Erika sighed loudly, running her fingers through her messy black hair, the green tips catching the light as she walked down the sidewalk. People passed her by, but no one noticed her as she walked slowly, her thoughts bouncing around in her brain and she couldn’t help but feel sad in that moment. She was missing her boyfriend-who was currently on tour with his band-and she hadn’t really gotten the chance to talk to him in a few days.

She tucked a piece of hair behind her ear as Erika turned the corner and a smile broke out on her face. Tonight was supposed to be their Skype date since he had some time off and she hoped that she had enough time to get ready. She picked up her pace, her sneakers smacking against the hard ground as Erika looked up and noticed that her apartment building had finally come up in the distance. What should she wear? Should she redo her hair?

All of these thoughts kept bouncing around in her head as Erika finally entered the lobby of her building and headed over towards the ancient elevators. They had talked about moving in together once he got home from touring, but Erika only sighed as she realized that he always seemed to be touring and she wondered silently if maybe they were better off as friends. She felt such a deep connection with him though and the thought of not being with him made her heart ache.

She entered the elevator, pressing the fourth button as she watched the doors close and she was left alone with her thoughts once again. Should she go up and wash her hair? She had been at the shop all day and dealing with customers all day would make anyone want to pull their hair out. Yes-she was going to go up stairs, take a hot shower and do her hair and then lay around until he called her on skype. With a soft dinging noise the elevator came to a stop at her floor and Erika sighed happily as the doors popped open.


“Ah-home sweet home.” She sighed as Erika put her key into the door and pushed it open. A soft mewly met her ears and as she looked down she was met with a pair of yellow eyes and she smiled. Crow-she had been taking care of him for a few months and she and the cat had bonded over their shared misery at his master not being at home.

“Hey little buddy. Did you miss me today?” She asked as Erika bent down and scooped the small cat into her arms. She ruffled his fur, smirking as he began to purr deeply and Erika carried him back towards her room so that she could go change.

“Oh Crow-I miss your daddy like crazy. You miss him too huh…” Erika said with a smile as the small cat licked her chin and nuzzled his black and white head against her cheek.


Erika moved to the bed, setting Crow down as she pulled her black hair up off of her neck and looked around. Her room was small-her entire apartment was tiny-but it was hers and that’s all that mattered. Her bed was neatly made, the green and black comforter pulled up to the very top as her many pillows sat there, looking comfy and inviting. Maybe she should take a nap before he called her? As she moved around her room, picking up things and tossing them in the clothes basket, Erika tried to remember where they were at this point on the tour. Somewhere on the East Coast? She knew they weren’t overseas, which was a good thing as the time difference would then be even more irritating.

She sighed as she picked up her clothes and looked longingly towards the bathroom door that sat across from her bed. She wanted to take a shower and she knew she looked like a mess, but Erika was worried that if she got in the shower that she may miss his call and then what would she do? Sighing she changed quickly from her black skinny jeans and tight sweater-company mandatory work attire sucked-into a fitted black and white t-shirt, the little skulls smirking up at her as she bent down to reach for her batgirl pajama pants.


“Come on Crow!” Erika called over her shoulder as she left her bedroom and walked down the hall, her bare feet cold against the hardwood flooring.


As she entered the living room and pictures of them looked back at her from every wall and surface, Erika felt a pain enter her heart. They hadn’t been together long before he told her he needed to leave for tour-their eight month relationship had been three months together with him being on tour for the other five. It had been a wonderful three months filled with laughter and affection-something that Erika found that she missed while he was gone. She walked into the kitchen, her bright green kitchen table and chairs almost glowing under the overheard light and quickly Erika had her nose in the fridge to try and find something to snack on.

Rummaging around for a few minutes, soon she had settled on an apple and a bottle of water. Crow dodged around her feet as Erika carried her snack in to the living room and settled herself on the couch. After a few minutes of getting settled she soon had her Mac in her lap, the bottle of water was cracked open and she had music playing softly in the background.

Erika surfed the web for a while, smirking as she looked at photos of the guys on sites like Tumblr and Instagram and she suddenly realized that she missed all of them. She had been friends with CC forever-they had grown up together and had become very close in their teens due to their shared love of loud music. Through him she had met the rest of the band, gotten their first CD once she heard the second upon its release and she fell in love. Erika smirked as she thought back to the fact that they had hated one another at first.

He was cocky and opinionated and he hated her taste in music-he was kind of a music elitist and only liked bands that were rarely heard from. She didn’t fawn over him-he was cute and talented, but that was about it. It wasn’t until they got thrown together at a party-the only two sober people there-that they found that they connected. Erika smiled, tears welling in her eyes and she hastily wiped them away as a soft dinging came from her computer and soon his bright blue eyes were shining up at her from her screen.


