-Scarlett’s POV-

It’s 5AM and Austin and I have to leave for tour in an hour and a half. Of course I’m up and of course he’s now asleep in the middle of the bed. There’s a load of clothes we both needed washed for tour in the drier, so I’m headed to get those.

And as I return he’s still sleeping, I forgot to mention all the lights are on. I’m too nice to wake him, I thought the lights would, but apparently I was wrong.

I put both our clothes away in our separate bags. I also have finished my makeup and everything else that I needed to do.

Yet, Austin is still asleep…looks like I’m going to have to wake up him because it’s now 6AM.

I go over and get on the bed next to him, gently shaking his shoulder and calling his name, no response. Great, fucking great. How the hell was I suppose to help on tour when I couldn’t even manage to wake up Austin?

If I don’t at least give him 20 minutes to get ready he’s going to be mad. Guess it’s time to yell at him.

“AUSTIN!” I yelled and he jumped, waking up and moaning because of the lights being on.

“Lights, lots of lights, ah! Wait, what time is it?” he asked.

“6:07AM Carlile. I’ve only tried at getting you up since 5!” I said.

He got up and came over to me. He wrapped his lengthy arms around me and pulled me in for a hug, weird. He then picked me up and placed me on the bed.

“What on earth are you doing?” I asked, curious.

“Knowing you, everything is ready except me. Sit here till I get ready, you can take a mini nap!” he said kissing my forehead and running off to shower.

6:30 AM was here and the bus had pulled up, Tino got out and started banging down Austin’s door. These boys were going to be a handful; I opened it to Tino shoving a doughnut in his mouth.

“Good morning pretty! Where’s Austin?” He asked in between bites.

“Hi, he’s not ready yet.” I said.

Aaron came up the small driveway now with Phil as well.

“Couldn’t get him up could you?” Phil asked.

“I tried everything!” I said, with an exasperated tone.

“Are you all packed?” Aaron asked.

“Yeah, I can go get my bags…”

“No, Phil and I will do that, show us where they are” Aaron instructed.

“You don’t have to” I said, but they weren’t having it.

I dragged my giant suitcase and little suitcase down the stairs while Austin got ready, there was no way I was sitting down when he was running us late.

“Scar did you drag these down here yourself?” Aaron asked.

I shook my head yes as Austin finally came down with his stuff.

“What up sleepy ass! You’re a grown man and you couldn’t get up and ready in time!” Phil yelled.

“Quit bitching at me already” he said, uh oh he didn’t sound like he was in such a good mood now.

“Tino, why’d you come in?” I asked him.

“To supervise and eat my doughnut, duh” he said, annoyed that I asked him apparently such a dumb question.

“Oh right, silly me” I said.

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It was an hour in to the long bus ride to Phoenix, the first stop. I had talked with Matt, the tour manager, about what exactly he wanted me to do. It was pretty simple, he just wanted me to know the schedule as well incase he forgot something, to take order of the boys when needed, and to type the set lists and exact schedules for each day, I could handle this, I knew I could.

I sat alone in the front lounge while everyone else was asleep. It was now 9AM. I had gone through every social media site about a thousand times and I had texted Tony letting him know that we were on our way to Phoenix.
I started tracing the lines on the tops of my thighs, as the shorts I had rode up that far. I hadn’t cut in awhile, I didn’t feel the need for it, I think I came to terms that there are better things in life to live for and not everyday is going to be shitty. I’ve had a terrible past. The present, it’s better though. If I would’ve given up then, I wouldn’t be as happy as I am now. Things do get better if you give them time.

Austin walking to the fridge pulled me out of my thoughts.

“Babe are you still up from this morning?” he asked in a sleepy voice as he grabbed water from the fridge.

“Yeah”

“Come lay down with me” he said and extended his hand to me, how the hell could I say no to this?

“But”

“No, come on baby you’re going to be exhausted later if you don’t”

I took his hand and he led me to his bunk, correction, our bunk. I had my own but decided to keep my clothes in it, because whether I wanted to or not, I was sleeping with Austin.

He made me go in first and then he got in behind me. He wrapped his arms around my waist, and I heard him drift back into sleep. I lay there, unable to sleep, until my body finally took over my thoughts and put me into a nice slumber.
8:45PM

Of Mice and Men go on in 15 minutes and I already want to murder them all.

Alan won’t talk to me, stupid prick.

Austin is being weird.

Tino won’t stop yelling.

Phil is just annoyed.

Aaron is tired.

I learned as soon as we got to the venue that I would be taking care of grown men who acted like little boys for the next three months. Austin lost his cuteness with me too, which pissed me off.

I handed them all their in ears and gave them a 10 minute warning. Matt said that he was impressed with my authority, when in all honesty I was becoming tired and bitchy.

The boys hit the stage, and I was so proud of Austin performing the whole time. He was always so amazing and he got so into it and ah it was just great. Matt said I could be done for the night after the set, because there was heavy equipment and I probably would want a say in what I wanted to eat.

As soon as Austin said thank you, I ran for the bus. I was not about to get hugged by sweaty ass men.

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They came in about 20 minutes later, and I had ordered pizza that arrived a minute before hand.

“PIZZA!” Alan said.

“Yeah you’re welcome,” I said to him.

“Thanks Scarlett!” Aaron said and hugged me, ah he smelled fresh.

“You’re officially on every fucking tour with us now. Pizza is just what I wanted!” Tino said as he squealed in excitement.

Then Austin and Phil walked in, both also thrilled about the pizza.

“Thanks babe” Austin said as he kissed my forehead.

I felt Alan’s eyes pierce through me, seriously? He still had a problem with Austin and I. I decided that after I ate my two pieces of pizza, which was all that I could fit into my body, that I was going to call him out. I had bought 10 boxes of pizza, and the guys were already on their fifth, such pigs.

I finished my pizza and went to throw my plate away. The garbage was by Alan, so this was my shot.

“Alan can I talk to you?” I asked, first I attempted to be nice so that Austin didn’t think I was a complete bitch, of course Alan didn’t respond, so it was time to be a bitch. “You know what Alan, I don’t get what your deal is with me but it needs to stop. We are going to be touring together for the next 3 months, if you can’t even fucking be the first one on this bus and say thank you for the pizza that I didn’t have to get you all, then this is going to be a problem, and I am not about it. You knew everything that you got yourself into.” I said. The boys had stopped their conversations; all attention was on Alan and I.

“I have nothing to say to you.” He spat.

“What a dick” I said and walked to the back lounge.

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That night I climbed in to the bunk with Austin. He yelled at Alan but that did no good. I was the problem to Alan and that was it. Oh well. I had a great first day of a new job and I’m ending it with my boyfriend, that’s all that matters.

Notes

The calm before the storm ;) I have major drama planned ahead!

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