Best Days of Your Life

[caitlynj]

I really like how much in love with Lee she is.

[lovestory]

I sat on the bus after the show, which went pretty well. Tonight was a travel night, which means we would sleep on the bus for a few hours until we got to the hotel.

Bridgeport Connecticut was our next destination and another day off and it just so happened to be for Katie's hometowm show. She lived about forty five minutes away from the city we were playing in tomorrow, so today we were heading to her house for a cook out with her family and a few of her friends.

"I can't wait to show you guys Connecticut!" Katie beamed as she sat down on the couch, next to me.

"First hometown show of the tour!" I told her, "I'm excited for everyone's hometown shows. I can't wait till I could thank my little Jersey fans and I think Chicago is going to be insane for Lee."

"They are going to be crazy, both of ya'll's hometown are going to be!" Didi said, from her place in the kitchen area.

"I hope so." I smiled.

"Somebody's 21st birthday is next week too and it just so happens the day after your birthday is a off day, which means we are going to party!" Didi smiled in my direction.

"I'm not much of a partier. I'd rather just have a nice dinner with you all." I said.

"It's your 21st you gotta party and you know all those boys are going to make you." Siobhan said.

"Guys, I am more of a root beer girl then a beer girl." I laughed, "I have ony gotten drunk once and it was a disaster. I ended up dancing on some table at a frat party and looking like a complete slut."

"Oh my gosh! The wet blanket actually has a wild child past." Siobhan said.

"I am not a wet blanket." I shot back, rolling my eyes. "I just perfer having a nice night in. I am a homebody."

"You're boy is the complete opposite though. Lee's the bar hoppin type of guy, do you even think you can make it last once this is all over?" Siobhan said.

"I don't see why not."

"Maris and Lee have waited this long for one another, they aren't splitting anytime soon if at all." Katie came to my defensive.

"I hope he feels the same way." Siobhan said, "Just be careful, because who knows how this is going to end. I don't wanna see you hurt."

"Thank you Debbie Downer." I said.

"I mean, it's easy right now to have a relationship because he is with you constantly. After this you are both going to be touring teh country and away from eachother. There is temptation and to add to the list of things you guys are such opposites. Lee's the bad boy rocker who smokes and drinks, meanwhile you are the good girl country singer who would rather sit home."

"You're making it out that Lee is some druggie and alcholic." I scoffed.

"In the world of Paula Abdul, opposites attract." Didi grinned.

"Leave it to Didi to quote Paula Abdul."Katie laughed.

"Do you love him?" Siobhan asked.

"We just started dating." I said.

"That doesn't answer the question." Siobhan grinned, "You may have only been official for less then a week, but you liked him for a lot longer than that."

"He makes me really happy and whenever he comes around, it sounds so cheesy, but I get butterflies. I've never had this feeling for anybody and it's kinda scary that it is happening so fast. I'm also not sure how he feels about me."

"That boy is head over heels for you. I've never seen him more smiley and affectionate with anyone. The way he looks at you and treats you proves that. He would do anything for you."

"Well, I am not saying it first. I'm old fashioned." I grinned.

"Just go and get married and create some irish, greek, and chinese little babies who can sing and will be pretty." Didi said.

"Now you are rushing into things." I laughed.

"Lee and Maris are in love, but too scared to say anything! This is all too presh!" Katie said.

"I'm not to scared. Well, maybe just a little bit, but when the time is right it will be said."

"Just be careful. Don't get me wrong, I love Lee to death, but he is kinda a heartthrob and temptation may get the best of him."

"Sio, stop being such a Debbie Downer." Katie rolled her eyes.

"I trust him." I said quietly.

He wouldn't do that to me. Would he?

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"Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!" I heard Katie squeal as she shook me.

I groaned and rolled over in my bunk. She was standing in front of me with a huge smile on her face. I scoffed and picked up my phone, seeing it was 6:30 in the morning.

"Go away! You are way too peppy." I said.

"I'm going home today! We are having a cook out with my family and you can meet all my friends!" Katie gushed.

