“You’re sure you want to play this Lex?” Jack asked him as they were about to go back on stage for their encore of sorts.

“I’m sure Jack,” Alex tried to reassure, but he still had a few problems playing it while keeping a
plain face, and not crying.

“Alright ma,” Jack replied not at all convinced.

~~

Christine ran into the packed area hitting the crowd full on, making people stop chanting to push her or cuss her out, but she kept moving forward. It was already almost the end of the concert but she had only just been able to make it.

She could just barely see the stage, only to find it empty and illuminated blue, and she thought that it was too late.

Moving forward still she managed to get almost right up against the stage, four or so rows back from it at least, when the chanting of ‘All Time Low’ turned into screams so the band filled the stage once more.

I admit, I miss seeing your face babe, (seeing your face babe)
And being alone is starting to take its toll, (toll)
I'm cold and it's getting old, (getting old)

The chills running through her body from his voice were less and less familiar, bringing back that rapturous feeling that she felt the first time I heard him sing.

Looking next to her was a tall and slender twenty something year old with dark brown and bleached hair. He looked to be just watching, without anyone there with him.

She reached up and tugged at his sleeve making him look down at her.

I admit, (I admit) I should have made some changes. (changes)
We were so smothered in love,
We didn't have a chance to come up for air (no fair)

“Can you lift me up?” She shouted at him over the music, also motioning up for if he could not hear her.

He nodded, a smile covering his face as he hunched down for her to jump on his shoulders. Laughing, she moved over and did so, almost letting out a scream when he stood back up suddenly.

What a waste, where did the time go?
Where did our minds go? I don't know.
What's this place? Where did our home go?
We won't know, I don't know.

Her eyes locked onto Alex’s figure, standing there center stage singing with his eyes shut tight as if to hold back his feelings.

~~

Alex held in the tears, but let the pain flow out with his words. Being on stage, performing this song, her song, helped him get over some of the pain. It helped him to let out the pain and not bottle it up.

Finally opening his eyes before singing the chorus, he looked out at the crowd, but right up in the front was a girl on a guy’s shoulders.

Too much of anything is too much,
Too much love can be too much,
We had too much time, too much us,
So we fought like tomorrow was promised
Too much, too much, too much, too much
Too much, too much, too much, too much
Much, much too much

The lights twirled around, lighting some of the faces of the people in the front of the crowd, and for a split second he caught a glimpse of the face of the girl on the boy’s shoulders.

Or more so, he caught a glimpse of a grey cardigan that was out of place in the sea of sweating bodies.

I admit, I'm still watching the days go by, (watching the days go by)
And sleeping alone is starting to break me down. (down)
It's cold, but I should have known. (should have known)

He closed his eyes again with a quick shake of his head to calm his racing thoughts.

She couldn’t be here, she was gone.

~~

Tears prickled at her eyes as she watched Alex sing with so much pain, pain the seemed to mirror her own if the words he sang gave her any hint.

She just wanted him to open his eyes, open his eyes and look at her.

That’s all she needed.

I admit, (I admit) I made a few mistakes, babe,
We were so caught up in love,
We didn't have a chance to come up for air...

And he opened his eyes.

~~

Alex saw her.

Her saw the eyes that had filled his dreams looking right through him, reading every inch of his being.

He was her right there in front of him, just waiting.

She smiled at him when his eyes locked onto hers, and Alex felt something deep inside of him upon seeing her again.

Jack heard a change in Alex’s voice almost instantly, something so subtle he didn’t think anyone else noticed, but Jack did. He had been watching, listening, just to make sure Alex was actually okay, and suddenly he sounded okay.

Looking to Alex, Jack saw his eyes locked on something, or someone, in the crowd. He followed Alex’s line of vision to a girl towards the front.

Christine.

What a waste, where did the time go?
Where did our minds go? I don't know.
What's this place? Where did my heart go?
We'll never know, I'll never know...

Getting down low as he played, me subtly motioned for one of the guards to come over to him.

“Get her up here.” Jack said to them, pointing out at Christine, making sure they got the right girl. “Get her the fuck up here now.”

Alex moved his guitar, taking it off and tossing it back to a surprised tech who just barely caught it. Grabbing the wireless mic, he moved out onto the smaller stage add-on that sat right in front of him.

~~

The tears were almost rolling over as she watched Alex move in closer.

Too much of anything is too much,
Too much love can be too much,
We had too much time, too much us,
So we fought like tomorrow was promised

She had a hard time looking away from him, but when she felt a sudden squeeze of her thigh, she looked back down to the boy who had been holding her up. He nodded over to the barrier where one of the staff members was motioning her to come forward with a very unhappy look on their face

Slipping down off of the boy’s shoulders she was about to move forward but stopped.

“Thank you…”

“Timmy, my name is Timmy.” He said smiling at her. “Now go on you lucky bitch, it looks like the singer wants to see you.”

She smiled back quickly before pushing forward, trying as hard as she could to get to the rail.

Too much, too much, too much, too much
Too much, too much, too much, too much
Too much, too much, too much, too much
Too much, too much, too much, too much
Much, much too much

~~

Alex watched her move down from the boy’s shoulders and suddenly she was gone. She was lost in the crowd once more and he had no idea where she could have gone to.

He was so caught up in trying to find her he didn’t notice that staff member in front of him hoisting someone over until the last second.

And looking down at them, she was right there in front of him, in an arm’s reach.

So reaching down he grasped her hand, pulling her up to him so that they stood nose to nose, each of them grinning like a fool at each other.

I need to find a reason to feel,
Like everything was meant to be let go,
Take it slow, 'cause I can't be on my own.

Alex reached up and touched her face, smiling as she leaned into his touch, their eyes locking together once more as her dry body was pressed against his own that was dripping with sweat.

Too much of anything is too much, (it's just too much)
Too much love can be too much, (it's just too...)
We had too much time, too much us,
So we fought like tomorrow was promised

Jack was smiling as he watched the couple, seeing the light back in his best friend’s eyes and the happiness written all over his face once more.

Rian and Zack looked on not knowing what was happening, or why Alex had thrown out his guitar parts all together.

Alex stared down at Christine with only one emotion in his eyes; Love.

Too much of anything is too much, (it's just too much)
Too much love can be too much, (it's just too...)
We had too much time, too much us,
So we fought like tomorrow was promised
Too much, too much, too much, too much
Too much, too much, too much, too much
Too much, too much, too much, too much
Too much, too much, too much, too much
Much, much too much

“I love you Alex.” She said, staring into his deep brown eyes, feeling completed again.

“I love you too Christine.” He replied, dropping the mic before grabbing the sides of her face and kissing her.