Tour the way: Book 2

Failure To Launch

"Come on. We have a whole world to see." I said that to him a whole week ago. I couldn't believe that time could pass that quickly. Especially since before that, it had seemed to drag on. The two of us had been through a lot and jumped through many hoops of fire in the past year. Some of which included lies, distances, and possible cheating, but that's another story. It had still made the end game all that much sweeter. It may have only been roughly 7 days since I left, but since I was with him and all of our friends, it felt like it was just yesterday.

"...So I'm taking my time on my riiiiiide" I heard Mitch sing on a high note. I stood on the side as I swayed to the music. I could feel Avi's base vibrate through the speakers and through the soles of my shoes. It was hard to believe that I was actually here. We had already seen so many amazing things while I was with him. Europe was amazing. It had been my dream to see and experience it even though I spent most of it on it my own. The others had so much work to do while on tour, I had only got to spend a total of one or two days with him. I know he had work and it meant a lot to him, so I wasn't going to stand in the way of that. as much as I missed him, I managed to keep myself entertained. It sucked how he would be exhausted by the time the show was over, but I understood how rough it could be and it wasn't like I was just an accessory that hung around. I actually got to have a little input for some choreography every now and again.

I was ripped from my thoughts when the climax of the song came to a rise. A smile came to my face and I thought to myself "Its worth it." Avi stole a glance at me and smiled back at me. I shyly pushed a lock of my hair away from my face and adjusted my glasses. After the set was finished, we still had some time on our hands.

"So, we have the rest of the night off." Scott said. "What do you guys wanna do" he asked.

"Erica and I have plans." Avi quickly answered while grabbing my hand.

"We do." I asked. Avi game me a look that I couldn't quite read.

"We sure do." he said. We said our goodbyes to the others.

"We'll see you guys back at the bus I guess." I said as I felt myself being pulled away. Avi pulled me into a nearby green room. "Avi, what are you doing?" I asked. He remained silent. " I thought you were going to pull my arm out of its socket. What is wrong with you?" I asked hoping to actually get an answer this time. Without saying anything, he kissed me. He kissed me so deeply, I had forgotten what was happening around us. I didn't question what was he was doing. I missed him too much. To be perfectly honest, I had missed his touch. I couldn't remember the last time I could actually inhale his presence or just genuinely enjoyed him being near me. In that moment, I had realized just how much I missed the late night conversations and how much he made me laugh. Being with him made me forget just how much time was passing around us and feeling him touch me with that much passion brought it all back. It brought me back to the night of our first kiss in front of my apartment building and how it felt the first time he called me his girlfriend. Just then, I started to feel myself being backed against the door and never once did I leave his embrace. He pressed his body against me and I rested my hands on his shoulders. He trailed kisses down my neck and I ran my fingers through his hair. I felt my brown skin began to burn with sensation everywhere he touched me. I tore off his leather jacket and could here a small groan escape from his throat. Just when I was feeling like I was starting to have the upper hand, I was surprised by what he did. With no warning, I felt my feet leave the floor and both my legs were wrapped around his waist. I gasped and he looked at me with the single most devious look he had ever given me. It was as if he read my mind and decided to get the jump on me. My heart was pounding a mile a minute, but I didn't mind it. As he smiled back,  he winked at me and continued. My jean jacket had already been removed so that he could get even closer to me. I felt him kissing down to my collar bone and his hand fiddling with the hem of my shirt. I soon felt his hand slowly trail it's way up my spine which made me release a small moan. Just then, I thought I heard a small clicking noise. "Did you hear something?" I asked sort of out of breath.

"Nope." he said breathing onto my neck. I could still hear it, but it was louder this time.

"Let me down." I said lightly patting his back.

"What?" Avi asked breaking away from me, but it was too late. I felt a force push the door behind me open sending me toppling forward. I made an attempt to get my feet back to the floor but before I knew it, Avi and I had fallen to the floor.

"Ouch." I groaned as I rolled over to rub my knee.

"Are you guys okay?" We heard Scott ask. "I was just coming to get my phone and I think the door was jammed." he said.

"Great way to live the tour life Erica." I thought to myself.

"Well, that was a little more than embarrassing." I said later as Avi and I were walking hand in hand through the streets of London.

"Don't worry about it."He reassured me. "I bet Scott wasn't even able to put the two together."

"You're a terrible liar my love." I said laughingly. He laughed and put his arm around me after giving me a slow dancer's twirl with our hands still connected. "I guess it's not too bad." I said. "Its not like our first time was going to be in a green room against the back of a door." I smirked at him. It was true. The two of us hadn't exactly "Done it". Between my dancing and his touring, we mainly focused on just being together for the little moments we could get. I was in no rush though, and I know he would never pressure me into it. He didn't say anything to my comment. "Wait, you didn't think that we would..." I trailed off. "In there? Like that?" I asked. His face turned a little red. "Avi, you devious little..." but my words were cut short as he pulled me closer only to tickle me. I laughed at his gesture but pretended to fight him off. Avi placed his fingers under my chin, and brought my eyes up to meet his gaze

"I'll try to contain myself next time." he said. "I just can't make any promises." I saw a small fire in his eye that matched the one igniting within my stomach. I felt the blood start to rush to my face and he moved a stray hair from my face. I stared at him when my vision started to become a little foggy. "Are your glasses fogging?" he asked laughingly.

"No!" I backed away from him trying to cover it up. "Why didn't I put my contacts in this morning." I repeatedly asked myself.

"Classic Erica." Avi said.