We Caught Fire
LA Bound?
Andy’s fingers trembled as he took the letter from Odessa, his eyes curious as he looked down at her. Why was she handing him a letter? Was it a goodbye letter? Was this her way of telling him she was leaving? If so then that was fucked up and Andy inhaled deeply as he glanced down at it, noticing that Odessa was looking up at him softly. He read on and felt his heart begin to race.
Dear Ms. Montgomery
It has come to our attention that you are up for the position of Head Illustrator for the Batman Comics Division here at DC Comics. We would like to congratulate you on your approval for permission to become a mobile artist and we hope that you will enjoy your new found freedom. Enclosed is your new contract and please be sure to have it to our HR Department by the second week of January. Again congratulations on your promotion and know that we are very pleased to have you working for us here at DC Comics.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Mott
Andy reread the letter, unsure as to how this had anything to do with Odessa’s decision to stay with him or not. He folded the letter and looked down at her and saw that there was a supreme happiness shining back up at him from her light green eyes. She looked up at him, her eyes wide as she waited for it all to click in his brain. Suddenly Andy’s mouth dropped and Odessa laughed as he reached out and wrapped his arms around her.
“It’s yes! Right? It’s a yes right?” He laughed as he swung her around and she held onto his neck for dear life.
“Yes…I was waiting to get the go ahead to become mobile before I gave you my answer.” She screeched as he put her down and suddenly his lips were crashing against hers. Odessa moved her hands to the back of his neck as she felt a wall between them break down.
She had always been open with Andy about most things but she knew that there had been a wall that she was putting around her heart because she knew his life style and knew how hard it could be. She had spoken to Sammi about it a lot and had felt her heart go out to Sammi when she told Dess about how truly hard it was to love someone and watch them walk out of your life for months at a time. This is why Odessa waited until things were officially in motion before giving her answer.
“Oh my God Dess…I love you so much baby…” She felt him say into her hair as his cheek rested against the top of her head and she smiled.
“I love you too. So what’s the plan?” She looked up to him expectantly, a smile playing on her lips as he furrowed his brow in thought.
“Well we aren’t touring until early spring. So…did you want to move in with me when we get to LA?” He looked down at her, their arms swinging slightly with the breeze as they held them out to one another.
“Hmm…I dunno Biersack…”She bit her lip, a smirk playing on her mouth as he reached down and tweaked her nose softly.
“I can’t believe this is happening Dess…you can go on tour with me and we can be together every day…” His eyes were hopeful and childlike as he stared down at her, his blue eyes electric in the night air.
“Well believe it babe…do you want to head out? We still have a two hour drive back to the house.” She asked as he just nodded and reached down to wrap an arm around her waist.
Everything was falling into place and Odessa couldn’t help but wonder if things were still moving too fast. She couldn’t be without Andy in her life, she knew that and he knew it too. They had become best friends and now they would become true lovers in every sense of the word. Odessa felt her heart come to her throat at the thought of moving across the country.
It was a new start for her, but still she was hesitant-what if the Andy she saw when she was around wasn’t really the Andy in everyday life? What if they fought? Where would she go and who would she turn to? Odessa’s mind was plagued with these thoughts the entire drive home and feeling exhausted she told Andy that she just wanted to go up to bed.
“Aww…I was hoping for some naughty New Years Eve action tonight, but okay.” He pouted as she smiled up at him, grateful that he seemed so understanding.
“You are about to have me around so much that I’m pretty sure you’re going to get bored with me at some point in that respect.” She laughed lightly as they entered her room and she moved to tug the zipper of her dress down.
“Dess…I could never be bored with you. Ever.” Andy whispered in her ear softly as he came up behind her and she felt his fingertips graze the skin on her back. Slowly he tugged the zipper on her dress down, sucking in a breath at her exposed back and he could just make out the lacey underwear that she had been wearing underneath her dress.
