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[That's fine, I know what work can get like. I hope you had fun at the concert ]

Lena smiled at Michael as she gentle leaned into him, she couldn't help but feel love for him. Michael had a lot patience for Lena when it came to her moods. There were days were she didn't want to do a single thing and stay in bed all day but Michael was the one to get out of bed and smiling. Sometimes things did get a little too much for Lena and that was normally when their relationship took a break. Lena let things swallow her up and this lead to her pushing Michael out, it wasn't healthy but Lena saw it as the only way of copying. But Michael was relentless and would do everything he could for her, she supposed that's why some people thought she wasn't good enough for Michael. Lena heard the elevator doors make a bing sound and open, Lena playful pulled her boyfriend out of the elevator and into the lobby. "Come on, I don't want to waste another minute in this stuff hotel," she said with a smile.

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Ashton was like a kid in a sweet shop as he bounded in the buffet line to get his breakfast. He grabbed a tray and plate and made sure he had a coffee on his tray within in seconds. Ashton turned back and smiled at Charlotte, he felt the warm feeling whenever you looked at some one you loved. Ashton couldn't remember the exact point he fell in love with Charlotte but looking back at when they first got together he wouldn't have been surprised if he felt like that at the start. It wasn't that Charlotte saw a different side to him than everyone else did he just felt like he could tell her things he couldn't tell the guys. Ashton had cried in front of the guys before but he had also cried in front of Charlotte when he was missing his mum and his siblings and he hadn't talked to them in days. "I love you, you know that right?" smiled Ashton, he told Charlotte every day that he loved her but he liked to remind her because the smile she gave him warmed his heart every time.

[ Yes it can be very demanding at times. And I did! ]

"I'm coming." Michael said laughing a little at the fact that Lena was practically dragging him out of the elevator so they could get their day started. He wasn't really sure when the last time he'd seen her so excited about anything like this was. Which was nice, he knew that she liked being with him. And sure they did things together all the time too, but this was different. They actually had the entire day just to be with one another and really he wanted to take advantage of this as much as she did. "Okay well what should we do first?" He asked her once they were outside the doors of the hotel and he'd taken the liberty to wrap his arm over her shoulder and pull her closer to himself so he could kiss her head and walk with her comfortably beside him.

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Charlotte had grabbed a tray of her own and had a cup of orange juice first thing, before she started just looking at all the different options the place actually had for what you could get for breakfast. And she had to admit it was probably the biggest selection of breakfast food she'd ever seen at a hotel before in her life. She looked over at Ashton when she heard him speak though, and of course couldn't hold back her smile when he told her he loved her. And she didn't really give a shit that they were in line getting breakfast when she leaned forward a bit and kissed him. "I know." She whispered. "And I love you too." She said giving him one more quick kiss before turning back to the food deciding she didn't want to ruin the moment because a a bunch of people behind them started yelling or anything for being slow. Because people could be very cranky in before they'd had their morning coffee, or breakfast.

[Just out of curiosity, who did you go see? ]

When Lena left the hotel with Michael she the hot sun on her face, it felt wonderful. As Michael wrapped an arm around her pulling her close Lena couldn't help but inhale his scent. Small things like that Lena found comforting, she had stolen one of his t-shirt the last time she joined Michael on tour, she had yet to obtain anything as of yet. Lena had an idea of what they could for to start their day, it was very tourist but it would be nice to see all the sights. "We could go on one of them tour buses, see all the sights and get off when we want," replied Lena. It would save them getting lost in the city because neither Lena or Michael were the best with directions.

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Ashton couldn't help but smile as Charlotte kissed him, Ashton was very much in love. Ashton headed down the line and picked out the breakfast food that took his fancy. When Ashton reached the end of the line, he had stocked up his plate with most hot breakfast food and several piece of toast, the only thing missing was vegemite. Ashton had a tub in his suitcase back in his room so he could go without it this morning. The drummer waited for his girlfriend to finish in the line before finding a table to sit at. As he sat down Ashton looked over his plate and let out a small laugh, "I may have gotten a little excited," confessed Ashton. There was a lot of food but he would probably end up eating most of it.

[ We saw Volbeat, Papa Roach, and Five Finger Death Punch. It was kind of an intense hard rock concert which was also loads of fun ]

"That sounds like fun." Micheal said glad they were doing this for the day. Because he could just tell right now that he needed this, he needed an entire day to spend with her doing whatever the hell they felt like. Even if it was something silly and tourist like such as riding around on the tourist buses until they felt like getting off. It was their day. Their day to just be with one another and do anything, so he was going to keep it as stress free as possible and have as much fun as possible. And really it sounded like fun riding the bus, plus it'd be much less stressful letting the thing drive them to where ever they wanted to go rather than try and figure out how to get there on foot. Especially considering they were both pretty shitty with directions.

