Chapter 43Howie woke up on the tour bus at about seven the next morning and got dressed. He then went to the front of the bus to get something to eat out of the little fridge and saw Mandy sitting down at the table. "You're up early. I figured you would all have to be dragged out of bed when we got to the venue," he said.
"I had a really hard time sleeping last night. I talked to the bus driver a few minutes ago and he said we should be at the venue with in the next half hour anyways."
"So what's wrong then?" Howie asked sitting down across from her.
"What do you mean?" Mandy asked confused.
"Well if you had a hard time sleeping then you obviously have something on your mind."
"I'd rather not talk about it. I'm going to go get dressed. Can you wake everyone else up?"
"Yeah." Howie gently shook Jasmine awake easily but he had to practically shake the life out of Kristen and Toni to even get a reaction out of them. Kristen ended up smacking him and Toni yelled at him to get lost while they were still sleeping. Jasmine got out of bed and tried helping Howie get the two out of bed but both refused. She was getting aggravated and she grabbed Toni's arm and pulled as hard as she could until she fell out of the bunk. She then grabbed Kristen's arm and did the same thing and she landed right on top of Toni since her bunk was right above her. Both of them started groaning and making weird noises as they fully awoke. "Go get dressed and feel free to throw cold water on them when you're done," Howie told Jasmine. "I have to call Nick," he finished saying then went and sat back down at the table. He took his cell phone out and dialed Nick's number and he answered tiredly on the fifth ring. "Nick you fully awake? I need to talk to you about Toni."
"Why what's wrong with Toni?" Nick asked fully awake. "Is she okay?"
"Yeah, she's fine now. But last night I went onto Youngstown's bus where she was and..."
"That shit head Sammy what the hell did he do!" Nick yelled interrupting him.
"Nick, for once just shut up and listen. Sammy did nothing, he's getting along with everyone just fine. I went to the back of the bus and found Dallas and her there and he was all over her."
"And Toni allowed him! I trusted her and then she betrays me!"
"For the second time Nick shut up and just listen to me!" Howie yelled. "I said he was all over her not she was all over him. Dallas got her completely drunk out of her mind last night. She was so out of it that she thought you were him and she was screaming your name."
"Now that's the kind of thing I like to hear," Nick said with a stupid grin on his face as he imagined him and Toni together.
"Snap back into reality here please."
"Sorry, does Toni know what happened last night?"
"No I haven't said anything to her yet."
"Good I'll explain everything to her in a few hours when I'm up there beating the shit out of this Dallas guy for touching my girl," Nick said pissed off once again. "And she's coming back with me. She's not going to stay the rest of the week with those guys there."
"You can't control her life and boss her around like that. Besides I fired them last night."
"You may be manager but you don't have the right to do that."
"Well I did. Listen I'll have Toni call you later we just got to the venue."
"Later D."
"Bye," Howie said hanging up the phone as the bus pulled to a stop. "Are Toni and Kristen ready yet? Or are they even up off the floor?" Howie asked as Jasmine came to the front.
"Yeah, they are wide awake now."
"Good, you want to go with me to get us all some breakfast from Mickey D's or something?"
"Sure, I'll get a security guard to go with us."
"Don't worry about it. It's early if we go through drive-through we'll be okay," Howie said and the two of them borrowed a rental car that was there for them to use and left to get breakfast. Mandy watched through the tour bus window as Howie opened the car door for Jasmine then shut it and got in the driver's seat driving away.
"What's wrong with you?" Kristen asked popping about a million pills in her mouth to get rid of her headache.
"Jasmine and Howie just left together."
"Damn Mandy you know I love you but I really don't want to hear you start complaining about them two. You blew it with so get over it," Kristen said rudely.
"Just because you got drunk off your ass last night doesn't mean you have to have a freaking attitude towards me! You were the one who asked what was wrong with me and I told you!"
"Whatever," Kristen said walking out.
"Can I ask you something?" Jasmine asked Howie on the way back from McDonald’s.
"Shoot."
"What is happening between you and Mandy?"
"Nothing. I made the wrong decision about kissing her so obviously that was the end of it."
"Aren't you upset about her not reacting the way you wanted her to though?"
"Was upset but I'm not going to get myself all worked up over something that isn't going to happen. Besides I've taken a liking in someone else recently."
"And who would that be? You haven't been around any other girl lately besides the three of us and Toni," Jasmine said as they pulled into the private parking lot of the venue and parked. Howie just turned and looked at Jasmine with a serious look on his face. Jasmine knew right then exactly who he was talking about and she smiled at him because since her and Howie had been spending a lot of time together she was beginning to fall for him. She just didn't want to tell anyone because of the ordeal with Mandy and Howie. Howie knew what was going through her mind right then and they both slowly leaned in towards each other until their lips touched each other's. After a few seconds Howie slowly opened Jasmine's mouth with his own allowing him to play with her tongue. Mandy had watched the two of them pull into the parking lot and she stood there and stared trying to figure out what was taking the two of them so long to get out of the car. When she saw their faces go together and stay that way through the back window it seemed as if everything around her froze and she could only focus on them. When Jasmine's car door opened and she stepped out with the bags from McDonald’s Mandy started walking really fast towards her then started running until she reached her and shoved her to the ground causing the food to fly everywhere. She then got on Jasmine and tried to hit her but Jasmine grabbed her wrists and wouldn't let her no matter how hard she tried. Howie got out of the car and ran to the other side and grabbed Mandy around the waist and pulled her off Jasmine as she pulled herself to her feet. "What the hell has gotten into you?" Jasmine asked completely shocked.
