Together Burning Bright

The ceiling above her head was covered in fading felt-like material that had fuzzies all over it and were falling down and landing on her nose. A heavy sigh and a sniffling noise broke the silence of the bus and Dess groaned as she turned over and faced the back wall of their bunk. She didn’t know if it was dark out yet, if Green Day had gone on to finish out the second day of the festival or what was going on. Dess didn’t really care in that moment-her marriage was falling apart and she didn’t know what to do. Kit had been no real help-her best friend always jumped on the ‘I hate Andy bandwagon’ and she told Dess to divorce his ass. Could Dess really do that? Could she just up and leave someone who had been there for her?

Dess groaned, her moss green eyes were blood shot and sore from crying so much, but she couldn’t help it. She had been a sea of emotions ever since getting pregnant and it was only getting worse the farther along she got. Everything was uncomfortable-sitting, standing, sleeping, eating…everything. Andy had been so helpful and wonderful by rubbing her feet every night and helping her up off of couches and out of chairs, but was it worth it?

He had become so controlling over the past month-the closer they got to seeing their little one the more scared he became. He had even talked about getting a fence installed around their property-something that made Dess incredibly angry. She wanted their children to have the freedoms that she and Moira had and a fence would only keep them locked away. Huffing as she wiped at her tears with one hand, Dess brought her phone up to her face with the other and frowned.


KitKat: I have this really hot guy who I work with at the management agency and he would be PERFECT for you : )
MommaD: Are you being serious right now Kit? My marriage is falling apart and you’re already trying to hook me up with other guys…
KitKat: What? You’re hot and sexy and deserve someone who isn’t going to smother you to death
MommaD: I’m also hugely pregnant with my husband’s child. I can’t just leave Kit…we have to work this out
KitKat: Ugh-whatever. If you want to leave him and come stay with me just let me know <3
MommaD: Thanks-I love you
KitKat: Yeah, yeah…love you too


Dess sighed as she let her phone fall on to her chest and she brought her fingers up to her temples. Why was this so hard? Why was Andy being so difficult? She had just wanted to go enjoy the day like everyone else, but suddenly Dess realized that she wasn’t like everyone else. She never would be again-even if she and Andy separated, Dess would always be known as Odessa Montgomery-the girl who fucked up her marriage to the perfect man.

God! This sucked, it really fucking sucked and Dess suddenly wanted the only thing in the entire world that would make her feel better…her mother. She picked up her phone, looking at the time and she knew it was probably an ungodly hour in the states but she needed her mom. The phone was ringing and Dess couldn’t keep from biting down on her lip ring in anticipation.


“Hello?” A very groggy voice answered after five rings and Dess couldn’t hold it in anymore-she cried like a baby while her mother was on the phone.

“Mommy?” Dess finally managed to get out and she heard her mother sigh heavily. She never called her mother-ever. Dess had always been an independent type of person-working through her problems privately rather than involving everyone else in the entire world. Rose Montgomery knew, without even knowing what had happened that there was something very, very wrong.

“Odessa-what’s happened? Is the baby okay? Are you okay?” She asked and Dess sniffed hard to try and unstuff her nose. She could hardly breathe and she knew that it was probably four in the morning there in Virginia but she needed someone to talk to.

“The baby is fine. It…it’s Andy…” Dess broke out into a fresh set of tears, her fingers wiping at her cheeks while she held the phone up to her ear. Her hair was matted and in her face, sticking to her skin and making her itch but it didn’t matter. Nothing mattered…

“Oh God. Is he okay? Did he break something on stage again?” She couldn’t keep the laugh from escaping her mouth. Of course her mother would think that Andy had broken something-he always got hurt or sick on tour.

“N-no he’s f-fine. It-it’s ov-over!” She sobbed, her voice wobbling with her tears and Dess could hear her mother gasp on the other end of the phone.

“What do you mean over Odessa? You’re pregnant! You just got married…you have your entire lives in front of you…it can’t be over.” Her mother seemed rather calm and suddenly Dess felt incredibly stupid. Was she over reacting? Was this just her hormones making her a crazy person?

“He’s just been so over protective-won’t let me do anything or go anywhere. I can’t take it anymore! You know how I am-I’ve always been independent…” Dess said, her voice small and childlike. Her mother was laughing softly on the other end of the phone and Dess felt herself blush.

“Yes and very hard headed. Odessa-let me tell you something I wished my mother had told me when I married your father…” Dess sucked in a breath. Her Granmarie had never approved of her father and so she knew what her mother was about to tell her.

“What’s that mom?” Her mother only laughed and seemed to be taking a short pause to gather her thoughts.

“Men are stupid. Loving men are completely and utterly moronic when it comes to the women that they love.” Dess couldn’t keep the smirk from her lips. It was true-Andy was a fool in love when it came to her and she knew it.

