We Meet Again (RJS & JMB)

Chapter 18

I wake up to see Chad looking at himself in the mirror. I then turn to see Millie and Lyla talking. Joey, Charles, and Zach were still sleeping.

I get up out of bed and get ready. I'm brushing my teeth when I hear footsteps approaching. I look in the mirror and see Millie.

I finish brushing my teeth and give her a hug.

"So what time is your guys' meet-n-greet?" I hear Lyla ask.

"1 o'clock." I hear Chad answer.

"How long is it going to be?" She asks.

"Probably around an hour." He replies.

Joey

I wake up and hear people talking. I look and see Lyla and Chad chatting.

"I'm so tired." I say yawning.

"Well you better get untired because we got a meet-n-greet in a few hours." Chad tells me.

I get out of bed and go and get ready.

15 minutes later...

Everyone is up and getting ready for today. We get the texts from our managers telling us about some information about the meet-n-greet and that we needed to be getting ready.

12:00...

We all grab our things and head out the hotel room. Millie and Lyla come along with us to the meet-n-greet.

12:55...

Me and the boys head to the room and Lyla and Millie tell us that they are going to grab something to eat and find something to do while we are doing the meet-n-greet.

after the meet-n-greet...

We say our goodbyes to the fans and they leave. Nothing too crazy happened, just the normal stuff.

I text Lyla and let her know that the meet-n-greet is over. She texts back that her and Millie are coming.

"Hey Joey." I hear Charles say.

I look up from my phone to see him.

"Hey." I reply.

"So what's going on between you and Lyla." He asks.

"Nothing." I answer.

"You sure?" He questions, as if he knows something.

"Yes I'm sure. Why does everyone think that we are a thing, or could be a thing, or look cute together. I don't even know this girl. I brought her here for Jacob, not me." I tell him, annoyed.

I walk off, angered. I'm sick of everyone saying that. My life is fine without a girl. Plus, I just met her the other day.

15 minutes later...

I'm sitting outside on a bench and see a car pull up. Millie and Lyla come out of the car, it must of been their uber. They walk towards me.

"Hey Joey." Lyla says with a smile.

"Hi." I say, annoyed.

"What's wrong?" She asks, concerned.

"Nothing." I answer.

She sits down next to me.

"Imma go inside." Millie says to us before walking off.

Lyla looks at me.

"What's wrong?" She asks.

"Nothing." I lie.

"Stop that!" She shouts.

"What?" I question, confused.

"Lying!" She says.

"I'm not." I answer, lying again.

"Stop, I know there is something wrong, you just won't tell me! You are sitting on a bench outside all depressed while everyone else is inside." She tells me.

"I'm just getting some fresh air." I lie, knowing I came out here to get away from everyone.

"Joey, just tell me the truth." She pleads.

"Fine." I say.

I look down at the ground then at her.

"Everyone keeps saying all this stuff about you and me, saying that we should date or assuming that we are. But I don't even know you! I just came out here to get away from everyone." I tell her.

Lyla

I felt this wave of sadness come over me after hearing Joey say that. It made no sense though because what he said was the truth. I don't like him, or at least I didn't think I did.

"I think maybe this tour thing is a bad idea, maybe I should just go home." I tell him. 

"No, I enjoy you being here." Joey tells me.

"But the rumors." I say.

"Oh well." He says shrugging his shoulders, not seeming to care about what people will say.

"But you just said-" I begin to say before he cuts me off.

"I know what I said." He says.

"So?" I question.

"Let them talk. It's not as bad as feeling guilty for you leaving. Plus, it might be fun. " He tells me.

I smile.

He gets up and walks off. It was cool that I was able to talk to him like a friend and that I wasn't thinking about the fact that he was famous. After all, the word famous is just a word.