We all headed back to the rooms and part for a while. I tell Tre to have fun and she smiles. I make the horns and she laughs.
(Tre POV)
"You two enjoy yourselves too Autumn"
I tell her making the horns back to her and we both laugh.
I go into the bathroom and start my shower to get the sand from the beach off me and I am almost immediatly joined by AJ.....
"Well babe we should go and get Howie and Autumn and head to Freds place. I'm sure the party is in full force by now" Aj says to me from the bed a while later.
I glance at him from my place in front of the mirror
"Ok, hun, I'm ready to go anyway" I tell him and walk over to him "You look hot tonight Aje" I tell him and give him a kiss.
He smiles "You take my breath away, Tre"
he tells me and I can't help but get shivers down my spine.
'damn he gets to me' I think.
He grabs his keys and we head over to Howie's room.
(Autumns POV)
I let Howie take a shower first then after he finishes I take one. It seemed I had so much sand in me that you could have built a sandcastle in the tub. I change and step out and see Howie watching tv. I like more than sit down and there is a knock at the door. I answer it and, no shock, it is Tre and AJ.
(Tre POV)
"Hey girl" I say to Autumn when she answers.
"I tell you Tre you have some timing" she tells me.
"What are u talking about?" I ask.
"OH nevermind" she says with a smile and walks back to get dressed.
We sit down to wait for Autumn to finish. Howie and Aj get involved in a conversation about the tour so I walk out on the balcony and stare at how pretty the lights are in the city.
"Ok, Tre lets get going babe" AJ calls to me.
I walk back in and close the balcony doors
"You look really nice, Autumn" I tell her" It wouldn't have to do with a certain taste of danger, would it?" I whisper to her and she is grinning from ear to ear.
I start lauging and get a strange look from AJ and Howie
"UHH nevermind" I say to them and Autumn laughs.
We get to Freds and the party is in full swing. We walk in and the first person we happen to see..is Fred Durst himself
(Autumns POV)
After Tre's little comment, I start to get nervous. I admit I have this thing for Fred Durst but I dare not say anything to Howie OR AJ about it. (Telaphone, telgraph, telaAJ...all ways to find out things) So on the way there, I get shakier by the moment. Howie sees this and ask if I am okay. As I am about to answer, Tre tells Howie I always get shaky when I go to new places. I look back at Tre and she gives me this look. We soon arrive and as soon as we walk in, I see Fred and get shakier.
AJ walks right up to Fred
"Fred bud, how's it going?"
Fred turns around and smiles
"Hey hey AJ!! my man, it's going great. How about you? Oh and who are these lovely ladies you have here?"
(Tre POV)
I look at Autumn and I can tell she is really nervous
"I'm Tre and this is Autumn" I say while shaking his hand.
"Yea watch it durst Tre is with me and Autumn is with Howie"
AJ says to Fred smiling but you got the feeling he meant it.
Fred laughs "Well it's still nice to meet you. Come in and enjoy the party"
With that he walks off mingling with other guests.
Autumn grabs my arm
"Tre he was in front of me and I didn't say anything to him!!!"
I look at her and smile
"It's ok Autumn I am sure you will get another chance to talk to him. This is his party after all." I tell her.
Aj grabs my hand and we all 4 head for the bar
(Autumn POV)
'Okay,' I think "Fred Durst is right in front of me and I say nothing to him.'
We get to the bar and I am still shaky, but not as bad because I won't be making any eye contact with him. I need to calm my nerves some. I order a Tequila Sunrise. Howie and I get talking and as I turn to talk to him I see Fred across the room. I start feeling sick and hop up
"Guys excuse me" I say as I head to the bathroom. 'maybe if I stay in here all night, I'll be okay. Wait..I am claustrophobic.' I look and the bathroom is rather big. 'Then again, maybe i'll stay in here.' I think again
(Tre POV)
I watch Autumn take off towards the bathroom
"Excuse me guys" I say and walk off following her. I walk in and I don't see her "Autumn, where are you?" I ask.
"In here" I hear and then a door opens.
"What's wrong?" I ask.
"I keep feeling sick when I see Fred" she tells me.
I sigh and shake my head
"Autumn it is only nerves. Walk out there and talk to him. He has been your crush for a long time, you will hate yourself if you don't" I tell her and she shakes her head. "Of course...Howie is here with you. So uhh becareful for what you wish for. If you get my meaning" I tell her.
She looks at me "Thanks Tre...that was what I needed" She says very sarcastically.
