Unexpected // Why Don't We

Chapter 37

Taylor's pov

Hayden was asleep now, and it was 10:00 at night back in Miami. I walked on the stage at the venue and saw Ava, Bri, Cody, Andy, and Ty waiting for me. I walked up to them and did my handshakes with each of them. Over the past few days, we had mastered our own handshakes with each other. They were actually really cool. Even though I had only known them for a few weeks, they were starting to become really good friends of mine. Almost like family, but they wouldn't never be able to replace Hayden and the guys.

"Ready to practice for the show tonight?" Ty asked me.

Ty and I had a partner dance together for the transition of songs while Justin would be backstage preparing for the next song.

"Of course," I smiled.

We practiced for a few hours, and then it was time for meet and greet and soundcheck for Justin to start. The rest of us went back to our hotel to hang out until it was time for us to get back to the venue. We all decided to hang out in mine and the girls' room. Ty and I sat on my bed while Ava, Bri, and Andy sat on the other one. Cody sat in the chair at the desk.

"How do you like being on tour so far?" Bri asked me.

"I love it, but I really miss Hayden," I wanted to cry just thinking about her.

"Don't cry, Tay," Ty looked into my eyes.

"Sorry. I get emotional when I think about leaving her back home," I picked at my nails.

"It's okay. She's your best friend. We understand," Ava said.

"I hope we get to meet her one day," Andy smiled.

"You will. She's such a great person. I don't know what I'd do without her in my life," I told them.

"She sounds amazing," Bri said.

"She is," I nodded.

"When do we get to meet her?" Ty asked.

"The show in Germany," I replied.

"Germany?" Ava gave me a confused look.

"She's going to Germany in June because she got sponsored by some art organization," I explained.

"Whoa. That sounds fun," Cody said.

"Yeah," I agreed.

"The show in Germany is in August, right?" Ava asked.

"I think so," I said.

"Two months. I can wait that long. I'd rather meet her now, but I guess I'll wait two months," Ty laughed.

"Trust me, if we could go see her right now, we would be on our way back to Miami," I told them.

They all laughed. We continued talking until it was time to go to the venue. We got in an uber, and they dropped us off in the back. Time for the second show of the tour!

Hayden's pov

I woke up at noon. Taylor was probably going to sleep, so I didn't call her. The guys and I were going to the beach today, so I went to the bathroom. I put on some waterproof mascara and did my eyebrows. I didn't care if they might get messed up. I put my hair up into a cute messy bun really quick. I threw on a black bikini that had a floral print on it. I reached for my shirt and shorts that I was going to throw over my bikini.

"Hey, do you have towels we can borrow?" Eben walked into my room, looking down at his phone.

"Yeah. They're in the closet in the bathroom," I told him.

"Thanks," he looked up from his phone and looked me up and down. "You look good."

"Shut up," I rolled my eyes and laughed before pushing him out of my room.

I threw on a white t-shirt and some blue and pink splatter paint pattern Nike shorts. I put my Ray Bands on the top of my head and then grabbed a bag. I put my phone, headphones, a towel, sunscreen, and a water bottle in the bag. I slipped on my Rainbows and walked out of my room.

"Ready?" I asked them.

They were all in t-shirts and swim trunks. They all nodded and walked outside. Corbyn drove Taylor's car since she had left him in charge of it. Eben, Zach, and Jonah were in my car since I had wanted Jonah to drive. I sat in the passenger seat. We were stopped at a red light, and he looked over at me.

"You okay?" he asked.

I smiled softly and nodded. He was always worried if I was okay. It was cute. None of the other guys would check up on me how Jonah did. I mean, they would always make sure I was okay. Jonah just seemed to care more. Daniel and I had been texting back and forth, too. He really missed her. Him and I bonded over that, and he was probably my guy best friend. The light turned green, and we continued diving down the road. My phone buzzed, and I picked it up to read the text.

~
Daniel: It's not going to be the same without her.
Me: I know, Dani. I miss her so much.
Daniel: Let's enjoy today and try not to think about it too much. Sound good?
Me: Yeah. I'll try.
Daniel: Good. If you need anything, let me know.
Me: Okay. Same for you.
~

We pulled into the parking lot at the boardwalk. Jonah, Eben, Zach, and I all got out of the car and went into one of the shops while we waited for the other guys to arrive. Zach would pick up almost everything in the store, and it was so funny. He picked up a really weird pair of sunglasses and put them on before he started dancing.

"Zach," I laughed. "Stop. You're so embarrassing."

"No I'm not. I'm hilarious," he folded his arms.

"Whatever you say," I shook my head and tried not to smile.

Eben said that Corbyn texted him. He was stuck in traffic. We ended up messing around outside of the stores while we waited for them to get here.