"I know and I will be excited in a couple of hours, but right now I kinda wanna slap you for waking me up."

"We're at the hotel and need to head in, miss!" Katie said.

"Okay. I will be right out." I muttered.

I sat up in my bed and slid on my flip flops. I grabbed a hair tie and pulled my messy hair into a ponytail and slid on my glasses. There was no reason to get dressed up, because I was going back to sleep as soon I got into my hotel room. I grabbed my bag with my clothes and tolitries in it and tossed it over my shoulder.

I walked down the stairs of the bus and pushed opened the door and walked out. Lee was standing outside, smoking a cigarette. He was still dressed in a tight black tee-shirt and the baggy basketball shorts he wears to bed. I walked over to him and he put out his cigarette in the ashtray.

"You don't gotta put it out." I said.

"It's my stupid habit and I know you hate it." He said, wrapping his arm around my shoulder and pulling me to him.

"I do." I nodded, reaching up and giving him a kiss. "Goodmorning."

"Morning."

"Will you come and sleep with me?" I yawned, laying my head on his shoulder.

"Yeah." He said, resting his chin on my head, "I love cuddling with you. I wish you were on the bus with me, you're a lot cuter then Mike and don't snore."

"I love cuddling with you too cause you are comfy and smell good." I grinned.

"Let's go and sleep. I am exhausted."

Siobhan was just being herself when she said those things last night. Lee seems to really be in this.

[caitlynj]

so cute. I don't like how Siobhan is such a downer.

[imthegirl]

i agree, siobhan is a downer.
it's one thing to be realistic, it's another thing to be pessimistic.

[caitlynj]

exactly.

[lovestory]

I stood in Katie's backyard next to her pool and was talking with Katie and her parents.

Throughout the Idol experience we all get really close, which means we get close to eachothers families. Lee's brother, Mike, is probably one of my best friends along with Katie's brother. Katie's parents have also become like a second family to me. Her mom, Clara, was there majority of the season and if she wasn't there, her dad, Mark, was because she was underage. My parents weren't out there every week, because it got expensive and they couldn't take off from work.

"You and Lee are finally together." Clara smiled and I nodded.

Being that Clara was with us throughout the whole Idol experience, she knew about my crush on Lee. I would always lie and say I didn't have one, but she knew better. It's not like it wasn't obvious.

"I called her up so excited when you finally made it official! It took long enough." Katie said.

"It's not like it was good timing to fall for him." I grinned, "But he's mine now and that is all that matters."

"So, you and Katie are going to be living together after the tour ends?" Mark asked.

"We are! Aren't you excited for us." I smirked.

"God help that city with you two together! I don't know how these guys all deal with you, especially Didi and Siobhan who have to share a bus with the cackling and talking nonsense." Mark laughed, putting his arm around Katie's shoulder.

"You love it and miss it." Katie said.

"I'm so proud of my little Katie!" I smiled, "She's the first hometown show of the tour and Connecticut is going to show us how it's done!"

"It's going to be so much fun." Katie smiled and her eyes widended, "Watch out!"

I turned around and saw Lee come running over to me and before I knew it, he had me swept up in his arms and was heading towards the inground pool. I tried kicking my legs to break out of his grasp, but I didn't budge. We got closer to the edge of the pool and I knew I was going in. I tossed my cellphone on the grass and grabbed onto Lee as tightly as I could. If I was going in, so was he.

"Put me down!" I screamed, laughing.

"Let go." Lee said.

"I'm not letting go." I laughed, as he stood near the edge of the pool.

"I will put you down if you let go." Lee smiled.

"No you won't." I smiled back and grasped tighter around his neck.

"I swear!" Lee told me.

"You're bullshitting." I said.

"I promise you I won't." Lee said.

"If you put me down I will do anything for you." I said, looking into his blue eyes.

"Anything?" He wiggled his eyebrows.

"Don't be gross." I laughed.

"Deal." He said.

I slowly untightened my arms from around his neck and he placed me down on the ground. I smiled and leaned up, standing on my tippy toes kissing him. I felt him grabbed my wrists and push me back, and before I could react I was sitting in the freezing cold pool.

