BOSS LADY EPISODE 80

BOSS LADY EPISODE 80

Changes

FINAL EPISODE

Through-out tour, I continued to surprise the guys at random locations, recording the shows and then uploading the videos on my channel. There was some stage footage, but it was mostly meet and greets, us out to dinner, messing around in hotels and on the bus, and backstage.

Everyone seemed to like the off-stage moments the most. And those were our favorite moments, too. Each time I surprised them, Kian would have a pile of letters for me from fans. I always thought it was the sweetest thing.

Once tour was over, it was a weird time for all of us. Emotions were a little strange, and confusing. Kian and I went away with his family, to celebrate July 4th. We thought if we took ourselves away from life at home, we'd feel better. We felt worse. We even cut our week vacation short by three days.

Having the talk with Connor, about him leaving O2L was emotionally exhausting. It was taking a toll on all seven of us. Once the announcement was made that Connor would no longer be posting on O2L, we went through the wave of emotions all over again.

When Connor sat with me, to talk about him leaving O2L, I realized that would mean I would no longer be managing him. By the end of the conversation, he asked me to be his personal assistant. Just someone to help him keep everything straight and to remind him when he needs reminding.

In the middle of Jc, Kian, Ricky, and I getting settled into the new house, I received a call that Kian had the opportunity to read for a role in a movie. I was more than excited to tell him, and the rest of the guys about it.

That night we all got together for dinner at our house. It was our first time together like this since we had moved. We agreed then, that at least once a month, we'd get together like this to celebrate each other. Even the littlest of accomplishments.

Once I finished uploading all the behind-the-scenes from tour, I went back to putting up vlog style videos from my time with the guys. Because I did a lot of driving around LA with meetings and everything, I started recording in the car when I was with other people, and added it in to the vlogs.

I received a lot of positive feedback about my singing. And after months of the guys, especially Kian, begging me to do a cover, I finally did the first week of October.

After that, I started uploading twice a week: Tuesdays and Thursdays; one vlog and one cover every week. Towards the end of the year, I started a "car series" where I posted videos of me singing in the car, some times with other people, and I cut the songs apart and mixed them into one song.

Kian got the role in the movie, and it was so fun reading lines with him and seeing him on set. I went as often as I possibly could. Between managing him, the rest of O2L, and keeping up with everything Connor was doing, I was a busy person.

I was also helping Kian and Jc with something that only got bigger by the day. I'd have to say, these six really knew how to make the most of my job. I was grateful, though. I had amazing clients, and great people helping me in the office.

Over the next two months, things really started changing. There were so many amazing things to celebrate, but there was also something just not right. I sat in the backyard, trying not to cry, while Trevor, Sam, Ricky, Kian, and Jc sat inside and made the final decision to end O2L.

We knew it was coming, but having a definite answer was when it really became real. They decided to finish out the year, and then that would be it.

Kian and I spent time with my parents before Christmas, and then flew home to spend the holiday with his family. We had planned to go home the morning after, but stayed longer so Kian could film his goodbye video for O2L in his old room. An extra day turned into two, and then four.

Every day, he tried to film that video. But every day, he came back in the living room, and just slowly shook his head at me. We would sit on the couch, side by side holding hands, his head on my shoulder in silence.

I knew how much he was hurting. And I felt horrible because there was nothing I could do to make him feel any better. Once he filmed the video, I took the memory card from him, and told him I would edit it for him. He kissed me, but said nothing.

I got the video processed and timed to go up, and then made plans for Kian and I to be out of the house. I didn't want him home once everyone saw his video. His video was the final goodbye, the final video.

No matter what is going on, at the end of the day, the seven of us are closer than ever. We celebrate everything we're doing, big or small. We've never missed a family dinner, or the occasional breakfast. They all love surprising me in the office. I love popping in and surprising them when they're out doing something, always wearing the shirts they bought me with their last names on them.

I know 2017 is going to be a big year for them.

THE END.

BOSS LADY EPISODE 79

BOSS LADY EPISODE 79

The Big Surprise

The time leading up to the guys leaving for tour was a mix of stressful and exciting. I did my best to take all the stress from them, but they worried about things just as much as I did. My plans to surprise them in Florida were working out great. I packed without any of them even knowing, having Andrew hide my suitcase until he took me to the airport.

I woke up around sunrise the Sunday before tour to cook them a huge breakfast. It had been a while since we were able to have a family breakfast, and I knew they could really use one now. The rest of the day was spent watching movies and playing board games like little kids. No one mentioned tour even once. It was really nice.

We all went out for dinner the night before our flights, to celebrate the tour, and to say our "goodbyes". I stayed the night at their house, allowing me and Kian to have one more night together. I did my best not to laugh or smile whenever he said he was going to miss me, or how he wished he could see me in the morning before they leave.

But, since my fake meeting was at 9 and was an hour away, I had to leave way earlier than he needed to be awake. He did wake up enough to walk me to my car and say goodbye.

I met Andrew at his apartment, leaving my car there, and he dropped me off at the airport. I was half way to Florida before the guys even got on their plane. Their first tour stop wasn't until tomorrow, so I had some very wonderful time alone.

I didn't want to go out anywhere, since I didn't want any fans spreading the word that I was here. Luckily I got through both airports and my flight without being recognized. I wanted to keep it that way. Once the guys landed, they had a rehearsal, so keeping them busy and not worrying about what I was doing was easy. We kept to texts and very short phone calls.

The next morning, I called and woke Kian up, and told him to call me again before he went out on stage. They still had no idea that I was in the same city as them, or that they would be seeing me tonight. While they were at their meet and greet before the show, I snuck into the venue. I was going to be filming from in the crowd, but I was planning to surprise them in the dressing room before they went out on stage.

I brought all their favorite snacks and put them in little bags on the table. I changed into my tie-dye O2L Manager shirt they got me for my birthday, set up the camera to catch the moment they saw me, and waited for them to walk through the door.

Kian called me and told me about how the meet and greet went. I could hear the smile on his face as he talked, which made me smile. I did my best to talk normal, but I could feel my excitement rise. He said they were about to get into the dressing room, and he'd text me.

As I put my phone down, the door opened. Trevor was the first one I saw, and I could hear them all talking about gifts they had gotten. I sat quietly on the couch, smiling. They hadn't noticed me yet.

"WHAT" Jc yelled, as I caught his attention. He ran across the room, and jumped on top of me, the rest of them following him. They were all rambling on and on about how I surprised them and wanting to know what I was doing here.

When they all climbed off, I stood up, about to tell them everything. Before I could say anything though, Kian wrapped his arms around me and squeezed me as he picked me up.

"How long do I have you for?" Kian asked as he kissed all over my face and lips. "Just until you guys leave for Texas" I said, giving him another kiss. The guys realized he wasn't letting go, so they started talking again, and I told them about how I made it happen.

After I finished, I walked over to the camera to stop it, which made them all laugh. Andrew came in, and they all yelled at him for being in on the secret. He told them they had five minutes until stage call. I grabbed the camera before heading out the door.

When we got behind the stage, they all hugged me one more time, and told me how happy they were I was there. We stood in a circle, putting one hand in, and chanted "O2L". I gave Kian one last kiss before they walked on stage.

I stood behind stage, setting my camera up on the tripod out of the way so you could see the stage, but also so the guys could grab it and film if they wanted to. I made my way into the crowd, and recorded them, and the fans, from my phone. I couldn't wait to surprise them with this video too.

BOSS LADY EPISODE 78

BOSS LADY EPISODE 78

A Month to Make Up For

As I walked closer to the hallway, I heard music playing. Standing at the end of the hallway, I saw a trail of rose petals leading to the bathroom. I smile to myself as I followed them. There were candles lining on either side of the bathroom door. I pushed the door open, and found Kian sitting in a bubble bath, smiling up at me.

