'Get up, Taylor ! We have to drive 12 hours to Texas ! This job is very important to me !' I said throwing her wadded up clothes on her face. I rushed to get ready, today was the day i was going to do my first concert photo shoot . Taylor finally rolled out of bed, throwing her messy blonde hair in a ponytail she asked 'Whose concert is this anyways ?' as she yawned. ' BLESSTHEFALL !' I nearly screamed , struggling to get my pants on. Finally , we packed our things into my truck , and prepared ourselves for the long drive.
As I pulled up to the concert venue, we both let out excited screeches. 'How come you didnt tell me about this ?' Taylor asked bouncing in her seat. 'I just didnt want to jinx it. And here this is for you' I smiled waiting for her reaction. 'VIP TICKETS !? ARE YOU SERIOUS !? YOURE THE BEST COUSIN EVER!' she screamed and roughly kissed my face as I parked the car. 'Do me a favor and DONT do that again.' I laughed nudging her arm. We got out of the car , trying to look professional but overwhelmed with excitement i grabbed my camera bag and ran inside , with Taylor following close behind me.
I bursted through the doors to the venue, and rushed in impatiently , and in doing so crashed into someone , soaking both me and the stranger with the drink they carried. 'Oh my god ! I am so sorr...' I immediately stopped , 'Elliott !?' I was instantly embarrassed. By that time i realized it was Starbucks that stained both of our clothes. He just smiled 'No, its really okay. I have plenty of clothes back stage.' I felt my face growing red 'Ill go buy you another drink... Im extremely sorry.' 'Its really okay.... Im sorry , i didnt catch your name..' he said wiping the whipped cream splatters off his face. 'Oh , Hi ! Im Bae.' I said sticking my hand out to shake his. 'I got paper towels !' Taylor said running back from the bathroom. She handed them to me and I started to clean up the mess off the floor. Elliott grabbed one of the paper towels and wipped coffee of my face, smiling and began helping me. 'Go get ready for the show .. I got this under control.' i smiled back .
Shirt still stained with coffee , I sent Taylor off to get Elliott something from starbucks and sleep before the show. With the little time i had to myself I started to look around. 'Hey!' Elliott said behind me. I turned around when he laid his hand on my shoulder. 'Oh hi again.' I smiled with the embarassment flooding back to my face. 'Do you need to borrow a shirt or anything ?' He asked, seeing that i was still wearing the stained shirt. 'Oh no , Its okay ... I took away your coffee , i couldnt ask for a shirt.' I joked. 'No , really its no problem at all.'He said grabbing my arm and leading me to his dressing room. When we entered the room , Eric and Beau were sitting on the couch drinking their Starbucks. 'OH this is the girl who spilled your coffee.' Eric said jokingly as he got up and approched me. 'What gave it away ?' I smirked. 'Hi , Im Bae.' I said as we shook hands. 'So are you from around here Bae ?' Beau asked. 'No. Im actually from Florida.' I said taking the shirt Elliott handed me. ' WOW ! What are you doing out here ?' Elliott asked , shocked. 'Im the photographer tonight...' i said looking at the sideless shirt Elliott handed me. 'Is there a place i can change?' i asked , then they pointed me to a door across the small room. I went in and took off my stained shirt and tossed it aside , putting on the shirt I was given over my bra cover. I took my hair down and pinned my bangs to the side. As i was about to walk out i heard Eric say 'Man , shes cute.' As i walked out Elliott whispered 'Dude , shut up.' as he nudged Erics arm. They all starred for a second , until Eric stood up , before he could say anything i smiled and said 'Im going to go get my camera set up.. Thanks so much Elliott .'
As I set up my equipment , I heard the boys coming around the corner. By now backstage was getting a bit crowded. They stood about 10 feet away from me laughing and cracking jokes. When I looked over i saw Elliott , He was smiling at me, I smiled back and looked back down. He was so cute. I was lost in thought, some how my mind had wondered off and I didnt notice Elliott come sit on the stage beside my camera bag. 'That shirt looks alot better on you.' which brought me back to reality. I blushed, and im sure he noticed because he scooted closer and whispered 'Follow me!' then he jumped off the stage and walked away, I did as he instructed and followed. We ended up back in the dressing room. He sat me on the couch , then walked over to a bag. When he came back i realized i left me shirt in here. 'Oh thank you... Im sorry, today has been so unreal, my mind has been somewhere else.' I said watching my hands wad up the dirty shirt. Elliott watched me closely , and lifted my chin, leaning in to kiss me. Before he could the door swung open and the rest of the band entered the room talking over eachother. They saw me and Elliott sitting closely on the couch. They all broke out with 'Awwwwwwwwwww!!' I smiled and lifted myself from the couch 'Thanks for finding my shirt.' and I left the room.