Everyone started laughing and I quickly swam to the stairs and climbed out of the pool. My dress was sticking to me and my make up was running, but I had to laugh. Lee would get his pay back. In fact all the boys would. This is only the beginning and a very amtature prank at that.

I jogged over to Lee and quickly wrapped my arms around his waist and hugging him tightly, getting him soaked.

"Thanks." Lee laughed.

"You better watch you back." I smiled up at him, "You're cute, but not that cute."

"You're starting a prank war with me?" Lee questioned, an amused look on his face.

"It's on stud." I smirked.

"Guys versus girls. You pretty ladies are going down."

"We'll see about that, love." I grinned.

"I'm not scared." Lee laughed.

"Just watch your back!"

I stood on my toes and brought my arms around his neck, loosely. I leaned in to kiss him and he moved his head closer to mine as he pulled me closer to his body, but I stopped him before he kissed me.

"Good luck." I said quietly, before pulling away from him walking off.

Two can play these games, DeWyze.

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I was walking down the stairs in Katie's house after I changed into a pair of Katie's dry clothes that she lent me. I was about to walk through the kitchen, to head back out to the backyard, when I heard Lee and Siobhan talking. I took a step into the kitchen when I heard my name and stopped.

"I love Maris. I just don't know if it's too soon to tell her or not." Lee said.

My stomach dropped and a huge grin spread across my face. He honestly loves me and he just admitted it. Not to me, but he still admitted it.

"I mean, it's still early in the relationship. You don't really wanna scare her off." Siobhan said.

"I have Andrew telling me to tell her and now you are telling me not too." Lee sighed, sounding frusterated.

"She's been through a lot relationship wise and I think that if you need to take things slow with her."

"Has she ever said anything about me to you guys?" Lee asked.

"Last night she said she was worried that things were going to fast." Siobhan said.

What? She was lying. I told them that I loved him, not about my concerns! She was flat out lying to Lee. I don't know what the hell this girls problem was. It's almost like she is jealoud because Lee's attention isn't on her. Earlier in the show they were pretty much best friends and then once Lee and I started getting close she turned into a catty brat.

"Hey guys!" I said, walking into the kitchen as I plastered a fake smile on my face.

"Hey baby." Lee smiled.

"What are you guys talking about?"

"Just some stuff." Lee answered.

I nodded and glanced over at Siobhan who gave me a smile.

This would be taken care of later. It wasn't the time nor the place.

[caitlynj]

oh my goodness I can't believe that she said that to Lee.

[lovestory]

I sat in the hotel room, later that night. I was so pissed off about Siobhan lying to Lee. She was jealous of us for some reason and I'm not sure why. She had her own boyfriend back at home, so I don't know what her deal was with Lee and me and why she had to try and ruin things. It was like she wasn't happy with seeing others happy and wanted all the attention on her. I wanted to try and be friends with her, but obviously that was going to be much harder with the way she acts. I was keeping my distance from her for now on.

I stood up from my bed, when somebody knocked on the door. I walked to the door and opened it, seeing Siobhan on the other side of the door. I had called her, because we needed to talk. I needed to stop allowing her to walk all over me and man up and tell her how it is.

"Hey. Come in." I said, stepping aside.

Siobhan walked into the room. I closed the door and followed her into the room. Katie looked up from her magazine and pulled her earphones out of her ears.

"Do you want me to leave?" Katie asked.

"You can stay if you want. This is going to be quick, I just have a few things to say and get off my chest." I said, looking over at Siobhan who was sitting on my bed.

"I can feel the tension in the room and I am really confused on why." Siobhan said, laughing softly.

"I heard everything you said to Lee tonight." I said, sitting down on the edge of Katie's bed, because right now I couldn't even sit near her.

"What?"

"Don't play dumb! I heard everything you said to him when he told you that he loved me. You are for some reason obsessed with making this relationship fail for some reason and I don't know why. You need to stop lying and feeding both Lee and me this negative energy and worry about yourself." I told her.

"I'm not trying to make your relationship fail. I honestly could give a crap what you guys do."

