Love By Mistake
Secret
“Andy!” Odessa screamed as she ran down the stairs of the airport and took a flying leap into his arms.
“God Dess…you look amazing…I missed you so much.” His arms were wrapped around her tightly and he inhaled the scent that was so purely her, his body ached from it.
“I see someone still hasn’t cut their hair…”She smiled up at him, pulling a piece of hair out from his face and holding it in between her fingers to look at it.
“Are you ready to head out?” He asked, turning around so that they were headed towards baggage claim, his left arm wrapped around her waist as they walked off to get everything.
“Yeah. I have an extra bag this time with my dress and everything in it, but no peeking! You’ll see everything tomorrow night at the party!” She laughed as his eyes got excited and then disappointment laced his face as he looked down at her.
“Well my outfit is going to be a secret too, so there!” He stuck his tongue out at her as he reached down to grab not two but three of her bags off of the carousel.
“Good…I’m sure it looks amazing, but I, unlike you, can wait to see it tomorrow night.” She laughed at him as he glared over at her and they began to walk out towards his car.
They sat in a happy silence for the drive back to his apartment and Odessa finally felt like her world was coming together again. While they had been apart it felt like she had no reason to be happy and the only things that did make her happy was work and hearing from Andy. He just made her day so much brighter with his sarcasm and quick witted remarks. She smiled over at him, seeing that he was focused on the road but he still had one hand wrapped in hers, his other gripping the steering wheel lightly. She turned back to stare out the window as they drove quietly down the road.
Andy glanced over at Odessa out of the corner of his eye and he finally felt the pit in his stomach dissipate. She calmed him and brought a focus to his life that he never realized he had been lacking, she truly was his better half in every way. They were stopped at a stop light when Andy looked over at Odessa and noticed something new about her. There, on her left cheek was a small silver stud sitting right where her dimple usually appeared. He reached out, pressing a finger to it and feeling the cool metal beneath his touch.
“Oh yeah I got that a few days ago. What do you think?” She looked over at him, smiling deeply so that her dimple appeared and it was made even more apparent by the new piercing.
“I think it’s perfect…like you.” He smirked over at her and she rolled her eyes at him and they returned to silence.
Finally Andy turned off the street and entered the parking garage for his apartment building. He helped her get her bags and held her hand as they made their way over to the elevator. He had a surprise for her when they got up to his apartment and Andy could feel his insides twist in nervousness as they finally exited the elevator and soon were standing at his front door. This surprise was not as extravagant as the one he had had for her the last time she was in town, but the meaning behind it was so much deeper. Andy only hoped that she would love it all the same.
Pushing the door open, Andy held it for her as Odessa walked forward and then stopped cold in her tracks. There were flowers all around the room, and Odessa walked over to a small end table and reached out to touch the flowers that hung out of the vase. Freesia, Fuchsia, White Hyacinth and Lily of the Valley surrounded her as Odessa walked to each vase and touched the soft petals lightly. She could feel tears come to her eyes as she felt Andy come up from behind her, his strong arms enveloping her as she felt his breath tickle her ear.
“Freesia for our lasting friendship. White Hyacinth for your utter beauty. Lily of the Valley for my return to happiness. And lastly Fuchsia…to represent my humble love for you Odessa.” He spun her around and smiled as he looked down at her and moved to wipe away her tears.
“Oh Andy…”She looked up at him, not knowing what to say or what to do.
“I have to get this out Dess…” He inhaled deeply and she felt his hands shaking in hers as he looked down into her eyes, a deep passion flaming in his bright blue orbs.
“O-Okay…”She was unsure of what exactly he had to say but she felt her heart race as she looked at him.
“I love you. With every fiber of my being I love you so much it hurts to breathe when you aren’t around. I barely exist without you in my life and I can’t bear not having you know how I truly feel about you. You are perfect to me, not just because you like Batman, but because you don’t fawn over me and you don’t let me get all caught up in my own bullshit. I love how you seem to be slowly finding yourself again and I’d like to think that I had something to do with that. Please, just be mine even if it’s only to test the waters over these next few days…I promise if you want to go back to being friends I will understand and won’t ask this of you again, but I’m asking…begging…please can we just be together for this short time?” He looked down at her, his eyes pleading as she bit her lip in thought. Closing her eyes, Odessa felt herself relent and finally she opened her eyes and stared up into his deeply.
“Okay. We will try this out while I’m here for the next day and a half, but when you go back on tour and I go back home…I want us to be friends until we can truly see one another every day.” And with that she placed her hands on either side of his face and brushed her lips against his.
