Love and Other Trouble {Shannon Leto}

chapter 40

We were on our way to Belgium for the next part of the tour. I had enough time to sleep and to 'air drum' before we landed in Brussels. It was so goddamn cold in Belgium! As soon as we left the airport, I started to freeze. I was such a dumbass... I forgot my winter jacket at home. I put my suitcase down and hugged myself to keep myself warm. Our taxi wasn't there, because there was a bad accident near the airport and no one could get through there. So we had to wait and only god knew how long. My fingers began to hurt and to turn into a bright red. Suddenly I felt a pair of strong arms around me. Shannon stood behind me and hugged me to keep us warm. Jared just got off the phone and turned to us. "Well... Looks like it would take an hour or more until someone could pick us up. There's no getting away or to the airport. The accident seems to be worse than imagined. We could walk to the hotel but that would take about 3 hours and it's fucking cold or we wait here until we get picked up." Except for Tim everyone agreed to wait at the airport. Well Tim was the only one with a thick winter jacket. We went back inside and looked for a cafe or something similar, where we could have a coffee... or 2...

It took 4 hours to pick us up. The passed the street where the accident happened. Glass and metal parts were still scattered across the street and the pavement. A tire laid against the curbstone. Blood turned the asphalt into a deeper shade. It must have been an atrocious scene.

We finally arrived at the hotel 5 hours later than we thought we would be. We just threw our suitcases in our rooms, changed in other clothes and headed over to the arena. No time to shower and no time to eat.

The show was over and we went back to the hotel. It was half past 10 or maybe already 11 pm. No matter what time it was, all I wanted was a hot bath and food. On my way to the bathroom, I started to undress me, although Shannon was in the same room. "I like that view." He said in this goddam deep and sexy voice. I giggled and closed the bathroom door behind me.