The Perfect Ride

Chapter 11

Jess and I walked back to the hotel, and up to my room. Still hand in hand.

"I had the best time tonight" He says.

"I did too. Now, I guess we officially have a song too" I say. He smiled.

"Yes, we do. And, you're the best girl to share that song with" He adds. I laughed and he wrapped me in his arms. He squeezed me so tight. I didn't want to pull away. But, all good things have to come to an end, and we had a show tomorrow. I pulled away slowly.

"I need to go in before Roz comes out" I say. He chuckled.

"Yeah, well. Tell her I said goodnight" He says. "As for you, I'm not ready to say goodnight". He put his hand in my cheek and pulled me in to kiss me. Minutes later, I pulled away.

"Goodnight, Jess" I say.

"Goodnight, beautiful".

I walked inside and leaned against the door. Roz looked up at me with a smile.

"Well, are you going to say you don't kiss and tell?" She asks. I laughed and plopped down next to her.

"No. Because that was the best kiss I've ever had" I say. She smiled and smacked me playfully.

"Get it, girl" She says. We both laughed again. "Roz, he's amazing. He...is respectful, and funny, and his smile just melts my heart. He and I danced to the most beautiful song, and when he kissed me, it made me never want to kiss another man my whole life. He's that wonderful".

"I'm glad you found that, Sadie. I can tell he really cares for you too" She says. I couldn't help but smile again. Jess made me feel happiness in a way I never had before, and I liked that.

***Jess's POV***

Tonight was the best night I had ever had. Sadie was the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen. Her smile could light up a room. Her eyes sparkled like the sun beaming off the ocean. How could I not fall in love with her? I really wanted to tell her I loved her tonight, but that was too soon. I really wanted too though. I layed in bed all night thinking about her. I closed my eyes, and I felt her lips on mine. I could wait to see her tomorrow. I was hoping we could sneak away before the show and get coffee or something. It was still only March, so we didn't have many options yet. I was excited for us to get to Florida on tour so we could hang out at the beach all day. I just couldn't wait to spend every day with her. She was amazing. I was extremely lucky that she was now part of my life.

***Sadie's POV***

I woke up and instantly smiled. I kept replaying last night in my head. It felt like a dream. I turned over to see Roz, but she was gone. She probably went to meet Cody in the lobby for coffee. I wasn't the only one who met a guy here. She and Cody were becoming pretty close. I grabbed my phone and saw a missed call. It was from Ellie. I set a reminder to call her back later. Then, I looked at an Instagram post I'd been tagged in. It was from Jess. It was a picture that he took of me last night sitting across from him, drinking a sip of wine. He captioned it saying 'she's fine as a red wine'. I liked the photo, and commented back the wine glass emoji. I'm guessing he was awake too, because no sooner than I liked the photo. I got a text from him.

Jess: good morning, beautiful girl. im on my way to get some coffee. care to join me?

Sadie: id go anywhere with you.

Jess: good. because im standing outside your door.

I practically jumped out of bed to go open the door. He stood there in a plain T Shirt, and basketball shorts. I didn't feel bad for being in my pajama pants and a spaghetti strap top now.

"I hope you don't mind I already got the coffee" He says holding up two cups. I chuckled.

"Even better. We don't have to leave the room. Come in" I say. He did, and we say on the bed with our backs against the headboard.

"You ready for the show tonight?" He asks taking a sip of coffee. I nod while taking a sip of my own.

"Yeah. Yeah, I am. And, ready to get on the road" I say.

"Speaking of the road, there's something I wanted to ask you" He says.

"Oh, yeah? What?".

"Well, I was wondering if you would like to join me on my bus?" He asks. I smiled instantly.

"A bus full of boys?" I ask. He looked down.

"Yeah, I didn't think about that" He says. I grabbed his hand.

"Jess, there's only two people on my bus. Why don't you come with me and Roz? She won't mind" I say. He smiled back and leaned into kiss me.

"I would love too, baby" He says. My smile went away.

"Baby?" I ask. His face got red.

"Oh, I-I didn't mean..I'm so so-". I cut him off by kissing his lips. Second later, I pulled away.

"I love hearing you call me baby" I say. He chuckled and I leaned on his shoulder. "Don't ever stop calling me that".

"Yes, ma'am" He says before kissing the top of my head. God, I was falling fast for this guy. I could stay in this moment for the rest of my life.

***

Hours had passed since Jess and I decided on him coming on my bus tonight. Like I said, Roz didn't mind, so we gathered all out things onto our bus. It was smaller, but we could make it work. Now, we just had to wait for the show tonight to finally get back on the bus, and have the rest of the night to ourselves.

Roz and I were just finishing up getting ready.

"6:30. Better go see your boo before call time" Roz says. I chuckle wile picking up my phone to text Jess and say good luck. I was obviously going to watch him, but I knew he was getting ready right now, and with all his friends, so I wasn't going to disrupt that.

"You know, I'm glad that you and Cody are talking, because he's Cody's best friend, so it's kind of perfect" I say. 

"It is. Cody is amazing...if you know what I mean" She says with a wink. I shook my head.

"Oh, gross" I say jokingly. She laughed. She was definitely more open than I was, but that was okay.

"Is Jess good?" She asks.

"Well, if I ever find out, I will let you know" I say.

"Y'all are too cute. Sounds like true love to me" She says.

"Do you not love Cody? Is it just sex?" I ask.

"Not for me. Most the time once you give yourself to someone like that, there's always emotions involved. At least it is for girls. She says.

"Well, whatever you all have going, just be safe. And if you're happy, then I am too" I say. She wrapped her arm around my shoulder as we walked.

"You're the best, Sadie Lou" She says. I stop.

"You know that's not my name, right?" I ask. She laughed.

"Yes, but I don't care about that right now. Let's go show off for a crowd" She says and holds out her fist for a fist bump. That was becoming our thing. I hit her fist with mine before hopping on top on Buck. I really was living an amazing life. Amazing guy, amazing friends, a great family. I couldn't ask for anything better.