Isaac rolled his eyes as he observed how Taylor was acting. “Taylor, stop being such a baby. The girls weren’t really that bad. Plus you have to admit, they’re all kind of hot in person,” he said with a shrug.

Taylor glared at him, “Are you serious, Ike? One of them was a total stuck up bitch, one was a gothic freak… and the last one just seemed totally strange and awkward.”

“I kind of liked them,” Zac replied thoughtfully, “Did you guys hear the one with all the tattoos tell me I’m hot?” he asked as he grinned proudly.

Despite his foul mood, Taylor couldn’t help but to chuckle at the fact that his brother was completely oblivious to the situation.

“Zac, she didn’t say you were hot. She called you ‘Hottie Mchotterson’… That is far from saying that she’s attracted to you. What she said to you was simply the rambling of a drunken slut,” Taylor replied as he shook his head at his brother’s stupidity.

Zac frowned, “I didn’t hear her calling you anything like that. You’re just jealous,” he argued childishly.

“Jealous? Please! I am far from jealous, Zac. I can’t believe you even think she’s into you. I mean look at her and look at you. There is no way she would go for you,” Taylor replied as he continued to glare out the window.

“What’s that supposed to mean?” Zac replied, sounding offended.

“She’s one of those girls who thinks she’s bad ass and hardcore. You just don’t fit the criteria for a girl like that,” Taylor answered knowingly.

“You’re just mad because Sapphire blew you off,” Isaac retorted, standing up for Zac.

“Are you fucking kidding me? Sapphire is by far the worst one of all three of them! And you know what else pisses me off about all of this? Where the hell does Liz get off flying while we’re stuck on this bus? Who does she think she is?” Taylor complained. Liz certainly wasn’t the kind, sweet girl he remembered from Tulsa.

“I can’t say I blame her. If you had the chance to fly instead of being stuck on this bus, wouldn’t you?” Isaac asked.

“Of course I would fly! But why does she think that she’s so much more important than us? She wouldn’t even have a job if it wasn’t for us!” Taylor exclaimed.

“Dude, you just need to get over it. The fact of the matter is that Liz is our tour manager. She’s basically our boss and we have to get along with her. As far as the girls, we should be glad to have them… Liz was right, they will definitely bring in a new type of fan base,” Isaac replied, trying to be reasonable.

“Whatever,” Taylor mumbled as he pulled out his I-pod in an attempt to avoid his brothers.

—

“So what did you think of the guys?” Blake asked as she closed her journal. Writing was one hobby she picked up when she and the girls were stuck on a tour bus. It always seemed to make the trip go by faster.

Sapphire shrugged, “They’re basically what I expected. Plain, boring guys from Oklahoma. I bet their music will be average at best… and I’m sure their fan base is incredibly lame.”

“Well, yeah. I can agree with that. But can I just say that the youngest one looks absolutely delicious? And the middle one… I wouldn’t having a piece of that, either,” Faith said as she grabbed a can of beer and cracked it open.

“You really find those guys attractive? If you do then I think you need to put down the drink.” Sapphire said, trying her best to look disgusted. This was definitely going to be a long bus ride.

Blake shrugged, “I didn’t think they were so bad,” she said softly.

“You know what I think? Whenever we stop at the first hotel, we should totally find out their room numbers,” Faith said with a mischievous grin on her face.

“Why would you want to do that? The only time I want to see them is when we have to… at the rehearsals and at the shows. I definitely don’t want to hang out with them on our free time!” Sapphire replied.

“I think you will like this idea though,” Faith replied. She was known to come up with crazy ideas now and then, and this didn’t seem to be any exception.

Blake rolled her eyes, “Oh no…” she mumbled as she realized that Faith was up to something.

Sapphire leaned forward and suddenly became interested in Faith’s idea, “What’s the plan?” she asked. Sapphire wasn’t exactly innocent either, and usually decided to go along with all of Faith’s crazy plans.

“I think we need to party with them. You know… and get them wasted. And I don’t just mean just wasted… I’m talking obliterated,” Faith said with a smirk.

“What is the point?” Blake asked curiously.

“All three of those guys just have this image like they could never do anything wrong. I want to see if they have a wild side. During this tour, I will make it my personal goal to corrupt them all. Hell, I’ll even throw in the goal of getting one of them to sleep with me by the time the tour is over,” Faith said confidently.

Sapphire shrugged, “Not a bad plan, Faith. I’d love the see Pretty Boy when he’s trashed. Maybe he wouldn’t be such a prick,” she said, referring to Taylor.

“Blake, are you in?” Faith asked.

Blake sighed and reluctantly responded, “Okay, okay. I guess I’m in. I suppose I wouldn’t mind turning them into bad boys,” she replied with a nod.

Sapphire smiled, “Perfect. I really don’t think these guys have any idea what they are in for.”

—

The next day, Liz’s flight had arrived long before each band had arrived on their tour buses. It left her plenty of time to check into the five-star hotel she had booked for herself before meeting the bands at a run-down motel that she had booked for them.

“Oh my God, Liz! You’re shitting me, right?” Taylor asked as Liz met them in the lobby of the motel they would be staying in.

The place was completely run-down and it was nothing like any of the places Taylor and his brother’s had stayed during past tours.

“Where are the girls?” Liz asked, ignoring his question.

“They stopped for dinner before checking in. Is this really the best you could do, Liz? I mean, do you even really want to stay here?” Isaac asked as he looked at his surroundings.

Liz cleared her throat, “Actually, I won’t be staying here. The label sent me to one of the nicer hotels across town. This was really all we can do for right now,” she replied with a shrug.

By now, Taylor was fuming. “Excuse me, but last time I checked, we are the ones who are touring and making all of the money! Your job wouldn’t even exist if it wasn’t for our music!” he said as a group of people standing nearby turned to look at them.

“Taylor, stop… Just come on,” Zac said as he grabbed his luggage. He glanced up at Liz before turning to walk away. Taylor reluctantly followed him.

Liz felt guilty as she watched them leave. Zac, who had been kind to her the whole time, had looked like he was angry with her for the first time. She had to remind herself that she was doing this all for a reason.

Minutes later, the girls arrived at the motel. Surprisingly, they didn’t do much complaining about the conditions of the motel. They seemed more concerned with finding out where the local liquor store was located.

“Oh, Liz… I was going to ask you a favor!” Faith said with a smile.

“And what is that?” Liz responded curiously.

“Could you tell us what room number the guys will be staying in?” she asked.

Liz felt her throat becoming dry. Why did Faith want to know what room number the guys were in? These girls were supposed to make Taylor and his brothers miserable, not befriend them.

“Why do you ask?” Liz asked dryly as Sapphire approached.

“We just want to get to know them a little better, if you know what I mean,” Sapphire said with a wink.

Liz frowned, “Well, I’m sorry, but I am not supposed to give out that kind of information,” she said.

Faith smiled, “It’s all good, Liz. The guy working at the front desk has totally been checking out my ass. I’ll just get the information from him. I have my ways,” she grinned as she scampered off.

“Bye Liz,” Sapphire said sweetly as she followed Faith toward the front desk.

Liz sighed in annoyance and walked out of the motel in a huff. She could only hope that her plan wasn’t going to backfire on her.