Tay was the greatest friend ever. She asked me to come out on tour with her. We Are The In Crowd was opening for All Time Low and she wanted me to tag along as her gal pal so she wasn’t outnumbered by the outrageous amount of testosterone on the tour.
“Heather you are going to love being on tour,” Tay gushed as she and I claimed our bunks on the bus, which were across from each other.
“I’m excited for all the fun things we get to do together,” I told her.
I was a big fan of All Time Low and I had a little crush on Alex. I had met him once before when Tay and the guys were on Warped Tour and I got visit her. He was so dreamy, but I was so damn shy I felt so awkward and out of place with him.
“You’re thinking about Alex again. You’re blushing,” Tay snickered.
“Oh shut up Tay,” I replied as I hit her with a pillow.
♣♣♣ We’ve been on tour for a couple days and Tay and I were with Cameron and Jordan as we hung out with Alex, Jack, and Rian. I was sitting in a camping chair between Tay and Alex; I stayed pretty quiet, just listening to everyone sharing memories of past tours and such. I was the odd one out since I’ve never been on a tour before; I only flew out to visit Tay while they were on the road.
“So Heather, I notice you’ve been so quiet. How have you liked tour so far,” Alex asked me.
“It’s been pretty fun,” I replied quickly. Alex was directly talking to me, and I was being so damn shy. God I hate that I’m so shy with him.
“Well tour’s only just started, you’re in for a treat as we keep touring,” he replied with the most perfect and amazing smile ever.
♣♣♣ It’s been a week since we were hanging out and Tay and I were getting ready to go out to a party All Time Low was having by their bus. Turned out it was Jack’s birthday on tour and we were celebrating with them. I wore a simple blouse and black skinny jeans with some black ballet flats while Tay wore a Glamour Kills dress with a pair of white TOMs.
“You know, I’ve been seeing Alex checking you out,” Tay teased.
“He has not. I’m not a pretty as you are Tay,” I replied. I was very self-conscious and I didn’t want to know that Alex was thinking about since I had a huge crush on me. I felt like I was falling for him and I was afraid he’d take advantage of that and use my for a one-night stand.
“Trust me, he’s interested in you. We’re just friends,” Tay replied.
We got to the party and I instantly found Alex looking in my direction. I locked eyes with him for a moment before I blushed and looked away as I followed Tay to the drinks. I grabbed a wine cooler and found a seat away from the makeshift dancefloor as I watched Tay dance with Cam and Jordan.
“Why are you all by yourself, Heather,” Alex said as he sat down next to me.
“I don’t like dancing by myself,” I replied sheepishly.
“Well, you can dance with me if you’d like,” Alex stood up and held out his hand to me.
I blushed and took his hand as he led me to the dance floor. He took hold of my waist and pressed me to him as we swayed with the music. Soon, he was rest his head on mine, and caressed my arms with his callous guitarist fingers. I felt like a livewire dancing with him like this.
“How about we go somewhere more private,” Alex whispered in my ear, making chills rush up my spine.
I followed Alex away from the party to the venue nearby. I held onto his hand as he guided me inside to a dressing room backstage. He turned on a light and he led me to the couch. I sat down as he did and he wrapped an arm around me shoulders.
“So Heather, I wanted to talk to you alone for a bit,” Alex started.
“About what,” I asked him.
“You, I want to get to know you,” he replied as he smiled sweetly at me with his charming smile.
“What do you want to know,” I asked him.
“How you feel about a certain guitarist and singer,” he replied, hinting at himself.
“Well there is this one. He’s really sweet. He has this beautiful head of brown hair that is always in a perfect mess. He has this sweet smile that would make any girl melt. He also knows how to treat a girl and he likes to be alone to talk to them,” I replied.
“But how do you feel about him,” he replied.
“I think he’s perfect, but I don’t know if he’d ever like me like I like him,” I replied as I looked my eyes with him.
“Well, I think he does,” he replied as he brought his lips to mine.
His kiss was sweet and slow. I felt like he was pouring his feelings for me into it. I kissed him back, feeling as he pulled me to him, keeping the kiss going. When the need for oxygen grew to be too great, we broke the kiss.
“Heather, I really like you. I wanted to kiss you a week ago,” he spoke first.
“Alex, I’ve liked you since I met you on Warped Tour. I just felt like I would creep you out if I chased my feelings then or when I first came out on the tour,” I told him.
“Well, I have one question to ask you, Heather,” he replied.
“What would that be, Alex,” I replied.
“Will you be my girlfriend,” he asked.
“Yes, of course I will,” I replied and kissed him.
♣♣♣ Four months later, Alex asked me to move in with him in Baltimore. Two months later, he proposed. Alex and I have been married for five years now and we have a two year old son and a daughter on the way. I can honestly say that Alex is the love my life. He is my soul mate. He’s everything to me and I can’t live without him.
And he feels the same way about me too.

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