One-Shots

I sighed as I took another sip of my Monster. The caffeine was starting to get to me and I couldn’t stop tapping my foot as I entered different things into the Youtube search engine. One of the videos that popped up was the interview CC and Andy did with BryanStars. I clicked on it and grinned to myself as CC was cracking some stupid jokes. I cringed, though, when he brought up his girlfriend at the time, Lauren. They were over now, thank god, and I now had the pleasure of calling CC my boyfriend.

CC and I had been dating for nearly nine months and everything was perfect. Well, nearly perfect. CC had been touring a lot with his band, which caused a major strain on our relationship. It sucked not being able to see him every day, especially when I hadn’t been able to see him in a week. Today was one of those days where it felt like things would be so much easier if I broke up with him. Still, I would never be able to break up with him, because when I think about it I can’t help but to remember when we met.

********Flashback*********

I tucked my hair behind my ear as my eyes skimmed over the various CDs on the shelves. I came to this music store at least once a week in search of new music to listen to. My eyes landed on a CD with this army of shadow demon-like things and a young boy in a pair of shorts. The title of the CD said: ‘Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones.’ It seemed interesting and it was apparently a rock album, so I picked it up.

“Are you a Black Veil Brides fan?” someone asked from behind me.

I turned to see a man with long, black hair, and enchanting brown eyes. He was wearing a black t-shirt and a pair of black skinny jeans and combat boots. This guy was really cute.

“Who?” I asked.

“Black Veil Brides,” the guy said, pointing to my CD.

“Oh. No, I’m not, not yet anyways. I saw the CD and thought I’d give it a listen,” I told him.

I looked down at the CD, then flipped it over to the back. I did a double take.

“You know,” I said to the mystery guy, “You look exactly like the guy on the back of this CD.”

“Well, there’s a reason for that,” he laughed.

“Care to explain?” I smirked.

“I’m the drummer for that band,” he explained.

“Really? So, I’m currently talking to a hot guy who just so happens to be a drummer for a band?”

“Yep,” the guy said as he took a scrap of paper and pen out of his pocket. How that guy could fit anything into those jeans was beyond me. He began to scrawl something on the paper, but I thought it would be for the best if I didn’t pry.

“What’s your name?” I asked.

“CC. I was thinking that maybe once you listen to the CD, you could give me a call,” he said, handing me the piece of paper. He wrote his number on it with a cute winking face next to it.

“I’ll definitely do that,” I smiled.

“Well, I should be heading out. I never got your name though.”

“It’s October.”

“That’s a beautiful name. I’ll be waiting for that call, October,” he smiled.

I could feel myself starting to blush and waved to him as he exited the shop.

*********End Flashback*********

I smiled to myself as I looked at the CD that I had gotten nine months ago. I took it out of the case and put it into my stereo. I heard Andy’s voice, but my ears were trained on the drum beats in the background.

I heard my Skype alert coming from my computer and rushed over to check it. I was getting a call from CC.

“Hey, October!” CC beamed as his face popped up on my screen.

“Hey, babe. How’s tour been?” I asked.

“Fun, but it would be a whole lot better if you came with me.”

“You know I couldn’t. I have work that requires me to stay here,” I sighed.

“So, how’s life without me been for you?”

“Incredibly dull. Even Percy has been missing you,” I said, referring to our pug.

“I’m sorry…Hey, is that Wretched and Divine playing in the background?” he asked.

“Yeah. I was missing you, so I started playing the CD. Do you know when you’re coming home?”

“Not really. I don’t even know what day it is, to be honest.”

“Where are you today?” I asked.

“You’ll have to guess,” he smirked.

“There are thousands of cities in the world! How the heck am I supposed to guess where you are?”

“I think you’ll be able to guess.”

Suddenly, I heard a knock on the door.

“Hey, babe. I got to go. Someone’s at the door. I’ll call you later,” I said as I blew him a kiss.

“Bye. I’ll see you soon.”

“Yeah, sure you will,” I sighed.

I ended our Skype call and the person knocked on the door again.

“I’m coming!” I called.

I opened the door and nearly had a heart attack as I saw CC standing there in front of me.

“Are you really here?” I asked him.

“Yep. I even brought dinner,” he said, holding up a bag of Chinese.

CC entered the apartment and I closed the door behind him. I still felt like this had to be a dream. I was nearly certain that he was supposed to be on tour for the next two weeks or so.

“I thought you were on tour,” I said.

“We were, but we decided to take time off to work on a new album. I’m all yours for the next three months or so,” CC smiled.

Tears came to my eyes and I threw my arms around him.

“I’ve missed you so much,” I mumbled into his chest.

“I’ve missed you too,” CC said, kissing the top of my head.

I looked up at him and met his gorgeous, brown eyes. I leaned in and our lips met for the first time in a month. I put everything into that kiss, worried that any minute CC would be torn from me and I would be alone once again.

“Wow,” CC breathed as we parted, “Maybe I should leave more often.”

“Don’t you dare, CC,” I said.

“Okay, I’ll try not to. So, are you hungry?” he asked.

“Starving.”

CC put the bag of Chinese down on the table and handed me some lo-mien while he grabbed some sesame chicken for himself.

“That was some trick you pulled on me,” I said, sitting down at the table.

“Well, I thought it would be romantic,” CC said, taking a bite of his chicken.

“It was. Were you serious when you said that you would be here for three months?”

“Yeah. I’ll be at the studio almost every day, but I’ll still be here. Andy thought it would be a good idea as well. He and Juliet needed time together. So did Jake and Ella.”

“That would be the longest amount of time you’ve been with me, ever,” I noted, munching on my lo-mien, “Are you sure you’re not going to grow sick of me?”

Part of me thought it was a ridiculous question, but the other part of me knew that it was reasonable to ask.

“Are you being serious?” CC asked.

I shrugged my shoulders and took another bite of lo-mien.

“Of course I’m not going to grow sick of you. I love you, October. In fact-“

CC reached into his pocket and pulled out a black box. My breath caught in my throat. I loved CC, but marriage was something I knew neither of us was ready for.

“Don’t worry, it’s not a wedding ring,” CC said as he opened the box to reveal a silver band with music notes engraved into it.

“What is it?” I asked.

“It’s a promise ring I bought when I was in England. I know how hard it has been for you to be away from me for so long, trust me it hurts me just as much to be away from you. With this promise ring I promise to you that I won’t ever grow bored with you. I promise that I will love you with my whole heart and even when I’m away, all I will be thinking about is you. I promise to show you in every way possible that you are loved and that you mean the world to me. I promise that one day when the time is right, I will propose to you and marry you. I love you more than life itself, October Jonson. Do you accept my promise ring?”

“Yes,” I said through tears.

I got up from my seat and kissed him.

He slid the ring onto my ring finger and kissed it.

“You are the perfect boyfriend. You know that right?”

“I try,” CC smiled.

He leaned in and we kissed once again. My heart felt whole for the first time in a long time and I was beyond happy to know that the reason behind my happiness was CC.

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