Warped Love

26.

Shelby's POV

Today was the last day of Warped. Tomorrow I get to fly to LA and see Michael. I get to hug him as much as I want and stay with him. I try to hide how excited I was but Parker could always tell when I was happy.

After walking around for hours to meet fans and catch sets, Parker called me. "Dude, get back to the bus. Now." And she hung up. She knows I hate when she does that. What the hell was wrong? I basically run back to the bus and fling open the door, "What the hell hap- holy shit." And there, standing, was the lead singer of one of my favorite bands. Jeremy McKinnon. I stopped in my tracks. I probably would have stood there and stared forever if he hadn't said something. "Hey, you're Shelby. Love your band." He extends his hand, wanting me to shake it. I shake it, still in shock. Okay, first of all, he knows who I am. Second of all, HE SAID HE LOVES MY BAND WHAT THE HELL. "Thanks." I say, god, I probably sound like such a dickhead. I don't know what to say! Why is he here anyways?? They aren't on warped this year??

"So, basically, I heard you were a fan of ours." I nod, of course I was. "Do you know the song 'I'm made of wax, Larry, what are you made of?'" He asks. "Yeah, of course I do, I know every word." I say confidently. "Would you want to sing it with us?"

HOLY

FUCK

Keep it together, Shelby. Stay cool. "Yeah, that'd be awesome." I say. Okay, that was good, now just don't say anything to make yourself sound stupid. "We're playing a surprise set today, for the last day of Warped. Meet us at the main stage at 7:40, we play at 8." I nod. We hug and then he leaves. This is like Deja Vu.

I'm not going to freak out.

"HOLY FUCKING SHIT" I yell. Parker hugs me. "This summer has been the best time of my life."

I walk off the bus, not knowing what to do. I was the happiest I'd ever been. It was only 4:00, and we'd already played our set and had a signing. I decided to get some food from catering and maybe call Michael to tell him the good news.

I went through the line, getting a veggie burger and some fries, Warped catering was always the best, and searched for a seat.

"Hey Shel! Over here!" I turn around to see Austin Carlile. Okay, obviously he's talking to me, because he said my name, but why?

I walk over to Austin eating alone and sit down with a "Hey." He smiles and puts a fry in his mouth, "Thanks again for filling in for us that one day. God, I'm glad my voice is back. I hated not being able to talk." I nod, "Yeah, I lost my voice in the middle of warped last year. It sucked." I'm sitting here having a conversation with one of my favorite people in the world and I'm surprisingly doing okay. Austin speaks up, "So, the reason I called you over was to ask you something." I raise my eyebrows, waiting. This could go great or terribly wrong. "Would you want to do guest vocals on our new album?" Holy shit. YESYESYESYES. I have to keep my cool. "Really? Yeah, of course. That would be like a dream come true." I show him my "&" tattoo and he smiles, "Awesome. We don't record for a couple of months but I just wanted to make sure you wanted to because I love your voice." I blush, "Thank you, that means a lot." He smiles and goes back to eating his cheeseburger. My phone buzzes so I pull it out of my pocket.

One new text from Michael♡: "hey babe."

I smile, I'll answer it later.

One new text from Michael♡: "entertain me"

One new text from Michael♡ : "I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU"

One new text from Michael♡: BABEEEEEEEE"

Austin raises his eyebrow at my phone constantly buzzing. I blush and pick up my phone to answer the texts. "Boyfriend?" Austin questions. I text back, "I'm at catering with THE Austin Carlile, I'll call you as soon as I'm done, I have exciting news :) p.s. I can't wait to see you too." I shrug, "Not officially. I'm flying out to stay with him tomorrow." I smile, thinking of how much fun, and interesting, staying with 4 boys will be. "Would I know him?" Austin asks. "Michael Clifford?" "Oh yeah, he's cool. It's really awesome that his band is bringing guitars back to the radio."