Romeo In Blue Jeans

I woke up and stretched. I opened the curtain of my bunk and again I was the first to wake up. We had already made it to Canada the night before and now we were parked in a camping park. I quietly slid out of my bunk and stepped into the bathroom and changed. It was even colder than it had been in Jersey. I stepped out of the bathroom and John was standing there, leaning against the wall shirtless and smiling at me.

"Good morning" I smiled. He stepped up to me and kissed me.

"Ready for our date?" he asked and I nodded.

As he changed, I brushed my hair by the mirror on the back door. I didn't realize when John stepped out of the bathroom and he wrapped his arms around my waist from behind me and pulled my back against his chest. I looked up and kissed him.

"Ready?" he asked and I nodded again. "Close your eyes then."

I didn't question him. I closed my eyes and he entwined his fingers through mines and pulled me along with him. He grabbed something before he led me out of the bus carefully. I know we were walking outside now because I was freezing even more. Good thing I had worn my sweater.

"We’re almost there." John said.

"How do you know where we're going?" I chuckled.

"I spent a lot of time planning our date." he answered, wrapping one arm around my waist.

"Why do I have the most amazing boyfriend in the world?" I grinned.

"Because you're the most wonderful girl in the world and you deserve to be happy and with someone who loves you as much as I do." he answered, kissing my head.

"I love you." I smiled.

"You have no idea how much I love you too." he answered. We stopped two minutes later.

"Can I open my eyes?" I asked.

"Nope, hold on just a minute." he answered before leaving. He was right in front of me doing something though. He came back to me 2 minutes later and helped me sit down on a blanket. "Okay, open your eyes."

When I opened my eyes, there was a view of a big aquamarine color lake with the sun shining on it. We were on a small cliff with the greenest grass I have ever seen. There was light sand bordering the lake and it looked extremely soft to walk on. John had laid a blanket on the grass and there was a picnic basket next to me.

"What do you think?" he asked, sitting next to me.

"This is beautiful." I smiled, turning my head to look at him. I wrapped my arm around his neck and we both fell back into the blanket. He chuckled and kissed me.

"So we make a month tomorrow." he said after our kiss.

"I can't believe it's already been a month." I smiled.

"This surprise was perfect and you know why?" I shook my head. "Because you loved it." I smiled and thanked him.

He had made us sandwiches and different things that were delicious. He had even made lemonade from scratch. He lay back on the blanket and I did too, resting my head on his chest as his arm wrapped around me. I could hear his heart beat perfectly and his soft breathing coming in and out. We lay there for a while talking and taking pictures.

"Do you think if your dad met me, that he would like me?" John asked. As he played with my hair.

"Of course." I answered. "He’ll love everyone, especially you."

"I hope he does." he smiled and kissed my head.

I smiled and sat up. "Can we walk in the sand?"

"Anything you want." he smiled and helped me up. We walked hand in hand in the sand around the lake. John picked me up like a toddler and twirled me around. He brought me back down and kissed me.

"Can we just have a photo shoot together?" he asked in between kisses.

"I can't take the pictures if I'm going to be in it." I smiled.

"Tim can take them." he answered and I agreed. "We should head back, today's not over yet."

I smiled and jumped on his back. He carried me back to our blanket. I lay down on my back and he was over me without squishing me. Our kiss seemed to be endless. When it ended I stared up at him and stroke his hair.

"Come on." he smiled and helped me up. We picked up everything and John assured me he was fine with carrying the basket, cooler, and blanket.

I ran up the cliff and waited for John at the top. I watched the sun shine against the lake and smiled. I took a step foward to run back to John, but I was so distracted by the beauty of the lake that I forgot we were in a steep, so I tripped and fell. I had fallen on my butt and I twisted my ankle.

"Oww." I hissed and grabbed my right ankle. John ran to me and settled everything down.

"Are you okay?" he asked, bending down in front of me now.

"Yeah," I answered. My ankle would hurt when I would move it. "I hurt my ankle a little."

