"AHHH!" Bailey yelled, falling backwards onto the couch as the bus came to an abrupt halt.

"See? That's what you get for jumping around like a maniac." Kevin stated, un-amused as he continued clicking away on his laptop as there was a big thud in the bathroom. "Drop the soap again, Joseph?" he yelled.

"Shuddup!" Joe yelled from the bathroom. He had went in there to take a quick shower about 10 minutes prior to the stop.

"Ah, you two are so perfect for each other, it's not even funny." Nick sighed, his thumbs wiggling the joystick on the PS2 controller as his eyes stayed on the TV screen. Satisfied with that comment, Bailey made her way to the bathroom door and banged.

"Come on. I have to peeeeee." she whined, resting her forehead on the thin, wooden door. Seconds later it swung open, releasing puffs of steam and revealing a wet Joe with a towel draped around his toned waist. "Is it hot in here, or is it just - "

"Me? I know." he smirked, placing a hand on his hip.

" - the fact that you took ANOTHER hot shower. Now the next seven are going to be freezing, thanks." Bailey finished, knowing that's not what he expected to hear.

"All I hear is blah blah blah, blah blah, kiss me." he rambled, then pecked her on the lips.

Smiling, she pulled away. "Blah blah blah, get dressed." she kissed him again, then squeezed her way past him into the bathroom, shooing him out into the bunk area in the process.

- - - - -

"You ready?" Joe asked, looking down at Bailey who was sitting in the back lounge.

"I've been ready since before you had your little fall in the bathroom. Now let's go! I want to meet this chick!" she replied excitedly, hopping up from the couch and grabbing Joe's hand.

"What chick? Miley?" Nick asked, turning off the TV with interest.

Bailey shrugged. "I don't know. I just want to meet someone new."

"Oh, you'll be meeting a lot of people here. Believe me. You'll be sick of shaking hands after the second person. And then you'll get this really clammy and sweaty one, and it's like, ugh." Joe groaned in disgust, pulling her off the bus as she laughed. "You ready?" he asked, stopping in the middle of the parking lot.

"Ready for what?" she stopped, letting go of his hand to step back and watch as he bent at the knees.

"Come on, hop up!" he stated, a little excited as Kevin finally made his way off the bus giving him a 'WTF' look. Chuckling, Bailey jumped up, wrapping her arms around his neck as he grasped her legs around his waist. "TO THE - " he pointed to the venue. " - INSIDE OF THAT PLACE!" Once again, making Bailey laugh, he took off running inside.

"Ross is so going to chew him out." Nick crossed his arms, shaking his head at Joe as he walked with Kevin.

"Possibly" Kevin replied. "But then again, I think he's going to like the fact that he's back to being the old Joe, instead of the pissy Joe when she wasn't here. I think this tour is going to be a lot better than the last."

Nick nodded in agreement.

- - - - -

"Hand shake number 387." Bailey muttered in Joe's ear as they approached a few guys backstage in suits with Hannah Montana/Jonas Brothers tour badges hanging around their necks.

After the small talk, the guys were on their way.

"Mr.ClammyDude and his B-F-F CactusCrust." Joe stated as they continued backstage.

"What?" Bailey chuckled, looking over at his stupidity.

"You didn't feel that one guy's hand? It was all . . .prickly. Who has prickly hands?" he sounded a bit annoyed, even though she knew he was only joking. "It made me think of a cactus." he laughed at himself. "You remember that one part in the Lion King? Simba landed in the spiky things and the one hyena was like, 'Ayo! Cactus butt!' Or something like that?'"

She started cracking up at how he was getting into something simple as shaking someone's hand. His imagination got the best of him sometimes and she enjoyed how he expressed that. Joe smiled over at her; mission accomplished. He kept her laughing and having fun.

"I love you." she said softly, squeezing his soft hand as they made their way into the dressing room.

"I love you too, Bails." he could help from smiling as he brought her hand up and kissed it before letting go. This was perfect.

"Mwah mwah mwah." Garbo teased, making kissing noises as Joe shut the door behind him. "Save your mouth for the singing instead of kissing."

"Aw, is someone jealous that they haven't been able to use theirs for anything, Garbo?" Bailey smirked at him as she hopped up on the counter, leaning against the mirrors as the 'Ohhh's echoed in the room.

"You got jokes?" he challenged, standing up and playfully smacking his chest.

"I think your face is the joke." a grin appeared on Joe's face at his girl's response. His girl.

"You know, I'm not even going to waste my time on your sickening words." Garbo dismissed her, taking a seat and turning his back to her as the rest of the room chuckled.

"Oh please." John stated. "You'd be dying without this girl. You're just mad because she's the only one that can keep you on your toes."

"Toes shmoes. I just like her better than that old hoe." the room exploded with laughter at his horrible gangster accent.

"Now, was that a challenge?" Joe stood up, sticking his chest out like a bird. "I didn't think you fully healed from the other rap battle from the last tour, and you're asking for more? Asking for more from the one and only DJ DANJA!?" he emphasized his words, making Bailey's stomach cramp up from all the laughing.

"Joe, just sit down." Nick tossed a pillow at him, still laughing a bit.

Brushing off his shoulders, Joe continued. "I guess I'll save it for later."

- - - - -

Bailey stood in her old spot; the spot down in front of the stage with her handy headset and clipboard. She felt like she was in her zone and nothing could stop her now. Surprisingly, her heart was pumping in her chest, anticipating the first words of JB's set. Never had she been that excited to hear, "We're the kids, we're the kids, we're the kids of the future!" blare out of the speakers. She missed it.

Smiling, knowing the time was quickly approaching, she jumped when she felt a tap on the shoulder. Turning around she saw Mike, the cute guy from the Applebee's they had stopped at about an hour from the venue. She looked a him a little confusedly.

"Hey! What are you going here?" Bailey asked expectantly, sounding polite as she possibly could.