THURSDAY, AUGUST 19TH. 7 AM.
I woke up to someone stirring beside me and opened my eyes to see Andy rolling onto his side, continuing to sleep. I smiled before rolling onto my back and stretched my arms above my head while I yawned until I sat up. I moved my covers off me just as my brother walked into my room, being quiet just in case I was still sleeping I'm sure. When he saw I was awake, he smiled as he walked over before his eyes went to Andy, who was still fast asleep beside me, "he slept in here last night?" he asked quietly.

"Yeah," I said as I stood up on my bed and stepped over Andy, "mom said it was either my bed or yours. Help me," I said, reaching my arms out to Adam.

My brother reached his arms up, grabbing me by the waist and lifted me off my bed, so I didn't have to jump. I didn't want to wake Andy if he wasn't ready to wake up. "So he chose you over me?" he said sounding hurt before shaking his head, "so typical."

I laughed quietly before Andy spoke up from my bed, "Sorry Adam, but I don't sleep with dudes," he said, his voice sounding deeper than normal since he was just waking up.

Adam scoffed as Andy rolled onto his back to look at us while rubbing the sleep from his eyes, "Oh I see how it is. You're going treat me this way after I've given you the best eleven years of my life. You bastard!"
"I'm not a bastard. My parents were married when they had me," Andy smiled as I laughed at my brother's overdramatic behavior.

"Whatever Andrew!" my brother snapped before storming out of my room and I continued to laugh as Andy did too, shaking his head with a smile on his face.

"You know that's…" he trailed off a bit, "the fourth time I've been called Andrew in less than twenty-four hours, which is not good."

"Really? Well that is your name, isn't it Andrew?" I smirked at him.

He shook his head, "don't even go there."

"Why, Andrew? Andrew is what your parents named you, Andrew."

"Stop it," he groaned.

"Answer me, Andrew. What is so wrong with calling you Andrew, Andrew? Andrew is your name, so calling you Andrew shouldn't be a problem, should it Andrew?"

"Shut up and stop calling me that before I hurt you," he laughed as he playfully glared at me.

"Wow, Andrew. There's no need to get so hostile, Andrew. You really need to calm down, Andrew before someone gets hurt, Andrew. Gees, Andrew," I shook my head and he groaned loudly before he sprung up from my bed. I tried to run for it but his arms wrapped tightly around my waist and I screamed as he lifted me off the ground. He collapsed on my bed, pinning me to the mattress and laid partially on top of me as I just laughed, "Now how many Andrew's was that?" I laughed.

"You're so mean," he shook his head, "but I can be meaner," he said before he started to tickle my sides and I screamed while struggling to get away from him. He laughed as I laughed and screamed at the pure torture of being tickled since I couldn't get away from him.

"O-Okay! I get it! Stop, please!" I yelled and he just laughed but continued as I thrashed around, "I'm sorry! I'll never call you Andrew again!"

"You promise unless you're angry with me?" he asked as he paused his assault on me.

I took a deep breath and let it out, "yes, I promise," I said and he released me, rolling onto his back.

"Good, because I wouldn't want to have to torture you all day since you're suspended from school," he smirked at me as I flipped over, laying on my side to face him.

"Oh great, I'm stuck with you all day?" I playfully groaned, causing him to pout and I smiled, "just kidding, don't get too sensitive on me."

"I'm not sensitive."

"Whatever," I rolled my eyes and he chuckled, "we didn't wake you up, did we?"

"No, I woke up when some of my warmth disappeared from you getting up," he smiled.

"Oh, sorry," I said and he shook his head, "so, I've been meaning to ask, how was California?" I asked and he smiled.

"It was awesome. It had its horrible rainy days and its extremely hot days, but other than that, it was great."

"Cool, do you like it out there more than here?"

"Yeah, to be honest, there's a lot more to do out there than here and it doesn't snow, unless you live within the Grapevine."

"Awesome, I've always wanted to go to California," I said and he smiled.

"You should come out there with me and the guys sometime. Jinxx and CC have girlfriends out there, plus we have a bunch of friends who will be extremely angry if we don't visit from time to time."

"I thought you lived out there," I furrowed my brows.

"No, I was out there working on the band and staying with Scout until we broke up. Plus, I was out there working on my band's album and we went right on tour after we were done with it pretty much."

Oh, I mouthed, "well I'm glad your band is doing as great as it is."

