He laughed as we started running again. We didn't talk anymore, he seemed engrossed in his thoughts and it was all I could do to keep up with him. We had forgotten our sunscreen, and I suggested that we were getting burnt and we should turn back. He agreed.

When we got back, the air conditioned buses held more awake band members. Rafe asked who had eaten our fruit again and Ben said he'd done it.

"We can include you in our grocery shopping." I said before Rafe could get on him about it. "But if we don't know you're going to be sharing, then we didn't get enough."

He looked up from his phone. "What's Rafe's is mine, usually."

I gave Rafe a look. He snatched Ben's phone. "Since freaking when?"

He snatched his phone back. "Since always. But if you want me to get my own...."

"I want you to wash the blender when you use it."

"You're a clean freak. Let Mack do it."

"Hell no!" Rafe said and rolled his eyes at my exasperated hand out to collect. He gave me a low five and then ruffled Ben's hair. "You're not used to sharing me."

Ben looked up for that one. "You flatter yourself."

"You should have brought Addie."

"She's done with tours."

"Okay." Rafe said and went to his clothes. "When are we heading to the venue? By the way, who wants dinner at La Roca?"

"I'm going to the Cave."

"Okay, the Cave's good." Rafe agreed, and cupped my butt cheek much to my embarrassment as he kissed me. "Then we'll go clubbing. It's a Saturday night."

"It doesn't matter what night it is." Dylan supplied with a sip of his beer. I turned away from his prying eyes. "There's always clubs open in Nogales."

Rafe kept kissing me, and then Mack leaned in and said we were heading to the venue, and to be ready early, since it was simply an outdoor, festival seating, or no seating, gazebo type concert, very informal.

Rafe got me cold water and sipped it first, before handing it to me. I saw him wink at me to say he knew we were a couple because we shared water, which made me snort. What I wanted was a shower.

That wish was granted soon enough as we pulled into Nogales High School. The boys locker room was for the entire crew and road crew, but the girls bathroom was partitioned for girls and then for the band. It was then Rafe told me we'd be doing this little show here in Nogales this afternoon and playing a packed house in Tucson this evening, and then coming back to party. He said to wear whatever I wanted to dinner and the performances but to bring the dress for the clubs.

I was just thankful these showers had private stalls. I went in one and locked it, not thinking, and it wasn't until I was delightfully ensconced in clean refreshing hot water and soap that I realized Rafe had somehow gotten in. There was a shower curtain over the drain area, and then that same little bench and hook area where I could dry off.  

"Dang it, Rafe! What are you doing?"

There was so much laughter, I figured more than just the band was waiting to hear my exclamations. Why was he making fun of me again?

"I think Dang It is a cussword. You owe me."

"Dang It is not a cuss word, and you need to get out of here." He was peeking in the curtain.

"Damn girl." He whistled, and I turned away from him.

There was nowhere to hide. Everyone was hooting and catcalling. I tried to pull the shower curtain away from him, and he pulled it back, and stared unabashedly. I was red, and annoyed, and wondered if this was a prank that would follow us the entire trip, the prank was on me at every stop then.

"Aubrey. " He said low, his eyes now on mine. "Baby, if they are catcalling, it's because they all now know that I can't have you. They know you're off limits."

"They know I'm a virgin?" I didn't know if I should be embarrassed, or flattered. Or indignant. He started singing one of his songs.

"Please don't leave, stay in there
Touch my body instead
Gonna make you feel it
Can you still feel it?
Gonna make you feel it
Can you still feel it?"

(Maroon 5 A Little of your time)

I was laughing at his application, but still so red I couldn't stand it. "Please, Rafe, get out of here."

"I gotta get me some of that, baby." Through the shower curtain he grabbed me, circling me, getting us both wet now, and he bent and kissed me through the plastic, kissed me in a place he shouldn't have and I shoved him away and screamed in outrage, as he'd known I would--- this apparently for the benefit of the rest of the band and crew. The laughing was raucous.

I turned the shower head on him and sprayed it. He yelled, and then wrapped me once more in the curtain and pushed me under the water for good measure.

I was laughing, I couldn't help it. He made me laugh. Everything about him was this humble yet arrogant--- yet---- how to describe Rafe? Ahhhh!!

He turned the water off and then let me go and jumped up on the bench and hauled himself nimbly over the top of the metal stall.

"So that's how you got in!" I yelled and everybody hooted with more laughter, singing that song--- it wasn't even one of his.

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