Once Upon A Tragedy
Blindfolds
Back on the bus, I was exhausted. That show was really good, but I think I sweat out a gallon! I was currently lying on the ground; face up, with Laila lying on my chest, as she had finally stopped crying about a minute ago.
“I think I’ve figured it out! Laila only stops crying with you, because you have boobs!” Ashley stated as he pointed a figure towards my chest. I rolled my eyes preparing a comeback. My eyes landed on Andy, who was glaring at Ashley.
“It’s because I’m the only one that tries.” I said, getting a little peeved that they still haven’t tried to learn how to take care of a baby. Even after the countless times I have made them watch me while I made her bottle, changed her diaper, or anything that they need to know!
I stood up to bring Laila to her bassinet. Walking back, I stretched, realizing that my back hurt from carrying her almost all the time. I grabbed a water bottle and walked outside. We had stopped in a parking lot for the night, so the driver could rest. I sighed as I sat on the steps. I thought about how I had practically become Laila’s mom, but I didn’t want to take that title unless Andy wanted me to.
After ten minutes, I heard the door open and felt someone sit next to me. Suddenly there was an arm across my shoulders. I finally looked up to see the smiling face of Andy. He looks so young, I can’t believe he is a father.
“You took forever to realize I was here, what were you thinking about?” He asked curiously.
“Laila,” I answered honestly, trying to keep the details from surfacing.
“Yeah, I’ve been thinking about her too,” He said as he brought me closer into his side.
We sat like that for a while. It was nice, we didn’t push the subject. I think it was because we both understood what we could be thinking about without asking.
“You know what we should do?” Andy asked me suddenly.
“What?” I asked.
“We should go on a date.”He said with a hopeful look in his eyes.
“Yeah we should!” I said with a genuine smile.
He got up and held out his hand for me.
“What are you doing?” I asked hesitantly.
“Taking you on a date,” He stated as if it were obvious.
“Right now?”I asked as I grabbed his hand and got up.
“Right now,” He stated as he pulled me along.
We walked for a while. He stopped and turned to me.
“From here, you are going to be blindfolded.” He said as he blindfolded me.
With a huff from me, we started walking again.
“I didn’t think you had it all planned out!” I said loudly.
He just laughed in response.He suddenly put his arm around my waist. Telling me there were steps, we started climbing.
“God! Where are we going? I hate steps, how much longer?” I asked as we were still climbing stairs.
“Just a few more steps!” He said while laughing, I could feel him shake.
Suddenly we stopped. With a burst of light as he took the blindfold off, I became blind for a moment. I groaned from the pain of the light and squinted my eyes shut for a moment.
As I opened my eyes, I looked around in amazement. We were on the roof a random building. There was a little round table with a single candle on it. There were Christmas lights hung around, to add a little light.
I turned to Andy.
“Did you do all this?” I asked
“I had help from the guys and your band,” He admitted with a shrug.
He then led me to the table and held the chair out for me. With a laugh and a thank you I sat down. He then walked to the other chair and sat down. He then leaned down and grabbed a box off the ground, set it on the table and opened it to show two cans of Arizona sweet tea, which was my favorite, and two peanut butter and banana sandwiches that were lightly toasted, and then a few chocolate chip cookies. I looked up to Andy with a giant smile; he was looking at me evaluating my reaction. He then smiled back at me.
“You definitely did get help from my band! This is all my favorite food!” I said excitedly.
“I’m glad you like it!” He responded as he started taking everything out of the box.
“I usually hate dates like this, but you managed to make this great!” I said to him as we were walking back to the bus.
Halfway back we came to a bench that we decided to sit on. We had our hands intertwined ever since we left. He turned to me after a few minutes and kissed me so sweetly, I couldn’t believe it was possible. The kiss ended after thirty seconds, and we sat back smiling at each other. He then got a nervous look on his face as he looked forward again.
“What is it?” I asked, wondering what made him change emotions so quickly.
“I’ve been thinking lately…” He trailed off.
“What about?” I urged him to go on.
“I really like you, a lot more than I thought I did…” He trailed off again with a breath.
“I really like you too, Andy.” I said trying to get his courage up.
“And I was wondering if you would be my girlfriend.” He finally finished.
“Of course I will be!” I said as I grabbed his other hand to get him to turn to me and gave him a kiss.
As we leaned back, he got another nervous look.
“What is it this time?” I asked with a laugh.
“I know it’s soon, but I really think that Laila needs a mom, I mean, you have been stepping in as her mom I guess, but I want to make it official. I know I just asked you to be my girlfriend, but I couldn’t imagine anyone else being her mother. So what I guess I’m saying is that I would love it if you would be her mom.” He said
“I couldn’t imagine my life without being her mom, I’m glad you finally asked me,” I said as I ran my thumb over the top of his hand.