“He’s scared Odessa! Absolutely terrified!” Her mother was openly laughing now, but Dess wasn’t seeing what was so funny or what Andy had to be scared of. She was pregnant…not him.

“He has nothing to be scared of…” Dess grumbled as she sat up and rested a hand on her belly. This little one was wide awake and kicking away-did she ever sleep?

“He has EVERYTHING to be scared of! You’re father was the same way when I was pregnant with you…” At the mention of her father Dess felt suddenly sad. He had missed out on so much in her life and she knew that he would have made the perfect grandfather to her daughter.

“He was?” She asked and her mother laughed lowly. She knew talking about her father was hard on Rose Montgomery, but Dess wanted to hear more.

“Dess he would hardly let me out of the house when I was pregnant with you! I couldn’t even go to the store by myself when I was seven months pregnant…” They were both laughing softly now because that was so like her father. He had always been protective, Dess just didn’t know it had started for her at such an early age.

“How did you get him to stop?” She wondered aloud and her mother’s laughter slowly died out before she spoke again.

“I sat him down and told him to get over it! I know my body and I know my child-you were safe and I wasn’t going to let anything happen to you. After that he left me alone and hardly even worried about me when I was pregnant with your sister…” Dess’ eyes grew wide. She could never imagine her father not worrying about Moira-he had worried about the small girl constantly when he was alive.

“So that’s what I should do with Andy?” Dess asked and her mother stayed silent for a moment before speaking.

“Yes. He’s a new father and he’s not the one who is pregnant-he craves to be in control of his life and he sees it spiraling and changing and this is his way of keeping things the way he likes them. Set him straight and by your second child he’ll be encouraging you to get out-I promise.” Her mother sounded so certain that Dess couldn’t help but feel better. Just talk to Andy-it sounded so easy.

“I’ll do that then. I don’t think I could take two more months of this over protective shit. Kit thinks I should leave him…” Dess added in for good measure and she smirked as her mother made a disapproving noise. She had never liked Kit all that much-thought she was a bad influence on Dess.

“Katrina needs to stop worrying about your marriage so damn much and instead focus on her own relationship…” Dess popped her eyes open-she had shut them to keep away a headache-and now she was staring straight at the ceiling with her mouth hanging open.

“Kit’s in a relationship?! When did that happen?!” Dess felt the baby kick at her kidneys and she knew she needed to calm down. This little one seemed to get worked up when Dess was worked up and she always aimed right for the most sensitive spots.

“You didn’t hear it from me. Listen darling-I need to get back to sleep since it’s four in the morning here. Talk to Andrew-calmly-and I promise everything will be okay.” Dess smiled as she bid her mother goodbye and then placed her phone on the small shelf in their bunk.


That shelf also held a few other things and as Dess laid there with her hands on her stomach, she looked over them all. A picture-one of she and Andy on their wedding day that had been taken when they weren’t looking. She was standing on the stairs of the plantation house and he was standing on the floor so that their faces were level with one another-something that never happened anymore. His black hair was slicked back and he was holding his suit jacket over one shoulder, but his other hand was resting against her cheek softly. Dess was looking down at him, her blonde hair pulled away from her face and her eyes were shining. She loved this picture and never left home without it.

Beside the picture were two small sonogram photos-the first one, which is the one where they had found out that they would be having a precious little girl. The other one was recent, taken just before they had left to come over and Dess smiled as she ran a finger over her little girls face. It was one of those 3D sonograms where the doctor had focused on the face to see what she would look like.

Dess could already tell that this little girl was going to look exactly like her father-with the nose that turned up slightly and those lips that always held the perfect pout. She was going to be a heart breaker and Andy had already invested in a shotgun-just in case.

It felt like she had been there for hours, but Dess knew it hadn’t been that long. Right about now the guys were probably partying it up-enjoying life while she was cooped up on this bus. Not that Dess would really enjoy things anyways-she couldn’t drink and she tried to always avoid cigarette smoke. But she had been looking forward to seeing Green Day perform and she knew that that chance had been shot.

No, Dess was just going to lay here-maybe she would get up in a bit and make some tea and put in a movie, but for now she was content to just lay here. As she sat there, the sonograms and wedding photo spread out on her belly, Odessa couldn’t help but smile.

So many happy memories and she knew that this was just a bump in the road. She and Andy would talk-they would probably cry and forgive one another and they would move past this-they had to. Suddenly the blissful silence was broken by footsteps and the shuffling of shoes. Dess knew who it was and as the curtain to her bunk was pulled back and she looked up in to those gorgeous blue eyes that seemed so sad, Dess knew it would be okay.

They would always be okay…

Notes

I am SOOOOOO sorry I didn't update yesterday. I had every intention of doing it, but my computer was having some problems. We're all fixed now and to make it up for you guys I not only am updating tonight...but tomorrow afternoon as well!

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