Together Burning Bright

Dess felt like her leg was going to fall off from jiggling it up and down so much and Andy could only smirk over at her as the LA cityscape passed them by. She felt like she couldn’t breathe and Dess only hoped that everything went well tonight. They had arrived in LA and had gotten in a car to drive straight to the band’s sound check. It was the first night of their tour with Bullet and Andy was more than excited. With the news of a baby on the way and a new tour getting ready to start-he hadn’t been able to sleep the night before. Dess had had no problem sleeping-she felt more tired than she had on tour and she knew it would only get worse.

As soon as they had gotten off the phone with their parents and while Andy continued to cut up his shirts for tour, Dess spent about two hours looking up everything she could on what it meant to be pregnant. She was in for a long and tired five and a half months and she could tell already that this kid was going to be trouble. As she sat there in the car with Winnie on her lap, Dess felt like her back was being smacked constantly and her head was beginning to pound. According to the websites though this was all normal and Dess only groaned as she looked down at her phone and saw that Kit had texted her back finally.

KitKat: What’s going on Dess? Why is it that I have to go to this show tonight?
DessMess: Andy and I need to talk to the guys and I need to talk to you about something and I knew you would be in LA for a few more days. *sticks tongue out*
KitKat: Ugh…I was really enjoying my time off in seclusion and now you’re dragging me out because you have to tell me something…just tell me right now.
DessMess: I’m sorry Kit but I wanted to tell you in person-its kind of important.
KitKat: Oh fuck…you’re dying aren’t you *hyperventilates*
DessMess: Oh stop it. Just be at Club Nokia by four
KitKat: That’s in twenty minutes!
DessMess: *Kissy face*
KitKat: Fuck you *grumbles*


“Oh this is going to be a fun night…” Dess said, her tone laced with sarcasm as she slipped her phone back into her pocket and then her head was leaning against Andy’s shoulder gently. She could see the club up in the distance and Dess only smiled as she then noticed the line of fans that had already begun to form.

“Why do you say that? I mean I know it will be because we’re performing and everything, but is something going on…” Andy asked as he turned his face away from his window and glanced down at her. His bright blues held an excitement in them and Dess only reached up and pressed her lips against his, her fingers curling around the collar of his white shirt as the car came to a stop and they both pulled away.

“Oh I can just tell. You ready to get in there Biersack…” Dess smirked at him as Andy only rolled his eyes and moved to unbuckle his seatbelt.


Andy got out of the car and Dess smiled softly as he moved around the car quickly and soon enough he had reached her side and had pulled her own door open. She kissed him as she got out and Dess only smiled as he held her closely, his fingers grazing over her slightly swollen stomach until finally she broke away from him. She held Winnie up to her chest as Dess watched Andy grab their few bags and then Dess turned to face her new home for the next however long-Big Bertha. This bus had been her home for almost two years now and Dess was only hoping that this shorter tour would mean that things would be kept slightly cleaner.

Andy held up his finger to her and Dess waited on the sidewalk of the alleyway that they were parked in as she watched Andy approach the bus and knock on the door softly. It opened and he disappeared, Dess laughing as Winnie stirred and whined at the loss of his cuddle buddy. Winnie and Andy had grown close ever since the couple had gotten home from their honeymoon, but the little pooch had grown even more protective of Dess ever since she found out she was pregnant. Could dogs sense that kind of thing?


“What’s so funny?” Andy asked as he approached her, a black leather vest over his white custom Misfits shirt that he had designed and Dess only shook her head as he turned around and showed her the back of his vest. The words ‘Fuck You Motherfucker’ and a skeleton hand giving her the finger glared back at Dess and all she could do was shake her head.

“Nothing. You ready to get in there tiger?” She asked and Andy only smirked at her as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders and steered her towards one of the backstage doors into the club.

“Yeah-you ready to tell Kit your dirty little secret?” Andy asked and Dess only laughed softly as the two of them entered a dimly lit hallway and Andy stopped to ask a crew member where their dressing room was.

“Not just my secret…how do you think the guys are gonna take the news?” Dess asked as she smirked up at Andy and watched as he stopped infront of a closed door and turned to her.

“I can’t imagine they wouldn’t be happy for us. It’s going to be a tough tour…are you 100% positive that you’re up for it Dess?” Andy asked as he placed his hands on either of her arms and smiled down at her gently. He was so worried about her and their baby and Dess found that she was falling even more in love with him than she thought possible.


The door popped open and Dess only smiled as she looked into the dressing room and shook her head at the site that was before her. Jake and Jinxx were against one wall, strumming their guitars to try and get them in tune. Ashley was sitting on the couch and shockingly enough Kit was sitting on the arm of the very same couch and the two seemed to be laughing at something. What? The last time Dess remembered seeing the two together Kit had almost choked Ashley out when he had thrown some wedding cake her way. The two seemed to be having an intimate moment-their faces were close and Kit had a hand resting on one of Ashley’s knees as she smiled down at him.

