Departure

I woke up early the day of my flight bursting with excitement. I packed my suitcase and brought it with me to work because I was going straight to the airport afterward. I got to the airport fairly quickly, checked-in, and then waited. My flight was about 4 hours and it was okay; we only had a little bit of turbulence. When I got to the airport I saw a guy standing near the baggage claim area with my name on a piece of paper. Karen had sent a limo to pick me up and a wonderful girl named Tracy.

Tracy is a production assistant for the lighting chief on the tour. The band was in rehearsal and the light crew had wrapped for the day (there wasn’t a concert later that night, but the next night) so Karen had sent Tracy to escort me from the airport to the buses and to keep me company until Sean got back. Tracy is cool. Her arms have colorful tattoos on them but she wears nerdy glasses and has raven-black hair with a streak of red in it. I liked her almost immediately. When we got in the limo she gave me the rundown of the band’s schedule.

“So the guys probably won’t be back until ten. He has no idea you’re here. Do you want me to ask the driver to stop and get you some food; you’re going to be waiting on the bus for awhile.”

“Sure.” I said, “Anything is fine.”

The driver parked at a fast food place and we both got out.

“I’m sorry,” I said embarrassedly, “I’m sure you have more important things to do than come and get me, but I really appreciate it.”

“Don’t worry about it. I volunteered to come.”

“What? Why?” I giggled as I stood in line to order.

“Because the way Sean talks about you, I knew I just HAD to meet you and this was the only way to guarantee that I would!”

We got our food and ate it in the limo. Tracy has a great sense of humor and she told me a little but about the tour and what she does. It was clear by the way she talked about it that she really loves her job. I wish I loved my job as much as Tracy does.

“So once you surprise Sean, we’re going to send you to your hotel in the limo. Tomorrow you guys will be able to go and do whatever you want with the limo as long as Sean is back at the concert venue by 6:00 for the sound check. We’ll probably set you up in the bus and then let you watch the concert from backstage and after that you can hit the after party, meet some fans, or just go back to the hotel. The next morning the limo will drop Sean off at the buses and then take you to the airport. Does that sound like a plan?” She asked.

“It sounds awesome. I’m really excited to see Sean perform for such a big crowd. I’ve never seen him in a concert this big before and it’s been a long time since I’ve been able to see him perform at all, so it’s really awesome that you guys are letting me watch backstage.”

“Oh, I forgot,” she said handing me a card, “This has a phone number for a cab company. The limo won’t be available after two and before 7:30 AM so this is the number of a cab company that runs 24 hours.”

“Thanks.”

“So…I want to see the ring!” She said.

“Oh,” I blushed and stuck my hand out for her to look.

“Sean has nice taste.” She said looking impressed, “Have you started planning at all?”

“Not really. I’ve looked at a few magazines but we haven’t set a date yet and don’t plan to for awhile.”

We talked like this for the next 30 minutes until we arrived at the bus location. I left my luggage in the limo since we would be taking it to the hotel but I grabbed my purse and Sean’s new laptop before following Tracy to Sean’s bus. I put the new laptop on his bunk and then tried to find a place to hide. Tracy suggested I just sit with the new laptop in his bunk and then we worked out a plan. Tracy would tell Sean that I mailed him his laptop and it was laying on his bunk and then I’d surprise him when he pulled back the curtains. It was a simple plan but a fun one. I had an hour to kill until Sean and the rest were expected back so Tracy and I watched television in the back of the bus.

When we heard car doors slam outside the bus, it was show time. I crawled into Sean’s bunk and laid on my side with his laptop in front of me. I heard voices getting louder and Tracy made sure the curtain was completely closed before they walked through the door. I recognized the voices after a few words. Sean was with Jake and Eddie.

“Hey, Sean, your fiancée sent your new computer to you. I put it on your bunk.” Tracy said.

“Aw, sweet. Thanks Trace.”

“Good now you don’t have to use mine.” Jake teased.

I heard Sean’s footsteps getting closer and held my breath. He pulled back the curtain and I smiled at him.

“What are you doing here?! Oh my God!” He cried. He practically jumped on top of me and started kissing me. Jake and Eddie came over to see what the commotion was.

“Faith?” Jake said.

We all had a happy reunion and I told Sean how Karen helped me arrange it all and that I had booked us a hotel. He was so excited. He started packing and was ready to go in five minutes. We said our good byes to everyone and then walked over to the limo before heading to the hotel. Things got hot and heavy almost as soon as the limo door closed. Sean was all over me and he looked so hot. His dark hair was tousled and sexy and he couldn’t stop smiling. It was almost like the incident at my job had never happened. We barely checked-in and made it to our room before Sean had my clothes off.

What followed was some really hot sex; quick and dirty, followed by some cuddling. The cuddling turned into the most connected and intimate sex I’ve ever had with another person. There was all sorts of eye contact and whispered I love yous. It was the kind of sex you only want to have with someone you love where there’s no insecurity and you don’t want to be anywhere else but with that person in that moment. When we were done, Sean started crying. I’d never had that happen before and I assumed he had been just as affected by the sex we had just had because even I got teary-eyed during it. He sat on the side of the bed and cried and I put my arms around him from behind.

“It was really special for me, too. I love you so much and I don’t want to be with anyone else.”

Sean let out a sob that racked his whole body. I rubbed his shoulders and back and I kissed his shoulder before giving him another hug.

“Sean it’s okay.” I whispered into his hair.

“No, Faith, it’s not.”

My hands went limp on his back and concern came over me.

“What do you mean?” I asked pulling away from him and looking at the back of his head. He turned to look at me with immense pain on his face.

“Faith…I slept with someone else.”