#needtolearntoforget

Touring and Saskia went together like peanut butter and jelly, or vodka and coke; the perfect combination. She was addicted to the rush of performing, hearing the fans and constantly being on the go. She loved every single moment of it, even when touring could become monotonous.

Backstage and getting ready to go out, Saskia was warming up her body as best as she could before she had to go out, trying to do some vocal exercises as she did. Standing up straight, she looked at herself in the mirror. "Noah! Did you steal my in ears again? I swear to god, I know they're pink and sparkly but seriously."

Saskia had finished work early, for once. But instead of going home as she usually did, she made her way over to the arcade; she wanted to get a release and she knew only one guy who could give her what she wanted.

Pushing the door open, her eyes scanned the room for Noah and quickly found him at the counter. Smirking as she walked over, she leaned over the desk and got as close to him as she could. "You missed me, hot shot?"

Saskia was on watch; her eyes fully adjusted to the dark and were looking out for any sign of movement. She hadn't heard an infected in a while, which she was somewhat grateful for. She couldn't stand their screaming and begging inside her head.

But that was the downside to being a hybrid, she was part of the hive mind of the infected since birth. Although, that was usually what the humans wanted; to know how the infected worked and how long it took for them to starve to death. It wasn't as simple; the infection forced its host to stay alive as long as possible, you could shoot them, remove limbs and starve them for weeks and they'd get back up again.

Gotta aim for the head and burn the remains; that's the only way to kill both infected and hybrid. Bit hard to get up again when you've been decapitated and a pile of ash.

Sitting up from her perch on the hotel balcony, she saw a group of what seemed to be humans but something seemed.... off. They smelled different than anyone else she'd come into contact before; cocking her head to one side, she stood up and cracked her limbs before sending out a message to the others; "we have company, take the kids into the basement and wait for my call".

The she made her way down to ground level, curious to see what she was dealing with. Not wanting to show who or what she was to the group, she placed a hood over her head before stepping out to them, being careful not to make too much noise. "Come here, there's infected just down the street," she whisper-shouted towards them.

Saskia knew Noah was bad news, didn't exactly stop her from thinking he was hot. Although, there was no way in hell a guy like that would even look at her; he had a reputation of being a player and she hadn't even held a guy's hand.

She hadn't even realised she'd spaced out until the snapping of fingers were waving in front of her face and bringing her crashing down to reality. "Jesus, fuck, you scared the shit out of me."

Saskia was bored in bed in the middle of the night, she couldn't sleep and she only had one solution how to get her to fall asleep, and there was only one guy she thought was fit for the job. Grabbing her phone from her bedside table, she turned on a light and sent a suggestive picture to Noah with the caption; "you up? Can't sleep".

Being tour manager wasn't how Saskia planned her life to be but she couldn't exactly see many cons to it; she got to travel all over the country, have a little too much fun with her co-workers and listen to some kickass music practically every night.

The only con she could think about? Having to babysit the band half the time and having to keep them in check and on schedule, a task easier said than done every single time.

Pounding on their dressing room, she checked her watch once again. "If you guys aren't out here and ready to go in 3 minutes, I will cancel the damn show! Hurry the fuck up!"

Saskia gulped hard, knowing she wasn't exactly in the wrong but she wasn't in the right either. "Because if I didn't lie, all hell would've broken loose. If I'd been honest and said that we fuck, I don't know how that's going to reflect on me. So I lied."

Since Theo had gone back to work and was on a business trip after Olivia was born, Saskia was struggling with motherhood. She was still exhausted and trying her best to get everything done, and she knew she needed help.

After picking Miles up from school and making him a snack, she picked up the phone and called the only person she knew would drop everything to help; Noah. "Hey, dingus. It's me," her voice was shakier than she intended but she suddenly felt really emotional. "Listen, I need some help with the kids, and I think they miss their uncle so if you could come over for a couple days, I'd really appreciate it."