Dess only cocked an eyebrow as she looked to the middle of the room and noticed that CC and Yanni-the guys security guard-were both on their hands and it looked like they were having some kind of push-up off. Dess nudged Andy and nodded down and the singer only laughed, his blue eyes twinkling as he looked out over his bandmates. He had missed these guys and he had missed the road-he was happy to have both back in to his life in this moment of pure happiness.


“The Biersacks! Welcome back guys!” Jinxx called out to the two of them and Dess only smiled as she entered the room and walked over to where Kit was still seated. She poked the red head in the side and giggled as Kit jumped and then turned to face her best friend.

“Not talking to you…” Kit said, glancing over her shoulder and Dess noticed that her green eyes were misty as Kit looked up at her. What had happened? Did Kit really think Dess was dying and wasn’t going to tell her?

“Oh come on KitKat-Andy and I have something to tell all of you…so quit being a pain in my ass.” Kit only smirked at Dess as the two best friends embraced and then as they pulled apart Kit noticed something. Dess had filled out-she wasn’t skin and bones anymore and in fact it seemed like her tits had gotten bigger. What was with the overly baggy sweater? Sure it was cold back home in Virginia, but they were in LA and usually Dess dressed like it was summer all year round when she came out to LA.

“You guys ready to rock it out tonight?!” CC asked as he jumped up from the floor and Dess only laughed, shaking her head as she pressed a hand to the wired drummer’s chest and then pushed him towards the couch softly.

“Guys…you may want to sit down for this…” Andy said to Jake and Jinxx softly. The two guitarists only looked at one another as they moved over towards the couch and took seats-Jinxx on the couch next to CC and Ashley and Jake had perched on the other arm rest. Dess looked at them all-her family-and she felt the tears come to her eyes. Would they be okay with this? Would they be happy?

“Oh God…you are dying…” Kit said loudly, her hands coming up to her eyes and Dess felt her heart break as her best friend began to cry softly. She had never wanted it to be this way and she only hoped Kit would cheer up once she heard the real reason for their announcement.

“No one is dying Kat-everyone just calm down…” Andy said as he wrapped his arms around Dess tightly. He had one arm around her shoulder, while the other was resting on her side, his thumb absentmindedly tracing over the side of her stomach.

“What we wanted to tell you…is that I got my test results back in and both Andy and I know what is going on with me…” Dess said and she felt the tears come to her eyes as she watched Ashley suck in a breath-grabbing for Kit’s hand. CC looked pale and like he wanted to jump up and hug her, while Jake and Jinxx were both looking at the two of them with terrified looks in their eyes.

“We wanted to tell you guys this before it got out to the press…we wanted you to hear it from us first.” Andy said, kissing the top of Dess’ head softly.

“We’ve already told our parents, but we wanted to tell you guys in person since it would be impacting this tour that we’re about to get started on…” Dess said and she laughed as everyone was watching her with baited breath.

“Just fucking spit it out already before I have an aneurism!” Kit yelled, her green eyes blazing and Dess only smirked at her best friend. Andy moved to stand behind her, his hand covering her own as they rested on her stomach and Dess laughed as Jinxx’s eyes grew wide and Ashley’s mouth dropped open.

“…we’re pregnant…” Was all Andy said, his breath tickling her cheek and Dess laughed as the room erupted.


Andy let go of Dess as his bandmates began to swarm around them and Dess could only look to Kit. Her best friend stayed where she was, perching on the arm of the couch with one knee bent, her hands resting against her legs as she looked down at her mid-calf brown boots. Dess squealed as CC came up to her, picking her up as he spun her around and then let her come back down to rest on her feet. The guys came up, one by one, and hugged her until finally Ashley approached her last. His brown eyes were misty looking as he looked from her face down to her belly and Dess only nodded her approval as he reached out a hand and touched her stomach gently.

Something unspoken had gone on between them in that moment and Dess knew that Ashley was congratulating her, but also in a way he was saying goodbye. He had still held a flame for her, even after her wedding to Andy, but now that there was a child…Ashley knew that this little family deserved to have their happily ever after. He moved his hands from her stomach and Dess only smiled as she felt him wrap his arms around her neck and hug her tightly.


“We’re gonna take good care of you and that little peanut this time around Dess. I’m really happy for you guys…” He whispered in her ear and Dess only smiled a watery smile at him as the two of them pulled away and she looked over Ashley’s shoulder to where Kit was still sitting, a frown on her face.

“Thanks Ash…” Dess said as she smiled at the bassist and then moved over to the couch. Dess stood next to Kit and smiled softly as her best friend turned to look at her, first looking up at Dess’ face but then her eyes slowly moved to take in her stomach.

“You don’t seem very happy…” Dess said as she rested a hand against Kit’s arm and then groaned as Kit shrugged off her touch and bent down to grab her purse.

“Eh-I think we should blow this Popsicle stand while the guys do their soundcheck…” Kit suggested as she pulled out her cigarettes from her purse and raised an eyebrow at Dess.


