At noon, Tasha emerged from her bunk, stretching and yawning.
"Afternoon Tash," a chorus of voices greeted her.
"Hey guys! Have y'all's seen Lance anywhere?" she asked timidly.
"He's back in the lounge," Justin said, not looking up from the game he was playing.
"Thanks," she said as she turned and headed towards the lounge.
When Tasha opened the door, she saw Lance sitting in the middle of the couch with papers surrounding him on every side. She waited for him to hang up the phone before speaking.
"Hey Lance," she said slowly entering the lounge.
"Oh, hey Tasha! What's up girl?" he asked, patting the now clean spot next to him as a signal for her to sit down.
"I want to talk about last night. Why did you kiss me...like that? I'm very confused and I..." Tasha began to ramble before Lance silenced her.
"Tash, since the day I last left you, I've been in love with you. That's one reason I didn't write. I knew that I would absent-mindedly write it in, but I wanted to tell you in person. So, there you go. That's why I kissed you," Lance said, raking a hand through his messy hair.
"Wow. I, uhh, don't know what to say. I've always had a huge crush on you, it's not even funny. I've known since I was twelve that you were the only one for me. Now hearing you have me ten times more confused than I was last night. I really don't know what to say," Tasha said, throwing her hands up in the air as a sign of surrender.
"Just say that you'll be mine. That's all I need to hear. That you'll be mine forever," Lance said, his voice pleading with her heart as he took her hands in his.
"Yes Lance. I'll be yours forever," Tasha said with tears springing to her eyes before she kissed Lance with emotions that had been bottled up for seven years.
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"So Lance, did you and Tasha finally hook up?? You guys sure looked pretty cozy on the way to sound check," Justin asked, referring to the numerous times the guys caught the new couple flirting or kissing.
"J, it's for us to know and for you all to find out," Lance said, leaving a very bewildered Justin in the kitchen.
Meanwhile, back in the lounge, Joey and Tasha were having the same conversation.
"So, Tasha, are you and Lance a couple now or what? You two sure were comfy in each others arms this afternoon on the bus."
"My dear Joey. That's for me to know and for you to find out," Tasha remarked before walking out of the lounge.
"God help us all," Joey said, rolling his eyes heavenward before he too left the lounge.
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