Dess and Andy had cuddled their cats goodbye before getting on a plane and now here they were back in LA and ready to start in on another tour. Well, Andy was ready, but Dess was feeling a little nervous. The last two tours she had gone on had been a little less than successful, but at least this tour they would be in the States as opposed to overseas where she couldn’t really run away from her problems. The car that had picked them up from the airport had finally pulled up outside of John Feldman’s house, where there was a huge bus waiting for them and as Dess looked out the window she saw Ashley and CC standing around, beers in their hands.

Winston had snoozed the entire trip over, thankfully and Dess had actually had a pretty pleasant flight, a change from the past few flights she had experienced. Andy grabbed her hand, squeezing it tightly as he smiled over at her and then moved to get out of the car.


“What’s going on asshole?!” Ash called from beside the bus as the bassist caught sight of Andy and came over to him then, clapping a hand against his back as the two of them moved to get the bags out from the back of the car.

“It’s good to get back on the road. Where’s Jinxx and Jake?” Andy asked as he heaved one of Dess’ suitcases out from the back and began to roll it over to the bus door.

“Over there…” Ashley said, hiking his thumb off towards the front of the house. Jake and Ella were there, embracing quietly as Jinxx and Sammi stood nearby, their embrace also quiet and a little sad. Ella and Sammi weren’t coming on this tour, so it would just be Dess and a bunch of rowdy guys-hooray.

“Have you been on this thing yet?” Andy asked and Ashley nodded happily as the two men carried the bags up the steps. Dess followed them, Winston still in her arms, observing everything with his little doggy eyes.


Dess walked up the steps, her mouth opening slightly as she looked around at the huge bus that would be her home for the next six months. The two busses that the guys had been on before were a lot smaller than this, probably because they were European made and were used more for getting around than for living in. This bus however-wow. The floors were cream colored stone, the walls were wood paneled and glossy and the furniture was huge, black leather and comfy looking. There was a decent sized kitchen, a huge flat screen television hanging from one wall and as Dess passed the bathroom she sighed in relief at seeing that it was almost normal in size. There were twelve bunks total, two of them being extender bunks which Dess knew would be where she and Andy would sleep since he was so freakishly tall.


“Isn’t this amazing babe?” Andy called out to her and at the noise, Winston jumped down from her arms and ran towards the back of the bus, yapping happily once he had found Andy.

“Yeah…yeah it really is.” Dess said as she ran her hands against the soft black curtains of the bunks and then found herself in a back lounge. It was similar to the one on their previous bus, except the couch was huge and L-shaped and there was a retractable television against one wall.

“So how does it feel being a mommy?” Ashley asked from his seat on the couch as Dess only laughed and moved to sit next to Andy. Winston was laying in Andy’s lap and Dess reached out, petting his soft fur as she smiled over at the two guys in front of her.

“Pretty good…except when this little monster decides to chew up my boots…” Dess said playfully as she grabbed Winnie’s nose gently and placed a small kiss there, making the dog yap happily as he moved from Andy’s lap and settled in hers.

“Oh…should we all hide our own boots? I only brought four pairs…” Ashley looked nervous and Dess just laughed as she shook her head and moved to stand up.

“Don’t worry…we brought enough chew toys for this little monster to last all tour.” Andy laughed as he stood and moved over to an empty wall of the back lounge. Reaching out, he pulled at a small cord and suddenly the wall fell down, revealing a work space that had the same kind of top as Dess’ sketch table at home.

“Babe!” Dess said gleefully as she came over to where Andy stood and ran her fingers over the smooth surface. Andy smirked down at her as he began pulling drawers out of the wall and Dess saw that she had everything she needed to get her work done.


