Paging Dr. Vulcano

Chapter 14

Faith woke up the next morning to a hand rubbing on her back gently awaking her.

"Good Morning Beautiful" Sal said letting Faith stay semi-asleep on his chest.

"Hello Handsome" Faith said slowly waking.
Faith started shifting from her sleeping position that happened to be up against Sal. She couldn't believe that she stayed the whole night, even though she wasn't protesting. It was definitely wonderful being back in his arms.

"So, considering I surprised you, what do you have planned for today?" Faith asked him rubbing her hand on his chest, cherishing the time she had with him.

"Oh, well the guys and I fly out to Detroit tonight. We're doing a show there, but now I don't want to go".

"You're kidding! I have a friend there who's a huge fan of yours, she'd die to meet you".

"We'll as much as I want to stay here and cuddle all day and not go, if it would make you happy I'll do it."

"Thank you handsome" Faith said gently kissing him.

Several hours later Faith and Sal were in Detroit. Once they had landed and arrived at the venue, Faith met up with Vanessa, her friend, before the show. She wanted to make sure she had the pass for backstage so she could meet all the boys.

After the show, the boys had made plans to attend an afterparty that the crew had set up. They were celebrating a break in both filming and shows, definitely two things that rarely stopped happening. Faith and Sal decided to show up a little bit later, as Sal wanted to wait inside the venue for all the fans to leave so he wasn't stopped or bothered.

"You know at some point, they'll have to know I exist and we're together" Faith said as they got into the last tour shuttle the Jokers had.

"Yeah..." Sal mumbled not really providing any clarity or stance on the situation as they drove to the party hand in hand.

Once there, Faith told Sal she was going to freshen up, and they parted ways as Sal walked into the party. Meanwhile, Faith started changing. She had gone out to get something, before their flight, that had a little more umph to spice things up. She changed into a tight black dress that hugged her in all the right places, while still leaving some to the imagination. She made sure to not overdress, ensuring Sal wouldn't feel out of place. Once all prepped she made her way back into the venue and that's when she saw her.

Vanessa had found her way over to Sal who was standing at the bar. That's when Faith noticed that Vanessa had her hands on Sal. And the kicker was that she could see that Sal wasn't minding the attention.

Faith looked at Chá stating "I heard they have great margaritas, let's go".

Several margaritas later, Faith found herself outside on the balcony getting some fresh air. She couldn't believe that Sal would entertain that kind of attention, considering he had earlier made it clear he didn't want such attention, let alone making their relationship public.

"Why are you up here Love?"

Faith didn't even know what to say to him, the audacity this man had. Maybe he liked his flirty bachelor lifestyle and she was just seeing this side of his life. Either way she wasn't amused at what she saw.

"Getting some fresh air, Sal"

"You ok?"

"There's no need to worry about me, you're pretty worried about what Vanessa is doing with you" she answered, her voice laced with hurt and frustration. Sal just stayed silent. "Did you think how that could have made me feel, you two flirting away down there when I'm changing into this tight ass dress? The only reason why I'm wearing this is so you can be proud of me and want the stupid world to see that I'm yours. Then I find you flirting with her when there's clearly photographers around just waiting for the perfect moment?"

"I wasn't flirting with her Faith"

"Oh sure...do you just need to be a flirty bachelor or what's happening here? Can you even see this from my perspective?" She asked him.

Sal looked around and walked up behind Faith who still faced away from him. He leaned in as he wrapped his arms around her waist saying

"Faith, no one will ever come close to what you mean to me. I'm only here because you wanted to come with me, otherwise I wouldn't even be here. It's not my thing, people are constantly "flirting" with me and I just try to be nice. Vanessa wasn't meaning anything by it either, she's your friend! And for the record, that dress is the sexiest thing. Since you walked in, I've wanted to rip it off of you." After a few moments, Faith replied with

"Ok. I'm sorry, I should have trusted you. You're right, I overreacted. You forgive me?"

"Yes, of course I do. Now I need you to help me take this picture" Sal said as he pulled out his phone and Faith turned fully to him.

"Oh, hold on, this is what you want." Faith said pushing Sal backwards up against the balcony railing. She leaned into him just before their lips touched. Her hand was around him in his back pocket, her other firmly holding onto his jacket. He placed his one free hand on her cheek pulling her in for the moment. Sal took the picture, placing the phone back into his pocket. Faith then kissed him before he could kiss her. She took control of the kiss, she could tell he appreciated the spontaneity.

"I love you so much Faith, my life is so much better with you by my side. I can't imagine my life without you." Sal said looking down at his phone. "It's time for everyone to know."
Sal was posting to all his social media platforms the picture of the two of them with the caption

"🎵 All of my life, It's you, It's you, I've been waiting for all of my life."

Sal tagged her in the photo as he looked at her saying, "All of my life it's going to be you. No more hiding what we have. I don't care what they think, I've got you."