A Trip in the Fall Pt. 01

Everything I have posted to date are true stories of my life, the only thing changed are the names. I will continue to post those as what I call exciting things happen. One night after sex with my girlfriend Abi, we started talking about fantasies and imagination things. I told her about something that came to my mind after reading 50 Shades of Grey. After we talked about it, she encouraged me to write it down as a longer story and submit it here. This is part 1 of that story, there is at least one other part, and could be more depending on reception and where my imagination goes. Any feedback is appreciated! This is purely fiction and any resemblance to anyone, or events is purely coincidental. Thanks in advance for reading!

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Ch. 1-Wednesday

Sarah Bixby walked from the dressing room towards the stage where she could hear the crowd getting louder as her guitarist Brad began to hit the opening chords of her latest single. Sarah jogged up the stage steps and was greeted by bright lights and a screaming crowd. As she reached center stage she said, "Good evening, Chicago!" This caused the crowd to cheer louder and with her trademark smile, she launched into the song.

Sarah is the lead singer of the rising country band "Biloxi Broncos." It was made up of Sarah and her best friend Amanda Bronson. The two had met while attending Ole Miss, singing open mic nights at bars before deciding to see what would happen if they tried to go big. They cut a small demo tape in the music school's studio and sent it to record labels in Nashville. They didn't hear anything for months and figured it was a bust, but they kept singing in bars. One night, a record scout happened to be in the bar they were singing in, heard the pair and spoke with them after the show. He found a copy of their demo tape when he returned to Nashville, called the pair, and had them cut a record.

That record was 2 years ago and produced 3 singles and was certified gold. Now 2 years later, they were about two-thirds through a summer/fall tour which had been an incredible success and was on the verge of making them the next big thing in country music, they had even sold out the show in Chicago. With the end of the show in Chicago, Biloxi Broncos had another 4 weeks and 12 shows to go.

Thinking of this as she talked to her assistant/manager/friend Morgan, Sarah couldn't help but feel a bit overwhelmed. At 26, She was just a girl from a town in the middle of nowhere southern Mississippi who could sing and occasionally play a guitar. Morgan had been hired by the record company, but they had hit it off immediately and over the last 2 years, they had become almost like sisters.

As they left the venue on Sarah and Amanda's bus and headed towards the hotel, Morgan's phone rang, and when she checked the number on her Apple Watch, she was surprised to see the name "Brandon Baker" appear. Morgan smiled, excused herself towards the back of the bus and answered, "Double B, what's up man?"

"Not much, just wrapping up things before fall break."

Morgan responded, "Holy shit, I can't believe it is almost the end of October and you've been back to school for 2 months. How are things going?"

"Well that is why I'm calling. Remember when you asked me to come visit this summer and I couldn't because of training? I was wondering if I could take you up on the offer of coming to hang out for a few days? I'm teaching 2 new classes this year and I'm dead and need a break. I understand if you're too busy with the tour."

Morgan cut him off, "Of course you're welcome to come hang out! I know you like the music and we are getting ready to swing south."

"That sounds great, I looked up the schedule before I called and I know the band was just in Chicago, would it work if I met you all in Cincinnati in a couple of days?"

"That would be perfect! We do Cincinnati, then Charlottesville, VA, and then Virginia Beach to round out the weekend, if that works for you?

Brandon agreed to that, and Morgan said, "Send me a picture of your driver's license so I can get all the passes and things taken care of so you're cleared through security."

Thanks Morgan, I really appreciate this. Seeya soon."

After they hung up, Morgan moved back towards the front of the bus. As she sat down, Sarah said, "Who was that Morgan, your booty call for the night?" This caused all three women to burst into laughter.

Morgan threw a pillow at Sarah, "NO! That was a good friend from college named Brandon. He is a teacher who is getting ready to go on fall break and I had been trying to convince him to come out to see me and you all this summer and he is finally taking me up on it."

Amanda piped up. "So, it IS a booty call, just a long distance, delayed one!" This caused the women to all laugh again.

As the laughter died down, Morgan said, "Not at all, he is like a brother to me and helped me through some stuff right after we graduated. Strictly platonic, even if he is cute."

As the bus pulled into the hotel for the night, Morgan was back on her phone, coordinating everything for the departure the next day and also getting the ball rolling on Brandon's credentials.