"Then why are you so insistant on feeding us such negative crap, it's almost like you are jealous!"

"Why would I be jealous? I have a boyfriend." Siobhan said.

"It seems like you don't want anyone to be happy, but yourself! I'm not the only one who sees what you are doing and I am sick of it! Everyday you have something negative to say and it honestly pisses me off and I am sick of biting my tounge!" I snapped, and Katie sat up on her bed as she closed her magazine.

"Not everybody is out to get you, Maris!" Siobhan rolled her eyes, "You need to face reality! Lee is going to leave you once all of this is over. He is too good for you. All you are right now is someone he can get comfort in. You have way too much bagagge and he is going to get sick of just having a pretty face around."

"You're such a b!tch!" I blruted out and jumped up from my bed.

Katie immediately followed my actions and pushed me back, so I wouldn't do anything I regretted.

"I am done with you and want nothing to do with you anymore! I have tried several times to be your friend, but you always do something to ruin that! Stay away from me for the rest of the tour and stop feeding Lee bullsh!t!" I said, my voice raising, "Go worry about your relationship or somebody elses, because I don't need you rude advice!"

"You're always playing the victim role." Siobhan rolled her eyes, "I don't see how Lee can deal with you? He says he hates drama yet he is with you, the biggest drama queen of them all. The girl who starts fights with people for no reason. The girl who has the bagagge of a ex-boyfriend who beat and raped her. The girl who wants to see that same ex-boyfriend at her hometown show. You're a real winner."

"That was a really low blow!" I pushed past Katie and stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind me.

I needed to get out of there before I did something to her. I couldn't believe she sat there and acted like she did nothing wrong. Atleast own up to what you said and admit that you were in the wrong. I don't know what her problem was with me, because with everybody else she was cool with and funny around them, but with me she was almost miserable.

I walked down the hall and knocked, hard on Lee's door. Ryan opened opened it and I pushed past him and walked into his room, before flopping down on the bed.

"Hello to you too." Ryan said, sarcastically.

"I hate her so much! I can't even look at her without getting mad and she's in my room and I can't be there right now!" I ranted, as the tears rolled down my cheeks.

"Katie?" Andrew asked, giving me a shocked look.

"Siobhan!" I choked out.

"What the hell happened?" Lee sighed, bending down in front of me.

"She's such a b!tch and we just got in a this huge fight and I am so pissed and I just needed to get away from here and this was the only place I could think of coming too." I said.

"Hon, calm down. You are going a mile a minute." Lee grabbed my hand and pulled me off his bed and led me to the bathroom, "Sit down."

He closed the door and I sat down on the edge of the tub and let out a breath. Lee leaned up against the counter, crossing his arms across his chest.

"I just snapped. It was so unlike me, but she made me so mad! I am shaking right now because I am so mad."

"What did she say?" Lee asked.

"She has been making comments about us not working out and then I heard what she said to you earlier tonight at Katie's, about me being scared about this relationship going too fast! I never said that, well I did, but I don't really have a huge concern with it because I know you aren't a jackass!"

"Did you hear the whole conversation?" He gave me a worried look.

"Um. No." I lied.

I didn't want him to know I heard him say he loved me. I wanted him to say it to me when he was ready to say it.

"Don't listen to what people say. You can't worry about it."

"She told me you were going to leave me because I have too much bagagge and you only want a pretty face right now and someone to take comfort in. You don't want to be with a girl who was abused by her ex-boyfriend and she continued to rub that in my face and that just set me off. You don't use that as a insult." I said.

"I know! Siobhan is one of my best friends, but sometimes she can go a bit overboard with the things she says." Lee said, "You alright?"

"Yeah." I nodded, "Sorry for freaking out. I was just so mad and needed to vent."

"You may be little, but you're a feisty one."

I smiled and stood up and crossed the bathroom, wrapping my arms around his waist. I felt his arms wrap around me and he leaned down and kissed the top of my head as I laid my head against his chest.

"Let people doubt us, because I am not going anywhere."

"That's all I need to hear." I muttered into his tee-shirt, "You make everything better."

