"So, did you tell Eric yet?" Colton said.
"How did it go?" Thomas asked him.
"Well," Anthony started off, "why don't you ask him? Hey, babe?"
"Hey, you." Eric said to Anthony, as his hand wrapped around Anthony's waist. All the guys looked at each other and started to gasp in shock.
"I told you Anthony would do it. You owe us five bucks, man." Joey said to Colton.
"Nice work." Thomas said as he high fives Joey.
"I hate the both of you." Colton said to them.
"Wait a minute," Anthony frowned in confusion, "you guys made a bet?"
"Yeah, and it worked." Joey said.
"He's not wrong, babe." Eric said as he grabbed Anthony's waist, pulling him closer to him.
"Oh yeah," Anthony gave his boyfriend a small smirk, "I guess he's right." He leaned down and kissed Eric.
The two pulled apart and looked up to see their bandmates staring at them with smirks on their faces.
"Ugh, it's way too early for this." Colton said.
Anthony pulls away and rolled his eyes, as he sees Eric trying to suppress a chuckle from his mouth. "Want me to beat him up for you?" Eric asked him.
"No," Anthony turns to Eric, "don't do that. I'll deal with him later."
***
Hey, can I stop by later? :) - Thomas
Anthony sees this text message from Thomas, and he wants to ignore it. But, he responds back.
Sure.
As he walked out of his and Eric's room, he couldn't help but notice and sees the framed picture of them on the cabinet. He couldn't help but stare at it for a little longer than usual. He flipped the picture frame down as he tries to clear his head.
***
"Hey." Eric whispered as Anthony was getting ready in their dressing room before their show.
Anthony turned around to see who it was, "What are you doing? You shouldn't even be here."
"Did you forget we share a dressing room?" Eric asked.
"Sometimes I do." They both laughed. "Babe, I'll be honest... I really missed you."
"I know, babe." Eric smiles, as he steps closer to him, "I know. I miss you too."
"Didn't you have those amazing dates planned?"
"Yeah, I did." Eric smiled to himself, as he grabs his waist and hugs him from behind. "But...our schedule has been so hectic lately. We've been rehearsing and touring nonstop. It's been so hard not seeing you lately. We need to find time to go out."
"Yeah," Anthony sighs, as he turns around to face him, "but when? Because, this isn't getting any easier. Being on tour is great, don't get me wrong. I love the fact that we get to do this together, but I don't like having to put our relationship on hold."
"Babe, trust me. I don't either."
"Can you promise me something?"
Eric smiled, "Anything."
"Let's promise to not get anything in the way of our relationship. I just want to spend much time with you as possible before tour ends."
"We'll make the time, I promise." Eric says as he holds his waist and presses a soft kiss to his lips.