"You! You are what has gotten to me!" Mandy yelled through tears as Howie continued to hold onto her so she wouldn't touch Jasmine again. "Get the hell off me!" Mandy yelled shoving him back making him let go of her. "Why don't you try protecting people's feelings for once instead of your girlfriends face!" Mandy asked running off crying.
"Howie I think she saw us, I have to go talk to her," Jasmine said running off when Howie grabbed her arm and stopped her.
"Wait you're bleeding."
"Don't worry about it," Jasmine said looking at her forearm where she scrapped it when she hit the pavement. "I have to talk to her," she said again running back onto the tour bus where Mandy went. She found Mandy crying as she shoved her stuff in a bag. "What are you doing?" she asked.
"I'm leaving. I'm quitting this stupid group and I'm leaving."
"This group is not stupid Mandy. This group is all three of our dreams. Are you willing to ruin my and Kristen's dreams because you want to ruin yours?"
"Why not? You're a traitor to me so I can be a traitor to you too."
"Mandy this is ridiculous. This isn't you so what has gotten into you?"
"What do you think Jasmine? You kissed Howie! How could you do that to me? You are like a sister to me and sisters don't do that to one another yet you still did."
"Mandy I'm sorry I didn't know you liked him."
"No Jasmine you don’t need to apologize to her," Howie said overhearing her when he went onto the bus. "I’m the one who should be apologizing to you. I shouldn’t have even kissed you in the first place not knowing what the outcome was going to be. AJ told me I had to be spontaneous and I was and it was wrong and I’m sorry. You need to stay here with the group. If it hurts you that much to see me and Jasmine together then I’ll be the one to leave," he said walking off the bus.
Throughout the rest of the week Howie never did leave. Mandy apologized for over reacting when it was her fault that she didn’t realize she did have feelings for Howie until it was too late. She made up with Jasmine and things were normal between them two again but her friendship with Howie was practically non-existent. Everything between them was he was manager, and she was employee type deal. Howie had explained to Toni everything that happened with Dallas and she refused to let it get to her since she would never have to face him again since Howie fired the group. He didn’t want any more guys around the girls so for the rest of the tour he and Lou hired Nobody’s Angels to be there opening acts. Nick kept pleading with Toni to come home early because of what happened but she stayed the remainder of the time. Toni's plane had just landed in Orlando and as soon as she stepped out of the gate Nick came running up to her wrapping her in his arms and firmly pressing his lips against her's. "Damn," Toni said when they separated. "You're not anxious to see me are you?" Toni asked and Nick grabbed her hand and pulled her running through the airport. They went to baggage claim, grabbed her bags, then he grabbed her hand again and took off running again but this time not as fast because of the bags. When they got to the car he threw the bags in the trunk and got in the driver's seat and leaned over and pulled Toni towards him holding her tightly as he began kissing and sucking on her neck. "Nick can't you wait until we get home?"
"Good idea," Nick said then slammed on the gas going way over the speed limit.
"What has gotten into you?" Toni asked confused with the way Nick was acting but he didn't say anything. When they got home he parked the car and ran to Toni's side grabbing her hand pulling her out and running into the house. As soon as he shut the door he grabbed Toni lifting her up so her legs were wrapped around his waist and kissed her firmly as he slammed her up against the wall causing picture frames to fall to the floor and the glass shattering. "God damn it, Nick. Calm down," Toni said as pain shot up her back. "I've only been gone a week. We've gone longer than that without sex before."
"I don't want any guy besides me ever touching you again," Nick said sucking on her neck as he made his way to the bedroom. He threw her onto the bed then got on top of her kissing her as he grabbed her legs and wrapped them around his waist as he felt her legs up. "Ever again," he repeated then got bold and trailed his tongue across her lips and she opened her mouth to let him in. He slowly explored her mouth and Toni realized that even his kisses were rough like. Even though Nick was being entirely rough with her she still wanted the feeling of him inside her body.
"Nick...I love you," Toni said when they pulled apart for a few seconds. Nick smiled at her then kissed her again.
"I love you too but this really must go," he said as he grabbed the hem of her tank top lifting it up over her head leaving her topless.
"Mmmmmm," she moaned into his mouth as his large hands cupped her breasts firmly. "Oh......damn, Nicky-Boo....." Toni once again moaned as Nick's lips sucked her sensitive skin. Nick separated then took all his clothes off as fast as he could then grabbed Toni and pulled her close to him kissing her all over. Her hands were trying to touch him everywhere but Nick wouldn't let her. He grabbed both of her wrists and held them above her head with one hand while he practically ripped her shorts off with the other.
"Keep your hands there," he instructed as he hooked his thumbs under panties and inched them down her hips and long legs. He felt up her legs until his fingers were grazing her center. Toni moaned and moved her hips slightly trying to get him to touch her but failed. She then had the urge to touch Nick again but when she did he grabbed her hands then reached over to his dresser grabbing one of his ties and tieing her hands together above her head so she couldn't touch him. He then quickly positioned himself over her and pressed his lips lightly against Toni's before slamming his massive length into her not wanting to waist any time with teasing and causing her to cry out and scream. Usually Nick would start off slow and gradually gain speed but this time he kept repeatedly slamming himself into her.
"Nick....please.....you're too rough," Toni said between breaths as she pulled on the tie harder harder that was tied to the bed until her hands and wrists were completely red.
"I don't want his touch on you," Nick said then slammed himself inside of her again. Tears began to well up in Toni's eyes and slowly fall down her cheeks. Her walls began to clench around Nick and it seemed as if her whole body was throbbing with pain. He finally slowed down as he reached his climax and collapsed on top of Toni breathing heavily and untied her hands. He then leaned down and kissed Toni's lips not noticing the tears. He rolled them over with her in his arms and kissed her forehead as she laid her head on his chest and clutched him tightly as she cried as her body continued to throb while she slowly fell asleep.
