Time Goes

After

Rose's POV

"THANK YOU SAN FRANCISCO! YOU ROCK! GREAT SHOW!" Shawn voice rang through the microphone.

He scanned the crowd, smiling at girls. When he got to me, his eyes rested on mine for a split second longer, then continued to move throughout the crowd. He picked up his water bottle, slung his guitar around his side, and walked off stage. My heart immediately sunk. I looked at my best friend Emma with my eyebrows furrowed together in a knot.

"Rose! Don't make that face. It'll be ok, we had an amazing time. We got to meet him once and that's more than we could have ever wished for. Be happy!" she held my shoulders and smiled at me.

I smiled sadly back at her and glanced around the room watching other girls rush out of the venue doors. We sat down on the steps by the stage to stretch out our legs and relax. We sat and talked about the show and our meet and greets for what seemed like ages. I was hugging Emma tightly, thinking about how blessed I was to share this experience with my best friend. I felt a large hand land on my shoulder and whipped myself around quickly to see who it was. Geoff Warburton was standing there with a look of determination and purpose on his face.

"You're Rose, right?" he asked me.

"Uhm.. y-yes, I am Rose!" I stammered, trying to keep in my emotions.

"We found a phone charger with your name on it. Just thought you might want it back." My hands immediately dove into my bag feeling around for my charger. I swore I saw it in there during the show!

"Rose, Rose! I'm only kidding," he laughed. "You and your friend, come on with me. Shawn wants to see you!"

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I grabbed hold of Em's hand and squeezed it tightly as we followed closely behind Geoff through a set of hallways behind the stage. What was happening? How could something like this actually be coming true? I smoothed my light army green Brandy Melville dress and unconsciously ran my fingers through my hair.

Shawn nonchalantly walked towards us from around a corner. "Hey love, how'd you like the show?" He was looking directly into my eyes.

"It was amazing! You are honestly one hundred times more talented in person, I don't understand it," I nervously laughed.

He looked over to Em with an expectant look on his face. "I agree with everything Rose said. It was so amazing!"

He smiled. "Well I told you earlier I wouldn't be forgetting you. So why don't we go have some fun in the city!"

"Are you being serious?" He nodded 'yes' at me. "Ok, I need to call my mom real fast then to ask her if she minds."

"Tell her we can give you a ride back home too, no worries at all," he gave me the warmest smile.

"Jack and Jack are in the city tonight also. They had a meeting earlier this afternoon, so I'm gonna call them up to see if they wanna hang out with us."