Dry Counties.

"Kimber, beautiful? Wake up." I heard a whisper next to me as my body shakes lightly from side to side.

"Hmmmm?" I mumbled tiredly and came face to face with a fully clothed and smiling Mike Fuentes .

"We're stopping to get breakfast sweetheart. Are you hungry?" Mike asked while kissing my neck and laying beside me.

"Oh, yea... Just let me throw on some clothes" I yawned and stretched my arms arching my back. Mike grabbed my waist and pulled me out of the bunk with him.

"No, what you have on is good enough." He wiggled his eyebrows and looked me up and down. I guess I could just wear my pajamas, it's just shorts and a tank top.

"Fine, lets go you perv." I laughed and hugged him before he intertwined his fingers with mine after snacking my butt of course.

We walked out of the bunk area and were greeted with smiles from the rest of the boys. Jamie was bouncing up and down slightly. I guess Jamie is always this hyper. Vic smiled warmly at me and walked towards me, immediately engulfing me in a hug.

"Goodmorning Kim" he said happily making me laugh under his bone crushing hug. Vic you are stronger than you realize.

"Morning Vic." I groaned a little sternly, I was not a morning person, but I would try to be since apparently all of them were.

"Someone is not a morning person." Tony laughed and waved at me from the table in the kitchen portion of the bus. Thank you captain obvious.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to sound rude." I blushed a deep red and adjusted my glasses.

"Your glasses look cute on you." Jamie stated pointing his finger at my face.

"Lies" I sang and rolled my eyes.

"I said the same thing last night, she just does not agree." Mike laughed and poked my cheek making me swat his hand away. He just smiled and kissed my cheek.

"You all are way to happy in the mornings." I stated as they all laughed and opened the door to the bus.

"You'll get used to it." Tony said reassuringly and smiled warmly at me. he seems more talkative in the mornings, weird.

"God I hope not." I whined and walked off the bus behind Jamie.

"Good morning guys, and lovely lady I have yet to meet, I'm Chris" a tall man with short brown hair extended his hand to me.

"Hello, and good morning. I'm Kimberly." I smiled and grabbed his hand giving him a stern confident handshake.

"She's got a nice handshake on her, very business like. Nice to meet you" He smiled and patted mike on the back knowingly. does mike do this often ? Bring women on tour. No. I need to stop over thinking.

"Well she's the lucky lady we need to find a job for today." Mike said proudly and pulled me close into his side kissing the top of my hair.

"Well, I think I've figured out the perfect place for her. We'll discuss it during breakfast." Chris started walking towards the Ihop we were stopped to eat at.

Mike looked down at me and smiled. He held my hand walked closely to me as we approached the building, I liked the way his hand felt in mine. Why was mike so attached to me already though? I couldn't really complain, I felt myself craving his attention and even more so, his touch. I really shouldn't question any of this. Mike clearly liked me, that I was definitely sure of. So why worry? Right?

"So Kimberly. College graduate eh?" Chris asked raising an eyebrow at me as he say across from me at breakfast after we all revived our drinks.

"I sure am." I blushed smiling at him.

"Don't be embarrassed ! It's very impressive." He shrugged and took a sip of his drink.

"So Chris what did you have in mind for me this tour?" I questioned sipping my orange juice and waiting impatiently for my plate of red velvet pancakes to arrive.

"Well I was thinking merch girl at first, since we can always use extra help there, but I'm leaning more towards making you the new VIP coordinator." My eyes got wide and all the guys stopped their conversations and started listening to mine and Chris's. That sounded like an important position. I started to grow nervous with everyone's eyes on me.

"Wow really Chris?" I asked surprisingly with a little stutter.

"Well I had to do a background check on you, sorry, and I saw you had amazing grades and majored in business. There's no doubt in my mind that you'd be good at it." I grew even more worried at the mention of a background check.

"Oh? Well I mean, if that's what you want me to do I'm more than happy to do it." I smiled and nervously looked down at my food, that was just placed in front of me. Mike slipped his hand into mine under the table next to me. it comforted me in a strange way. Then there was the smile he was giving me while his thumb stroked my hand. His smile made me melt.

"I think you'd enjoy it. So it's settled. Ill get you all the paperwork and go over the position in more detail at the show tonight. Ill show you how it all works tonight then ill let you go solo at the next show." Chris explained smoothly and took a bite of his pancakes.

"Thank you so much Chris." I smiled at him, I couldn't help but wonder what else he found on that background check. everyone has a past, weather they know it or not.

"So Kimbers our new VIP coordinator ?" Mike and Vic asked in unison.

"She sure is." Chris laughed as the boys high fived.

"Yes!" Jamie fisted the air and I didn't understand why they were all so excited.

"Why are you all so stoked?" I asked and tony dropped his fork dramatically so everyone looked at him because of the loud clinking noise.

"Because Kim! You get to be around us all the time. Duh." He laughed as he stuck his tongue out and picked his fork back up.

"I live on your bus. I see you all enough as it is." I laughed and mike stole a bite of my pancakes.

"No, Kimber, your mine on the bus, they don't get to see you." Mike joked and kissed my hand that he grabbed after I hit his arm for stealing my food.

"Whatever bro, she's with me tonight." Vic joked back with a deep jock accent.

"You wish." Mike snorted and stated at Vic with demanding eyes.

