Matt decided that with the constant stress of my lack of medication, he told me I didn’t have to work anymore. We’re now heading into Towson, Alex’s hometown. He told me last night to be prepared for a day full of walking. That had to mean that he was showing around the town he grew up in. My only concern was the fans finding us and making me stress myself out and cause another attack. Thankfully I haven’t had another one since we were outside Boston.
“Bonnie, it’s time to wake up,” Alex tapped on my shoulder to wake me up. I rub the sleep from my eyes to see him already dressed and ready for the day.
“But I wanna sleep more,” I whined.
“I’ll throw you into the shower myself and blast cold water on you. Now come on, we have only a couple hours to show you around town,” Alex said, hesitating on the end of his statement.
“What else did you have planned today,” I asked him.
“Meeting my parents. I know it’s a little early in our relationship and all, but this the only time we’re in town during the tour. It would mean the world to me to have you meet my parents,” he confessed.
“I guess we can go see them. You know I won’t take you to see mine, they live too far from Detroit for us to even try,” I told him.
“You can take me to meet your parents when I’m on break from tour. I seriously want to meet your parents and your brothers,” he smiled.
“Just let me get up and get ready,” I slide out of my bunk and get on my tip toes as he hunches over so I can kiss him good morning.
♪Alex♪
Once Bonnie got out of the shower, I took her out to my favorite diner in Towson for breakfast before I took her out to my house. I had my ex Lisa house sit and watch my dogs when I’m on tour. I hope Bonnie likes dogs, since I want to take them out with us.
“So the first stop on Gaskarth’s tours is my lovely abode,” I told her, impersonating a tour guide.
“You are such a dork. But I love it,” Bonnie giggled, thankfully her anxiety had died down once Nyssa and Jack made up.
“But I’m your dork,” I smirked and picked her up in a huge bear hug and spun her around.
“Alex I’m getting dizzy. Put me down,” she whined. I put her down and steadied her.
“Okay now before I take you inside, I want you to know that I asked my ex to house sit for me. She and I are cool and she won’t try anything. We’ve been friends since I move to Towson,” I explained.
I opened the door and got Bonnie inside, shutting the door behind us. As if on cue, Sebastian and Peyton came running from the kitchen and attacked me and Bonnie. Bonnie bent over and scooped up Baz into her arms, her face in awe at how cute my dog was.
“Alex, I can’t believe I’m meeting your dogs. Baz is so much cuter in person,” Bonnie gushed as she pet Baz and he licked her chin and neck.
“Are you a dog or cat person,” I asked her.
“I’m an animal person. I hold no prejudice to any pet. But I’ve had dogs all my life. My parents actually had a white German shepherd when I was born and they told me stories about how he let me hold onto his fur while I learned to stand and walk,” she told me as she set Baz down and started petting Peyton.
“Wow that pretty amazing. I wish I had a cool dog like that. I heard white German shepherds are really rare and inbred so much they have all the bad medical problems.
“Yeah he had lots of medical problems. We had to put him down when I was three since he was in constant pain from arthritis and thyroid issues,” she replied.
“Oh Alex, I didn’t know you were—Who’s this, Alex,” Lisa came out of the kitchen in a revealing tank top and a pair of dukes. I knew she’d try something to win me back when I told we were over.
♪Bonnie♪
I guess the girl in the sleazy ensemble was Alex’s ex. I could always recognize Lisa since there’s lots of pictures of them on the internet. But when I saw her for real, I got insecure. Alex always said I was beautiful, but Lisa was beyond that in my eyes. She was around 5’6” and her hair was longer and lighter than mine. Everything about her body was better than mine. I could feel my anxiety getting to me. I guess Alex could tell since he grabbed my hand and gave it a good squeeze.
“Lisa, this is my girlfriend Bonnie. Bonnie this is Lisa,” Alex introduced us and I shook her hand lightly.
“You must be his new squeeze, Bonnie. He usually likes to tell me if he got a new girlfriend,” she smiled at me and I knew it was faked.
“We’ve been busy on tour. Bonnie has been having issues with anxiety so I’ve been using up my free time to help her feel better,” I knew Alex was lying to her. I knew he wouldn’t want to share our relationship with her since I could tell, based on her she was dressed, that she was trying to get him to take her back again.
“Are you two staying long,” she asked.
“No, we just came to grab my dogs for a day out to go visit my parents while we’re in town,” Alex told her.
“Alright, well I’ll be in and out all day. Have fun you two,” Lisa said her farewells to us and we left with Baz and Peyton on their leashes.
♪Alex♪
I couldn’t believe Lisa would be that dumb to dress like that. I knew that she made Bonnie uncomfortable and feel insecure. I wasn’t going to let Lisa mess with Bonnie’s head and try to break us up. That’s where I draw the fucking line with that bitch. I love Bonnie, not her. Maybe I can recover the day with Bonnie with taking her to my parents’ house and to my favorite park in town.
“Don’t let Lisa get to you, Bonnie. I’m over her so she won’t be able to pull me away from you,” I told her as we walked down the street.
“She was so fake to me. She was trying to get into my head and make me feel like dirt compared to her. I didn’t like it,” she replied, rubbing her arm nervously.
“Just relax and breathe okay. I don’t want to see you have another attack so soon, babe. That and we’re not in the safe confines of the bus either and I don’t want you getting hurt while you’re going through your attack,” I told her.
“I hope I never have to see her again,” Bonnie sighed heavily. I pulled her into my side, holding onto her tightly.
“You don’t have to see her again. I’ll make sure to let her know to stay out of sight when we drop the dogs off later. Fair enough,” I looked down at Bonnie.
“Fair enough. I love you, Alex,” Bonnie sighed as she laced her fingers with my hand wrapped around her shoulders.
“I love you too, Bonnie. I love you, very much,” I kissed her hair as we continued our walk through town over to my parents’ place.