He carefully looked at my ankle. "It’s sort of looking a bit swollen."

"I'm sorry." I apologized.

"For what? It was an accident." he chuckled. "Come on." he carefully helped me up. He held on to me as I tried to settle my foot on the floor. It would hurt too much. He managed to somehow carry the things and help me limp back to the bus. He left all the things in the floor outside the bus and picked me up bridal style. He stepped into the bus and carefully sat me on the sofa with my legs on the cushions.

"What happened?" pat asked. John came back with the things he had left outside and settled them on the table.

"She fell and hurt her ankle." he answered and went to grab the cold pack.

"You even fall on your special date?" Tim chuckled.

"Hey, don't tell her that shit." John said as he sat on the floor by my legs. Tim laughed and backed off.

"Tim, if I could right now, I would so kick your ass." I laughed.

"Bring it." he challenged.

"I will." I answered. John rolled up my pants a bit. Thank god I had been shaving.

"Can you check it, Aaron?" he asked.

Aaron checked over my ankle and it was just a bit swollen, nothing to worry about. The pain was already dull and going away. John left the ice pack on my ankle and sat next to me as the bus started to drive off. We were heading to the first interview for the guys. I recorded them practicing their songs acoustic for the interview. The bus stopped after about 20 minutes.

"We’re here." Max announced.

John helped me stand up. My ankle didn't hurt as much, just a bit when I walked. He wrapped his arm around my shoulder and I wrapped mine around his waist as we all walked inside of the building with me limping. We stood in the elevator as the numbers increased to the 10th floor.

"Does it still hurt?" Kenny asked when I flexed my foot.

"Only a little when I put pressure on it a bit." I answered and John kissed my hair. We stepped into the interview room. There were five stools with cameras and lights around.

"Welcome, so glad you could make it." a man around the age of 30 said happily and he shook the guys' hands. "My name is Evan."

"Thank you for having us." Jared said.

"And this is?" he smiled at me.

"I'm Carter." I shook his hand.

"You work with them?" Evan asked and I nodded.

John kissed me before going to sit in the stools with the guys. I stood at the side with Max and Tim. I took pictures throughout the whole interview.

"What do you hate to see when you're on stage performing?" Evan asked when the camera started recording. He stood behind the camera so only the guys would be coming out.

"When kids just stand there through the songs." Pat answered.

"You’re at a show. We perform for you to have fun and enjoy your time." Kenny added.

"Oh, and fights suck too." Jared added.

"Least favorite part about touring?" Evan asked.

"Not being with our family." Garrett answered.

"And not being able to shower for days." John added. I chuckled along with the guys.
Evan continued asking questions.

"Are any of you in a serious relationship?" he asked.

"That would be me and Jared." John answered, blushing. He looked over at me and smiled. I smiled back and Tim bunked my shoulder. I punched his arm.

"Oww!" he protested.

"When are you going to understand that she's going to keep beating you?" Max whispered.

"Tell us about your relationship, Jared." Evan said.

"Well, we've been together for a long time and I really love her." Jared explained.

"How about you, John?" Evan asked.

"We actually made a month today and I love her with all of my heart." John smiled, staring at me the whole time.

"Would it happen to be this young lady with us today?" Evan asked as he turned to look at me.

"That’s her." John answered.

The guys performed some acoustic songs before the interview ended. The guys thanked Evan for inviting them. We climbed back into the bus so we could head to the radio station. I relaxed in the couch with John as I cuddled against him. I was almost asleep when my phone rang, making me jump.

"Hello?" I answered sleepily.

"Were you sleeping? Isn't it past noon where you are?" Melli laughed.

"Isn’t it 9 over there?" I asked.

"Yes ma'am."

"You’re not a morning person, why are you so hyper and happy?" I asked awake now, due to why my best friend was so peppy. I could have sworn I saw Garrett blush as he sat in front of me.

"Later, I called to tell you that the realtor just passed by and everything's set, now all we have to do is search for a new place. We're going to start packing things." Melli explained.