Andy’s felt his heart swell at her agreeing to his plan and he smiled as he felt her reach up and kiss him. Quickly moving to deepen things more he reached out, his hands coming to rest on the back of her head as he wrapped his fingers in her silky hair. He felt her smile into the kiss and he smirked in return as his lips captured hers and he bit down on her bottom lip, sucking on it gently he heard her moan softly into his mouth and he smirked at the thought that he seemed to drive her just as crazy as she drove him. Somehow they ended up on the couch, Odessa straddling his lap as she kissed him fiercely. He loved the way she seemed to just mold herself to him and as he kissed her Andy wondered if they had been made for each other from the start.
“God you drive me crazy…” He growled in her ear as he reached up, taking her earlobe between his lips and sucking gently.
“You know I do it on purpose…” She giggled then and pulled out of their embrace but still she was straddling his lap, her skinny jeans rubbing against him as she reached her arms behind her and stretched.
“I know…tease.” He grumbled as he watched her stretch, finally taking her in and smiling at the fact that underneath her sweater he saw that she was wearing a BVB tank top that he had sent her.
“Hey you love how much I tease you…especially when it comes to your big feet!” She screamed as he reached out and tickled her bared stomach and she flopped backwards as he hovered over her, his fingers griping at her sides.
“You know what they say about guys with big feet…”He smirked down at her and she rolled her eyes and placed a hand on his chest to push herself up from the couch.
“Yeah…they smell ten times worse than guys with little feet!” She shouted behind her as she sauntered off towards the guestroom to unpack her things.
Andy just shook his head and left her to unpack and he felt proud of himself for finally being able to tell Dess how he truly felt. He meant every word and he also meant it when he told her that if at the end of her visit she wanted to go back to being friends that he would do that. He would do anything for her and he wanted to see her happy and he was hoping that after being with him in such a deep way that she would finally see that he would do anything to make her happy.
“Biersack why so serious?” She said from behind him as he felt her jump over the couch and land squarely on his stomach, causing all of the air to leave his lungs for a moment.
“…so what do you want to do? Show me your party dress?” He smirked over at her, his eyebrows raised as his voice was hopeful.
“Nope! And if you try to peek at it I won’t go tomorrow night!” She smirked over at him, crossing her arms over her chest like a five year old.
“So is Sammi coming to pick you up tomorrow to go get ready?” He asked, reaching out and grasping for one of her hands. He loved holding her, touching her, god he just loved being in the same room as her.
“Yep. She’s going to come over tomorrow morning and we are going to get our hair and nails done and you won’t see me until the party.” She stuck her tongue out at him and he quickly reached over and planted a kiss on her lips, her tongue bumping against his lips softly.
“Ugh Biersack!” She squealed as he reached over and moved her so that she was laying on top of him.
They spoke quietly to each other for awhile, his hands playing in her hair as she twirled her fingers around the many necklaces that adorned his neck. She updated him on how the comics were coming along and talked about her possible promotion to head Illustrator which made him happy as that meant she would most likely be moving to LA. He told her all of the crazy things that happened while they were over in the UK and she laughed when he told her about the time he told one concert goer off for flipping them off while they were preforming. She listened as he lamented about his concerns for his fans, worried that he wouldn’t be able to live up to the heroic image that they had portrayed him with.
The sun faded below the hills at some point but it didn’t matter to either of them. They only left Andy’s apartment to go get food and even then they never lost contact. Odessa loved being with him and she loved that he always reached for her hand, like it was some sort of security blanket for him. They stayed up until the wee hours of the morning, talking and laughing as stupid infomercials played on the tv and Andy brought his hilarious acting skills out as they mocked the people in the commercials. Finally they both retired to his bed, their bed, and she snuggled into his side as he hummed softly, putting them both to sleep in no time.
“Andy…Sammi is here to pick me up. I’ll see you later tonight.” He heard her whisper into his ear and Andy just mumbled and rolled over to lay on her side of the bed.
Odessa laughed at him as she grabbed her purse and headed out to the front living room where Sammi was waiting for her. She smiled at the other blonde and held up a finger to signal that she had forgotten something. Running back to the guestroom Odessa grabbed the garment bag that held her dress and mask and then also was sure to grab the box that her shoes were being stored in. Quietly she came back out to the living room and looked over her shoulder to make sure Andy was nowhere to be found. She only opened the garment bag a little and smiled as Sammi let out a squeal.
“Oh God Dess…he’s going to love you in this dress tonight. What made you pick that color?” Sammi asked as the two girls exited the apartment and walked down the hall quietly.
“Well I know Andy’s costume is bound to be crow themed and he always says I’m the light to his dark…so I picked a Blue Bird as my inspiration. Do you really think he’ll like it?” Odessa asked as they made it to Sammi’s car and she hung her dress up in the back.
“Honey if he couldn’t keep his hands off of you before…he’s going to drive himself crazy when he sees you.” Sammi smiled over at Odessa as she started the car and pulled out onto the street.
Odessa hoped Sammi was right and she inhaled deeply and smiled, looking forward to her girls day and looking forward even more to seeing Andy later that night.
