You're Not Quite Satan (Taylex)
Chapter 18
Alex's Point of View.
I was a little hurt when she didn't say she loved me back, though I couldn't blame her. My expression fell, but I tried to hide it as I thought. What if I'd scared her off because I'd said it too soon? As much as I tried to tell myself that she wouldn't do that, there was always that nagging thought that remained, reminding me that it was a huge possibility.
"Tay..." I started, but my voice drifted off. What was I even going to say? Apologize for telling her how I felt? Ask her if she felt the same when she clearly didn't? "... Do you want to watch another movie or do something else?" I asked to save myself from looking like an idiot or blurting something I knew I'd regret.
"What time is it?" She asked, glancing around for a clock.
I reached over and grabbed my phone, pressing the button to lighten the screen. "6:53,"
Tay nodded a little. "We should get something to eat; I'm kind of hungry."
Hesitantly, I took her hand and tugged her up gently. Keeping our hands locked, I pulled her from the back and past the bunks to the tiny kitchen area. "Cookie crisps?" She asked and pointed to the box, amused.
"They're not mine," I assured her quickly just as Jack chimed in.
"Stay out of my cookie crisps!" He shouted, causing Tay to laugh, her nose wrinkling with the gesture. I smiled and poked her nose before leaning into kiss it. "Come on, let's find something better that isn't completely terrible for you."
Tay nodded and waited as I opened the freezer to look for something. "Kid cuisine?" I suggested, holding up a box of chicken nuggets for her.
"Awesome." She laughed and took it, opening the box effortlessly before handing me the plastic container to put in the microwave. Not long after I'd taken it out, we sat down at the table and I lit the candle we had there. Tay looked at it for a second, raising an eyebrow.
"Candles?"
I shrugged, a tiny blush painting my cheeks. "We always have them on the bus,"
Giggling softly, she nodded and grabbed a chicken nugget, taking a small bite and watching me as I did the same. "Do you know when we're stopping again? It's getting late and I should probably get back to my bus."
Frowning a little, I bit my lip. "You could always stay on All Time Low's bus for the night." I suggested.
Tay stared at the meal on the table for a while. "I can't do that,"
"Why not?"
She took a deep breath and looked up at me. "I like you, Alex. But I'm not ready to take this relationship that quickly. I know I slept with you when my bus broke down but it's different now."
"How is it different? We wouldn't be doing anything but sleeping…" I said quietly, though I knew exactly why she didn't want to stay.
"I know, but we're dating. It's different. But I'll still see you tomorrow. We are doing a show again in less than a day," she reminded me.
Sighing, I nodded. "I know. We'll probably stop in another half an hour or so," I explained and Tay nodded in response.
"Okay, so what should we do?" she asked after swallowing another piece of the chicken nugget she'd had.
"Anything. We can play Madden if you'd like."
Tay laughed softly. "No. I usually watch the guys play because I don't know how. But if you want to, go ahead. I'll watch."
"But you'll be bored."
"I'll survive," she smiled sweetly.
"If you're sure," I smiled and stood up, throwing out the empty containers before taking her hand and pulling her to the back lounge where Jack was.
"I heard you were going to play Madden, so I'm here to whoop your ass in front of your girlfriend." he smiled sweetly, causing me to roll my eyes.
"Oh hush, just get it started." I huffed and sat down with Tay beside me.
Jack chuckled and shook his head as he pressed play and handed me a controller. The next twenty minutes or so was spent with Jack and I insulting each other playfully while Tay laid her head on my shoulder and chuckled every once in a while as we played. Once we'd finally stopped, she sighed and stood, grabbing her things and getting ready to go back to We Are The In Crowd's bus. I stood with her, wrapping an arm around her shoulders.
"Do you really have to leave?…" I asked with a slight whine in my voice, kissing her hair.
"I'm sorry." she sighed and kissed my shoulder before pulling away. "But I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" she smiled.
"Sounds good," I smiled and followed her to the door and to her bus.
"Bye Alex," she laughed and closed her bus door behind her, leaving me with a frown. I reluctantly walked back and closed the door, getting into my bunk and staring at the roof, lost in thought.
Jordan's Point of View.
I looked up when Tay walked in and instantly smiled, just the sight of the petite brunette cheering me up a little. "Hey,"
"Hey," Tay smiled back at me and sat down beside me, giving a soft yawn that contorted her features in a way I found adorable.
"Tired?" I asked softly, rubbing her back a little as she leaned her head on my shoulder.
Tay shrugged. "A little…"
"Cam and I were about to go play Madden, you can watch if you want."
"I think I'm just going to go to bed," she laughed, "good night though." she said and stood up.
"Alright, good night Tayson." I smiled a little and waved goodbye as she walked to her bunk and got in.
Sighing, I stood and walked to the back lounge where Rob and Cameron were waiting. "Let's get this started," I said half-heartedly and sat between them, grabbing a controller.
"You okay?…" Cam asked, eyebrows furrowed.
"Fine." I murmured and set up the game before hitting play.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing." I muttered, not wanting to get into this again. It was bad enough that Mike already knew the truth; I didn't need my entire band knowing and potentially slipping up in front of Tay. God knows what would happen if she knew.
After a while of playing, I stood up and paused the game. "I think that's it for me guys… Soundcheck in the morning and you know how I sleep," I said and waved a little before trudging to my bunk under Tay's and shutting the curtain. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get her out of my head that night.
