Odessa rolled over and hit the floor with a thud as the tires squealed beneath her head and she groaned loudly as she sat up and leaned against the side of the bunk. She had forgotten what it was like to sleep on a moving vehicle and she knew that she should have made Andy switch with her so she could sleep on the inside. She sat there, her eyes bleary as Dess yawned loudly and looked up, a small smile coming to her lips.

Andy had woken up at her falling out of their bed and he was currently staring down at her, his blue eyes and black hair being the only thing that she could see over the side of their bunk. She had slept well enough, the excitement over today keeping her awake for only a short while before she passed out and Andy had to lead her back to bed. He was still staring at her though and without missing a beat, Dess crossed her eyes and stuck out her tongue, making him laugh lowly.


“Morning Dess…” He said, his smile wide as he moved to kiss her gently on the forehead. Dess still sat on the floor, her knees against her chest as she just bent her head back and looked at him.

“Morning Andy…” Her voice was low and groggy and as Dess moved to get up, stretching her arms over her head, she squealed loudly as she felt Andy’s hands grab her around her waist, pulling her into their bunk gently.

“Did you have some issues this morning?” Andy laughed as he snuggled her against his chest and Dess just looked at him, one eyebrow cocked at his cheeky smirk.

“Uh-yeah. This is why I have to sleep on the inside Andrew…” She said, her voice muffled by his skin as she had placed her cold nose against his chest, smirking as he shivered and ran his hands through her silky red hair.

“Well quit passing out in the back lounge and you won’t have to sleep on the outside…Odessa Annemarie…” He shivered again and then laughed loudly as Dess blew out air against his chest, causing his skin to ripple and both of them broke out in to a fit of giggles.

“Shut up!” A voice called out from above them and Dess just rolled her eyes as she smacked her hand against the top of their bunk and Andy looked down at her wide eyed.

“Get over it Purdy! I’m gonna have to hear your ass moaning all tour long-I think you can handle my giggling!” Dess said as she smacked her hand against the ceiling again and Andy just looked at her again, a smirk playing on his lips.


The couple laid there for awhile, both of them drifting in and out of sleep until finally Winnie, who had been sleeping in the bottom corner by Andy’s feet, woke up and barked loudly. Dess groaned as she grabbed her black hoodie from below their bunk and moved to grab for him. The bus had stopped, thankfully and as Dess searched around for his leash, Winnie yapped and licked at Andy’s face, making the singer smirk in delight. Finally Dess had found what she was looking for and quickly she ushered the small dog off of the bus so he could do his business.

While waiting, Dess looked around and noticed that they were at the venue, the sun popping up over the trees and she could see off in the distance that the crew was already unloading everything. Winnie finally finished his business and as Dess turned she almost knocked right into Andy, who was leaning against the bus, a cigarette between his lips and Dess laughed as she noticed that his feet were clad in her pink and black polka dotted slippers.


“You enjoying those?” She asked, looking down at his feet as Winnie came walking over and sniffed at Andy’s feet as well. He wiggled his toes at her as Andy inhaled a puff off his cigarette and then exhaled a small cloud of smoke.

“They are warm…although my feet hang out of them from the back.” He smirked down at her as Dess just rolled her eyes and bent down to pick Winnie up. The small dog snuggled against her, sniffing at Andy and then recoiling-the dog obviously wasn’t appreciative of the smoke smell.

“You know I can get yours out of whatever bag they’re in…” She said and Andy just smirked at her as he snuffed out his cigarette and placed an arm around her shoulders.

“Nah…I’ll just steal yours.” He kissed the top of her head before allowing her to go up the steps of the bus first and Dess sighed as she took in the site in front of her.


