I quietly exit Rhythm's room and walk into mine to start packing for tour. It's going to be so much fun! I'm pumped and for Rhythm to come? Even better! I pull out a suitcase and start packing. I hear footsteps and then someone walking into my room. I suspect it's jack so i say nothing. Hands playfully wrap around my waist from behind and I feel butterflies.

"Hey." Jack greets. I smile and he rests his chin on my shoulder. "Where's Rhythm?"

"She's asleep." i answer. He nods and I glance at him. He looks kind of tired and a little on the drunk side. He must've been drinking while I was at the mall. "What are you doing?" I ask motioning to the loosely hung arms around my waist.

"I don't know. We're brothers." he says. Perfect explanation said with sarcasm.

"Alright." i say, realizing I still feel butterflies in my stomach. I hear the front door open downstairs and familiar voices. "Can you tell them to be quiet?" i ask. Jack nods, playfully kisses my cheek (i think it was playful) and heads downstairs.

I finish packing and zip my suitcase. Ii sigh and sit on my bed, looking around my room. I'll see you around Baltimore. I stand and head downstairs where music is blasting in the basment. Luckily you can't hear much through the bedroom doors because everyone is yelling and drinking.

"Alex!" Rian yells, tossing me a bottle of beer. I look at him and smile. It's gotta be tiring to be caring for a kid all day! Have a drink!"

"Don't mind if i do!" i say popping the top off. "Cheers!"

"To our tour!" Jack yells. I smile at my best friend who walks over to me and drapes his arm around my shoulders. "Love ya bro."

"Love you too." I say. We laugh and take a huge gulp of beer. I walk over to Danny and Zack who are playing Xbox. I feel arms wrap around my waist and a head resting on my shoulder and instantly feel butterflies. "Hi, Jack."

"Heyyy, 'Lex!" Jack says. I smile and pretend it's nothing, crossing one arm over my chest and drinking the almost empty bottle of beer in my hand. I watch the screen as they scroll through stupid YouTube videos. That's right. YouTube. On Xbox. It's cool.

"So are you and Jack dating?" Zack asks not looking at us. We both laugh and shake our heads. "You'd be cute! Just saying."

"Nope, we're just bros. " Jack answers. We laugh and I get a little hungry. "MATT! PLAY SOME YELLOWCARD!"

"OKAY!" Matt yells. He plays Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard and Jack smiles.

"Jack? Can you let go of me so i can get food?" i ask him. He shakes his head. "Fine, then you're coming with me." I say. I begin to take small unstable steps over to the kitchen.


"What do ya got?" he asks finally letting go of my waist. he pushes me over and starts scanning the food in the fridge. "WHEN DID YOU GET CAKE?"

"I have no idea." I say, staring at the mysterious cake in the fridge. "Well, you know what they say. When there's a mysterious cake in the fridge, you eat it!" Jack looks at me and I look at him.

"No one says that."

"Yes they do."

"Who?"

"Me. I just did!" I say. "Let's eat!" We pull the cake out and dig in. The crew and the other half of the band all pile into the kitchen and split the cake with us.

"Alexander Gaskarth throws the best parties!" Vinny yells. I laugh.

"I didn't actually plan this." i say.

"Sh! Don't ruin the moment." Greico says. We all laugh.

"To All Time Low!" Jeff yells. We all cheer and slap hands.

"To Rhythm!" Zack shouts. We all scream. Cassadee walks in and we all look at her.

"TO CASSADEE!" we all scream. She laughs and hugs Rian. After maybe two hours everyone clears out, but Jack who chooses to stay at my house.

"Jack, help me clean up." i say as he sits on the couch flicking through TV channels. I'm cleaning up all the papers plates, napkins, empty beer bottles, and cans all over my house.

"Nah." Jack says. I look at him and he looks at me. "What? I'm tired."

"So am I, but i wanna leave for tour knowing my house is clean and not shitty looking." I say. He sighs and stands up. "Thanks, baby!" i joke.

"Yeah, whatever!" he pouts. We spend maybe a half hour to an hour cleaning up. "We're pigs."

"No, shit, butthead." i say. He laughs and walks over to me as I throw away the last piece of garbage. I stand up straight and realize just how close he's standing.

