Oblivion

Shockwave

Chapter 9: Alex

I can't even explain what I'm feeling. I've been in love before, but this is something completely different. The thing with Jenna is I can tell she genuinely cares. She makes me feel on top of the world, whenever I'm with her I'm drunk on my love for her. These past couple months with her have been the best of my life as far as relationships go. I trust her with my life, like she trusts me with hers. I was scared to tour with her because I haven't ever done that with anyone I've dated before, but now I'm so glad it's happening and I want it to happen again at some point.

I'm walking down the street, alone. Everyone is asleep because it's five in the morning. The sun is just starting to break through the horizon, causing a beautiful ray of hope. Today's the day. I'm just going to do it. Wow, calm down Alex. You can do this. We're at our last Asian show, next we fly to Australia and then up through to South Africa. Once we're done there we fly along the Mediterranean coast stopping every other day to preform. It's nice with the every other day increments. It lets me adjust to the constant flying and all this shit that comes along with touring. I love the fuck out of it but man it's tiring.

I'm finally here. The closest flower shop I could find. I hope shit all works out. This is terrifying. I think it's time for that big step. We're planning on moving in together once we get back to Baltimore after the tour. I walk in and the store cashier freezes.

"OH MY GOD YOURE ALEX GASGARTH." She exclaims while stuttering out and fixing her clothes.

"Yeah haha, I'm guessing you're a fan. You coming to the show tonight?"

"Oh... Uhm... No I wish, I couldn't afford tickets. I'm in a financial struggle at the moment. I need to pay my bills so I don't get evicted..."

I look down, a little bummed out, then I notice the bracelets and I see the raw skin that hides behind it. Since she's freaking out this much, I figure she must be a pretty big fan. I mean, she's a young girl. When I was younger music is all I had. It might be all she has too.

"Well I'll make you a deal, Kid. You hook me up with two dozen roses and I'll get you a meet and greet with All Time Low and Bring Me The Horizon. I'll talk to my tour manager and pull some strings. You might even be able to get some merch and I'll talk to the others and see if they're meeting fans. Maybe we could just make a big meet for ya."

"YOU WOULD DO THAT.?!"

"Yes, of course. Anything for a fan, what's your name kid?"

"It's Derra. Well, my real name is hard to produce but I go by Derra."

"Well I'm pleased to meet you. Now about those roses." I say with a wink.

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After she got me the flowers I wrote her an autograph and the tour managers number. I text him about what happened and he said he could get her in for the meet. That's great. I had her put one dozen in a vase and the other in a bouquet. I got this base that had a teddy best hugging it so even after the flowers wilt, she's still going to have something to remember it by. It's about six thirty in the morning, the sun was almost completely up by now. I have to hurry before Jenna wakes up and realizes I'm not laying next to her. She always gets up earlier than me, I don't want her to be worried.

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I get back to the hotel just I'm time, I stopped and got her breakfast which I knew was pushing it... But yolo. She's going to love this even if I'm not there exactly when she wakes up.

I walk in the door right when she's tossing and turning about to get up. I set the vase down, all the other stuff I put in Jack's room just across the hall. I told him my plan and he gave me his key last night. I lay down next to her and play with her hair, which causes her to wake up a little bit more. Finally she opens her eyes and looks at me, I can't help but get lost in them.

"MmmMm good morning sweetie."

"Good morning handsome."

She looks at me and realizes I'm dressed, she gives me that look like 'Alex what the fuck did you do now.'

"Where's you go?"

"It's a secret Hun. I'll be right back okay!? Close your eyes and don't move.!"

I run into the kitchen and grab the breakfast and her flowers. I also wrote her a little note. We've been together for eight months including just dating and not being official, so that's what I'm going off. It's just this stupid little love letter but still. It works right? I walk back in and set the breakfast down on her nightstand.

"Alex hurry you know I don't like surprises."

"I know baby, open your eyes."

I stood at the end of our bed holding the vase and the note.

"HAPPY EIGHT MONTHS GORGEOUS."

"Alex, you're cute. I love you."

I set the flowers down next to her breakfast and she proceeds to grab the teddy bear off the vase.

"I love you too, Jenna. I'm surprised you weren't up before I got back.!"

"Haha yeah I actually slept in past seven today! Weird right?"

She looks and the teddy bear and then she hugs it.

"I'm naming it Alex junior, because then whenever you're away I'll always have a little bit of my everything."

I lean down and kiss her, "you're too sweet pretty girl. Anyways you should eat your breakfast before it gets cold."

"What about you?"

"Oh I'm fine I got coffee."

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"Shit I forgot to bring yours in!"

I jog into the front room and grab it off the little dining table we have, baffled by how lucky I am.

I get back in and Jenna is laying there with something pink in her hands? She's also laying different and has the blanket pulled up higher around her. As I walk in the motions me to get in bed and then hold up the pink thing. It's her lacy underwear. She drops it on the ground and winks at me. This is going to be fun.

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Okay Alex.

You can do this.

This is the moment you've been waiting for.

All Time Low was the last band before Bring Me the Horizon. It's just a show, with a little theatrics. You can do this.

I walk on stage.

"HOW ARE WE FUCKING DOING TONIGHT?! WE'RE ALL TIME LOW."

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We played our entire set but our last song. I normally don't preform acoustics during concerts, but this is a different occasion. I know Jenna is watching because we always watch each other's performances. It's cheesy, but that's what happens.

"Okay guys, for one of our last songs we're going to preform Remembering Sunday. Jenna get out here!"

She runs out I'm stage once she hears me say that. She thinks she's just performing with me. Oh how she's wrong. Two dreams coming true in one night, hopefully.

(WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN?! Comment and let me know. Hope you like this chapter, it's one of my favorites! Let me know if something with the grammar is wrong. Sorry I haven't updated recently I've been dealing with shit.)