A Beautiful Mistake (Before You Exit // All The Way Tour Fan Fiction)

Chapter 5: What Am I Doing Here?

One band had just performed on stage. Hollywood Ending, I think? Never heard of them before. They weren't bad. Two more sets before All Star's set. Four boys stepped on stage— they looked like any other band with the flippy hair, plaid shirts and skinny jeans. A baby-faced dark haired boy greeted the crowd. You could hear all the girls go wild as he said "Good evening! We are Before You Exit!"

They were about to play their first song. Suddenly Lexi yanks my arm and pulls me away from the stage. I try to pull away and scowl at her. She gestured to come with her. I notice the guys are making an exit as well. "Where are you going?" I ask. Why are they leaving now? The show has barely started.

"Don't worry, ASW doesn't play for another two sets. C'mon, Brody found something fun to do"

I paused and looked back at the stage where the four boys were playing. What's better than seeing this show? I guess I'll have to follow my old friends to find out. We make our way through the service exit. I find myself standing in the back parking lot. There were a few buses and a couple vans. OH MY GOD.

I spot the boys carrying a cooler, setting it down and handing each other some beers. I haven't had one of those in a while. I was a bit reluctant to walk closer. I stood there by the door, almost frozen.

"Hey Red! Are you gonna join us or what? We won't bite!" Terry yells from across the parking lot

"Sorry, I'm just... are these their tour buses? OMG" I lie as I walk towards the badly lit figures ahead of me. I took a seat on the rough asphalt next to Terry and Lexi. Jarod and Brody were too busy running around the lot doing cartwheels and backflips. Those boys are definitely ADHD. I realized how much I missed those boys. I hear the hiss of a bottle opening and the clank of a cap dropping to the ground. Terry hands me a cold glass bottle.

"Here ya go!" He says

"Thanks" I mumble as I look down at the bottle and fumble with it in my hands. I took a little sip. Just one bottle won't hurt right?

Silence.

We can hear the muffled sound of the band performing and the crowd, as well as Jared and Brody's laughter.

"I miss this" Terry says breaking the silence. I turn my head to him. The light from the parking lot lamps illuminated only one side of his face. I've forgotten how good he looked. There was a little sparkle in his amber eyes.

I sigh "Yeah, me too." I look down and I realize, I've downed the whole bottle of beer. "Hey, can I get another one?"

"That's the Red I remember" says Lexi "You haven't changed one bit. I was afraid that prep school was going to eat you up."

Terry hands me another bottle and chug it down. The bitter taste hits my tongue and I can feel the heat travelling to my stomach.

"I'm gonna go see what those two knuckle heads are up to before they break something" Lexi says as she gets up. She vanishes as she goes through the parked vans and buses. It's just me and Terry now.

"So... wanna go for a walk around the lot?" He says as he gets up and reaches his hand out to me.

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"Oh my GOD" terry says with a genuine surprised look on his face. Like a kid opening presents. "It's open!" he half whispers trying to fight back the giggles. His cheeks are a bright red. I don't know how many bottles he's had. Heck I'm not exactly sure how many I've had. I feel like I'm floating on waves. I'm struggling to find my balance and I can't stop laughing. I walk towards him and almost fall on my face, but he manages to catch me even in his drunken state. He pulls the bus door open and leads me into the bus.

"This is soooooooo cooool" I say... or at least I think that's what I said, I'm pretty sure my speech is slurred right now. Terry takes me hand and pulls me to a little couch. We plop onto the couch together still laughing for no exact reason. I kind of feel good being around him again despite my dizzy state. I haven't laughed like this in a long time. We run out of breath laughing and I catch myself locking eyes with him.

"I know I keep saying this, but I miss this a lot. God, I missed you... guys so much"

"I missed you too Red" Our faces were dangerously close right now. I felt like I should back away, but there was something keeping me in that position. I could feel his warm breath on my skin. Before I knew it, I felt is soft lips touch mine. I couldn't think. It just felt so good. Then I did something stupid: I kissed him back. He placed his arms around my waist. It felt so weird, but so familiar at the same time. His fingertips were a bit cold from the bottle he was holding. It made my skin tingle. No one's touched me like that in a long time and I'm pretty sure he was the last person to do so. loved the feeling of his warm mouth all over mine, but I was a bit shocked when my lips touched his cold lip ring. I could feel his hands all over my back. I wrapped my arm around his neck and ran my fingers through his hair.

"I missed you so much" he says in between the kiss as he takes a deep breath. I fill his hands slip under my shirt. He starts kissing my neck and I fight back a moan..

"I still love you" He says.

I catch his hand before anything happens. "Wait....wait. Terry..."

He withdraws his hand but he continues kissing. He lifts my shirt up a bit and leaves soft kisses on my stomach. It feels so good.... But I just remembered... he has a girlfriend... and I have... I have a-a... a Chase.

"Aw c'mon Red" he whines as he continues kissing. He tries to work his way back up to my lips, but I push him away as best as I can. Which is not as good. I t doesn't work. I avoid his lips. "Terry, no.... I can't do this" He continues and kisses more aggressively. I don't want him to stop but I have to tell him to stop. "Stop... Terry stop, please" I whimper. Then, one last time I really try to push him away. "I have a boyfriend I blurt out" this time he stops.