Michigan

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Alex POV

The four of us sat on the couch under blankets, with snacks everywhere waiting for the concert to come on. The four of them ran out on stage. The crowd was so loud I didn't even hear Tobin when she started talking. I looked over to Ali, her eyes following wherever Ash was on the screen. I smiled at her, it made me happy. I remember when Ali first told me she had a tiny crush on Ash at a party my parents threw. Tobin came out and introduced them, getting more applause. They started playing a set that I knew throughly, it was probably my favorite one. It was a mixture of slow, romantic songs and some happy upbeat ones. And little, if any angry songs. If I'm being honest, I hated when Tobin wrote or played those songs. Sure, they sold, but she's so much more than pure anger now, those were the songs she used to write. Songs about her being angry at something, or going out and partying, it just wasn't her anymore. She wasn't this pissed off, party animal anymore, and I loved that.
"Alex!" Hope called, "Would ya snap out of it." She laughed. We continued to watch the show. Sometime had passed and they'd just finished one of their older songs. Tobin let out a long breath and wiped her face with a towel. She smiled and waved to the camera. She turned back to the girls and they seemed to be having a conversation. When reaching an "agreement" she turned back.
"Alright, we got something special just for you Michigan." She said. The audience cheered.
"So the other night," she rested a hand on the microphone in the stand, "the four of us went to this party. And I think we all agree, that was the best night of our lives." I shifted a little bit.
"I mean, it was so much fun, great people, and I might've, been a little high." She chuckled, as did the audience and my friends. I watched the tv, trying to use my eyes to burn holes in Tobin through it.
"We had a great time, drinking, talking, and that's what this next song is about." She said. She backed away and tossed her guitar to Kelley so she could primarily sing.

Alright, alright
Alright, alright
Alright, alright, it's a helluva feeling though
It's a helluva feeling though
Alright, alright, it's a helluva feeling though
It's a helluva feeling though

Who are these people?
I just woke up in my underwear
No liquor left on the shelf
I should prob'ly introduce myself
You shoulda seen what I wore
I had a cane and a party hat
I was the king of this hologram
Where there's no such thing as getting out of hand
Memories tend to just pop up
Drunk pre-meds and some rubber gloves
Five-thousand people with designer drugs
Don't think I'll ever get enough
(Don't think I'll ever get enough!)

I raised an eyebrow at the tv as if Tobin was standing right there.

Champagne, cocaine, gasoline
And most things in between
I roam the city in a shopping cart
A pack of camels and a smoke alarm

She started throwing her arms up, getting lost in the music. Yelling and singing with the rest of them.

This night is heating up
Raise hell and turn it up
Saying, "If you go on you might pass out in a drain pipe."
Oh yeah, don't threaten me with a good time

It's a helluva feeling though
It's a helluva feeling though
Alright, alright, it's a helluva feeling though
It's a helluva feeling though

What are these footprints?
They don't look very human-like
Now I wish that I could find my clothes
Bed sheets and a morning rose
I wanna wake up
Can't even tell if this is a dream
How did we end up in my neighbor's pool
Upside down with a perfect view?
Bar to bar at the speed of sound
Fancy feet dancing through this town
Lost my mind in a wedding gown
Don't think I'll ever get it now
(don't think I'll ever get it now)

Starting to get angry, I stood up.

Champagne, cocaine, gasoline
And most things in between
I roam the city in a shopping cart
A pack of camels and a smoke alarm

This night is heating up
Raise hell and turn it up
Saying, "If you go on you might pass out in a drain pipe."
Oh yeah, don't threaten me with a good time

I'm a scholar and a gentleman
And I usually don't fall when I try to stand
I lost a bet to a guy in a Chiffon skirt
But he makes those high heels work
I've told you time and time again
I'm not as think as you drunk I am
And we all fell down
When the sun came up
I think we've had enough

She jumped up to where Ash was perched on a pedestal playing drums. She ran around next to Ash and they started dancing as the music dropped out except for the drums.

Alright, alright, it's a helluva feeling though
It's a helluva feeling though
Alright, alright, it's a helluva feeling though
It's a helluva feeling though

Champagne, cocaine, gasoline
And most things in between
I roam the city in a shopping cart
A pack of camels and a smoke alarm

This night is heating up
Raise hell and turn it up
Saying, "If you go on you might pass out in a drain pipe."
Oh yeah, don't threaten me with a good time

She threw her arms up again and the stadium went berserk. She took a swig from a water bottle on stage for her. I stood with my arms crossed.
"Lex? You ok?" Christen asked.
"Yeah! Yeah, why wouldn't I be when I know my fiancé is out partying and drinking and getting high!" I said, sarcasm polluting my voice.
"Alex," Hope tried to calm me down.
"No, no why do I even care! I mean that's just the way things are! I mean, who are we kidding? Was she really thinking about me when she was with Selena Gomez and Kendall Jenner drunk out of her mind?" I yelled.
"Alex you know that's not true." Ali said. I slumped back into the couch.
"I just want her to think about settling down a bit. I mean, we're getting married. And soon we'll be having kids, she can't be doing this then." I said.
"And she won't. And she knows that. So maybe she's just trying to do it while she can?" Christen said. I sighed and sat down.
"Guys what if, what if she thinks this is a mistake? Like she could've done better?" I asked.
"Alex, Tobin Heath is the most in love person I've ever seen. Oh and by the way, you're the one she's in love with." Ali said. I chuckled.
"Thank." I said. "Now how do I tell her this?" I ask.
"Just tell her the whole thing, you know? I'm sure it'll work out." Hope said. I looked back to the screen, they'd just finished their last song and I turned just in time to see Tobin smash her guitar to the ground.
"I hope so."

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