"Would you like to join me?" "I'd love to" I said, kicking my heals off and taking my hair out of its bun.

Kian was massaging my shoulders, while I played with the bubbles in front of me. "So uh, now that we've engaged in our exercise for the night, what would you like to do?" "Mr. Lawley, did you skip the gym for this?" "You know me so well" he said, kissing the back of my ear.

"You behave, you don't need to be skipping tomorrow too" I said joking, running my fingers up his thigh. "Careful, actions speak louder than words" he said kissing my ear again, this time running his teeth down it. I reached behind my back, but he reached down and stopped me. "Don't start what you can't finish" he said before letting go of my hand.

I spun myself around, splashing water out of the tub, putting some of the candles out. He gave me a look of surprise, that turned into lust as I leaned down closer to him. My lips barely touched his, causing him to try and get closer.

When he realized what I was doing, he opened his mouth to say something. I put my finger over his lips, "shhh" I said before placing my lips against his again. This time, I deepened the kiss. His hands find their way into my hair, holding me close to him. The kiss full of lust.

Kian ran his tongue across my lip, and I let him in. As our tongues tangled, I slowly started to lift myself away from him and out of the water. "What are you doing to me?" Kian asked as I climbed out of the bath.

As soon as my feet hit the bathroom floor, I blew out the last of the candles, and went towards the living room without even grabbing a towel. I heard Kian get out of the tub, and he caught me before I made it into the living room. When I turned around to face him, he took a step closer, so that our noses were almost touching. "I can't ever have enough of you" he said looking down into my eyes, pulling me into his arms.

He kissed me, kissed me with a passion I had come to need and want. Kian's arms were wrapped around my body, his body forcing mine against the wall. He took my hands, and held them above my head with one hand letting the other freely roam my body.

His hands slowly made it's way down my chest, my side, across my waist, down my thigh. As his hand came to the inside of my thigh, my breath caught in the back of my throat.

Kian let go of my hands and said "jump", and he placed his hands behind my legs. I wrapped my legs around his back as he walked across the room. "Remind me to buy you a new couch this weekend" he said, putting me down on the couch.

I instantly felt the cushion soak up all the water off my body, but in this moment, I didn't care. He left soft kisses and bites down my neck and my shoulder as he got onto the couch with me, his body hovering over mine.

As I reached my hands up to grab his arms, Kian sat up and grabbed on to my hands. He intertwined our fingers before laying back down, putting our hands above my head once more. "We have a month to make up for, and I'm only getting started" Kian whispered into my ear.

BOSS LADY EPISODE 77

BOSS LADY EPISODE 77

From the Outside

Hey Sam, leaving now. see you soon.
I stopped for donuts and coffee when I left my meeting before heading to Sam's. After talking to Kian, and then being in my own head last night and this morning alone in my apartment, I was worried about Sam. It wasn't like him to call me like that. And he has never asked for my opinion on a video before. I was starting to think this wasn't about a video.

"Hey you" I said when Sam greeted me at my car door with a hug. "It's been a long time since we've seen each other away from the business end of everything" he said, grabbing his drink and donuts from me. "I know. Once tour is over, I can't wait to go back to hanging out with you guys more." "That would be nice!"

After watching his video, I told him how much I liked it. "But you could have emailed this file to me Sam. You've done that before. So why am I really out here? I'm worried about you." I playfully pushed my fist into his cheek. He gave me a small smile before looking back down at his hands.

"Honestly, I'm worried." He finally said, almost in a whisper. "Sammy" I said, grabbing his hands so he would look at me, "please talk to me."

"These last few videos, I've just felt so" he paused, searching for the words, " separated" he finally said after a moment. "Separated from what? The guys?" "The whole thing. The guys, the channel, YouTube, tour."

"Sam honey, your flight leaves in less than a week. If you don't want to go out on this tour, that's something we need to discuss."

He looked at me with wide eyes. "No, I want to do this tour!" That was a relief! I realized then that I had been holding my breath waiting for an answer. "Okay, so then what is going on?" He moved around on the couch so he was facing me.

"I get all this hate. I know it's just going to happen more while we're on tour. I'm the last person people want to see. I swear, they even like your videos more than mine. I'm a member of the channel, and they still like me the least!"

He stood up and walked across the room and leaned against the wall. I didn't know what to say. Then I got an idea. "Sam look" I said, taking my phone out of my purse and getting on twitter. I walked towards him as I tweeted "@Kenzie: just got an early viewing of @Sam's new O2L video. you're gonna L O V E it!"

I showed him the tweet went up. I went to my notifications, and I was already getting tons of positive tweets. There were a few random negative ones, as everyone got those.

"Sam, people love you! I wish you could see that. I wish you didn't see the negative things. Trust me, I ignore more than you think. Don't let it define you." I reached out and hugged him. "You are an amazing person, and I'm so glad I have you in my life."

"Thank you for this Kenzie" he said, pulling away from me, "I needed this." "I'm here no matter what Sammy, you're family" I said rubbing his arm. "The guys are there for you too." "I know. Some times, I just feel like it's easier to talk to you. You're still on the outside." "Lucky me."

"Hey babe, I'm home" I yelled when I opened my front door. When I called Kian to let him know I was staying for dinner, since Levi asked to see me, he said he would just meet me at my apartment. As I took my keys out of the door, I realized my apartment was dark, except a light coming from down the hallway. I put my bags down and shut and locked the door behind me.

BOSS LADY EPISODE 76

BOSS LADY EPISODE 76

Start the Countdown

One week until the guys fly to Florida. One more week until tour officially starts. These past two months have been crazy. A week after my party, we had another one for Ricky, and then two days later they went to the movie awards. I skipped out on that. I am not ready for anything that big. There's still some parts of being behind the scenes as a manager that I enjoy.

The guys had one week of down time, besides filming their videos, and then we went into full force tour mode. Acting classes, rehearsals, choreography. They had a full schedule all through April, up until just a few days ago. I didn't want to wear them out before tour actually started. They've got two more practices to go, a sound check, and then they fly to Florida.

I've uploaded two more videos on my YouTube channel. One was some behind the scenes of the guys filming their videos for "movies" and "what to do when" weeks. The second was a mix of my party, Ricky's, and some footage the guys got at the award show. I got positive feed back for those videos too. I'm really liking the idea of doing this all the time. I wish I had started sooner.

After talking to Andrew some more, I picked a few dates that I would fly out for. The guys don't know it yet, but I'm flying to Florida with them, and then I'll spend a few days with my parents before meeting them in Houston. A few days off here and there won't hurt anything. And even though the film crew will be out there with them, I'll be able to get more personal footage.

Kian and I are filming his main channel video today, Expectations vs Reality about Dating. He's getting a few videos filmed this week, but this is the only one I'll be in. I filmed some behind the scenes for the two he filmed with Jc earlier. By far my favorite Kian and Jc videos yet. I'm going to hold on to this footage, and put it up while they're away on tour while I'm home. I'm sure it'll be a nice surprise.

"Hey babe, you ready to film?" I was up in Kian's room getting some work done. "Yeah. I'll be down in a minute. Let me just finish this e-mail." I said without looking away from the screen. I was actually getting my ticket for my flight to Florida. Andrew helped me come up with a lie that I had a meeting during the time that they would all be leaving for Florida. He was actually bringing me to the airport for a flight 4 hours before them. That way, I could be there when they landed to surprise them.

I was sitting with Kian, editing the video we just filmed when Sam called me. "I'll be right back babe" I said walking out of the room. "Hey Sammy, what's up?" I answered once I was in the hallway.

