Alex's POV

The show is over, we played our encores and I am sweaty and exhausted but my spirits are high. We exit the stage together telling each other how great the show tonight was, patting our backs and then the guys head to the dressing rooms to take a shower and get ready for the after show party.
Before I even meet with the crew and friends backstage I look for Charlie, grab her hand and pull her into one of the lounges backstage that is still empty at the moment. I lock the door behind us and pull her close.

"How did you do this?" I stare at her as if I have never seen her before trying to memorise every little detail in her face so I would never forget the way she looks tonight.

"Well you won't believe it." She answers and strokes my sweaty hair off my face and caresses my cheek.

"Honey, are you making up shit again?" I frown.

"No, no honestly, it is all true, but it is so weird, it seems sometimes all the angels and airwaves are working towards you." She shakes her head smiling at me.

"Okay, I had some time to kill in Sydney because everything was done, flight booked, bags packed. I just needed to wait for the next two days to pass so I'm visiting the Queen Victoria shopping Arcade when I bump into Luke Hemmings."

"You know Luke?" I interrupt her baffled.

She waves it off, "He's a friend of a friend of a friend. I always tell you, Australia is a small world! There aren't many places to go to so you keep meeting people all the time.
We have a coffee together, turns out he was in Sydney visiting his family and friends and is supposed to go back to LA the next day. He is booked on the exact same flight as I only one day prior.
When he hears I have the visa and am going to see you he not only suggests that we swap flights but he also hands me the ticket you got him for your show. I didn't want to do this but he insists saying he is totally okay with it, so the least I could do is promise him we pick him up from the airport when he arrives tomorrow."

"Wow, guess I owe him big time" I say and make a mental note to try and make it up to him.
" I guess we do." She replies and let's herself fall back onto the couch pulling me with her, I end up on top of her and she starts a hot make out session.

"Sorry Baby, I am all sweaty." I say and try to push myself up.

She growls and pulls me down again. "Do you think I mind? That turns me on even more." She says and shuts me up with a passionate kiss.

We are interrupted by a loud knock on the door and Jack's voice faking a weird accent yelling "Stop watcha doin fools and open up the friggin door we are here to parrrty"

Charlie stays spread out on the couch and giggles and I get up and open the door and immediately the room fills up with band members, crew members, friends and girlfriends. They all carry food and drinks, I had no idea we were gonna have the party in here, just my luck.
Jack pushes past, carrying four bottles of Jack Daniels and drops them into my arms, then he turns to the couch and jumps Charlie and tickles her, she screams in between laughing fits and kicks her feet around as he tries to wrestle her down.
I am glad to see him back to his normal crazy self but still I feel the need to cool him down a bit.

"Hey Jack show some decency here, you are wrestling a married woman. My woman." I warn him.

He stops immediately and sits down nicely beside her his hands crossed in front of his chest. I give him an approving look. "Much better." But the two have already started a conversation and take no further notice of me, I shake my head.

Jenna shows up beside me her eyebrows raised. "Did I hear that correctly, that is your WIFE? Since when are you married and why didn't you tell me? Does she know what happened between us?" She whispers looking worried.
I smile at her.
"Sorry but we didn't make it public yet, it was kind of an emergency wedding if you like. We will redo the whole thing big time once she is settled in and yeah, I told her. She called me a stupid ass but then got over it." At that Jenna has to laugh. "Want to meet her?" She hesitates for a moment then nods her head.
I take her hand and pull her over to the couch. "Charlie, I would like you to meet Jenna."

She looks surprised at me then smiles and gets up taking Jenna's outstretched hand. "Hi Jenna pleased to meet you."
Jenna squeals at the sound of Charlie's accent."You're Aussie as well?"

"Yes, and actually we have met before, you probably don't remember, it was at an Amity Affliction after show party. I was there with Joel."
"Oh now I do, you were that crazy chick that climbed the crew bus to dance and ended up falling off the roof." Jenna points at her laughing and covers her mouth with her hand.

"Yup, sounds like my wifey." I say smiling drily and hold Charlie around the shoulders raising my eyebrows at her, she waves it off as if it was nothing but has to snicker at the memory. "Weird girl" I scold and kiss her cheek.

"And you were that crazy chick that kissed my hubbie." Charlie retorts, crossing her arms in front of her chest glaring at Jenna.

"Yeah, fuck, Charlie I'm sorry, but to my defence, I didn't know he was yours." Jenna places her hand on Charlie's shoulder.

"It's okay, I mean he is freaking hot, I probably would have done the same." They both start to giggle and look at me, I feel I am blushing. God, that is so embarrassing.

I pull her away saying "let's meet some more people, Baby. See you later, Jenna." Good, I got her out of it.

We walk just a few steps when we are stopped by Zack.
"Alex, everybody is already friends with Sharky but me. Nobody likes me" He pouts.

"Awwww, Zack that's not true! I want to be your friend" Charlie coos and grabs a random drink from a table and clicks his glass. "Hi Zack, my name is Charlie, let's be friends."
They hook their arms together and down their drinks at the same time. Then they kiss each other on the cheek.

I can't help but make a snide remark. "Oh so you aren't afraid Charlie could be a gold digger anymore?"
"Dude" Zack leans onto my shoulder and I think he is already drunk. " I'm getting increasingly worried the only gold digger around here is you." Then he bursts out laughing.

He walks away and I am about to ask my wife if we should go home but Rian comes towards us smiling and spreading his arms to hug us both.
"Hey, my little lovebirds, so good to see you together. I am so happy for you. Hi Sharky, welcome back." He also kisses her cheek. "Jenna just mentioned that you are a pretty good singer, why did you never tell us? You and Alex should totally have an acoustic session together."

I look at her with a surprised expression, I have never heard her sing nor mention she could do it. She turns to me, her eyes wide in embarrassment and her cheeks rosy with a blush, she is so adorable, I swear!
"What? Nah, Jenna totally exaggerates, I'm not that good. But I would really like to duet with my husband and you guys one time that would be so cool." She shyly giggles emphasising the word husband proudly and I can't help but squeeze her even closer, I'm so in love with this girl.

She smiles widely then she leans towards his ear but whispers so loud that I can clearly understand. "But right now I think I will take my hot as fuck husband home, rip off his clothes, throw him onto his bed and take full advantage of him until dawn." Rian turns red like a tomato and hides his face behind his hands laughing.

So much for being adorable, I groan burying my face in her sweatshirt then I look up and grab her hand. "That's it, Charlie, we're going home." She smiles fluttering her eyelashes at me. I bend down and grab both her legs and just throw her over my shoulder.

The whole room goes "Ooooooh" and Charlie squeals, I turn around and tell the guys. "We're off. Don't call us, we'll call you. Remember the three day rule."

We drive to my house and she does exactly what she told Rian she would do. Hey, I am not complaining! I just can't believe how amazing this girl is!

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