We�re going to leave in another hour or so. To somewhere. All I know is that I won�t be here anymore.
I didn�t even get a chance to say goodbye to her.
Shower before we leave, climb into bed as soon as we start moving.
Back to the same after concert routine.
*
�Would that work?�
The three men stood around me, my back against the wall so they blocked me from any other pair of wandering eyes in the room.
Damn obvious red hair.
�Yeah, probably. He�ll be pouting too much to notice anything. You might even have to go all the way to the back to drag him out of bed.�
He�ll already be asleep? It�s not even one a.m. yet.
�I don�t want to wake him up.�
�He didn�t say he�d be asleep. Just in bed. Nick likes to mope in bed.�
Who doesn�t?
�Kara, you sure you want to do this?�
Taking a deep breath, I turned to Xander.
Hell yes I want to do this. I just don�t know if it�ll be a good idea.
�Do you think I should?�
A.J. held up his hand to stop whatever response Xander had planned to give.
�He didn�t ask if you should do it. He asked if you wanted to.�
Sigh.
�Think these are sufficient directions?�
I held out to Xander the piece of paper I�d dug out of my bag for inspection, trusting his sense of direction more than mine.
�Yeah, it�ll get you to our side of town. Is this where we should meet you?�
I nodded, taking the piece of paper out of his hands.
�Alright. We�ll be there.�
Sighing again, I turned to A.J.
�Tell the other guys I�m sorry I didn�t get to say goodbye to them. And� it was good seeing you again.�
He pulled me into a hug, whispering into my ear.
�He�s not such a bad guy. Just� take in consideration that you mean a lot to him even though you haven�t spent much time together.�
I pulled back, giving him a weak smile.
God I�m nervous.
Looking at Marcus, I let out a deep breath, trying to psych myself up.
�Let�s go.�
*
Tinted windows are great things.
I wouldn�t even need this towel around my waist, but� I don�t want to get up to get rid of it.
Why in hell don�t I just crawl into bed and go to sleep? The sooner I sleep, the faster it�ll be morning and I�ll have things to take up my time. Besides missing Kara who I didn�t get to say goodbye to.
Or ever kiss her.
And now she�s gone again.
Dumbass.
And I can�t seem to get out of my head this image of rolling around in bed with her. Then waking up to that beautiful woman lying next to me� just to do it all over again when she wakes up.
Groan.
�Hey Nick! I have a present for you!�
*
I feel pale. I actually feel that I�m pale.
How bizarre.
Standing on the steps of the large furnished tour bus, I prepared myself to hear his heavy footsteps coming towards us. But there was silence for a few painfully long moments.
�Leave �em up front. I�ll look at them later.�
No! Look at �them� now!
Taking the directions from me and handing them to the driver, Marcus and the driver conversed for a while before both turning to me.
�So you�re the girl that has our boy all mopey and whiney. I can see why��
I blushed as he looked me over.
�Well, I�m Steve. If you need anything, just yell. I can beat Nick up no matter what he tells up. These directions should work, and I�ll make sure to take my time.�
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