Love By Mistake
Besties Cuddle Like No Other
The two of them sat there and stared at one another and finally Odessa leaned over and placed a small kiss on Andy’s lips. Before he could make things go further she pulled away and smiled over at him softly, her eyes big and apologetic as she got up and stretched. Her bags were still down in his SUV and so quickly Andy left her, kissing her lightly on the shoulder as he passed by to go down and get them so she could change. She felt jet lagged and depressed and this whole thing that Andy had done was so sweet and romantic that she could feel her resolve melting.
“I got your things, I’ll go put them in the guest room and I’ll show you the bathroom if you want to take shower and change.” His voice sounded from behind her and as she turned around she saw that his eyes were red rimmed and his jaw was tight.
“Thank you.” She said in a small childlike voice and she followed him back to the guest room and he left her there to unpack and off in the distance she heard a door shut, rather loudly and forcefully.
Sighing Odessa moved around the room to where the dresser sat and she carefully began to pull her clothes out and either they remained folded and went into dresser drawers or she hung them up. She had brought two types of clothing choices: dressy clothes for meetings and her normal attire for when she was on set or hanging out with Andy and the guys.
That is if Andy still even wanted to see her. She knew it was hard for him…he was so passionate and got so invested in things and she wished she could give in, but she knew that her heart would hurt worse if she lost him as both a lover and a friend rather than just losing him as a friend. She ached to seek him out and apologize, to kiss him and tell him her true feelings, but instead she grabbed her most comfortable pjs and headed off to the bathroom.
“Of course the shower curtain is Batman themed…” She laughed out loud as she entered the bathroom and turned on the water, noticing that the room had a certain black and yellow theme attached to it.
Waiting for the water to warm up, Odessa noticed that Andy had more hair and makeup products lining his sink and vanity than she had ever owned in her life. He had THREE hair straighteners…she had one which her and Moira shared. Quietly she slipped into the shower, letting the hot water relax her stiff muscles.
She didn’t even hear the door open as she saw a shadow against the outside of the shower curtain and looking around she grabbed the nearest weapon-a heavy bottle of conditioner. Carefully she raised the bottle over her head and slipped her hands around the curtain and opened it slightly. A smile brightened her face as she came face to face with Andy, his eyes bright at he leaned up against the counter.
“What were you planning to do, condition me to death?”He laughed at her as she glared at him and pulled the curtain more closed, no need to give him a show.
“Why are you in here Biersack?” She growled as she yanked the curtain back and began to run shampoo through her hair, waiting for his answer.
“Because I wanted to apologize for earlier. I need to get it through my head that I can’t push you in to this.” He said and she looked over and saw that his head was now almost in the shower, his eyes closed tightly so he wouldn’t see anything, although he was dying to sneak a peek.
“Yeah well I know I’m not helping matters. I’m sorry if I’m making this difficult. I want to give in…but I don’t want to lose you as a friend if this doesn’t work out.” She said sadly as she rinsed out her hair and then began to condition it.
“I care so much for you Dess…I would never let that happen. Anyways, when you’re finished come out to the living room. I have something to ask you…” He said as she looked over and saw that he had disappeared from the bathroom.
“If it’s a proposal I will kill you!” She laughed after him and quickly finished her shower. She towel dried her hair and pulled it into a lose bun. Her Catwoman pjs were nice and soft and reminded her of being home, but she was still wearing a tank top because she remembered how warm it was in LA, even in September.
Odessa walked out towards the livingroom, almost afraid to go out there and see what was in store for her. Andy wasn’t down on one knee and she sighed in relief as she walked into the room and saw him resting on his back on the couch, his Kindle in his hands as he read quietly to himself.
Clearing her throat Odessa came over to him and instead of sitting next to him, she lowered herself and sat directly on his chest. Her boney butt against his boney chest was uncomfortable, but she laughed as he glared up at her. Silently he reached out and poked her side, once, twice, three times until finally she scooted over and was sitting next to him with his legs in her lap.
“You had a question for me?” She asked him, looking over expectantly as he laid his Kindle down and smiled over at her.
“Yes. I was talking to the guys and we all want to throw this huge Halloween bash before we leave for all of our touring. I was wondering if you would first off like to come and second if you would come and be my date.” He looked over at her, his bottom lip sticking out in an adorable pout that she couldn’t deny.
“Of course, I’ll take off work for a few days. Will it be here in LA?” She asked as he reached out and grabbed her small hand in his, his fingers wrapping tightly around her ring adorned ones.
