Fall Tour in New York (Pentatonix Story)

Chapter 3 - NYC, Here We Come!

Friday was here before anyone knew it and everyone was waiting at the gate at the airport in LAX.  Emma walked up to Mitch and Scott who were both sitting and looking at their phone.  Emma sat beside Scott in an empty chair and pulled out her phone as well and texted Scott, ‘Hey boyfriend, look over here.’
Scott laughed and looked up and said, “Hey, what’s up?”
“I just wanted to see your face,” Emma said with a cute grin.
Scott leaned over and kissed her on the cheek and she moved back, “People will see us.”
“So, who cares, everyone knows that you are Kirstie’s cousin, they are bound to put two and two together,” Scott said with a wink.
“Yea, about that, thanks Mitch for outing us,” Emma said teasingly towards Mitch who looked up and said, “You’re welcome.”
“So, Mitch, there’s a guy who joined the crew who has this big crush on you,” Emma said smiling.
“That’s nice, who is he?” Mitch asked looking over at the crew around him.
“He’s in New York, his name is Peter Andrews.  Esther talked to him over Skype and he’s going to be sort of like a tour guide for all of us, showing us around the city, where the best places are, stuff like that.  We are renting out his families homes.  They are a couple of brownstones near Central Park,” Emma said.
“How do you know all of this before me,” Mitch said.
“Because I rode over with Kirstie and Esther,” Emma said laughing.
Mitch pulled up google and typed in Peter Andrews, NYC, and sifted through the possible guys.  Emma reached over Scott and said, “Here’s a photo, Esther took a picture during the Skype so that we would know what he looks like.”
Mitch blushed and said, “You could have just showed me to begin with.”
“Where’s the fun in that,” Em said smiling.
Mitch looked at the phone and saw a gorgeous guy with dark hair, brown eyes, and seemed to have a great smile.  He looked up at Emma and said, “So, how do you know this guy has a thing for me?”
“He couldn’t stop saying how amazing and talented you were and he might have confessed having a small crush on you, but he promised that it would not get in the way of how he acted around you.”
Scott laughed, “Yes, it’s your turn to have someone crazy for you, Mitch!”  Scott then turned to Emma and said, “You aren’t inviting Olivia to New York, are you?”
“Very funny, no, I’m not.  She wasn’t that bad, was she?” Emma said with a small smile.
She answered for Scott and Mitch by the look of both of their faces and said, “Okay, okay, no more crazy friends of mine coming to see me.”  They laughed and felt that the summer was so long ago.

ARRIVAL IN NYC

Hours later, they all arrived in New York City.  A tall, dark haired guy, waited with a handmade sign at the airport, WELCOME PTX.  Esther walked up to him and said, “Hi Peter, so nice to meet you face to face, this is everyone.”  Esther went around the group and introduced Peter to everyone and Peter greeted them all, “Hi Everyone, so glad that you are going to be here for a couple of months, I’ll be happy to bring you to your place, I have some vans out front for us.”
Mitch smiled as he walked past Peter and said, “Thank you Peter.”
Peter smiled wide and said, “You are so welcome, Mitch.  I have to tell you, I am such a big fan of your group.”
“That’s nice, thank you,” Mitch said trying not to notice Peter’s eyes, they were absolutely gorgeous.  After a car ride, they finally arrived at the houses that Peter’s family owned.  They all piled out of the vans and looked up at the houses they were staying in and Esther gave out house assignments.  “Okay, Avi, Kevin, Scott, Mitch, Kirstie, Emma, and I will all stay in this one.  The crew will stay in this one two doors down.  There should be plenty of room for us all to sleep, let me know if you need your own place or room if you can’t find a roommate.” Katie, one of the other assistants walked over to Esther and asked, “How come Em gets to stay in the house with the band, I want to stay with them too.”
Esther smiled at one of the other newest members and said, “Well, she’s family, sweetie.  Same with me, I’m family too.”
Katie looked surprised, “Who is she related to?”
Mitch walked by and patted Katie on the back, “Kirstie.”  Mitch smiled and headed into the house.
Emma smiled at Mitch, who just couldn’t help being the big brother.  She actually felt that she had three big brothers in this group, Avi, Kevin, and Mitch watched out for Emma all the time, especially if Scott was not around.