'BAE!' I heard Taylor call. I just couldnt get Elliott out of my head. 'Bae ?' Once again my fantasies were snatched from me by reality 'Oh hey Taylor! Sorry its been a LONG day already.' I laughed. When I spotted Elliott I told Taylor I'd see her after the show and ran off to him. 'Hey Elliott , You gotta sec ?' I asked 'Yeah , whats up ?' he responded. I pulled him in a direction away from all the people. We finally found a place quiet and empty ' I have something for you.' I said handing him a $25 dollar Starbucks gift card. We both laughed. He pushed the stray hair back behind my ear , lifted my chin ,and kissed me. His lips were warm and soft , I never wanted to stop, but in the distance we both heard 'SHOW STARTS IN FIVE MINUTES!' meaning this moment was coming to an end. When the kiss ended , he looked at me with his beautiful , bright eyes , smiled and walked away.
As I walked to take my place at the foot of the stage, I saw Elliott , Eric and Beau talking to their manager , but looking at me. I took my place at the foot of the stage and prepared myself for the show to begin. I watched as the crowd went crazy as Beau took the stage with the rest of the band following close behind. They blew the roof off the place. They were so energetic and fun to watch , I couldnt help getting distracted every once in awhile.
After the show , I saw Elliott smiling, making his way through the crowd, never once breaking eye contact. 'HOW'D YOU LIKE THE SHOW?' He screamed over the crowd, grabbing my waist to pull me closer. 'It WAS THE BEST SHOW I EVER SEEN!' I replied. 'I HAVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT !' He said as he pulled me towards the backstage area. 'So I talked to our tour manager Tim, and we want you to come on tour with us.' you could tell he was more excited than i was. 'WHAT ?! ARE YOU SERIOUS ?!' I exclaimed fighting back tears of joy. ' Yeah. We were talking about wanting to do tour pictures and videos so our fans can see what we are ALL up too when we are away.' he smiled 'You up for it?' I jumped in for a hug 'YES !' I screamed, kissing his face. 'How about we go get pancakes to celebrate ?' Eric said talking from around the corner. We both laughed as the entire band walked around the corner. I guess they seen I was overwhelmed with happiness and on the verge of crying because they all pulled me in for a group hug. 'Hey has anyone seen Bae ?' I heard reaching my arm out the group yelling 'IM OVER HERE TAYLOR !' 'Whats going on ?' she asked obviously confused. 'We want her to come on tour with us and do our pictures.' Eric stated pulling out of the group hug. 'WOW ! That's fucking awesome Bae. This seriously must be the BEST birthday ever for you !' She said taking Erics spot in the long unnecessary hug. 'Its your birthday?' They all asked in unison, Picking me up and carrying me back to the dressing room. 'So Bae, were just gunna get cleaned up and head out to celebrate you coming with us and your birthday!' Eric said as he searched for clothes. Elliott looked at me with his gorgeous blue eyes , smiling and I couldn't help but blush. Jared came and sat by me 'So we are headed to Mexico next, But we get tomorrow off so we will be in Texas until tomorrow night, Do you need to get clothes or anything?' He asked. 'No seeing as im not from around here, im a girl, And I over pack, I think ill be okay. If not ill buy new clothes wherever were at.' I smiled.
Finally everyone was ready to go out to the IHOP right up the road, We all piled into the bus where the boys showed me my bunk and told me where to put my things. By the time they showed me everything, we were stopped in the parking lot of the greatest pancake place ever. We sat at our table and they asked me and Taylor about our hometown and our lives. After I felt we all knew each other pretty well, I changed the topic to a less serious conversation. I stole a quick glace at Elliott, who laughed at a funny story Taylor was telling about some fucked up things we did together as kids. I guess my glace turned into full blown staring and daydreaming because I didn't realize Elliott smiling at me, 'Are you okay?' He chuckled. 'Huh ? Oh ! Yeah I am fine... Just lost in thought! Im so grateful. Thank you guys!' I replied a tad embarrassed that I was just caught. 'For what ?!' Beau asked. 'You guys being so nice to me and my cousin. Giving me the opportunity I've WAITED FOREVER for! I am the luckiest girl alive !' I smiled glancing at each of the members.
