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Joe finally notices the bracelet when they get back to her dorm room.

"Where'd you get the bracelet?"

"Jordan gave it to me. It's got a charm from each city you guys went to. It's pretty don't you think?"

Joe runs his finger over each charm. "Yeah babe it's beautiful. When did he give it to you?"

Katherine grins at him. "When I went inside to use the restroom. He stopped me on my way back out. You aren't mad are you?"

Joe isn't mad, just surprised Jordan got her such a personal gift. This shows Joe that Jordan was thinking about her on tour, in every city they went to. It's a sweet gift and it seems to make her happy.  "No Kate, I'm not mad. I'm glad you two are still able to be friends."

Joe gets undressed and climbs into bed. He doesn't want to waste anymore time talking or worrying about Jordan. He only has a few weeks before they go on a much longer tour. This time they'll be gone for three months, but it's all U.S shows, he's really hoping she'll come out on the road with him for a little while. He'd love nothing more than to have her there with him.

When Katherine crawls into bed with Joe he wraps his arms around her. "So we leave in a few weeks and I was really hoping I'd be able to talk you into coming out on the road some this summer. Since you'll be out of school and all."

"I'll be taking summer classes Joe. I'm trying to get out of school as soon as possible. The busier I stay in school the less time I'll have to miss you. Plus the sooner I get done with college the sooner I can start my own career then we'll be equals in our relationship and I'll feel like I'm ready to start the next chapter of us."

Joe pulls her closer to him. "The next chapter? You think about us in the future tense like that?"

Katherine turns over in his arms so her head can lay against his chest. "Yeah, don't you?"

"Yeah I do. I just didn't want to say anything. I was afraid I'd scare you off. I think about a lot of things I'd like to happen in the future for us." Joe's a little embarrassed to admit this to her. He was sure she didn't think about things like he did.

"Joseph I think about our future all the time. I think about what it'll be like to marry you and someday have babies."

The mention of babies makes him a little nervous. He's not even eighteen yet, so the thought of having a baby is a little scary. He reminds himself she's talking about the future after she gets done with college and they're much older. Knowing she thinks about them that far in the future though makes him very happy. "You think about us having babies? Really?"

"Yeah. I picture us with at least one little boy with curly blonde hair and eyes that are the bluest of blue. Just like his amazingly handsome dad." Now it's Katherine that's embarrassed. "But that's not going to happen for a very long time"

Joe changes the subject. "So your birthday. I know Jordan already talked to you about it, so will you for sure come to Jones Beach and let us celebrate with you?"

"Yes that sounds like a wonderful plan. I can't think of anything better than spending my birthday with you and the guys."

The next few weeks they spend every spare minute together. Joe is gone some doing press for their new album release. They filmed a couple of music videos for the first two singles off the upcoming album.

Katherine gets to go with him to both video shoots. It's amazing to watch them. She is always so amazed to see how far they've come since she first met them. Joe has changed so much. He was such a little boy when they first met. He had braces and was small for his age. But now he was filled out, he was letting his curly hair grow out more. She loved his curls so much.

Katherine dreaded him going back on tour. She hated being away from him now that she was used to having him with her every night. She couldn't imagine being apart for three months.

He'd be gone until September and then she'd be back in school full time. They'd see each other in July for her birthday though, so they just had to make it to then. She has a couple of classes to keep her busy and if she got too lonely or sad she could go work at the fan club with the Moms and sisters.

By the time he has to leave again they both feel very confident and secure in their relationship. Again they promise to try and talk on the phone every night.

"Kate I love you so much. I hate that I'm leaving you again. Promise me that if things get too bad you'll let me know. And I'll do the same. It's not like we can't find a way to see each other, I'll be in the U.S this time. I can fly back to see you when we have a day off. Or I can fly you out to me. We can make this work. Please just promise you'll be honest with me if you ever start doubting that okay?"

Joe's last weekend home he and Katherine barely get out of bed. They make love every day, most days more than once. It's like they're trying to have sex for the days they'll be apart. Joe didn't expect this to make him miss her even more, but it did.

Joe finds himself touching himself during their first phone call on the road.

"Joe why are you breathing so heavy? What are you doing?"

Joe stops what he's doing. "Nothing. I'm not doing anything."

She giggles. "Are you touching it while we're talking? That's kind of sexy. Keep doing it, I want to hear you."

Joe continues to pleasure himself. "You do it too Kate. That way it'll be like I'm touching you while you're touching me."

It's something new for them and at first Katherine wasn't sure how she felt about it. They didn't do much talking, they just listened to each other breath and moan and that was enough to turn them on. Joe thinks maybe next time, though that might prove challenging since he is back to sharing a room with Jordan.

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