CC was passed out on the couch, his long legs half hanging off and the television was blaring some cartoon as he snored softly, his mouth hanging open slightly. Dess dropped Winnie to the floor as she approached CC silently, an evil smirk gracing her lips as she held her hands out. She moved so that her hands were right next to his exposed ear; quickly and sharply Dess smacked her hands together, the resounding pop making CC jump in his sleep as he looked around wildly. Dess was doubled over in laughter and Andy was laughing pretty hard himself as CC seemed to take in his surroundings and groaned loudly.


“Dude! Not cool!” He said, rubbing his head as CC got up and began to shuffle off towards his bunk to continue his sleep.

“Get used to it Coma!” Dess called after the drummer as she moved towards the counter and placed a K-cup into her beloved Keurig and pressed start.

“You’re going to torture him aren’t you…” Andy laughed as he took a seat at the kitchen table and patted his lap at Winnie. The small dog jumped up, settling on Andy’s lap but his tiny black head faced out, his sweet eyes trained on Dess as she moved around the small kitchen.

“Yep…he shouldn’t have pantsed me!” Dess said as she sniffed the air appreciatively and was so thankful that Andy had gotten her such a wonderful gift for Christmas. She moved around as her coffee finished brewing and soon Dess had eggs and bacon cooking on the small stove top and there were biscuits baking in the oven.

“But it was hilarious babe…admit it.” Andy said as he took the glass of orange juice that Dess was handing him and took a big gulp, a smirk still playing on his lips as he looked at her.

“I wasn’t wearing underwear Andy!” Dess laughed, a spatula in her hands as she moved to turn the eggs and grab some plates.

“I thought it was still pretty hilarious…” A voice rang out from behind her and as Dess turned she groaned-Ashley was up and out in the open.

“Of course you did Purdy…that’s the only chance you will ever get to see me naked.” She laughed as she grabbed two plates and placed a helping of eggs and bacon on both and then set one plate in front of Andy and the other she handed over to Ashley as he looked to her with puppy eyes.

“I dunno…I may get enough liquor in you this tour to make you strip down completely…” Ashley smirked at her as he sat down across from Andy and Dess just groaned as she pulled the biscuits from the oven and gave one to Andy and tossed one at the back of Ashley’s head.


The small group sat there, the television blaring loudly in the background as they all ate in silence. Dess just sat next to Andy, drinking her coffee as she absentmindedly ran her hands over Winnie’s head, her mind on everything that she needed to get done today. She would have to set her table up, hang up all of her sample shirts and fill Toby, the merch guy, in on what everything was.

Thankfully he was okay with manning both tables, probably because he knew that Dess’ stuff probably wasn’t going to move too quickly at first. After about an hour, Jake and Jinxx emerged and Dess stood to make more eggs and to remove the bacon from the oven where she had put it to stay warm. Jake and Jinxx were still eating when Jon came up the steps of the bus, exhaustion lacing his features as he looked around the room.


“Good…you’re all up and fed. Sound check is in an hour. Dess, you good with setting up your own merch?” He asked, his eyes landing on her as Dess nodded and took a huge gulp of her coffee, finishing it off as she set down her cup.

“Yeah, I was going to get ready and then head out.” She said as she rose and headed back towards the bathroom.


Dess entered the bathroom, being sure to lock the door behind her as she turned on the water and waited for it to get warm. The guys would all shower in the backstage area of the venue after sound check and so Dess knew she could take her time. Winnie was in the bathroom with her and was currently snoozing on the plush rug at her feet. She stepped into the shower, letting the water hit her skin and Dess felt herself relax slightly.

Everything had been so hectic the days coming up to the tour and she and Andy had been especially stressed since they’d had to deal with the cats, the house and getting out to LA. As Dess washed and conditioned her hair, she smiled as she thought of the perfect prank that she had in store for CC later that night.

In less than an hour Dess was showered, her hair dry and straightened, her makeup applied and she was dressed in a simple outfit consisting of ripped skinny jeans, her ‘Lonely Girl’ t-shirt…free advertising and her feet were clad in her studded ankle boots. As she moved past their bunk, Dess reached in and grabbed her black leather jacket and then she moved to shut Winnie in the back lounge. Andy had thankfully taken him out before leaving for sound check and Dess would come back right before the show to take him out again. The dog whined, making her heart break, but Dess couldn’t bring him inside and this was the only safe option.

