The Flood (Sequel to The Calm)

Maxine's P.O.V
*weeks later*



"HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!" I scream at Austin as I jumped on his sleeping body.

It was Austin's birthday today and I was going to make it the best day he has ever had.

Groaning, Austin sits up on the bed and looks at the clock. "It is 12 am babe, couldn't you do this in the morning?" He asks, sleep heavy in his voice. I smile at his sleepiness as I get into bed next to him. "Fine, I'll let you sleep but I'm getting you in the morning." I say before pecking his lips and lying down.

Let's review on what's happened in the past few weeks, after Austin did the one thing I can never thank him enough for which is sign my band to one of the best labels out there. After being told those six words 'Welcome to Rise Records Chasing Relentlessly' I let out the loudest scream my body could hold and jumped across the table onto Austin, attacking him with hugs and kisses. After Austin somehow managed to get me off of him we got a tour of the place and saw where we would be in the future, recording our first album.

I also haven't seen or heard from Tony since that night I sang onstage with them. Hopefully things aren't as awkward next time we see each other.

Austin's breathing eventually gets slower as he falls back asleep. I look over at him and smile. Words cannot begin to describe on how happy I am to have him back, no I haven't told him about me sleeping with Tony because why would I want to ruin something we just got back. Grabbing my phone I get out the bed and walk down stairs into the backyard. Over the past few weeks this has become my go to relax and clear my mind from all the bullshit in life.

Silently I lay on the grass to stare at the night sky. As time goes by my eyes get heavier as I drift off to sleep.

****

I wake up to the sound of my alarm clock going off on my phone. My eyes start to adjust to the light I realize I'm still outside where I fell asleep. Austin must have noticed I'm gone by now unless he's still out cold. I walk back into the house and up the stairs to the bedroom where Austin is in fact still sleeping like a baby. An evil smirk appears on my face as I jog down to the music room. I grab a small amp and a green electric , then go back to the room. After setting up i place my phone at an angle to record him. Giggling I turn the amp on and start playing a random riff while singing happy birthday.

Austin screams then rolls off the bed onto the ground as I keep playing. After processing what's happening before he starts recording me. After my happy birthday to him, I jump on him screaming happy birthday in his ear.

"Jesus Christ Max you're more excited for my birthday then I am." Austin says, laughing. I smile and shrug as he stands up, adjusting my body onto his back. He carries me to the bathroom and sets me on the sink as we start brushing our teeth. I jump in the shower almost immediately as Austin wanders the house to do god knows what. Laughing I start washing my hair as I hear Austin shout, I've hidden his birthday presents around the house in places I'm sure he'll look. I get out of the shower and walk back into the room to get dressed. Halfway through Austin barges through the door more excited then a five year old kid on Christmas morning.

"You didn't.... How did you..... I love you."

That's all he managed to get out before I kissed him to shut him up. "You're welcome and I love you too." I reply smiling. His first gift was two baseball bats that were customized to his liking. The first one was decked out in Of Mice & Men designs while the other was a Star Wars one that had Princess Leia all over. Austin laughs and cups my face as he kisses me again with much more force this time. Our kiss was growing more and more heated as the back of my knees hit the bed. I pushing Austin away causing him to groan.

"As much as I'd love to kiss you right now, I can't and I'm only in my jeans and socks so let me get dressed." I say, grinning as I pull the Drop Dead muscle top over my head. Austin rolls his eyes as he saunters into the bathroom. After dressing I run downstairs to feed Romeo who is on the couch.

"Hey boy!" I say scratching behind his ears. "Are you hungry? Eh boy let's get you some food." He barks twice then follows me to the kitchen eagerly as I place food and water in his bowl. "There you go boy." I smile at Romeo as he eats his food.

"Ya know today is your daddy's birthday and I'm gonna make it the best for him, you know why? Because I love him and I love you." He walks in to my lap and starts licking my face. Austin walks in with a grin on his face.

"Why am I missing out on this love fest?" I laugh and get up off the ground while placing Romeo back on the ground. "Whatever, let's bust a move birthday boy we have places to be." I grab my beanie and Austin's car keys. "Wait what about breakfast?" He asks as I slip my vans on. Grunting, I walk back to the kitchen to stop his whining. I open the pantry to find something portable for him to eat. Eventually I find a Fiber One Chewy bar "Enjoy," is all I say as I throw it at him.

****

Our car ride is currently filled with Austin's whining and bitching about where we were going and why I'm not feeding him. "Austin will it make you feel better if I play some music?" He glances at me and just nods. I hit play on the radio as Pierce The Veil starts playing. Out of the corner of my eye I see Austin shift uncomfortably in his seat. Well this is awkward... Austin's problem isn't with the band just Tony and he doesn't even know the half of it. While trying to keep my eyes on the road I change from the album 'Flair for the Dramatic' to 'Tracing Back Roots' by We Came As Romans.

"Maxine." Austin says, dragging out the 'e' in my name. I glare at him while taking an exit off the highway. "What do you want Carlile?" 'Fade Away' starts playing which causes me to start dancing in my seat while trying to sing along with Kyle's voice.

"First you deprive me of early morning sex then you don't feed me! This is abuse in some part of the world."

