Sound check was finished and they had a little while before UVIP started. Tim was sick of standing but didn't want to sit. He lay down on his stomach on the couch in the green room and shut his eyes. Austin walked by and saw a perfect opportunity. He stopped by the couch and raised his hand to smack Tim on the ass.

"Do it and I swear to God I will make the rest of your life a living hell." Tim growled at him.

Adam walked up beside Austin and grabbed his wrist. "I think you should listen to him."

Austin dropped his hand, "You're no fun. You know, you used to help me prank him." Austin pouted.

"Prank him all you want. I'll still help." Adam said as he put a hand on Austin's shoulder. "But I'm the only one who gets to smack his ass." Adam leaned in close to Austin and whispered in his ear, "He enjoys it so much."

Austin's mouth dropped open as he stared at his friend. Adam just smiled and shrugged his shoulders as he knelt down beside the couch near Tim's head. Austin started to laugh maniacally. Adam and Tim both turned to look at him like he was crazy. "What the hell, Austin?" Adam asked.

"I do get to slap his ass and there is nothing you can do about it." Austin cackled. 

Tim and Adam were lost. "What the hell are you talking about?" Tim asked.

"I get to slap your ass every night during Sold." Austin had an evil look on his face. "Ooooh, tonight is going to be fun." He said as he rubbed his hands together and skipped out of the room.

Adam whipped his head around to look back at Tim. His eyes were huge and full of fear. "Adam, I can't. Not tonight." Adam brushed Tim's hair from his face "Shhh, we'll figure something out." Adam pulled out his phone and sent a quick text.

Chance and Rob showed up in room at the same time. "What's so urgent?" Rob asked.

"We need to change the set list for tonight." Adam sighed. "I know it's last minute but in Sold Austin slaps Tim's butt. Normally, not an issue but Austin seems way too excited about it and we can't make Tim deal with that on stage." 

Chance sighed heavily. He loved Austin but sometimes he took things too far. He walked over to Tim and rubbed his back "You think you can do Your Man instead?" Tim nodded. "I'll take care of it." Chance said and then walked out of the room. 

Tim managed to make it through the VIP sessions without too much trouble. Instead of being on stools on stage they all leaned against the front of the stage so Tim wouldn't have to sit. 

The show had started and was going well. Tim was chatting up the audience while the rest of the group brought out the stools. He was changing up his joke tonight. "Now we've come to what is usually my favorite part of the show. We get to sit." (audience laughs) "I uh, had a small accident earlier today so sitting isn't my favorite thing right now but I'm going to try. Bear with me." (audience laughing while Tim exaggerates his attempts to sit). "Aaah, there we go."

Tim looked around to see his band mates not even trying to control their laughter. "Thanks guys." He turned to the audience, "Do you see what I have to put up with?" (laughter) "Also, I would like to apologize for the temperature in here. Apparently the air conditioner couldn't handle all the hotness up here and just gave up." (more laughing) "So it's probably just going to keep getting warmer in here but we'll keep going as long as you are all willing." (cheers).

As soon as the guys left the stage for intermission they pulled their jackets off and sat in front of a fan the crew had found. Olena came running over, grabbed Adam and drug him into his dressing room. "Damn Olena, slow down. What are you doing?"

"Look" she said as she pointed to the mirror. Adam turned to look and gasped. Most of the make-up covering his hickey had come off. "Shit" he sighed. "Oh God, they've all seen it."

"I couldn't see it from the audience so you're safe there." Olena said as she started to reapply the make-up. "But I did see it through my camera lens so..." Adam sighed and let Olena finish before he rejoined the other guys. Tim's neck looked good but Olena touched it up anyway.

Chance waited until the last second before they walked back on stage to tell Austin about the song change. "Damn, you guys are just no fun." Austin pouted.

"We prank and tease for fun Austin, never to cause pain." Chance scolded him. "Remember that."

The second half of the show went well except all the sweating. It had gotten really hot and everybody was feeling the effects. Rob told the audience there would still be a signing line for anyone who was willing to stick around and brave the heat.

The guys all took turns in front of a fan before Olena quickly touched up Adam and Tim's make-up again before they all headed out to see their fans up close. All the doors in the lobby had been opened and there were fans set-up to move the air but it was still sweltering. 

Jenika tried to keep the line moving quickly; the guys were sweating like crazy and Tim could not comfortable on his hard chair. Everybody just wanted to be done.

About fifteen minutes into the signing line Jenika was placing a picture on the table to be signed when she lost her balance and stumbled backwards. She managed to catch herself before falling and laughed it off. Chance was first at the table and was keeping an eye on her. A few minutes later Jenika's legs started to go weak and she stumbled again. Chance looked up to see her eyes glass over as she was falling backward in slow motion. He jumped out of his chair and caught her before she hit the floor. He lowered her gently to the ground.

Adam flew out of his chair and was at her side in an instant. He was on his knees next to her, brushing her hair out of her face and fanning her with one of the fans posters. Austin threw Adam some ice which he rubbed on her wrists and on her neck to cool her down. The guys got the fans to back up a little so she could have some air and privacy.

Jenika started to come around but Adam wouldn't let her sit up. "Just lay still for a bit. How are you feeling?" He asked as he placed his hand on her lower abdomen. She put her hand over his and smiled at him. "I'm feeling better now. I think I just got too hot and didn't drink enough water. I'm okay now. Really." Adam finally let her sit up. 

"You guys need to finish this line." Jenika said. "I'm fine really."

Adam shook his head, "You are not finishing with us." Adam motioned for the guys to come closer. "Can you ask the fans to give us a few more minutes? I'm going to take Jenika to the back and make her lay down. I'll be back in a little bit." 

Adam put his arm around Jenika's waist as they walked just in case her legs went out again. He got her to the green room and had her lay down on the couch. He put her feet up and got her some cold water. He once again put a hand on her lower abdomen, "Are you sure you're okay?"

"I'm fine. Go finish up with the fans." She laughed at the worried look on his face. "I promise I won't move." She held up three fingers. "Scouts honor." Adam kissed her on the forehead and went back to the signing line.

When Adam got back to the signing line he filled the guys in before they got started again. They answered the same questions over and over. "Thank you. Yes, she's feeling better already. Just a little overheated. We'll tell her you send your best wishes."

Everyone was exhausted by the time they finished up the line, packed up and got on the bus. The air conditioning on the bus felt good but they were all still overheated. Thankful for the closeness of the group, they all stripped down to underwear and fell into their bunks.

To be continued...

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