Mkay, chapter one is finito!
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PRE-DIASTER
one:
Baby I can’t wait to get next to you
Oh, I can’t wait to wrap my arms around your body
H A V E N
“Haven, where are you?” Alex’s angry voice reverberated off the concrete walls backstage.
I opened my eyes, then closed them again, ignoring Alex as he rampaged up and down the hallways, calling my name. Joe, obviously deciding not to follow my example, pulled away slightly, the grip he had on my waist loosening some. My mouth stayed pressed to his, however, and I gently ran my fingers through his hair, refusing to let Alex’s tantrum interrupt my alone time with Joe. It only took Joe a few minutes to surrender, and his grip on my waist soon returned to it’s usual, firm hold.
“Haven, get out here—now!” Alex yelled, sounding angrier than before. Joe broke the kiss this time and completely released me from his hold, sighing as he did.
“No,” I muttered, grabbing him by the front of his shirt. I pulled him closer, wrapping my arms around his neck. “Just ignore him.”
He scoffed and raised his eyebrows, pushing some of my hair out of my face. “And be forced to face the wrath of an extremely pissed off, overly protective older brother?” he said, mockingly. “Psh, you may be an excellent kisser—and by excellent, I mean mind-blazingly fantastic—but you’re not worth my life.”
I laughed, but managed a small pout. “You wouldn’t risk your life just so I could spend a few extra minutes with my boyfriend, who I never get to see due to his crazy and extremely hectic schedule?”
“Never see me?” he asked, one eyebrow raised. “You see me everyday, Haven. Did you forget for a second that we both—along with Nick—begged our parents for weeks, trying to convince them to let you and Sara come on tour with us?”
I rolled my eyes. “Yeah, and while we all got our wish, we also got like, the worst condition ever…”
“Haven! I’m not kidding. GET. OUT. HERE.”
“…my extremely irritating and annoying brother with horrible timing.”
Joe softly brushed his lips against the nape of my neck, kicking up butterflies in the pit of my stomach. I closed my eyes and sighed happily—I loved being this close to him. He sighed in response to my sigh and pressed his forehead against mine. “You know I would love nothing more than to spend some extra time with you, Ali. You are seriously the most amazing person I know, but…I mean, when we started dating you knew that me and my brothers would be—”
“I know,” I said, interrupting him. I reached down and grabbed one of his hands, entwining my fingers with his. “That doesn’t stop me from missing you, though.”
Joe grinned and pressed his lips to mine once more, allowing himself to give into my whining for a few quick moments. It ended all too quickly, however, and he soon pulled away again, slipping off the couch. I still refused to move, instead watching as Joe ruffled his hair and smirked at me. “You know Shelby’s gonna have to restyle this because you, for whatever reason, can’t leave it alone.”
“Send her my sincerest apologies,” I said, smiling and hopping off the couch. Shelby was always fussing me out, complaining about how long it takes to get the guys’ perfect. “It’s just so soft.”
He chuckled and pushed me gently toward the door. “Out,” he demanded, his hand on the door knob. “Alex is going to come storming in here any second now, and I don’t want him to know that—”
“We just spent the last hour and half swapping spit, when you’re actually supposed to be keeping an eye on Frankie, and I’m actually supposed to be making sure that Sara doesn’t sneak into Nick’s dressing room to make out like we, as stated before, were just doing?” I finished, batting my eyelashes innocently.
Joe smirked. “Yeah, but that’s not what we’re going to tell you’re brother,” he replied in a singsong voice. He swung the door open and shoved me outside, then swiftly closed it behind me, leaving me alone and defenseless against “the wrath of an extremely pissed off, overly protective” Alex.
I turned and banged my fist against the door. “You suck!” I called, smiling through the slight irritation I felt towards him.
“Love you!” he was his muffled response. I rolled my eyes, then turned and made my way down the hallway in search of Alex. Whatever it was that he was so pissed about better have been good because he’d just interrupted the best hour and half of my life.
Quote is from "Find Myself in You" by...someone, lol.
