together we will be unbroken

We get dressed just as the bus is pulling into the hotel parking lot. We check in, and all head off to our rooms. "Ya know," I say as I drop my bag on the floor," I really want to shower, but at the same time, I really want to sleep."

"Well which ever one you choose, I'll probably do the same." Ashley pulls off his shoes, and looks at me with his gorgeous, brown eyes. I sigh, and turn my gaze to the bed. Those crisp white sheets! The fluffy pillows! Ugh I can't take it anymore! I plop face first onto the bed, not even bothering to take off my shoes, or pants, or jacket. "Looks like you've made up your mind." He chuckles. I feel the bed shift, and his hand on my back. "Do you want to, you know, actually get on the bed?" I groan in response. "I'll take that as a yes." He rolls me over, and pulls me onto his lap. "Let's get your boots off first." He undoes the zipper on my combat boots, and pulls them off. "Jacket too?" I nod in response. I'm almost asleep in his arms. He rids me of my jacket, and lays down.

"Ash." I mumble.

"Yes Rose?" He asks gently.

"I'm still wearing pants."

"I thought we were actually sleeping." He chuckles.

"Ashley..." I groan.

"I know, I know. I'm just teasing." He places me gently on the bed, and climbs out.

"Come back!" I yawn.

"Do you want to sleep with pants?" He laughs. I sigh into the pillow, while he unbutton my jeans. "You're so cute when you're tired."

"No I'm not..." I say sleepily.

He crawls back into bed with me, and pulls me into his chest. "Whatever you say Rose, whatever you say." He kisses my temple, and I drift off to sleep.

(Ashley pov)

There's a knock on the door, and it wakes me up from my peaceful sleep. I look down at Laci's beautiful, sleeping face, and a warm feeling fills my chest. I can't move, or I'll wake her up. So I guess who ever it is, is going to have to come back later. "Get the door." She grumbles. Oh, I guess she was awake.

"Are you sure?" I ask.

"Did I stutter?" I forgot that she isn't a morning person.

"Of course darlin" I set her on the bed, and watch her cuddle up with a pillow. She is so adorable. I open the door, to see Jake standing there.

"Have fun?" He chuckles.

"We were actually sleeping." I reply. "What's up?"

"We're heading to dinner in ten. We're just going to the Bob Evan's across the street because we're all feeling pretty lazy."

I here a plop behind me, and I turn around to see Lace's head at the foot of the bed. "Did someone say Bob Evan's?!" That sure woke her up.

"Yeah, that's where we're going to dinner." Jake smiles.

"Yay!" She exclaims, and jumps out of bed. Without pants. Jake's eyes go wide, and he looks at me. I shake my head in a 'it's fine' way. Rose is like CC, she doesn't always wear all of her clothes while we're on the bus, but apparently Jake has never seen that. I hear an "ugh" and see her sitting on the floor, putting her combat boots back on. She is so freaking cute.

"Okay I'm ready." She is bouncing next to me.

"Ugh I'm not, and you would kill me if I let you go out in public with hair like that." I smile, and brush one of the loose strands out of her face.

"Ugh Ashley..." She whines.

"Ugh Laci..." I tease.

"You tow are cute." Jake smiles, and walks away.

"Okay, do you want me to do your hair, or do you want me to do it?" I ask. She walks over to the mirror, and cringes.

"You better do it."

"Alright, what do you want me to do?" I stand behind her, and look at our reflection in the mirror.

"Can you just put it in a bun?"

"Yeah, I guess I could do that." I smile. She hands me her black hair tie, and I pull her wild hair into a top knot. "There."

"Thank you." She turns around, and kisses my cheek.

"Welcome." I smile, and peck her lips. I feel a tingly feeling in my lips, and I like it, so I kiss her again, this time a little deeper. Her hands weave into my hair, and she stands on her tiptoes. I wrap my arms around her waist, and pull her closer. God I love this feeling. Before this goes any further, I decide to pull away. "I don't think you want me to mess up your hair again."

"That'd probably be best." She sighs. Her face shifts to one of an excited child. "Now we go to Bob Evan's!"

(Laci pov)

After I ate all of my heavenly chocolate chip pancakes, We head back to the hotel. "Hey Ash, I'm going to go down to a conference room for a bit." I unplug my laptop, and hold it in my arms.

"Ugh Lace, you work to much." He walk up behind me, and starts massaging my shoulders. "Oh my God that can't be healthy. Is that a tumor?" He asks as his thumb makes its way over a large knot.

"No, and this is apartment stuff so it won't take long." I turn around, give him a quick, electrifying kiss, and walk down to the conference room.

I sit down at the desk, and start blasting Pandora. It's sound proof, so it's all good. Man I shouldn't have eaten that many pancakes. My stomach doesn't feel to hot right now. I shake it off, and start working on getting rid of my apartment.

After about a half hour, I've got my apartment taken care of, and now I'm looking for a loft to keep my instruments, and comic books in. I highly doubt Ashley has enough room in his apartment for all of the. My stomach is feeling worse than it did before, and my lower back is starting to hurt too...

Suddenly, a sharp pain rips through my body, and I hit the floor.

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