with you to nothing for three months,” Amber said.
“You know I will, I’m going to miss you guys too you know, this isn’t all one-sided. It’s been a long time since I spent any real amount of time without you two and it’s going to suck.”
“Damn straight it will!” Amber said as she practically pulled me from my seat to hug me.
I giggled as I turned my head to look at Logan, who was watching us like we’d lost our minds. “Get over here big guy, group hug!”
He rolled his eyes as he leaned in and wrapped his arms around both of us. “You two are completely mental. How I’m even friends with either of you, I’ll never know.”
Amber stuck her tongue out at him. “You love us both so shut up.”
His eyes met mine and I felt my stomach clench with guilt.
“Yeah I do.”
Chapter Two
Drake
I grabbed the last of Chloe’s bags and threw them into the trunk of her car. I slammed it shut, praying the latch would catch with so many things crammed inside. Of course it didn’t and I spent the next five minutes hopping up and down on the trunk like an idiot until it latched. I jumped down from her car, breathing heavy, and turned to see Chloe watching me from the front of the car with an amused expression on her face.
“Did you pack for three months or three years? This is ridiculous.” I asked as I grabbed my overnight bag I was taking with me to her aunt’s house and threw it down in front of the passenger’s seat. No way was that thing fitting in the back seat with her junk back there too. For a girl who hated to shop, she had a lot of clothes.
“Shut up. I’m a girl, which means I change my shirt and underwear daily, unlike some people.”
“I change mine daily too, but you don’t see my cramming sixty pairs of underwear into a suitcase. I’m sure we’ll pass a Laundromat at some point, no need to have an outfit for every day we’re gone,” I pointed to the back of her car, “You know you’re going to have to leave most of this in your car right? No way is the bus going to hold all that crap.”
“Yeah I figured that much. When are they supposed to be here with the bus anyway? We need to get going soon.”
The band had acquired a small tour bus, actually I had acquired it, and we were waiting for Eric and Adam to show up so I could load my bags before Chloe and I left for her aunt’s house. Since our first few shows were in Maryland, the plan was for me to ride with Chloe to her aunt’s house and stay with her for a couple of days. Once the band had everything loaded into the bus, they would meet us there to pick me up. I was hoping everything would be settled by then and she could just come with us when we left; if not our first stop was only about an hour away from her aunt’s so she could catch up with us quickly.
“Right on time,” I said as I noticed the bus turning down our street.
I caught sight of Adam in the driver’s seat and groaned. I told them I wanted Eric to drive so that I knew the bus would survive; with Adam driving, that didn’t seem like a possibility. I loved the guy like a brother, but I’d seen him destroy more cars than hearts since we had been friends and I knew this couldn’t end well.
“What’s up Fuckers?” Adam shouted as he and Eric stepped out of the bus.
“I thought we agreed to let Eric drive?” I asked.
Eric sent me an apologetic look. “That’s what I told him, but you know how he is.”
“Whatever asshole, I just drove here. I’ll let Eric take over once we leave for the tour.”
“Yeah, good plan. Now help me get this shit in the bus so we can get out of here. I want to get there before dark.” I said as I grabbed a couple of bags and carried them to the side of the bus.
Adam completely ignored me as he walked over to talk to Chloe while Eric and I loaded the rest of the bags and my guitar into the bus. Once we had everything put away, I walked over and smacked him across the back of the head.
“Ouch! What the