“You say that now…just wait. Maybe I’ll start sleeping in long nightgowns and wear curlers to bed…” She turned and smirked up at him as she reached down and began to tug her dress off.
“I mean we can make that work…” He smiled down at her as he watched her dress fall and he came to realize that she was standing in front of him then, topless with nothing else on besides a skimpy thong that barely covered anything.
“Uh huh. Like what you see?” Her skin was pale in the moonlight and all Andy could do was nod silently as he reached a finger out to touch her silky skin.
“You are truly breath taking…” He growled down at her as she pressed herself against him and leaned up to place a soft kiss right over his Adams Apple.
“Come on Biersack…get those clothes off so we can get into bed.” She moved away from him then and reached into a dresser drawer to pull out a t-shirt. Tugging it over her head she looked over to find that Andy had began to peel his own clothes off and she felt a tug in her stomach.
“Nice shirt Dess…” He said to her as he stood up straight and looked down at her chest. She looked down as well and finally noticed that she was wearing the very shirt that he had given her on their first night together.
“My face still looks really good on you…but my body being on you sounds like an even better idea.” He smirked, his grin boyish as he twitched his head to one side, trying to remove the hair from his eyes.
“Get in the bed Biersack…” She smiled over at him and patted the bed as she laid down, her hair spreading out around her in a soft circle.
Andy got in the bed without a word and as they turned to face one another he felt his heart flutter. Even now, knowing that Odessa was truly his, he felt his love growing for her. He loved the joy she brought to his life and he loved that she was finally able to let her guard down enough to love him in return. As he finally began to succumb to sleep, Andy reached out a shaking hand and placed it on the side of a sleeping Odessa’s face. He trailed his thumb down her cheek and over her lips until finally she smiled softly in her sleep. He knew that this was the start of something beautiful and special and he couldn’t wait to see what was in store.
Andy awoke the next morning to find Odessa gone and he rolled over towards her side of the bed and realized that the sheets were cold. Dess must’ve been up for awhile and sighing Andy decided that he needed to get up as well. Stretching his arms over his head he couldn’t help but smile-they were finally together like he had always wanted. Ashley kept telling him he was crazy, that it was a waste of time and to move on, but Andy couldn’t help but be enamored by Odessa. She was everything to him, she always would be. Silently he tugged on a pair of jeans and not bothering to shower he pulled a sweater over his head and headed down the stairs.
He could smell coffee brewing from the kitchen and so by instinct that’s where he headed first. He was met by something that he wasn’t expecting. Moira, Rose and Odessa were all sitting around the kitchen table and the first thing he noticed was that Odessa’s face was red like she had been crying. He moved to sit next to her and as he reached a hand out to her he felt her throw her arms around his neck. He felt the sobs gasping out of her chest and instinctively he rubbed his hands down her back, trying to soothe her the only way he knew how. She clung to him, her arms wrapped tightly around his neck as she felt her heart breaking in to a million pieces.
“What’s going on? Why is Odessa crying like this?” He asked, his voice low and protective as he looked to her mother first. He knew their relationship and he wondered silently if the two of them had gotten into it this morning.
“We just found out some test results. Moira is sick.” She said simply, her eyes sad as Andy looked from the older woman to the small girl that sat across from him at the table.
“How sick? I mean it can’t be serious…she’s only sixteen…”He felt his heart pound as he noticed Moira seemed to be the calmest in the room and that scared him even more.
“Stuff like this doesn’t think about age Andy…”Rose held her head in her hands as he noticed that her shoulders were shaking.
“Come off it mom!” Odessa sobbed as she lifted her head up and glared over at her mother. Andy just held her to his chest, feeling the moisture from her tears soak through his sweater.
“I still don’t understand what’s going on…”Andy said as he kissed the top of Odessa’s head and looked to Moira.
The small girl was sitting there, her hands folded out in front of her and he smiled softly as he noticed that she was clad in one of their new t-shirts. He had to hand it to the girl, Moira was always the first person to support his band and she was always on top of things when it came to releases of merchandise or CDs.
