Taking Chances
Never Have I Ever
Nelly POV
I pulled away from Alex and stared at him. Not saying anything, because, honestly, there’s nothing I have to say. He’s the one who should have everything to say. But I still felt the need to break the silence. “Alex?” I asked him, breaking the trance both of us seemed to be in. I heard my band in the bus, sitting in back lounge in front of the TV; they must’ve been playing CoD. God, I loved that game, it’s amazing.
“Hmm?” He hummed, apparently not wanting to break the silence but we knew that we needed to talk about this because I’m not someone who does one-night stands and I’m not someone who does friends with benefits, because I start to fall for that person. Besides sex should mean love not a casual fuck.
“Alex.” I said again to get his attention and this time he looked up at me and stared into my eyes. God, his eyes made me want to shut up and kiss him again but I couldn’t. “What is this? What are we?” I asked him, gesturing between us two and raising an eyebrow, to go with my inquisitive look.
He sighed and ran his hand through his hair, which was already disheveled from my hands running through it, while we were kissing. “I don’t know. Why don’t we go on a few dates? To decide if this is really what you want?” Alex asked me and looked worried. I think he was worried if I said no but he shouldn’t have been, not if I came back to him after what he did. I guess you could say that was pathetic but don’t you forgive and forget if you want things to work? Ya know unless they cheated because there is no forgetting and forgiving for that, that’s unforgivable.
I nodded, “Seems like a good idea to me. What do you want to do while we wait to get to the next venue?” I asked him, because I didn’t want to just sit in my bunk and do nothing, even if it was with Alex. Alex just shrugged his shoulders and I took that as an ‘I don’t care’ shrug and go out of the bunk. “Come on then. We’re going to disrupt the guys and play games.” I told him and he got out of my bunk and we walked to the back lounge and he sat on the couch, everybody else was sitting on.
I went and stood in front of the TV, just blocking the screen so nobody could see. “Aw! Nelly! Move, please?” I heard our tour manager, Nathan asks and I shook my head no.
“Sorry Nate, but MToP needs to do something, that’s not playing CoD.” I told them, adding the last part so they couldn’t say they were doing something.
“So what should we do, oh mighty one?” Martin asked me, sarcasm thick in his tone. Not that it bothered me; I was the best at ditching out sarcasm, when I needed to.
“Let’s play Never Have I Ever! It’s a great way to know Alex better plus who would pass up this chance?” I asked them and nobody objected so I spoke again. “Everybody in a circle! I’m going to get a bottle of Jack and some shot glasses, I’ll be back.” I told everybody and went to the kitchenette and grabbed two bottles of Jack and 6 shot glasses. I went back to the back lounge to see everybody still sitting. “Y’all should know how to play the game, every time somebody said something that you did, you take a shot. I’m not starting.” I said and left everybody to decide who’s starting while I poured shots for everybody.
“I’ll start.” Astro’s voice raised above everybody else’s. I nodded and sat down across from Alex, and between Jase and Nate. “Never have I ever watched gay porn.” Astro said and I saw Martin, Nate, and Jase take a shot. I shook my head laughed.
“Counterclockwise.” I told them before somebody could ask.
“Ok. Never have I ever had a foursome.” Martin said. I took a shot, and so did Astro. I raised an eyebrow at him and he just shrugged it off, I saw Alex look at me but I just mouth ‘another story for another time’ to him.
“My turn! Never have I ever lied on TV!” Alex said. We all took a shot besides Astro, because he never lies, never like I never talk before the first show of a tour.
“Never have I ever been sexually attracted to somebody I was related to.” Nate said and Jase was the only one to take a shot.
“What the fuck, Jase? That’s sick!” I said laughing at him and I lightly punched his shoulder.
He shrugged, “She’s fiiiinnneee!” Jase said as if that was the sell out point, which it probably was for him.
“My turn! Never have I ever been to a college party.” I said and I saw everybody but me take a shot, because I never have.
“Never have I ever gone streaking with my best friend!” Jase said, making me groaned. It was a drunken mistake and he never let’s me live it done. Jase and I were the only ones to take a shot and it felt like all the attention was on me, but I knew Alex was curious. Curiosity killed the cat; too bad he isn’t a cat.
After a couple more times around the circle it was safe to say Alex, Nate, Jase, and Martin were shitfaced. Meanwhile Astro and I were pleasantly tipsy, not wanting to make the left turn to drunk and then that right to shitfaced. We had a show in the morning and it would hurt like a motherfucker to have to play through a hangover. I know this by experience.
“Come on, let’s get you guys to bed.” I told them sweetly, trying to get them to calm down and follow me to their bunk so Astro can put them in the bunk. “Thanks Ash.” I told him and went to get the last two. Alex and Nate, the two most difficult ones. I managed to get Nate to his bunk without much of an argument this time, which was weird. When I went to get Alex I found out he was laying on the couch, sleep. He was fucking sleep! And drunk and Flyzik was going to kill me for this in the morning. Groaning, I set out on the task to wake Alex up.
“Leave me alone!” Alex said groaning before turning and rolling off of the couch and landing on the floor between the couch and coffee table that I had to push back into place.
“Come on Alex. We’re going nighty night in my bunk. Hear that, a bed, not a couch.” I told him, talking to him as if he’s a child. Eventually I got him to follow me and we got into my bunk and laid down. We were already at the venue and it was past 10 o’clock, which meant sleep, if we wanted energy for tomorrow.
“Night Nelly.” Alex said cuddling into me.
“Night Alex.”