"Hey, are you busy tomorrow?"
"Just something in the morning, why?"
"Can you come out to San Clemente for a little while in the afternoon?"
"Yeah, everything okay?" I was starting to get worried.
"Oh yeah, I just want your opinion on my video for tomorrow."
"I can come tonight if that would be easier."
"No, tomorrow is fine. And Kenzie?"
"Yeah Sam?"
"Can you not bring Kian?" Now I'm getting really worried.
"Of course. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Okay, love you"
"Love you too"

"Everything okay?" Kian asked when I sat back down on the bed. "Yeah, he just asked me to go out to San Clemente to help him with his video." "Oh, you want me to go with you?" "Uh, actually, he asked for me not to bring you. And please don't talk to him about this. He seemed worried about something. I don't want to upset him." "If something is wrong, you'd call me right?" "Yes of course I would" I reached over and held his hand.

BOSS LADY EPISODE 75

BOSS LADY EPISODE 75

Celebrating

"Happy Birthday!" everyone yelled as Jc turned on the back light when I walked out the door. There were about 50 people here, nothing too big. Kian was first to come up to me. "You look gorgeous" he said, giving me a kiss. "Well, that's because my amazing boyfriend picked out this dress for me."

When I looked up at him, I realized he was wearing his matching crown, with a black button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up. "You know what that shirt does to me" I said giving him a kiss, running my teeth against his lip. "Oh, I know exactly what it does." He whispered into my ear before he walked away.

After the sun went down, the back yard was lit up by the lights in the trees and the randomly placed lanterns hanging from branches. I had gone inside to go to the bathroom, and when I came back, Kian was waiting for me at the back door, holding his hand out towards me. I put my hand in his as he led me outside. That's when I realized everyone had cleared a space in middle. Kian led me there just as music started to play.

"Our first dance" he said, holding my hand up and putting his other hand behind me back. I put my arm between his arm and his side, and put my hand up over his shoulder. "Why did you pick this song?" I said as we slowly started dancing. "You don't remember? This was the first song you ever sang in front of me from beginning to end."

I nuzzled my face into his chest. "Of course I remember. We were in Louisiana. I was driving. I remember seeing you put your phone down from the corner of my eye. You had a smile on your face." "And I've had that smile on my face since" he said, leaning down kissing the top of my head.

"You know, I listen to this song all the time, just because of that" I said just as the song was ending. "Great minds think alike" Kian said, kissing my hand.

"Kian can you get my zipper?" I wanted to shower while the guys finished cleaning up so there was no fighting over the bathroom. We figured it made more sense for me to stay at the house than driving all the way back to my apartment this late at night. When I got back to Kian's room after my shower, I found him sitting at his computer looking through the pictures from tonight.

"Don't you want to do that tomorrow?" I whispered into his ear, as I ran my hands over his shoulders and down his chest. "I could. Or, I could just do it right now" he said, still going through them. "You sure?" I asked, starting to unbutton his shirt.

"If you keep doing that I'll have to stop." I kissed behind his ear as I buttoned the next one. "Just tell me if you want me to stop" I said as I nibbled his earlobe.

In one motion, he grabbed my hands, spun his chair around, and lifted my arms so my towel fell to the floor. "That was easy" Kian said, moving his hands to my lower back, pulling me towards him. He kissed just below my belly button. I climbed into his lap, grabbing his shirt and started to pull at the buttons again.

His hands roamed my body. As I unbuttoned each button, my lips moved further down his neck to his shoulder. I pulled the shirt down his shoulders to signal for him to take it off. After throwing it on the floor, his hands went right back to my thighs. He lifted us up from his chair and walked over to the door to close it.

Kian slowly lowered my back onto the bed. He finished getting undressed, and then joined me on the bed. "I have one more birthday gift for you" He said grabbing onto my hands, lifting them above my head on the bed. "Well, what are you waiting for?" I asked, lifting my hips to match his.

BOSS LADY EPISODE 74

BOSS LADY EPISODE 74

The Party Before

Playlist went better than I ever could have imagined it to. I was still receiving tons of positive feed back about having a YouTube channel. Everyone seemed to love the idea of having behind the scenes of all the guys doing things together. They may have liked it more than when the guys vlogged. But knowing how much everyone loved what I had done, really made us happy about filming tour.

Now that we were home from Florida, the guys were in full swing planning my birthday party. I only knew about it because some of the people invited brought it up when we talked at Playlist. I guess the guys forgot to include that it was a surprise when they invited everyone.

Even though I already knew, they wouldn't let me get involved in anything. Which was fine, I was back to being busy with getting everything ready for tour. Plus, they had some other projects coming up.

"Good morning birthday girl" I woke up to Kian curled up to me, his arm around me and his face in my neck. "Good morning. I love waking up like this every morning." Kian has stayed at my place every night since we've been home. He's only gone home to film and get more clothes. I rolled over to face him.

"Don't get out of bed" he said, kissing me between each word. "Is someone bringing me breakfast in bed?" I asked as he climbed out of bed. "You ruin everything"

The guys took me out to lunch, after telling me cooking me lunch wasn't going to be better than this. I agreed with them. But they were really sweet about dressing nice and taking me out. And, they stayed off their phones. That was a gift all in itself. While we were there, they told me about what time I should come over to the house, and Kian said he already knew what I should wear (which concerned me).

Before we left, we opened gifts. They got me a tie dye shirt that said O2L Manager on the back. And then they each got me another shirt with their last name on them. Except Kian. His said "I'm with Lawley". Kian also got me two flower crowns that matched his. I was told to wear the one with pink flowers tonight. He also got me a new camera, so I could do more vlogs.

Kian went home with the guys to help set up for my party, and so I could go home and get ready. He told me he left a note on my fridge, and that I needed to read it before I got ready. When I got inside, that was the first thing I did.

"My darling birthday girl, I hope you don't mind, but the dress I'd like you to wear tonight is hung up in the bathroom. I believe it goes well with your new flower crown. Love you sweet girl. -K"

I found my black strapless dress in the bathroom. It was about knee length, with a thin pink silk ribbon around the waist, coming to a bow in the back. And it was the same pink as my new flower crown. After putting it on, I put my hair up in a high bun and added my flower crown. I smiled at myself in the mirror.

When I got over to the house, I was absolutely amazed with what I walked in to. Everything was black and white, with some pink here and there. They had set up a photo booth, karaoke, and an ice cream bar. "Hey Kenz! Like it?" Jc asked as I walked into the living room. "This is amazing!" I said, giving him a hug. "Everyone else is out back."

BOSS LADY EPISODE 73

BOSS LADY EPISODE 73

The Announcement

I had only gotten 4 hours of sleep when my alarm went off at 8. I didn't come back to the hotel early like I had planned. But, we had a lot of fun last night, so it was worth it. I had at least 3 hours before Kian's alarm was going to go off. I quietly climbed out of bed, and without turning any lights on, I grabbed my laptop off the other bed, and sat at the table.

Like clockwork, at 11 I started getting text messages from the guys that they were awake. Once Kian was awake and in the shower, I called room service for everyone to eat in our room. I finished the video early enough that I was able to shower and get ready, so it seemed like I had gotten up early to get ready before them.

Once everyone was in the room eating breakfast, I walked over to the table and opened the video. "I have something for you guys" I said, pushing play.

"Kenzie, that's so good!" Jc said. "Oh my God, yes" Trevor said agreeing with him. "Babe, when did you do this?" Kian asked, walking over and giving me a kiss. "I've been secretly working on it since we got home. But I finished the last of it this morning. You guys really like it?" I asked looking around the room. "Absolutely" Ricky said, the rest of them agreeing.

"Good, because I have one more surprise" I said, turning the laptop away from them so I could pull up my YouTube account. "Ta-Da" I said, turning the screen back around. "No" they all said. "Kenzie!" Kian said kissing my face a million times.