"Yeah, you really need to come to a show. Your brother, Iz, Tyler, Alex, and even Clarissa have been to one."

"Well when you guys have one I can go to, I'll be first in line."

"Great," he smiled, "even though with me, you wouldn't have to wait in line."

I chuckled, "that is true, so I'm going to have to get a shirt that says I'm with the band," I said and he laughed.

"Oh yeah, totally," he said and I laughed at him.

"Don't say totally. It makes you sound gay."

"Awesome, cause I am totally gay."

I laughed harder as I shook my head, "you're retarded," I said and he smiled. "I missed you," I blurted out not even thinking about it.

"I missed you too, babe," he said before kissing my forehead.

I smiled at him before taking on a slightly serious face, "so I'm not sure if I really want to ask this question, but I will anyway, just know you don't have to answer if you don't want too," I said and he nodded, "what happened between you and Scout?"

He stared at me a bit before he sighed, closing his eyes for a few seconds, "I don't know really," he shook his head. "Our relationship seemed to change and it seemed like all we were doing was fighting. And we were fighting about nothing really, but most of the time it involved how much time I spent at the studio. I'd always tell her that I never bitched at her when she was always home real late from being out with her friends, which just made the fight worse. We weren't getting along like we use too and during our last argument, she said something that really hurt, so I just packed my shit, told her we were done, and left to stay at the place Ashley was renting while we were out there."

"What she say?" I asked cautiously.

He closed his eyes again, taking a small breath before looking at me, "I said to her, sorry for just trying to get the album done and you know, I never fought with Addison this fucking much and I'm pretty sure that she wouldn't care about the hours I spent at the studio because she would probably be spending them with me. Not sitting at home, wondering when I'll be home. And then she said well I'm pretty sure she hates your fucking guts since you started to date me the day after you dumped her," he said and I sighed, closing my eyes and shaking my head. "I'm so sorry, Addison," he said and I opened my eyes to see that his were welling up on me.

"Don't go soft on me and cry, Andy because if you cry, then I'm going to cry and then I'll have to hurt you because I don't want to cry."

He chuckled, shaking his head, "sorry."

"It's okay," I said rubbing my thumbs under his eyes to wipe away the tears that formed, smudging his eyeliner more than it already was. I placed a kiss on his forehead before pulling away, "but now we're friends again," I smiled.

"Yeah," he smiled back before whispering, "for now," and I chuckled a little under my breath.

"So, who's Ashley?" I asked, changing the subject and he chuckled.

"Oh yeah, that's right. You haven't met the band mates I have now," he said and I shook my head, "well Ashley is Ashley Purdy and he's our bass player and…"

"Wait," I cut him off, "Ashley's a guy?"

"Yeah," he nodded.

"Awesome," I chuckled, "I've never met a guy named Ashley."

"Yeah, you'll like him. He's a nice guy," he said and I nodded before he continued to name off his band mates, "and then there's Jake Pitts, he's lead guitar, and Jinxx or Jeremy, but he prefers Jinxx. Don't call him Jeremy," he shook his head and I chuckled as I nodded with a smile, "he plays guitar. And then there's CC, Christian Coma. He's our new drummer. Our last drummer, Sandra left at the end of the tour."

"Yeah, my mom told me about that," I said and he nodded, "I can't wait to meet them."

"Oh you will, I promise. Maybe you can meet them today."

"Yeah, that would be awesome."

"Yo," Adam said as he walked into my room, all ready for school and Andy rolled on his back to look at him, "are you taking us to school? Or can I just steal your car for the day?"

"Um…"

"I'll be your chauffer," Andy cut in and I glanced at him, "I want you to meet my band mates anyway."

"Okay," I said as Melissa walked into my room.

"Morning pipsqueak," Andy smiled at her and she smiled before running over to my bed.

"Morning Andy," she yawned while lying down on top of him and rested her head on his chest, curling up a little.

"You still have my keys?" I asked my brother while Andy kissed the top of Melissa's head.

"Yup," he said picking them up from my dresser.

"Okay," I nodded, "have a good day without me."

"Oh yeah, I'll have a great day," he rolled his eyes causing me to chuckle, "come on, Mel, let's get going," he said and Melissa nodded before she removed herself from on top of Andy. "Oh and Andy, tell the guys I said hi and tell Ashley I want my rematch in arm wrestling. I've been pumping the guns and he is going down!"

