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When Leigh and Grace entered the venue they couldn't believe their eyes. This was the Honda Civic Tour, so it was pretty big arena and the crowd was complete madness. The last show they had seen together was Panic! At the Disco, but Leigh had insisted on getting reserved seating due to the fact that she was terrified of mosh pits. She had only been in a few when she was younger but everytime she was in one she felt she got extremely clostrophibic and her chest started to hurt. She had always been weak and having tons of people pushing her around didn't help any. However this time was different. After meeting Pete she had to be closer to him...so she decided to put her fears aside and try to get as close to the baracade as possible.

The opening acts were great, but Leigh felt she needed to save her strength. Grace and Leigh held back a little bit during Hellogoodbye and Cobra Starship and +44, but they still rocked out and had a great time. And then, after what seemed like forever, it was time for the boys to take the stage.

"Common, Grace...we just have to push our way through," she said grabbing Grace's hand and working her way through the swarm of teenies chanting "FALL OUT BOY". Amazingly, Leigh had gotten about 3 people away from the baracade when the house lights dimmed and the Star Wars theme started to play as the boys came out. When the stage lights came on, Pete was the first thing Leigh saw and he looked just as gorgeous, if not more so, than when she had seen him in the candy isle.

The guys started off their set with "Sugar We're Going Down" to get everyone into the groove. The crowd was going nuts, Patrick sounded amazing (as usual), Joe was jumping around like a crazy person, Andy was rocking out on the drums, but Pete seemed pre-occupied like he was searching for someone in the crowd. He scanned the crowd until he saw her, the girl he had been thinking of every second since he walked out of the mini-mart: Leigh. She looked beautiful, smiling and singing along; having a great time with her friend. He couldn't stop staring at her...he was so infactuated with her that he even forgot to do his famous "lick lick salute" during the song.

"LEIGH!" Grace yelled into her ear. "LOOK...Pete is freakin STARING AT YOU." Leigh looked at Grace then looked at Pete again...he WAS staring. She could feel his olive eyes burning into hers, and she liked the feeling, although she felt a bit awkward. She smiled widely, and felt her cheeks get all flushed. She was in the middle of an enormously tight crowd but she didn't care. All she cared about was the gorgeous man onstage smiling at her.

After "Sugar", Pete realized that he WAS doing a show and had to show everyone a good time, so he tried to snap out of it and be his regular self. Every once in a while he would glace over at Leigh and once she swore he winked at her.

As usual, the boys closed the show with "Saturday". At this point Leigh was feeling a bit crushed and was a little frightened. The crowd started to get wild and Leigh was having a hard time catching her breath. It was towards the end of the song where the room started spinning and she collapsed into the crowd. Luckily, it was at a point where Pete decided to glance and he saw the whole thing. He went over to Charlie at the end of the stage and yelled in his ear, "HEY...There's a girl who just fell in the crowd. We need to get her out of there." Charlie tried to find the girl, but it was no use. "I dont see her Pete, she must be on the floor." So Pete decided to take drastic measures. He jumped into the crowd, which is something he does on a regular basis. But this time, he was searching for Leigh. When he found her she was passed out on the floor and being fanned by Grace.

"Oh my GOD...Leigh wake up! Leigh seriously...this isn't funny. WAKE UP," Grace was frantically trying to get Leigh concious. All of a sudden she heard alot of screaming around her and looked up to find Pete Wentz.

"Oh God...is she ok?," He kneeled next to Grace and picked Leigh up in his arms. "Everyone stay clear, this girl is really hurt." The crowd was considerate and let them through so Pete could get Leigh to safety. The boys always had EMTs on call just in case anyone got hurt at shows, so Pete took Leigh backstage and layed her on the couch in his dressing room. The EMTs came and brought some smelling salts and soon Leigh was awake again.

Leigh openned her eyes to find 2 EMTS hovering over her and someone holding her hand. She fluttered her eyelashes and peared over to her left to find Pete there, smiling at her and telling her everything was going to be ok.

"God you scared me...are you alright?" He said brushing the hair out of her eyes.

"wh..what happend?" Leigh was so confused. The last thing she remembered was being pushed around while screaming "saturday" at the top of her lungs.

"You got knocked out by some bastard having too much fun. You have a couple of broken ribs and a sprained arm. You need to go to the hospital." Pete spoke with a mixture of anger and concern in his voice. "I'm so glad I got to you in time...before something even worse happend to you."

"You...you got me out?" She looked at Pete and then looked at Grace, who nodded like a crazy person with the hugest smile in the world.

"Yeah...I saw you fall. Nobody was really paying attention so I had to get you out."

"But...the concert. Did you finish?" Leigh looked at Pete with sad eyes. "I dont want the whole Fall Out Boy fanbase to hate me because I made you skimp them out of a real show."

"Oh we were pretty much done...and the safety of people I care about is more important." Pete smiled at her and rubbed his thumb across the top of her hand.

"Care about? what?...you just met me Pete."

"I know. But you're a fan, my fans are important...plus I felt something when I saw you. I don't ignore that stuff. Life's too short to not say how you feel." Leigh was in shock..did Pete just tell her he liked her? This must be a dream. She looked at Grace, closed her eyes, opened them again and still saw Pete smiling down at her.

"Ok we really need to take you to the hospital now, hun," said one of the EMTs.

