“You could’ve asked politely,” he grumbled as he made his way to the door and opened it. Clay walked in with a smile.

“What’s the smile for,” Ryan asked.

“I spoke to Heather’s manager last night,” he said. “It seems as though Heather has pulled out from the rest of the tour. A replacement is on their way as we speak.”

“That’s awesome,” Eric cheered.

“Thank God,” Ashley sighed. “I could do without the drama for the rest of this tour.”

“What about surprises,” Aiden whispered not so subtly.

The rocker frowned, “What?”

“Nothing,” Eric jumped in shooting a glare at Elmer’s. “He said nothing! He’s just mumbling his little nonsense that makes … no sense at all.”

“Right,” Ashley shook her head and stood from her seat. “I’m gonna call Spencer. You guys try not to be too weird while I’m gone.” She informed with a light chuckle as she slipped into her room.

Eric heaved a sigh of relief, “Good thing she didn’t do any further questioning.”

“Really smooth Elmer’s,” Clay sighed.

“It slipped,” Aiden explained with a sheepish shrug.

“It’s alright man,” Ryan assured. “Everything is going according to plan. The fact that Heather is no longer a part of the picture makes this run a lot smoother.”

Ashley pulled out her cell phone and dialed her fiancée’s number. It took one ring for the blonde to pick up. “Hey, Angel,” she greeted with a smile.

“Hey, Ash,” Spencer replied. “What’s going on?”

The rocker began to fidget nervously with her bed spread. “Nothing much, I was just wondering …” Ashley trailed off.

The blonde chuckled lightly, “Wondering…what?” She mocked.

“Well,” she took in a deep breath. “I have this concert coming up on Friday over there at Madison Square Garden and I wanted to ask you … um maybe if you weren’t too busy maybe you could … come to the concert and then hang out afterwards?” The rocker held her breath as she waited for a reply.

Spencer let out a sigh, “Ashley … um I’m sorry I can’t go…”

The brunette’s heart sank. Her stomach twisted into a knot and she felt almost as if she was going to be sick. It was obvious Spencer had forgotten her birthday as well which … has never happened. She cleared her throat, “Yeah?” She whispered.