"Really? That's great." I smiled.

"Yupp..." Melli said.

"And? I know there's more..." I said.

"We got our tickets to fly to Arizona when you guys finish tour already." she answered.

"Again, perfect." I laughed.

"Well, bye!" she laughed.

"Wait! You didn't tell me why you're so peppy!" I said.

"Tell you later." she said. I tried to protest, but she still hung up.

"Melli?" John asked.

"Yeah." I sighed and cuddled against him again.

"What happened?" Garrett asked.

"A realtor went by and they just got their tickets to fly to Arizona when the tour ends." I answered.

"That’s great." pat said. I nodded and buried my face on John's chest. He stroke my hair, pulling me deeper into sleep.

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I woke up later to find myself laying down on the couch with a blanket over me. I was half awake when the bus braked and I rolled off the couch. I was somehow trapped by the blanket now. I heard the guys run from the back when they heard me fall.

"Are you okay?" John asked when he helped me out of the blanket.

"Yeah." I laughed when I realized my hair was everywhere. John laughed and pushed my hair back. He kissed me and smiled. He helped me up and wrapped his arm around my waist.

"How was your nap?" Kenny asked.

"It was great. I feel refreshed." I smiled.

"Awesome." Jared smiled.

"Are we here already?" I asked.

"Yeah, we were finishing getting ready." John answered.

"Go then." I laughed and pushed them to the back room so they could finish getting ready while I brushed my teeth and fixed my hair.

We all finished getting ready and walked into the radio station. The guys did their interview and once again, they were asked if they were in a relationship. John and Jared gave the same answers as the last interview. We left and headed somewhere in the bus.

"Where are we going?" I asked.

"To the continuation of our date." John smiled.

"How’s your ankle?” Pat asked.

"It doesn't hurt anymore." I smiled. "Thank you, guys."

"For what?" Garrett asked.

"For caring about me."

"Of course we care." Kenny smiled.

"Yeah, John's not the only one that loves you." Jared added.

"Just not the same way that he does." Pat chuckled. I laughed.

"Oh, by the way guys, we need to clean up the bus a bit." Max said.

"When?" Jared asked.

"Tomorrow morning before the show." Tim answered.

"Up early, hurray!" Garrett said sarcastically. The bus stopped an hour later.

"We’re here!" John said, excited. Everyone stood up and walked with us to the door.

"I'm guessing that it’s a pretty big date." I chuckled.

"You’ll see." Kenny winked.

We stepped out of the bus and we were in a beach, but it wasn't a beach like any other in America. The sand was looked soft, clean, and white, while the see looked aquamarine.

"Wow." I breathed.

John entwined his fingers through mine and we walked into the sand. We stopped as we warned the sea. I let go of john's hand and stepped closer to the water. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I listened to the soothing sounds of the waves crashing and the cold wind.

"Do you like it?" John asked. I opened my eyes and looked back at my new friends. My new family. The love of my life. I smiled and nodded.

"I love it." I said answered. I ran back and wrapped my arms around John telling everyone that it was a group hug and they all surrounded us.

We took off our shoes and Tim brought out a football. I was in Garrett’s team with Kenny, Tim, and Jared against John, Pat, Vito, Max, and Aaron. The sand was soft and cold on my feet as we ran around. I had the ball and I was almost to the "goal" when John wrapped his arms around my waist from behind me. I laughed as we both fell. He tickled me as I still held onto the ball.

"No fair." I laughed. He chuckled and gave up, pressing his lips against mine.

"Not in public guys." Jared called.

"Public sex is illegal." Garrett added.

John helped me up and I chased after Garrett. He easily ran away from me since he was faster. I gave up and ran back to John. I grabbed my camera and took pictures of the guys playing football and just relaxing.

Tim took my camera and shoved John closer to me. John chuckled and wrapped his arms around me. Tim took a bunch of pictures of John and I together before the sun would set.

