Risk it for the biscuit || Roadtrip

Chapter 7

Couple of days have passed so quickly and Annabelle couldn't be more proud of the decision for applying to Blair's post. When she came back from the holidays, she was scared that end of summer would be boring, but those days so far, were the best ones she ever had. Boys made a disclaimer to roadies about why and who their trial manager was. Annabelle was really stressed, considering there were some hate comments describing her as a 'psycho, lucky b..tch', but boys said she shouldn't care about it.

On her first day, boys showed her the town, as it was a cool way to get to know each other better. She definitely perceived that day as the funniest one as everyone was joking around and doing pranks to each other. She also went to Asda, feeling a bit embarrassed as from Roadtrip's vlogs she knew they'll probably get kicked out.
And they did.
But to be honest, she wasn't surprised by it. Rye went to the children's section to get a suit for a 3 years old and then tried to put it on, while stealing flowers from the shelf and searching for anything looking like a box and a ring, assuring everyone he wants to propose to Brooklyn. Annabelle was recording it all for the vlog, laughing loudly; she was shipping Rylyn so much more after that.

Now, she was sitting on the sofa with a book in her hand, chilling after a long day of work. Firstly, she went to the studio where she had a chance to look closely at the boys rehearsing. Blair was giving them some tips that she memorised as well, knowing they'll come in handy one day. Then, boys recorded a new cover, while she helped to organise a scenery so they could record a clip straight after that. Now, it was nearly 10 pm, but her work for the day didn't finish as she knew that Mikey will come soon to show her how to edit videos. This wasn't one of her responsibilities, but she decided that as she isn't really helping much in the management side, she could help boys edit their vlogs or covers.

"Hey, are you ready?" Mikey asked, as he came into the room, shirtless. The essence of the fresh lemon travelled into Annabelle's nose, suggesting he just came out of the shower. She loved how comfortable, all of them felt near each other, only couple of days after meeting. She also, was wearing a long, grey t-shirt dress with shorts that were her temporary pyjamas. Technically, she didn't ask boys if she can stay over yet, but she hoped they'll allow her to, considering how late it was already.

"Yes, let's do it" Annabelle replied, moving a bit so Mikey could sit next to her. He took a laptop and passed it to her, so she could do the actual edit, while he was sitting closely, showing her different buttons. They were editing the last vlog from Asda, bursting into laughter every 5 seconds, while other boys walked into the room.

"Oooh Mikey, remember the no girlfriend rule we have" Andy shouted suggestively, while lying on his bed. A pair sitting on the sofa suddenly stopped laughing, not really knowing what to say. Mikey just gave his friend a dirty look, showing it was not funny. The awkward silence was broken by Brooklyn, who decided to continue the subject.

"It's kind of sad guys, don't you think?" He said, but as he didn't hear any reply, he realised his friends thought he was talking about Mikey and Annabelle. "No, no" he clarified, "I mean, the fact we cannot have any girlfriends or anything" he added, "I love you guys, but you know; a best friend can never be the same as a girlfriend" All the boys nodded in agreement, while Annabelle stayed quiet.

"Maybe we should explain the rule to Annabelle, guys" this time Jack spoke, taking Annabelle's silence as the sign that she didn't understand what was going on.

"Oh, there's no need to. I know what you guys are talking about, Blair told me" Annabelle replied, remembering the interview from couple of days ago.

"Wait, are you not allowed to have a boyfriend as well?" Rye asked quickly, joining to the conversation.

"Maybe she has one already Rye, you never know." Jack replied suggestively, before Annabelle had a chance to speak. Every boy just looked at her curiously, waiting for the answers. She felt Rye's eyes boring into her and she couldn't help herself, but look back at him. They hold each others stares for couple of seconds, before she decided to reply.