“Yeah. You can stay here of course and we were actually going to make it a Masquerade Ball, kind of like old Persian style with big gowns and suits. No one will know who anyone is until the end of the night. We were going to make it animal themed.” He smiled over at her, his smile wide like a child’s on Christmas morning. Halloween was his favorite holiday and it was hers as well.
“That sounds really fun. I would love to go…” She smiled over at him and then leaned her head back and closed her eyes softly.
“Jet lag?” He asked as she slowly nodded her head and in an instant she was laying on her side with his chest supporting her from behind.
Odessa laid her head down, resting it in the crook of Andy’s elbow as he held his Kindle in his free hand. They laid like that for what seemed like hours, Odessa slipping in and out of sleep until finally she felt him move her gently to the side so that he could go out and smoke a cigarette. He quietly entered the room and smiled down at a sleeping Odessa and didn’t have the heart to wake her. It was already 3 in the morning and while he knew he didn’t have to be up, she did and so he scooped her up, her warm body close to his and as he carried her down the hall towards the guest room he quickly changed his mind and entered his own room.
Pulling back the black covers on his bed, Andy laid Odessa down and tucked her in. He reached over and set an alarm for 9am, figuring that would give her enough time to get up. He moved to his side of the bed and reached down to remove his boots, his socks and then his shirt and pants. Clad only in boxers, he climbed underneath the covers and smiled as Odessa quickly moved to curl up to him in her sleep. He kissed her forehead, longing to kiss lower, but not wanting to disturb her and shut his eyes.
“Goodnight Dess…” He whispered softly as he adjusted his head on his pillow.
“…night Andy…love you…” He had to strain to hear the last part and his heart soared at the thought.
He fell asleep with the biggest smile on his face, but Andy knew he couldn’t tell her what she had mumbled to him in her sleep because she would never forgive herself.
Odessa woke up and noticed that she was laying next to a sleeping Andy, his chest pulled tightly up against her back as he sighed quietly in her ear as he slept. Looking at the clock she saw that it was only 7:23 am but she also knew she would never be able to get back to sleep at this point.
Gently she removed Andy’s arms from around her and she heard him mumble something about Batman in his sleep before turning over. She laughed and felt her stomach rumble and knew that she would have to eat something before heading to the set for the day.
Stretching, Odessa headed out towards the kitchen and opening the fridge door she saw that most of the contents were beer, but Andy did have some staples like eggs, milk, cheese and one slightly shriveled bell pepper. Thinking quickly, Odessa rummaged around in his cabinets and was able to find one frying pan and some plates and she smiled as she made a mental note to take this boy shopping for housewares before she left.
Before making breakfast she decided to take another shower and do her hair properly and in less than thirty minutes she had her hair down around her shoulders, with a small braid going up behind her right ear. Her makeup was minimal and she had on a nice pair of khaki shorts and a light grey button down short sleeved shirt. This was her set attire and she knew that there was no point in dressing up as she would just be sweaty and covered in rubble debris from the scene they were shooting today anyways. She was standing in front of the stove when suddenly Odessa felt a pair of arms wrap themselves around her from behind.
“I love that you love to cook…” Andy’s voice was still thick from sleep and he rested his head on her shoulder as she flipped over the omelet that she was currently cooking.
“I love that you can’t cook and don’t have anything besides beer in your fridge. I’m taking you shopping before I leave by the way. If I’m going to come stay here you’ve got to have more than one pan…” She laughed as he kissed her cheek and moved to sit at the kitchen table.
She placed a plate in front of him and watched gleefully as he dug into his omelet and soon appreciative sounds were filling the air as he ate. She sat down across from him, digging in to her own food as they lapsed into a happy silence. She didn’t want to leave him today, but Odessa knew that if she didn’t show up on set that she would be sent home and would probably be jobless.
“Well it’s time I head out. Are we doing anything tonight?” She asked him as Andy smiled up at her, handing her his cleaned plate as she moved to the sink to wash her own.
“Um I think the guys wanted to go to some party. We don’t have to go if you don’t want to. You know I love hanging out just the two of us.” He got up then and came up from behind her and wrapped his arm around her waist, his chin resting comfortably on her shoulder.
“I’ll text you when I’m headed back. I shouldn’t be there past 6 since it’s mostly a day shoot anyways.” She turned around and wrapped her own arms around his thin frame, hugging him tightly and placing a soft kiss on his cheek.
Odessa walked out the door, looking back to see that Andy was now on the phone with one of his producers to see when he needed to come to the studio. She waved at him silently as she closed the door behind her and pulled out her phone to call a car service. She didn’t want to leave him, after all she had come here to see him, but she was also here to work and with a deep sigh that’s exactly what she was about to do.
