Just Pretend

Chapter 1

The crowd moved as a wave on the ocean. Thousands of bodies moving, dancing, and enjoying the atmosphere of the music festival around them. Rockville in Daytona Beach Florida was one of the biggest events the town saw each year. On average two hundred thousand people attended throughout the four days festival. Lennox Monroe attended every year. Usually as just a festival goer but this year was different. Her photography company The Lyrical Zodiac , was hired on as the main company to record and photograph the event.  

To say she was excited was an understatement. Her best friend and Co owner of their business Arwen Jenkins was just as excited as she was as they set up the equipment in front of the main stage. 

"Okay so we finish this, check on the boys and make sure they are all set up and then we go make our rounds."

Arwen was all but bouncing with enthusiasm. 

"Yes I'm leaving the recording up to Parker , Ronan , Jacob and Chad. We will be floating between stages taking photos along with Maggie whenever we find her ass. She should have been here by now. I wanna hit the merch booths and get pictures of all that before the first major band goes on. "

Lennox responded as she finished setting the last piece of equipment up and then flipped her long black hair over her shoulder. Once they made sure the boys had everything ready they slung their cameras around their necks and began to venture through the field. They took pictures of everything around them. As they got to the row of merch booths one in particular caught Lennox' eye. 

"Hey Arwen, I see the bad omens booth. Think we will get to meet the band today?"

She asked as they headed for the booth. Bad Omens was a popular punk band that had recently caught their attention. 

"Well, it looks like we are in luck because they run their own merch booth."

Just as she said it Lennox spotted the lead singer standing there talking to a fan. Her breath caught in her chest . His long brown hair cascaded around his shoulders and his bright smile made her feel weak in the knees. 

"Fuck hes beautiful. "

She mumbled as she held her camera up and snapped a shot of him. They waited until the fans had moved on before they walked up. 

"Well hello beautiful ladies. Would you like to buy some of our merchandise today? "

One of the band members asked as they got to the table. The rest of the band including the lead singer turned to look at them. Her eyes met his and he smiled . His eyes were so brown that they looked black.  

"Actually we are here to photograph you all. My name is Lennox and this is Arwen. We are the head of photography for the event. "

She replied with a smile. 

"Oh well, we do love a good picture . I'm Nicholas, this is Nick, Jolly and that tall drink of water right there is Noah."

"It's very nice to meet you all. We are huge fans."

Arwen chimned in. Lennox nodded and then snapped a picture of their merch selection.  Before she could say anything else her phone rang. She excused herself and answered it. A minute later she joined the group again

"Maggie is here. She's gonna meet us at the main stage in ten minutes. "

She stated to Arwen as she walked back up. 

"Okay then we should get the photo and go cause it will take that long to walk there. "

The guys stood together and she snapped a few photos. 

"Thank you guys so much. I'll see y'all during your set. I'll be the one bouncing around taking pictures."

Lennox announced as she let her camera dangle around her neck once more. 

"That's great. I'll have something nice to watch during the show."

Noah spoke up with a wink.  Jolly and Nicholas glanced at him and laughed.

"I was thinking the same thing. Bye guys."

With that Lennox linked arms with Arwen and sashayed away. 

"Did that really just happen?"

She asked as her face turned beat red. 

"Yes the fuck it did best friend. "