I don't say anything because actually, it makes me feel safer. Do I like him? No. I can't. He's my best friend! Maybe he's drunk! Maybe I'm still drunk! I can't be in love with my best friend! I'm not gay! It's impossible to like my best friend isn't it? Please tell me-

He wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me closer. I feel confused and my head is spinning from all the thoughts going through my head. I'm closer than I've ever been to Jack right now, physically. We're touching and i feel a mix of confusion, happiness and oh yeah! Confusion!

"Um..." i say looking at him confused, but happy. Happy? What? "Wha-what are you doing?"

"Oh, ya know. Standing with my best friend." he says. I look down at his arms around my waist and then up at him. I just stand there trying to process everything. Before I can, he pulls away and heads upstairs, leaving me more confused than ever.

I pace back and forth for five minutes before Jack stands on the stairs in just boxers staring at me.

"What are you doing?" he asks. I look at him and bite my lip. Fuck. Has he always been this sexy?

"Uh, um," i stutter. Speak! "I-I'm coming." I walk over to the stairs and Jack smiles at me. I feel like I'm shaking a bit. Okay... okay... okay... calm down Alex.

Jack follows behind me resting his hands on my hips and follows me to my room.

"You okay?" Jack asks. I spin around to face him and smile.

"Fine. Just tired." i answer.

"Okay!" Jack says picking me up and bringing me to bed..

"I can walk." i say as he sets me down. I didn't know Jack could be such a flirt which makes me think that maybe he's drunk.

"Night Lexxy!" he says skipping out of the room. Yeah. He's drunk.

I toss and turn in bed thinking about what Jack was doing downstairs. Then I get too tired to keep my eyes open.

I wake up in the morning to my alarm clock going off. I groan and look at the time. It's 6:30! I just lie in bed and someone knocks on the door.

"Alex?" Jack asks walking ing. "Hey, um... can you come downstairs? I'm hingry and I don't want to burn the house down." he says innocently. I laughs and get out of bed. He smiles at me.

"Yeah, what do you want?"

"Pancakes." he says. I laugh. Of course. I walk past him and down the steps to the kitchen.

I start to make the pancakes as Jack sits in the living room watching MTV.

"Blink-182! Obviously!" Jack yells. I laugh and shake my head. When they're done, i put them on a plate and walk into the living room. I plop the plate on the table and sit next to him. "Yellowcard or Blink-182?" he asks.

"Blink! Duh!" i say. He laughs. "What is this?"

"Green Day is on and they're doing This or That. I find them fun to answer" Jack says. I nod. We watch for a half hour and then decide to get ready. We have a concert later tonight in Nashville.

I walk into my room and change into my usual: skinnies, a grey v-neck shirt, a few bracelets and I grab my beanie. I walk into the bathroo where I find Jack straightening his hair. He smiles at me as he finishes up.

"Can you do me a favor and wake Rhythm?" I ask him. He nods and walks out of the room.

I straighten my hair and jump as someone hugs me. I look down and see Rhythm.

"Morning daddy." she says. I smile. "You look nice."

"Well we have a concert tonight." i say. She smiles. "There should be pancakes left. Help yourself to anything in the kitchen. Just no beer."

"I know. I know." she say. I laugh. "You smell like beer." she says scrunching her nose.

"Go get ready." i say, She laughs and runs downstairs. I hear my name a few times. Hmm...

I leave the straightener on the counter expecting Rhythm to use it. I head downstairs and Jack looks at me smiling. Rhythm just watches us as Jack drapes his arm around my shoulders.

"Rhythm there's a hair straightener upstairs if you want to use it." I tell her, acting like what Jack and I are doing is completely normal.

"I may need help." Rhythm says. I look to Jack.

"Why? What are you doing?" Jack asks. I laugh and follow Rhythm upstairs.

I stand in the bathroom starting to do her hair, singing at the same time.



"Maybe it's not my weekend, but it's gonna be my year. And I'm so sick of watchingwhile the minutes pass as i go nowhere. And this is my reaction to everything i fear, cuause I've been going crazy i don't wanna waste another minute here." i sing. Rhythm smiles at me. "Like?"

"Love!" she says. I smile. Jack tells us to hurry and we do, I finish up and we grab our bags and see the huge tour bus in front.

We get on and I shove our stuff off somewhere. I sit on the couch and Rhythm checks out the bus. This is going to be fun.

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