I swear Robin was about to pass out when I told her we can all go backstage after Bawdy's show. By the way she was singing every single lyric tonight, she either studied up on his songs the last few days or is actually a really big fan. I haven't got to ask her how long exactly she's been listening to him, because she refused to take her eyes and attention off the stage.

I'm glad I'm going to have someone who enjoys his music who can come with to shows with me. Alice was visiting some family this week, so it would have just been me if I didn't find them to come with. Valerie had a date and Fredriech ended up wanting to go to Club Dam, so it is just me, Robin, and Chloe.

I shouldn't even be thinking that it is just us three, because these are two more friends than I truly had last week.

Chloe knows some of his bigger songs, and she was a lot of fun. It was cute to hear her country accent add a fun play on the words as she sang.

Everyone else in the crowd is trying to head to the exit, while we're making our way through the opposite direction. Some people around us look a bit confused by our movement of choice, and it brings a smile to my face thinking about how I get to live this surreal experience and share it with others.

I still get excited to go backstage and see him every time that I can, and I'm glad I get to share this experience with two of my new friends.

We're decently tipsy still at the end of the show as we get ushered towards the band chatting backstage. "And here we are," I say, feeling like a tour guide.

"This. Is. So. Cool!" Robin squeaks. I worry I'm going to have to manually close her mouth for her, because it's dropped to the ground. She's also the most drunk out of all of us, and it's funny to see her reaction. Chloe is a bit quieter, but I also think she's just more used to country concerts back home. She's been working on expanding her music taste, and Amsterdam is a great place to do that.

Bawdy must sense me walking up behind them, or he heard Robin's squeals. He turns around and takes a few steps towards me, not wasting any time to grasp my cheek with his hand before he pulls me into a kiss.

I was getting ready with Chloe and Robin before, and I found out that Robin takes even longer than me to get ready. We didn't get there until after the openers already started, and Bawdy had to go straight to the venue anyways, so this is our first time reuniting after he's been gone for a few days.

Bawdy's other hand grabs onto my hip, tugging me closer towards him. My black leather pants all of a sudden feel too thick and limiting up against him. I can taste strong alcohol as he parts his lips to take in more of me. I know mine must be similar.

Before I can forget we have an audience, I hear Robin say a bit too loudly to Chloe, "This is so insane!" Her words pull be back into reality, and I awkwardly rub my lips together after I break our kiss. Bawdy moves his hand around my lower back and keeps me close to his side.

I swallow back a big gulp and simmer down the arousal that started to bubble within me. "These are the girls I was telling you about. Robin and Chloe. This is Bawdy," I say as if he needs any introduction.

"It's so nice to meet you," Robin says with a little giggle. "I love your music but haven't gotten a chance to go to a show before."

Chloe says with a small smile, "Hi, thanks for giving us tickets."

"It's my pleasure to meet you ladies. Any friend of Gianna's is always welcome."

Robin just about takes off into outer space. And there's my confirmation that she's a long-time fan too. I should have guessed that some of the people on this trip are going to know and enjoy his music.

"Is there a bathroom we could use?" Chloe asks.

"Yeah, right around that corner," Bawdy replies while pointing.

Robin decides to go with her. I'm surprised she didn't need to pee earlier with how many drinks she was throwing back. I'm actually impressed that she's still this stable. I would have been on the floor. My tolerance isn't at where it was last semester.

While they're away, Bawdy takes the time to introduce me to their new guitar and piano player. The spot was never officially filled while he was in LA, and he was testing out a few different players up until this show. I've never asked why he split ways with his old piano guitarist, but I think the original guy was just taking on other projects in life.

"Nice to meet ya, Gianna," Eddie says while shaking my hand. "This guy hasn't shut up about you."

I blush and look up at Bawdy who rolls his eyes. "Is that so?" I ask tauntingly. He responds by gripping harder onto my hip. A feeling that I am a bit too used to while we're having sex.

Speaking of that, I know what we're doing tonight when we're alone.

"So, are we hitting Carmel tonight? I got the table all set up," Kyler asks.

"Carmel?!" Robin says enthusiastically as they reproach. "I heard it's impossible to get in there unless you know someone."

"And we know lots of people," Kyler says slyly back.

"I think I'm heading home. I need to get up early tomorrow to get Alice from the airport and need to get some real sleep after this week," Jason says, peeking up from his phone.

"We all know the real reasons you need to be well retested for when she gets here," Bawdy says with a smug smile.

Jason shrugs and laughs. These two know how dirty one another are, and it's funny to see them mess with each other.

"I'm good to keep the bender going," Eddie chimes in.

Bawdy leans down by my ear. "Do you want to go out? Your friends can come with too, or I can take you home and get a head start on making up being away from you."

Shivers radiate down my spine as I move my eyes between everyone around us. I don't think anyone could have heard him, but my bodily reactions aren't doing a good job at hiding that he's whispering something bad to me.

As much as I want to have fun with him in bed, I can tell how excited Robin and Chloe are on the prospect of getting to go to this club. I've barely gotten to talk to Bawdy anyways the last few days, and it's a respectable decision to talk before getting fucked anyways. "Let's go."

"Sounds good. I'll tell the driver to pull around. Rowan and Chloe, you two are more than welcome to come with."

Robin's beaming smile drops slightly. "It's Robin," I say under my breath towards him.

She shakes off any upsetness from Bawdy messing up her name and replies, "We'd love to." Chloe and her are roommates, so I doubt Chloe would have wanted to go back alone anyways and miss out. Robin does seem to like to make decisions for her, but she seems to still be a bit in a shell.

As someone who sometimes needs some pushing to be bold, I want to make sure she's having a good time for herself while there. I gain so much confidence and happiness when Bawdy is around me. Sometimes I feel like a completely different person than when I'm off on my own.

The boys all decide to have a pre-drive drink, and we join in. Robin pulls out her phone to record us cheersing. Bawdy quickly speaks up. "Hey, don't take any pictures or videos back here."

"Oh-okay, sorry," she says while dropping her phone.

I guess that's why I didn't know what backstage looked like too much, because artists must not like their behind-the-scences being shared with others. They don't get much privacy away from fans, so I completely get that.

We start to walk out the back exit towards a waiting limo. "Are we really taking that?" Chloe asks.

I nod and can feel her excitement levels rising. I'm happy I'm able to give them this new experience.

Robin puts up her phone, obviously about to record us entering it. Bawdy puts his hand over the blinding flash that starts to erupt from her lens. "Don't record this shit either," he says a bit more sternly.