Dess only smiled-she knew what this meant…Kit had something to say that was not very nice and she didn’t want to say it about the person right in front of them. That meant Andy-or Ashley-but Dess knew that the two girls needed some time together and Dess needed some time with Kit to make her best friend understand that this would all be okay. Dess held up a finger, motioning to Kit to hold on a minute and the red head only rolled her eyes, her cigarette between her lips as she watched her best friend kiss her husband goodbye.

Andy looked from Dess to Kit, his features growing dark and Kit only waved to him slightly, hoping that he would be chill enough to leave the two girls alone for a bit. Kit rolled her eyes as Andy leaned down, pressing his lips to Dess’ as his fingers pressed against her stomach lightly. God they were so adorable it was making her feel sick and Kit had to turn away as the couple finished up their embrace. Finally the two girls were side by side, walking out the door and down the hall towards a side exit.

The two girls walked out through the alleyway, passing by the bus and Dess waved to their driver who was sitting behind the wheel reading a book. Kit was walking fast, trying to keep herself as far away from Dess as she could since she was smoking and Andy would probably kill her if he found out that Kit had smoked around Dess when she was pregnant. Kit couldn’t believe this-how could they all be so fucking happy about something like this?

Did none of them realize that this would change everything? Dess huffed from behind her and Kit only smiled as she turned the corner and walked straight towards a nearby Starbucks. Dess suddenly realized as she walked through the glass door and took a whiff of the amazing smell that being pregnant meant one thing-no more coffee. She sighed as she ordered a small hot chocolate and stared at her shoes as she and Kit stood around and waited for their drinks.


“What’s the deal Kit? Why are you so against me being happy all of a sudden?” Dess asked as she took her cup from the barista and turned towards her best friend. Kit said nothing and only smirked at the blonde girl before she turned and walked towards a small area of the shop that was near empty.

“I never said that…” Kit defended as she sat herself down in a comfy chair and patted her hand against the one that was beside her. Dess only huffed loudly as she collapsed into the chair and closed her eyes for a minute. She was tired-dead tired and in no mood to deal with Katrina’s shit right now.

“Really? Because I saw your face when we told everyone what was going on and you looked less than thrilled…” Dess said, her voice slightly angry and she quickly took a sip of her drink to prevent herself from saying anything that she may regret. Why? Why did Kit have to be such an asshole about things that were important to Dess?

“I’m just worried-I mean come on D…you have to admit that this whole thing is kind of crazy…” Kit smirked at Dess over the rim of her cup and Dess couldn’t help but smile. She knew things were crazy-but that was just her life and Andy’s life had always been filled with chaos, so why not join the club?

“Trust me-this wasn’t planned, but what am I supposed to do Kit? I-I can’t just not have this baby…” Dess said, her voice sad as she rested her hands on her stomach and looked to her best friend. Kit’s eyes grew soft as she looked over at Dess and suddenly she reached out and placed her own hands on top of Dess’.

“Aren’t you scared though? I mean you literally just got married and now…now you’re going to be a mom.” Kit smiled as she sat back and put her hands in her own lap as she stared Dess down. She watched as her best friend looked at her, those light green eyes haunting as a bevy of emotion ran through them.

“Of course I’m scared-I’m terrified, but I believe that Andy is telling me the truth when he says that everything will be okay.” Dess said, rolling her eyes as Kit scoffed at her and took a large sip from her coffee cup.

“Well if Andy says…” Dess held up a finger, her lips tight as she glared at Kit.

“Look-enough with the Andy hate. The two of you had gotten to a good point over the summer and you don’t need to ruin it now with your cynicism.” Dess said, her tone serious but she couldn’t keep the smirk from her lips as she looked towards Kit. Her best friend was obviously still very wounded from her encounter with the wild Purdy a year ago and her take on love was going to be held with a grain of salt.

“Fine. I really am happy for you though Dess-I know you’ll make a great mom.” Kit said as she rose and Dess followed her example and soon enough the two were hugging one another tightly in the middle of Starbucks.

“How do you know that? Fuck I’m not even sure about how good of a mom I’m going to be…” Dess laughed, wiping at her cheeks as she had begun to cry slightly. Kit only smiled as she ran her thumbs underneath Dess’ eyes and she could see that the girl was obviously scared out of her mind.

“I know…because you’ve been a really good mom to me since my own has pretty much been nonexistent for my entire life…” Kit said as she hugged Dess around her neck and then pulled away and nodded towards the door.

“Come on…lets get back to the venue before Andy comes chasing after me for keeping you out too long.” Kit laughed as she threw an arm around Dess’ shoulders and the two girls walked towards the door.


Dess smiled-she felt ten times better about everything now that the guys and Kit knew about their little unexpected bundle. Now her next big worry was going to be how the fans would react…

Notes

How would you guys react if you found out Andy and Dess were going to have a baby? I, personally, would be thrilled because a small blue eyed mini Andy just sounds too cute to pass up.

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