My Secret Valentine

“Thank god.” Travis said and smiled a smile that made me melt.
“Yeah, thank god.” I laughed and my voice shook with the fear I had just experienced and the fact that I am now talking to Travis Clark.
“So are you new to the whole Warped experience?” He asked.
“Um, yeah.” I smiled. “This is your first time too?”
“Sure is.” Travis said and smiled again. “I’m Travis.”
“Hi.” I smiled.
“Are you excited to be here?” Travis asked.
“Very. It’s so fun. It’s only my first day, but I’m having so much fun.”
“I’m glad someone else is as excited as I am.”
“So am I.” I said stretching.
“So, I think you have me at a slight disadvantage.” He said still smiling.
“Do I?”
“Yeah, you know my name, but I don’t know yours.”
I tried to stay calm. Was it possible that Travis Clark was flirting with me?!
“Rachel.” I smiled introducing myself.
“Nice to meet you, Rachel,” Travis said and shook my hand.
Little butterflies flittered around in my stomach as his big warm hand closed around my small one.
“You as well, Travis,” I said.
“So what brings you to Warped Tour?” He asked.
“I’m selling merch for All Time Low.” I said leaning back against the tour bus.
“Really? Cool. How’d you get that job?”
“Jack, the guitarist, is my twin brother.” I said smiling slightly.
“Dude, that’s cool.” Travis smiled.
“Yeah, it is sometimes, but I have to deal with the groupies. And now girls know who I am, so they try and get me to introduce them to the band.”
“That sucks.” Travis said and looked like he felt bad for me.
“Oh, I don’t mind that much. But after awhile, it gets on my nerves.” I sighed and looked into his eyes.
“I bet there are perks though, having a brother in a famous band.”
“Oh yeah,” I said and Travis laughed. “He always gets me into shows and I get to meet a lot of bands, which is pretty cool.”
“Man, I would have loved if I had that.”
“I’m sure you can get in shows.”
“Yeah, if I bribe people,” he snorted and I laughed. “But I think it helps that you’re so pretty.”
“Oh, come on.” I said blushing.
“No, I’m serious.” He smiled, thus making me blush more.
“Oh my god! Stop it!” I said my face must have been as red as his hair.
“Wow, you are one of those rare girls who doesn’t know how hot she is.” Travis laughed. “You’re face is as red as my hair!”
Told you.
“I can’t help that! It’s your fault!”
“Oh, blame it on me, huh?” He said taking a step closer to me.
“Yeah,” I smiled.
Travis took another step closer and he towered over me. My heart started beating faster and I looked into his eyes. They drew me in instantly and I couldn’t look away.
Then something vibrated in my pocket.
“Damn.” I muttered pulling my iPhone out of my pocket.
“That was bad timing.” Travis sighed leaning next to me.
“You can say that again.” I said looking at the screen,
“That was bad timing.” Travis said and I giggled.
“Hey, Jack.” I sighed.
“You don’t sound too happy to be talking to me.” Jack said sounding sad.
“To be honest, no I’m not.”
“That’s so mean, Rach!” Jack said and I laughed.
“Well, I’m a mean person. You should know that by now.” I said and Travis chuckled.
“I’ll let that slide. So, what you up to?”
“Just hanging out with some people.”
“With who?” He asked getting in his ‘I’m your older brother’ role.
By 2 minutes. Big whoop.
“Human beings,” I said and rolled my eyes.
Travis chuckled again and shook his amazing hair out of his face.
“Alright. Where are you? I wanna make sure you aren’t getting raped.” Jack said, dead serious mind you.
“I’m not getting raped Jack.” I said and Travis laughed loudly. “Do you think if I was being raped I would be this calm?”
“I guess not…”
“Okay, now that we’ve got that cleared up…”
“Yeah?” He asked.
“Goodbye.” I said and hung up.
“Protective?” Travis asked his eyebrows raised.
“A bit,” I laughed. “He thinks that since he’s 2 minutes older then I am that he has to complete authority over me.”
“Funny, I never though of Jack as the responsible type,” Travis said.
He stretched a bit and his hand touch mine lightly and tingles ran up my spine.
“Well you’d be right. He’ll be sending out his posse to come and get me, soon though.” I sighed.
“I’ll protect you.” He smiled.
“Ah, my knight in shining armor.” I said jokingly.
“Anytime,” Travis laughed.
“Rachel!” Rian said as he came around the corner.
“Told you,” I whispered to Travis.
“Jack texted me and told me to find you.”
“I figured.” I sighed. “Do you know Travis?”
“Yeah, we’ve met before.” Travis said and he and Rian did that manly hand shake all guys do.
“So, should I assume that you are going to escort me back to the bus?” I asked Rian.
“You would assume right.” Rian laughed.
“Alright, I guess I’ll go quietly.” I sighed.
“Well, it was nice to meet you.” Travis smiled.
“You too. I’ll see you later?” I asked.
“Definitely,” he smiled. “It has only just begun.”
“See ya.” I smiled back at him as Rian and I started walking back to All Time Low’s bus.
“Bye.” Travis said and waved like a little kid.

“I am going to pretend that I didn’t see all of that.” Rian said as we neared the bus.
“Didn’t see what?” I asked innocently.
“Exactly.” He said and opened the door.
“You are already getting on my nerves, Dawson. That is not a good sign.” I laughed and Rian shrugged.
“There’s my darling sister.” Jack said from the couch.
“Yep, here I am.” I groaned. “I’m going to my bunk.”
“Fine, be that way.”
“I will.”
“Good.”
I walked quickly back to my bunk.
Smiling, I leaned against the wall.
This was going to be a good tour.