“I got your things, I’ll go put them in the guest room and I’ll show you the bathroom if you want to take shower and change.” His voice sounded from behind her and as she turned around she saw that his eyes were red rimmed and his jaw was tight.
“Thank you.” She said in a small childlike voice and she followed him back to the guest room and he left her there to unpack and off in the distance she heard a door shut, rather loudly and forcefully.
Sighing Odessa moved around the room to where the dresser sat and she carefully began to pull her clothes out and either they remained folded and went into dresser drawers or she hung them up. She had brought two types of clothing choices: dressy clothes for meetings and her normal attire for when she was on set or hanging out with Andy and the guys.
That is if Andy still even wanted to see her. She knew it was hard for him…he was so passionate and got so invested in things and she wished she could give in, but she knew that her heart would hurt worse if she lost him as both a lover and a friend rather than just losing him as a friend. She ached to seek him out and apologize, to kiss him and tell him her true feelings, but instead she grabbed her most comfortable pjs and headed off to the bathroom.
“Of course the shower curtain is Batman themed…” She laughed out loud as she entered the bathroom and turned on the water, noticing that the room had a certain black and yellow theme attached to it.
Waiting for the water to warm up, Odessa noticed that Andy had more hair and makeup products lining his sink and vanity than she had ever owned in her life. He had THREE hair straighteners…she had one which her and Moira shared. Quietly she slipped into the shower, letting the hot water relax her stiff muscles.
She didn’t even hear the door open as she saw a shadow against the outside of the shower curtain and looking around she grabbed the nearest weapon-a heavy bottle of conditioner. Carefully she raised the bottle over her head and slipped her hands around the curtain and opened it slightly. A smile brightened her face as she came face to face with Andy, his eyes bright at he leaned up against the counter.
“What were you planning to do, condition me to death?”He laughed at her as she glared at him and pulled the curtain more closed, no need to give him a show.
“Why are you in here Biersack?” She growled as she yanked the curtain back and began to run shampoo through her hair, waiting for his answer.
“Because I wanted to apologize for earlier. I need to get it through my head that I can’t push you in to this.” He said and she looked over and saw that his head was now almost in the shower, his eyes closed tightly so he wouldn’t see anything, although he was dying to sneak a peek.
“Yeah well I know I’m not helping matters. I’m sorry if I’m making this difficult. I want to give in…but I don’t want to lose you as a friend if this doesn’t work out.” She said sadly as she rinsed out her hair and then began to condition it.
“I care so much for you Dess…I would never let that happen. Anyways, when you’re finished come out to the living room. I have something to ask you…” He said as she looked over and saw that he had disappeared from the bathroom.
“If it’s a proposal I will kill you!” She laughed after him and quickly finished her shower. She towel dried her hair and pulled it into a lose bun. Her Catwoman pjs were nice and soft and reminded her of being home, but she was still wearing a tank top because she remembered how warm it was in LA, even in September.
Odessa walked out towards the livingroom, almost afraid to go out there and see what was in store for her. Andy wasn’t down on one knee and she sighed in relief as she walked into the room and saw him resting on his back on the couch, his Kindle in his hands as he read quietly to himself.
Clearing her throat Odessa came over to him and instead of sitting next to him, she lowered herself and sat directly on his chest. Her boney butt against his boney chest was uncomfortable, but she laughed as he glared up at her. Silently he reached out and poked her side, once, twice, three times until finally she scooted over and was sitting next to him with his legs in her lap.
“You had a question for me?” She asked him, looking over expectantly as he laid his Kindle down and smiled over at her.
“Yes. I was talking to the guys and we all want to throw this huge Halloween bash before we leave for all of our touring. I was wondering if you would first off like to come and second if you would come and be my date.” He looked over at her, his bottom lip sticking out in an adorable pout that she couldn’t deny.
“Of course, I’ll take off work for a few days. Will it be here in LA?” She asked as he reached out and grabbed her small hand in his, his fingers wrapping tightly around her ring adorned ones.
“Yeah. You can stay here of course and we were actually going to make it a Masquerade Ball, kind of like old Persian style with big gowns and suits. No one will know who anyone is until the end of the night. We were going to make it animal themed.” He smiled over at her, his smile wide like a child’s on Christmas morning. Halloween was his favorite holiday and it was hers as well.
“That sounds really fun. I would love to go…” She smiled over at him and then leaned her head back and closed her eyes softly.
“Jet lag?” He asked as she slowly nodded her head and in an instant she was laying on her side with his chest supporting her from behind.