“So that’s a yes?” He asked getting a smile on his face.
“Yes, it’s a yes, silly!” I laughed.
Before I knew it I was enveloped by him in the greatest hug I had ever had. He pulled his head back to kiss me. This kiss was the best one so far, there was so much emotion put into it, I almost started crying. When he pulled back, he noticed that I started getting misty eyed. He held onto my face with a look of concern.
“What’s wrong? Did I do something wrong?” He panicked. I shook my head and laughed, making a tear fall from my right eye.
“No, I’m just so happy!” I said as he wiped the tear away with his thumb. He laughed too and brought me back into a hug.
“I’m so happy too! I can’t believe I can hug you and kiss you whenever I want now!” He said with a chuckle still in his deep voice.
“Not if you keep chuckling! We already had this discussion earlier!” I said in a joking manner.
“I will kiss you whether you like it or not!” He warned.
All I did was jump out of his arms and ran towards where I thought the busses were, I had no idea since I was blindfolded at this point.
“You are going the wrong way!” I heard him yell after me.
Coming to a stop I started running in the other direction, hoping I could get past him. Of course I was completely wrong. As I was about to pass him, he grabbed me around my waist and held me over his shoulder. I knew there was no way of getting out of this, so I didn’t even try to fight it. When he walked onto the bus, I heard a few laughs from the guys.
“Nice butt!” I heard Ashley call to me. I flexed my butt, earning a laugh from them.
“No! You can’t say that about my girlfriend!” Andy said to him, just to announce it. He started walking to the back of the bus, probably to check on Laila, still holding me over his shoulder.
“So it worked then?” I heard Jake ask as we were almost to the bunkroom
I propped my elbows against Andy’s back, so I could look at the guys. I gave them a suspicious look.
“So this is what you guys were planning in the bunk?” I asked exasperated
“Yup!” I heard CC yell as I flailed my arms around to add drama to the situation.
“You guys are weird!” I yelled back.
As we made our way into the bunk room, I could feel Andy start laughing.
“What’s so funny?” I asked as I poked his butt.
“You,” He said after he jumped a little.
“When are you going to put me down?” I wondered.
“Now,” He told me as he set me onto my feet.
After I regained my balance, he pulled me into his side as we walked up to the bassinet. Seeing that Laila was sleeping peacefully, Andy turned me to him and kissed me.
“You made me the happiest man in the world tonight.” He said as he looked lovingly into my eyes, which probably reflected the same feelings towards him.
“No, you made me the happiest woman alive tonight.” I responded as I kissed him.
“I think I’ve figured it out! Laila only stops crying with you, because you have boobs!” Ashley stated as he pointed a figure towards my chest. I rolled my eyes preparing a comeback. My eyes landed on Andy, who was glaring at Ashley.
“It’s because I’m the only one that tries.” I said, getting a little peeved that they still haven’t tried to learn how to take care of a baby. Even after the countless times I have made them watch me while I made her bottle, changed her diaper, or anything that they need to know!
I stood up to bring Laila to her bassinet. Walking back, I stretched, realizing that my back hurt from carrying her almost all the time. I grabbed a water bottle and walked outside. We had stopped in a parking lot for the night, so the driver could rest. I sighed as I sat on the steps. I thought about how I had practically become Laila’s mom, but I didn’t want to take that title unless Andy wanted me to.
After ten minutes, I heard the door open and felt someone sit next to me. Suddenly there was an arm across my shoulders. I finally looked up to see the smiling face of Andy. He looks so young, I can’t believe he is a father.
“You took forever to realize I was here, what were you thinking about?” He asked curiously.
“Laila,” I answered honestly, trying to keep the details from surfacing.
“Yeah, I’ve been thinking about her too,” He said as he brought me closer into his side.
We sat like that for a while. It was nice, we didn’t push the subject. I think it was because we both understood what we could be thinking about without asking.
“You know what we should do?” Andy asked me suddenly.
“What?” I asked.
“We should go on a date.”He said with a hopeful look in his eyes.
“Yeah we should!” I said with a genuine smile.
He got up and held out his hand for me.
“What are you doing?” I asked hesitantly.
“Taking you on a date,” He stated as if it were obvious.
“Right now?”I asked as I grabbed his hand and got up.
“Right now,” He stated as he pulled me along.
We walked for a while. He stopped and turned to me.
“From here, you are going to be blindfolded.” He said as he blindfolded me.
With a huff from me, we started walking again.
“I didn’t think you had it all planned out!” I said loudly.
He just laughed in response.He suddenly put his arm around my waist. Telling me there were steps, we started climbing.
“God! Where are we going? I hate steps, how much longer?” I asked as we were still climbing stairs.
“Just a few more steps!” He said while laughing, I could feel him shake.