"I love.." Lee started to say, and my stomach turned in excitement, until there was a knock on the door.

"Lee, I know you guys are talking, but I need to get in there." Andrew called out.

Lee rolled his eyes and let go of me.

"What were you saying?" I asked.

"Um. I forgot." He said, opening the door.

"You alright booboo?" Andrew asked me as he stepped into the bathroom., using the nickname he called all us girls.

"I'm better." I nodded and smiled, before following Lee out.

Was Lee really about to say what I think he was going too? Damn you Andrew for ruining a moment.

"Sorry for pushing you Ry." I apologized when I was out in the room.

"It's okay." Ryan smiled, "Lee, your girl has some strength on her. You better behave."

I laughed and walked over to Ryan, who was laying on his bed. I bent down and have him a hug and he hugged me back.

"You alright?" Ryan asked, as he let go of me.

"Yeah." I nodded.

I walked over to Lee's bed, which is where he was laying down now. He pulled the covers back tor me and slid over. I slid in the bed with him and laid my head on the pillow. Lee turned to his side and wrapped his arm around my waist. I placed my hand on top of his, rubbing my thumb across it gently.

"I'm not choosing sides." Lee said quietly to me.

"I don't expect you too." I told him honestly, "She's your good friend and I have to accept that, but you are going to have to accept the face that we don't like one another."

"Just don't get me in the middle of it."

"You already are as much as I hate to say it, you are basically the cause of the fight." I turned my face to look at him, his face inches from mine.

"Sorry." He smirked and leaned in kissing my forehead.

Katie came waltzing into the room, with the key that the boys gave us.

"What the hell was that?" Katie asked, a shocked look on her face.

"I freaked." I laughed softly, covering my face with my hand.

"I honestly thought I was going to be breaking up a cat fight." Katie laughed.

"I'm sorry. I just couldn't hold it in any longer." I apologized.

"It's okay! I love both of you to death, but I can see why you got a little pissed off."

"I kinda wish I saw this fight." Lee laughed, "Kinda hot."

"Shut up." I elbowed him.

"Are you alright though?" Katie asked.

"Yes. I had my meltdown, but I'm cool now! Just keep her away from me."

"Be good, Maris." Lee muttered, into my neck.

I will be good, unless she starts with me again.

[caitlynj]

poor Maris.

[imthegirl]

siobhan's a bitch.
maris and lee shouldn't let her bring them down and tear then apart.

[lovestory]

I headed over to Lee, Andrew, Aaron and Katie who were all seated around the a table at the arena the following afternoon, with a plate of food. I put my plate down on the table, in the empty spot besides Lee and took a seat.

"Have you talked to Siobhan yet?" Lee asked, as he put down his water bottle after taking a sip.

"Nope. I already told you that I am not talking to her. I tried already adn whenever I am nice to her it bites me in the ass." I said, not looking from my plate.

I haven't spoken a word to her since last night, not even on the bus ride over here. We were all in the same room talking, but wouldn't adress one another. I honestly didn't care anymore and I was ready to move on with it. We didn't get along and we never will. It was time to just move on with life, because we were way too different to get along and in all honestly I didn't want somebody so negative in my life. I was happy with the group of friends that I had here and I know she was happy with the group of friends she had, eventhough they are the same friends.

Lee rolled his eyes and draped his arm around the back of my chair.

"Do you know that Aaron told me he has never played a real game of truth or dare!" Katie said.

"What do you mean by real game?" I asked.

"Like real dares." Katie smiled.

"You never played truth of dare, Aaron?" Lee asked, leaning foreward and looking at Aaron.

"Nope." He shook his head.

"We are going to have to do this one night! All ten of us." Andrew said.

"You guys gotta keep it clean though." I warned them.

"You act like I am some kind of pervert or something." Lee grinned.

"When all you boys get together you are." I said, "Everyone has to keep their clothes on."

"I had to streak on a dare once." Lee told us, as he leaned back in his chair. "Everything was hanging out. I didn't really care because I was under the influence of alcohol and other things that I am not allowed to mention, because Aaron's just a little boy and Maris doesn't like to hear about it."

