Jack and I walk back into the house and we're immediately greeted by a group of yelling boys. This was nothing new, except the group had grown. Geoff and Otto had joined the fun apparently.
"Friendly reminder that you're all practically 5 minutes away from 30 and you're still screaming over Mario kart. How do you feel?" I say and receive many responses. One of my favorites included Geoff yelling about the cultural influence that video games have and how he doesn't give a flying fuck about his brain cells.
"What are you guys gonna do when I move? The hangout place will be gone." I ask, looking at the screen. From the looks of it, Geoff was winning.
"We'll go wherever you are and crash your new place too. Oh, check out your present." Rian said, pointing towards the large box behind the couch.
"If it's another boob shelf..." I mumble, opening the box to reveal more beanbags.
"Who's idea was this?"
"Otto's. We may or may not have broken the pink one. And by we, I mean Awsten." Zack says and Awsten gasps.
"We weren't gonna tell her!"
"She was gonna see the duck tape, dumbass."
I roll my eyes, getting out the 3 new beanbag chairs. I throw one at Awsten, knocking him in the back of the head which then knocked him down onto the broken beanbag making it explode.
"What the shit Awsten?!" Geoff yells, not daring to pause the race. Awsten was laughing and wheezing on the floor. We were all laughing and distracting by the floating Styrofoam balls that filled the room. Geoff ended up using this as an opportunity to win the race.
"This is gonna take all eternity to clean." I say, looking down at the floor that was now absolutely covered in the white beads.
"We'll help!" Otto jumps up and smiles. He was too fucking pure for this world. Like a cute little puppy.
We all grab trash bags and begin cleaning it up along with all the random trash that 'magically' appeared along with Geoff and otto' s appearance. Basically they got taco bell and went absolutely crazy with it.
"You've gotta admit, that was a good shot." I say to Awsten and he groans, laughing some.
"Unfortunately."
"Stealing my phrases now?"
"Unfortunately."
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"We're not fucking watching the notebook again." I say, grabbing the phone and instantly changing the movie.
"But what about-"
"We're definitely not watching fucking 8 mile again either." I stop Jack before he can finish, automatically knowing what he was going to say.
"Is the office okay with us all?" I ask and Awsten starts smiling making Geoff and Otto sigh.
"He's obsessed with the office. It's his favorite show." Otto explains.
"Parks and recreation is better." Geoff shrugs and Awsten pretends to cry.
"You're all so fucking weird." I laugh, starting the show at the last episode I left it on.
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I yawn, checking my phone. It was 9:37pm. I had barely slept this entire week and it was starting to really catch up to me. We had all changed into pajamas basically except for tbe parx boys. I was in a pair of shorts and one of the long sleeve All Time Low shirts that had not been publicly released yet. I was currently laying across Awsten's lap with my legs slung over the side. His arms were wrapped around me, holding me close.
I snuggled closer to him, placing my head into the crook of his neck. He smiled, leaning into me, allowing it. He smelled so good and was always so warm and loving.
"Go ahead and sleep." He whispered to me and I shake my head some.
"That's not fair to you. You've gotta leave soon."
"I'll leave at 11. Go ahead and sleep."
I decide to not argue so I just nod, cuddling into him as he wraps the blanket around us. I eventually drift off to sleep.
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I'm woken up by the sudden coldness washing over me. I shiver, opening my eyes looking around. Awsten was quietly creeping out of my room.
"Awsten?" I ask, yawning.
"Yes, lovely?"
"Stay."
"T.. are you sure? What about the others?"
"Mhm. They can stay too." I nod, snuggling into the blankets and he debates it for a moment before walking out. He must've told Geoff and Otto what the plan was before coming back in.
"Are you 100% sure?" He asks, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Yes, now come here. It's cold."
He laughs some, before looking down at his clothes.
"Do you think it would be okay if I borrowed some clothes from someone?"
"Yes now gooooo it's cold and I want love, damnit." I giggle and he goes to find some clothes to change into for him and the boys. He returns about 5 minutes later in an oversized pair of shorts and was shirtless. I blush some, looking away.
"How is it cold to you? I'm burning up." He says, crawling into bed.
"I'm always cold."
"Let me change that." He opens his arms up and I snuggle close to him, embracing the warmth. My back pressed against his chest and our breathing was in sync like before. He wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me closer.
"Better?" He asks and I nod.
"Much better."
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"Tori wake the fuck up!" Alex yells and I roll my eyes, climbing out of bed. I hated not waking up next to Awsten. Everything felt empty without him.
"Alex i- woah." I stop dead in my tracks as I see all the boys shirtless, eating cereal at the table. Awsten's hair was a mess but it was a good mess if that makes sense. He looked hot as hell.
"Victoria it's not mating season. You can look later. Come get your fruity pebbles before it gets all moist and shit." Jack says and I frown, walking over to him, slapping him. I grab my bowl of cereal and sit on the counter, dangling my legs over the edge.
"Why are you calling me Victoria all the time now?"
"It gets your attention and it's funny to annoy you." Jack shrugs, eating a giant spoon full of cereal.
"I hate you."
"You love me."
"Unfortunately."
"So what are we doing today?" I ask, looking at the boys while grabbing a spoon of cereal.
"We've gotta do the last show today then go to the next location tomorrow." Otto says and sadness hits me.
"Oh. I forgot."
"We honestly did too." Geoff says, shoving his face full of cereal.
"Where are you going next?"
"New York."
"Like, New York New York or just new york."
"New York."
"Ohhh."
"Yeah. We leave at 5."
I check my phone and frown. It's 1:14pm.
"So that means you leave here at 4?"
"Unfortunately." Awsten sighs.
"Yeah. Unfortunately." We finish our cereal in silence and get dressed for the day. I decided to wear black jeans and another unreleased wine red ATL hoodie with black vans.
"So Jawn talked Lucas into coming and getting us from here to save gas." Geoff says, not looking up from his phone. He was exhausted. The dark rings around his eyes were not easy to hide.
"Alright." I plop down on the couch and Awsten immediately lays across it with his head in my lap. I laugh some, playing with his hair. It was really fluffy even though it had been dyed so many times over the years.
"When will I see you again?" He asks, looking up at me.
"Well hopefully you'll see me at your show tonight if stub hub doesn't disappoint me."
"Wait, you're coming to see us?"
"Well duh."
"Just a warning, most, well, pretty much all of our songs are about-"
"Don't say her name." Otto stops Geoff by punching him. He tenses up, rubbing his arm.
"Name triggers you too, huh?" I ask and Awsten nods.
We drop the topic and just relax for the remaining time we have. We're all just exhausted at this point.
Eventually their tour bus arrives to pick them up and my heart slowly sinks further and further towards the floor at the thought of them leaving tomorrow.
"See you at 7. Okay?" Awsten says and I smile.
"See you at 7." We hug and say our temporary goodbyes before they all leave.
"Hey Jack?" I ask, watching the bus drive off into the distance.
"Yeah T?"
"We might have a problem."