Dess kissed Andy then, her fingers wrapping around his long black locks as Andy moved in to deepen things. Dess smirked against his lips as she bit down on his lip ring and tugged, but their little celebration was interrupted by Ashley clearing his throat and slowly the couple broke apart. With Winnie in her arms, Dess headed towards the front of the bus, seeing that everyone’s bags were on board and lining the bunk hall haphazardly and she knew that she was going to have to keep a close watch on everyone. The past week had been amazing, with Andy’s birthday being right after Christmas and then their New Years Eve two days ago had been special with a night out in DC. Usually Dess went to her office party, but since New Years Eve was technically their anniversary now, Andy was going to plan something for them privately every year.


“Hey Sam!” Dess laughed as she nearly collided with the older girl. She had been zoning out and Dess looked up and was met with Sammi’s red rimmed light blue eyes.

“Hey Dess…” Sammi said, her voice low as both girls embraced and then Dess placed a hand on Sammi’s arm.

“You gonna be okay?” Dess asked as she led Sammi to sit on one of the couches, Winnie crawling out of Dess’ arms and he curled himself between the two girls.

“Yeah…it’s just hard. You’re so lucky that you get to go with them and see Andy every day…” Sammi said, wiping her eyes with her thumb as she looked down and smiled at Winnie.

“Yeah, I can’t imagine. Oh! This is Winston…isn’t he adorable?” Dess said as Winnie popped his head up at the mention of his name and Sammi laughed as she reached out and laid a hand on his small back.

“He really is Dess.” Sammi said as the two girls fawned over Winnie for a bit and then the engine of the bus started up and Dess knew that that meant it was almost time to hit the road.

“Don’t worry Sam…I’ll look after Jinxx and make sure he doesn’t get in to trouble.” Dess smiled at Sammi as the two girls hugged and the bus began to fill with everyone else, Andy and Ashley coming up from the back and Jake, CC, Jinxx and Jon were all climbing up the stairs.

“Come on darling…I’ll walk you out.” Jinxx said as Sammi gave Dess one last smile before getting up and walking down the steps of the bus.


Andy had taken Sammi’s empty spot, his hands reaching out to get Winnie and bring him into his lap and Dess smiled. Sometimes it seemed like Andy loved Winnie more than Dess did, but she knew that to Winnie she was his mommy and Andy was just the guy who kept him company when Dess wasn’t around. Looking around the room, Dess could feel the electricity coming from everyone as they all bounced in place, waiting for Jinxx and Sammi to finish so they could hit the road. Jon, the tour manager, sat at the kitchen table, a stack of papers in front of him and as Dess looked down as she saw that there were at least four large brown boxes beneath his feet. What were those?


“We all set?” Jon asked as Jinxx reappeared, his eyes red as he moved to sit next to Jake and the room got very quiet. The bus moved suddenly, everyone sliding around slightly and Winnie let out a low growl which made everyone laugh until Jon cleared his throat for silence.

“Okay, so I have a list of rules-“ Jon couldn’t even finish his sentence before the guys began to groan loudly and Ashley reached over and snatched a paper out of Jon’s hands.

“Come on dude…not these again…” CC said as Ashley passed him a paper and Jon sighed loudly as Dess just sat there, a huge smirk on her face as she listened quietly.

“Biggest rule: Everyone must be back on this bus by three AM. Please guys-don’t make me hunt you down and drag you back here…” Jon said, his eyes scanning the room until they landed on Ashley and CC and everyone laughed.

“Also…try not to let too many people on this bus. It’s custom and very expensive and-“ Jon was saying, but stopped speaking as CC cut him off.

“…and you’re a big fucking stick in the mud, we know!” CC smirked over towards Ashley and the two grown man boys bumped fists as Jon just groaned.

“What’s in the boxes Jon-O?” Dess asked and Jon turned to her and smiled as he pulled one of the boxes out from beneath the table and slid it across the floor towards her.

“These are yours…” Jon said as Dess’ eyes got wide and she reached down, her fingers ripping at the tape. Finally Dess was able to reach a hand in the box and she smiled as she felt the fabric against her fingers, slowly pulling out a shirt as everyone leaned in to get a closer look.