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Charlotte was finishing up quickly after Ashton and trying her hardest not to laugh at his plate of breakfast foods. "Yea I think so too." She told him nodding her head at all the food he had piled onto his plate. But she knew he'd eat pretty much all of it. Ashton was in shape, sometimes she did wonder how though with how much he could eat. It was one of those mysteries that she'd probably never know the answer to though. "It's breakfast though so it's understandable, and I can accept it." She told him since it was supposed to be the most important meal of the day and all that shit.

[Sounds like fun, I saw a bit of Papa Roach at Reading Festival this year ]

Lena was glad Michael liked her idea, she had done some searching while at the coffee shop that morning. "There is a stop a couple of minutes from here where the buses stop," replied Lena. Lena was more organised out of the two of them she had to be running a blog and catching flights to see Michael wherever he was in the world. Lena headed in the direction the stop was, she also knew the buses ran every fifteen minutes or so. Lena had brought her compact camera because she was not going to miss the opportunity to take cheesy tourist photos with Michael. Lena had taken lots of photos with Michael but to avoid hate most of them went on her private facebook, she had very little on her instagram and twitter, if she did put pictures up there was a even split of hate and love. These pictures were probably going to end up on facebook, at her grandparents house and Michael would want a few, the chances of them going on any other social media were slim. Sometimes Michael managed to persuade her to let him put one on his accounts and told her not to read the comments, but Lena knew Michael looked at the comments just as much as she did.

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Ashton paused for a moment before taking a sip of his drink, "Where do I begin?" he said allowed as he twirled his plate. Ashton decided to dive right in and cut up some of his food and took a mouthful. As he ate the piece he gave Charlotte a thumbs up, "This is good stuff, wouldn't say the best, but it's up there." Ashton knew he made the right decision going all out, he would be full up until dinner that evening. "After we have filmed some of your videos, do you have any preferences to what we watch on Netflix, I've got my list on there that I want to start getting through," explained Ashton. On tour they sometimes found themselves waiting around but in the past few weeks that wasn't the case so Ashton Netflix had been very much neglected and his list was stocking up of things he wanted to watch.

[ It was a ton of fun! And I love Papa Roach so I was pretty happy to see him live lol. ]

"Well miss tour guide, guide the way." Micheal joked with her since this was her idea, and out of the two of them he would easily admit that she was the better choice for giving directions. He was pretty much shit at giving and getting directions. Oh yea and at reading them. It just wasn't something he was good at. Good thing he wasn't the bands bus driver or something, they'd never end up at the concerts of time if he was. This was probably the reason why no matter what no one let him drive. Ever. Not that he really minded. Took a little to much work for his taste in activity. "So we're gonna take lots of cute selfies and shit today right?" He asked her with a smile, he wanted to take a shit ton of pictures so they could have something to remember the day with. And maybe he'd persuade her to let him put a couple of them up on social media, and maybe he wouldn't. Really as long as they spent the day together having fun and had lots of pictures to look back on in the future then he'd worry about everything else later.

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Charlotte ate her breakfast like she always did, and of course watched as Ashton freaked out a little over his plate of food. It was actually quite adorable watching him eat, or just watching him in general doing things that normally wouldn't be cute. Everything the boy did was cute though, or at least she couldn't help but think that. Well really most everything he did was cute, there were some things, like drumming that weren't cute. When Ashton drummed it was more totally sexy and like 'I need you like right now' attractive than him eating breakfast and being an adorable little puppy that she wanted to cuddle with for the rest of forever. "We can start your list on Netflix if you want. I don't mind." She told him knowing his Netflix had been very neglected lately and she didn't mind watching the list to help it not be neglected.

[Glad you had fun I love seeing live music.]

Lena playful stuck her tongue out at Michael before heading around the corner of the hotel to where the stop was. Lena was somewhat thankful that all her travelling let her have a simple grasp on directions (even if she was still terrible) otherwise Michael and her would never get anywhere. Sure enough as the rounded the corner there was stop advertising tourist buses. "Of course," smiled Lena in answer to Michael's question as she reached the stop, "I've got my camera and we've both got our phones." At the stop Lena glanced at the timetable and saw they would only have to wait a couple of minutes before the bus arrived, turning back to Michael she reached up and kissed him on the lips, spending the whole day with him was going to be complete and totally bliss.