"Psh girls always want the lead singer little brother." Vic winked at me and mike simply flicked Vic off and kissed me softly.

"Well I think we should all have a video game night after the show today." Jamie broke the 'heated' fight between the two Fuentes brothers. Boys act like such animals, I swear.

"I'm so down." I said excitedly earning me a high five from Jamie.

"That's my girl." Mike smiled at me as I looked up to him with red blushing cheeks.

"I bet twenty dollars right now that Kim kicks mikes ass at FIFA tonight." Tony smiled and winked at me.

"Fuck yea ill take that bet." Vic slapped a twenty onto the table and mike rolled his eyes.

"You wanna do this babe?" Mike asked me as I got a sly smirk on my face.

"Hell yea, apparently I'm gonna kick your ass." I joked and mike laughed.

"Fine then me and Kimber will play for your bet assholes." Mike laughed.

We all paid for our meals and headed back to the bus shortly after the guys made their bets for the night on video games. I was still exhausted and wanted to sleep, but mike was not going to let that happen. I was currently laying in the bunk bundled in all the covers and about to doze off before I felt the entire weight of Mike on top of me.

"Mike, what are you doing?" I asked shifting underneath him.

"Cuddling." He stated seriously and dug himself onto me harder making it hard to breath under his weight.

"Why don't you come cuddle me for real?" I laughed trying to shove him off off me.

"Because I'm awake." He lifted his weight off of me and gently laid his stomach against mine and propped himself up with his elbows and looked at me innocently.

"Well I'm tired mike." I yawned again and he kissed my jawline.

"Awe, kimberrrr, what's wrong?" He whispered in my ear making me squirm. He knew just how to turn me on how did he already know my spots?

"Well if you must know Michael." I whispered back pulling his neck towards me and biting his skin lightly.

"I wanted to have more dirty dreams about you" I whispered seductively, I felt him take in a sharp breath.

"Why dream when you can have the real thing?" He brushed his lips against mine and grinded his hips into me, I wanted him so badly, but it was still to soon.

"Like I said, I'm just not that easy. I may want you Mike, but you have to earn it." I ran my hands under his shirt and gently glided my nails down his back.

"Oh Kimber, you just made two big mistakes." Mike laughed with a daring look in his eyes. What Mistake may that be?

"Oh did I?" I questioned looking into his state. It was dark and hungry.

"Mistake number one- you admitted that you wanted me. Mistake number two- you told me to earn it, and I accept that challenge." He said darkly while running his hand up my side and to my face. He held my cheek lightly for a few seconds before he crashed his lips on mine roughly.

He wanted control, and he had it. His lips forced me to follow them, and his tongue won the wrestling match that started a few seconds later with ease. He's hand guided my face and I couldn't pull away until he wanted to. I was his, and I had no choice, and trust me, I loved everything about that. I'd let him have his way with me.

"Mike?" I asked pleadingly as we parted ways.

"Yes beautiful." He cooed and laid next to me.

"Why... Why did you want to help me so badly?" I whispered scared of his answer, and scared to ask him what I really wanted to know. What were we?

"Kimber... I can't really explain it. You caught me off guard and I wasn't ready to let you go. Honestly I would normally just chalk us up to a one nigh stand, but I promise your not, you don't feel that way and I'm telling the truth when I tell you I want to get to know you, because I do. Kimber, you made me feel something I've never felt before and I want to see how far that feeling goes. I want to see where WE go ... Im sorry if i don't make any sense, I'm just not normally like this and it's hard for me to admit this - I want to take you out and try to make you happy if that's okay with you?" He shakily got through his speech and took a sharp breath while studying my face with worried eyes. Is he scared of me rejecting him?

"Mike, I would love that." I gave him a warm smile and I watched the worry in his eyes instantly wash away. I'm just starting to see how much I truly affect him.

"Well... I mean, h-how do you feel?" Mike stuttered nervously.

"Mike. I feel the same way as you... I felt a lot of things I couldn't explain that night, and I was scared you were going to just write me off, but since you didn't. I find myself wanting to know you more and be the reason you smile... I know that's corny but I like you mike. More than I ever thought from just one night." I blushed and felt his hand on my cheek. His fingers were rough and warm, I turned my face to see mike smiling from ear to ear.

"That's not corny at all Kimber, your adorable, and this is new for both of us." He said warmly, his voice was calming and I felt safe. he's made me feel safe from the moment he spoke to me that night.

"Well these feelings certainly are." He laughed at my words and hugged me close to him.

"I agree with you there." He replied kissing my hair.

"So where are we heading Mr. Fuentes." I asked feeling suddenly awake, but now that mike finally settled down and his arms were around me I didn't want to get up. Everything about him was just so relaxing, I wanted him to hold me forever.

"We'll be arriving in Chicago in a few hours, we have a day off tomorrow as well, and I want to take you somewhere special." Mike stated and I felt my heart flutter at the thought of a date.

"Really?" I asked cutely and mike let out an adorable low laugh.

"Really, now how about that nap beautiful?" Mike kissed my cheek and laid me on his chest before pulling the covers over us.

My eyes were instantly heavy and mikes hand rubbed circle into my back. He started singing a song I didn't recognize and I couldn't help but smile as I drifted off to sleep. If mike was always like this, then I couldn't wait to see where exploring or feelings would lead us.