And you thought it would be Easy

When we finally arrived at the venue it was early afternoon, so I had a few hours to kill before I had to take a nap so I could drive through the night. I still had to adjust to this new sleeping times and after todays events I was still very agitated and not feeling sleepy at all.

None of the band had talked to me since they entered the bus and I did not intend to do so either, so I just kept the sliding door that separated the drivers cabin from the rest of the bus shut and minded my own business. At one point Kyle had opened the door and asked what time the bus call was and I looked at my schedule that I had pinned up on the wall and told him it was 3am for this leg. He turned around without a further comment and dissapeared into the back of the bus.

I have the feeling these will be some long two months for me. So after I parked the bus at its designated area and connected power and water, I decided to just have a look around the venue.

Needless to say that was not what happened. I had just paused for a moment taking in the view of the enourmous amount of trucks and buses, tents and canopies, people and equipment that flooded the whole park trying to decide where to go first when someone grabbed my arm from behind.

"As we apparently have to accept that you are part of our crew for the next weeks you should at least dress appropriately ." I turned to see Danny with a sour look on his face holding my arm in a tight grip. Obviously they had had some phone calls with the company and were told that they had to put up with me. I grinned inwardly, serves them right, dickheads. I did not say anything as Danny started dragging me towards some tents in the distance which turned out to be the merch area. We entered the Asking Alexandria tent as Danny shouted to the guy sitting behind the table.

"Hey, Neil, we need some T-Shirts and a hoodie for the new crew member, just get us one from each style" He had still not released my arm and I was beginning to wonder if his fingers would leave bruise marks on me.

"What size?" The guy called Neil mumbled while biting into a sandwich.

Danny standing pretty close to me looked in my face and locked eyes for a second to then trail his gaze down my entire body which made me feel really uncomfortable.

"Small will do" he said after a while.

When Danny handed me the pile of clothes the guy had put together I tried to argue "But - but I don't wear Shirts with print."

He looked at me with a surprised expression on his face then a mean smile was creeping onto his lips. "Well I'm sorry but now you will have to." He turned around and left me mumbling cuss words under my breath.

I decided to show some good will and had put on one of the shirts that had a huge Asking Alexandria logo across my chest. I felt stupid but didn't want to irritate the band more than I already had. So I finally wanted to start my tour of the venue. When I passed one of the canopies I spotted Kev, my co-worker and he called over to me: "Hey, Easy come over girl I like to introduce you to the guys."

Turned out the drivers had set up their own little area under a canopy with fold out chairs and tables and a huge flatsreen and speakers. Kev introduced me to all of them and they were really nice and welcoming. They were a funny lot although being considerably older than me and some with long hair and beards, tattoos and beer bellies looking pretty dangerous we got along really well.

"So what were you guys up to?" I asked

"Oh we just started a round of Karaoke, wanna join?" Ben, a huge guy probably weighing 200 pounds replied with a smirk.

"What? you guys can sing?" I couldn't help but laugh at the thought.

"No we can't, that's all the fun, come on its your go." The guys looked at me grinning.

"Okay, I'll give you something to laugh about, but no songs from Rhianna or Kate Perry I dont listen to music like that."

Kev placed a mic in my hands and I noticed it was top equipment, I wondered what band where missing parts of their load at the moment. "Here, you get 20 songs to choose from at every go have a look if you know any of them".

"I bet a fiver the gurl rocks it" Ben said placing a note on the table, some more notes piled up with the guys discussing the rules and so forth. I laughed and looked at the song options.

"Here this one, its actually one of my favourites, I think I can do this." It was an All Time Low song 'If these sheets were the States'

"There you go" Kev counted me in starting the music.

I wasn't really nervous, I mean it was just for fun but I had been under so much pressure today and I wanted to give the guys a good show, so I decided to let loose and rock and sing all the tension away. I was doing it like I would in my bedroom when I pretended I was famous playing air guitar swirling around and really making a fool of myself.

I'm lost in empty pillow talk again
I'm lost in empty pillow talk again

This bed's an island made of feather down, and I'm stuck here alone
With little else but memories of you, on memory foam

Visions of a brighter love, I'd kill for one more day
To pool my thoughts, and find the words to say

If these sheets were the states, and you were miles away,
I'd fold them end over end to bring you closer to me.
Because I don't sleep at all without you pressed up against me.
I settle for long distance calls, I'm lost in empty pillow talk again.

(The guys really went for it clapping and wolf whistling as I danced up some guys.)

I'm lost in empty pillow talk again

This room's become a mausoleum, filled with relics of regret
Paying dues to every moment wasted, on words left unsaid
Collisions of a finer love, I'd kill for one more way
To tell you how you make me better every day

If these sheets were the states, and you were miles away,
I'd fold them end over end to bring you closer to me.
Because I don't sleep at all without you pressed up against me.
I settle for long distance calls, I'm lost in empty pillow talk again.

Lost in empty pillow talk again
Lost in empty pillow talk again

(Shit, just before the last chorus I saw a figure in the corner of my eye approaching the group, none other than fucking Alex Gaskarth himself, he had probably heard his own song and gotten curious, he leaned against a tree his arms folded in front of his chest a big grin on his face. Oh this is so embarrasing. But then I thought, fuck it, who cares and danced up to him. )

If these sheets were the states, and you were miles away,
I'd fold them end over end to bring you closer to me.

(I brought my face closer to his, looking him straight in the eyes. )

Because I don't sleep at all without you pressed up against me.

(With this line I turned my back to him and bend down to then slide my body up his side. I turned around to see an amused smile and raised eybrows so I tried to give him puppy eyes as apology for being so blunt. )

I settle for long distance calls, I'm lost in empty pillow talk

I settle for long distance calls, I'm lost in empty pillow talk again.

Notes

Finally Alex <3