"This is amazing!" Jc said. "Well, are you going to upload the video?" Connor asked. "I wanted you guys to see it first. But it's going up right now." And with one click, it was processing.

"So, when can we tweet about it?" Trevor asked, as we were walking towards the elevators. "I don't know, when do you guys think we should?" I asked, pressing the down button. "Hell, I say we do it now!" Kian said pulling his phone out of his pocket. I pulled mine out too, and tweeted "@Kenzie: surprise! I made a YouTube channel and already uploaded a video! Check out the vlog from our time in Hawaii!"

All 6 of them instantly retweeted it, and tweeted their own link to the video. Kian's was my favorite. "@Kian I am the luckiest guy in the world because the girl I'm in love with vlogged an amazing thing I got to do with my best friends" Everyone else's was just as sweet. By the time we got off the elevator, the video had over 300 views already.

During the meet and greet, I stayed behind the curtain and went through tweets and YouTube comments. There was a way better response than I thought there would be. There was very little hate. And really, it was nothing I took seriously. When the guys came back for their 30 minute break half way through, they checked their notifications, and showed me some tweets they got.

"Almost everyone we've met have said something about the video" Connor said. "Yeah, I think it's pretty cool that they all watched it while they were waiting to meet us." Kian said, sitting down in my lap. "I'm glad you did this. Not just because of the awesome surprise that it was, but I just really like that you seem happy about doing it." Jc said, giving me a big smile.

"I'm happy I did this too. I enjoyed making it actually. Especially since it was a surprise for you guys." I wrapped my arms around Kian, and laid my head on his back. "I think I actually might make more of these videos surprises for you guys." "That would be so cool!" Sam said before they headed back out.

BOSS LADY EPISODE 72

BOSS LADY EPISODE 72

Unpredictable

"I didn't go too far with any questions did I?" Tyler asked. They had just come off stage. "Nope, perfect. Thank you!" I said, giving him a hug before he walked away. "Yet another awesome interview" I said as each of them hugged me.

"We were well behaved!" Trevor said, holding his hand up for a high five. Before I could even lift my hand to high five him, Connor said "Yeah, only because Kenzie would have killed us if we weren't!"

"Do you have anything planned right now?" Kian asked. We were walking down the back hallway, heading towards the lobby. "No, I was going to see what you guys wanted to do about dinner before the party tonight actually."

He suddenly stopped at a set of double doors. The rest of the guys stood with him, and smiled. "What's going on?" I was so confused as to why they stopped. "Open the door" Sam said, holding his hand out towards the door.

When I pulled open the door, I saw a room full of round tables. Towards the back, there was one single table. It had it's own light on, and it was set with a meal on it. That's when I realized where I was standing. "What is all this?" I said, turning around to look at them.

"You didn't think we would forget meeting you, right here, at that very table, did you?" Connor said, walking towards me as he opened his arms. Once we were hugging, each of them walked over and joined the hug. "You guys are amazing you know that" I said once we broke the hug.

Dinner was macaroni and cheese, mountain dew to drink, and chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream with brownies for dessert. We talked about our time together at Playlist last year, all the hours spent on the phone, and the late night group chat conversations.

It was so nice just sitting together like this talking about our memories together and joking around. It reminded me why these guys were my best friends, and why I would do anything for them.

"Guys, this is so amazing. Thank you for this" I said as we were eating dessert. "Anything for you boss lady!" Ricky said. "You do so much for us, this is really the least we could do" Trevor added. "You guys do a lot more than you think! You definitely make my job worth it. Not to mention there's never a dull moment in my life." Kian leaned over and kissed my forehead.

"Since we're all together, there is something I want to say. And hear me out before you say anything." I looked over at Kian, to make sure he knew I was mostly talking about him.

"Me not going on tour was completely about business. Personally, I'd love to be able to experience it all with you guys. But the best thing to do, was for Andrew to go and for me to stay in LA. Tour is a big deal, and it's just not something I can handle on my own. It had nothing to do with being stuck with you guys, or my relationship with Kian."

There was silence. I think they wanted to make sure I was done before any of them said anything. Once I took a sip of my drink, Sam spoke up. "As bummed as I am about you not going, we understand why you are staying home." "We'll put up with Kian complaining about missing you, as long as this is what you want." Ricky said, making everyone laugh.

After what seemed like hours sitting around that table, we decided to go up to our rooms to get ready for the creators party. I didn't want to stay too late, I had an early morning tomorrow. The guys did too, but they can run off way less sleep than I can.

Plus, I wanted to finish editing the video from Hawaii before tomorrow. I really wanted to have it ready to go and uploaded before their meet and greet. I had worked on my YouTube account during the week.

They all still had no idea.

BOSS LADY EPISODE 71

BOSS LADY EPISODE 71

Making it Through Playlist

I was sitting on the bed, trying to enjoy my breakfast. I hadn't spoken to my dad since his outburst last night at dinner. Kian and I came to the hotel before dinner was over. The guys weren't too far behind us. No one liked the situation. Even my mom called this morning, apologizing for everything, making sure everything was okay between Kian and I.

Nothing was planned for today. The guys all had their own plans, and things to do. Which left my day pretty calm. I had originally planned on spending the day with my parents, but with everything that happened, that left me sitting in the hotel room most of the day. All I had planned was dinner with a group of some of the people I worked Playlist with last year.

I met Kian and Jc for lunch. Tyler stopped by to say hi, and to make sure the questions he had for tomorrow's Q&A were okay. After that, I decided to just walk around and take it all in. I would be running around with the guys for the next two days. I was really caught off guard when people started stopping me, asking for pictures. When I was with Kian or one of the guys, it was normal. But when I was alone? That seemed so weird!

Dinner with everyone I met last year at Playlist was so fun. We got to gossip and talk about everything. It was nice having people to talk to that understood everything I did. It just really sucked that we couldn't see each other more often, although we did talk through texts from time to time. They joked about how I was the only success story from last year. And had a lot of fun picking on me for picking up a guy at Playlist.

That night in the hotel room, I told the guys about being stopped for pictures. I was even more surprised to hear that people stopping them when they were together, or Kian when he was alone, were looking for me. I decided to look through Twitter, to see if anyone had tweeted any pictures they took with me. I found a lot of them, along with tweets asking where I was. It really made me smile.

@Kenzie: Blown away by the amount of people that wanted to meet me today!

The guys were up and gone for the day by the time I was out of bed and had finished getting ready. I was really in no rush. I didn't have anything to do until the Q&A later this afternoon. I figured I would go see a few panels in a little bit, but nothing set in stone. It was kind of strange being here, and having nothing to do.

Around lunch time, I was back behind the main stage, waiting for the guys to come get ready for the Q&A. Tyler and I were talking about tour, and what questions were off limit when they started doing the questions from Twitter. He was allowed any questions that weren't personal. I wanted to make sure there was no drama started this close to tour.

"Hey stranger, I miss you" Jc said coming up behind me, messing up my hair. "Thanks, I'm glad I'm not going up on stage" I said, fixing it. "You could if you wanted to" Tyler said. "No thanks, this badge doesn't say creator or O2L for a reason" I said, holding up the manger badge around my neck. "Your loss" he said shrugging, just as his name was announced.

"You'll be back here when we get off?" Kian asked kissing me for the first time all day. "Yup, I'll be here" I said giving him another kiss. "Gross" Ricky and Trevor said in unison. "Hush" I said, shoving Trevor. "Tyler knows what not to ask. Also, don't say anything too personal. Don't feed any fires." "Yes mom" Sam said. I gave Kian one last kiss as they were called up on stage.