“God Dess…you look amazing…I missed you so much.” His arms were wrapped around her tightly and he inhaled the scent that was so purely her, his body ached from it.
“I see someone still hasn’t cut their hair…”She smiled up at him, pulling a piece of hair out from his face and holding it in between her fingers to look at it.
“Are you ready to head out?” He asked, turning around so that they were headed towards baggage claim, his left arm wrapped around her waist as they walked off to get everything.
“Yeah. I have an extra bag this time with my dress and everything in it, but no peeking! You’ll see everything tomorrow night at the party!” She laughed as his eyes got excited and then disappointment laced his face as he looked down at her.
“Well my outfit is going to be a secret too, so there!” He stuck his tongue out at her as he reached down to grab not two but three of her bags off of the carousel.
“Good…I’m sure it looks amazing, but I, unlike you, can wait to see it tomorrow night.” She laughed at him as he glared over at her and they began to walk out towards his car.
They sat in a happy silence for the drive back to his apartment and Odessa finally felt like her world was coming together again. While they had been apart it felt like she had no reason to be happy and the only things that did make her happy was work and hearing from Andy. He just made her day so much brighter with his sarcasm and quick witted remarks. She smiled over at him, seeing that he was focused on the road but he still had one hand wrapped in hers, his other gripping the steering wheel lightly. She turned back to stare out the window as they drove quietly down the road.
Andy glanced over at Odessa out of the corner of his eye and he finally felt the pit in his stomach dissipate. She calmed him and brought a focus to his life that he never realized he had been lacking, she truly was his better half in every way. They were stopped at a stop light when Andy looked over at Odessa and noticed something new about her. There, on her left cheek was a small silver stud sitting right where her dimple usually appeared. He reached out, pressing a finger to it and feeling the cool metal beneath his touch.
“Oh yeah I got that a few days ago. What do you think?” She looked over at him, smiling deeply so that her dimple appeared and it was made even more apparent by the new piercing.
“I think it’s perfect…like you.” He smirked over at her and she rolled her eyes at him and they returned to silence.
Finally Andy turned off the street and entered the parking garage for his apartment building. He helped her get her bags and held her hand as they made their way over to the elevator. He had a surprise for her when they got up to his apartment and Andy could feel his insides twist in nervousness as they finally exited the elevator and soon were standing at his front door. This surprise was not as extravagant as the one he had had for her the last time she was in town, but the meaning behind it was so much deeper. Andy only hoped that she would love it all the same.
Pushing the door open, Andy held it for her as Odessa walked forward and then stopped cold in her tracks. There were flowers all around the room, and Odessa walked over to a small end table and reached out to touch the flowers that hung out of the vase. Freesia, Fuchsia, White Hyacinth and Lily of the Valley surrounded her as Odessa walked to each vase and touched the soft petals lightly. She could feel tears come to her eyes as she felt Andy come up from behind her, his strong arms enveloping her as she felt his breath tickle her ear.
“Freesia for our lasting friendship. White Hyacinth for your utter beauty. Lily of the Valley for my return to happiness. And lastly Fuchsia…to represent my humble love for you Odessa.” He spun her around and smiled as he looked down at her and moved to wipe away her tears.
“Oh Andy…”She looked up at him, not knowing what to say or what to do.
“I have to get this out Dess…” He inhaled deeply and she felt his hands shaking in hers as he looked down into her eyes, a deep passion flaming in his bright blue orbs.
“O-Okay…”She was unsure of what exactly he had to say but she felt her heart race as she looked at him.
“I love you. With every fiber of my being I love you so much it hurts to breathe when you aren’t around. I barely exist without you in my life and I can’t bear not having you know how I truly feel about you. You are perfect to me, not just because you like Batman, but because you don’t fawn over me and you don’t let me get all caught up in my own bullshit. I love how you seem to be slowly finding yourself again and I’d like to think that I had something to do with that. Please, just be mine even if it’s only to test the waters over these next few days…I promise if you want to go back to being friends I will understand and won’t ask this of you again, but I’m asking…begging…please can we just be together for this short time?” He looked down at her, his eyes pleading as she bit her lip in thought. Closing her eyes, Odessa felt herself relent and finally she opened her eyes and stared up into his deeply.
“Okay. We will try this out while I’m here for the next day and a half, but when you go back on tour and I go back home…I want us to be friends until we can truly see one another every day.” And with that she placed her hands on either side of his face and brushed her lips against his.
