Together Burning Bright

The girls both made small talk, the television was on but more for background noise and that was okay. Kit was trying as hard as she could to keep Dess distracted from her pain, but that was proving to be pretty impossible. Her doctor, a short woman with glossy blonde hair, had finally appeared and informed Dess that she was only two centimeters dilated and would have to be at least six before they would give her an epidural.

Both girls asked how long it would be before Dess gave birth as they were waiting on the father and the doctor only smiled and said that with new mothers it could take anywhere from ten to twenty four hours. That was good for Andy, but Dess groaned, throwing her head back as another contraction ran through her body and made her feel sick.

Finally after two hours, Momma Montgomery and Beth both showed up, smiles on their faces which fell as soon as they noticed that Andy was not in the room. With new people showing up, Kit found that this would be the perfect time to go smoke a cigarette and try to get a hold of someone once again. As she walked, Kit couldn’t help but wonder what would happen if Andy wasn’t reached in time? He would fly out as soon as he was contacted-dropping anything and everything to get here, but the doctor had said that with new mothers it was unpredictable. As Kit exited the hospital and walked over towards the smoking area, she pulled Dess’ phone out of her pocket and dialed Andy’s number again.

No answer.
Jinxx was next-no answer.
Jake-no answer.
Jon-no answer.

Finally Kit sucked in a breath and called the last person she thought would be awake, but her eyes grew wide as the phone rang twice and then a voice was on the other line.


“Hello?” Ashley’s groggy voice answered and Kit only rolled her eyes. It was almost noon in LA and of course Ash was still sleeping.

“Code Pink Ash!” Kit said and the line got suddenly silent. The group had all decided that they were going to call Dess’ going into labor ‘Code Pink’ as it was faster than explaining everything. Kit rolled her eyes as Ashley sighed and cleared his throat.

“Are you sure Kitty? I mean Dess has had a few false alarms in the past.” Kit could understand his hesitation, but now was not the time to flirt.

“Positive-she’s in a hospital bed right now. This is the real deal Ash.” Kit puffed on her cigarette, a smirk lacing her lips as Ashley cursed on the other line.

“Have you gotten a hold of Andy?” The bassist asked and Kit only rolled her eyes as she snuffed out her cigarette and ran a hand through her messy red hair. Did he think she was a moron?

“I’ve been calling everyone since nine our time and you are the first person to pick up.” Kit explained as Ashley sighed and then cleared his throat once again.

“Fuck-I bet Andy got up early this morning to get some last minute rehearsing in and he keeps leaving his phone in his room! I’m gonna get dressed and run over there. Kit?” Ashley’s voice was suddenly very quiet and filled with sadness, something that Kit had rarely heard from the boisterous bassist.

“Yeah Ash?” She asked as she began to head back into the hospital, the phone still jammed up to her ear.

“Take care of her okay…please?” He was pleading with her and Kit couldn’t keep the smile from her face as she sniffed softly and hit the down button on the elevator.

“Of course Ash…you know I will.” With that the two of them hung up and Kit made her way towards Dess’ room.


As she got closer and closer, Kit could hear Dess crying out and she knew that her best friend was in the worst pain. There was nothing to be done, but at least Kit had been able to get a hold of Ashley, who would hopefully not drag ass and get to wherever Andy was.

Hopefully it wouldn’t be too late…




Andy walked out on to the stage and smirked as he looked out towards the empty club. Just a few more hours and this place would be filled to the brim with all kinds of fans. The guys had noticed with their past tour that their fan base had changed-drastically and it wasn’t just in numbers. When the guys had first started playing, their fans were reasonably young teens, looking for a way to deal with their pain. Andy loved those kids-they all looked to him for solace and comfort and he was able to give it to them in spades. Slowly, however, he and the rest of the guys began to realize that they couldn’t hold these kids up-they needed to learn to hold themselves up.

Now their fans ranged from kids as young as eight, which Andy found awesome, all the way to seventy, which was just as equally awesome. While he loved his fans young and old, Andy was getting to the point where touring constantly and consistently for months on end had grown tiring. Even now-with this being their last show before their long summer break-Andy wanted to go home to be with his wife. He knew he shouldn’t have left Dess, but they had set up this small club tour before learning that she was pregnant and they couldn’t back out. As he stood there, his black boots clicking against the wood of the stage, Andy smirked and looked behind him.

Jake and CC were both behind him-CC sitting at his drum kit while Jake tuned one of his guitars. They were going to rehearse, probably go get some lunch and then they had a radio interview before soundcheck that evening. Andy couldn’t wait to get things over and done with-he was ready to go home to his pregnant wife and he knew that Dess had been missing him. She had been nesting-something that she told him all pregnant women did before giving birth-and Andy found it adorable and wished he could be home to watch her. According to Kit, Dess had cleaned the entire house twice, plus she had reorganized their closets and Andy just knew that he was going to have to go through clothes when he got home to see what he wanted to keep and what he needed to throw away.


