The Tour

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"You've been a wonderful Pensilvania thank you so much!" I shouted into my microphone leaving the stage hugging my parents tightly as I exited.

"Thank you" I whispered to them both holding them as closely as I could. They had watched the whole of my set from start to finish with smiles never leaving their faces. I couldn't stop glancing over to them focusing on my dad's small hand claps and mums lip syncing to the songs I used to write in my childhood bedroom.

"I'm so proud of you" my dad said as I smiled. All I ever wanted growing up was to do this. This was my dream. To be the singer on the stage not the fan in the crowd. I'd made it work and I'd done it with the support of everyone else around me.

"Can we ask you something Nic?" Mum said as I nodded concerned slightly

"Can we watch the boys perform tonight?" She blurted as I looked at her confused

"You've seen them so many times before mum" I said she nodded clearly knowing I was correct. And I was correct. She had seen them multiple times on the first U.K. tour they were on when Luke and I first met and asked her to come visit.

"That was a few years ago though. Will be nice to just enjoy some more live music" she said as I hummed in response

"I don't see why not" I said as she hugged and thanked me as if I was the parent and she was the child who had been allowed to buy sweets after begging for a prolonged period of time.

"You've got about 15 minutes though till they go on" I said as they both nodded

"We can wait here" my dad said as I nodded

"Well I'm going to go to the bathroom I'll come back in a moment" I said feeling awkward stood at the side of the stage.

I quickly swung my body around and made my way across the venue starting to visualise the comfort of my hoodie and leggings I can quickly change into before I go back to the side of the stage to watch the boys perform. Something I hadn't done since the very beginning of the tour.

"I just saw my future in laws stood at the side of the stage" a voice behind me said as I shook my head knowing exactly who it was and made my way into my dressing room knowing he was hot on my heels

"Can't run away from me Nicky" he said following me into the room

"Get out Luke" I snapped as he placed himself on the couch "I'm not going to ask you again Luke. Leave" I said sternly as he shook his head and took out his phone

"You know it's really nice your parents want to watch our set" he said as I hummed a response to him knowing he would most likely leave if I ignored him and gave him little to work with.

"I've missed them a lot, they've always been so nice to me" he muttered as I nodded and grabbed my hoodie and leggings off of the chair at the makeup desk in-front of him

"I can't wait to visit and see Steve, god I haven't seen that little dog in ages will be nice to see him again" he said as I nodded once again. He was trying to push any button he could think of. He wanted a reaction and clearly a big one before he went on stage. Wanted to make me feel like crap before I had to watch him for an hour. But it was my turn to make him feel like crap. I didn't want him to win this time.

As a silence hit the room I slowly slid the small crop top I'd worn on stage over my head revealing my bare chest to him as his eyes widened at my sudden movements. I smirked at him before turning around and slowly pulling down the shorts I had on revealing nothing but the small thong I had on underneath. I was vulnerable right now but this was nothing he hadn't seen before and I did politely ask him to leave me alone. He just happened to come in as I decided to get changed.

"Fuck" I heard him whisper as his voice got noticeably deeper

"Problem?" I asked as he shook his head

"This is far from a problem" he said standing up as I raised my eyebrows at him

"Might want to sort that out before you go on stage" I said pointing at the obvious tightness that had occurred in his trousers

"You could sort it out" he said as I rolled my eyes and slid the hoodie over my head

"Dream on... not my fault you followed me in here and can't control yourself around me" I said as he took a deep breath in clearly biting his tongue seeing what I was trying to do as I pulled my leggings up my legs

"You shouldn't of gotten basically naked in front of me" he said as I shook my head

"And I think you shouldn't get turned on by your ex girlfriend but here we are" I shrugged as he looked at me speechless

"Like I said I suggest you go sort yourself out" I said patting him on the shoulder as I began walking towards the exit "Break a leg tonight" I shouted as I left smiling at myself shocked at the wave of confidence I'd had to just do that.

My walk was fast as I wanted to get out or his way before anything else was said or shouted across the hall. No one else needed to know what had happened in that room. Before I knew it I was back at the side stage sat peacefully on top of one of the tour storage boxes with my parents stood comfortably infront of me.

"You seen Luke Nicky?" Calum shouted up the stairs towards me as I shrugged my shoulders

"Nope"