Chapter 22

Monica pov

Colson and I were walking to the bus and I was still nervous from the Casie incident. Yeah he said he was fine but she still went wondering around unsupervised, something could've happened to her. If the situation were reversed I would've torn him a new one even if she made it backstage safely. I swear I don't understand how people do it, having kids and constantly worrying about them. My sanity would honestly be gone if I had a child of my own. Though in the future I do want to be married with three kids and a couple of dogs.

Why was he so calm? Didn't he just get off stage, he should be taking shots on some random bitch's stomach. I thought.

I didn't know if I was jealous or just mad at the fact that someone as sweet as him could be a sex addict. As we got on the bus we both greeted David before sitting on the couch.

"So, why did you want me to meet you?" I asked.

"It's aways nice to see your face even when your a little freaked out." Colson answered with a smirk on his face.

Before the day we kissed I wouldn't have known what to make of that statement but now I knew what he meant or at least had an idea.

"That's nice of you to say." I exclaimed rubbing my legs.

God, it was freezing on this bus! How do Canadians do it? I mean it got cold in Cleveland but this was a different type of cold. I deliberated in my head.

"See! I can be a nice guy when I want to be, you cold?" He asked worriedly.

"A little, no biggie I'll be fine." I assured him.

"I'll be right back, give me a few minutes!"

Colson walked to the back of the bus where majority of our stuff was held. He returned in exactly seven minutes with a black 'EST 19XX' pullover jacket.

"Here you go." He commanded.

"No, really I'm totally fine!" I tried sounding convincing.

He gave me a stern look and his sky blue eyes turned icy and distant. I hurriedly put the jacket over my head and adjusted the sleeves. Colson finally sat back down and it looked like he was breathing for the first time in minutes.

Someone didn't take no for an answer. Why did me being cold affect him so much?

"How was your day?" Colson asked as his face became warm and familiar again.

"Other than freaking out about a hide and seek game gone wrong, somewhat okay. How was yours?" I answered gleefully.

"Again, I'm extremely sorry about that. My day has been pretty normal but are you okay?"

"I'll be fine." I said giving him a light pinch on his arm.

He looked me in my eyes and everything started disappearing. It felt as if my soul was exposed to him and he knew every little thing about me. Colson was a beautiful human being who was thoughtful and yet reserved.

He had an angelic way about him and though he didn't have a real halo it existed. I longed to have his lips kiss mine but I couldn't put him through that or even Casie. Whether I wanted to admit it or not if we became a thing everyone was involved and it would only complicate things.

There was a sudden knock on the bus window and it caused both Colson and I to jump. The culprit was Dre and he was banging the window to receive Colson's attention.

"Aye Kells! You coming back to get this party started?" Dre asked sounding half drunk.

"Yeah I'll be out in a minute." Colson said sounding annoyed.

It was only 4 P.M. who partied this early? I was surprised Colson didn't decline Dre's offers, seemed to me that they were always partying. I thought he would've rather hung out with me instead of partying. I guess when this is the life your accustom to its hard to say no. Dre walked back to the building and it became quiet on the bus. I was honestly upset, I could've used this time to get to know him and he was leaving to do his usual.

"Are you coming?" Colson asked.

"I don't think so, I'll see you later I guess." I said bitterly as I looked at the ground.

"Okay." He said before leaving.

I walked up to the front of the bus to a smiling David, he interested me and seemed like a person I would've befriended in high school. I sat in the seat next to him and gave him a quick smile.

"You know for someone who's not working you sure never leave your seat." I said.

He chuckled and looked at me with wonder, I could tell no one ever started a conversation with him. He wasn't like most bus drivers, he didn't look like he was struggling to make ends meet and like he was going through deep depression.

"I don't know, I'd hate to sleep on the couch and they fire me for being unprofessional." He said.

"Trust me, professional isn't their thing. Pretty sure it doesn't even make the top one hundred."

"That's true, why are you here with them? You seem very different compared to the crew." He asked cautiously.

"Trying to find myself I guess. My life has been strictly about textbooks that I've never really had time to experience life. I'm mainly here because my brother is and he's all I have." I answered.

"Same here, well the finding myself part." He said reassuring me.

"Really?" I asked shocked.

"Yeah, your looking at the valedictorian of my class. All 'A' student, winner of three science fairs in a row, and I have a degree in computer science."

"Wow!"

I was stunned he was extremely intelligent and I was invested in his life. Yet how can you go from success to a bus driver? I was too scared to ask in fear of sounding rude. He honestly caught me by surprise. Most bus driver's were retirees or concerned parents.

"How'd you get here?" I asked hoping he wouldn't think I was implying anything.

"My mom was suffering from gastrointestinal cancer and I needed to take care of her. Instead of looking for a job I was making sure she woke up every morning, made sure she ate, and showered."

I felt bad, he dropped everything for his mom and he couldn't chase his dreams. I was blessed to have Slim he would do anything for me, god knows how many things I've held him back from doing.

"I'm sure your mom appreciates you so much for that." I said, mainly about how I appreciated Slim.

"Soon after my mom got her results that she had reached stage four my father left. He had been cheating on her for years but I guess the cancer finally made him leave." He continued.

"I'm incredibly sorry, how is your mom?" I asked teary eyed.

David became teary eyed as well and before he proceeded on he mumbled something under his breath that I didn't catch.

"She died a year ago and I've been trying to get my life together ever since. Ive always had her and now I don't know what to do. I promised I would do something with my life and I'm here driving buses for cheap!" David said.

I jumped out of my seat to David's and gave him the biggest hug ever. We were both crying and I wanted him to know that he had someone to depend on but I couldn't manage to make words come out of my mouth. I had been through a lot but never something so raw.

One of David's hands moved to my lower back and the other one wiped away my tears. I felt as ease, I was supposed to be helping him feel better. Colson was right I was an emotional person only this time it wasn't Janine's fault.

Our faces were relatively close, he gave me a quick smile and moved his face closer to mine. He kissed me and for a second I wanted to push him off of me but I enjoyed it. David lifted me up, our lips still connected and he sat down on the couch with me in his lap. Our kisses got deeper by the second, he moved his lips toward my neck and I started unbuttoning his shirt.

My phone started ringing and he let me go, I felt annoyed they chose the perfect time to need to get in touch with me. David kissed me on my forehead and walked to his seat buttoning up his shirt.

Damn! Sweet, intelligent, good looking. He was the whole package, this couldn't be the end of us. I thought.