Warnings: Brief mentions of anxiety

Word Count: 1580

You fiddled with your camera settings for probably the hundredth time that night. It was the only thing you knew to do when you were anxious, and tonight the anxieties were running high. It was the final night of the first leg of the tour. The last three months had flown by much faster than you had anticipated, meaning that you hadn't figured out where you would be staying when you returned to Ohio.

"You doing alright over there, Y/N/N?" Josh asked.

"Yeah. I just have a lot on my mind," you sighed.

He walked over to where you were sitting on the couch and plopped down next to you, putting a hand on your shoulder, "It's the last night of tour, you're supposed to be excited!"

"I know," you said, forcing a smile. "And I am excited, there's just a lot of other things that I need to worry about."

"You can worry about all that stuff tomorrow. Tonight is about celebrating."

You nodded, which seemed to appease Josh. He stood back up and walked over to the other side of the dressing room to grab his hat.

"It's weird to think we won't be together constantly for a whole week, huh?" you said, masking your nervousness with a laugh.

"I'm sure we'll see each other plenty," he said. "You'll actually have free time."

"That will be nice. It feels like the work has been never-ending since we left."

"That's tour," Josh grinned, adjusting the hat on his head.

Tyler suddenly appeared in the doorway, already in his full suit and black paint. He casually walked into the room and flopped down onto the couch next to you, taking up a surprising amount of space.

"What's going on in here?" he asked.

"What does it look like?" you said, fiddling with your lens cap yet again.

"It looks like you two aren't anywhere near as hyped as you should be for tonight's show."

"Sorry," you mumbled.

Josh looked at you, eyebrows furrowed, "Are you sure you're doing alright, Y/N?"

Tyler turned to look at you too. You glanced between the two of them and let out a sigh.

"I'm stressed because I have no idea where I'm going to go once we get back to Ohio. There's no way Matthew would let me stay with him again and I don't have enough time to find a place to rent, especially when we're just going to be leaving again in a week."

"Stay with one of us," Tyler shrugged as if it was the most casual thing in the world.

You looked to Josh, who nodded in agreement, "I've got a spare room that could easily work as a place for you to stay."

"For real?"

"Of course," Tyler said. "You're basically family now, and family takes care of each other."

He threw an arm around your shoulders and pulled you into his side. You couldn't keep the smile off of your face; it was nice to know that Tyler and Josh viewed you as an important part of their lives even outside of tour.

"That's more like it," Josh said, noticing the smile on your face.

"That's a huge weight off my chest. Thank you so much, guys."

"It's no problem."

Josh checked his watch and looked to Tyler, who wordlessly took the hint.

"Alright. Last show of this leg, let's go rock this thing," Tyler said, removing his arm from your shoulder and standing up.

You followed the boys out of the room, only stopping for a moment to take a picture of them walking down the hall with their arms wrapped around one another.

"That was amazing!" Tyler beamed as he stepped onto the tour bus. "That couldn't have gone better."

Josh was close behind him with just as big of a smile on his face. They both dumped their stuff into a corner and joined you on the couch.

"What did you think, Y/N/N?"

"Definitely one of the best shows," you smiled. "You should see some of the photos that I got tonight."

"I can't wait," he grinned.

"Now what?" you asked.

Tyler was the one to answer, "We head back towards Ohio and celebrate surviving the first leg."

You nodded and leaned further back into the couch, taking full advantage of the fact that you didn't need to immediately start editing photos. Tyler had been quick to lay down and close his eyes, meanwhile Josh was next to you scrolling through his phone.

"Is this how you guys celebrate?" you asked.

"Pretty much," Josh laughed. "Think about it, we finally have a break from all the chaos of the last three months. Are you really telling me that you're not tempted to take a nice nap right now?"

"I guess I am," you said. "I still feel like I should be editing photos, though. It's basically a habit at this point."

"Relax, Y/N/N," Tyler chimed in, poking you lightly with his foot. "We're on vacation."

"I know," you sighed, pushing yourself up from the couch. "Do you either of you want a root beer float to celebrate?"

"Yes," Josh smiled excitedly.

"Ty?"

His face scrunched up for a moment as he debated his answer, "Sure."

"Ok, three root beer floats coming right up."

The three of you spent the rest of the night joking around and drinking root beer floats until your stomachs were sick. For the first time during the entire tour so far, you felt completely at peace. It was nice to not have the pressure of editing photos looming over your head.

Eventually, Tyler decided to call it a night and disappeared towards his bunk. You were leaned on the back of the couch, watching as dark shapes passed by the window outside. Stars were just visible in the sky above.

"What are you thinking about, Y/N?" Josh said.

The sound of his voice caused you to jump a bit. You hadn't heard him move next to you from the other side of the room, not to mention that you had been lost in thought.

"A lot of things, I guess."

"Like what?"

You turned to face him, "It's just so crazy how much my life changed in the last few months. One moment I thought I was going to get married and settled down in Ohio and a week later I'm traveling the country taking photos for a band. It's just weird to think how different everything would be if I hadn't tried to dye my hair."

This put a smile on Josh's face, "Your orange hair was so bad."

"Shut up," you laughed, reaching over and giving his arm a light shove.

"In all seriousness though, are you enjoying being our photographer?"

"Are you kidding? This is the best job I could have asked for. Don't tell people back home, but I think I like this more than what I was doing in California."

"Really?"

"Oh yeah. Taking pictures of your live shows is way more compelling than newborn babies and engaged couples."

Josh nodded, "You don't get tired of the same thing every night?"

"Not at all. You guys manage to keep it interesting."

"That's good to hear," he grinned.

You turned to look back out the window, "It's true."

There was a pause in the conversation. You were unsure if Josh was going to say something else, so your brain was quickly scrambling for something else to say. Thankfully, Josh broke the silence.

"Have you decided who you're going to stay with when we get back?"

"Why? Are you scared I'm going to steal your spare room?" you laughed, turning back to him.

"No," he smiled. "I was just curious."

"I hadn't really put much thought into it. I guess I should probably make a choice considering we'll be back tomorrow morning."

"Yeah, maybe.'

"Are you guys sure you don't mind me staying with you? I can book a flight back to California and stay there for the week, if need be."

Josh smiled and shook his head, "It isn't a big deal at all. Besides, I don't want to have to go a whole week without seeing you."

"Even after spending three months with me?"

"Especially after spending three months with you."

You quickly turned towards the window to hide the blush that was overtaking your cheeks. It was taking all of your concentration to not start smiling like an idiot in front of him.

"I'm glad you're not tired of me," you said.

"Honestly, it's hard for me to get tired of you."

You were about to say something else, but you were interrupted by a very tired looking Tyler appearing where you were sitting. His hair was sticking out at all angles and there were bags under his eyes.

"Can you two bring it down a bit? This bus isn't huge and you two are being loud."

"Sorry, Ty," Josh said, checking his watch. "I should probably actually head to bed myself."

"What time is it?" you asked.

"Almost one in the morning. Are you heading to bed too?"

"Nah, I think I'm going to stay out here for awhile."

"Make sure to get some good sleep," Tyler said before disappearing again.

"Yeah, what he said," Josh smiled.

"I will, I promise."

"Good."

You turned back towards the window and returned to watching the passing shapes. There were a lot of things for you to think about.