Live For Today

Chapter 27.

ADELINE'S POV

"We're going home?" I grinned, hugging Ronnie- who'd just told me that after Portland, we were heading home!

"Uh... yeah," he loosely returned the hug. I pulled away, concerned. 

"What's the matter?" I asked, cupping his face as we sat on his bed.

"I don't... I don't  wanna be away from you. I would ask you to move in with us, but I don't want you to have to leave your dad," he told me sadly. I frowned- that thought never occurred to me. When would we see each other again?

"I... I don't wanna go home," I murmured. He pulled me into his arms, and we laid down together.

"Let's just enjoy the time we have together. We'll get it all figured out," he whispered. I nodded, and let my tears flow silently. 

"Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!" everyone chanted as I downed a single bottle of watermelon Smirnoff. I set the empty bottle on the counter, and started to feel very good. 

It was 6 pm, and we were on our way to Portland. Ronnie and I had finished the song, and had given the other guys of FIR the corresponding instrumental pieces. Annnddd we were all getting drunk to take our minds off of the impending seperation.

"I'm definitely feeling it," I chuckled after downing the third bottle.

"Me, too," Ronnie stumbled into me. 

"Look! I'm a lamp!" Ryan guffawed. We turned to look at him- he had a lampshade on his head, and a flashlight shining up into his face. 

"No- you're an idiot!" I laughed as he tripped and fell face first onto the floor. "Hee hee. You tripped," I giggled.

"I'm bored!" Jacky yelled, flopping down on the couch. 

"Sucks to be you," Ronnie smirked, grabbing a bottle of Jaeger from the cabinet. I snatched it from his hands and took a swig.

"Hey! Give me that!" he laughed, reaching for it. I backed away out of his reach, and took off. I ran around the living room, and into the bunk areas. I lunged up onto the top one, surprising myself. I curled up against the back wall of it, and hoped he wouldn't find me. "Gotcha!" he called as he popped up over the edge. I shrieked, and accidentally whacked myelf in the head with the green glass bottle. 

"It's mine! Finders keepers!" I yelled as he laid on his side next to me. I took another drink, and started to feel... loose, and drowsy. I felt my eyelids droop, and he scooped me up and jumped down, taking me to his bedroom. As we laid down together and passed out, I remember thinking... I was going to miss the fuck out of him.

RONNIE'S POV

"God... It's so early," I grumbled, rolling out of bed, my head throbbing. I chugged down a bottle of water, and went to make some coffee. I looked out the window- it was sunny outside. We were in Portland. Our last show... and then a 14 hour drive home. Let's see... our show is at 4... we're leaving at 8... it was 8:30 right now... 

I only had 26 hours left with Adeline. Take out 9 or so for sleeping... and I had only 15 hours with her. It sounds like a lot... but feels like fucking nothing. God, what the fuck are we going to do? I can't leave her. She means too much to me. I don't wanna lose her. I can't ask her to move in, because she can't leave her dad- that wouldn't be right. 

What the fuck were we going to do.. damnit!

"R-Ronnie?" Adeline sidled up next to me in the kitchen area, looking worried.