Andy and I laughed, Andy shaking his head, "okay, I'll be sure to let him know when I see him," Andy continued to chuckle.

"Good, don't forget," he said before picking up our yawning sister and she wrapped her arms around his neck, resting her head on his shoulder.

"I won't," he said before he and I said, "Bye Melissa," in unison.

"Bye," she mumbled waving at us before Adam walked out of my room.

"Bye, Adam," we said in unison again.

"Later," he called as he headed down the hall to the front door.

"So what do you want to do? Get some more sleep or head out?" Andy asked as he turned his head to face me.

"We can head out, but I want to take a shower first."

"Okay and then we'll head to my house, so I can change," he said and I nodded before I got up, standing on my bed and jumped off, landing on my bedroom floor.

I was about to walk to my closet when my father walked into my room and I looked at him with a smile, "Morning kids, there's breakfast ready for you. Wasn't sure if you were up or not, but thought I should check before the food gets put away."

"Awesome, I'm starving," Andy said getting up from my bed and grabbed his skinny jeans, pulling them on real quick. "Let's go eat and then you can get ready to leave," he said as he grabbed a hold of my arm and dragged me out of my room, following my father.

I rolled my eyes, "you know, I don't really like to eat in the morning."

"I remember, that's why I'm dragging you," Andy said, making my father chuckle as he walked downstairs, back to the dining room. I sighed, rolling my eyes as I shook my head and let Andy drag me down the stairs and to the dining room. Since my father hadn't fully eaten breakfast, he sat in the dining room with us while we ate.

When we were done, Andy helped my father with the dishes and I headed back upstairs to take a quick shower. After I was done, I brushed my teeth real quick before I headed to my room wrapped in a towel and walked in to find Andy pulling on his shirt. He glanced at me and smirked, "wow, I forgot how sexy you look dripping wet."

"Shut up," I smacked him on the arm and he laughed, "now turn around and close your eyes, so I can get dressed real quick."

"Why? I've seen you naked," he smirked as he stepped closer to me.

I narrowed my eyes as I smirked back, "yeah, but my father doesn't know you've seen me naked before and I would hate for him to walk in while I'm not dressed and he finds you in here watching me."

The smirk dropped from his lips and a nervous look replaced it and he let out a nervous laugh, "that's true." He turned on his heel and walked over to my bed, falling flat and buried his face in my pillows. "Make it fast before I suffocate myself," he mumbled and I laughed a little, shaking my head. I walked over to my dresser and quickly pulled on a clean pair of bra and panties before walking over to my closet. I pulled the door opened and looked through my pants, pulling my black and white plaid bondage capris off a hanger. I slipped them on, buttoning and zipping them up before grabbing my R.I.P The Reverend shirt off a hanger, pulling that on as well. "Are you dressed yet? I'm running out of air supply," Andy mumbled, still face down in my pillows.

"Yes, you can roll over now so you don't suffocate," I said, chuckling while walking over to my dresser and pulled out my distressed three row pyramid studded belt.

Andy rolled over and took in a few deep breaths, "finally, I can breathe," he sighed and I rolled my eyes while shaking my head.

"You're retarded," I said as I slipped on my belt before grabbing some socks out of my dresser and went to sit on the edge of my bed.

"You know, I was tested for that and got the highest score," he smirked as I pulled on one of my socks.

I sighed as I shook my head, "Yeah, I remember that. That was bullshit, just because you weren't enthusiastic about school."

"Or a brainiac like you," he said tapping my temple as I pulled on my other sock and I glanced at him from the corner of my eye.

"I'm not a brainiac," I narrowed my eyes and he chuckled.

"Yeah, says the girl who's been getting straight A's since kindergarten," he smiled and I shook my head, rolling my eyes as I got up to get my combat boots.

"Whatever," I mumbled and he chuckled as I pulled on my boots, lacing them up before changing my rhinestone stud earrings with a pair of diamond studs, leaving in my pyramid stud earrings and the small hoop in the third hole of my right ear. I also decided not to change my zebra print barbell in my tongue or the curved barbell with a crown and dangling chains in my bellybutton. I slipped on my black i heart boobies bracelet, along with three gem bracelets on my left wrist before I pulled my black beaded rosary off my wired tree, hanging it around my neck. I slipped my knotted heart ring on my right ring finger before I walked to my closet and pulled out my black and white camo shoulder bag. I picked my backpack off the floor, setting it on my desk and pulled out my wallet, my birth control pills wheel, and my makeup bag, stuffing them in my shoulder bag as Andy got up from my bed. He made it real quick as I sprayed on some apple body spray that I pulled out of my backpack before stuffing that in my shoulder bag as well. "You didn't have to do that," I said, stuffing my cigarettes and lighter in my bag while he sat on the edge of my bed to pull on his socks and boots.