“Those look amazing babe!” Andy said as Dess looked at him, her eyes teary as she took in her new merchandise. The shirt was white, fitted for a girl so it was tight around the bust and in the middle of the shirt was a small girl, one of her hands clutching a suitcase as the other covered her eyes and coming out of her black hair were millions of butterflies. Dess felt proud as she looked down at her finished work.

“I-I can’t believe this…” Dess said as she held the shirt up once more and then looked out towards the guys. They had all been so supportive when it came to her clothing line, especially Andy and Ashley since they both had lines of their own and she was really grateful that they were letting her sell everything at their shows.

“I’m so proud of you…” Andy whispered in her ear as he leaned in and placed a soft kiss against her temple.

“Alright, well that settles everything. First show is tomorrow night down in San Diego and then we’re heading South towards Colorado and Texas-I’ll keep a schedule posted on the fridge.” Jon said as he stood and moved to hang another piece of paper on the fridge. As soon as his back was turned, Dess picked up a pillow and launched it at CC, smirking as it smacked him in the head and bounced down towards the floor.

“Hey!” CC yelled, making Jon turn around and the two troublemakers plastered angelic looks on their faces and waited until the short manager walked back towards his bunk.

“That’s for the last day of touring over the summer…” Dess smirked over at him once again and CC just glared at her. Dess and CC had gotten into a small prank war with the last tour and on the last day CC being CC, had walked up behind Dess in the green room and pantsed her-in front of a ton of fans and the entire band and crew.

“Hey-don’t start shit you can’t handle…” CC laughed as he stood and moved to the fridge to grab a beer. Dess just sat there on the couch, a smug smirk on her face as Andy only laughed and ran a hand through his hair.

“Oh I can handle anything you got Coma.” Dess said quietly, her voice low and dangerous as CC just rolled his eyes at her and sat back down, cracking his beer open as he looked over at her.

“Is that a challenge Montgomery?” CC asked, taking a sip from his beer as Dess just raised an eyebrow and continued to pet Winnie as he slept peacefully on her lap.

“You bet your drumsticks it is…” She said lowly and Andy just continued to smile as the two of them squared off in such a hilarious manner.

“Rules?”

“None-all bets are off this time C. Still want to go all in?”

“You bet your pretty little dog I do.”

“Fine.”

“Fine.”


The bus finally began to quiet down after Dess and CC had their show down, with Jinxx going back to his bunk to read, Jake, Ashley and CC were all battling one another on the xBox and Andy and Dess had gone to the back lounge to watch a movie while Dess folded and inventoried her new merchandise. She had never expected to start something like a clothing line, but Andy had told Dess that her personal artwork was too beautiful and unique to just hang on their walls at home and he brought up the idea of t-shirts and stickers. Misfit Clothing was now a real thing and Dess was over the moon. The guys had all been so nice and supportive and Ashley had been the one to suggest that she try selling her stuff at their venues during this tour before going to big name stores like Hot Topic and Wet Seal.

As Andy sat there, his eyes on the movie, Dess continued to fold and look over everything. She had five different designs and one hundred of every size in each design, plus stickers that she would be selling separately or they would be given away if someone bought two shirts. The excitement within her was almost boiling over and Dess had to breathe slowly to keep it all contained. Winnie was snoozing in his bed in the corner and as Dess finished everything up and repacked all of the shirts back in their boxes she found that she couldn’t wait for tomorrow. Not only was it the first show of the tour, but she would get to see how well people received her designs. Also she was just looking forward to seeing Andy in action up on stage, performing new songs and material for an audience that loved him and the guys.

Plus she absolutely could not wait to prank CC-the schmuck.

Notes

PRANK WAR! I would love to get in to a prank war with CC-Dess and him get pretty in to it later on...hilarious stuff.
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IMPORTANT NOTE:
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