I was a little hurt when she didn't say she loved me back, though I couldn't blame her. My expression fell, but I tried to hide it as I thought. What if I'd scared her off because I'd said it too soon? As much as I tried to tell myself that she wouldn't do that, there was always that nagging thought that remained, reminding me that it was a huge possibility.
"Tay..." I started, but my voice drifted off. What was I even going to say? Apologize for telling her how I felt? Ask her if she felt the same when she clearly didn't? "... Do you want to watch another movie or do something else?" I asked to save myself from looking like an idiot or blurting something I knew I'd regret.
"What time is it?" She asked, glancing around for a clock.
I reached over and grabbed my phone, pressing the button to lighten the screen. "6:53,"
Tay nodded a little. "We should get something to eat; I'm kind of hungry."
Hesitantly, I took her hand and tugged her up gently. Keeping our hands locked, I pulled her from the back and past the bunks to the tiny kitchen area. "Cookie crisps?" She asked and pointed to the box, amused.
"They're not mine," I assured her quickly just as Jack chimed in.
"Stay out of my cookie crisps!" He shouted, causing Tay to laugh, her nose wrinkling with the gesture. I smiled and poked her nose before leaning into kiss it. "Come on, let's find something better that isn't completely terrible for you."
Tay nodded and waited as I opened the freezer to look for something. "Kid cuisine?" I suggested, holding up a box of chicken nuggets for her.
"Awesome." She laughed and took it, opening the box effortlessly before handing me the plastic container to put in the microwave. Not long after I'd taken it out, we sat down at the table and I lit the candle we had there. Tay looked at it for a second, raising an eyebrow.
"Candles?"
I shrugged, a tiny blush painting my cheeks. "We always have them on the bus,"
Giggling softly, she nodded and grabbed a chicken nugget, taking a small bite and watching me as I did the same. "Do you know when we're stopping again? It's getting late and I should probably get back to my bus."
Frowning a little, I bit my lip. "You could always stay on All Time Low's bus for the night." I suggested.
Tay stared at the meal on the table for a while. "I can't do that,"
"Why not?"
She took a deep breath and looked up at me. "I like you, Alex. But I'm not ready to take this relationship that quickly. I know I slept with you when my bus broke down but it's different now."
"How is it different? We wouldn't be doing anything but sleeping…" I said quietly, though I knew exactly why she didn't want to stay.
"I know, but we're dating. It's different. But I'll still see you tomorrow. We are doing a show again in less than a day," she reminded me.
Sighing, I nodded. "I know. We'll probably stop in another half an hour or so," I explained and Tay nodded in response.
"Okay, so what should we do?" she asked after swallowing another piece of the chicken nugget she'd had.
"Anything. We can play Madden if you'd like."
Tay laughed softly. "No. I usually watch the guys play because I don't know how. But if you want to, go ahead. I'll watch."
"But you'll be bored."
"I'll survive," she smiled sweetly.
"If you're sure," I smiled and stood up, throwing out the empty containers before taking her hand and pulling her to the back lounge where Jack was.
"I heard you were going to play Madden, so I'm here to whoop your ass in front of your girlfriend." he smiled sweetly, causing me to roll my eyes.
"Oh hush, just get it started." I huffed and sat down with Tay beside me.
Jack chuckled and shook his head as he pressed play and handed me a controller. The next twenty minutes or so was spent with Jack and I insulting each other playfully while Tay laid her head on my shoulder and chuckled every once in a while as we played. Once we'd finally stopped, she sighed and stood, grabbing her things and getting ready to go back to We Are The In Crowd's bus. I stood with her, wrapping an arm around her shoulders.
"Do you really have to leave?…" I asked with a slight whine in my voice, kissing her hair.
"I'm sorry." she sighed and kissed my shoulder before pulling away. "But I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" she smiled.
"Sounds good," I smiled and followed her to the door and to her bus.
"Bye Alex," she laughed and closed her bus door behind her, leaving me with a frown. I reluctantly walked back and closed the door, getting into my bunk and staring at the roof, lost in thought.
Jordan's Point of View.
I looked up when Tay walked in and instantly smiled, just the sight of the petite brunette cheering me up a little. "Hey,"
"Hey," Tay smiled back at me and sat down beside me, giving a soft yawn that contorted her features in a way I found adorable.
"Tired?" I asked softly, rubbing her back a little as she leaned her head on my shoulder.
Tay shrugged. "A little…"
"Cam and I were about to go play Madden, you can watch if you want."
"I think I'm just going to go to bed," she laughed, "good night though." she said and stood up.
"Alright, good night Tayson." I smiled a little and waved goodbye as she walked to her bunk and got in.
Sighing, I stood and walked to the back lounge where Rob and Cameron were waiting. "Let's get this started," I said half-heartedly and sat between them, grabbing a controller.
"You okay?…" Cam asked, eyebrows furrowed.
"Fine." I murmured and set up the game before hitting play.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing." I muttered, not wanting to get into this again. It was bad enough that Mike already knew the truth; I didn't need my entire band knowing and potentially slipping up in front of Tay. God knows what would happen if she knew.
After a while of playing, I stood up and paused the game. "I think that's it for me guys… Soundcheck in the morning and you know how I sleep," I said and waved a little before trudging to my bunk under Tay's and shutting the curtain. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get her out of my head that night.
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9/23/13