"What the hell are you doing?" Jack asked, coming onto mine and Adam's bus. The latter was nowhere to be found.
"Cake decorating. Channeling my inner Martha Stewart." I shrugged, spreading icing on top of the cake I'd baked slowly.
"Let me try it." He said, trying to stick his fingers in the frosting.
"As if! You can taste it when it's done." I pushed him away.
"But I'm cute, see?" He asked, giving me his puppy eyes. "Please?"
"Fine." I sighed, letting him taste.
"That's really good." Jack said with his mouth full. "Did you make that?"
I nodded. "Why on earth have you been telling everyone, and I do mean everyone, about our sexual encounters?"
"To the point." He nodded. "Arguably one of my favourite things about you. Avery babe, maybe you haven't realized this but every male on this tour would like nothing more to have sex with you. I was merely the lucky one who got to. How selfish would I be to hide the details from them?"
I laughed. "You're an idiot, but I love you for it."
"Avery!" Mike Fuentes charged onto my bus. "Guess where you're going tonight?"
"Hell?" I asked.
"Close. We're going to a haunted house. All of us. Get into the halloween spirit." Mike replied. "Oh, were you two about to do it again? Sorry for interrupting."
I glared at Jack as Mike left. "See what I mean?"
"Go back to telling me I'm cute. I like that better." He replied, leaning against the counter.
"Jesus. Here's the deal, asshat. We. Are. Not. An. Item. So get whatever you think we are out of your fucking mind, okay? Because we're not anything." I said slowly, giving him the dirtiest look I could muster.
Jack laughed. "Sure, Avery. Whatever you say."
**
"I'm a wimp. Why did you drag me to a haunted house?" I asked that night.
"You're so lame. You're literally so lame." Austin shook his head.
"I hope you get lost in here and join the crew. You could be a monster with that face." I shot back.
"Your insults are getting better. I've taught you well." He said as we moved forward in the line to enter the house.
"I think you two secretly have a thing for each other." Tony said.
"As if! In his dreams." I rolled my eyes.
"Only if I dreamt about going to hell. I think you may be satan to be honest." Austin said.
"You want to bone the devil? Kinky." Mike raised his eyebrows.
"When is halloween?" I asked, interrupting their rather odd conversation.
"In two days. Do you not know the days of the week?" Austin asked. "I bet you got held back in Kindergarten."
"I bet I'm going to smack you upside the head. Yes, I know the days of the week." I said. "What are we doing? There isn't a show that day."
"We're going to get wasted. Hey, Avery, do you want to be on Full Frontal? You and Austin. Please be on Full Frontal. I'm begging you." Alex said suddenly. "Your hatred for each other would be very entertaining on our Halloween special."
"Okay." I grinned. "You down, Carlile?"
"I guess. Only if you wear a bag over your head." He replied, pushing my shoulder teasingly.
"It's our turn to go in." I bit my lip. "Guys, I'm scared."
"Quit being a pussy." Austin said.
I looked down at my vagina and back at him. "I'll do my best."
We entered the house and it was quiet at first. I was grabbing onto Austin's arm before long, probably leaving claw marks by the way I was clinging onto him.
"You're such a wimp." Austin chuckled after yet another clown jumped out at us and I screamed my head off.
"Is this almost over?" I yelled over the music.
"Hey, don't worry. I'll protect you." Austin replied. "Can't have my bitch dying, now can I?"
"I suppose not." I laughed, following him closely. "We lost everyone."
"I think it's like a maze." Austin said. "Fuck if I know. I'm lost."
"Shit." I looked around but everything was dark. "Straight. Let's go straight."
Straight was the right way to go. We got out and all the guys were waiting for us.
"What the hell happened to you two?" Alan asked.
I let go of Austin's arm. "We got lost."
"Avery got us out though. She's pretty smart." Austin added.
"What happened to your arm?" Jaime asked Austin.
I blushed; I had left scratch marks. "Avery was scared." Austin laughed. "Look what you did to me!"
"Sorry." I smiled sheepishly.
"They are so weird." Phil said, shaking his head.