Taking Chances
Meet and Greets
Alex POV
After today’s show I was tired as hell. I don’t know how Nelly had so much energy after doing so many guest appearances. I guess since she played her set, right before me that she still had that adrenaline rush. After Remembering Sunday she left and headed towards the crowds. I guess she was heading to either her bus or her merch tent. I did the same after our set but didn’t make it ten feet from the stage before I got bombarded with fans from all sides of me.
“Hey Alex!”
“Alex, I love your set.”
“Alex I love you!”
“Marry me!”
Were just some of the things I heard but I got the main idea of it. They loved All Time Low and we love them, we do but I was tired and hot. Not a good mix because I just wanted to head to my bus, our signing wasn’t until later today, around 7 o’clock. I knew for a fact that MToP’s signing wasn’t until 2:30, so I headed over to their bus.
*Knock, knock*
“Yeah Alex?” Martin asked answering the door.
“Where’s Nelly?” I asked him, because usually she always answers her bus’ doors.
“She’s at the merch table making some fans’ day.” He told me smiling and I smiled too. She always had to do something like that, even when it was boarding 120 degrees outside.
“Of course. I’m going to head over there.” I told him and he nodded before closing the door. I headed over to MToP’s merch table. I spotted Nelly sitting beside their merch girl, Trish. Trish was a cool girl and I can see why they made her their merch girl. “Nells!” I called out to her, ignoring the looks I got. I saw some fans wearing ATL merch but they seemed to star struck to move. I smiled and waved before walking to Nelly. “Hey, I was looking for you. I went to your bus but Martin said you were over here.” I told her and she smiled up at me.
“Hey, yeah. I headed here right after I made tons of fans lucky day and even performed an acoustic for some new fans of mine and some old ones. I couldn’t resist when they told me they never heard of us.” Nelly said staring up at me with her brown eyes. I chuckled.
“Of course you couldn’t.”
Finally some fans seemed to get over their shock and move. Some walked over and the others kept a distance. The ones that did come over wanted autographs and pictures, which we happily gave them. Then I heard somebody, probably a fan yell, “Are you guys dating?”
The question took both Nelly and me for a loop, “Uh… no!” Nelly and I said at the same time, I looked over to her and saw she was blushing. That ended that conversation and we went back to giving autographs and pictures. I checked my watch and saw it was 2:30.
“Nelly it’s now time for you’re official meet and greet.” I told her before moving to leave.
“Where are you going?” I heard her ask, her voice laced with confusion.
“Back to my bus, you have a meet and greet and I’m in dire need of a shower.” I told her turning to leave again.
“Don’t go dumbass. You’re fun to hang out with, besides I’m sure the fans and MToP won’t mind.” She said and smiled; I couldn’t help but to smile back. Her face always lit up with excitement and you could see it in her eyes that she was genuinely happy to be here, unlike some bands that act like total assholes.
“Sure.” I said shrugging my shoulders before getting a chair and sitting beside Nelly at the end of their table. Their meet and greet started and it was a organized thing, the guard let in one person every time the person before them moved down to the next member. If some were ATL fans, I’d sign something for them and take pictures but I wasn’t there to take away from MToP so it was rarely done.
Their meet and greet went on until it was 3:45. One hour and 15 minutes later, and everybody was getting tired of the heat and fast. I headed back to MToP’s bus and climbed onto after the rest of the band. “The fucking heat!” Jason yelled, slamming his fist into the side of the bus. I figured this was normal when nobody reacted, so I shrugged it off.
I stood up and started to head off the bus, because I did need a shower. “I’ll see you guys later. Bye Nelly.” I said hugging her and kissing her cheek, she turned scarlet red almost immediately and I laughed. I got off of their bus and walked over to mines and picked through my suitcase before pulling out my red flannel and black skinny jeans. I pulled out my batman boxers that I brought when Nelly and I went shopping and a random pair of socks.
My shower lasted for about an hour, maybe longer and when I got out the bus was completely empty. I got dressed and got off the bus, locking it behind me. I turned and walked in some random direction, hoping I got to catch some more bands’ sets before it was time for my signing. I must’ve spent a lot of time walking because when I checked my watch it was already 6:45 and people would be lining up for our meet and greet. I headed over to where I knew our merch table was at and took my seat at the end of the table. When the guard saw I was there, they was about to let the first person in, before I spotted Nelly running over here. I stood up and met her halfway.
“What are you doing here?” I asked her and she giggled.
“I came to return the favor. You was our meet and greet and I’m at you guys’ that’s alright isn’t it?” She asked me. I nodded and lead her back to our table.
“We don’t have any extra chairs so you have to either stand or sit on my lap.” I told her giving her the decision.
“I’m going to sit on your lap, I’m too tired from running to stand.” I nodded and sat down. I nodded to the guard and he let the first person in.
“Hi Alex, hi Nelly! I’m huge fans… could you sign this?” The girl asked and I took my sharpie and signed it before handing it to Nelly who did the same thing before the girl moved onto Jack, who sat beside me.
“Are you guys dating?” Came the first thing from the next fan’s mouth. I sighed and shook my head.
“No, were just good friends.” I told her before signing and she moved down to Jack. The table order goes me first, then Jack, then Zack and last was Rian. The meet and greet ended at 8:30 and Nelly stood up and yawned.
“I think it’s time for me to sleep. I’m missing the first party of Warped, I had a busy day today.” Nelly said and I followed her.
“Are you really going to sleep?” I asked her accusingly.
“No,” she said blushing. “I just don’t want to party.” She told me.
“Can I come over and we’ll watch movies?” I asked her.
She nodded, “Sure.”
“See you in ten.” I told her as we reached the buses and went our separate ways to our buses. I couldn’t wait for ten minutes to pass, so I could see her again.
