Together Burning Bright

“There she is! There is the most beautiful girl in the world!” Dess turned around just in time to see a blonde girl running her way and she thankfully was able to throw out her arms just in time.

“Sam! Oh my God I’ve missed you!” Dess laughed as she hugged the girl in her arms the best that she could. Her belly was getting larger by the day it seemed and Dess was finding it harder and harder to adapt to it.

“I’m so happy to see you Dessa! And look at your belly! Oh my God I never thought I would get to see you like this!” Sam said as her hands traveled down from Dess’ neck and rested on her stomach. Of course right then was when the little peanut decided to give a nice swift kick and Dess laughed at Sammi’s reaction.

“Well we couldn’t come to Vienna and not give you a call! How often am I in Germany?” She laughed as Sam moved her hands, but still kept that smile on her face. The two girls laughed as they walked over towards a small set of couches that were in the back lounge area of the venue.


The tour with Bullet had ended only a week ago and now the guys and Dess were over in Europe working on the second leg of their Church of The Wild Ones Tour. Dess called Sammi as soon as they had landed and told her the date that they would be the closest to her, which was the Vienna date. Sam was hesitant at first-things between she and Jinxx had reached an all time low and the girl was understandably nervous about being in the same place as her former husband.

Dess assured her-twice-that neither would have to see the other and Andy even got on the phone and promised Sam that he would keep Jinxx in their dressing room until they hit the stage so that the two girls could talk and catch up. Dess had missed Sammi-they had once been so close and she had been hopeful that things would get patched up at the wedding, but no go and now the two were having an all out Twitter war. Dess sat down, her hands resting on her stomach as she looked to Sammi and smiled.

Dess looked amazing-she was practically glowing and Sam couldn’t help but look down at her growing stomach. Dess was of course dressed the best she could be with a pair of tight skinny jeans and her stomach was covered over by a white tank top but of course because they were in Germany and it was almost the dead of winter Dess had a red plaid shirt on as well. Sam reached for Dess’ hand and squeezed it as the two girls smiled at one another.

She had been lucky-Dess had found her prince charming and he had remained so…Sammi had gotten nothing but a frog in a top hat and it sucked. She had seen Andy briefly and the way he looked at Dess and touched her stomach-it made Sammi heart sore and she only wished that she had someone like that to look at her. Jinxx was nowhere to be seen, thankfully, and Sammi knew that the two of them would probably never bury the hatch-unless it was in the other’s back.


“So how far along are you Dess?” Sammi asked as she looked in to those moss green eyes and smiled-Dess had always had the prettiest eyes.

“Five and a half months I think. I really don’t know anymore haha. When I found out I was pregnant the paperwork estimated May, but I feel like I may be farther along than that. I just figure she’ll come out when she decides she’s ready.” The girl laughed and then grimaced as she arched her back and Sammi reached out nervously.

“Ar-are you okay?” Sammi asked and Dess only smiled as she huffed out a breath of air and watched as her bangs drifted up from her face and stayed on top of her head.

“Oh I’m fine. Her head is pressing against my back and every time she kicks her head pushes forward. Everything I’ve read says it’s normal.” Dess laughed and Sammi only smiled as she watched the younger girl sit up, but her hands stayed on her stomach.

“Sounds like you have a future soccer player baking in that oven of yours.” Sammi joked and Dess only laughed as reached forward towards the table. She rocked back and forth to try and get up and Sam only laughed as she grabbed the bottle of water and handed it over to Dess.

“Yeah. Andy thinks she’s practicing her stage techniques in there.” Dess rolled her eyes and Sam only smiled. It sounded like Andy was more excited for this baby to come than Dess was.

“Do you think she’ll take after Andy?” Sammi asked as Dess only nodded her head and took a large gulp of water before answering.

“Absolutely. I can tell she’s going to be determined like him and she’s already proving to be a pain in my ass…just like her father.” The girls both broke out in to a fit of giggles and Dess could only smile as she looked at the girl sitting next to her.


The blonde seemed happy and at peace. Dess knew that Sammi had always wanted to move to Germany and after they had gotten married she and Jinxx had flown over to look at some flats. Of course then the touring came, Jinxx’s eyes began to wander and so did Sam’s. It got ugly fast and they had been able to keep things under wraps-until Ella opened her mouth on Twitter and the whole fandom now knew their business. Dess had never understood the airing of dirty laundry on social media-she and Andy fought, but the fans hardly ever knew about it and they never would hear about it from her lips.

Of course Andy posted selfies while they were on the road and Dess had been in a quite a few of them, but the fans got a side of Andy while Dess happily got the rest of him. She had posted selfies herself-she thought it would be cute to post a picture a week of her growing stomach and it had gotten mixed reviews. As the two girls sat there catching up, Dess wondered what her latest selfie had garnered in the way of comments on her Instagram.


“Have you guys picked out a name yet?” Sammi asked and Dess only smiled and nodded her head. She and Andy had spent at least a week during the US tour looking through baby books, baby websites and going over old family names. They had finally picked out a name and Dess had fallen in love with it instantly.

“We have, but we’re keeping it a secret until she’s born.” Dess giggled as Sam huffed in aggravation and looked down at her stomach.

“What is it with you and Andy keeping secrets and always doing everything via surprise? Do you like torturing your closest friends?” Sammi laughed and both girls jumped as they heard some feedback come over the PA system and Dess knew that the guys were getting ready for their soundcheck.