Ch. 2-Thursday

Brandon Baker woke up the morning after he had called Morgan to plan to come visit her during the tour she was working on. Brandon had met Morgan during their junior year at Rutgers, Brandon majoring in education and Morgan in marketing. One of Brandon's friends was dating a girl who was part of the equestrian team and Morgan was a member of that team. Brandon had been roped into going to a formal for the team, so they ran in the same circles. After the formal, Brandon and Morgan became closer and while they had gone out on a couple dates, short of one kiss on date two, nothing ever came of it, and they figured out they wanted different things and were better off as friends.

As Brandon got ready for school, he thought about how the break would be much needed and it would be great to see Morgan for the first time in over a year. Sure, texts and Zoom talks were great, but actually hanging out was something different. An added perk was that Morgan was working for a band that Brandon had seen at festival and began following when they were "nobodies," but now were hitting it big; it couldn't be avoided that the lead singer, Sarah Bixby was one of the most beautiful women Brandon had ever seen. Listening to Morgan tell stories and talk about her, Brandon had developed a stupid schoolboy crush.

When Brandon got to school, he made it through his morning classes and headed to the teacher's lounge for lunch with his buddy Matt. When he got there, he warmed his lunch up and then started to look for airline tickets for the weekend. He finally found one that wouldn't break the bank from Newark to Cincinnati that would allow him to leave school, get to Cincinnati and then get to the amphitheater before the Biloxi Broncos went on. He then found a ticket that would leave from Virginia Beach Monday afternoon, putting him back home Monday evening to prepare for class Tuesday.

As he hit "Buy," and put away his wallet, Matt stopped stuffing his face and said, "What the hell are you buying now?"

Brandon laughed, "I'm heading on a multi-state trip to see my friend Morgan and the band she works with this weekend."

"She the hot chick that friendzoned you in college?"

Brandon shook his head, "Dude, we've been over this, we decided mutually we were better as friends. I wanted to settle down and she wanted to be able travel and do whatever she wanted."

Matt huffed and then said, "If you say so, at least she's working for that band with the hot singer and guitarist, so good eye candy."

Brandon laughed and changed the subject, but he couldn't help but think that Matt was right about the two band members Matt mentioned.

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As the day ended Brandon texted Morgan with his travel plans. Morgan responded back, "That is perfect! We will have plenty of time to hang out, plus that gives us basically a full day to enjoy the beach on Sunday, and even a little bit of time on Monday before you fly back."

Brandon responded, "Sounds great. I don't know how this rock star thing works; how will we or I get around?"

Morgan sent back the laughing emoji, "They are country stars. LOL. I've been riding on the bus with Sarah and Amanda, I'll ask them if they care if you steal one of the other bunks."

Brandon texted back, "I don't want to intrude and can rent a car and just drive it, not a big deal."

After a couple of hours, Morgan texted back, "Nonsense! They both said that it's fine, Amanda can move her shoes to the tour trailer."

Brandon texted back, "Pass on my thanks until I get there and can thank them in person."

Ch. 3-Friday

Brandon made it through the day and was completely exhausted; a test in each of his AP classes and an essay in the class he taught at the community college had kicked his ass. He got to the airport on time, got through security and boarded his flight. He slept through the majority of the flight and 2 and a half hours later after changing clothes in the airport bathroom, he was walking towards the doors, looking for Morgan.

As he neared the doors, he saw a tall guy in t-shirt and jeans holding a sign like in the movies that said "Brandon Baker." A little confused, Brandon approached the guy, "Hey, my name is Brandon Baker, did Morgan Statler send you?"

The guy smiled and said, "Hi Brandon, I'm Max. Ms. Statler is dealing with a small fire about Ms. Bixby's outfit for the show tonight and she sent me to get you." They shook hands and headed out to the cell phone lot where they got into a small Ford Focus and zipped out of the airport, heading towards the Ohio side of the river and Riverbend Music Center.

Max and Brandon made small talk during the short 20-minute ride from the airport to the venue, discovering they had a lot of the same interests, like exercising, hiking, fishing, and camping. They bypassed the lines of cars getting into the venue lot as Max flashed a pass. As they neared the back of the venue, Brandon said, "Damn, there are a lot of people coming in tonight."

"Yeah, apparently we sold this show out too."