"You know, this has definitely been my favorite tour." Kenny said as we sat in the sand watching the sunset.

"Why is that? You guys have toured a lot." I said.

"Yeah, but in none of them have you toured with us until now." Kenny smiled.

My phone rang with a new tweet. It was John and it read; the sunset is beautiful, but it doesn't compare to you.

He was sitting behind me with his legs to my sides and my back against his chest as his arms wrapped around me. I looked back at him and smiled. He returned my smile and kissed my head. Vito had gotten the guys some drinks from the bus and John let me drink out of his.

"Are you happy?" John whispered.

"Of course I am." I answered.

"Are you okay with the idea of moving to Arizona?" Pat asked.

"Yeah, especially because there won't have to be a goodbye between us." I smiled and the guys' expressions turned into huge smiles.

"I’ve been thinking..." John said as we all walked back to the bus.

"About what?" I asked.

"Moving in with you when you find a place in Arizona." he answered.

"Really?" I smiled.

"Would that be okay?" he asked.

"Of course." I nodded and hugged him. He chuckled. "You have no idea how happy I am. This was the best day of my life."

"I'm glad." he smiled and kissed me.

"I'd rather watch a comedy this time." I heard Pat say.

"Fine!" Garrett sighed.

"Don’t fight guys." I said. "You’ve been best friends since forever."

"Sorry." Garrett smiled.

We watched The Hangover when we made it to the bus. My phone vibrated in my pocket. I fished it out and saw it was my dad calling me.

"I'll be right back." I said happily, put on my flip flops and went outside. "Hi, dad."

"Hi. You never call me anymore." my dad said.

"I'm sorry. I've been working."

"On what?" he asked. My dad had always supported me on what I wanted to do with my life and he always enjoyed me telling him stories about what I got to do.

"I'm touring with one of my favorite bands taking pictures for them."

"I’m proud and happy for you. You're living your dream." he said. I couldn't help but smile. I sat in the sand watching the ocean.

"The lead singer and I are kind of going out." I added.

"Hmmm is he treating you like a princess? Are you being safe?" he asked.

"Dad! I'm still a virgin!" I blushed. "And yes, he always treats me right."

"I'll be the judge of that." he said and I laughed.

"I really love him, dad. And I know he loves me as much as I love him." I explained.

"I'm happy for you." I could hear the smile in his voice. "When are you going to come visit?"

"We’re going over there two days after my birthday and I'm sorry I haven't visited." I answered.

"I understand why you haven't." he said. "How long are you staying?"

"We get there Sunday night and stay until Wednesday morning." I said.

"That’s great." he said excited. "And don't think I won't talk to that boy."

"I understand." I laughed.

"I'll talk to you soon. I'm driving to Marie’s house." he said. Marie was my dad's girlfriend. "I miss you."

"I miss you too." Tears streamed down my cheeks the second we hung up. I stared at the sea and the moon for a while until my tears stopped. I whipped my eyes and stood up. The guys would worry if I took too long. I took a deep breath before stepping inside the bus and leaving my sandals by the stairs. All of their eyes were on me and I just sat back next to John and whipped my eyes again.

"What’s wrong?" John asked, pushing my bangs away from my face.

"That was my dad." I answered.

"Did something happen?" pat asked.

"No, everything's okay." I shook my head. "It was just great talking to him and I missed his joking self. He was excited to know everything that's been going on, and he was ecstatic when I told him we were stopping over there two days after my birthday." They all smiled. "You guys should be worried about one tiny little thing though."

"What’s that?" Garrett asked as all of their faces turned confused now.

"My family is a bit crazy and he's going to be on all of your cases." I chuckled.

"That’s good, though." Jared smiled.

"That’s how you know he really cares and loves you." Kenny added. My eyes teared up again and John dabbed them off with a smile.

"It’s okay. Don't cry." he whispered and Garrett stroke my back for comfort. My phone rang again, making us all jump. It was Kirky calling me.

