Publicity • mgc

23. The Promo Vacation

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No one ever agreed to this vacation, but it was happening nonetheless. Three bands, two girlfriends, and four extras sharing a home for the next two weeks. It was like the Jersey Shore, except they weren't Italian and weren't in New Jersey.

"Why did we agree to this?" Dakota whispered, walking through the airport and fanning herself with with her brochure.

Karina sighed, trying not to fall asleep. The plane ride was long and some stupid kid kept everyone on first class awake due to excessive crying. "We didn't agree, Guy did." Guy was beginning to get on everyone's last nerve. The vacation was a payed vacation, sponsored by some app who wanted publicity and a traveling agency who needed good reviews. Guy was getting money, so he shipped three of his bands along with some friends to Bali, Indonesia.

"If Nina doesn't quit looking over here I'm going to kick her face in." Jennifer muttered, casually looking down at her pamphlet.

Before they left, Karina had a visit to the hospital to check on her hand. They wrapped it up with gauze this time and wrapped two of her fingers together with a cast. They questioned why the inside of her cast was wet, but she didn't want to say she got pushed into a pool by a crazy bîtch just a few days ago, so she settled with telling them she accidentally showered with it. They told her that she still wasn't allowed to swim with it, so she had to stay away from the luxury of the pools and beaches.

"You can't. She's my problem. If anyone is kicking Nina's face in, it'll be me." Karina muttered back, rolling her eyes and walking towards Michael. He was taking care of Karina pretty well, making sure she was always smiling and comfortable. Ashton noticed all of this, making a mental note to thank Michael later.

Michael immediately grabbed Karina's hand, not intertwining their fingers, just loosely holding it. "Hey baby, how was the plane?" He softly asked, swinging their hands back and forth. Luckily for them, no one knew about their flight, so no fans and no paparazzi had a clue they had just landed.

Karina's heart fluttered and she grinned to herself. "You've got to be kidding me. You didn't hear that annoying kid?"

Michael shrugged, shaking his head. "I knocked out." He chuckled, opening the doors for Karina and letting her step out. They stood outside, waiting for the rest of the gang to come out so they can pile up in their SUVs.

Karina sighed. "God, I wish I could've. I hate kids."

"You won't hate ours." Michael absentmindedly blurted, his cheeks turning pink.

"I'll love ours, I promise." She responded, leaning up and softly kissing Michael on the lips. He grinned, intertwining their fingers and chuckling. He knew she was just joking, but her response did flatter him.

Danielle was the first one to walk out, watching the way Karina and Michael softly talked while playing with each others fingers. Nina walked by, crossing her arms and leaning her weight on one hip. "What a whore," Nina said, scowling deeply and shaking her head. She scoffed, "first Ash and now Michael. A slut at it's finest." Danielle furrowed her eyebrows, looking between the new couple and Nina. "Just a question," Danielle said, grabbing onto Luke's arm as he passed by. He tugged her along as she said, "will you ever stop bitching about someone else's life?"

Ashton walked past as well, watching Nina's confused face. "Will you?" He asked as well, frowning deeply and shaking his head. He left Nina standing there.

Since Ashton did Karina so dirty, he felt like he really had to defend her now, at all costs. She was still important to him, and her happiness means a lot.