He Cared

25

"All my friends we're glorious, tonight we are victorious, thank you Orlando! We love you!" Brendon smiled to all the fans, and ran off stage.

"Ahhh, good job everyone!" I squealed while we ran down the hallway to the exit.

"Thanks babe," Brendon smiled.

"Thank youuuu," Kenny and Dan said in sync.

But nothing from Dallon.

He was trailing behind us with a smile on his face, but I know that's not his actual mood at the moment. It's like he was hiding a huge secret from all of us, but I'm the only one who notices. Who cares enough to notice.

He just doesn't seem like his normal self.. Have I ever seen his normal self?

In a flash, we were back in the gigantic vehicle, on our way to the last venue of the tour. Sunrise, Florida is only about three hours away, so when we get into the general vicinity of the venue, we're going to be spending the night in a hotel for a change.

I separate from the group, and head into the other living space area, choosing to lay on the floor and play random games on my phone. I was in the middle of playing Candy Crush when I heard a light knock at the door.

"Yeah?"

"Hey, it's me," Brendon smiled, and closed the door behind him.

"What's up?" 

"Nothing much, just wanted to see how you were doing"

"I'm good, just playing Candy Crush," I laughed.

"Sounds fun," He chuckled, and sat down on the floor next to me.

I turned my phone off, and sat up, laying my head on his shoulder. It had been a while since we had a quiet moment to ourselves.

"I miss this," I stated, taking a deep breath.

"Yeah, me too. I'm kinda glad tour's almost over," He smiled.

"Me too"

"Are you okay? You seem a little, I dunno, off I guess?" Brendon asked while laying his head on top of mine.

I can't tell him anything. If I do say something, it'll just get worse. So, in respect of Dallon, and even myself, I lied.

"I'm fine, I've just been really tired lately. I can't wait to get home and sleep in our own bed again"

"I feel ya," He laughed.

"Do you know what rooms we'll have at the hotel?"

"Three rooms next to each other, but I don't know what level or any of that"

"Okay, cool"

"Can I ask you a question?" He asked, and my breathing went rigid.

"Yeah, sure"

"When Dallon wanted to talk to you, what did he say?"

"Oh you know, he just wanted to apologize for being kinda mean, that's all," I stated.

I mean, it was true though.

"Okay. It just seemed that you guys were talking for a long time"

I shrugged and just waited for him to ask another question related to it, but he didn't. Instead, we just enjoyed each other's warmth for a while. My eyes started to feel heavy, and I didn't stop them.

"Hey babe?"

"Hmm?" I hummed in response.

"I love you"