together we will be unbroken

"Promise you'll keep these in." Ronnie says firmly.

"I promise." I sigh.

"Okay good." He kisses the top of my head and runs on stage. Tonight we are in Niagra, NY. We have three shows left on this leg of the tour. I will go back to Berklee for three months until the next leg starts.

I watch Ronnie strut around on stage and smile. I wish I could do that. Maybe I could, someday.

After the show we pile onto one of the buses. "It's party time!" CC exclaims. I should probably take more medicine. They whip out the whiskey and start partying. I hope they aren't to hungover for the show tomorrow.

"I'll be back with wings!" I exclaim as I walk out the door.

When I get back there are like a gabilion people in there. I don't even know most of them. I should have got more wings. "Tummy!" CC exclaims when he sees me.

"Hey CC." I smile.

"I missed you so much." I can smell the alcohol on him.

"I missed you too bud." I laugh.

"Promise me you'll never leave me again!" He hugs my head to his chest causing pain to shoot through it.

"I promise."

"Good, Now let's party!" I put my party cap on and followed him through the bus.

The party lasted until three a.m. It was really fun. I mean I was surrounded by drunk people but it's not the first nor last time that that will happen. The guys in FIR are all passed out in the living room. I smile and take a picture. There's a knock on the door. "I was hoping you'd answer." Ashley pulls me to him and kisses me roughly. So that's what whiskey tastes like.

I pull away. "Ashley what are you doing?" I ask firmly.

"I'm kissing the most beautiful girl in the world what does it look like I'm doing." He pulls me in again, but I turn my face.

"If you want to kiss someone then you should kiss your girlfriend." I say sadly.

"But I don't want to." He whines. "The only reason I'm with her is to forget about you anyway."

"What?" I gasp.

"I love you Laci." He smiles.

"Good night Ash." I go to close the door but he stops it.

"Why didn't you say it back?" He pouts.

"I said good night Ashley." I say firmly and close the door. What the hell is going on?

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