Chapter 22

Ross's POV

What was he doing here?! He can't be part of Emily's set crew. He just can't.

That meant he was going on tour with her. That meant he could talk to her more. That meant they would spend more time together than Emily and I.

Ok, maybe I'm overreacting, but if you think about it, its true. The set crew of a performer are always with the artist. They're always helping them, setting up with them, and talking with them. The band who is on tour with that performer doesn't get as much of that. I mean, yes, we were going to hang out outside of the tour, but still. This tour was only a few weeks long, and then what? What was Emily going to do after this?

"Ross, I swear I had no idea he was part of my set crew." Emily told me quickly.

"Its ok, I don't blame you. Since Alex didn't pick them, I can't blame him either." I sighed.

"Look, its only for the tour. Yeah, I still have the show, but not during the tour since that would be impossible. Everything is going to be ok." She reassured me in her beautiful soft voice.

"Ok, that helps." I gave a small smile.

"Good." She returned the smile.

"Emily! Come on, we need to get a few things ready with your crew." Alex called her over.

"Coming!" She called back. "I'll talk to you before rehearsals, I promise." She said slowly and walked over to Alex.

"Wow, this is ironic." Riker said, walking over to me.

"Tell me about it." I said in a disgusted voice.

"Don't worry dude, she'll be alright. Trust me, if Trevor tries to do anything, and I mean anything to Emily, your big bro will come to the rescue." He smiled proudly.

"Thanks." I gave a small laugh.

"No problem. Besides, Emily is totally devoted to you. She isn't going to throw that away on some Trevor guy she doesn't even like. At least Alex is on your side now." He patted me on the shoulder and walked over to the others.

That reminded me. Emily and I still have our song to sing. In front of everyone. In front of Trevor. It might sound mean but it definitely made me smile. That will show him that Emily's all mine.

Emily's POV

I felt so bad for Ross. Luckily, we still had the song so it wasn't a total loss that Trevor was here.

When I walked over, Trevor's face lit up. Great.

"Hey Emily." He smiled at me.

"Hey Trevor." I replied, returning the smile but not as brightly.

"Since they have name tags, I'm assuming you know who's who." Alex said.

"Yep." I replied.

"Great. Now, we have a few things to discuss. Well, more just the crew. I'm going to go help R5 with their set up really quick since we changed a few things around so you're on your own for now. Have fun!" He exclaimed and walked over the R5.

"Looks like its up to us. Ok, so I have most of it figured out.." Brad started, laying out his plan on the floor. "We set this up here and then change out this guitar.." He kept talking but it was more towards the rest of the crew, since I wasn't going to be doing too much setup.

"That seems pretty simple." Justin said.

"Yeah, we got this." Austin replied.

"That was what I was going for. Alright, let's get started since Emily is the first the rehearse." Brad said and we got to work.

"Wait, we're changing that?" I heard Rydel ask Alex about their setup as I walked by them.

I walked onto the stage and followed Brad's instructions about how to set up my guitar and where everything I needed was going to go. I figured he was the leader of the crew.

"Yep, just like that." He nodded as I set up my stand.

"Well, it is a guitar stand. Not too hard to figure out." I gave a small laugh.

"I was hoping it wouldn't be." He smiled and went to help Austin do something else.

I finished putting everything in place when I felt someone come up behind me. I turned around to see Trevor smiling at me. Oh boy.

"Hey Emily." He said.

"Hey." I said, slowly starting to get up.

"Look, I just want to say, I don't want this to be awkward between us." He said slowly.

"Between us?" I asked.

"Well, you know.." He trailed off, hoping I would know what he was talking about.

"I don't." I said plainly.

"We kissed." He said flat out.

"I know." I replied.

"Well, then I don't want this to be awkward."

"It won't be. If I wasn't doing this, we would still be working together." I shrugged.

"True." He nodded.

We stood in silence for a moment before he spoke up again.

"I'm sorry about Alex and Ross and everything." He looked at me with sad eyes.

"Look, its not your fault. Let's just forget about that. Besides, we're fine now. Got to go." I said quickly and almost ran out of there. I wasn't in the mood to talk to him.

Trevor's POV

I needed to set things straight with Emily. I knew this looked terrible and that's why I wanted to make it clear with her that I wasn't interested in being with her.

The truth is, I had a girlfriend already.

Her name is Kati and she was everything to me. The only reason I asked Emily out the first day was just to make Alex happy. He thought it would help our acting be more realistic if we went out in real life.

I haven't told Emily yet because I want the perfect time and place to tell her so I can explain everything. She might think I was trying to hide it from her and she'll ask me tons of questions and I can't explain it all in five minutes.

I felt really bad.

Ross's POV

Emily's rehearsal went great and now it was time for us.

We had everything set up and were ready to get started.

After about half an hour, it was time for Emily and I to practice our song. I loved the sound of it.

"Emily, you can go on the stage. You'll walk over here and come right up to this mic." Alex instructed her.

"Got it." She smiled.

"Music!" Alex exclaimed and we started.

"Heart beats fast, colors and promises..." Emily started to sing and with the spotlight shining down on her, I've never seen her more beautiful.

"I have died everyday waiting for you.." We sang together. It was beautiful.

When we got to the end of the song, we were facing each other and standing so close that our hands brushed against each other's.

"Time stands still, beauty in all she is.." I started to sing, and I meant every word. In that moment, I was feeling something different. My heart was beating fast and I wanted to stay in that moment forever. Was I falling in love?

"I'll love you for a thousand more." We sang the last line and we stared into each other's eyes.

I started to lean in closer, very slowly, and she did the same. Eventually, our lips made contact and I kissed her soft lips.

"Rossily moment!" Rydel exclaimed and we quickly pulled apart, jumping at the sound of her voice.

"How cute was that! I'm so glad I put you two together for that song." Alex smiled, clapping his hands.

"Thanks Alex." Emily smiled at him.

"Alright guys, that's a wrap! I'll see you guys on tour! Since we don't have anymore rehearsals before the tour, I expect you guys to practice." He told us in a serious tone.

"Definitely." We all said in unison and then laughed.

"Alright, see you." He said and walked out the door to his car.

"That was incredible. You guys sound amazing together." Rydel smiled at us.

"Thanks Rydel!" Emily exclaimed, giving her a hug.

"How about we head back to the house for a celebratory dinner?" Riker suggested.

"Sure!" Emily agreed and I wrapped my arm tightly around her waist.

"Um Emily, can I talk to you?" Trevor asked her. It took everything in my power to not get too protective.

"Um, sure." She said. "I'll be right back." She kissed my cheek lightly and walked away with Alex.

I started to tense up. She better be right back, otherwise Trevor was going to get it.

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A/N

Hello! Thanks so much for reading(: Comments? Predictions? You know the drill! Comment below or tweet me @teamR5_xo <3

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