Across the Miles
his own dorm for the
night.
     
    The next morning, first thing, Rose set off
for the next city on the tour- Columbus, Ohio.
     
    It would be a nine hour drive, and Rose
wanted to make sure she was able to get there with plenty of time
to spare.
     
    The long road gave Rose plenty of time to
think about the summer that was lying ahead of her.
     
    She realized that Liam probably wouldn't even
remember her. She wasn't expecting anything to come of this summer,
anyway. Like she had said to Mason, she didn't even really know the
guy. She just wanted to listen to her favorite artist perform live.
He really was extremely talented. She hoped that one day she might
be just as highly recognized as he was. But she had her doubts.
     
    Sure, she was a music major, but she was
still shy when it came to singing. When she sang in glee club in
high school, she would try to put her all into the performance once
she got up on stage, but that had resulted in some pretty
catastrophic moments that she'd rather not reminisce about. She had
some pretty bad experiences with performing in the past, which led
her to be pretty weary about singing in public now. Right before
getting on stage, she would always have a bit of a nervous
breakdown, then back out at the last second.
     
    Maybe seeing Liam perform all summer would
inspire her to face her fears and contact a few record labels.
Maybe this summer tour would be a good thing for her. It could
change her for the better.
     
    She could only hope.
     

Chapter 3
     
    The next two shows, Liam kept an eye out for
Rose, intrigued by the gorgeous girl he had met on opening night.
But Liam tried to keep his mind from wandering to his fan when he
could help it.
     
    You see, Liam had a rule for himself that he
made shortly after he had his heart broken shortly after becoming
famous. He found out the hard way that people would often try to
use him for his fame. No one really cared about him. And if they
did, they only liked the image that he was portrayed as in the
media. No one really knew him. At least, not the real him.
     
    Because of this, Liam made it a rule to not
date or be interested in his fans. Of course, he had complete love
and admiration for them. Without them, he'd still be stuck in a
glee club somewhere- not touring the country like he was currently
doing.
     
    But he couldn't help but think that there
might be something different about Rose. Liam wasn't sure exactly
what it was, though. Maybe it was the fact that Rose was absolutely
beautiful. Or that she wasn't as hyper-active as some of his fans
tended to be when meeting him. And Rose's dedication to Liam,
traveling around the country with him, was really touching. No
matter how hard Liam tried, he couldn't seem to tear his thoughts
away from Rose for too long.
     
    It didn't help that Rose was at every show,
and Liam couldn't help but look for the young woman in the
crowd.
     
    However, for the next two shows, Rose didn't
stand as close to the front as she had in New York. She decided
that since she would be at every show, she would allow other fans
the opportunity to get a close look at the singer. I mean, Rose had
met Liam, for god's sake. She was completely satisfied to just be
there at the show, no matter where she stood.
     
    But Rose couldn't help but notice that, no
matter how far back she stood, Liam always seemed to find her,
usually about halfway through the show, and that his eyes kept
glancing back to her every so often after he located her.
     
    Rose would always blush, grateful that Liam
couldn't see her flushed cheeks because of the dark lighting in the
clubs, and then she would continue to bob her head to the music,
enjoying the flawless voice of the famous singer, while trying to
convince herself that it was just a coincidence that Liam always
found her. He played in relatively small venues, after all.
     
    But after Liam's fourth show, in St. Louis,
Rose could no longer talk herself out of believing that Liam

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