Girl I Know

A month has passed since Savannah and I moved into the apartment. Our contracts with Warner Brothers had led to some great music video chances. We’d of course taken them to keep money coming in month to month. The guys were amazingly supportive even though they were finishing up details about an upcoming tour that started in two days. Everyone was crazy busy and we hadn’t really had a lot of time to be around each other.

Savannah and I had been busy, of course the guys came and went as they pleased, Jimmy usually crashed with us because Brian had been missing in action a lot lately when he did have spare time. Casey was digging her claws tightly into him and all I could do was shake my head. I had never known Casey to be this way, so clingy and manipulative. Zack and I would text a lot since we didn’t get to see each other as much the past week or so.

Zacky would tell me that she would threaten to end things with Brian if he didn’t cut down on his time spent with the guys and the time he spent around Me and Savannah. All I could ever do is shake my head, Brian was a grown ass man, he could be friends with and do whatever he wanted. As much as I cared about Casey as a friend, she was quickly becoming one of those bitchy girls that once she had a boyfriend she didn’t trust him enough to be farther than a few feet from her. Those were the girls that irritated me like crazy.

He’d always tell me they had to hang out over at Matt’s house or his house when they had spare time because she was literally always at Brian’s house. Jimmy of course got annoyed by her presence quickly because Brian was his best friend, they did literally everything together. Currently I was chilling on the couch watching a movie, the boys had a meeting in LA to finalize last minute details and Savannah had gone out to grab us subway.

I heard keys at the door and was shocked to see Zack, Matt, and the guys walk in, surprisingly Brian was actually with them. “Hey!” I said happily and bounced up off the couch going and hugging all of them but giving Jimmy a kiss on the cheek then kissing Zack generously having not seen him in a week.

“Alright, alright, break it up,” Brian joked as he headed to the fridge most likely searching for a beer.

Zack and I both flipped Brian off and Johnny spoke up in our defense, “Let them be. They haven’t gotten to spend time together like you and your chick.”

Brian groaned, “Dude she’s always around, it’s not my fault I don’t invite her.”

“Shouldn’t give her the D everytime you see her then,” Jimmy snapped obviously annoyed that she was brought up.

“Aww poor Jimmy,” I cooed and hugged him tightly. His mood instantly changed and he picked me up swinging me around.

“Easy Jim, don’t break her,” Matt laughed then looked around the apartment. “Where’s Savannah?”

“Probably taking a shit,” Brian teased him making everyone snicker as the door opened revealing Savannah carrying subway.

“Oh shit, should have got more food,” She giggled setting the food down on the table then practically running over to Matt and jumping up on him wrapping her hands around his waist.

He caught her and captured her mouth to his as he spun around. “Hey there hot stuff.”

She smirked, “Hey yourself hottie.”

“They’re so cute, it’s making my beer taste bad,” Brian joked again and I tsked him.

“Brian, not everyone has gotten to see their significant other like you have,” Johnny reminded him.

“Would you stop bringing that bitch up?” Jimmy snapped at Johnny haughtily.

“Hey!” Brian defended Casey’s honor.

“Boys, if you’re going to fight like toddlers, then you can leave,” I told them and the looked at me sheepishly.

“Sorry,” Jimmy apologized first and hugged me as he kissed my cheek.

The others muttered sorry then we all reconvened in the living room chilling on the sectional. Zacky and I cuddled on the chaise lounge, while Matt sat on the reclining part with Savannah in his lap sideways, her feet between him and Jimmy. Johnny sat in the middle and Brian sat next to Zack and I.

We made small talk, mainly catching up and laughing at Jimmy’s antics. They’d told us they were exhausted and tour hadn’t even started yet. “Jason and Matt Berry will be touring with us too,” Johnny smiled happy to have all his friends.

“That’ll be awesome, so you guys are the new job Jase mentioned last time we saw him,” I smiled glad that we’d all met up. The guys going on tour was going to be so difficult for us, but I knew it would be good for them. Also be good for us, we’d learn to miss them but we’d also learn to live without them again. Not that we’d forget about them, I think that would be damn near impossible. I felt a smile play at my lips as I listened to everyone’s conversation. Zacky was tracing shapes on the small of my back as I listened to his heart beat. I would miss these times though, the cuddling sessions, the sex, etc. But it’d be worth it. I knew Savannah would too with Matt but it’d make us stronger couples, stronger friends.

Plus I bet Savannah and I will be completely busy with our own careers, dancing and what not. Rumors on the street were that they were looking for back up dancers for a few big artists, but you had to be invited to audition for those.

“How was your meeting?” Savannah asked the group as she cuddled with Matt, pulling me from my thoughts.

“It went good,” Matt smiled and kissed her cheek.
“Yeah! We got approved to get 2 new merch girls this tour to help out Matt Berry,” Jimmy said excitedly a huge grin spread across his face.

“That’s going to be awesome, hopefully they’re amazingly hot and cool chicks,” I smiled encouragingly from my spot on Zack. There was a long silence as Zacky smiled down at me and kissed my forehead. “Why’d everyone get so quiet, they will be won’t they?” I looked around meeting each of the guys eyes.

“Well they will be…we asked to bring you guys.” Brian said as all the guys looked between Savannah and I for any inclination of our answer.

I kinda sat up a little, not necessarily upset because it was a sweet gesture but Savannah and I had worked so hard for our dance career, would we really be able to give it up? “Okay, they’re reacting a little differently than I imagined,” Johnny commented first. Savannah and I hadn’t said anything but had made eye contact questioning the same thing.

Could we…no, would we really give up everything we’d worked hard for to go on tour with these guys? We loved them dearly, they were an amazing group of guys, amazing band, and all around just really good people. Their hearts were so big they wanted to include all of their close friends in their career. Which of course they included us as their friends, well no, friends wasn’t strong enough of a word; family, that’s what we were. We were a tight-knit family. They’d literally taken us under their wings and even though life has changed drastically in the last month and a half of knowing these guys, they stayed true to who they were. They still felt the need to check in on us every day whether we saw them or not.

It confused my heart on what I wanted to do, I distantly felt Zacky rubbing my back, having sat up with me and pulled me into his side trying to comfort me best he thought he could. Thing was that I didn’t know if that’s really what I needed. I felt so conflicted, half of me was upset that they’d request us for that instead of letting us keep our dancing; however, the other part of me loved the idea of touring with them.

Matt looked at Savannah and was the first to speak in a few moments, “Baby?”

“Hmm?” she asked quietly not meeting his eyes nervously.

He moved a strand of blonde hair out of her face, “What’s going through your head?”

She chewed on her lip then looked up at me, “Tenney, can we talk real quick?” I nodded awkwardly and got up from my place with Zacky, instantly missing the closeness. The guys watched us walk into her bedroom with confused and somewhat hurt looks on their faces. I heard Zack say, “Maybe we moved too fast?” before we closed the door. That broke my heart, I didn’t want them to think we hated them and I knew Savannah felt the same way.

Notes

What will they do? Will they choose to dance, or will they choose to tour? What will Casey think?? Will she be invited too? Keep reading to find out :D