"Nah, that's okay. I slept in it too, so it's the least I can do," he said as he stood up, "ready to go?"

"Yup, just let me brush out my hair," I said as I grabbed my black framed retro sunglasses, placing them over my eyes.

"Oh man, if Sandra was here, she's snatch those glasses," he said and I chuckled as we walked out of my room and he picked up his leather jacket on the way out. I stopped at the bathroom and brushed out my hair as Andy went to say bye to my parents who were both getting ready to leave for work. My mother was a very well-paid assistant to a great Defense Attorney and my father was well… an amazing District Attorney, who's probably slaughtered my mother's boss in the courtroom a few times. Good thing my mother's boss doesn't hold my father's skills in court against her or she might have been a stay-at-home Mom by now.

When I finished my hair, I walked out of the bathroom and ran into my father in the hall as he was heading for the stairs. He smiled at me before placing a kiss on my temple as we walked, "hey sweetheart, you leaving with Andy?"

"Yeah, we're going to his house so he can change and then I'm not sure what we're doing, but I'm supposed to meet his band mates today."

"Oh, well have fun and I'll see you at dinner," he said as we walked out of the house. He kissed my head again before he headed to his car that was parked in the driveway as I headed down the lawn as I searched my bag to make sure I had my iPhone.

"Well there's my favorite tall girl," I heard from ahead of me and my head snapped up as I recognized that deep weird monotone voice of the character Dr. Black. My eyes landed on one of my closest friends that I haven't seen in a long while standing next to Andy by the Eldorado.

"Chance!" I screamed in excitement before I ran over to him and he smiled before he caught me as I jumped into his arms. I wrapped my arms and legs around him tightly and I was surprised he didn't fall over like all the other times I've jumped on him for a hug.

"Hey Addison, long time no see," he said with a smile that could be heard in his tone as he hugged me back.

"Yeah, I've missed you and your Dr. Black voice," I said as he set me down in front of him, "Thank god it wasn't Captain Cold because then I probably would have been a little worried until I saw you."

"What's so bad about Captain Cold?" he asked putting his hands on his hips.

"Well, Captain Cold makes you sound like a thirty-five year old child molester."

Andy doubled over in laughter as Chance's jaw dropped and his eyes slightly narrowed, staring at me in shock, "that's messed up, Addison," he said playfully sounding hurt.

"Aw, don't worry, Chance. Lightning Thunderstein makes Andy sound like he was some sort of crack baby," I said and now it was Andy's turn to stare at me in shock while Chance doubled over in laughter.

"You take that back!" Andy pointed a threatening finger in my face and I chuckled.

"Sorry Andy, but you can't take back the truth," I smiled and he pouted before Chance patted him on the back.

"It's okay, Andy, there's no point in arguing with Addison because we'll both lose."

"I know. I lost count how many arguments we've lost against her," Andy sighed and I laughed before I hugged Chance again, wrapping my arms around his neck. He chuckled a little, wrapping his arms tightly around my waist, resting the side of his face against the side of mine. "So what are you doing right now?" Andy asked, looking at Chance.

"Well, nothing until my parents get off work because then I'm going to visit them for a while. But since they're unavailable at the moment, I thought I'd visit you until my mom calls to tell me she's on her way home."

"How'd you know I was here?"

"I called your dad when I went by your house and you weren't there," he said and Andy mouthed Oh, "so what are you guys doing?"

"Well we were going to head to my house so I can change my clothes since I crashed at her house last night and then I'm going to call my band mates and see what they're doing because Addison hasn't met them yet."

"You haven't met his band mates yet?" Chance looked at me astounded with slightly narrowed eyes.

"No," I shook my head, "I haven't seen or talk to Andy in over a year and a half. The last time I saw him, none of the band mates he has now were even in the band. Hell, I haven't even met the chick that was the drummer before being replaced by the drummer he has now."

"Oh yeah, that's right," he said nervously, "but you two are okay now right?

"Yeah, we're just getting back to the friendship we started out with," Andy said.