BOSS LADY EPISODE 70

BOSS LADY EPISODE 70

Twenty-Two Days Later

Playlist Live was tomorrow, but we decided to fly in a day early to have dinner with my parents. I'm not really sure who decided that, but it was agreed upon, so I booked the flight. Saturday would be one year since I met O2L. I hadn't mentioned it, and neither had any of them. I just kind of figured they didn't realize it. Or that they were guys, and didn't think of things like that.

I wasn't working it this year, although they did call and ask if I would. I probably would have, but I was "acting manager" for the weekend, so I already had my hands full with my six crazy clients. I was mentally running through the list of things I needed to make sure were handled by tomorrow night when my mom interrupted my train of thought.

"Makenzie, Ricky just told me you aren't going on tour." "No, Andrew will be traveling with them. Seemed like the right thing to do." Kian reached over and squeezed my hand.

My mom looked over at our hands on the table, and gave me a worried look. "We're fine" I mouthed to her and smiled. My dad didn't seem as reassured. "You staying home isn't causing issues with you and Kian is it?" Everyone looked from him to me with their jaws nearly on the floor.

"Daddy, can we not talk about this right now." I said. I could feel my blood boiling. This is not how I wanted this dinner to go. "I think it's something worth talking about. You flew out there for work. I don't want anything to get in the way of that."

Kian got up from the table and walked out of the restaurant. "Thanks" I said, throwing my napkin down on the table and running outside.

I found him sitting next to the car we rented. I silently sat next to him, only wrapping my arm around his and holding his hand. "Kian, listen my dad doesn't" I started to say.

"What? He doesn't understand how his daughter can fly across the country for work, and then get mixed up in a relationship. And that relationship changes how she makes choices for work." "Kian it's not like that and you know it!" I wanted to cry. Our second fight, and it's about me not going on tour, again.

Kian took a deep breath and looked at me. "If we weren't dating, would you be going on this tour?" "Wait, you think I'm not going because we're dating? Don't you think if that was the reason, it would be the other way around?" He looked down at our hands, placing his other hand over mine. "I don't know what to think anymore."

"Kian look at me" I said, pulling his arms towards me, so he had to face me. "Yes, I do make some choices based on the fact that we are dating. But this tour is bigger than us, it's your future. It's your best friends' future. I would never jeopardize that, no matter what. I would love to go on tour and travel with you guys, but me staying behind is what's best for all seven of us."

By the time I finished, I had tears in my eyes. As soon as the first tear rolled down my cheek, Kian wrapped his arms around my neck and pulled me to his chest. "I hate making you cry. It breaks my heart." He kissed the top of my head, leaving his lips in my hair for a while.

"I just want to make you happy, to do what's best for you" he said putting his chin on my head. "You make me happier every single day Kian. I don't want you ever to think otherwise" I said wiping the tears from my face.

I leaned away from his chest, so I could look him in the face. "Let's just worry about Playlist right now, okay? You've got another two months to worry about tour." "Anything for you sweet girl" Kian said, placing his hands on my cheeks, gently kissing my lips.

BOSS LADY EPISODE 69

BOSS LADY EPISODE 69

Unpacked and Uncomfortable

Once the guys left, Kian and I spent the next two days basically competing to see who could be the most romantic. We had both planned things to do together, so we ran into a few moments where things were over lapping and going wrong. We ending up laughing about it though.

I had planned a helicopter ride, he had planned some spa time for me. He planned a hike, not knowing I had planned one for all of us. We made reservations at different restaurants on at the same time. But we had a great time.

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Kian stayed the night at my apartment after our flight, it was after midnight by the time we got home. Wednesday morning, I woke up to the smell of Kian cooking breakfast. Before I could even get out of bed, he walked in with a tray with a plate of french toast, some coffee, and a bouquet of carnations.

"You know, vacation is over, you can stop spoiling me now." I said as he put the tray down in front of me on the bed. "I will never" he said, giving me a kiss.

"Do you have anything to do today?" He asked while I took a bite of my food. "Nope, just unpacking and laundry. And I should probably get to the emails I've been ignoring the last two days." "Well, I have some filming to do, but I can do all that here."

"Kian, you don't have all your equipment here, remember?" I didn't mind him filming here, but I wanted to get the editing done for the vlog I did of Hawaii.

"You're right. Plus, I don't want to get in your way while you unpack and everything. I'll unpack what stays here, and then head home, okay?" "Eat breakfast with me first?" I asked, holding my fork up towards his mouth. "I can't say no to that" he said, eating the bite of french toast.

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"You know Kenzie, most of what I took on the trip, stays here at your apartment." Kian had just brought back the clothes from the trip he had washed that he leaves at my place. "Really? I didn't notice how much of your stuff is even here"

"Is it too much, because I can bring some of it back home?" "No, it's fine here. I'm saying I really hadn't noticed. I guess it's just become a part of my home" I said with a smile on my face. It made him smile too.

"Listen, while I was home, the guys and I were all talking" "That's never good" I said, interrupting. "No" he laughed, "this time it was." I stopped putting away the dishes I washed after dinner and looked over at him sitting at the table. "We're going to be away at tour for nearly a month, and you're going to be keeping an eye on Wishbone and the house" he continued.

I got a bottle of water out of the fridge, and sat next to him. "We really would like if you stayed at the house. I could help you pack what you would need, and then get you set up over there before we left. We just don't want you to have to worry about getting over there every day."

"Kian, does this really have to do with the security system?" He laughed at himself. "Yeah, it does. We just want to make sure you're safe while we're gone." I smiled, "honestly, I'd rather stay at the house. With you guys gone, I'm going to be a little uncomfortable being here alone." "I really wish we didn't have to be apart. I'm going to worry about you all the time" Kian said, reaching for my hand.

I stood up and sat in his lap. "I'll be perfectly fine" I said, giving him a kiss on the forehead. "Besides, that's 3 months away! Wait, that's exactly 3 months away!" Kian hung his head down, and then looked back up at me. "Then I have 3 months to make up for that missed time."

BOSS LADY EPISODE 68

BOSS LADY EPISODE 68

Vacation Full of Surprises

"Aw, Kenzie!" Connor said, wrapping his arms around me. I was in tears when the guys came off stage. "Why are you crying?" Sam asked when Connor let go, Kian taking his place. "Just a proud manager moment" I said smiling. Kian pulled away, and kissed my forehead. "And because I don't get to see this again! It's all so surreal, and this is the only taste of it I get!"

"Please tell me you got a better view than back stage" Ricky asked. "Oh yeah! I got to watch it from the balcony seats!" I said, pointing to where I had been the whole show.

I had actually moved a lot during the show, but I didn't want to tell them that. I was filming, and wanted to surprise them with the video once I edited it. I also made a mental note to look over the tour travel schedule when we got home, to see which shows I could fly out for. I wanted to surprise them after the shows, and then surprise them again with what I had filmed.

"So, what do you guys want to do about dinner?" I asked once we had the backroom and stage all packed up."Why don't we get room service? I'm exhausted. And, we can go through all this stuff." Ricky said, holding up one of the boxes full of things from fans. "That's a really good idea" Connor said, picking up a second box.

Jc and Sam's hotel room was covered in gifts and letters. Everything was being passed around the room, and given to the right person. I was surprised when there was two letters for me, thanking me for everything I've helped the guys accomplished. Someone even made Kian and I a really cute frame of pictures of the two of us. Before I could even say anything, he informed me it was going into his room.

After eating, we all sat around on social media talking to fans, looking through pictures everyone took. I saved a few really good ones to have printed. "So Kenzie, did you get any good pictures during the show?" Trevor asked me. "Only a couple" I lied, "I kept forgetting to take them." I said, faking a laugh.

"We were that good, huh?" Kian asked, squeezing my thigh. "I was mesmerized by the group of hot guys on the stage" I answered, winking. "Gross" Ricky, Trevor, and Connor said at once, making the rest of us bust out laughing.

