"So, if you weren't working for me, who would you work for?" Hunter asked, grabbing Beth's hand. She stopped for a second to slip off her shoes, then rejoined her hand with Hunter's, smiling at him tiredly. It had been a long night. She was exhausted, but Hunter had promised they'd make a stop for coffee when they went out.
She thought about his question for a minute. "Well," she said, avoiding a hole in the ground and heading for the tour bus. "I think it would be really cool to work with some of the other artists off the Atlantic Records label. I mean, I've always thought that it would be amazing to work backstage for a band like Skillet, because they're right in the neighborhood of hard rock musically, and they have a ton of bells and whistles that go along with their stage performances. It would be a hard job, certainly, but I think it would be enjoyable."
Hunter smiled. "I didn't know you listened to rock."
Beth laughed, nudging him with her elbow. "I listen to every genre."
He laughed and narrowed his eyes at her challengingly. "Every genre? Are you sure about that?"
She cocked her eyebrow, clearly accepting his challenge. "Every genre. Go ahead if you don't believe it: test me."
"Okay. Heavy metal?"
"Yes."
He laughed. He couldn't imagine her listening to heavy metal. "Reggae?"
She shrugged. "It's not my favorite, but yes. Bob Marley has a couple of good songs."
He laughed again. "Okay, rapid fire. Are you ready?"
She giggled and nodded. "Yeah, go for it."
He thought for a minute, putting his hand on his hip. He'd forgotten that he was holding hers, so hers ended up on his hip as well. He gave her a look as she blushed, but he took the opportunity to wrap his arm around her waist and hold her to his side.
"Okay. Pop? Jazz? Rap? Indie? Alternative? Emo? Japanese? R&B? Soul? Funk? EDM? Dubstep? And...uh, that's all I know." He laughed, and she laughed too.
"Yes, all of those, too. I will admit that I don't listen to Indie, Japanese, EDM, or Dubstep very much, but as I said, I like at least a few songs in every genre."
He looked at her, astounded. "I had no idea you were so musically diverse. I'm going to have to step up my game if I want to keep you around." He smiled, and she blushed.
"I haven't left you yet," she said, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. They'd reached the front of the bus. Hunter stopped her as she tried to open the door, and he wrapped his other arm around her waist, forcing her to look at him. Her free hand automatically drifted up to rest on the nape of his neck, and her cheeks automatically pulled into a smile that matched his.
He just stared at her for a minute. What is he staring at? Beth thought, and it made her giggle.
"What's so funny?" he asked.
She shrugged. "I just don't know what you're looking at me like that for, is all," she replied, her hand wandering naturally into his heavily gelled hair. One of these days I'm going to have to see what this feels like without the product.
He was shocked again, but he softened his smile and pushed her hair behind her ear, trailing his fingertips down her cheek. You don't see yourself clearly at all, do you, Bethany James?
She melted into his hand, closing her eyes. That feels nice, she thought, he's going to...oh my God he's going to kiss me! Her eyes shot open, and her nervousness mounted quickly. She felt her heart begin to beat like a wild cat, and she had to consciously stop her body from shaking.
Don't freak out, Beth! You've already kissed Hunter! Why are you freaking out?! Calm down! CALM DOWN!
It hadn't meant anything the first two times! She wasn't ready for it to mean something. She wasn't ready for it to be real! She wasn't sure if her heart could handle it. Not in this moment, when he'd already saved her from Darryl and he was being so sweet and kind. How could her heart fit any more good memories into one night?
Hunter saw the nervous flicker in her eyes, but he figured it only made sense. Every first kiss was difficult, and even though they'd kissed before, he knew that this kiss would make all the difference. This time it was real. This time they each had their feelings out in the open, their hearts on the line. This time, neither would be acting. And truth be told, he was just as nervous as she was.
"Because you're beautiful, Bethany James," he said, saying only one of the thoughts that were on his mind. He leaned in slowly, pressing his hand more firmly to her cheek.
She started laughing. He pulled back, shocked and embarrassed. What was she laughing at?
Bethany felt terrible for laughing at a moment like this, but she was freaking out! Her body was rebelling against the nervousness, and it was all pouring out in this attack of laughter that shook her body. She saw Hunter's confusion and she felt even worse. You're a terrible girlfriend, Bethany. You're a coward. You should have let him kiss you.
"I'm sorry, Hunter," she finally said, clutching his arms as the laughing subsided. "But you aren't really going to use the same line that you used the first time you kissed me, are you?"
Hunter blinked once, twice, three times in succession, then he started laughing too.
"That was the same line, wasn't it?" he said between chuckles. She laughed with him, feeling a little better as the look of rejection left his face. How could he be mad at her? She was adorable when she was nervous. He'd have plenty of opportunities to kiss her later. He couldn't be upset because she wasn't ready yet.
"I'll try to be more creative next time," he said, squeezing her hand reassuringly. She smiled at him, silently thanking him for understanding.
"Now," she said, opening the door to the bus and climbing into the cab. "Somebody promised me coffee."
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