I pulled away from Alex and stared at him. Not saying anything, because, honestly, there’s nothing I have to say. He’s the one who should have everything to say. But I still felt the need to break the silence. “Alex?” I asked him, breaking the trance both of us seemed to be in. I heard my band in the bus, sitting in back lounge in front of the TV; they must’ve been playing CoD. God, I loved that game, it’s amazing.
“Hmm?” He hummed, apparently not wanting to break the silence but we knew that we needed to talk about this because I’m not someone who does one-night stands and I’m not someone who does friends with benefits, because I start to fall for that person. Besides sex should mean love not a casual fuck.
“Alex.” I said again to get his attention and this time he looked up at me and stared into my eyes. God, his eyes made me want to shut up and kiss him again but I couldn’t. “What is this? What are we?” I asked him, gesturing between us two and raising an eyebrow, to go with my inquisitive look.
He sighed and ran his hand through his hair, which was already disheveled from my hands running through it, while we were kissing. “I don’t know. Why don’t we go on a few dates? To decide if this is really what you want?” Alex asked me and looked worried. I think he was worried if I said no but he shouldn’t have been, not if I came back to him after what he did. I guess you could say that was pathetic but don’t you forgive and forget if you want things to work? Ya know unless they cheated because there is no forgetting and forgiving for that, that’s unforgivable.
I nodded, “Seems like a good idea to me. What do you want to do while we wait to get to the next venue?” I asked him, because I didn’t want to just sit in my bunk and do nothing, even if it was with Alex. Alex just shrugged his shoulders and I took that as an ‘I don’t care’ shrug and go out of the bunk. “Come on then. We’re going to disrupt the guys and play games.” I told him and he got out of my bunk and we walked to the back lounge and he sat on the couch, everybody else was sitting on.
I went and stood in front of the TV, just blocking the screen so nobody could see. “Aw! Nelly! Move, please?” I heard our tour manager, Nathan asks and I shook my head no.
“Sorry Nate, but MToP needs to do something, that’s not playing CoD.” I told them, adding the last part so they couldn’t say they were doing something.
“So what should we do, oh mighty one?” Martin asked me, sarcasm thick in his tone. Not that it bothered me; I was the best at ditching out sarcasm, when I needed to.
“Let’s play Never Have I Ever! It’s a great way to know Alex better plus who would pass up this chance?” I asked them and nobody objected so I spoke again. “Everybody in a circle! I’m going to get a bottle of Jack and some shot glasses, I’ll be back.” I told everybody and went to the kitchenette and grabbed two bottles of Jack and 6 shot glasses. I went back to the back lounge to see everybody still sitting. “Y’all should know how to play the game, every time somebody said something that you did, you take a shot. I’m not starting.” I said and left everybody to decide who’s starting while I poured shots for everybody.
“I’ll start.” Astro’s voice raised above everybody else’s. I nodded and sat down across from Alex, and between Jase and Nate. “Never have I ever watched gay porn.” Astro said and I saw Martin, Nate, and Jase take a shot. I shook my head laughed.
“Counterclockwise.” I told them before somebody could ask.
“Ok. Never have I ever had a foursome.” Martin said. I took a shot, and so did Astro. I raised an eyebrow at him and he just shrugged it off, I saw Alex look at me but I just mouth ‘another story for another time’ to him.
“My turn! Never have I ever lied on TV!” Alex said. We all took a shot besides Astro, because he never lies, never like I never talk before the first show of a tour.
“Never have I ever been sexually attracted to somebody I was related to.” Nate said and Jase was the only one to take a shot.
“What the fuck, Jase? That’s sick!” I said laughing at him and I lightly punched his shoulder.
He shrugged, “She’s fiiiinnneee!” Jase said as if that was the sell out point, which it probably was for him.
“My turn! Never have I ever been to a college party.” I said and I saw everybody but me take a shot, because I never have.
“Never have I ever gone streaking with my best friend!” Jase said, making me groaned. It was a drunken mistake and he never let’s me live it done. Jase and I were the only ones to take a shot and it felt like all the attention was on me, but I knew Alex was curious. Curiosity killed the cat; too bad he isn’t a cat.
After a couple more times around the circle it was safe to say Alex, Nate, Jase, and Martin were shitfaced. Meanwhile Astro and I were pleasantly tipsy, not wanting to make the left turn to drunk and then that right to shitfaced. We had a show in the morning and it would hurt like a motherfucker to have to play through a hangover. I know this by experience.
“Come on, let’s get you guys to bed.” I told them sweetly, trying to get them to calm down and follow me to their bunk so Astro can put them in the bunk. “Thanks Ash.” I told him and went to get the last two. Alex and Nate, the two most difficult ones. I managed to get Nate to his bunk without much of an argument this time, which was weird. When I went to get Alex I found out he was laying on the couch, sleep. He was fucking sleep! And drunk and Flyzik was going to kill me for this in the morning. Groaning, I set out on the task to wake Alex up.
“Leave me alone!” Alex said groaning before turning and rolling off of the couch and landing on the floor between the couch and coffee table that I had to push back into place.
“Come on Alex. We’re going nighty night in my bunk. Hear that, a bed, not a couch.” I told him, talking to him as if he’s a child. Eventually I got him to follow me and we got into my bunk and laid down. We were already at the venue and it was past 10 o’clock, which meant sleep, if we wanted energy for tomorrow.
“Night Nelly.” Alex said cuddling into me.
“Night Alex.”
Notes
Sorry I've been gone for so long! My friend stayed over from Friday until Tuesday and I hate ditching a friend, plus I can't write when I'm in the same room as somebody else! Please forgive me?Nelly's nightclothes
Yep, I will.
8/13/13