Looks Can Be Deceiving

Pandora's POV - My stomach rumbled and my eyes felt dried out. My head pounded from last night’s confusing turn of events. Right now I would be waking up in England probably in my brothers guest room, feeding charlotte her favorite cereal and Austin would be here in this big empty house all by himself. A small knock came at the bedroom door. I opened my eyes and pulled the covers down to see Austin standing in the doorframe.
“Goodmorning,” he came over to the bed and sat down, rubbing my legs. “How did my girl sleep?”
“Eh, alright.”
“Still missing home?” he rose an eyebrow. I looked past his shoulder, contemplating what to say.
“There’s no where I’d rather be than with you, Austin.”
“Well just because you said that I’ve decided to make you some breakfast.” I giggled. He held out his hand, helping me out of bed. I looked down to my bare legs.
“Are we the only ones here?”
“We are,” he grinned. “So no, you don’t have to wear any pants.” I blushed.
“Is that alright?”
“Of course, it’s my house. Now, down for breakfast.” He lead me down the stairs and into the kitchen. I looked at all the food covering the island. There was pancakes, chocolate covered strawberries, fresh orange juice, hash browns and bacon.
“Oh my god. Did you make all of this for us two?”
“You bet I did. So grab a plate, get some food and meet me out on the balcony?” I smiled and nodded, closing my eyes as Austin leaned down to kiss my forehead. I pulled a pancake onto my plate, dousing it in syrup before adding a few strawberries into the mix. I added a few pieces of bacon and a spoonful of hash browns. The cool tile felt odd on my warm feet while I walked out to Austin. I peered outside, realized I wasn’t wearing any pants.
“Don’t worry, no one can see you up here.” I signed and sat down next to him on the couch. I laid my legs over his and started eating my pancakes.
“Oh, these are so good Austin.” I smiled and laid my head back enjoying this wonderful breakfast. He laughed.
“Good, I’m not always good at cooking so I wasn’t sure how everything was going to taste.” I grinned over at him, putting down my plate of food so I could crawl into his lap. He set aside his plate so he could grab my hips. “What are you up to?” he asked.
“I just love you so much… you’ll never understand how much you mean to me.”
“I love you too, baby.”
“Not like I love you,” I shook my head.
“And how do you love me?” I pressed my lips against his, pulling at his shirt.
“You’d never understand…”
“No?”
“No.” I laid my head on his shoulder and took in the scent of his wonderful laundry detergent. Out of the corner of my eye I saw an orange figure come out from the doorway. Austin and I both looked over to see Alan.
“Oh, shit…” He looked away, putting his hands up. “Sorry.” Great, here I was, straddling Austin in my pink frilly underwear. Austin laughed.
“What do you need Alan?”
“Tour bus is out front,” he muttered, walking away. I let out my breath, looking down to Austin.
“Tour bus?”
“Yeah… we’re going on a tour,” he said softly.
“Is this why you made me breakfast?” I backed away so I was eye level with him.
“Yes and no,” he admitted.
“How long?”
“Just a month.”
“Austin… that's like… forever! How come you didn’t tell me?”
“You were mad at me and you left… out manager called that night.” A strong wave of sadness washed over my chest, making my heart feel heavy.
“When are you leaving?”
“Not until next week. The guys just wanted to start cleaning and stocking the bus with food.” He studied my face as I looked down. “Pandora there’s nothing to get upset about. I’ll be back before you know it.”
“It’ll go fast for you because you’re used to traveling. I’ll be here, thinking about you the whole time.” I stood up and looked over the balcony, trying to hold back my tears. This was not my week. Austin got up and grabbed my hips.
“Pandora,” I closed my eyes and sighed. “Look at me… please?” I turned and frowned. He grinned, trying to make me smile. “I hate seeing you so sad,” he muttered.
“I’m sorry… I’m trying not to overreact to this.” He pulled me into his chest and held me tight.
“Have you ever been inside a tour bus?” I shook my head. “Well then get some pants on and meet me outside?” I glanced up at him and gave him a kiss.
“I’ll be down in a few minutes.”

Notes

Yay for an update!!