His complaining is slowly making me want to laugh at him more. Since he has his heart condition I had to keep the excitement to a minimum. I park the car and turn to look at him. "We are here princess." I say mocking him. "We're at a gun range, why?" Austin says getting out of the car.

We walk hand in hand inside the range, where we were met with an old guy with a braided beard. His name tag said Seth W so I guess that's his name.

"You guys here for some shooting?" Seth asks, looking back and forth between Austin and I. "Yes we are." I reply excitedly. Austin eyes bulge out of his head as he smiles widely at both Seth and I.

****

After shooting many guns at the range I finally decide to feed Austin who started his complaining in the car.

"This isn't a burger place Maxine, this is the beach." I roll my eyes and get out the car to open the trunk. Austin get out the car with a sad frustrated attitude. I grab the duffel and slam the trunk closed. Austin follows behind me as I walk onto the beach. "Can you please tell me why we are here and why you won't feed me?" Austin asks.

We finally arrive to the spot I had Alan and Tino set up while we were at the gun range. There was a large blanket spread out under a cliff type thing. "Food!" was all Austin said before he attacked one of the burgers on the blanket. While he eats I figure I might as well get changed. I find a secluded part of the beach and start changing into my bathing suit. "Fuck pants." I say as I just throw the tank top back on.

As I approach Austin who is just sitting on the blanket typing away at his phone. "Let's go swimming." I say startling him. He quickly puts his phone away and smiles at me. "Yeah let's do that." He grabs his swimming trunks out of the duffel and walks away. Curiosity is getting the best of me, who was he texting and why'd he put his phone away so quickly?" I shrug it off as Austin comes back. "Let's go!"

****

After swimming I drive back to Austin's place and stop the car. "I'm going home to get changed. Please wear something nice okay?" He sticks his tongue out at me causing me to laugh. I peck his cheek and shoo him out of the car. Hopefully he finds the rest of his presents that are scattered throughout his bedroom.

"Thalia I'm home and you better be wearing something nice!" I shout as I walk through the front door of our condo. As I walk through the house I eventually find her with a burrito in the kitchen. "Damn you Jaime and your burritos." I mutter under my breath.

"I heard that and I'm not going to dirty the dress. I swear!" She says a she take another bite. I laugh and go to the bathroom so I can shower.

After showering I stand in front of my mirror trying to do my make up. "Well fuck this!" I growl as I quit trying to put my mascara on my lower lashes. I turn to my closet to grab my dress which I was force to buy. I'm not really the dress wearing type because I look really awkward in them. This dress though I made an exception for because I feel genuinely beautiful in it. The dress is a red Vintage Inspired Body Con Dress which wasn't to long or to short.

After putting on the dress I grab my solid black vans and my bag before running out of my room, I come to a halt as I bump into Thalia. My jaw drops and my eyes come completely out of my head. She changed her dress and oh my god did she look pretty. The dress was a Black Sweetheart Cutout Dress which stopped mid-thigh. Her hair hung past her shoulders in loose curls which went completely went with her shoes and bag.

"Well don't you look as pretty a bug." I say as I pull her into a hug. She laughs then tells me Jaime is here and says she'll see me there. "Okay, let's do this." I mutter to myself as I spray vanilla scenting perfume on myself. The vans seem to complete my outfit well since I did not want to spend all night in killer heels.

****

I pull into Austin's driveway and grab my spare key before jogging up the steps into the house. Slamming the door shut, I jog up the steps to his room but stop because he's talking to somebody.

"I miss you too. Haha, I'll talk to you later."

I shake it off and open the door to the room where Austin is standing at the mirror in a pair of black dress pants and a red button down shirt. He turns and faces me with a smile tugging at his lips. "Holy shit, you look really beautiful." Austin says smirking. "Thank you but we have somewhere to be so let's go." I say with no expression. Before I could turn to walk downstairs he grabs my arm and pulls me close to him. "Thank you so much for the watches and I love you so much," he says before connecting his lips to mine. I smile into the kiss as he pulls away.

"I love you too."

****

I park the car outside the club that me and the rest Of Mice & Men rented out for the night. We walk to the entrance and walk inside where all Austin's close friends and what not are waiting.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARLILE!" They all shout as we walk in. Austin's face lights up as he realizes all his friends are here.

The party is in full swing and I'm having a good time just like everyone else. As I was ordering another cranberry juice someone walks up behind me. "You look very beautiful tonight." That voice sends chills up and down my spine as I turn to face Tony.

"Why are you here? I thought you were on tour." I say as I grab my drink.

He smirks and orders a drink also. "Phil invited me and we have an off day so why would we miss our friend birthday party?" Tony puts air quotes around the word friends. "You wanna dance?" He asks seriously. Before I answer I look over at Austin who's is also dancing with some female friends. Nodding I grab my drink and follow Tony to the dance floor, where we dance together for awhile. "I'm tired." I say as I sit in a booth.

"You ready to go?" Austin asks as he sits across from me. I nod my head and we wave bye to everybody.

I'm the designated driver since Austin drank quite a bit tonight. As I pull into the drives way, I look at Austin with a mischievous grin. We race each other into the house up to the bedroom. Once we get inside the room, I push him down on the bed and crawl on top of him kissing his sensitive spot. He moans quietly as his hands roam up my dress, causing me to roughly connect my lips to his.

"Happy Birthday." I say before taking my dress off and tossing it aside.