I rolled my eyes and took a bite of my sandwich as Andrew let out a laugh and Lee joined in.

I was know dummy and I knew Lee had a past. I knew he was more of a party boy in high school and liked to have fun. I know that he drinks and I know that he has experimented with drugs, only pot. I just didn't like hearing about it. It wasn't the drinking that got to me as much as the smoking pot. I know he doesn't do it anymore, but I still didn't like it. Drugs have never been my thing.

Lee got in a lot of trouble in high school and ended up being sent to a alternate school, because he fought some kid in his high school. He ended up dropping out of high school his senior year to focus on music. He doesn't really talk about it much, but he has told me. He had a spurt where he was a punkass kid, but it's the complete opposite of who he is now. I can't even picture him hurting a fly.

"Aaron, you coming with us to get a tattoo?" Lee asked.

"When are you guys getting tattoos?" Katie asked.

"I don't know, but soon." Lee smiled.

"Aaron is not getting a tattoo." I said, wrapping my arms around Aaron's neck. "He's just a baby and too presh for that!"

"You're one to talk. You have two." Andrew said.

"Yes, but I am an adult." I smiled.

I have two tattoos one on my inner wrist and one on my foot and I was sure that I would eventually get another one, which would be my last.

I had flowers on my foot and I got it as soon as I turned eighteen, so I didn't need my parents permisson. There was no real reason behind it. I just thought it was pretty and I know I will probably regret it when I get older, but I am young and stupid and I love it. My parents almost killed me, but they are over it.

I also had "Let It Be" written on my inner wrist and I got that done when I was on Idol with Big Mike, Lee, and Siobhan. We all wanted to go out and get tattoos and that was the thing I kept telling myself week after week was to just let it be and things will fall into place. It's one of my favorite songs ever and I decided to get the tattoo.

"I think I will skip out on the tattoo for now." Aaron smiled.

"Yeah, his mom will kill you!" I grinned.

"Angie loves me!" Lee smiled.

Like Katie, since Aaron is underage his mom is on tour with us. Most people would think it would be a buzz kill having a mom on the tour with us, but she is amazing and like a second mom to all of us and we love having her around. She's always there for us.

"Are you going to come and get another tattoo?" Lee asked me.

"When are you all going?" I asked.

"Probably when we get back to Los Angeles of Chicago, one of those tour stops." Andrew said.

"Talk to me then. Those dates aren't for another two monthes." I laughed.

"Guys, you need to check this out!" Tim said, walking over holding his laptop.

He put it down in front of me and my eyes widened as I saw a candid shot of Lee and me, kissing. It wasn't a professional, paparazzi shot, but more like one a fan took. We were standing outside the buses and someone snapped a innocent picture of Lee kissing me.

"Where did you find this, creep?" Lee asked.

"On Perez Hilton loser! You think I stalk pictures of you and Maris kissing?" Tim asked.

"I don't know what you do." Lee teased.

"I guess it's out there now." I sighed.

"Good, now I can make out with you in public." Lee winked at me, "Tounge and all!"

I smiled and reached up, brushing his hair out of his face and kissing his lips quickly.

"So, do we confirm or deny?" I asked.

"Confirm. I have no shame admitting that we are together. If the topic came up before these pictures showed up and I was asked about us, I would tell the the truth. I'm not ashamed." Lee shrugged.

"That is so weird! Take it away, Timmy. I do not wanna see me kissing." I cringed.

"I think we look pretty good! Next time maybe you can grab my butt or I can grab yours, to make it look more intense." Lee said.

"And you're not a perv?" I laughed.

"You're my girlfriend I get a free pass to be pervy towards you."

"That doesn't even make sense." Katie laughed.

"Is our love life really that interesting?" I asked.

"If only they knew that is as far as I have gotten." Lee joked.

"Don't even start. I'm not in the mood." I snapped.

"Did I take it too far?" Lee asked.

"Just a bit." I smiled.

"Why do you put up with his crap?" Andrew laughed and Lee smiled, "Christine would have kicked my ass by now."