“I’m going to die…”Moira said simply and as Odessa cried even harder Andy felt his world come crashing down around his ears.
Dear Ms. Montgomery
It has come to our attention that you are up for the position of Head Illustrator for the Batman Comics Division here at DC Comics. We would like to congratulate you on your approval for permission to become a mobile artist and we hope that you will enjoy your new found freedom. Enclosed is your new contract and please be sure to have it to our HR Department by the second week of January. Again congratulations on your promotion and know that we are very pleased to have you working for us here at DC Comics.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Mott
Andy reread the letter, unsure as to how this had anything to do with Odessa’s decision to stay with him or not. He folded the letter and looked down at her and saw that there was a supreme happiness shining back up at him from her light green eyes. She looked up at him, her eyes wide as she waited for it all to click in his brain. Suddenly Andy’s mouth dropped and Odessa laughed as he reached out and wrapped his arms around her.
“It’s yes! Right? It’s a yes right?” He laughed as he swung her around and she held onto his neck for dear life.
“Yes…I was waiting to get the go ahead to become mobile before I gave you my answer.” She screeched as he put her down and suddenly his lips were crashing against hers. Odessa moved her hands to the back of his neck as she felt a wall between them break down.
She had always been open with Andy about most things but she knew that there had been a wall that she was putting around her heart because she knew his life style and knew how hard it could be. She had spoken to Sammi about it a lot and had felt her heart go out to Sammi when she told Dess about how truly hard it was to love someone and watch them walk out of your life for months at a time. This is why Odessa waited until things were officially in motion before giving her answer.
“Oh my God Dess…I love you so much baby…” She felt him say into her hair as his cheek rested against the top of her head and she smiled.
“I love you too. So what’s the plan?” She looked up to him expectantly, a smile playing on her lips as he furrowed his brow in thought.
“Well we aren’t touring until early spring. So…did you want to move in with me when we get to LA?” He looked down at her, their arms swinging slightly with the breeze as they held them out to one another.
“Hmm…I dunno Biersack…”She bit her lip, a smirk playing on her mouth as he reached down and tweaked her nose softly.
“I can’t believe this is happening Dess…you can go on tour with me and we can be together every day…” His eyes were hopeful and childlike as he stared down at her, his blue eyes electric in the night air.
“Well believe it babe…do you want to head out? We still have a two hour drive back to the house.” She asked as he just nodded and reached down to wrap an arm around her waist.
Everything was falling into place and Odessa couldn’t help but wonder if things were still moving too fast. She couldn’t be without Andy in her life, she knew that and he knew it too. They had become best friends and now they would become true lovers in every sense of the word. Odessa felt her heart come to her throat at the thought of moving across the country.
It was a new start for her, but still she was hesitant-what if the Andy she saw when she was around wasn’t really the Andy in everyday life? What if they fought? Where would she go and who would she turn to? Odessa’s mind was plagued with these thoughts the entire drive home and feeling exhausted she told Andy that she just wanted to go up to bed.
“Aww…I was hoping for some naughty New Years Eve action tonight, but okay.” He pouted as she smiled up at him, grateful that he seemed so understanding.
“You are about to have me around so much that I’m pretty sure you’re going to get bored with me at some point in that respect.” She laughed lightly as they entered her room and she moved to tug the zipper of her dress down.
“Dess…I could never be bored with you. Ever.” Andy whispered in her ear softly as he came up behind her and she felt his fingertips graze the skin on her back. Slowly he tugged the zipper on her dress down, sucking in a breath at her exposed back and he could just make out the lacey underwear that she had been wearing underneath her dress.
“You say that now…just wait. Maybe I’ll start sleeping in long nightgowns and wear curlers to bed…” She turned and smirked up at him as she reached down and began to tug her dress off.
“I mean we can make that work…” He smiled down at her as he watched her dress fall and he came to realize that she was standing in front of him then, topless with nothing else on besides a skimpy thong that barely covered anything.
