Fools Rush In

Chapter 9

After the show we were headed to Nevada, for two shows there. One in Reno and one in Vegas. Then we had a show in LA and we were saying goodbye to Hanson. They had a few more shows to do up the west coast but our leg of the tour was ending with LA.
As we approached Vegas in the early hours of the morning after the Reno show I was dumbstruck. It was so amazing. The whole city was lit up. It literally took my breath away.
"I love watching you when we enter a new city," Drake said, pulling me close to him. "Your whole face lights up like a kid on Christmas."
"It's just all so amazing," I said, still in awe. "I don't even know how to thank you."
"For what?" he asked. "I told you I just gave you a push. You made the decision to change your life."
"For giving me the world," I said, looking him in the eye. "You can play humble all you want. But you know I wouldn't have done any of this if it weren't for you. You gave me all of this."
I kissed him passionately.
"Well, not the whole world," he said, smiling when we parted.
"Close enough," I said, kissing him again.
"Can ya guys wait til we get to the hotel?" Mike, the bassist, groaned. "I'm sick of watching you guys make out."
We giggled into each other's lips and then separated.
"So don't watch, Mikey," Drake said, smirking.
"Were almost there," Mike said. "I think you guys can control yourselves for a few more minutes."
"I don't know," Drake said. "Have you seen this woman?"
I blushed.
"Yeah I know she's gorgeous," Mike said. "But just try."
Drake laughed, and took my hand.
"I'll try," he said. "But it'll be hard."
I placed my other hand between his legs, and whispered, "I think it's already hard."
He growled sexually into my ear, "I am going to devour you."
He started nibbling on my earlobe and kissing my neck. I felt the electricity shoot through my body.
"Can you drive faster?" I asked, my voice cracking as his lips hit my collar bone. I felt him smile on my skin, and he looked up at me.
When we got to the hotel, we could barely contain ourselves long enough to get checked in and get up to our room. We had barely closed the door to our room when we began stripping each other.
The next morning was a blur of getting ready and heading to the venue. We did sound check and did the Walk again with Hanson.
We had dinner then had a couple of drinks before the show. After the show, we all decided to hit the town. We didn't have to be in LA until the day after tomorrow so we all decided to live it up a little and celebrate a great tour early.
"Thank you guys so much," I slurred a few hours and several drinks later. We were walking down the strip heading to another club in one of the casinos. "For giving me this opportunity and for letting me be apart of your show."
Taylor laughed, "She gives a good acceptance speech."
Drake laughed, "This is the part where you thank God, and the man who made this all possible, Drake!"
"Ha ha, stupid," I joked, swatting at him. I missed and we all laughed. "But seriously thank you Dray. I couldn't have done any of this with out you."
I put my arms around his neck and kissed him.
"Aww baby," he said. "You're making me blush."
I laughed, "Seriously, I love you so much."
"I love you too," he said, softly. And kissed me.
"Shit just got real," Zac joked, as we passed a phony wedding chapel. "You guys should totally get married."
We laughed.
"Yeah okay, Zaccy!" I said, laughing. "You gonna be my maid of honor?"
"Sure!" he said, and courtsied. "It'd be my pleasure!"
"Don't I get a say in this?" Drake laughed.
"No," I said. "Zac and I decided you and I are getting married."
He laughed, "Well alright then let's go."
He grabbed my hand to pull me into the phony wedding chapel.
"Taylor, as my first crush," I said. "You get to give me away!"
"You got it babe," he laughed, going along with the gag. "It'd be an honor."
"I guess that leaves me as best man!" Ike exclaimed. "Score!"
We all laughed. Drake paid the man at the counter for their biggest fake wedding package they had. We even had an Elvis impersonator "marry us."
We all thought it was hilarious. Taylor Instagrammed a picture of all of us after the "ceremony," and then we all continued on our way to the next club. The rest of the night was a blur.
I woke up the next morning with a splitting headache. I saw the fake wedding ring on my hand and laughed.
I shook Drake awake.
"Good morning husband," I teased.
"Good morning wife," he laughed and kissed me. We ordered breakfast and got ready to head to LA.
As we were collecting our things, I noticed some of the receipts from the night before. I glanced over them when I saw it. It was a marriage license. It looked like a real marriage license.
"Um Drake," I said. "This fake license looks so real."
"Huh?" he said, coming over to me. He took the paper from my hands and read it. "This can't be real. It was all a gag. That place wasn't one of the real chapels. They would've told us that right?"
"Yeah, I think so."
Drakes phone started ringing.
He answered it, "Oh hey mom. What? No it was a gag. A joke. We were just playing around we went to a phony - what? Are you sure? Yeah. Oh my god. Ill take care of it. No it wasn't supposed to be real. Yeah I'll get it straightened out. I love you too. Bye."
"We have a problem," he said. "This is a real license. Apparently we made the tabloids. TMZ obtained a copy of the license. We're actually married."
"No," I said, shaking my head in disbelief. "We were just fooling around."
"Apparently we were," he said. "But the chapel wasn't. They sold the scoop including pictures to the media."
My eyes widened, "Well, we'll get it annulled. No big deal."
"Yeah," he said, nodding. "Let's just get to LA and we can straighten this all out."
As we were leaving the hotel we were suddenly attacked by a bit of a media frenzy.
"Congratulations," they yelled. "How does it feel to be married? Drake tell us about your new bride? Who is she? Why wasn't Josh invited to the wedding? Are you going on a honeymoon? What made you decide on a Vegas wedding? How drunk were you last night?"
We just walked passed them to the parking garage. We got in the van and ducked down so they didn't see us.
"Well this was a great publicity stunt," Mike said, climbing into the drivers seat of the van. "People are definitely gonna be talking about you now man. This will help album sales."
"We thought it was a gag," I said.
"Either way," Mike said. "Your managers gonna be thrilled."
"Yeah I'm sure," Drake said.
We were about half way to LA when Drakes phone started ringing again. I saw the name on the screen it was Paydin.
He hit ignore.
"Don't want her to congratulate you?" I asked.
He chuckled, "Yeah somehow I don't think that's what she's calling for."
"Duh," I teased.
He didn't say anything. He was really distant to me the whole ride to LA. The band dropped us off at Drakes house in Los Felize, and we set up a time to meet them at the venue the next day.
"Are you mad at me?" I asked, when we got in the house.
"No," he said, coming over to me. "Why would I be mad at you?"
"You've just been kind of distant," I said, embarrassed that I started this conversation.
"I'm sorry," he said. "I'm just trying to figure out what to do."
"It's easy," I said. "Well just get it annulled like I told you in Vegas."
"It's not as simple as that," he said. "I mean sure that's what we would do if we were average people. I'm not a huge celebrity by any means. But if we rush to get this annulled it starts looking like I have problems and the media will start scrutinizing everything I do. Next thing ya know they'll be saying I need rehab."
I laughed, "So what are you saying? You wanna stay married?"
"I don't know," he said. "I have to take the best course of action here for my career and you have to do the same."
"I don't have a career silly."
"Not yet," he said, smiling. "But you will."
"You realize it's going to look bad to some people no matter how you spin it," I said.
"I know," he said, and kissed me. "Well work out a plan. Let me make some phone calls and my mom will be by later to drop off the dogs. Well figure this all out."
I nodded, "Okay, lead me in the direction of a bathroom. I want to take a hot bath."