Odessa laid her head down, resting it in the crook of Andy’s elbow as he held his Kindle in his free hand. They laid like that for what seemed like hours, Odessa slipping in and out of sleep until finally she felt him move her gently to the side so that he could go out and smoke a cigarette. He quietly entered the room and smiled down at a sleeping Odessa and didn’t have the heart to wake her. It was already 3 in the morning and while he knew he didn’t have to be up, she did and so he scooped her up, her warm body close to his and as he carried her down the hall towards the guest room he quickly changed his mind and entered his own room.
Pulling back the black covers on his bed, Andy laid Odessa down and tucked her in. He reached over and set an alarm for 9am, figuring that would give her enough time to get up. He moved to his side of the bed and reached down to remove his boots, his socks and then his shirt and pants. Clad only in boxers, he climbed underneath the covers and smiled as Odessa quickly moved to curl up to him in her sleep. He kissed her forehead, longing to kiss lower, but not wanting to disturb her and shut his eyes.
“Goodnight Dess…” He whispered softly as he adjusted his head on his pillow.
“…night Andy…love you…” He had to strain to hear the last part and his heart soared at the thought.
He fell asleep with the biggest smile on his face, but Andy knew he couldn’t tell her what she had mumbled to him in her sleep because she would never forgive herself.
Odessa woke up and noticed that she was laying next to a sleeping Andy, his chest pulled tightly up against her back as he sighed quietly in her ear as he slept. Looking at the clock she saw that it was only 7:23 am but she also knew she would never be able to get back to sleep at this point.
Gently she removed Andy’s arms from around her and she heard him mumble something about Batman in his sleep before turning over. She laughed and felt her stomach rumble and knew that she would have to eat something before heading to the set for the day.
Stretching, Odessa headed out towards the kitchen and opening the fridge door she saw that most of the contents were beer, but Andy did have some staples like eggs, milk, cheese and one slightly shriveled bell pepper. Thinking quickly, Odessa rummaged around in his cabinets and was able to find one frying pan and some plates and she smiled as she made a mental note to take this boy shopping for housewares before she left.
Before making breakfast she decided to take another shower and do her hair properly and in less than thirty minutes she had her hair down around her shoulders, with a small braid going up behind her right ear. Her makeup was minimal and she had on a nice pair of khaki shorts and a light grey button down short sleeved shirt. This was her set attire and she knew that there was no point in dressing up as she would just be sweaty and covered in rubble debris from the scene they were shooting today anyways. She was standing in front of the stove when suddenly Odessa felt a pair of arms wrap themselves around her from behind.
“I love that you love to cook…” Andy’s voice was still thick from sleep and he rested his head on her shoulder as she flipped over the omelet that she was currently cooking.
“I love that you can’t cook and don’t have anything besides beer in your fridge. I’m taking you shopping before I leave by the way. If I’m going to come stay here you’ve got to have more than one pan…” She laughed as he kissed her cheek and moved to sit at the kitchen table.
She placed a plate in front of him and watched gleefully as he dug into his omelet and soon appreciative sounds were filling the air as he ate. She sat down across from him, digging in to her own food as they lapsed into a happy silence. She didn’t want to leave him today, but Odessa knew that if she didn’t show up on set that she would be sent home and would probably be jobless.
“Well it’s time I head out. Are we doing anything tonight?” She asked him as Andy smiled up at her, handing her his cleaned plate as she moved to the sink to wash her own.
“Um I think the guys wanted to go to some party. We don’t have to go if you don’t want to. You know I love hanging out just the two of us.” He got up then and came up from behind her and wrapped his arm around her waist, his chin resting comfortably on her shoulder.
“I’ll text you when I’m headed back. I shouldn’t be there past 6 since it’s mostly a day shoot anyways.” She turned around and wrapped her own arms around his thin frame, hugging him tightly and placing a soft kiss on his cheek.
Odessa walked out the door, looking back to see that Andy was now on the phone with one of his producers to see when he needed to come to the studio. She waved at him silently as she closed the door behind her and pulled out her phone to call a car service. She didn’t want to leave him, after all she had come here to see him, but she was also here to work and with a deep sigh that’s exactly what she was about to do.
Notes
So I have officially finished this story and it ends at Chapter 30 so we're about half way through. I will keep the update to a minimum to try and make this last. Never fear...I have already started writing the sequel...Enjoy!Oh and thanks to those who have reviewed...you mean the world to me.
@TheQuietOne
Aww well I'm glad you liked it so much and that I was your first. Some times I reread this story because, honestly, it's my favorite out of the ones I've written.
7/25/15