How We Met Fall Out Boy

Chapter 7 Surprise

I watched my boyfriend and the man who had slapped me wrestle in the ditch beside the road. I had no idea what to do. Patrick, Andy, and Joe came off the bus and stood beside us. Patrick wrapped his arms around Madi as Andy and Joe went to grab Pete off the guy. Pete was currently punching the guy and yelling "How dare you hit her," again and again. When they finally pulled him away the other guy was bleeding from his lip and nose. He slowly got up and headed for his truck, screeching away. Pete rushed to me and pulled me close to him for a long hug. Then he pushed me away a little so he could look at my face.

I had no idea how it looked but Pete winced and touched it gingerly with his fingertips. "Does this hurt?" he asked as he ran his fingers across my cheek. To be honest it stung a little but nothing that I couldn't handle. I shook my head no so that he wouldn't worry so much and he hugged me again. "What are you two doing out here?" he asked.

"Well we were going to surprise you by coming to your show tonight in Chicago cause we missed you guys," Madi explained, "but then we got a flat tire and this guy stopped to help us. After he tried flirting with me and trapped me between the car and him..." I watched as Patrick's face turned red from anger and his arms around Madi tightened. "and then Kiara punched him in the face. That is when he turned on her and I was still in shock and he slapped her twice..." Pete winced as she said that part, "and then you showed up. So, surprise!" She looked at Patrick who looked like he was never going to let her go. He looked at her and softened a little.

I looked at Pete and noticed that he was staring down the road the way the truck had gone. I placed my hand on his cheek and turned his face so that he would look at me. "Hey," I said, "I'm okay. Thank you for rescuing me," I smiled up at him. His face was still tight with worry so I stood up on my tiptoes to kiss him to try and make him feel better. He kissed me softly before letting me go again and I saw that he had calmed down a little.

"I have an idea," Patrick said, "How about I'll travel with Madi the rest of the way in her car and Kiara can go with you on the bus." Patrick looked at Pete and Pete just nodded. He grabbed my hand and led me to the bus without saying a word. Patrick grabbed his wallet and phone from the bus then got in the car with Madi. Andy and Joe got on the bus as well and sat down in the front area. Pete lead me to the back of the bus where the beds were.

I sat down on the bed that Pete had led me to and he just stared at my cheek. I was finally able to look at him properly and noticed that his knuckles were all bloody; whether his own blood, the other guy's or a combination of both I could not tell. I grabbed his hand to look more closely at his knuckles and noticed some cuts across both of them.

"Pete we gotta get your hands cleaned up," I said and he looked like he didn't hear me. I waved one of my hands in front of his face and he jumped as if he had been off in some thought. I repeated myself and he looked down at his hands. He just nodded and then went to the bathroom to wash up. I followed him there and checked the medicine cabinet and grabbed the bottle of peroxide. I made him sit on the toilet as I gently poured it on his cuts once he had washed them. They bubbled up from all the dirt that was in them and once they were clean, I wrapped his hands, hoping that the bleeding would stop. The entire time he continued to stare at my cheek.

"Pete," I said, "I am okay. Please stop stressing about it. I came down here because I missed you and wanted to spend time with you. And our time together isn't going to be that great if you are worried about me getting slapped. The guy was a jerk and you got there in time. Please stop stressing, I am not made of glass." He finally looked to my eyes and seemed to understand what I was saying. I leaned closer to him and brushed my lips against his and suddenly his lips were firmly pressed to mine, kissing me passionately and I knew I had finally broken through. When the kiss ended he gave a small smile, I was glad. I got up to look in the mirror to see how bad my cheeked looked. It was still red but in a couple of hours it would fade away and nobody would be able to tell what had happened.

Pete and I then went back to the front of the bus to sit with Andy and Joe. The four of us talked the entire rest of the trip to Chicago. Once there, we stopped at the hotel where we would all be staying for the next couple of days. After unpacking into our rooms, the guys went to go to the stadium to get ready for their concert while Madi and I got ready in our hotel room. Now that the experience was over, we were ready for a night out.

A/N Wow a double update. Hope you all enjoy!