"Okay, you have your phone cord?"
"Yeah."
"And plenty of socks and underwear?"
"Yeah, I think so."
"You can call me whenever, you know that right, I don't care if it's three in the morning here if you want to call me don't worry about it."
"Okay," I sniffed, trying hard not to cry.
"And just because you're going on tour school isn't going out the window, you know that right?"
"Yeah I know." I mumbled, clearing my throat to try and clear the large lump of emption which was making breathing difficult.
"I guess that's everything." Mom sighed.
"I guess so." I mumbled, looking down at my Vans and fiddling with my hands.
"I'm going to miss you Ash." Harry whimpered from behind me.
"Aww buddy, I'll be back soon," I reassured him, my heart feeling as if was breaking as he lunged forward, wrapping his arms around my waste.
"We can face time," I said rubbing his back, "Everyday, several times a day, whenever you want."
"That's not the same thing!" he sobbed, wetting the front of my shirt with his tears.
"Harry," Mom sighed.
"I don't want him to go!" Harry whimpered, "Why can't I go with you? I'll be good, I promise."
"Harry." I pleaded, "I can't, I would if I could, you know that."
"What am I going to do without you!" he sobbed.
"Take his room, it's bigger than ours," Lauren suggested, "On second thought, never mind, I want it."
"I'm going on tour I'm not dying, you can't just take my room!" I cried, "Mom tell her she can't take my room!"
"Lauren you can't take your brother's room." Mom sighed.
"Please don't go." Harry whimpered.
Taking a deep breath I pulled myself away from him and crouched down so we were at eye level.
"Can you do my favor buddy?" I questioned, blinking back the tears which were rapidly filling my eyes.
"Sure," he sniffed.
"I'm going to miss you so much," I informed him, "But when I'm gone you can't get sad you have to be the man of the house for me."
"Ok," he said, rubbing his eyes.
"Can you do that?" I asked, "Can you kill the spiders and hit guys that try to come by for Mom and Lauren with Nerf guns?"
"Right in the eye?" Harry laughed.
"Right in the eye." I chuckled.
"Yeah," he said taking a shaky breath, "I guess so."
Giving a reassuring smile I pulled him for one last hug before straightening up and turning to Lauren.
"Do I get a hug or is going within five hundred feet of your big brother totally disgusting?"
Ignoring me, she surged forward, wrapping her arms around my waste, taking me by surprise to much that I nearly toppled over on the airport floor.
"We're boarding." A crackling voice called through the air.
"I've got to go." I sighed, slowly peeling Lauren from me.