After today’s show I was tired as hell. I don’t know how Nelly had so much energy after doing so many guest appearances. I guess since she played her set, right before me that she still had that adrenaline rush. After Remembering Sunday she left and headed towards the crowds. I guess she was heading to either her bus or her merch tent. I did the same after our set but didn’t make it ten feet from the stage before I got bombarded with fans from all sides of me.
“Hey Alex!”
“Alex, I love your set.”
“Alex I love you!”
“Marry me!”
Were just some of the things I heard but I got the main idea of it. They loved All Time Low and we love them, we do but I was tired and hot. Not a good mix because I just wanted to head to my bus, our signing wasn’t until later today, around 7 o’clock. I knew for a fact that MToP’s signing wasn’t until 2:30, so I headed over to their bus.
*Knock, knock*
“Yeah Alex?” Martin asked answering the door.
“Where’s Nelly?” I asked him, because usually she always answers her bus’ doors.
“She’s at the merch table making some fans’ day.” He told me smiling and I smiled too. She always had to do something like that, even when it was boarding 120 degrees outside.
“Of course. I’m going to head over there.” I told him and he nodded before closing the door. I headed over to MToP’s merch table. I spotted Nelly sitting beside their merch girl, Trish. Trish was a cool girl and I can see why they made her their merch girl. “Nells!” I called out to her, ignoring the looks I got. I saw some fans wearing ATL merch but they seemed to star struck to move. I smiled and waved before walking to Nelly. “Hey, I was looking for you. I went to your bus but Martin said you were over here.” I told her and she smiled up at me.
“Hey, yeah. I headed here right after I made tons of fans lucky day and even performed an acoustic for some new fans of mine and some old ones. I couldn’t resist when they told me they never heard of us.” Nelly said staring up at me with her brown eyes. I chuckled.
“Of course you couldn’t.”
Finally some fans seemed to get over their shock and move. Some walked over and the others kept a distance. The ones that did come over wanted autographs and pictures, which we happily gave them. Then I heard somebody, probably a fan yell, “Are you guys dating?”
The question took both Nelly and me for a loop, “Uh… no!” Nelly and I said at the same time, I looked over to her and saw she was blushing. That ended that conversation and we went back to giving autographs and pictures. I checked my watch and saw it was 2:30.
“Nelly it’s now time for you’re official meet and greet.” I told her before moving to leave.
“Where are you going?” I heard her ask, her voice laced with confusion.
“Back to my bus, you have a meet and greet and I’m in dire need of a shower.” I told her turning to leave again.
“Don’t go dumbass. You’re fun to hang out with, besides I’m sure the fans and MToP won’t mind.” She said and smiled; I couldn’t help but to smile back. Her face always lit up with excitement and you could see it in her eyes that she was genuinely happy to be here, unlike some bands that act like total assholes.
“Sure.” I said shrugging my shoulders before getting a chair and sitting beside Nelly at the end of their table. Their meet and greet started and it was a organized thing, the guard let in one person every time the person before them moved down to the next member. If some were ATL fans, I’d sign something for them and take pictures but I wasn’t there to take away from MToP so it was rarely done.
Their meet and greet went on until it was 3:45. One hour and 15 minutes later, and everybody was getting tired of the heat and fast. I headed back to MToP’s bus and climbed onto after the rest of the band. “The fucking heat!” Jason yelled, slamming his fist into the side of the bus. I figured this was normal when nobody reacted, so I shrugged it off.
I stood up and started to head off the bus, because I did need a shower. “I’ll see you guys later. Bye Nelly.” I said hugging her and kissing her cheek, she turned scarlet red almost immediately and I laughed. I got off of their bus and walked over to mines and picked through my suitcase before pulling out my red flannel and black skinny jeans. I pulled out my batman boxers that I brought when Nelly and I went shopping and a random pair of socks.
My shower lasted for about an hour, maybe longer and when I got out the bus was completely empty. I got dressed and got off the bus, locking it behind me. I turned and walked in some random direction, hoping I got to catch some more bands’ sets before it was time for my signing. I must’ve spent a lot of time walking because when I checked my watch it was already 6:45 and people would be lining up for our meet and greet. I headed over to where I knew our merch table was at and took my seat at the end of the table. When the guard saw I was there, they was about to let the first person in, before I spotted Nelly running over here. I stood up and met her halfway.
“What are you doing here?” I asked her and she giggled.
“I came to return the favor. You was our meet and greet and I’m at you guys’ that’s alright isn’t it?” She asked me. I nodded and lead her back to our table.
“We don’t have any extra chairs so you have to either stand or sit on my lap.” I told her giving her the decision.
“I’m going to sit on your lap, I’m too tired from running to stand.” I nodded and sat down. I nodded to the guard and he let the first person in.
“Hi Alex, hi Nelly! I’m huge fans… could you sign this?” The girl asked and I took my sharpie and signed it before handing it to Nelly who did the same thing before the girl moved onto Jack, who sat beside me.
“Are you guys dating?” Came the first thing from the next fan’s mouth. I sighed and shook my head.
“No, were just good friends.” I told her before signing and she moved down to Jack. The table order goes me first, then Jack, then Zack and last was Rian. The meet and greet ended at 8:30 and Nelly stood up and yawned.
“I think it’s time for me to sleep. I’m missing the first party of Warped, I had a busy day today.” Nelly said and I followed her.
“Are you really going to sleep?” I asked her accusingly.
“No,” she said blushing. “I just don’t want to party.” She told me.
“Can I come over and we’ll watch movies?” I asked her.
She nodded, “Sure.”
“See you in ten.” I told her as we reached the buses and went our separate ways to our buses. I couldn’t wait for ten minutes to pass, so I could see her again.
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