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"Who's ready for a day of crazy?" I asked walking out of the bathroom. I was getting ready while the rest of them ate breakfast. "Okay tour guide, what's on the agenda for today?" Connor asked, taking a bite of his toast. I had done my best to keep today a secret. The most I would give away was the kind clothes and shoes they should pack.

"Well, I thought we could start our day with a little sight-seeing hike. Don't worry, it's not that long. Just enough to enjoy the island, and get some awesome pictures." I started to walk back into the bathroom to do my hair. "Wait, that's all you're telling us?" Trevor asked. "Yup, that's all you need to know right now" I said, and shut the door behind me.

After the hike, we went out for lunch to a restaurant on the beach. Then, we went back to the hotel to change into our bathing suits. I made it seem like we were just going to the beach. They were so surprised to find out we were going scuba diving once we got there.

"If you're trying to make up for everything you're not going to be able to do with us on tour, you're doing an awesome job" Ricky said, giving me a high five.

On the way to the hotel, I tweeted "come all dressed up and ready to mingle" with a location and time, but didn't say anything to the guys. I sent a text to our security guys letting them know, and told them to head over to the place on the beach I tweeted. When we got to the hotel, I told the driver about the change once the guys got out of the car.

On the way to dinner, the driver took the turn towards the beach, but since the guys didn't know their way around, they didn't notice. "Woah, what is that?" Jc asked, and I knew exactly what he was talking about. Straight ahead on the beach was a huge group of people, surrounded by hanging lanterns.

"Kenzie, what is this?" Sam asked. "The big fancy dinner you guys asked me for" I said, turning around to face them with a huge smile on my face.

BOSS LADY EPISODE 67

BOSS LADY EPISODE 67

The Start of Something Big

My alarm went off at 6, which I was not happy about. I barely got 3 hours of sleep, but I wanted to go for a walk before the guys got up. I just wanted a little breather before the chaos started. And, I really wanted to enjoy some quiet, fresh air on the beach.

When I got back to the room a little after 7, Kian was already in the shower. I got my clothes out for the day and then sent "who's already up?" in the group chat. Everyone responded besides Sam, but Jc answered with "I got Sam."

It was my first accomplishment as a manager for the day, and the thought made me smile to myself. I was so excited for this, but now that it was here, I was starting to freak out.

After my quick shower, I called and ordered breakfast for everyone and then went back to getting ready. As I finished, the food showed up, followed by all the guys, Andrew, and our security guards. Over breakfast, we discussed safety concerns, since we were already noticing a problem outside the hotel. Today was going to be an adventure. But first on the list, was a radio interview.

"Is there anyway we can sit down and eat lunch?" Kian asked from the back of the SUV. We were on our way to the location for the meet and greet. "No, grab and go" I said from the passenger seat without even turning around. My attention was on my phone, dealing with e-mails and text messages.

My mind was going a million miles a minute. I realized sitting at the radio station, unable to listen because I was too busy working, that I was not going to be able to enjoy today. Which took a little weight off my shoulders about missing tour. I couldn't handle this for a whole month.

The meet and greet was absolutely insane, but in a good way. Everything went smoothly, which surprised all of us. There was no moment of panic, and that helped my piece of mind. Andrew took over behind the scenes so I could enjoy a little bit of time with the guys towards the end of the meet and greet.

Fans were happy to see me out there, a few asking for me to be in pictures with them and Kian. I filmed a little bit too, but made it look like I was just taking pictures, I wanted to surprise the guys. Before we headed over backstage, I had some pictures taken of me and the guys.

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"You guys ready?" Andrew asked as he walked into the backroom. As he opened the door, you could hear the crowd screaming. It instantly made me smile, and as I looked around the room, I could see the same smile on the guys' faces. It was then that I realized how amazing this tour was going to be for them.

Jc caught my glance and mouthed "thank you". I held my arms open, and he walked over and hugged me. Before I knew it, they were all coming over and wrapping their arms around each other. "Love you guys" Sam said, muffled into shoulder. One by one, they each let go. When Jc stepped back, Kian stepped in front of me. "I love you the most" he said, squeezing me tight.

"Go out there, have fun, and don't hold back" I said to them, standing at the door about to head to the stage. I was about to open the door when Kian reached over and held my hand, squeezing it. Sam reached over and put his hand on top of Kian's. One by one, the rest of them did the same.

Standing in a circle, looking at each other, Trevor suddenly "here we go O2L". Ricky repeated "O2L", and so did each of them, until we we were all chanting it together. We had one more big hug before I opened the door.

Standing at the stage, I kissed each of them on the cheek, giving Kian one last kiss on the lips. "I'll be right here watching, and since it's my only show, make it good" I said, winking at him. "I plan to" he said kissing me again, before walking behind the curtain.

I stood there smiling, in absolute amazement with just what I was witnessing. It hadn't even been a year since I met them, and now, I couldn't imagine life without them.

"And now, O2L"

BOSS LADY EPISODE 66

BOSS LADY EPISODE 66

Extra Support

It was after 11 before I got a text from Kian "I'm fine" is all he sent. I didn't want to be alone, so Sam was sitting with me in my hotel room. When I showed him the text, he said to just leave it. But all I wanted to do was answer him. I hated that this was happening.

We had never gone through something like this before. The most we've ever argued over was who would wash the dishes and who would dry. And now, Kian doesn't even want to be around me.

Kian walked into the hotel room just before 2, scaring the crap out of me. Sam was passed out in the chair, but I needed to talk to Kian before I woke him up. I got up off the bed, and started walking towards where Kian was standing like a statue by the door.

"Kian listen, I'm sorry I didn't tell you first. I hate that I have to do things like this because it's business." The tears were starting all over again.

"And I'm sorry that I can't find the line between business and our relationship. I feel horrible that this is how you found out. I'm a horrible girlfriend." I put my hands over my face and sobbed into them. I felt Kian's arms wrap around me. His hand behind my head, the other across my back.

"My sweet girl, please don't cry. You are not a horrible girlfriend. You are amazing. You do amazing things for me. I'm going on a career changing tour because of you." He kissed the top of my head before pulling away from me. "Look at me" he said, using his hand to lift my chin. He wiped away my tears, and gently kissed my lips.

"I'm going to miss you every single second of every single day. But, we're going to be okay. When tour is over, I'm coming home to you. And I know it will be worth the wait. I love you Makenzie, and being away from you for a month is not going to change that."

"I was worried sick Kian. I can't handle the idea of being able to upset you like this. What if something like this happens again? What if I have to put our careers before our relationship? Then what?" I was almost yelling.

"Kenz, I wasn't upset with you. I more than understand why you can't be with us on tour. It's being away from you I couldn't wrap my mind around. I honestly still can't. But I do get you for this show. And I get you for this time in Hawaii. I want to make the most of it."

I wrapped my arms around him, and cried into his chest. "Kian, what if my decisions as a manager starts to ruin our relationship?" He wrapped his arms around me and squeezed. "I know for sure they never will. You do everything with our best interest in mind, and that includes what is best for me. You're like,"

I felt him smile against my head as he paused. "You're like extra supporting me, and that only makes me love you more"

"I love you Kian" I said lifting my head up off his chest, looking up at him. "I love you too sweet girl" he said leaning down, kissing me on the tip of my nose making me smile. "That's the smile I love." He leaned down, and kissed me.

Before he could deepen it, I pulled away. "Sam is sleeping over there in the chair" I said, pointing towards him. "It's fine, he won't be for long" Kian said as he lifted me up bridal style, carrying me to the bed.