"Ya..you need to go get checked out by some doctors. I have to do this meet and greet thing, its in my contract. But I promise I will come visit you afterwards, ok?" Pete patted her hand and let go. He wanted to hug her but he thought twice, due to her injuries. Instead he leaned over and gave her a peck on the cheek. Leigh couldn't help but notice how soft his lips were.

"Oh...ya right. Ok...i'll see you later," Leigh was still in semi-disbelieve that this whole thing had taken place.

A Couple Hours Later

"Hey guys...I'm gonna go to the hospital and check up on Leigh," Pete said to the boys as they left the Meet and Greet. Thank goodness they were in the small states and it didnt take long to travel from show to show and he would be able to see her before they took off.

"Is that that girl who fell during the concert? How do you know her name? Do you know her or something?" Patrick started bombarding his friend with all of these questions like a little boy. "Do you like her? Are you gonna marry her? Can I meet her"

"Jeeze Patticakes...its just a girl who fell down during the show. I'm worried about her, that's all," Pete said looking down to the floor because he knew Patrick could see right through him.

"Uh huh...sure," Patrick gave him a nudge. "Its cool..go see your fairy princess. We'll be here playing GUITAR HERO!" Joe came up behind them and yelled in agreement. The rest of the boys went on to the bus while Pete got into a rental car.

When Pete arrived at the hospital, Leigh was on some pain medication that made her very sleepy, and very friendly.

"PETEY!!!!!!" she yelled when he came into the room. "Hi! I missed you. I feel all better now!"

"Yeah? thats great," he glanced over at Grace who let out a giggle. She was still in shock that Pete Wentz was standing right next to her. He leaned over and whispered, "is she ok?"

"Oh yeah...thats just the meds. She's totally fine. in fact i think she's gonna pass out pretty soon. They are very STRONG meds."

"Ok...well do you mind if I stay? I just wanna make sure she's comfortable and everything's alright," Pete said as he sat on the side of the bed and took Leigh's hand as she drifted off to sleep. Grace could tell Pete meant it. She had always respected Pete as a writer, but never thought extremely highly of him as person. She realized then that she had been wrong about him. He was a really good guy.

"Yeah. That's totally cool." Pete and Grace stayed by Leigh's side until morning. She woke up to find Grace sleeping on the chair next to the window and Pete sitting next to her in a chair, holding her hand and looking like dealth. She could tell he hadn't slept.

"You know...you dont have to worry, Pete. I'm fine..really." The sound of her voice made Pete jump, which made Leigh laugh out loud. "What are you still doing here, anyway? Dont get me wrong, its great that you are being so sweet and caring but...I'm really not THAT hurt."

"Oh..well..um. I just...I was worried. I don't know. I guess i'm being kind of ridiculous. I can go." He started to get up but Leigh grabbed his hand. She could tell he was hurt by what he said.

"I'm sorry...I'm not trying to kick you out of anything. It's just I figure you're busy and have more important things to do than look after a fan."

Pete smiled and said, "Well...I wanted to make sure you didn't hate the show. I mean, you didn't get to come to the meet and greet and tell me how much I sucked so I thought i'de wait until you were lucid and you could tell me." Leigh couldn't stop staring at his beautiful eyes..she felt her mouth slightly drop when he looked deep into her eyes. "Leigh...are you ok?"

"What? Oh yeah, totally fine. The show was fantastic. I loved every second of it, well except for the me getting kicked in the ribs bit. But other than that, best show of my life. And thats saying alot seeing as I've been to 5, count em 5 Backstreet Boys concerts." Pete laughed so hard that it woke Grace up.

"Whats going on? Pete, you're still here? God, you are so sweet! See Leigh, I told you he loved you!" Grace giggled. Leigh felt her cheeks run red and told Grace to shush. Pete's cheeks were equally red and if it wasn't for the visit from the doctor at that very moment, things would have gotten awkward.

"So Leigh, it looks like you're going to be just fine. A couple of days of bedrest and you'll be as good as new. You can go home today. I'll have the nurse get your discharge papers ready."

"Awww see? Good as new! I told you I would be fine," Leigh smiled at Pete. "So um... I guess i'm going home. And where are you going?"

"We have a show in New York tonight. But we're playing VA next week. Will you and Grace be able to come down? You can have backstage passes this time so there will be no danger of you getting hurt. I really want to make this up to you."

"Oh wow...yeah. Thats sounds fantastic. I have finals this week but by next week my vacation will be in full swing. I'de love to see you guys again. Grace, are you cool with that?" Grace just nodded like a crazy little girl again.

"Ok well, I really have to get going. The guys are already in NYC and I have to fly up there at noon. Can I have your # and stuff so I can get in touch with you?" Leigh could tell Pete was a little nervous. He felt that she liked him, but wasn't 100% sure she felt what he felt.

"Oh yeah..sure." She gave Pete her phone number and her AIM sn so they could keep in touch. He gave her a peck in the cheek and hugged Grace goodbye, and then he was gone.

"WHAT THE HELL?" Leigh whispered to Grace after he left the room. "Seriously...did all of that just happen?"

"Yeah...he must REALLY like you. That's crazy stuff."

Leigh and Grace were on their way home when Leigh's phone got a text.

Hey Leigh. Hope you got home OK. I'm on my way to NYC. Again so sorry about what happend but I can't wait to make it up to you. XoXo Peterpan

"Oh God...he texted me. He said he can't wait to make it up to me. I wonder what's going on in that crazy head of his." Leigh read the text to Grace.

"Well, I guess we'll have to wait until next week to find out."