As they parked the car, Max handed Brandon his passes and said, "Ms. Statler said you're going to be joining us for a few days, if you want to work out, or go for a run, get ahold of me. There's weight equipment on the tour trailer." Brandon thanked Max and as he walked away, Max said, "I'll take your backpack and put it on the ladies' bus, they are already in the dressing room." Max pointed Brandon towards the stage and said, "You can find Ms. Statler over there."

Brandon walked through a door and curtain and after showing his pass to the large security guard, he asked where Morgan was. After the guard pointed him further backstage, he heard her giving directions before he saw her due to the darkness.

As she caught sight of him, Morgan squealed, "BRANDON!!!" and ran up to him wrapping him in a big hug. She apologized for not picking him up, "Sarah never has clothes issues but the shirt she was going to wear tonight somehow got a stain on it, so we had to find a new one."

Brandon laughed and told her it was no big deal. At that same time, Brandon noticed more people moving towards the stage; he and Morgan stepped back, and Morgan said, "OH, I guess it is show time, here they come."

As Brandon watched, the members of the stage band came through the curtain Brandon had 5 minutes earlier shaking hands and high fiving everyone. Sarah and Amanda brought up the rear and stopped in front of Morgan and Brandon.

Sarah looked at Brandon and smiled before saying in her Mississippi accent, "You must be Brandon, glad you could join us, Morgan talks about you all the time! This is Amanda."

After short introductions, the first cords of the show opener were starting and Sarah said as she walked away, "Thanks for the new shirt, Morgan, it fits great and is very flattering!"

As they walked on stage, Brandon looked at Morgan and said, "As a guy, I agree with her."

Morgan slapped Brandon on the shoulder, "Come on, let's go watch the show."

They walked towards the stage wing just as Sarah started singing one of their first singles. Over the next two hours, Brandon was simply amazed at the intricacy of the live show from behind the scenes and how captivating Sarah and the rest of the band were. Towards the end of the show, Sarah even brought up a little girl up on stage with her to sing a little bit of the latest single, bringing a smile to her face and to the faces of everyone else in the venue.

As the encore began to wind down, Morgan told Brandon, "Okay, let's get on the bus, we normally try to get out fast, so we don't have to deal with traffic getting out."

They hurriedly walked back down the ramp, off the stage, down to the busses, and boarded a red and silver 45ft tour bus. As they climbed the stairs, they were welcomed by the driver George who told Morgan where Brandon's bag ended up and then sat down and began to do final checks before leaving.

Morgan told Brandon to have a seat on the couch right behind George's seat and she began to root through the kitchen. She got out two bottles of Gatorade, grabbed a couple of beers out of the fridge before handing him one. As she sat down, Amanda and Sarah came up the steps saying hello to George and then sitting down, grabbing the Gatorades Morgan pulled out.

As the bus began to move, Sarah and Amanda stood on the bus steps waving to fans leaving the venue. Once the bus exited the venue lot, Sarah said to Brandon, "Well Brandon, have you ever seen anything like this?"

Brandon laughed, "Well not from this side of things, normally I'm the one in the parking lot."

The four of them laughed and began to settle down and relax as they made their way towards the next tour stop in Charlottesville, VA.

Ch. 4

As the bus rolled across southern Ohio, Brandon, Morgan, Sarah, and Amanda chatted about the show, life on the road and how teaching is so different from being a touring musician. After about an hour and hitting some construction that slowed them to a crawl, and downing 3 beers, Brandon asked, "I'm sorry but where is the bathroom?"

Sarah laughed and looked at Morgan, "You didn't give him a tour of the bus?"

"No, we watched all the encore and then ran out to the bus right before you all came off stage."

Sarah shook her head, "Tsk, Tsk. Come on Brandon, I'll give you the grand tour."

Brandon stood up and followed Sarah to the back of the bus, admiring her ass in her bejeweled jeans. Sarah was incredibly beautiful, standing about 5'8 with blonde hair, a light natural tan, an athletic frame, and curves in all the right places. Luckily, she was in front of him so she couldn't see him staring. Sarah turned as Brandon averted his gaze as they reached the end of the "lounge" and pointed, "The bathroom is right here."

"I'll be quick, then we can continue the grand tour." This elicited a laugh from Sarah. Brandon entered the bathroom that wasn't much more than a closet with a cabinet, small sink, toilet, and a tight shower stall. Brandon hurriedly peed while thinking to himself, "This can't be real! I'm on the tour bus of a major band, getting a tour from the stunning lead singer." Brandon washed his hands and exited, "There isn't much room in there is there?"

