Odessa sighed heavily as she watched their apartment building coming up into the distance. The LA sky line had been a welcome sight, but Dess couldn’t shake the dream she’d had from her thoughts. What was it supposed to mean? She looked over towards Andy and saw that his eyes were scanning over the street as the car pulled up to the sidewalk and they both moved to get out. Dess moved to get out first with Andy following and silently they both reached into the back to remove their luggage. The ride up to their floor was silent and Dess felt as if something unspoken had happened between them on their flight back home.


“Kitties! Mommy is home!” Dess called out into their apartment as she swung the door open and began to drag her bags into their living room. Dove popped her small white head out from underneath the couch, but Crow was nowhere to be found.

“It’s nice to be home…” Andy said from behind her and as Dess bent down to pick up Dove she turned to face him.

“I missed this place…the quiet mornings will be so nice.” She smiled softly as Andy came to her then, placing his lips against hers and she felt him smirk. A soft meow came from below and as they both looked down they smiled; Crow was sitting there, looking up at the small group as if to say ‘What about me?’ and it just made Dess giggle.

“Yeah. Are you sure you’re okay after that dream you had? You seemed really quiet on the drive home…” Andy asked as he bent down and picked Crow up into his arms and then placed the small cat on his shoulder.

“I’m fine babe…it was just a dream. Do you want to unpack or leave that for tomorrow?” She quickly changed the subject, something that did not go unnoticed by Andy as he watched Dess move towards the couch. She plopped down, Dove coming to rest in her lap and Dess felt her head fall back and rest against the cool leather.

“It didn’t seem like just another dream…” He wasn’t letting this go and Dess sighed loudly as she peeked one eye open at him and just raised an eyebrow.

“You were crying babe and thrashing around and calling out…it scared me. I’ve never seen you in such pain…” His voice was low as Andy came to sit next to her, his hands coming to rest in her lap as Dess moved so that she could look at him face to face.

“I’m. Fine. Can we please just drop it? We just got home…” She sounded frustrated and Andy decided that he’d better just drop things for now but he couldn’t ignore the feeling that was lining his gut. He could tell that Dess was keeping something from him and as he watched her get up and head towards the back, Andy knew that sooner or later she would tell him.



“You almost always pick the best times…to drop the worst lines…”Dess sang out softly as she rummaged through the first of their four bags and began to pull out all of the clean clothes so that she could refold them.


Most of the clothes were hers as Dess had decided to take advantage of any opportunity to do laundry that came her way. Andy just wore things over and over again until finally Dess told him he would have to bunk with Jinxx because he was starting to smell like death. Dess laughed as she watched Dove playing with the shoe laces on her sneakers that were laying on the floor and Dess noticed how much lighter she felt when she laughed. Looking around at the room she shared with Andy, Dess couldn’t imagine being anywhere else, but what if what Moira said in her dream was true?

What if anyone who loved Dess was cursed to die?


“You two girls having fun in here?” A voice asked from the door and Dess turned to see Andy there, his lanky body leaning up against the door frame with his arms crossed over his chest.

“Yeah…I think I’ll need a gas mask soon though…” She scrunched up her nose playfully as Dess held up a pair of his boxers, unclean, and Andy just moved to snatch them away.

“…It’s part of my image to be the dirty rockstar…” He muttered as Andy moved to stand next to Dess while she unpacked.

“That’s fine, but that just means that on the next tour you and Jinxx can share a room…and a bunk.” She smirked up at him and laughed softly at the pout that he had plastered on his lips. The couple unpacked in serene silence, both of them just enjoying being home in the quiet din instead of on a crowded, loud and smelly bus.

“Is that the last of it?” Andy asked Dess as she tossed another pair of his boxers into the over flowing clothes hamper and she turned to him and smiled.

“Yeah. I’ll get the wash going after I take a shower.” He smiled at her then, a devious smile that reminded Dess of their times together last summer when he was always up to something in regards to her.

“Well I wanted to take a shower too…” He wiggled his eyebrows and Dess just shook her head and smiled up at him.

“…take one after me…” She mumbled at him as she leaned in to place a soft kiss against his neck before walking out of the room and down the hall towards the bathroom.


Dess entered the bathroom and sighed happily-it was so nice seeing a large shower that she didn’t have to shimmy past the toilet to get in to. She moved to turn on the water, moving the dial to the hottest possible option and she looked at herself in the mirror. Her hair had grown to past her shoulders, the color being a solid blonde now as she had let the coloring grow out completely. Looking closely, Dess could see the bags hanging below her eyes and silently she was grateful for this break between tours as the guys finished up recording. Andy said they still had a lot to do, mostly him and he had mentioned something about shooting a short movie to go along with the story line for this album. Dess was excited, but she could also feel the exhaustion creeping into her bones.

