Keep the Storm Clouds Back

.I Know All I Need To Know By The Way That I Got Kissed

A/N: Please don't hate me for this, but I'm going to work in some different POVs, okay? So don't flip out. 

Sandra's POV

The next morning, when I opened my eyes, I was disappointed at first. I looked around the shabby motel and was reminded of where I was. It was still dirty. It was still freezing. I was lying on a bench-style seat that was upholstered with vinyl, which only made it feel colder. But...Steven was here? I'd thoguht for sure everything about Aerosmith having nearly crashed into the building was a dream. But it wasn't and that made my entire day. Fuck, it made my entire life worth living. 

"Morning, beautiful" Steven said, walking out of the bathroom. 

I smiled as I stood up and looked for the rest of the band. Or anybody, for that matter. "Where is everyone?" I asked, confused.

"Jim's in the back, and the guys are in a room. I slept out here" Steven explained. But Jim had told me there were no empty rooms. I guess things that can't happen for nineteen year old runaways can happen for celebrities. 

"Oh. Hey, Steven?" It felt awkward referring to him by only his first name. Were we really to a first-name basis yet? I didn't know, but I also thought that it would be awkward to use someone's last name after they'd kissed me. That's more than a hand shake. Or was I making too much out of it? Steven was known for kissing fans; maybe I'd imagined it being as romantic as I had thought it was. What if I was delusional and it had actually been a peck on the cheek? Maybe he was just being nice. Probably. 

"Yeah?" He looked up from his phone. 

I walked to the far right corner of the small room where a small table was set up with a Mr. Coffee perking. There were foam cups, creamer, and sugar. That was all I needed.

"I don't know if you'll, uh, remember this. But I, uh, I said I loved you or something stupid like that." I tried to forge my nerves into some kind of stpid fake laugh to keep things light.  "I don't know. I just want you to know that I understand that the..." I hesitated before finishing. "kiss, didn't really mean anything. I mean, you kiss a lot of people..." I trailed off, knowing how ridiculous I sounded.

Steven's POV

I hate that about girls. They really have to complicate everything. I felt like I loved this girl and here she was doubting it. And I know it's probably too soon to love her, but I just can't explain how I feel when I'm around her.

"Sandra, please don't say that. That...that kiss did mean something. I really don't know what it meant though. I just know that there's something about you I like. It's like we're meant to be together".

I watched as her expression grew from doubtful to a slight smile. She finally said, "I'm hungry, what about you?" And I knew I loved this girl. She had a way of hiding what she felt but I could see right through it and that told me all I needed to know. I got right up and looked out the window to check on the weather just as Joe and everyone else came walking into the front lobby, in a single file line.

Sandra's POV

I doubted that any place would be open today. Judging by the way it looked outiside, it seemed that the entire world was closed. Despite everything, I couldn't help but smile and keep an upbeat atitude. Everything seemed perfect. Even if Steven was lying through his teeth about loving me, I didn't care.

About a half an hour later we got my car to run. It took us at least twenty times of starting the ignition, flooring the gas and killing the engine for it to finally start.We drove off trying to get comfortable in my car. There were six passengers and a driver; you do the math.