Chance nodded, "good because knowing that you two were avoiding each other made me sad whenever I thought about it. I was about ready to beat you both down."

Andy and I laughed and I shook my head, "well you might stand a chance against Andy, but me, I don't think so. You can try, but you won't get far," I said and he laughed, but nodded his head.

"Yeah, very true," he said, "you know, I just realized something, aren't you supposed to be in school right now?"

"Yeah, but I've been suspended until Monday."

"What?!" his jaw dropped, "didn't school just start?"

"Yeah, yesterday was the first day back."

"Wow, that must be a new record for you," he smirked.

"Yup," I nodded.

"What happened?"

"Chase Harlow pissed me off by calling my brother a fag, then Andy a fag, who showed up to visit the new school at the wrong time," I said, glancing at Andy, who gave me a small sheepish smile, "and then Chase brought up what happened and said that Andy was probably fucking Scout even before we broke up and then he started dating her. So I kicked his ass."

"Wow, what a piece of shit. He got what he deserved and isn't Chase the little brother of Jason Harlow?"

"Yeah, and just as big of a fucking douche bag as his brother," Andy said and I chuckled while nodding my head.

"Addison," I heard my mother's voice call and I turned around to see her walking toward the driveway.

"Yes mom?" I asked smiling at her.

"I've been meaning to ask you since last night, did you take your birth control pill yesterday?" she asked as she stopped beside her car.

"Yeah, I took it just before Gym," I said and she nodded.

"Hi Mrs. K," Chance smiled as he waved at her.

"Hi Chance!" she smiled widely as she quickly walked over to give him a hug that he returned, "You finally decide to come visit everyone?"

"Yeah," he nodded his head as they pulled out of the hug.

"Have you seen your parents yet?"

"No, I'm waiting for them to get off work," he said and she nodded.

"Well, you kids have fun. I've got to get to work," she said before giving each of us a hug and headed back to her car.

"Bye mom. Have a good day at work," I said while Andy and Chance waved, saying a quick "Bye."

My mother waved before she got in her car and pulled out of the driveway, heading off to work and Chance spoke up once my mother's car was out of view, "you're still on birth control?" he smirked, "who you been sleeping with?"

"I'm not sleeping with anybody," I said as I lightly pushed him and he laughed while Andy chuckled, "I'm only taking it so I can have a shorter period and I got put on birth control before I even dated Andy. Plus as far as my parents know, I'm still a virgin."

"What?" his eyes widened as he smiled, "they don't know that you and Andy…?" he trailed off.

"No," I shook my head.

"How is that possible?"

"We never told anybody, but my parents know I'm not a virgin, they just don't know if I lost it to Addison or Scout and they won't ask, so I'm not telling," Andy said and I chuckled while I slightly cringed on the inside hearing Andy imply that he had slept with Scout. I kind of figured that they would have had sex since they were together for over a year, I just didn't want to hear about it, especially from him.

"My brother just found out I'm not a virgin yesterday in Art Class," I said, pushing that thought out of my mind.

"How did that come up in Art Class?" Chance laughed.

"That's an explanation for another time, preferably when I'm don't feel as awkward," I said and they both chuckled, "so let's get going," I said, snatching Andy's car keys out of his hand and walked around to the passenger side of his car.

"Okay, I'll follow behind you guys," Chance said as he walked over to his rental car that was parked behind Andy's.

I unlocked the passenger door of Andy's car and got in before pressing the button on my door panel to unlock the driver side door as I stuck the key in the ignition. Andy pulled open his car door as I shut mine and got in, starting up his car before we both pulled on our seatbelts. Andy left my house, heading down Clarevalley till he got to Francisridge where he made a left with Chance close behind us. I rolled down the window before pulling out my cigarettes and my lighter and I pulled a cigarette out of the box, placing it between my lips. My parents hate that I smoke, but they don't get too on my case about it since I don't smoke as often as most people. I can make an entire pack of smokes last for two weeks if I don't give them out to anyone. "Aw, can I have one?" Andy glanced at me.

"Yeah, just keep your eyes on the road please," I mumbled, still holding my cigarette between my lips before I lit it, inhaling a bit to keep it lit. I pulled my cigarette away from my lips, exhaling the smoke out of the corner of my mouth as I held my cigarette between my pointer and middle fingers. I pulled another cigarette out of my Marlboro box and held it up to Andy's mouth. He placed his lips over the end of it, holding it and I closed my cigarette box, putting it back in my bag. I ignited my lighter again and held the flame to the end of Andy's cigarette as I took another drag of my own and Andy inhaled like I did to ensure the cigarette would stay lit.