I catch the sarcasim and smile "Your welcome" I say laughing as we head back to the guys.
(Autumn POV)
We get back and AJ and Howie ask me if I am okay.
"Yeah," I say lying.
"Autumn, if you aren't feeling good maybe I should take you back.."
"NO, I mean no. I'm okay. Really I am. I'll just go outside and get some air and then I will be right back."
I grab my Tequila Sunrise and head outside to calm down. As I walk by Tre, she gives me this look like "talk to him."
(Tre POV)
I watch Autumn make her way towards the door and shake my head. I tell the boys I'll be right back and go in search for Fred. I find him talking to some women (great surprise).
"Ahem..excuse me Fred. Can I talk to you a minute?"
He turns around and looks at me and smiles
"yea sure Tre. Get tired of 'ol McLean already huh?" He says and I laugh.
"Well uhh no Fred not yet" I tell him and it's his turn to laugh.
"Ok seriously, what's up?"
"Well you know Autumn, the girl that is also with us?" I ask and he shakes his head yes "Ok, good. Well she is a huge fan of yours but is nervous to talk to you. I was wondering if u would go and talk to her?"
He looks at me for a minute and then smiles
"Yea sure I will. Just point me in the direction"
I point to where Autumn exited the party and he heads that way. I smile and walk back to AJ and Howie
(Autumn POV)
I am outside and can hear the music perfectly although it seems a bit far away. I sit and just try to calm down and looking down at the ground. I feel embarassed.
"Damn, is the party that bad?" I hear a voice say.
I look up and see Fred.
"No. I just need some time, to, uh.."
I reach for my drink and finish it off.
"Autumn, slow down your drinking. A beautiful girl like yourself don't need to be wasted."
My feelings are venting up now. I take the glass and throw it down, breaking it. I realize what I had just done and look at Fred.
"Oh crap. I'm sorry. I'll pay for that glass."
Fred smiles. "Hell, don't worry about it. Sometimes you have to break stuff."
I start laughing and think of that song. But I do feel bad for being outside with Fred and not inside with Howie.
(Tre POV)
I can see Howie is getting worried about Autumn so I feel the need to try to calm him
"She's fine Howie, she just needed some air. She'll be back soon."
He looks at me with worry in his eyes but smiles at me.
"Hey how about a dance?"
I ask him and he accepts and we start to walk towards the dance floor when AJ grabs my arm
"What about me? you gonna leave me here all alone?" He asks and I get more puppy dog eyes.
'man what is it with brown eyed guys and the puppy dog look' I think to myself. "Of course not AJ, would you like to dance with me and Howie?"
I ask him thinking he'll say 'hell no I'm not dancing with Howie' but instead he comes along to the dance floor with us. We are dancing and having fun but Howie keeps glancing towards the door
(Autumn POV)
I am feeling a lot better than earlier because Fred had got me talking and laughing.
"So, why were you afraid to talk to me? Afraid I would bite?"
I laugh. "No. it's kinda hard to explain. hey, how did you know I was afraid to talk to you? Was it that noticable?"
"No, your friend told me. She kinda seems worried about you. Maybe you should go back in?"
"Naw, I'm good. I might go back in there in a few. But maybe you should go back in because you are the host and besides some girls might be looking for you."
(Tre POV)
We quit dancing, we've been dancing a while, and decide to go get something to drink at the bar.
"Man what is keeping her?" Howie says sounding worried but with a hint of annoyance in his voice.
I hear this and get worried
"She's fine Howie, I'm sure she'll be back in soon." 'damn it Autumn get back in here' I think to myself.
We stand there sipping our drinks when a slow song comes on
"Hey baby I haven't been able to hold you since we got here, lets go dance" AJ whispers in my ear.
I smile at him and then look at Howie. He gets the meaning
"It's ok, Tre, you and Aje go on and dance"
"Ok, Howie. We'll be back"
I tell him and let AJ lead me to the dance floor. I put my head on his shoulder and feel him pull me in closer and I wrap my arms around his neck and I am in heaven. I look up and see Howie heading towards the door and I know he is in search of Autumn...
'uh oh.. heaven just got interupted I am afraid'
I think to myself as we dance
(Autumn POV)
Fred is heading back towards the party when Howie comes out. He ask Fred if I am okay and Fred tells him yeah. Howie walks over to me.
"Autumn, are you okay? I'm really worried."
"Howie, I am fine. I was about to come back in later."