“You ready for tonight man?” CC asked and Andy only nodded his head as he cleared his throat and adjusted his mic stand. They always had his mic stand down low and Andy couldn’t bend down the entire show.

“Fuck yeah! I am beyond ready to get back home to Dess…I’ve been missing her like crazy.” Both the drummer and guitarist smirked at this as they tested out their instruments and Andy went back to warming his voice up.

“Where have Ash and Jinxx gotten to? They knew about this morning right?” Jake asked as he walked up to Andy and clapped him on the shoulder. The singer had been distracted the past few days and all the guys could tell that he was ready to pack up and fly back home. Thank God they were recording their new material at Andy and Dess’ this summer.

“Yeah I told Ash and Jinxx both to be here, but you know Ash-he’s probably still passed out and Jinxx is always late…” Andy laughed and Jake could only nod his agreement.


They had all seen a change in Ashley Purdy over the past six months-he rarely drank and he never went out to clubs anymore. CC had told Andy that Ash had pretty much all but disappeared for days at a time and they all knew it was because of the new woman in his life. Things had been going pretty well for the bassist and Andy was happy for his close friend-the guy deserved someone in his life to love him for all of his quirks. Andy shuffled his feet, looking down at his skinny jean clad legs and he couldn’t help but smile. Dess would have a lot of laundry to do when he got home, but Andy was more than ready to take care of things since she was so close to her due date.

Suddenly there was shouting coming from stage left and as Andy looked up he noticed that Ashley was running towards him, Jon their manager hot on his boot sheathed heels. Andy felt his heart stop and suddenly he remembered that he had left his cell phone in his hotel room. Shit-was something wrong? Had something happened back home?

Andy ran towards his best friend, catching the smaller guy by his shoulders as Ashley slumped against him, his chest heaving as he tried to breathe. Andy tried to remain calm and let Ash get some air, but the singer desperately needed to know what was going on.


“Ash? Ashley what’s wrong?!” Andy was shaking the bassist, who was still struggling to breathe. Finally, with everyone standing around them in a tight circle, Ashley Purdy was able to get two words out.

“Code. Pink…” Andy dropped the mic in hand, the feedback hissing from all of the speakers in the room as the singer felt his heart stop.

“Fuck! Are you sure?!” Andy asked as he tugged at the back of his hair. He knew he shouldn’t have left her at home alone-Andy knew something like this was going to happen.

“She’s at the hospital…” Ashley was still bent over, his hands resting on his knees as he looked up at the singer and his heart broke. Andy looked so torn-tonight was their last show and they all hated letting their fans down.

“I’ve already booked you a ticket-you’re flight leaves in two hours Andy.” Jon spoke up and Andy felt his jaw drop. He couldn’t just leave them-he couldn’t disappoint his fans like that.

“I can’t leave guys…I can’t let the fans down…” He sounded so sad and Jake only placed a hand against his shoulder and watched as the singer’s blue eyes caught his own.

“They’ll understand. Go Andy-I’ll swing by your hotel room and get your stuff before catching my own flight out to Virginia.” Jake reassured him and Andy felt like crying in that moment as he looked around at his bandmates. They were all nodding their heads-they were telling him to go.

“Y-you’re coming out to Virginia now?” Andy asked and Jake only smiled as he brought his bandmate and brother in for a tight hug. CC joined in and after catching his breath Ashley was joining in on the love fest as well.

“I can’t think of anywhere else I’d rather be. Now go!” Jake said, laughing as they all pulled away from the singer and watched as Andy ran off in the direction of the exit.


They all quickly moved around the room, putting instruments away and Jon mentioned something about speaking to the club owner to perhaps reschedule their show for later in the summer. Jinxx had finally showed up, confused as everything was being packed away and Jake only laughed as he explained everything that had happened to the late guitarist.

The guys all made calls-Jake to Ella, who said she would fly out on the earliest flight possible. Ashley called Chris and Amy-both of whom were beyond thrilled and said that they had already booked their flight, which was leaving in a few hours. CC finally was able to get Sammi on the phone-the girl started crying, but wasn’t sure if she should come out to see Dess with the company that would be around.

All in all they banded together to get to Dess and even though they couldn’t there for her in that instant-they were her family and they would all move Heaven and Earth to get to her to welcome Baby Biersack in to the world.

Notes

Two more chapters guys! Will Andy make it in time? Any more guess as to names?

Review for an update tomorrow morning<3

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