Bring me home.

Alex and I cuddled up on a bench as we sat under an oak in Central Park.
"It's prettier than I imagined it to be." I leaned my head on his shoulder as he tugged me closer, kissing my head.
"New York is pretty amazing. I can't believe you never came here when you lived in the states." I shrugged.
"There was never much cause to. Mom and dad didn't like leaving Baltimore much." We had to be back at the venue in half an hour but we were putting it off as much as possible, knowing that our every action would be mocked when we were back under the scrutiny of our friends. Alex jumped up and extended his hand.
"Ice cream and then home." He smiled and I instantly followed him. He had said the magic words. Ice cream. We wandered through the park until we reached an ice cream truck and Alex paid for the two cookie dough cones. He linked our hands as he handed me my ice cream and we wandered back through the park to hail a cab back to the venue, because by now we were utterly lost.
Matt practically dragged me from the cab as Alex paid the driver, yelling about us being ten minutes late and Alex needing to be on stage.
"Go on! Get your ass in there Skank!" Matt laughed pointing towards the stage door as Alex raised his hands above his head in surrender. "And you, need to help Vinny set out the merch while I run around the sorting out the venue's staff." I groaned as Vinny waved me over from the gear truck.

"Can you fetch another box of the skull logo tees?" Vinny asked as he folded the t-shirts for display on the tables. I nodded and headed for the side door, the quickest way to the truck and the heavy boxes. I groaned at the thought of carrying another box as the door slides shut.
"Fucking open the bus!" A woman's voice screams from where the bus is parked around the corner. I unlocked the gear truck and grabbed the box I needed before locking back up again and walking over to peek around the corner.
"Aw, shit." I murmur as I see a panicked Zack hiding in his bunk through the window and one pissed off brunette banging on the bus door.
"Where the fuck is he Zachary!? I know you're in there!" I wave Zack who raises his phone into view and I drop the box in order to call him.
"Zack! What the hell is going on?" I whisper into the phone as I continue to watch the girl hurl abuse at the bus. "Where's security?"
"It's Lisa! Security knows she's not a fan and must have let her through." I groaned at the sound of her name and all my nightmares from the previous night came flooding back.
"Let me on the bus, Zack!" She creeched and I nodded to Zack.
"Let her on. I'll come back you up."
"Are you sure?" He sounded genuinely scared, which is something I would never expect from the fearless sweetheart. I nodded, knowing he could see me and he slid out of the top bunk and wandered over to the door, undoing the lock and a furious Lisa burst past, yelling into the bus, calling for Alex. I hung up on Zack after asking him to hold on for a few more minutes and ran inside with my box to find Matt.
"Vinny!" I yelled as I threw the box over the counter. He raised an eyebrow and I huffed. "Where's Matt?"
"Uh," Confusion taking over his features. "With the boys in the back I'd imagine. I'll talkie him. Why?" It was a pain that they hadn't set up a talkie for me yet.
"Lisa." The one word sent Vinny into full war mode, buzzing Matt and shouting into the speaker that the wicked witch had landed. I couldn't help but giggle at the code name for Lisa and ran to jump on stage as Jack appeared with a guitar. "Jack, hunny," I began and he gave me a suspicious glance. "Where's Alex?"
"He was heading back to the bus? Why?" I mumbled that the wicked witch was here and Jack instantly threw his guitar at Danny. "Aw, fuck." We both took off, sprinting out to the dressing rooms, checking everywhere until we heard a yell form outside and stared at each other. "Shit, she found him!" Jack squealed and we burst out the stage door to where the bus was parked.
"I'm not your god damn property!" Alex screamed at the tearful and raging woman next to him. Matt was stuttering trying to calm the pair down. "No, Matt. I won't fucking calm down. She can't come bursting onto my bus, abusing my friends and expect me to not to be pissed off. I ended it with her. It's fucking over." He spat the last line at Lisa who's rage was only increasing.
"What do you mean over? We're never over, Alex! You always come back to me! We've been together for nine years!" Alex threw his hands up in exasperation and walked in a circle before returning to yell at her, Jack, Vinny and I frozen in a line, staring.
"I don't love you anymore! You can't control my life and come running back to take me home when I find someone else! Stop trying to ruin my life!" Alex turned to see the three of us gaping and Lisa followed his gaze.
"You!" She screamed at me and I threw a smirk at Jack before confidently walking over to her.
"Yes, sweetie?" I smiled at her and her rage only increased.
"Who the fuck do you think you are that you can walk in two weeks after Alex and I end and take everything?" I flashed a 'holy fuck, you dated this?' look to Alex who shrugged.
"You live up to your reputation." I sighed. "Look, I was Alex's before you even knew of his existence, Lisa, dear." I walked straight for her, and her look quickly changed to fear as I cockily smiled. "Alex had NEVER been yours, he was mine all along, I was just too far away for it to work. And one thing I do not allow is people insulting, accusing, or scaring my friends, especially not my All Time Low boys, so you better scamper little miss and disappear before this show starts or I guarantee that your nice little job you have at buzznet can disappear the moment I click my fingers." Her face dropped as she accepted the reality of my statement. "As one of the managers of one of Buzznet's favorite bands one bad article on them and I'll have you gone. Don't even consider it. Now go, leave. Get fucking gone. Or I'll have security chase you out for trespassing." Lisa gaped between myself and Alex, even throwing panicked looks at the boys who just smiled sweetly before turning on her heels and stalking out of the venue.
"Wooh! Go Bear!" Jack jumped around while Alex stared at me, along with Matt, and Zack, and... everybody else.
"What?" I yelled at the staring men who all burst out laughing. "What!?" Alex pulled me into his arms and stroked my hear, his body shaking as he laughed.
"Fuck, I love you." He kissed my hair before I whisked around the group for hugs, still confused.
"What's so funny?" I turned to Jack, knowing he'd answer.
"No one ever stands up to Lisa, her face was brilliant and you," He pulled me in. "you were scary as fuck."
"As great as that was, we have an hour until show time. Go get ready boys." Matt chuckled. "Come on, scary shit." Matt put an arm around my shoulder. "We got shit to organize too."

Notes

sorry it's short but I hope you like it :)