Andy’s felt his heart swell at her agreeing to his plan and he smiled as he felt her reach up and kiss him. Quickly moving to deepen things more he reached out, his hands coming to rest on the back of her head as he wrapped his fingers in her silky hair. He felt her smile into the kiss and he smirked in return as his lips captured hers and he bit down on her bottom lip, sucking on it gently he heard her moan softly into his mouth and he smirked at the thought that he seemed to drive her just as crazy as she drove him. Somehow they ended up on the couch, Odessa straddling his lap as she kissed him fiercely. He loved the way she seemed to just mold herself to him and as he kissed her Andy wondered if they had been made for each other from the start.
“God you drive me crazy…” He growled in her ear as he reached up, taking her earlobe between his lips and sucking gently.
“You know I do it on purpose…” She giggled then and pulled out of their embrace but still she was straddling his lap, her skinny jeans rubbing against him as she reached her arms behind her and stretched.
“I know…tease.” He grumbled as he watched her stretch, finally taking her in and smiling at the fact that underneath her sweater he saw that she was wearing a BVB tank top that he had sent her.
“Hey you love how much I tease you…especially when it comes to your big feet!” She screamed as he reached out and tickled her bared stomach and she flopped backwards as he hovered over her, his fingers griping at her sides.
“You know what they say about guys with big feet…”He smirked down at her and she rolled her eyes and placed a hand on his chest to push herself up from the couch.
“Yeah…they smell ten times worse than guys with little feet!” She shouted behind her as she sauntered off towards the guestroom to unpack her things.
Andy just shook his head and left her to unpack and he felt proud of himself for finally being able to tell Dess how he truly felt. He meant every word and he also meant it when he told her that if at the end of her visit she wanted to go back to being friends that he would do that. He would do anything for her and he wanted to see her happy and he was hoping that after being with him in such a deep way that she would finally see that he would do anything to make her happy.
“Biersack why so serious?” She said from behind him as he felt her jump over the couch and land squarely on his stomach, causing all of the air to leave his lungs for a moment.
“…so what do you want to do? Show me your party dress?” He smirked over at her, his eyebrows raised as his voice was hopeful.
“Nope! And if you try to peek at it I won’t go tomorrow night!” She smirked over at him, crossing her arms over her chest like a five year old.
“So is Sammi coming to pick you up tomorrow to go get ready?” He asked, reaching out and grasping for one of her hands. He loved holding her, touching her, god he just loved being in the same room as her.
“Yep. She’s going to come over tomorrow morning and we are going to get our hair and nails done and you won’t see me until the party.” She stuck her tongue out at him and he quickly reached over and planted a kiss on her lips, her tongue bumping against his lips softly.
“Ugh Biersack!” She squealed as he reached over and moved her so that she was laying on top of him.
They spoke quietly to each other for awhile, his hands playing in her hair as she twirled her fingers around the many necklaces that adorned his neck. She updated him on how the comics were coming along and talked about her possible promotion to head Illustrator which made him happy as that meant she would most likely be moving to LA. He told her all of the crazy things that happened while they were over in the UK and she laughed when he told her about the time he told one concert goer off for flipping them off while they were preforming. She listened as he lamented about his concerns for his fans, worried that he wouldn’t be able to live up to the heroic image that they had portrayed him with.
The sun faded below the hills at some point but it didn’t matter to either of them. They only left Andy’s apartment to go get food and even then they never lost contact. Odessa loved being with him and she loved that he always reached for her hand, like it was some sort of security blanket for him. They stayed up until the wee hours of the morning, talking and laughing as stupid infomercials played on the tv and Andy brought his hilarious acting skills out as they mocked the people in the commercials. Finally they both retired to his bed, their bed, and she snuggled into his side as he hummed softly, putting them both to sleep in no time.
“Andy…Sammi is here to pick me up. I’ll see you later tonight.” He heard her whisper into his ear and Andy just mumbled and rolled over to lay on her side of the bed.
Odessa laughed at him as she grabbed her purse and headed out to the front living room where Sammi was waiting for her. She smiled at the other blonde and held up a finger to signal that she had forgotten something. Running back to the guestroom Odessa grabbed the garment bag that held her dress and mask and then also was sure to grab the box that her shoes were being stored in. Quietly she came back out to the living room and looked over her shoulder to make sure Andy was nowhere to be found. She only opened the garment bag a little and smiled as Sammi let out a squeal.
“Oh God Dess…he’s going to love you in this dress tonight. What made you pick that color?” Sammi asked as the two girls exited the apartment and walked down the hall quietly.
“Well I know Andy’s costume is bound to be crow themed and he always says I’m the light to his dark…so I picked a Blue Bird as my inspiration. Do you really think he’ll like it?” Odessa asked as they made it to Sammi’s car and she hung her dress up in the back.
“Honey if he couldn’t keep his hands off of you before…he’s going to drive himself crazy when he sees you.” Sammi smiled over at Odessa as she started the car and pulled out onto the street.
Odessa hoped Sammi was right and she inhaled deeply and smiled, looking forward to her girls day and looking forward even more to seeing Andy later that night.
@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