BOSS LADY EPISODE 65

BOSS LADY EPISODE 65

(More Change of Plans)

"Now boarding LA to Honolulu"

It's been a stressful 24 hours. For starters, Trevor's confirmation somehow got messed up and he couldn't fly with us. We had to get him and his mom on the next flight, which was 4 hours after our flight. Some of the sound equipment didn't pass the last sound check, so we needed to find replacements for tomorrow's show once we landed.

While packing, some of the stage list got lost, so I had to stop everything I was doing to unpack my laptop to get another copy printed. There was an issue dropping Wishbone off at his dog kennel, and we almost had to find another one. But, we made it to the airport on time, with everything we needed, and security went smooth so we were able to grab something quick to eat waiting for the flight.

"These rooms are amazing!" Connor said as he opened the door to his and Ricky's room. "There's a pull-out couch in your room, incase Trevor wants to stay with you guys." I said, as I walked to mine and Kian's room across the hall, next to Jc and Sam's room. "Try and keep it down love birds" Sam said unlocking their room. "We'll try" Kian said, winking at me. "Gross" Ricky said, shutting their door.

It was late by the time Trevor and his mom got to the hotel. We stayed in for the night. We'd have a couple days to explore after the show, so I wanted to make sure everyone was good to go for tomorrow.

"We need to be on stage for sound check by 10" I said, biting into a piece of pizza. "Are we doing the meet and greet before or after the show?" Trevor asked. "Before. But you guys have a little radio interview to do first. I think at around noon."

I pulled out my phone, looking for the schedule. "Yup, noon. You guys can eat after. There won't be time before." "How long is the meet and greet?" Jc asked. "Ideally, we're hoping no more than two hours, but we planned for three, just in case" I answered. "Trial and error show." Andrew said, "I know it won't be the same for the other shows, but this meet and greet is different than any other that you've done before."

We had gone through what everyone would need to know for tomorrow. I decided now was the best time to tell the guys the decision I had made with Andrew earlier in the week. "Hey guys, before we go to our rooms for the night, there's something I want to tell you." "How bad is it?" Ricky asked, leaning his head to the side. "Why does it have to be bad?" I asked. "Because we know it is." Why does Jc have to be right?

"Andrew and I got to talking during the week, and I've decided not to go on tour with you guys." They all started talking at once. "Calm down! Please let me explain." I said, holding my hands up. They stopped talking one by one.

"If Andrew and I are both out of the office, things are going to fall apart. I feel more comfortable if Andrew is the one that travels with you. Not to mention, I'm not technically your manager for this tour, he is."

I was afraid to look at Kian, but I could see from the corner of my eye he was staring at me. His eyes were wide, but his expression screamed sad. "This was something we wanted to experience with you. You are a part of this with us." Sam said, almost whispering.

"I know" I said, placing my hand on his leg. "But this was a decision I had to make for management. Trust me, it wasn't an easy one. My life revolves around you guys. And now, it's like I'm losing all that."

I was fighting tears. Reality that the 5 people I was closest to and the man I was in love with were going to be gone for a month finally hit me. I was going to miss out on a huge part of their life, a part I wanted desperately to be a part of.

Kian suddenly stood up, and walked out of the room. Before I could move, Jc stopped me. "Let him go. He took his phone, he'll be okay." I faked a smile. I don't know what hurt worse. Being away from the 6 of them, or ruining tour for Kian.

BOSS LADY EPISODE 64

BOSS LADY EPISODE 64

Mood Killer

It was the morning of February 1st, which means we had just 3 weeks until we flew to Hawaii. The guys were doing great in rehearsals, and really enjoying their acting classes. I thought it would be something fun for them to do, and I hoped it would help ease their nerves about being on stage.

Kian and I were upstairs in his room. I was finalizing the itinerary for Honolulu, and he was uploading his new O2L video while he was reading comments and tweets about his main channel video. We had filmed them together. I was in his O2L video, and helped him edit the one for his main channel. I enjoyed having something else to bond over, and I knew he did too.

"I have a little surprise for you." I said, leaning against Kian. "Oh yeah, and what is it?" he asked, kissing the top of my head. I turned my laptop towards him, so he could see the document on the screen. "Yeah, I already saw it. We fly home Monday." He said, starting to look away. "No, look again."

"Says right there, fly back Mon, wait, that says Tuesday." "Everyone else flies back Monday morning. You and I fly back late Tuesday afternoon." I said, with a huge smile across my face. His smile mirrored mine.

"No! You're joking!" "Nope, I have the ticket confirmation to prove it and everything!" He didn't say anything. He just squeezed me. "Babe, I'm losing the ability to breathe" I said, my voice muffled into his chest. "This is amazing Kenz!" "It's a late anniversary gift. And, it's a good excuse to stay in Hawaii longer!"

"I really like the sound of that. And we'll be alone too? Without having to worry about work?" He said, raising his eyebrow and smirking. "Nope, no work. Just you and me."

"I really like that idea" Kian said, moving his hands up my sides and my back, until his fingers were slowly running across my cheeks. His lips met mine, and without hesitation, he gently ran his teeth against my bottom lip.

I moaned into his mouth. Kian's lips matched mine again. Without breaking the kiss, I felt him reach over and take both our laptops out of our laps, and push them down to the end of the bed.

He slowly started leaning towards me, causing me to lay back against the pillows. His body followed mine. My fingers gently tugged at his hair, his hands leaving my body so he could hold himself up on the bed.

His lips slowly left my mouth, and made their way to my ear, and then my neck. My hands starting to lift up his shirt. He leaned up long enough so I could pull it over his head, and then went back to the same spot, leaving small sweet kisses.

I leaned my head so that my lips could reach his ear. I gently nibbled on his ear lobe, causing him to stop kissing my neck. He took one hand off the bed, and ran it under my shirt. The touch of his hand on my skin gave me goosebumps all over my body.

I let go of him, and he followed my body as I leaned forward to lift my shirt over my head. Full of lust, Kian slammed his lips into mine, pushing me back down to the bed.

"Gross" Ricky said, walking by Kian's room. We both laughed. "Unless you want that to happen again, I'm gonna go shut the door" Kian said, climbing off the bed. "Lock it" I said, throwing my bra at him.

BOSS LADY EPISODE 63

BOSS LADY EPISODE 63

Just Keeps Getting Better

I was sitting in my office waiting for the video about tour to go up. We would soon have an idea just how tour would go. So either I would look like a fool for worrying so much, or my biggest fears would come to life. Kian texted me letting me know the video was loading. I pulled up the website, and waited.

Within five minutes of the video going live, tickets were already being sold, in every city they announced. The phones in the office started going crazy, and so did my cell phone and e-mails. The weight on my shoulders was lifting. I sent a text in the group chat, tickets are already selling. good things coming!

Kian, Ricky, and Sam popped in about an hour later. They had a salad, a mountain dew, and a "get well soon" balloon. As I reached out to take the balloon from Sam he said "we want to make sure you're feeling better about this tour."

"I'm sorry I ever doubted it" I said, taking my food from Kian, kissing him on the cheek. "Staying late in the office tonight?" he asked. "Yeah, I think so. Things are getting a little crazy since the tickets started selling. The news is spreading across the internet like a wild fire."

"Want some company? Maybe we can help out?" Ricky asked, as Andrew walked into the room. "That would be awesome!" he said, "Could you guys maybe keep up with the social medias? From your own accounts, and maybe ours too? That way we can focus on the business end of things."

"Sure, I'll call the other three, get them to help out too" Sam said, walking out of the room. "You want me to stay here, and keep you company?" Kian asked, as Ricky followed Sam out. "I would love that."

Within 24 hours, ticket sales were going extremely well. The attention this tour was getting was unreal. I don't think anyone was expecting this sort of attention. It was expanding past the YouTube community. I was on my way over to the house, to talk about sales and promotion with the guys when my phone rang.
"Hey Andrew, I'm on my way over to meet the guys to go over everything."