"Thank you," he said as he pulled his cigarette away to exhale the smoke.

"You're welcome," I said as he stopped at a stop sign before making a left onto Halidonhill. We drove all the way down Halidonhill, passing Izzy's house before getting to the end and he made a left onto Mount Alverno. He took that down till it ended before making a left on Delhi Ave and it was like another two minutes before we got to his house. It was just the first right onto Anderson Ferry, the first left onto Cannas and then the first left onto Happy and it was the last house on the left. "Hmm, nice house," I said as he pulled into the driveway with Chance pulling up and parking beside us.

"Thank you," he smiled at me while shutting off the car as I removed my seatbelt. I got out of the car once Chance had removed himself from his rental and closed his car door. Once I was out of Andy's car, I closed the door while Andy got out, locking up his car after shutting his door.

We all headed to the front door and Andy unlocked it, pushing it open just before we heard a loud excited voice behind us, "Perfect Timing!"

We all turned around as a black SUV, I think it was a Suburban, pulled up and parked alongside the curb in front of Andy's house. There were two guys all clad in tight black clothes with leather jackets and black hair that got out of the car and something told me that they were two of Andy's band mates. "Hey Jake, Hey CC," Andy greeted them with a smile while he ushered me inside with Chance following me as they made their way up the lawn to the walkway.

I stood close to the door as Jake and Christian walked up, each of them giving Andy a bro hug, "hey Andy, where you been?" asked the one that yelled from the passenger seat of the car they arrived in. Whether it was Jake or Christian, I'm not sure, but I'll be finding out pretty soon.

"Oh, I crashed at my friend's house last night and at my parents' the night before," Andy said as they all stepped into the house, the driver of the car closing the door behind them.

"Oh," he nodded.

"Anyway, I know you guys remember Chance, but this is Addison," Andy introduced me to his two band mates as I smiled at them, getting smiles in return. "Addison, this is CC and Jake," he pointed to the passenger and then the driver, so now I know which one was which.

"Hi, it's nice to meet you guys," I smiled, offering my hand to them.

"Hey, shaking hands is too fucking formal in my book. I'm more of a hugger, so come on, give us a squeeze," Christian said, holding out his arms and shuffled his feet across the floor toward me, moving only a small distance.

I chuckled a bit before I shrugged, "aw, what the hell," I said and walked into his arms, giving him a hug as he hugged me back tightly. When I pulled out of the hug, I got one from Jake as well and surprisingly I didn't feel awkward hugging two people I just met.

Jake pulled out of our hug and looked at Andy, "so this is the ex-girlfriend you broke up with?" he asked and Andy just stared at him, his eyes widening a little.

"Yeah," Andy said quietly and I could tell he was uncomfortable by his body language.

"What the hell were you thinking? She's beautiful, you moron," Jake said and my face turned red as I blushed while I bit my lip to hold in a laugh.

"Yes, thanks for pointing that out, Jake. I've learned my lesson," Andy said, shaking his head and I chuckled as I turned away from them when Chance grabbed my hand.

"Let's go sit down before you get more embarrassed," Chance said as he started to pull me toward the living room.

I laughed a little, "it's okay," I shook my head before we both plopped down on the couch.

"To change the subject, where's Ash and Jinxx? I want Addison to meet the whole band since she's the only one that doesn't know you guys," Andy said as he stood within the edge of his living room while his two band mates plopped down on the couches, Christian taking the spot on my left.

"Not sure where they are, but I can give them a call," Jake said, propping his feet up on the coffee table and pulled his cell phone out of his jacket pocket.

"Okay, well tell them to get their asses over here to hang. I'm going to go change my clothes, so I'll be back in a little bit," Andy said before he turned and headed up the stairs to his room.

I looked over at Jake as he was dialing a number before my attention was turned to Christian when he started talking to me, "you know, I think our little Andy is still in love with you," he smiled.

"What makes you say that?" I smiled with a small chuckle in my tone while I could hear Jake leaving Ashley a message on his voicemail.

"Because almost the entire time we were out in California and Scout wasn't around, it seemed like all he could talk about was you, especially when he and Scout started fighting."

"Really?" I arched a brow.

