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the stare down. 
    "You two are ridiculous.  Get a room."  Eaven seems a little irritated.  I decide not to move from Lilly, knowing the talk from Eaven is near.  She moves to the back of the bus with all of the baby stuff loading her arms.  Ivy moves forward with Heaven and hands her to me to hold before she moves to the back of the bus. 
    Holding a baby isn't exactly what I had in mind right now, but I really don't have a choice.  This little girl has the darkest head of hair and her tiny lips are already proving to be full.  Her eyes are bright and she has full lashes.  I know those two will have their hands full with this tiny bundle.  It's bad when you don't know which parent you hope she acts like in the future.  The two of them are a riot, but it's not something you want to think about a baby becoming. 
    Lilly moves in closer to talk to Heaven.  I watch her face light up as she talks in a different voice.  Heaven's face lights up and she begins to make her own sounds.  Her arms begin to move slightly with her excitement to see Lilly. 
    "Do you want to hold her?"
    "Nah.  You've got her."  I pull her up to my chest and wrap her tighter in her blanket.  Her eyes light up and I swear she smiles at me.  The only problem is, it's followed by the horrible smell of baby shit. 
    "Really, lil' babe?  You had to poop on Uncle Luke?"  Why is it her smile is even larger now?  I can tell we are going to have many moments like this as she grows up.  You can't help but fall for this tiny bundle.
    "Ivy, you have a mess to clean up."
    "What, you don't do diapers?"
    "Hell no, I don't wipe asses no matter how cute they are."  Standing up, I hand Heaven over to Ivy.  She puts a blanket down beside where I was sitting and begins to undress Heaven.  I look back and see Eaven smiling—she knows I'd rather listen to her than smell baby shit, so I take the plunge and start walking. 
    "I hope you’re careful.  You need to watch yourself, Luke.  If you screw her over, the guys will never forgive you.  Everything is finally falling into place and you need to be thinking with the head on top of your body, not the one leading you around." 
    "Thanks for your concern, but we're just having fun.  We both understand this is a no strings attached hookup, and I'm pretty sure I gave the Walkers the benefit of the doubt when it came to you and Ivy."
    "You did not!  I had to tell you where to stick it when it came to Talon."
    "I know you did, but I stepped back and let you two fall in love without complications.  I'm not saying that’s what will happen here, but only time will tell.  Right now, it's all for fun."
    "Well, the guys are going to shit if they find out you are screwing around with everyone including Lilly.  You know how close they are to her."
    "Yes, I'm aware they don't want anyone near her.  She isn't the innocent little girl they see her as.  I'll handle the guys."
    "Luke, please be careful.  I know you just want to have fun and the tour is just starting.  It'll be a long tour if you mess this up."
    Pulling her in for a hug, I try to ease her mind.  "I'll be careful.  You worry about keeping your man happy and off my ass."  I can see Lilly watching me and the look on her face tells me she’s deep in thought.  I hope to hell she isn't changing her mind about tonight. 
    "I had better go help the guys load up the rest of the equipment."  I let my eyes meet Lilly's as I walk past.  Her small smirk gives me very little hope that she's still with me about tonight. 
    Jumping out of the bus, I hear the guys coming. 
    "Where have you been, asshole?  This equipment doesn't walk itself out here."  Talon is leading the group, everyone carrying as much as they can.  I open the storage doors and begin to help loading the gear.  This really isn't the best way to start out the tour.  Trying to stay focused on the band may prove difficult, but it's something that I've got to do.
    "Here with the