Andy smiled at me, god he has a gorgeous smile. He motioned down to my left arm which still had my Never Take It Off bracelet on it and my tattoo forever written on my skin.
"Nice ink." Andy commented with a smile.
"Thanks. I got it a few days after those lyrics saved me. They really mean a lot. You probably appreciate my bracelet too huh? I put it on when I started having a tough time in school during Junior year." I confessed.
"Wait, how old are you now?" Andy asked confused and hurriedly
"I'm almost 18 now. My birthday is in September, but I'm going to be a Senior this year." I said happily.
"Seriously?!? I would have never guessed you were that young! I thought you were around my age!"
Oh no, does this mean Andy is not going to be interested in me because I'm younger now? I started to freak out a bit and then I realised I didn't have my drawstring bag on my shoulders. I had it on when I blacked out. It had Andy's present in it!! I started to panic.
"Andy, have you seen my drawstring bag?" I asked frantically looking around the room.
"Oh yeah, let me go get it. I put it in the back bedroom so it would be safer." Andy yelled as he left the room. He returned with my bag in hand.
"What's so important about this bag that made you freak out so bad?" Andy chuckled as I snatched the bag from his hands, check to see if it was all there.
"It has something that I want to show you in it, a present." I said with a smile.
I opened and pulled out a yellow composition notebook. Written upon it said 'Emily's Lyric/Song/Drawing/Sketch Notebook #1. 'If you find this, please please please return it to me. If I misplace this forever, I will like cry and be so devastated. Thanks! ~Emily.'
"What's that?" Andy asked questioningly looking over at the notebook.
"It's my song lyrics book! I also doodle in it too sometimes. Actually, this isn't your present but just something I want to show you."
Andy seemed really interested. He sat down and scooted closer to me on the bunk and starred at the notebook, ready for me to open it to the first page. The first couple of pages where just bulletpoints and some random lyrics I would think of during the day then write down and incorporate into songs later. I kept flipping until I came upon my 1st song, Let Us Out.
"So this is my first song I ever wrote. Well, I really didn't write the song, only the lyrics and beats. I'm really bad at finding the right notes to go with those things..." I trailed off as I was flipping the pages that had the multiple drafts and notes on them.
"I could help you with it later if you want! Maybe we could figure something out!" Andy stated excitedly with a shimmer in his beautiful blue eyes.
"That would be awesome! I have others too. Like this one, Time Ticks By." I said smiling as I flipped the pages.
"May I?" Andy asked gesturing if he could hold the book.
I handed it over and Andy read the whole song.
"I really love it," Andy said as he looked up into my eyes," the lyrics are fantastic! Especially this one, 'I should climb out of this pit, out of the darkness and into the light.' But, I see you haven't figured out the beats yet to the song," Andy observed looking back down at the page," but that isn't very hard."
Andy then began to hum some pitches as he re-read the song. He added a screaming part in which he lightly growled.
"The more and more I listen to you sing it, the more and more I like it." I said with a prideful expression.
"I really like it too," Andy said as he stopped reading," it's the type of message I would send in one of my own songs. It even sounds like something I would write!" Andy said excitedly as he intently re-read once again.
"That's not even your real present though!" I confessed as I re-opened my drawstring bag.
Andy was still intently reading when I pulled out Andy's real present.
"Ah hem!" I coughed to get Andy's attention.
Andy turned and a smile crept across his flawless, porcelain face. It was a clock I made all by myself. The clock was made of old '45 records with gold numbers and hands. The records were glued together neatly with a KISS record on top. It's a KISS clock, so I knew Andy would love it.
"This was originally mine. I saw it on a website and I had to make one, I already have a clock in my room, and I know you like KISS...so I thought I should give it to you! Besides, you'll get more use out of it anyway because you can keep it in the bus so you know what time it is when you go through timezones."
"You. Made. This?!" Andy asked amazed while taking the clock from my hands.
"It wasn't that hard really," I bragged confessedly . It isn't that hard, but it does look like it could take a lot if effort.
"This is awesome! Thank you so much!" Andy beamed as he gave me a hug. He is a fantastic hugger. He gave me a full body hug with just the right amount of pressure. I rested my chin on his shoulder for a second and took in Andy's smell. He smelt of cigarette smoke and sweat, but beyond that, I could smell his natural man-musk. It was better than any men's cologne that I have ever smelled. Mixed with the sweat and smoke, his smell weakened my knees and made my heart race. I wish I could stay wrapped in his arms forever....

Notes

I'm so so so so sorry it took so long. I was in a musical and that took up all my time. Now its over so I have more time to write!! :)
The lyrics and song titles in this chapter are real and they are mine so please don't take them. please.....
And I am actually that old and I do have a yellow notebook that says that stuff, and I really do have a KISS clock and I will be giving it to Andy! :) I hope he likes it and does use it for what is mentioned in the story!! :D that would make me so happy. Also, I do have a Never Take It Off bracelet. (the Sent from Bellow one)