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Ashton continued to eat his breakfast, pausing every so often so he could catch a breath. Another sip of his drink and he was ready to start again. Soon Ashton's plate was half empty but he was still a little hungry, Ashton decided to break from his breakfast for a moment. Looking up from his plate he caught Charlotte's gaze and he offered a sweet smile, "Enjoying your breakfast?" asked Ashton. Ashton always liked to ask Charlotte if she was okay or how things were going, he was very much a caring guy It wasn't that Charlotte need looking after all the time she was very independent but it was just that Ashton liked to make sure she was happy. He knew that touring could take a toll and Charlotte spent a lot of time away from her family and her friends to be with him.

[ yes live music is the best! And sorry for being the slow replies. Thing's have been kind of bust lately. ]

"As long as we have enough camera battery to last us through the day I think we'll be fine." Michael told her while he let her lead him around the corner to wherever they were supposed to catch the bus that would be their ride around until they found the perfect tourist spot to get off at. Really the whole day sounded like the best idea anyone could have. He did smile and kiss her back for a short moment glad to have her in his life. "I love you." He said against her lips once the kiss was over. And he really did. Michael loved Lena. Even though they had there ups and downs, a lot more than most, and he knew the fans and sometimes the guys didn't like her Michael loved her. He didn't know what he'd do without her even.

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Charlotte nodded her head and smiled back. "How could I not enjoy sitting here eating breakfast with you." She said happy to do nearly anything with Ashton. She loved him, and loved being around him too. Sure sometimes she missed her mum, and shockingly enough her brother too. But the way she looked at it to keep from being too sad was that Ashton and the boys were her family. She loved them and they loved her. Plus it wasn't really a secret that her and Ashton had talked about their future together. And even though they weren't ready right now or anything and were in no need to rush things with the band still taking off and all, they knew that when things were right they'd get married.

[That's cool I know how things can get.]

"Love you too," replied Lena as she looked up at her boyfriend. It took Lena a long time to tell Michael she felt the same way as he did but when she eventually said those three words she knew it meant a lot to Michael. Lena didn't say them as often as Michael did but that was a side affect of Lena, she wasn't the most affectionate person, hell she didn't even like making out in front of the rest of the band. Out of the corner of her eye Lena saw the bus pulling up, "I'm paying," she stated, "My treat for once." Michael did treat her and she sometimes felt guilty about it (fans made her feel guilty) but she liked to return the favor every once in a while. The bus pulled up at the stop and Lena playful pulled her boyfriend aboard and asked for the required tickets and paid for them before heading up to the top deck to get a nice seat.

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Ashton smiled at Charlotte's reply, it was could to know she was happy. After a few more mouthfuls Ashton was full and he plate was practically empty, groaning he pushed the plate away from him. "I am done," said Ashton as he gave a little stretch and patted his stomach. Ashton was very relaxed around Charlotte so his little quirks he knew would not bother. "I'm ready to head back up to the room whenever you are," smiled Asthon, in all honesty he just wanted to get back to the room and cuddle his girlfriend because their time in bed this morning seemed such a long time ago. Ashton was a very happy go lucky person but when Charlotte was around that only added to his happiness, days like this would leave him on a high for a week at least because he really cherished and loved Charlotte and sometimes people forget about that.

[ totally forgot to reply ]

"Fine. You pay." Michael said sticking his tongue out at her and shaking his head while he followed his girlfriend onto the bus when it arrived. He didn't mind paying for things for her, actually he kind of felt like it was part of his duty as her boyfriend. And yea usually he whined until she gave in and let him pay, he'd use some line saying she was taking away his masculinity or something insane sounding. Once he'd even told her that it made him feel very un-chivalrous if she paid. She'd laughed at him and he was pretty sure only given in so he'd shut up. But today he was up for anything and making her very happy. So if she really wanted to pay then he'd let her. And he followed her to the top deck of the bus back and then to the great seats she picked out of them just happy to be spending some alone time with his girlfriend.

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Charlotte playfully rolled her eyes at Ashton and how silly he could be sometimes. And in no time she was finished with her own breakfast, that she hadn't pretty much inhaled and stacked all their plates together and smiled at him. "Okay I'm done, so we can head back upstairs now." She told him kissing his cheek and ready to get on there day together. Even if they didn't have some special outing like Michael and Lena had for the day she knew her and Ashton would have a lovely time. All she really needed to be happy was have him to herself for a day. Because despite what the fans seemed to think her and Ashton didn't nearly as much alone time together as they thought, Ashton was always busy with band things and she was always busy with video things. And if they weren't busy and actually had time for each other more often than not they were too tired to really go out and do anything. Plus she did have to split her time with the rest of the band too since they were all kind of best friends who liked to do things other than be in a band together. So days like this Charlotte just really appreciated.

[It's fine, I know what it can get like.]