Howie gives me a hug and I turn around and see Fred looking at us. Fred goes in and Howie ask me if I want to dance where we are. I grin and say sure.
(Tre POV)
Aj and I are still dancing when I see Howie and Autumn walk back in together and I can't help but breath a sigh of relief. I know how much she likes Fred. yes I know, I told him where she was, but only to talk not for what I started to get worried about. That might sound horrible but hey sometimes you only get one chance... I feel AJs arms tighten around me and I hug him back and kiss his neck. "You do that again and I'm gonna have to take you somewhere and show you how much that drives me crazy" he tells me in my ear and I laugh.
The songs are over and we head back over to the bar where Howie and now Autumn are.
(Autumn POV)
When we go back in, I see Tre give a little grin. We go back to the bar and ask if I can get a Coke in a can. AJ ask me why I want a canned drink. Fred happens to come over to get a drink and i say I don't want to pay for a glass that might get broke. Fred laughs and the others look at me confused. More music comes on and Howie ask me if I want to go dance and I say sure.
(Tre POV)
I watch Autumn and Howie dance together
'dang they look good together'
I think and then turn my head to look at AJ. He is standing there sipping his jack and coke listening to the music and just looks completely happy. I smile at him and move closer so I can whisper in his ear
"Hey babe" I say very close to him.
He smiles "Yes sweetie?"
"Ummm I was wondering if we could take off. I'm tired"
I tell him and he can hear the playful tone in my voice.
"I'm sure that can be arranged"
He says with a smile and grabs my hand and we head towards Howie and Autumn out on the dance floor.
(Autumn POV)
Howie and I are having a blast when I see AJ and Howie coming over to us.
"Hey Tre is tired and ready to go. So you guys want to go or stay?" AJ ask.
"Well, I am tired and my stomach is still bothering me so I guess I'm ready too," I say.
I was being honest about being tired and about my stomach but I wasn't ready to leave. Then again....maybe I was.
(Tre POV)
I can tell Autumn is not sure about leaving so I tell AJ I'll be right back and take Autumn aside
"Autumn, I know you really like Fred but look at what you are building with Howie. I know we just 'met' these guys but I have a feeling we all could have something special here, IF we don't go and try the grass is greener on the other side, bit"
I know it is really none of my business what Autumn does but she is my friend and I felt I had to say something to her.
(Autumn POV)
Damn, I hate when Tre's right. I sigh and say alright. As we head out, Fred comes over and ask us if we are leaving for the night.
(Tre POV)
I feel bad for Autumn because I know she is torn between what she is having with Howie and what MIGHT be with Fred and I am releaved when she agrees with me and we start to leave. I know how the 'taste of danger' can be fun but alot of the times the 'fun' ends and you end up in a bad relationship with someone who cheates on you.. Been there, done that!!
AJ and I are holding hands as are Howie and Autumn we are just about out the door when Fred asks if we are leaving for the night.
"Yea man we are. We had a busy day and we're all pretty tired. But man, thanks for the invite to the party, it was great." AJ tells him and shakes his hand.
The rest of us agree and tell Fred night. As we walk out I see Fred look at Autumn with a look like he is wondering why she is leaving.
(Autumn POV)
Fred looks as me while I. I really want to stay but Tre is right. (Damn I hate that) I go to reach for my neck and realize that my necklace isn't on. I stop Howie, AJ, And Tre.
"Guys, my necklace is gone. Go on and wait for me and I'll be right out. I think I know where i lost it."
(Tre POV)
I watch Autumn go in search of her necklace and notice Fred following her
'oh great' I think to myself.
I also see that that fact didn't escape two other people standing with me...Howie and Aj noticed it too.
"Hey guys lets go outside and wait for Autumn, I"m getting hot"
They look at me and then each other and I know they want to go after Autumn but I can't let them do that, Autumn has to figure this out herself.
(Autumn POV)
I like more than get outside and I see Fred following me.
"Autumn, what did your necklace look like?"
"It was a cross and looked like it had diamonds in it."
We looked for a few minutes, and I was on the verge of tears.
"Autumn, this it?" Fred asked holding it.
I smiled. "Yes!"
Fred handed it to me and I thanked him.
"Autumn, can you stay here? I'll take you back to the room."
Oh man...I thought. "Fred, I would but Tre and I have got the same room and I would hate to come back and wake her up."
He looks a bit disappointed but says he understands. I thank him for finding my necklace and say it was nice to meet him. I go back in and see the guys and Tre waiting and looking at me.
"Okay, I'm ready," I say.
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