“We just like surprising you guys. Plus there’s another more private reason for keeping her name a secret…” Dess said and Sammi noticed that all of a sudden Dess seemed sad and forlorn. Her bright eyes were tear filled and her mouth, usually up in a constant smile, was pointed downward and Sammi felt her heart sink. She had seen Twitter…she knew what this was about.

“I know…it’s been hard for me to keep my mouth shut every time I see someone saying stupid things about the two of you. That’s one reason why I’m glad I left the BVB Army Circus.” Sammi laughed, which of course made Dess smile, but there was still sadness in her eyes.

“I just don’t get it with these kids Sam. When Andy and I got together they hated me-fine, I’m taking their crush away from them and that sucks. Then they start to like me-they see that Andy is happy being with me and that I love him more than anything and would never hurt him. Then he cuts his hair-twice!-and I’m the one to blame…like I snuck up on him in the middle of the night and chopped it all off or something. Then they like me, hate me when we get married but say nothing but nice things when they see some of our wedding pictures in magazines. Then we announce our little bundle of rock joy and it’s Dess hate all over again…What have I ever done to them Sam?” Dess was close to sobbing now and Sammi could only wrap her arms around the girl’s neck and pull her close.


She had kept an eye on Dess’ and Andy’s Twitters and what she had seen had made her furious. The comments and the pictures that they had taken from Instagram or Tumblr…drawing things and making comments about Dess. It was uncalled for and incredibly childish and it made Sammi happy that she was no longer connected to this band or their fans. She had had her own run-ins with the Army and while she had always remained gracious and understanding, it had become increasingly hard to keep her mouth shut.

Especially when the split happened-Sammi understood that the fans were of course going to back up Jinxx because they looked up to him, but that didn’t mean she should receive nasty or threatening messages on her social media. Dess rested her head against Sammi’s shoulder and the older blonde could only rub her back soothingly. Suddenly a shrill violin broke out and Sammie felt her heart grow sore.

Jinxx used to play for her-they would make dinner together, pour some red wine and sit by candle light and just laugh and laugh. He would bring out his violin and play her some Bach or something he had made up himself. She had been there for him when he was trying to get the guys to allow him to add some violin pieces to the new album and she had comforted him in his frustrations at their understandable hesitance. Sammi closed her eyes as she listened to him play and while Dess was still crying softly in her lap, Sammi felt soothed in that moment.

She would never be able to listen to classical music again without thinking of him and that was sad because she loved classical music, but her feelings for Jinxx were pretty clear. He had broken her-something that she swore she would never let happen, but she knew that her slate was not clean either as she had done some nasty things in return once she had gotten wind of his wandering eyes and hands. Sammi opened her eyes as Dess sat up-the young girl looked embarrassed as she wiped at her cheeks and hiccupped softly.


“I-I am so sorry…God I’m an emotional mess these days. It’s all of my hormones going out of whack with the baby and everything.” Dess laughed, her voice watery as she continued to try and get her eye makeup cleaned up. Sam only smiled at her and looked over her shoulder-she could just see the corner of the stage and noticed that they guys were going in and out of songs as they checked their feedback and inner ear systems.

“It’s okay hun. I know it’s been hard on you and I know where you’re coming from-I hopped off the crazy train for a reason. But you and Andy-babe that’s forever. Have you talked to him about any of this?” Sam asked as the room suddenly was filled with silence and Dess only shook her head as she pulled out her phone and brought up her Instagram.


Of course Andy had seen these things-he checked both her Instagram and Twitter every day as well as his own. He could only shrug it off, what else could he do? He was a comfort to her, but Dess was getting more and more comments these days-about her weight, the way she looked while pregnant, rumors that her marriage was failing and then there was the ever annoying-‘why did you steal my husband away from me?’ comments that just made her cringe. Um-you’re thirteen and probably have yet to date…so what the fuck are you talking about?

Dess had been able to hold her tongue, but as she looked down at her most recent picture and saw the barrage of negative comments she felt her temper get the best of her. Soon enough Dess was typing away, her fingers doing the talking as Sammi only looked on with a bemused expression on her face. Finally Dess hit the small send button and closed her eyes as she sat her phone on her knee and leaned back against the couch.


“Fuck that felt good…” She sighed as Dess opened her eyes and looked over at Sammi. The other blonde was just sitting there, shaking her head as she looked at her own phone and suddenly Dess didn’t feel so good about what she had just done.

“I’m sure it did. What are you going to tell Andy when he sees what you wrote?” Sammi asked as she placed her own phone in her purse and looked towards the pregnant girl sitting next to her. What could she do? Dess only shrugged as she looked over her shoulder, her moss green eyes growing big and suddenly Sammi froze as she turned her head and groaned internally.

“Tell me what?” Andy asked as he stood there, sweat gracing his brow as he took a swig from his bottle of water and looked down at the two girls sitting there.


Dess looked terrified and Sammi looked angry and Andy knew why-Jinxx was standing right behind him. Andy raised an eyebrow as Dess stood, smiling sweetly at him before kissing his lips and Andy could only feel like she was keeping something from him. He hated it when she did that, but he knew that in due time her conscience would get the best of her…she would tell him eventually.

Notes

Sammi's back! I missed writing about Sammi, but there's nothing that can be done about that. I will update on Sunday as long you lovely people...

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