"He's endearing in a strange way." I laughed.

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"You better keep your hands off Lee."

I glanced up in the crowd of people, who I was signing stuff for and saw a girl who looked to be about early twenties, late teens staring at me. I ignored her comment and kept signing for the little girl and boy who were in front of me wearing tee-shirts for me. The dad was holding the little boy, so he could see better.

"Can I read your shirt?" I asked the little boy, who couldn't be much more then five.

"Yeah." He nodded shyly.

"Damaris, will you go to Prom 2022 with me?" I read his shirt and laughed, "Oh my gosh! I am going to be a old lady by then! That's tweleve years away."

"He has the biggest crush on you." His mom shook her head.

"I will love to go to prom with you! You better not go and find another girl to take." I smiled, "Can I get a hug?"

He nodded and leaned foreward and I gave him a hug.

"Don't forget about me! I never went to my prom, so you better save a date for me." I smiled, as I let go of him.

"Okay." He said shyly.

"You're too cute! Enjoy the show."

I moved down the line and continued to sign and answer questions that were thrown at me.

"Lee is mine, so you better watch out!" The girl shot out at me again.

Wasn't she a little too old to be acting this way? I mean you can have a crush on a celebrity, but to act that way at the age she is is a bit scary! If she was thriteen I would understand, not twenty.

"Lee, should be coming out soon so if you wanna gtalk to him you can." I smiled a her.

"I'm just saying you better watch out! Some Lee fans aren't too pleased with you making out with him in public!" She scoffed.

"That's enough! We can't have you sitting here and insulting the contestants. If you don't stop I am going to have to ask you to leave." Adam, the security guard who was walking with me told her. "It's people like you who ruin the fun things that they do."

"I'm just telling her how we feel." She answered.

"It's enough! There are kids around and it's not the place." He answered.

I was beginning to think this whole dating thing was going to be a disaster and that all Lee fans would hate me for dating their crushes.

"Don't listen to the haters! We love you guys together!" A teenage girl in a Lee shirt said.

"Thanks!" I smiled.

"You guys are the cutest couple ever!" Her friend, who was wearing a shirt with my name written in puffy paint added.

"You girls are too cute!" I laughed.

"Can you just answer a question for me?" The Lee fan asked.

"I can try." I smiled.

"Is Lee a good kisser?"

I laughed and I could feel my face turning bright red and heating up.

"I'm not complaining." I smirked.

It's sad how the younger ones are more mature in this situation.

[imthegirl]

yeah, some people act mature for their age.

i have a feeling siobhan was the 1 who took and posted that pic.
she's practically jealous of them.

[caitlynj]

I didn't even think of her taking but she probably did.

[lovestory]

"You guys are freakin amazing! I love you Bridgeport!" I yelled into my microphone, after I finished my third song, Uncle Kracker's "Smile"

The arena cheered and I smiled as I looked out into the audience, seeing people holding up posteres and glow sticks and flash bulbs going off. A girl could get used to playing in front of thousands of people each night. No matter how much I do this, it's going to always be amazing hearing people cheer for me. The chills won't ever go away.

"It is so good to be here in my girl Katie Steven's hometown." I said, and everyone went nuts as I mentioned Katie's name and I laughed, "She killed it! She's amazing and you all are too! I'm loving beautiful the Connecticut crowd! I just really want to thank you all for making all of our dreams come true and allowing us to do this everynight. It never gets old. I'm going to play one more for you, but then I have to turn the show over to Lee DeWyze."

The arena got really loud, with pierceing screams from probably every teenage girl that was in here, which was basically what the whole arena was made up of.

"He's just too cute!" I laughed, as I started strumming my guitar and the band started playing the opening to Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats", "This one goes out to all my girls who have ever had a sleazy guy! Get on your feet cause I wanna see you dacning and head you all singing! I know you know the words Connecticut!"

I continued running around the stage singing and playing my guitar as all the fans got into it. Everyone was dancing, singing, clapping. I just fed off the energy that they gave me. It was a fun song to just rock out too and belt out and having the fans react this way, just made it even more fun to perform.