Sarah laughed, "No, we normally have a hotel to stay in and that just gets used for potty breaks on the road, brushing teeth, and the occasional shower like tonight when we are driving all night. Now, let's see the rest."

The pair walked through a curtain, and they were in a hallway with 2 bunks on each side. "The one on the left is Morgan's and the one right here is for you. Hope you're not claustrophobic." She pulled back the curtain to expose basically a narrow twin-size bed with about 24in of head room.

Brandon noticed that his backpack had been placed on the bed with a note saying that the bed lifted where he could store his stuff underneath. "Thanks, It'll be like staying at Boy Scout camp again."

Sarah laughed and said, "Of course you were a Boy Scout. They are always gentlemen and cute dorks."

From the front of the bus, they heard Amanda call out, "Don't show him my room, it is a mess!"

As they walked to a final curtain, Sarah said, "She's a little bit of a neat freak, there's probably her pajamas on the floor or something silly."

They both laughed as Sarah opened the door which exposed a small hallway to the right and door to the left. The door on the left Sarah said was Amanda's and down the hallway was her room. They walked down the narrow hall about 8 feet and ended with a door. Sarah opened the door and they walked into a room that ran horizontal across the back of the bus.

Sarah looked at Brandon and said, "Tada, this is my room." The room was only about 6 feet wide and had a full-size bed running the length of the back wall with a dresser/cabinets above the bed. "Amanda's is the same concept, it's just turned 90 degrees.

Brandon looked around, "Very cozy, more room than what I have." He winked at her which caused her to laugh and playfully push him. Brandon thought to himself that she may be flirting, but she also was just a very friendly person, so she probably wasn't.

Sarah sat on the bed and removed her cowboy boots off with a groan, "That feels better. Come on let's go back out and figure out the pecking order for showers tonight, I'm not waiting until we get to Virginia in like 8 hours."

As the pair moved back towards the bus, Amanda was coming out of her room, "I'm going to shower and head to bed."

Sarah looked at Brandon and said, "Well that answers part of that question."

Brandon responded, "Well I'll go last since I have had the easiest day; you and Morgan can duke it out for next."

Sarah said, "No, no, no I always shower last on the bus because I get the rest of the hot water."

This caused both to laugh as they entered the front lounge. They found Morgan sitting on the couch. They sat down and enjoyed another drink, about 10 minutes later Amanda came out of the bathroom and yelled "Next! Goodnight all."

Morgan stood up and said, "If you two don't mind, I'm going to go next and then go to bed, it's been a long day, I'm not used to shopping before a show."

Brandon and Sarah continued to talk about how Sarah got into the music business and cleared up all the random rumors that Brandon had read online. Not that he believed them, but Sarah was a good sport and laughed at all the stupid rumors. After about 10 minutes, Morgan popped out of the bathroom, "Brandon you're up! We don't deny Sarah the last shower of the night."

Brandon stood up and laughed, "Well apparently the time limit is 10 minutes, so I'll make it quick."

Sarah nodded, "Alrighty, I'm not going anywhere."

Brandon walked back to his bunk and found his toiletries bag, a pair of shorts, boxers, and a t-shirt. As he was gathering everything, Morgan pulled her curtain back and said, "Thanks for coming out, I hope this is relaxing and fun for you, even if it is a little chaotic."

"Thanks again for inviting me, if tonight is any indication, it's going to be perfect."

As Brandon approached the bathroom, he noticed that Sarah had pulled out a guitar and was softly strumming while jotting something down on a notepad. Keeping to his word, Brandon was in and out of the bathroom in about 10 minutes. As he came back out, Sarah was still strumming away, she looked up and smiled at him. Brandon smiled back and told her the bathroom was all hers.

Sarah put the guitar away and headed towards her room to get her pajamas and toiletries. As she walked into the bathroom, she noticed that Brandon had sat down on the couch and was talking to George. For the first time she really noticed that Morgan was right, he was attractive; about 6'2, an athletic but not buff body, a short dark haircut, and a short beard. As Sarah undressed and climbed into the shower, she thought about how it was so nice to talk to a guy that wasn't in awe of her stardom and genuinely seemed interested in listening to her.