“Hey baby!” His deep raspy voice called out to her and Erika smiled softly as she looked into his blue eyes.

Andy-God she had missed seeing that smirk of his.

“Hey Andy! How’s everything going?” She asked, her voice still tearful and she hoped that he wouldn’t notice. His smile faltered as he moved closer to the screen, his eyes peering into her own until finally he pulled back and there was a slight frown on his face.

“It’s good-Erika are…are you crying?” He asked, his voice soft and sad sounding and she only smiled a watery smile as her tears flooded over and finally spilled down on to her cheeks.

“I-uh…no I-I’m fine.” She said quietly and Andy only looked at her sadly. Erika looked at the screen, raising an eyebrow as she noticed that Andy was using his phone to Skype instead of his computer and he seemed to be walking down a long hallway.

“No-no you aren’t fine. What’s wrong? Did something happen at work?” He asked, his voice sending shivers up her spine and Erika couldn’t help but sigh. She didn’t want to tell him because she knew it would only make him feel guilty-he had a job to do. He had a passion for music in his life and she couldn’t bear the thought that her feelings could jeopardize everything.

“No-I-I just miss you. When are you gonna be back in LA?” She asked, biting down on her lower lip as Andy only looked at her. His smile was bright and wide as his blue eyes shined and suddenly there was a knock at her door.

“Meh…hold on I think the Chinese food I ordered is here…” She smiled at him, holding up a finger as Andy only nodded. Erika walked towards the door, her fingers swiping at her cheeks to try and get any makeup that had begun to run off.


Her stomach was growling and she couldn’t wait to dig into the delicious dinner she had ordered for herself. She and Andy were supposed to watch a movie together over Skype-lame but it was their way of having a long distance date-but he seemed to be walking around somewhere and she felt slightly disappointed. If he wasn’t onstage he was in interviews and as Erika reached out to open the door she sighed. Maybe it was time to think about getting a more normal boyfriend-but then again it was fun being with Andy because he always had something new going on. There was a louder knock on the door and Erika only huffed as she reached out and turned the knob. People could be so impatient sometimes and it was frustrating to her.


“Just a minute! Hold your horses…” She grumbled as she pulled the door open and then gasped.

“I’d rather hold you instead…” His blue eyes were looking at her through his long black bangs and suddenly Erika felt like she was going to faint. He was here-Andy was standing on her doorstep with that boyish grin plastered on his lips and a large brown paper bag in his left hand.

“I-wha-Andy!” She screamed as Erika flew at him and Andy gently sat the bag on the floor as he opened his arms to catch her. It felt so good to hold her again-to smell her mango shampoo and to feel her against his body.

“Surprise!” He laughed as he let her fall down his body slowly and he looked down into her eyes and he felt peaceful once again. He liked being on the road but that left Erika at home and away from him, which was something that he hated.

“I thought you weren’t coming home for another month!” Erika said, her arms were still wrapped around his neck and Andy only smiled as he held her tightly to his broad chest. His hands were resting right above her butt and he was more than tempted to let them fall lower.

“Yeah well I’m not really home, but we had a few days off and I missed you…” He broke away from her to grab for the bag on the floor, but soon enough he had Erika in his arms once again…where she belonged.

“Really? You flew all the way out here because you missed me?” She asked, one eyebrow raised as Andy only nodded and closed the front door with his foot. He had missed her-everything about her and it felt so good to have her against him once again.

“I did…” He kissed her then, his lips pressing against hers hungrily and Erika felt herself melt into his arms. His lips were still pressed against hers as he moved to set down the bag in his hands-her takeout food. He held her to him, his finger running through her silky hair as he pressed her face closer to his.

“I can’t believe you…” She smiled up at him as they broke apart, her pink lips were swollen from their kiss and all Andy wanted to do was kiss her more. He had missed this-coming to her apartment to get away from his world of fans and chaos. It was his little hideaway and she was pure Heaven to be around.

“Well believe it…now come back here with me…” He smirked at her, his lips holding that boyish grin on them that made her knees grow weak. He held her hand as he led her towards the back and Erika only smiled as she looked over her shoulder at her rejected dinner.

“What about dinner-aren’t you hungry?” She asked as they entered the bedroom and Andy turned to face her, his fingers moving down her stomach until he was playing with the hem of her shirt.

“Starving…for you. Dinner can wait until later. Much, much later…” He whispered in her ear as he leaned in and pressed his lips to her neck.


They felt complete in that moment and as Erika stood there and allowed Andy to undress her she felt safe. She felt loved. With him there with her she felt whole and as their lips met and he held her close…Erika knew this is where she belonged. This is where they both belonged.

Notes

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