Magnetism

The Show Goes On

Tay POV

*one week later*

You know what I like? I like beating both Camerons at CoD.

"I win again, boys," I smirked at them.

"How are you so good? I still can't understand, " Aussie whined.

"I've grown used to it," Cam sighed. I winked at them.

"Uh, Tay. I think you need to see this," Rob said from his laptop. He sounded very nervous, making me nervous.

I looked over his shoulder and almost slammed my hand into my face.

"Fucking, why?" I yelled as I ran my hand through my hair.

There, on the screen, was an article from AP Magazine. Tay Jardine and Jenna McDougall Dating the headline read. I read further down to the next line. Jenna McDougall of Tonight Alive and Tay Jardine of We Are The In Crowd were spotted in a sweet embrace sharing a kiss in Orlando. They had a picture of Jenna dipping me and kissing me. I walked into the back lounge and called Jenna, telling her to get her ass over here now.

"What the hell is going on? Why-" she stopped mid sentence when she saw the screen.

"Fucking hell," she said under her breath. I sat next to Rob with a hand on my face.

"How did they even get the picture?" Jenna asked with a certain strain in her voice.

"Probably someone who knew who you were and figured they could get a few bucks," Rob said.

I pinched the bridge of my nose as my anxiety levels rose through the roof. I looked at my phone and had tons of notifications all asking if the article was true.

"Fuck," I sighed and slid into my bunk.

"Tay," Jenna said sliding in behind me. I turned and her smile made me lighten up a bit.

"Does it bother you that much that people found out?" she asked. I stayed quiet.

"Are you embarrassed of me?" she asked trying to hide the pain in her voice.

I grabbed her face and pressed my forehead against hers. I looked into those beautiful eyes and took a deep breath

"I could never be embarrassed of you. You're the greatest thing in my life. It's just, if we break up, we won't ever hear the end of it. People will pick sides, they'll try to poke out the details," I said.

"So there's a possibility of us breaking up?" she asked.

"There's always a possibility, but I know it won't be me who ends it," I said as I brought her closer.

"I'm not planning on breaking it off," Jenna said.

"Then I guess we're stuck with each other," I whispered.

Jenna smiled slightly. "So let's embrace the article?" she said.

"Yes, tonight at the show," I smiled at her. She came in closer and kissed me softly.

At show time, I was squatting side stage watching Jenna and the rest of TA jam out. They were finishing off the night with "The Edge" as usual.

"Thank you Birmingham! You guys have been such a great crowd! *screams* but our time is up. *boos* Don't worry, though. Let's here it for We Are The In Crowd! *screams* Haha okay, thanks guys. We'll see you later," Jenna said into the mic as she bowed.

"We fucking love you!" Jake yelled as they all walked off the stage.

They passed by me, but I didn't break my pose. My arms were out in front of me, my head was down, my stomach is in knots, I'm nervous. I felt someone next to me. I looked up and found Whakaio smiling, copying my position.

"Nervous?" he asked.

"A bit," I admitted. He looked straight into my eyes.

"I have so much more respect for you right now. You have no idea how much it means to Jen that you're willing to do this," he said.

"I love her, Whak. I'll do anything for her," I said.

"Just know that you will get hate. There's people out there who won't like who you are, but you have to overlook that," he said in a smooth, quiet tone.

"I know, trust me, I know. But I'm happy, and nothing else matters as long as Jen is happy too," I stood up. "and that's why I'm ready to do this," I finished. Whakaio smiled and gave me a supportive hug. I'm ready.

The plan is: we play normally, but when we get to Kiss Me Again Jenna comes out and sings Alex's part. At the end we look at each other and kiss, thus confirming the AP article. After that, we play Manners, Rumor Mill, and end the show. It's kind of a fool proof plan really.

As we step on stage and start playing, my heart gets progressively faster as more songs go by. Once we got to it though, my heart almost stopped. I looked down and said "Let's do it" to myself.

"Next song is a little song we called Kiss Me Again," I said into the mic. I let the crowd yell a bit. "but I'm going to need a little help to sing it. Hey, Jenna, mind helping me out?" I finished. The crowd yelled even louder as she walked onto the stage.

"I'd be glad to help," she said into the mic.

We let the crowd roar a bit, then I cued in the guys.

"I've gotta say something I've been thinking about. I can't wait to lay around with you and tell you all the secrets I've been keeping to myself," Jenna started.

"It's been a while since I felt butterflies. Do you feel the same way too? If every single second could last that much longer would you hold me?" I held out the note a bit.

"And kiss me again. underneath the moonlight. You're more than a friend, oh, I knew it from the first sight. Yeah. Hold me feel my heart beat, put your arms around me, and kiss me again" we sung together.

I have to admit, we sound pretty fucking great. The crowd was loving it, just as much as I was. And just like that, we were on the last line of the song.

"Hold me feel my heart beat, put your arms around me. Hold me feel my heart beat and put your arms around me. Kiss Me again and again and again. Oh kiss me again," we finished off the song.

I looked towards Jenna and our eyes met. We got closer and our lips connected in a sweet kiss. My hand was on her cheek as hers were on my waist. I heard the crowd scream. We pulled away slightly and I bit my lip as Jenna smiled.

"I think that confirms the AP magazine article about us. I'd like to thank my girlfriend, Jenna for helping me out with this song. But the show isn't over yet, we still have a couple more songs. I think it's time to teach you guys some manners," I said.

The crowd screamed as I kissed Jenna's cheek as she walked off the stage. She looked at me and I winked at her. We finished off the show on fire. We were extremely energetic and going off the wall. Yeah, this was a pretty great experience.