As I was stepping onto the bus I hear my name, or what one person has deemed by name,
"Prissy, Prissy. Come ride my bus." I look behind me at Pete who simply shrugged,
"I don't care." I nod and as I walk over to his bus he hops on. Once I'm on, I look to see him at the very back,
"Come here, I want to show you something." I make my way back there and look around at his studio,
"Wow, this is cool." He nodded,
"Yeah, my little sanctuary." I shake my head,
"It's amazing what they can do with a bus." He nodded,
"Yep, thank God because I would go crazy if tour buses were like Greyhound." I smiled as I sat down on the couch, he began to play something,
"This is something I've been working on. Hopefully, it'll be on the next album." I frowned,
"You guys are already working on the next album?" He laughed,
"We're always working on the next album." I sat and looked down at the floor as I listened to his song. It sounded pretty sad and depressing but I didn't say anything.
"Hey man, you riding with me?" I turn to see Nick leaning against the wall. He nodded,
"Yeah, if that's cool." He looked down at me and then back at AJ,
"Its cool man." AJ looked over at me,
"I guess I'll have to hit on you later." I laugh,
"Please, you can't get anywhere with me if you keep calling me Prissy." He seemed to think about it,
"Eh nevermind, there are plenty of fish in the sea. I'd rather call you Prissy." I rolled my eyes and held my breath as Nick sat down near me on the edge of the couch,
"Did you hear that new song my Eminem?" AJ shook his head,
"Nah." Nick laughed,
"Man, he's fucked in the head." His arm touched mine and I felt a tingle, no kidding, it was electric,
"Hey man, I bought this new game-" AJ's eyes widened,
"Is it that one I saw on your bus with the hookers, dope dealers and you can kill the cops and shit?" Nick laughed,
"Yeah." AJ stood up,
"Oh dude, let's play that." He looked over at me,
"You got to see this Prissy. It's crazy as hell." I stood up and followed them up front. Oh joy, watching grown men play video games, I could have stayed on my bus. That way I could have had adult conversations.
After forty minutes of continuous video game playing, arguing and complaining the guys gave up and AJ found a satellite station of music videos. I stood up,
"What's on your bus to eat? I'm hungry." He pointed over at the little kitchenette area,
"There's all kinds of stuff in the fridge and cabinets. Help yourself to whatever, I'm not like Nick." He laughed and I looked over to see Nick rolling his eyes,
"Huh?" AJ smiled at me,
"There are certain foods that you are not allowed to eat on Nick's bus. His favorites, you do and you'll die." I smile and walk over to grab something to snack on. Soon I felt someone behind me and I turn my head just enough to see that it was Nick. He was so close he was pressed against my butt,
"Don't mind me, I'm just looking for the chips." I stammer,
"I...I can move-" He groaned,
"Hmm, don't worry about it. You're not in my way." Suddenly, the bus slowed down and we both held onto something to maintain our balance. I held onto the counter, he placed a hand on my hip. I look over to see that AJ was totally caught up in an Anastacia video. I went back to my task at hand, difficult because Nick was still so painfully close and his fingers managed to find skin. The touch of his fingers on my waist made me breathe hard. I opened a bag of chocolate chip cookies and he leaned over me, his chin almost resting on my shoulder,
"What's that?" I had to clear my throat to answer,
"Chocolate chip cookies." He breathed in my ear and it caused me to shudder,
"Ooh, think I'll get some of those instead." His arms snaked around my waist, one on each side, which caused me to be trapped between him and the cabinet as he grabbed a handful of cookies in each hand,
"Thanks." he said before walking off. Was all that really necessary or was I imagining the whole thing? Making something out of nothing. I placed some cookies on a paper towel and poured a glass on chocolate milk. AJ was lying on one of the sofas so I sat down next to Nick. The rest of the ride Nick was quiet except when commenting on something or talking to AJ, he never said anything else to me and I had my answer, I was definitely imagining it.
Chapter 11
Total Control
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