As they took at seat on the top deck of the bus Lena quickly got her camera out of her bag just in case she wanted to snap a moment. Despite the sunshine, it was a little chilly on the open top deck but that gave Lena a reason to snuggle up to her boyfriend. Lena quickly snuggled up against Michael as the bus began to move, she could feel the butterfly feeling in her stomach which she always got when she was with Michael. Part of her wished that she could get on with the rest of the boys but for some reason they didn't seem to like her, Lena could understand why. Sometimes Lena came off as rather cold and she didn't mean to the boys had just been unfortunate to witness Lena and her cold moments. Lena pushed those thoughts to the back of her head because if she lingered on them it would ruin her day with Michael. "Your nice and warm," mentioned Lena, "One of the reasons why you are my boyfriend," she teased.

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Ashton smiled and carefully moved from his seat, he was very full from breakfast. Ashton waited for Charlotte and held out his hand for her to take before making their way out of the restaurant to the elevators. Ashton pressed the button and played with Charlotte's hand as they waited, it was something he did absentmindedly and it was comforting to him. "We'll make a start on those videos of yours," smiled Ashton, "If I go to lay down I will probably fall right back asleep." First thing in a morning Ashton could easily get up but he also was a big fan of naps just like most people his age especially after eating a big meal even if it was breakfast. The elevator soon arrived and they entered it pressing for their floor, Ashton couldn't help but nod his heading along to the cheesy music it was out of habit. They arrived on their floor in a short amount of time and they got out, Ashton began patting himself for the key card which he found in his back pocket. "I know this is a few days away but next time we have a day off and we are not travelling we could go see a film?" Ashton suggested, he couldn't remember the last time he had been to the movies.

"I see so you're only using me for my warmth," Micheal joked as he moved his arm to wrap over Lena and hold her close. Honestly Michael loved spending time with his girlfriend, especially if it meant they could find time to cuddle, because Michael was all about being snuggled up with one another. There was just something very intimate about it and it just made him feel close to her, and while Michael loved to have sex as much as the next guy there were moments when he wanted to be intimate with his girlfriend without having sex. Plus she got so cold so easily he had to do something to keep her warm. And he wished that the guys could see this side of her, the side that he'd fallen in love with. The fun happy side of her, rather than the cold and kind of distant side she had up a lot, because while he loved all of her no matter what he wanted his friends to like her too but sometimes he felt like they couldn't get to like her because they hadn't seen her happy side. He didn't let it get to him too much though, because even if he wanted them to like her it was his relationship and as long as he was happy with her nothing else mattered anyways.

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Charlotte followed Ashton from the table all the way to their room overjoyed that they were getting the entire day to spend with one another doing whatever they felt like doing. It was just amazing to actually be able to spend time with him. "Sounds good, I really need to get on making them too or my subscribers might get a little upset. They might even think that you're distracting." She said moving to kiss his cheek. She knew that while most of his fans didn't exactly like her the majority of her fans did actually like him. Or at least they kept their bashful comments about him to themselves. Usually though when she ran into one of the people who followed her on all her social media accounts, and watched all her videos, they were super sweet and they always asked about Ashton. "A movie together next time you have a day off sounds amazing." She told him leaning her head on his arm with a smile, she really didn't care what they did together as long as they did something together, a movie did sound great though.

"Oh you've got me," gasped Lena, "I am only with you because you are extremely warm and totally not because you are the best boyfriend any girl could ask for." Lena chuckled as she quickly pressed a kiss to Michael's cheek, she could feel a little bit of stubble on his cheek telling her he hadn't shave in awhile. It told Lena that Michael was working hard, so hard that he literally rolled out of bed and got on with his day. Lena felt like she helped remind Michael that he did have a life outside of playing gigs every night, yes he loved playing live but he also loved video games and pizza. Michael sometimes needed to be brought back down to earth and remind that he needed a shower and to eat healthy for change, even though Lena wouldn't change him for the world. As the bus moved Lena saw that there were passing a tourist spot on the bus and she quickly took a picture of the building, she would blog about this little trip out with Michael in her blog.

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Ashton couldn't help but smile a little at being a distraction. "I don't mind being a distraction," Ashton said with a wink. Ashton knew that his fans could be quiet brutally to Charlotte and he had spoken many a times how he didn't appreciate it, sometimes the fans listened, sometimes the message went unheard. Charlotte's fans Ashton found had been very welcoming, this made him happy knowing that Charlotte's fans respect her and her choices in life. Ashton smiled at Charlotte's response as they made their way down the corridor to their room, "So once we get in, we make your videos and work from there?" asked Ashton as he unlocked their hotel door, opening and letting Charlotte go through first.