Suddenly we stopped. With a burst of light as he took the blindfold off, I became blind for a moment. I groaned from the pain of the light and squinted my eyes shut for a moment.
As I opened my eyes, I looked around in amazement. We were on the roof a random building. There was a little round table with a single candle on it. There were Christmas lights hung around, to add a little light.
I turned to Andy.
“Did you do all this?” I asked
“I had help from the guys and your band,” He admitted with a shrug.
He then led me to the table and held the chair out for me. With a laugh and a thank you I sat down. He then walked to the other chair and sat down. He then leaned down and grabbed a box off the ground, set it on the table and opened it to show two cans of Arizona sweet tea, which was my favorite, and two peanut butter and banana sandwiches that were lightly toasted, and then a few chocolate chip cookies. I looked up to Andy with a giant smile; he was looking at me evaluating my reaction. He then smiled back at me.
“You definitely did get help from my band! This is all my favorite food!” I said excitedly.
“I’m glad you like it!” He responded as he started taking everything out of the box.
“I usually hate dates like this, but you managed to make this great!” I said to him as we were walking back to the bus.
Halfway back we came to a bench that we decided to sit on. We had our hands intertwined ever since we left. He turned to me after a few minutes and kissed me so sweetly, I couldn’t believe it was possible. The kiss ended after thirty seconds, and we sat back smiling at each other. He then got a nervous look on his face as he looked forward again.
“What is it?” I asked, wondering what made him change emotions so quickly.
“I’ve been thinking lately…” He trailed off.
“What about?” I urged him to go on.
“I really like you, a lot more than I thought I did…” He trailed off again with a breath.
“I really like you too, Andy.” I said trying to get his courage up.
“And I was wondering if you would be my girlfriend.” He finally finished.
“Of course I will be!” I said as I grabbed his other hand to get him to turn to me and gave him a kiss.
As we leaned back, he got another nervous look.
“What is it this time?” I asked with a laugh.
“I know it’s soon, but I really think that Laila needs a mom, I mean, you have been stepping in as her mom I guess, but I want to make it official. I know I just asked you to be my girlfriend, but I couldn’t imagine anyone else being her mother. So what I guess I’m saying is that I would love it if you would be her mom.” He said
“I couldn’t imagine my life without being her mom, I’m glad you finally asked me,” I said as I ran my thumb over the top of his hand.
“So that’s a yes?” He asked getting a smile on his face.
“Yes, it’s a yes, silly!” I laughed.
Before I knew it I was enveloped by him in the greatest hug I had ever had. He pulled his head back to kiss me. This kiss was the best one so far, there was so much emotion put into it, I almost started crying. When he pulled back, he noticed that I started getting misty eyed. He held onto my face with a look of concern.
“What’s wrong? Did I do something wrong?” He panicked. I shook my head and laughed, making a tear fall from my right eye.
“No, I’m just so happy!” I said as he wiped the tear away with his thumb. He laughed too and brought me back into a hug.
“I’m so happy too! I can’t believe I can hug you and kiss you whenever I want now!” He said with a chuckle still in his deep voice.
“Not if you keep chuckling! We already had this discussion earlier!” I said in a joking manner.
“I will kiss you whether you like it or not!” He warned.
All I did was jump out of his arms and ran towards where I thought the busses were, I had no idea since I was blindfolded at this point.
“You are going the wrong way!” I heard him yell after me.
Coming to a stop I started running in the other direction, hoping I could get past him. Of course I was completely wrong. As I was about to pass him, he grabbed me around my waist and held me over his shoulder. I knew there was no way of getting out of this, so I didn’t even try to fight it. When he walked onto the bus, I heard a few laughs from the guys.
“Nice butt!” I heard Ashley call to me. I flexed my butt, earning a laugh from them.
“No! You can’t say that about my girlfriend!” Andy said to him, just to announce it. He started walking to the back of the bus, probably to check on Laila, still holding me over his shoulder.
“So it worked then?” I heard Jake ask as we were almost to the bunkroom
I propped my elbows against Andy’s back, so I could look at the guys. I gave them a suspicious look.
“So this is what you guys were planning in the bunk?” I asked exasperated
“Yup!” I heard CC yell as I flailed my arms around to add drama to the situation.
“You guys are weird!” I yelled back.
As we made our way into the bunk room, I could feel Andy start laughing.
“What’s so funny?” I asked as I poked his butt.
“You,” He said after he jumped a little.
“When are you going to put me down?” I wondered.
“Now,” He told me as he set me onto my feet.
After I regained my balance, he pulled me into his side as we walked up to the bassinet. Seeing that Laila was sleeping peacefully, Andy turned me to him and kissed me.
“You made me the happiest man in the world tonight.” He said as he looked lovingly into my eyes, which probably reflected the same feelings towards him.
“No, you made me the happiest woman alive tonight.” I responded as I kissed him.
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10/17/14