The water had finally grown steaming hot and Dess sighed in contentment as she moved to stand underneath the flowing stream, her arms wrapping around her body as her fingers rubbed at her stiff shoulders. She couldn’t wait to sleep in their bed tonight-anything would be better than sleeping on those stiff bunk mattresses. Slowly she washed her hair, but nearly jumped out of her skin as she felt another pair of hands running their fingers over her scalp.


“You know we’ll save hot water if we just shower together…” His low voice was in her ear and Dess couldn’t help but smirk, the memory of that first shower running through her mind as she turned to face Andy.

“I remember the first time you used that line on me…” She smiled up at him before tilting her head back so that she could rinse the soap out of her hair.

“Yeah…except this time you’re already naked…so my job is half way done.” His hands moved to grip her waist and Dess just smirked at him before she moved to run conditioner through her hair.

“Uh huh…you seem to be really excited by that fact too.” She said, her eyes roaming down his body as Andy just smiled devilishly at her.

“You always excite me Dess…you always will.” His hands roaming down her back as she faced away from him and he pressed himself against her backside gently, his lips reaching out to suck on her neck. Her body was warm, the water making her skin glisten and Andy couldn’t help but want her, in every way possible.

“Mmm…is that so.” Her voice was low and dangerous as she wiggled her butt against him and Andy reached a hand up to cup her as he nibbled at one of her earlobes.
Neither of them said anything as Andy spun Dess around and crashed his lips down against hers, his tongue searching for hers until finally she allowed him to slip into her mouth. He held her against the wall of the shower, the warm water falling down on them like a summer rain as he snaked a hand down her belly and smirked against her lips as she moaned softly into his mouth. He pressed against her, his hand removed from her as his other hand held both of her arms above her head and his lips made trails down her wet skin.


Slowly the moved against one another, Andy pressing her gently against the wall as Dess had one leg wrapped around him, her calf resting gently on his hip as Andy moved against her. He reached down, grabbing her other leg and bringing it up until she was wrapped around him tightly, her body moving in time with his as they made love. He heard her moaning loudly in his ear and Andy knew that this was proving to be too much for Dess and quickly he felt her around him, giving in to her pleasure as she moaned his name loudly. He didn’t want to stop, he didn’t want to not be with her like this, but soon Andy felt his pressure building and finally he let it go, his lips brushing against hers softly as it all happened.


“See…sharing showers can be fun…” He muttered into her ear, his wet hair tangling with hers as they continued to stand there in the cooling water.

“Mmm…I guess I should listen to you more often.” She smiled up at him, her hair partially in her face as it stuck to her forehead and Andy moved to swipe the offending hair out of her eyes. Those eyes-the moss green color would always make him weak in the knees and Andy couldn’t imagine not seeing that color every day for the rest of his life.


The two of them laughed as they finished up their shower, the water growing colder by the minute until finally they both got out, Andy wrapping her in a fluffy towel as he looked down at her and smiled. He was glad that the tour had finally ended and that their fighting with it, but he could sense that something was weighing on Dess and he knew it had everything to do with had happened on the plane ride home. But how to get her to fess up? Dess could be a very private person, especially when it came to seeming weak around Andy. As he watched Dess rub herself dry Andy smiled and did the same, the things on his mind being forgotten as he looked at her.


“I love you…” His voice was soft and Dess just looked up at him, unsure of what he had said at first. Her mind had drifted for a moment, dwelling on things that scared her to think about and she was glad for the interruption.

“I love you too. Want to order something for dinner?” She replied, slipping on a pair of boy shorts as she noticed that Andy’s eyes were on her body again.

“Whatever you want babe…I just want to cuddle with you.” He pulled her to him again, her bare chest against his as Andy smiled down at her before placing his lips against hers softly.

“You haven’t grown tired of me yet?” She asked, smirking against his cheek as she pulled away from him slightly and then looked up in to his eyes.

“Nope. Never. You and I-this is for life babe.” He reached down, grasping for her hand as he brought their clasped hands up so that she could look at them.

“Another proposal? What does that make…twenty?” She laughed, her face moving towards their hands as she placed a soft skin to the top of his hand before moving so that she could finish getting dressed.

“All you have to do is say yes…” His voice was playful as Andy followed her example and soon the couple was dressed and sitting on the couch, their food ordered and a movie in the player.

“I think you’re going to die of shock when I finally do give you an answer.” She laughed as Dess moved her legs so that they draped over his lap.

“As long as it’s the right answer…” He smirked over at her before the couple moved their attention from one another to the movie that was playing on the screen.


Dess wanted to give him an answer and she had told herself that the next time he asked she would finally tell him yes, but then that damn dream had popped into her head. Now Dess couldn’t bear to think about what would happen if she were to give into Andy-to start a happy life with him and then to lose him just like she lost her sister and her father. She had hardly survived Moira’s passing and it made Dess’ blood run cold to think about what would happen to her if she lost the last remaining person in this world who loved her.

Notes

You guys getting bored again? I can always update this once weekly to make things interesting again *soft smile*

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