Vacation Eyes ~ A Joe Jonas Fanfiction

Chapter Twenty-Four: Leave Before you Love me

As Leave Before You Love Me started playing, I looked around to see if Tessa came back into the room yet. Spoiler alert, I am pretty sure she is still in the lobby, potentially crying her eyes out. I wanted to run after her, but instead, I stayed in the concert like a dummy.

    "You know, you should talk to your friend," A girl in a Jonas Brothers red heart tee said to me. "She's probably upset at you right now."

    I could tell the girl was just trying to start drama. I mean, she looked eighteen and was wearing a yellow Sacramento State T-shirt. Since she graduated high school, what has made her life better? Absolutely nothing. She probably misses the drama she dealt with when she was in high school.

    "She needs space," I responded, going back to the concert.

    As the song got toward the end, Joe Jonas walked toward me and gestured to me to dance on the stage with them. I modestly refused, but then the security guard came to get me and brought me onto the stage. He laced his fingers into mine and he had his other arm wrapped around me.

    "This isn't exactly the most romantic song to sing to," I told Joe. He chuckled.

    "I know," He responded. "It's just my favorite one."

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    As the song finally ended, Joe and his brothers went from side to side, bowing for the audience. Then, Joe took my hand and brought me backstage. They were getting undressed in the other room and I was standing out there, texting Tessa and hoping she would reply to my texts.

    I texted: Tessa, I didn't mean to keep a secret from you!

    I texted: I'm so sorry!

    I texted: I know I screwed up!

    I texted: Please tell me you're okay!

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    The brothers got out of their dressing room looking at me crying, feeling torn apart about Tessa not responding to me. I sighed, wiping my tears off before they could see them. Joe walked over to me and I put my head down. I didn't want to look at him at that moment.

    "Hey," Joe put his hand under my chin. I shook it off but he put it back there. "Look at me."

    I finally surrendered and looked at Joe. I looked into those beautiful hazel eyes. I need to remember that this is all fake.

    "What's bugging you?" He asked me.

    "My best friend I have known since middle school is furious at me and you think I'm not going to be upset?" I snapped.

    Joe looked at his brothers and then looked at me. He hugged me tight, but not the same tight level Tessa hugged me at. This time, I can actually breathe. I hugged him back and for some reason, I felt safe in his arms. A weird kind of safe I never felt in anyone else's arms before.

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    As I wiped my tears off, Joe was talking to his brothers and I was talking to the management crew.

    "You know, you and Joe are a cute couple," One person on the management said to me as he was gathering everything and reloading it back into the second tour bus.

    After about five minutes of me talking to the backstage crew, the brothers finally walked over to me.

    "So, we have something to ask you." Kevin led the conversation with.

    "We were wondering if you wanted to join us for the rest of the United States tour." Nick said.

"Or at least, the rest of the tour you and Joe have this contract for." Kevin added.

    I looked at Joe and then at Nick. I grabbed the signed T-shirt and then walked out the back door where the tour buses were and I rested my back on the wall, tearing up all over again.