"Hello?" I asked, trying to keep my voice from sounding as if I was crying.

"Carter?" Kirky asked.

"Who else, Kirky?" I rolled my eyes with a chuckle.

"Did you talk to Melli today?" he asked.

"Yeah, why?" I asked. I heard something of glass shatter on his end of the line. "What was that?"

"What is it?" Kenny asked.

"I have no idea." I answered and put the phone on speaker.

"Vivi! What did she break?" Kirky asked.

"Damn it, Kirky! Come help me here!" I heard Vivi from a far.

"Coming!" Kirky answered. "Hold on, Carter."

"Kirky, what's going on?” I asked.

"That’s what I'm going to check." he answered. I waited a minute and he said; "it's okay. It's just a plate." then there was a thud from his side of the line as if he had dropped his phone.

"Ahh! Melli! Jace! Stop running around the house." Kirky said. "Hello?"

"Can someone tell me what's going on already?" I asked.

"Yeah, Melli’s been sort of hyper since she woke up. She even came jumping this morning on mine and Vivi’s bed. We started packing things and she got even more hyper." Kirky explained.

"What is she so hyper for?" I asked. I saw Garrett blush again.

"She hasn't said anything. When we ask her, she just sings along to The Maine." Kirky answered.

"Really?" Jared laughed.

"Epic." pat added.

"Put her on the phone." I said.

"Melli, Carter wants to talk to you." Kirky said.

"Noooooooooo." I heard Melli say from a far.

"I'm going to slap you, Mellissa!!!!" I heard Vivi yell and I couldn't help but laugh. Another thud.

"Ouch!" I heard Kirky say.

"What happened now?" I asked.

"Vivi just tackled Melli to the ground." Kirky said, sounding amused. I laughed again.

"Melli! What the hell is wrong with you that you're so damn hyper?" Vivi yelled. Melli's answer was too low for us to hear, but then we heard Vivi snatch the phone away from Kirky.

"Garrett Daniel Nickelsen!" she yelled. We all jumped and stared at Garrett. He was blushing like a tomato. Then it hit me.

"Garrett?" I smiled. "Is it what I think it is?"

He blushed more, smiled, and nodded. I ran and jumped into Garrett’s arm.

"What’s going on?" Jared asked.

"You haven't told them?" I asked Garrett. He was still blushing as he shook his head.

"What are you guys talking about?" Kenny asked. I gave Garrett a little shove.

"I-uh- like Melli and I kind of-uh-asked her out." Garrett said scratching his head nervously and staring at the floor.

"Finally!" pat said.

Vivi screamed in the opposite line. I jumped and dropped my phone. John picked it up laughing and handed it to me.

"Vivi?" I asked. She didn't answer. "Kirky?" he didn't answer either. They ended the call. "Thanks."

"So Garrett, how'd you do it?" Kenny winked. Garrett blushed again.

"We were texting and we talked last night on the phone and I told her how I felt." he explained.

"I'm just glad you moved on from Rachel." Pat said.

"Yeah, it took me a while." Garrett smiled.

"I'm so happy for you." I said and hugged him again.

"I think she's more excited than Garrett is." Kenny chuckled.

"Of course I am because he’s happy." I smiled at Garrett. He hugged me harder.

"Thank you." he whispered in my ear. He released his arms around me and I walked back to John. He wrapped his arms around me and kissed me.

We all changed into our pjs and went into our bunks. John kissed me again before helping me into my bunk. He tucked me in and stroke my hair. I could make out every feature of his face through the darkness. He stood outside of my bunk with his chin on my pillow and I lay on my side with his hand on mine.

"You’re the greatest person we've ever met, you know that?" he whispered. Our faces were just an inch away and I could smell his minty toothpaste.

“The same goes for you.” I smiles and pushed a strand of his short hair back. He smiled and pressed his lips against mine.

“I love you.” He smiled.

“I love you, too.” I answered before he kissed me again. A minute later, he closed the curtain of my bunk and I dozed off into sleep.