“Uh huh. Like what you see?” Her skin was pale in the moonlight and all Andy could do was nod silently as he reached a finger out to touch her silky skin.
“You are truly breath taking…” He growled down at her as she pressed herself against him and leaned up to place a soft kiss right over his Adams Apple.
“Come on Biersack…get those clothes off so we can get into bed.” She moved away from him then and reached into a dresser drawer to pull out a t-shirt. Tugging it over her head she looked over to find that Andy had began to peel his own clothes off and she felt a tug in her stomach.
“Nice shirt Dess…” He said to her as he stood up straight and looked down at her chest. She looked down as well and finally noticed that she was wearing the very shirt that he had given her on their first night together.
“My face still looks really good on you…but my body being on you sounds like an even better idea.” He smirked, his grin boyish as he twitched his head to one side, trying to remove the hair from his eyes.
“Get in the bed Biersack…” She smiled over at him and patted the bed as she laid down, her hair spreading out around her in a soft circle.
Andy got in the bed without a word and as they turned to face one another he felt his heart flutter. Even now, knowing that Odessa was truly his, he felt his love growing for her. He loved the joy she brought to his life and he loved that she was finally able to let her guard down enough to love him in return. As he finally began to succumb to sleep, Andy reached out a shaking hand and placed it on the side of a sleeping Odessa’s face. He trailed his thumb down her cheek and over her lips until finally she smiled softly in her sleep. He knew that this was the start of something beautiful and special and he couldn’t wait to see what was in store.
Andy awoke the next morning to find Odessa gone and he rolled over towards her side of the bed and realized that the sheets were cold. Dess must’ve been up for awhile and sighing Andy decided that he needed to get up as well. Stretching his arms over his head he couldn’t help but smile-they were finally together like he had always wanted. Ashley kept telling him he was crazy, that it was a waste of time and to move on, but Andy couldn’t help but be enamored by Odessa. She was everything to him, she always would be. Silently he tugged on a pair of jeans and not bothering to shower he pulled a sweater over his head and headed down the stairs.
He could smell coffee brewing from the kitchen and so by instinct that’s where he headed first. He was met by something that he wasn’t expecting. Moira, Rose and Odessa were all sitting around the kitchen table and the first thing he noticed was that Odessa’s face was red like she had been crying. He moved to sit next to her and as he reached a hand out to her he felt her throw her arms around his neck. He felt the sobs gasping out of her chest and instinctively he rubbed his hands down her back, trying to soothe her the only way he knew how. She clung to him, her arms wrapped tightly around his neck as she felt her heart breaking in to a million pieces.
“What’s going on? Why is Odessa crying like this?” He asked, his voice low and protective as he looked to her mother first. He knew their relationship and he wondered silently if the two of them had gotten into it this morning.
“We just found out some test results. Moira is sick.” She said simply, her eyes sad as Andy looked from the older woman to the small girl that sat across from him at the table.
“How sick? I mean it can’t be serious…she’s only sixteen…”He felt his heart pound as he noticed Moira seemed to be the calmest in the room and that scared him even more.
“Stuff like this doesn’t think about age Andy…”Rose held her head in her hands as he noticed that her shoulders were shaking.
“Come off it mom!” Odessa sobbed as she lifted her head up and glared over at her mother. Andy just held her to his chest, feeling the moisture from her tears soak through his sweater.
“I still don’t understand what’s going on…”Andy said as he kissed the top of Odessa’s head and looked to Moira.
The small girl was sitting there, her hands folded out in front of her and he smiled softly as he noticed that she was clad in one of their new t-shirts. He had to hand it to the girl, Moira was always the first person to support his band and she was always on top of things when it came to releases of merchandise or CDs.
“I’m going to die…”Moira said simply and as Odessa cried even harder Andy felt his world come crashing down around his ears.
That was such a sweet ending!
12/27/14