Chapter 14

Leila's POV

A/N: I changed Leila's brothers name from Devin to Tommy as it was pointed out that the name was already used on this story for another character 😂 sorry for the confusion!

-Flashback-2005

"You need to calm down, you're gonna explode before we even get in there" Tommy grinned at me from beside Alec as we stood outside the concert barrier, puffing on his cigarette "Chill Lala"

The boys were dressed casually in their favorite attire, oversized T-shirts, baggy jeans and Nikes, while I had gone and blown some of my hard-earned savings on a pair of baby phat jeans, wore my favorite printed Tshirt, that Tommy had bought for me for my last birthday, tucked in, with a pair of Nikes.

I hear Alec cackle beside me, tall statute towering over me as I grinned up at him, watching him pull the joint out from behind his ear, pointing to my brother with it before bringing it to his lips and lighting it "This is all your fault"

My heart was beating, thudding hard against my chest in excitement.

I had barely slept the last two weeks in anticipation since Tommy had surprised me with tickets to the concert.

Of course I loved spending time with my brother, we were close after all, aside from our crazy parents, we were all we had in that warzone, including Alec, but this was my favorite way of spending time with him, attending these concerts together was something special to me, it was our thing.

We were the three amigos.

"How is this my fault?" Tommy snorted with a chuckle.

"Man you gave her all that caffeine" Alec said with a groan, inhaling the smoke then passing it to Tommy "Now she hyped"

Tommy shook his head and took a drag and then handed it to me "Nah that's just because we're about to see our boy up on that stage" he then turned to me and gave me a nudge "Aint that right Lala, yo man up on that stage got you hyped the fuck up"

"I can't wait!" I said with my eyes closed, blowing out the smoke with a giggle, the weed, caffeine and excitement making me feel like I was about to either explode or vibrate off the planet.

The boys stood chatting between themselves about something that I had now zoned out from as I stared at the tour buses down the side of the building towards the back, some people hanging around the fences, wondering if it was his.

"Yo Lala" Alec's voice came, breaking me out of my stare "I said, You ready to go?"

They both stood there looking at me, amused smirks across their lips

I slipped the lighter in my pocket and nodded in agreement, probably way too enthusiastically.

"Ready to start heading in Lala? You know what its like, we gotta get in early if we wanna be at the front of the stage, hell maybe this time you'll catch his towel"

I blushed, trying to keep it cool and waving it off "Whatever losers, let's go"

-End of flashback-

Present year, 2020

"Noticed you're wearing one of your vintage T-shirts, is it the one you bought at the last concert we went to with Tommy?"

I snapped my gaze in the direction of the doorway, to see Alec's tall stature leaning up against the door frame, with a soft expression.

Confused for the moment as I shook the remainder of the foggy memory away I looked down at the T-shirt in question.

"Yep, hey remember when you and Tommy had me bleach your hair? The bleach ruined all your girlfriend's towels and then you, her, and Tommy got into an argument because she cussed me out"

He laughed with a snort "Yeah, she dumped me for taking your side and I had to crash at yours and Tommys, man those were some good ass times"

I gave him a smile and nodded, looking at the tattoo of my brother's name that ran up his forearm in an all too familiar design.

"I miss him too Lala" Alec said giving me a tight smile.

"I wish he was still here" I said with a sigh, grabbing the pendant that hung around my neck, talking in my reflection.

"Also I don't understand why we ain't got VIP Passes when you know him personally"

"I don't know him personally" I said as I turned back to the mirror finishing my make up

Alec snorted "Your games don't work with me Lala, I met him at the pool party remember?, you had that man's head fucked up good and proper"

"I have no idea what you're talking about" I shrugged "This is how Tommy would have done it, in front of the stage, how we always have done it"

"You know Tommy would have taken VIP and a chance to meet him in a heartbeat" He said with an eye roll.

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Marshalls POV

Paul, Denaun, and I sat in my hotel suite going over footage that was taken from tonight's concert for the DVD that was going to be released, we were also hoping to save some of the footage just in case we needed it for future promotion or music videos.

I always felt a natural high after performing, it was still one of my favorite things to do, to be up on that stage in front of my fans, lucky enough to still be doing what I loved, decades later.

"That's a good one keep that" I said pointing to a video panning across the front row of fans losing their minds on the middle of Till I collapse "That looks dope-"

I stopped as Denaun paused the video and recording it pausing again.

"Yo, that's Alec!"

"Alec? Who the fucks Alec?"

"Leila's cousin dawg-" he said squinting with a chuckle "Oh shit, look who's right next to him"

I looked at the paused screen in confusion, hit rewind, and are watched it.

Again.

And again.

And again.

What the fuck was Leila doing at my concert?

Alec and Leila in New York of all places.

At my fucking concert.

I double-checked again, it's definitely Leila.

"What the fuck?"

Denaun laughed "I'm still in touch with Alec, he's cool"

"I don't know why she is there though, like I remember him saying he was a fan of my shit" I Said, still in complete confusion "Hey do me a favor?"

"Sure, what's that?"

"Get Alec to come chill with us?"

"Why?"

"You're right, he did seem pretty cool"

Denaun gave me a weird look and nodded "Sure man I'll set it up"

"Alright Marshall, I'm gonna head out so I can email the selection to the editing team, great concert as always, and I'll catch you tomorrow morning"

"No problem man, thanks" I said nodding at Paul as he started to leave.

"Me too actually" Denaun said as he stood, dapping me "I'll see you, tomorrow brother"

I waved to them booth as they walked out of my suite, closing the door behind them, leaving me alone with my thoughts.

About Leila.

About that tattoo.

The vintage T-shirt she was wearing.

I could feel my mind start to slowly slip into obsession again.

I hear a knock at my door,

Getting up I went and opened it.

"Nah not tonight, thanks" I said shaking my head as a disappointed face of a woman half my age greeted me, before I closed my door on her, locking it.

I walked to the bedroom, stripping down to my boxers, laying down and staring into the darkness in the silent room.

I would then go on hours lying awake thinking about her.

Her presence back to haunting me once more.