"I was hoping I was going to catch you, can you stop in the office on your way over?"

"No problem, I'll be right there."

"Wait, they want to do what?" I could not wrap my mind around what Andrew just told me. We were standing in the conference room, with some of the people from production on the tour. "I know, it's crazy to me too!" "They reached out to us?" "Yeah, just called me this morning."

"I have to tell the guys about this." "That's why I was hoping to catch you. Here, this has all the information you need. Let me know what is decided."

"Guys!" I yelled, walking into the door. "Upstairs!" Connor yelled back. I found them all in Connor's room. "Hey, what's going on?" I said, walking into the room. "Have you seen this?" Jc asked, pointing at the screen. "Wait, that's sold out!? It wasn't just 15 minutes ago!" I said looking at the screen. "What took you so long to get over here?" Kian asked, kissing me. "I was starting to worry."

"Sorry babe, I had to stop in the office, Andrew had to give me something to bring over." "Oh, what was it?" I reached in my bag, and pulled out the paperwork Andrew handed me.

We were sitting downstairs looking over everything. "They really want to film this? We aren't only going on tour, but making a movie too?" Jc asked looking over at me. "Only if it's what you guys want. This time, I'm staying on the business end of this." "What's you opinion though?" Connor asked, not looking away from the paper he was holding.

"As your manager, I think it's a great opportunity. Something like this has never been done before. And, I think it's great for every one that can't come to tour." "What about as our best friend?" Sam asked. Everyone looked over at me.

"Honestly? I think the same exact thing. You just need to make sure you're okay with having cameras with you during tour. Obviously, I will make sure that boundaries are put into place."

If I didn't think so before, life with these six can never be boring.

BOSS LADY EPISODE 62

BOSS LADY EPISODE 62

Final Decision

I put together a big dinner party for the guys to celebrate their one million subscribers. We invited everyone we could think of, and then YouTube just started inviting people. This was a big deal for them too. O2L was one of a kind, and it was definitely worth celebrating. It was great having everyone together again. We haven't been able to do it since Jc and Connor's party, so it was long over due.

We were just a week away from tour rehearsals, so I was really focusing on tour. These six definitely kept me busy. My phone was either ringing, getting text messages, or in my hands. It was just what I needed. I was still secretly freaking out over everything. I just didn't want to put that back on the guys again. The closer we got to rehearsals, the more excited they got. It not only showed on camera, but off camera too.

For the first time since the day after their one million subscribers dinner, the seven of us went out to eat. We had just gotten back to the house, to record the videos announcing the tour dates. The last few days in the group chat, we were bouncing ideas back and forth. We finally settled for just sit down type videos. We knew they couldn't stay serious in them, so they would still turn out in true O2L fashion.

It took me a few minutes, but I finally got them to all calm down enough to start recording the video. I got the camera all set up, and started recording. I walked into the kitchen to answer some e-mails so there was no chance I could end up in the videos, against their wishes.

One day while I was over, Kian and I were talking about me starting YouTube again, and Jc over heard. Ever since then, they've used every opportunity possible to try and influence me. If I'm around, they'll record in front of me, ask me my opinion on a video, or an edit. Kian has either filmed or edited every single video in front of me this last month.

I started catching up on YouTube videos once I was done with e-mails. Just as I finished watching Jc's new video, they came walking into the room. I could see each of their faces light up. "You guys done?" I asked, taking my earphones out. "Yup. Like the new video?" Jc asked, pointing to my laptop on the way to the fridge. "I liked it! I noticed you took my advice" "Yeah, it was a good choice" he said, winking at me. I knew where this conversation was going.

"Have you put any more thought into YouTube?" Trevor asked, sitting on the counter. I knew it. "Not really. I've just been thinking about if I did do it, what would I even do. With you guys going on tour, I want all attention on you, not me starting YouTube." "So if you were to start, just start once we're home from tour." Jc said from the couch.

"Wait, I just got an idea!" Connor said, pushing Trevor off the counter so he could be in front of me. "What if you vlogged tour, and put it up on your channel? That way, you can get a feel for YouTube, without feeling guilty about taking anything away from us. And, as a manager, I feel like it's a good promotion opportunity." I knew he threw that last part in there to try and make me feel better.

It worked. "That is a really good idea Connor!" "Does that mean you're going to start uploading on your channel?" Kian asked, almost knocking me over running to me. "I know this is a dream come true for you guys, but right now, I'm focused on this tour. Being manager comes first. And it always will. This is my career, taking care of yours."

"Yes Miss Boss Lady" Sam said, saluting me.

BOSS LADY EPISODE 61

BOSS LADY 61

Our First Milestone

The guys were more than willing to talk to me about my opinion and thoughts about tour. They expressed theirs as well. And by the end of the day, I think we all felt better. I wasn't as worried anymore. But I was still being protective of them.

After the talk, we went out for lunch, and then came back to the house and finalized as much of the tour as we could. We had dates and locations finalized. And we had practices and rehearsals scheduled. Now it was just time to sit and wait.

I was at my apartment, doing laundry and some cleaning. The guys were back at home, causing some kind of chaos. Suddenly, my phone started buzzing like crazy. When I walked over to it, I saw that our group chat was blowing up. Before I could even scroll through and catch up, Kian called me.

"Hey babe" "Hey, how fast can you be over here?" He asked, almost out of breath. "I can come over right now, what's wrong? " "Everyone is safe, just come over right now!" Before I could even answer, he hung up. Knowing everyone was okay made me feel better. But I was still worried.

I barely got to the door before Ricky opened it. "Hurry! Get upstairs!" "What is going on with you guys?" I asked, making my way to the staircase. "You're wasting time, just go" he said, almost pushing me up the stairs. As I got to the top, Kian yelled "HURRY".

"What is going on?" I asked, walking into his room. "We're all on Skype with each other and" "Wait, aren't you all in the house?" I interrupted. "Yes but that's not the point"

"Stop yelling! And get on!" I heard Connor down the hall. Ricky left the room, shutting Kian's door behind him, then I heard him shut his own. "Okay Kian, are you going to tell me what is going on?" I asked, sitting behind him on the bed.

"We're about to hit one million subscribers!" "You're what!?" I jumped off the bed, running towards the computer screen. There it was on the screen, about 100 away.

I was trying to wrap my mind around what was going on as Kian was getting on Skype and everything all set up. "We're going to record our reactions" he said, not taking his eyes off the computer screen. "Kian, this is huge." I was just staring at him.

"Come here, come sit" he said, pulling over his other chair. "No, this is your time" I said without even moving from the bed. "Makenzie, sit on that chair right now" I heard Sam say through the speakers. "Please Kenzie, you're a part of this too" Connor said, holding his hands up begging me. "Please babe?" Kian said, finally looking away from his computer. I sat next to Kian, and they all yelled "yay!"

"Just ten more!" Trevor yelled. It had been about 3 minutes, each second passing causing more anticipation. I was ready to explode with excitement. I kept watching and listening to the guys react as the number got closer and closer. Honestly, I could have cried if they didn't keep making me laugh. "Five more!" Jc yelled. "Oh god" Kian said, grabbing my hand with both of his, bringing them to his chest.

"Guys!" I yelled, as soon as I saw the number roll over to a million. They all started clapping and screaming. That was when I started crying. Kian suddenly wrapped his arms around me, picked me up, and spun me around. Putting my feet back down, he put his hands along the side of my head, his thumbs resting on my cheeks.

"We did it babe" he said, slamming his lips into mine. They molded together, my stomach full of butterflies just as strong as our first kiss. "This is my favorite milestone so far" I said, kissing him again. "Mine too, because I get to share this moment with you" Kian said, deepening the kiss.

"Get off camera and do that" Rick yelled at the computer.