The XX concert t-shirt I got years ago. It was one of my favorite shirts, super worn and soft. Feeling especially hipster, I decided to keep my glasses on and threw my hair up in a messy bun. I was out the door in fifteen minutes and on my way down South.
The house was almost identical to the one I dropped Jase off at all those days ago. Male singledom, hear me roar! I parked my car behind yet another truck and walked up to the door. Lifting my finger to ring the doorbell, the door tore open and I was swooped into a massive hug from Blake, who then practically dragged me through the door and I was immediately scooped up into a hug from Trent.
“Uh guys? What’s with all the hugging, I saw you a couple days ago?” I asked. I looked over at Declan who was sitting on the couch watching us with a smile on his face. I raised my eyebrows at him since he was the only one not squeezing the life out of me.
“We got some good news today.” He explained.
“Did we fucking ever!” Trent yelled and then grabbed a couple beers from the fridge, handing one to each of the guys and me.
“Well, what is it?” I asked. Blake got excited all over again and came at me, picking me up and spinning me around, effectively spilling my beer all over my hand and down his shirt. “Whoa, Blake, put me down or I’ll puke on your back.” He dropped me so quickly; I burst out laughing at the horrified look on his face.
I went into the kitchen and found a rag to wipe the beer off my arm. I didn’t want to think about what was already on the rag, but if the state of the kitchen was any indication, it was germs. A lot of them. Walking back into the living room, I plopped down next to Declan. “Come on, Banjo boy, what’s the big news?”
“Our manager just informed us that we will be going on tour in a couple weeks for the festival circuit this summer. The big festivals. I’m talking Bonnaroo big.”
“Holy shit, guys! That’s awesome! I didn’t know you had a manager?!” I was shocked.
“Yeah, we got signed last year at a small label, we mostly do small town gigs, but this is a huge step. Frankly, I’m surprised that Bill was able to score a spot.” Declan said with a dazed look on his face. I reached over and took his hand, squeezing it.
“You’ll have to give me a list of your stops so I can come see you. This is so fantastic guys, I’m excited for you!”
“You have to come
“No, I’m not!”
“-Ok, fine, you aren’t going to be weird about it either so it won’t be. We’re not children, we can be adults about this.”
“I want to be friends.”
“We are.”
“Ok.” I said, confident now.
“Ok.”
“What are you doing today?” I asked, my body finally relaxing into my bed. Now that it was settled between us, I was starting to feel tired.
“I don’t have to be to work for a couple hours so I’m going to crash for a little bit now that we’re cool. Emily leaves tomorrow morning.”
“I know.” I closed my eyes at the emotion that rushed into them when he admitted he was as torn up about this as I was.
“Yeah, so I’ll crash at her house tonight and hang out until you get there tomorrow.”
“I’ll probably see you tonight too.”
“Yeah?”
“Yep, I’m going to come over for a little bit and hang out with Mikey while Emily gets ready for tomorrow.”
“Cool, then I’ll see you tonight.”
“See you tonight.”
It took all of two minutes for me to fall asleep after hanging up. I turned over on my side, my hand still clutching my phone, and passed out.
When I woke up it was ten till three. I blinked at the clock beside my bed and slowly sat up. I had about an hour until I had to be at Declan’s house. He lived about twenty minutes south of here, smack dab in the middle between Jacksonville and St. Augustine.
I decided to keep it pretty casual, knowing Dec couldn’t care less what I looked like, and just threw on some jeans, Chucks, and The XX concert t-shirt I got years ago. It was one of my favorite shirts, super worn and soft. Feeling especially hipster, I decided to keep my glasses on and threw my hair up in a messy bun. I was out the door in fifteen minutes and on my way down South.
The house was almost identical to the one I dropped Jase off at all those days ago. Male singledom, hear me roar! I parked my car behind yet another truck and walked up to the door. Lifting my finger to ring the doorbell, the door tore open and I was swooped into a massive hug from Blake, who then practically dragged me through the door and I was immediately scooped up into a hug from Trent.
“Uh guys? What’s with all the hugging, I saw you a couple days ago?” I asked. I looked over at Declan who was sitting on the couch watching us with a smile on his face. I raised my eyebrows at him since he was the only one not squeezing the life out of me.
“We got some good news today.” He explained.
“Did we fucking ever!” Trent yelled and then grabbed a couple beers from the fridge, handing one to each of the guys and me.
“Well, what is it?” I asked. Blake got excited all over again and came at me, picking me up and spinning me around, effectively spilling my beer all over my hand and down his shirt. “Whoa, Blake, put me down or I’ll puke on your back.” He dropped me so quickly; I burst out laughing at the horrified look on his face.
I went into the kitchen and found a rag to wipe the beer off my arm. I didn’t want to think about what was already on the rag, but if the state of the kitchen was any indication, it was germs. A lot of them. Walking back into the living room, I plopped down next to Declan. “Come on, Banjo boy, what’s the big news?”
“Our manager just informed us that we will be going on tour in a couple weeks for the festival circuit this summer. The big festivals. I’m talking Bonnaroo big.”
“Holy shit, guys! That’s awesome! I didn’t know you had a manager?!” I was shocked.
“Yeah, we got signed last year at a small label, we mostly do small town gigs, but this is a huge step. Frankly, I’m surprised that Bill was able to score a spot.” Declan said with a dazed look on his face. I reached over and took his hand, squeezing it.
“You’ll have to give me a list of your stops so I can come see you. This is so fantastic guys, I’m excited for you!”
“You have to come
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