It's Not an Existential Crisis

Chapter 45

Chapter 45

~many months after the wedding~

*****ARIELLA's POV*****

I finally got comfortable after our long day of driving. It was Phil and Artie's turn to have the bigger bed in the back so Dan and I got the bed that can also be turned into a couch. Not the most relaxing spot on a tour bus but it's better than the floor.

Dan had been asleep for awhile. I could tell because his breathing was heavier than normal and his arm wrapped around me had gone completely limp. I carefully turned toward him, quietly laughing to myself as his mouth was open slightly ajar. With my free hand, I moved his hair out of his eyes causing a sleepy smile to appear on his face.

"You still awake?" He whispered- eyes still closed.

"Yeah."

"Come here," He sat up a little bit for me to lean back on him, "just close your eyes and hopefully you will fall asleep soon."

He soothingly kept running his fingers through my hair which immediately made my eyes begin to grow heavy.

"Goodnight," I mumbled as my mind slipped away from reality.

"Goodnight," He yawned.

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Thud.

"Ow..."

I opened my eyes which took a couple of blinks to adjust to the brightness of the room. Dan was on the floor rubbing his elbow.

"What happened? Why are you on the floor?"

"I don't know, I felt the bus bump and then now I'm here."

"My bad, hit a pothole. Couldn't avoid it," yelled the bus driver.

I got up out of the bed to help Dan up. Once he stood up, he grabbed my hands and wrapped them behind his back.

"Good morning," He smiled down at me.

"Good morning," I hugged him tighter and rested my head on his shoulder.

"We're almost there!" Phil ran from the back of the bus all the way to the front window like a little kid.

"Where?" Dan asked. We have been so many places that both he and I sometimes forget which city we are going to next.

"Danny- Vegas! Remember?!"

"Oh right!" He pushed past me toward the window as if I was chopped liver.

"I'm so excited!" Phil jumped around like a little kid.

Artie walked out of the bedroom with major bed head while her eyes were still half way closed, "Can we keep the excitement to a minimum? I haven't had my morning coffee yet."

The boys just laughed while a thought popped up in my mind.

"Hey boys, it just came to me... What did happen in the lost footage of the notorious 'Vegas video'?"

Dan shot a sly look over toward Phil who couldn't hold back his laughter.

"What?! What happened?" I asked desperately.