I finished up the song and everyone cheered as I smiled. I pulled the earphones out my ears and waved to the crowd.

"I love you guys more then I could ever tell you! You have been an amazing crowd. Thank you so much for everything. I'll see you all in a little bit. My boy Lee DeWyze will be out here in just a few minutes, so get ready to rock! I love you all so much!" I yelled, before turning around.

I walked backstage and was immediatly bombarded by stage hands as they grabbed my guitar and unhooked my microphone from my ear. I looked over at Lee who was off to the side, tuning his guitar and off in his own little world. Like he usually was when he was about to go on.

"Alright, go get changed for the group number and get your hair and make up fixed." Kim yelled in my direction and I nodded.

You need to stop jamming out so hard, you sweat your make up off and your hair is all over the place." Terry, our make up artist said as she came up to me, "You're too pretty to sweat."

"Oh gosh! It's so hot up there. I'm not as bad as the boys though." I laughed as I fanned my face, "My dress is pretty soaked."

"You're so ladylike." Terry laughed.

"Good job." Lee called out as I walked past him.

I backed up and leaned in and kissed his lips quickly.

"Thanks! Kick some butt. I'd hug you, but I am all sweaty." I smirked.

"Ew."

"Says the man who has sweat dripping from his body as he walks off stage." I looked at Terry, who cracked up.

I walked backstage to the girls changing area. Didi, Katie, and Siobhan were all sitting around and dressed for the final number.

"There she is!" Didi clapped her hands.

"You're home state is freakin amazing!" I laughed, "By far the best show so far this tour! Amazing!"

"I told you!" Katie smiled.

Tonight's show was a sucess.

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"I'll see you when we get to the hotel." I said, leaning against the bus, my hands on Lee's hips.

"I guess." Lee grinned.

"That's almost four hours away from you." I gave hum a small pout.

"We'll survive! We always do." He laughed softly, and leaned his forehead against mine, "Give me a kiss, before Ray comes out here and starts screaming at me since I am not on the bus yet!"

Ray was Lee's very strict security guard. He always walked with Lee at all the signings and meet and greets. He meant business and a lot of the fans got annoyed, because he laid out the rules. Lee didn't ever listen though and it drove Ray nuts. Once you get to know him though he's a really cool guy and super nice. He's just doing his job and sometimes Lee makes that hard.

"Like you listen to Ray." I laughed, grabbing the collar of his leather jacket and pulling him closer to me.

"He yells at me too much. The poor guy is going to have a heartattack if I don't get on the bus." Lee laughed, wrapphing his arm around my waist.

"Can't you tell him you were with you amazing girlfriend?" I smiled.

"I wish it worked that way, babe."

"Fine! Give me a kiss and get on the bus with all the smelly boys, since you don't wanna be with your good smelling girlfriend."

"I'll text you." Lee rolled his eyes.

"That will do, but lose the attitude when you do it." I smirked.

He leaned in and kissed me. I let go of his collar and brought my arms around his neck, as he tightened his grip around my waist.

"Stop making out and get on the damn bus!" Mike yelled, as he stood near the guys bus, "You all can have sexytime when we get to Atlantic City!"

Lee pulled away from me and flipped him off with a smile.

"I'll see you later! Text me." I said.

"I will to make sure you and Sio don't fight." Lee smirked, "Be good."

"I'm always good."

He rolled his eyes and kissed me one last time before heading over to the buses.

I walked onto the tour bus.

"Done sucking face?" Didi asked.

"Yes." I nodded and smiled, "Is it bad that I wanna be with him all the time and that I miss him already?"

"I hate you for that cheesy comment." Katie teased me.

"Bitter." I scoffed.

"No, I don't really want Lee's tounge down my throat!" Katie made a face, "Ew!"

"Atlantic City here we come!" I called out, changing the subject.

"Maris's home state!" Didi smiled.

I was excited to go back to New Jersey, eventhough it was about four hours from where I lived and not my hometown show, but it was cool to be going back to Jersey.

[caitlynj]

Lee and Maris are so cute.