Can You Chase Away The Darkness - Fuenciado

Chapter Twenty-Two

Vic's POV:

I woke up to the sound of nearby cars passing by, I never was the lightest sleeper. I noticed a lack of Jaime in my bed and got up to investigate. Pulling on a hoodie and sweat pants, I made my way through the bus. From what I could tell Mike was in the shower and Tony was still asleep. But yet Jaime was nowhere to be found. I wandered over to our table to see a note left there. 

'Away to get brekkie, will bring back food for you guys too. Back soon, Jaime' 

I found myself smiling about how thoughful it was. It was weird, I was well and truly in love. There was no backing away now and I loved it, I hadn't felt this alive in years. Typically I had one night stands or short relationships, nothing ever lasted longer than a few months and that was okay with me. Most of the time I had my choice between various pretty girls and that was alright with me, until now however. I had found something special with Jaime, he had been right under my nose the entire time. 

"You are hook line and sinker, aren't ya'?" Mike laughed, coming into the area of the bus I was in. 

He was referring to the fact that even a simple note with no more than three lines from Jaime was enough to make me grin like an idiot. 

"I might be" I laughed. 

"He better be back soon, I'm so hungry I could stab somebody" Mike added.

Just as he finished, Jaime wandered through the door. Despite the fact that Mike immediately focussed on the food, I notced that Jaime looked flustered. He wasn't his usual cheery self as he entered the bus. I looked him up and down as Mike practically snatched the bag of food from him. 

"You okay?" I asked, quiet enough so Mike wouldn't hear.

"Yeah I'm fine" He said, painting on a fake smile. 

Something was up, but I wasn't sure I wanted to know what.