Fresh Start

Secret Destination

We got our stuff and got in the minivan. Alex came with us. He was probably going to spend the day with us. We let him sit in the seat this time.

"Can I sit on your lap?"

"No, Michael."

"Please?"

"Nope." He paused. "Luke, come sit with me."

"That's not fair!"

I scooted over to Michael. I had both of my shoes off.

"Oh my god, I forgot my shoes."

"Oh my god, I forgot to put my pants on."

"So did I," Ashton added.

"And me."

"I did too."

We all laughed.

When we got to the hotel I looked at us. We looked like idiots. Four guys without pants (again), a girl without shoes, a member of All Time Low, and six other girls. And we all squeezed into the elevator again.

"Wait. What are we going to tell Liz?"

"About what?"

I pointed at my foot, the four pants-less boys, and my other bare foot.

"The truth?"

"He bit my foot!"

"We'll wing it."

"Fine." I got really nervous. What would we say, damnit?

We opened the door.

"Hi Liz."

"Good morning, Michael." She didn't say anything about them having no pants. Must be typical.

"Skylar, what happened to your foot?"

I've got this. I just have to think fast.

"Some people with heels accidentally stepped on my foot."

As long as she doesn't look at it, it's fine.

"I disinfected it," Alex chimed in.

"Okay."

"And I found out I'm severely allergic to wasps." I told her the story.

"It must've been a pretty bad morning for you."

"Not really." I smiled.

"You know Liz, you can adopt Skylar. She's a lot like Luke. They seem like typical siblings."

"Michael!" I can't believe he said that.

"Maybe I will." She looked at me. "You wouldn't mind that, would you, Skylar?"

"Not at all but I'm really not like Luke." Michael looked at me. "Okay, maybe a little."

"And it's the beginning of tour so you'd get to come with us."

"I'd help however I could." Why does Michael get my hopes up?

"I'll be right back. Michael, come with me." He followed Liz out of the room and he shut the door behind him. Then I realized that I was in the room by myself. They all walked out. Hmm.

I sat on Michael's bed until they came back in. "Come on, we're taking you somewhere."

"Is everyone coming?"

"You, me, Liz, Ashton, Calum, Luke, and Alex. We're taking the bus."

"Really?"

"Yeah."