I am with the Band

Chapter 5

It had been over a week since I first arrived on the bus and I was loving every minute of it. I had made some great friends, especially Jack and the two other girls from our room Natalie and Tina, both were 19 and had grown up together, they were the bands Stylists and studying Fashion after the Summer. We spent most days after I got all my chores done going to the shows and staying up late on the staff bus. Sometimes the band rang my iphone if they needed something in particular done but it was always Gerry, Mick or Liam....Tommy hadn't said two words to me since that night and another Hart boy who barely talked to me was Keith. I had tried to be civil after our bickering but he didn't seem to want to know.

I had finished all my chores for the day early and had already been told off by Michael for bothering Jack while he was working and Nat and Tina were out for the day sourcing outfits. We were parked up in some country side village and the sun was beaming. Deciding it was a perfect day for a walk I pulled on my lightest summer dress and went to explore.

The sceneray around here was beautiful, all lush green and yellows. I walked for what felt like hours soaking it all in, snapping some pics on my camera. Eventually I can to a clearing in a small woods overlooking a brillant blue lake. I stopped for a while to rest, taking my sandals off and letting my feet dangle over the edge into the cool water. Just as I let my eyes fall closed and titled my head skywards to get another blast of sun shine I felt flecks of cold water sting my face.

My eyes snapped open in shock and I looked out at the lake. Tommy was standing in the middle of it laughing to himself in just a pair of swimming shorts. Had he been there the whole time. He read my mind "I was under the water, I like to swim". I nodded like it was completely normal to be swimming in lake. "You getting in?" he asked beckoning towards the water. I shook my head "no chance". "Ah you are afraid" Tommy mocked splashing water at me again. I scowled at him "Stoppit!....and no I am not afraid". "Can't you swim?" Tommy asked swimming closer to the bank so he was leaning from the ledge beside me. "Yes I can swim, I just don't swim in lakes" I told him. "Don't you ever do anything fun" Tommy whined. I sat up straight "I have fun!" I protested. "Oh really, what fun things do you do, besides you and your little friends from the bus staying up past midnight and braiding each others hair" Tommy made his voice go high and girly. "I....I..." but I couldn't think of anything. "Exactly" said Tommy when I couldn't finish "Now you are coming in the lake weather you like it or not" and before I knew it he had grabbed one of of my feet and had tugged me into the water.

I shrieked as I went under, the cold hitting me like a ton of bricks. It stung my eyes and filled my ears and I tried my best to swim towards the surface but my arms and legs felt heavy I just flailed helplessly. I was certian I was going to drown until I felt stong hands on my waist pulling me up, romaing over my body, under my dress and I surrendered to it and as my head broke back through the surface of the water my legs were wrapped around Tommy's torso and my arms around his neck and he was kissing me passionately and I......I was kissing him back and it felt so good not to care anymore.

Almost as soon as it started it was over and he was lifting me back onto the bank. He gave me one last peck on the lips before turning back to the lake "See you later sweetheart". He was gone, swimming back towards the otherside of the lake and when he got there he dissapered into the trees and then out of sight. I stared across the lake, breathless and shivering. My Summer dress now completely see through and clinging to my skin. Other than that as proof that yes Tommy Hart had just dragged me into the water and kissed the hell out of me I would almost think I imagined it.

Standing up my legs were shaking as I stumbled out of the clearing. Looking the sun start to warm then intense cold I was feeling as my emotions flitted through annoyed at Tommy to delirious with excitment. I walked back to the bus in a daze. Kyle was standing at the door with Keith both of them having a cigerette break. "What in the world happend to you?" Kyle gaped at me open mouthed "Are you ok?" "I am fine I just slipped into the lake" I lied. Keith looked furios "For God sake Jenny you could have been killed!" he shouted. "I am fine!" I repeated. "You are going to have to get into the shower this instant, Kyle get her some warm clothes she can change into" Keith ordered dragging me towards the bathroom. I stumbled after him as he ran the water and shoved a fluffy towel at me leaving me alone to wash away the lake from my skin and hair.

When I emerged with a towel wrapped around me Keith was waiting with one of my jumpers, fresh underwear and a pair of leggings. Just as I took them off him Tommy burst in. What was he even doing here? "Keith I need you to unpack some new equipment" he started before he noticed me. He gave me a nod and I blushed remembering the kiss earlier. Keith gave me a funny look. "I will be there now" he said. "Make it quick" Tommy said turning to leave "and sweetheart any time you fancy another dip" he said winking. Keiths face reddend and as soon as Tommy was gone he was in my face.

"I thought you said you fell in?" he accused. I sighed "Tommy dragged me in" I admited "I didn't even want to do it". "That irresponcible bastard" Keith hissed "You could have drown". "I didn't drown Keith" I said matter of factly. "You are not the first and you wont be the last girl he looks at like that Jenny".

I lost it. "Whats it you!...you have been nothing but nasty to me since I got here and when you are not being a complete prick you ignore me completely so what gives you the right to try and look out for me like I am a fucking child who doesn't know any better!"

Keith looked a little shocked at first but he regained himself quickly enough "You are right, I don't know why I bother trying to get a stupid little tart to see sense" he shouted back. "If you want to offer yourself to Tommy on a platter be my fucking guest". "Maybe I will, so what!" clutching the towel around me so it wouldn't slip down. Keiths eyes travelled down to where I was holding it in place and suddenly I grew nervous. "Leave me alone Keith"....it came out a whisper. He was still staring at the towel.

He took a step closer and I was pinned against the wall "Do you want to know why I care Jenny?" he whispered in my ear his breath warm against my skin. Despite myself I nodded. His hand moved between the fold of the towel and he let it rest on my bare stomach "because I don't think its fair that bastard gets this and I don't". I pushed his hand away from me and pulled the towel tighter around me. I didn't know what to say so we just stood there staring at each other. "Suddenly so coy Princess and I thought you wanted a mans hands on you the way you prance around here"......"Not yours!" I say pushing him back. "Just big brother is it, maybe if I was in a rock band...." his hand was moving towards the towel again, before I knew what I was doing my hand had connected with his face. He looked stunned and more angry than I had ever seen him. "No....maybe if you weren't such an arrogant prick" I said pushing past him and rushing down the hall. God I hated him......so why hadn't I wanted him to stop?