Dess walked quickly towards the venue, following the signs to get to the front of the building where she knew the merch tables would be set up. Toby was already there and pinning up BVB’s shirts and other various merchandise and he smiled to Dess as she joined him and began to lovingly hang up her own things. She took in the ‘Lonely Girl’ shirt in her hands and smiled-a small girl, sitting with her head resting on her bent knees as the background swirled behind her in varying shades of purple and grey. It was her favorite shirt and Dess hoped that it would be a big seller. After a tiring forty minutes Dess had everything hung up and was currently going over everything with Toby when she saw Andy approaching her out of the corner of her eye.


“It looks really good babe. Can I have one of your ‘Broken Heart’ shirts?” Andy came up to her then, wrapping his lanky arms around her shoulders as Dess squinted up at him and then moved to reach in to a box.

“Why?” She asked hesitantly as he just smirked down at her, kissing her lightly on the lips as he walked off towards the back stage area to get ready.

“I’ll see you later Toby…come get me if you have any issues and thanks again for doing this…” Dess bid the merch guy goodbye as she followed after Andy, her boots clicking against the tile floor and she smiled as she passed the front doors and noticed that fans had already started lining up.


Dess laughed as some of the fans waved her over and as she looked behind her, Dess realized that they actually were waving at her and so with a smile she walked over to the large glass doors. She couldn’t open them, but she waved to the fans, a smile on her face as they snapped pictures and then she waved goodbye as she left and headed back towards the dressing room.

The guys were all there and as Dess stood in the doorway she smiled as she noticed that CC hadn’t finished getting ready yet. Good. Silently Dess walked through the room and headed over to where Andy was standing, staring at himself in the mirror as he tried to finish up his eye makeup. Dess came up from behind him, wrapping her arms around his waist as he smiled easily down at her and turned to face her.


“You sticking around for the show?” He asked as Dess only nodded and smirked as she watched CC search around for something and then exit the room. Dess held up a finger to Andy, her smirk wide and evil as she set her plan into motion quickly and was back by his side by the time CC reentered the room.

“Yeah, I need to go let Winnie out again before you guys go on, but I didn’t want to miss you guys getting ready…” Dess smiled up at him, her arms running over his chest as she noticed the shirt that he was wearing. It was her ‘Broken Heart’ shirt that he had asked for, the white ribs and red heart standing out against the black fabric and Dess smirked as she noticed that he had cut the neck and sleeves off of it, but she was happy that he was being so supportive.

“What. The.Fuck?!” Someone yelled from the other side of the room and Dess giggled loudly as she turned away from Andy and faced the opposite side of the room.


CC had come back in after getting a monster from the room next door and he had yet to slip his boots on. Dess took full advantage of his absentmindedness and she administered the first strike in their prank war. CC’s boots, the bottom of his pants and the floor around him were covered in white, foamy shaving cream and his face was pissed as he searched the room for her. Dess was doubled over with laughter as he sneered at her and moved to sit down to take off the now soiled boots. Everyone else was chuckling to themselves loudly, but CC just continued to stare at Dess.


“You.” He sneered as Dess just continued to smile and pointed to herself.

“Me? Yeah Coma…I told you this shit was starting early…” She smirked at him as Andy just shook his head and moved to finish up getting ready.

“You will regret this Montgomery…” CC snarled at her half heartedly as he changed his socks and then pulled on a pair of black chucks.


Dess just laughed as she kissed Andy quickly and made her way from the room. She needed to get to Winnie, walk him and then get back to the venue before William Control went on to start things off. Dess was looking forward to the guys show, but she found that she was also just really looking forward to the entire tour in general and all of the adventures that lay ahead.

Notes

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