"Yeah, it was always Addison would never bitch at me for being at the studio for long hours. Addison's a great girl, you guys would love her. I hope Addison doesn't still hate me. I wonder what Addison's reaction would be when she hears the song I wrote for her is on the album, if she finds out. I miss Addison. I wonder if I called if she'd just hang up on me. I should call Adam and ask him if Addison still hates my guts. Why can't Scout be more understanding like Addison was? I should have never given Addison up. Why can't my relationship with Scout be more like the one I had with Addison? Addison, Addison, Addison," Jake went on and on after he hung up his phone.

I couldn't help but laugh as I listened to him, "Okay, I get it. He talked about me a lot, but it's nice to know I wasn't forgotten."

"I swear I will never forget your name, even if I went fifty years from today without any contact or anyone mentioning you."

"Me neither," Christian smiled and I smiled back, "but not that I mind, you seem like an awesome person from all the things we've heard about you. Ashley actually loves you for your savageness as he calls it when Andy told us about what a fighter you are when it comes to sticking up for your friends and your brother. He told us how you beat the fuck out of two guys once when they jumped Adam."

"Yeah, I'm very protective of my brother since we're twins and I'm protective of my baby sister and all of my friends. I don't like watching them get hurt and made fun of because of the way they look."

"Well, you're definitely going to be my close friend because I know you'll always have my back," he said and I chuckled. I liked Christian and Jake, so it's probably safe to say that I'm going to like Ashley and Jinxx and it helps to know that Ashley apparently already loves me. It wasn't much longer before Andy joined us in the living room, dressed in a clean pair of black skinny jeans and a black long sleeve V-neck.

I smiled at him as he glanced at me and he arched a brow, "what did they tell you?"

I chuckled, "what makes you think they told me anything?"

"I don't know. I just have a feeling they told you something I'll find embarrassing."

"They didn't say anything," I assured, "but it is nice to know you talked about me a lot," I smirked and he groaned as he plopped down beside Jake, causing us to laugh.

"I hate you guys," Andy shook his head while glancing at his band mates.

"Don't lie, you know you love us," Jake smiled while patting him on the shoulder.

"Whatever," he shook his head again, "so what's Ashley and Jinxx doing?" he changed the subject.

"I left Ashley a message to get Jinxx and come over. He hasn't called me back yet," Jake said just before his phone started ringing, "speak of the devil," he said before answering his phone, pressing it to his ear, "Hey Ash, what's up? You get my message? ... Yeah, CC and I are hanging out with her, Chance, and Andy at Andy's and he wants you two to come over so you can meet her… Alright, see you in a bit… Later." Jake hung up his phone and stuck it back in his jacket pocket before leaning back on the couch, "he's coming. He's going to pick up Jinxx and then they'll be on their way."

"Awesome," Andy said and we all kept up a good conversation, talking about their tour while the TV played whatever was on in the background. It was about a half hour later before the last two members of Black Veil Brides, Ashley and Jinxx showed up at Andy's. Andy got up and went to answer his door when the bell had rung throughout his house. When he appeared back in the room with the two guys, a wide smile spread across one of their lips when his eyes landed on me.

"Yay! Addison!!" he practically screamed and I laughed loudly as he ran over and plopped himself down on my lap. He wrapped his arms around my shoulders, hugging me tightly, "it's nice to finally meet you!" he said excitedly and I chuckled as I hugged him back. When he pulled back to look at me with a smile on his face, I smiled back before he introduced himself, "Hi, I'm Ashley and we are going to be very great friends!"

"I sure hope so, or this would be a little awkward to reminisce about," I said and he chuckled a little before he hugged me again. I hugged him back before he removed himself from my lap and the last member, making him Jinxx, appeared in front of me as I looked up at him.

"Come on. Get up so I can have a hug as well. You just hugged Ashley and I know Christian and Jake got a hug too, so I don't want to feel left out," he said and I chuckled a little before I got up from the couch and hugged him. He hugged me back, "it's nice to meet you," he said before we pulled out of the hug.

"It's nice to meet you too, all of you actually. Now I just have to finally see you guys play live now," I said as I plopped back down in my seat between Christian and Chance.

"Yeah, we'll make sure you're there for our next show around here," Andy said and I smiled over at him as Jinxx took a seat next to him. It was really nice to meet the guys and like I said before, I didn't feel awkward hugging people I just met. I guess you could say I'm a hugger as well and I can already tell that we're going to be great friends.

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