Wretched And Divine
Chapter Twenty-Four
The last thing she remembered before falling asleep was curling up next to Jake's back and deeply inhaling the scent of his cologne. She figured he hadn't had time to shower before bed or he was just too lazy to, which was completely understandable.
The next thing she knew, two hands where pressed against her back and were pushing her back and forth, rocking her body awake.
"Lena, get your lazy ass up." Jake joked, rocking her back and forth.
Lena groaned, slowly opening her eyes to see Jake leaning over her with swim trunks on and no shirt. She liked when he went shirtless. It gave her the opportunity to stare at her favorite tattoo of his. Across his chest, he had his mom's name in big, intricate letters. Not only was it her favorite Black Veil Brides' song, but it was also her favorite tattoo of all the ones Jake had.
"What?" She groaned, rolling onto her side away from him.
He reached over and pulled her back. "Get your bathing suit on. We're all taking a trip to the beach!"
"We all?" She questioned, propping herself up onto her elbows and watching Jake search through her drawers for her bathing suit.
"Yeah," Jake threw the bikini top at her. "You, me, Ashley," He threw her bikini bottoms at her.
"CC, Jinxx," Then he threw a tank top and a pair of shorts at her to wear over her bathing suit. "And Andy." He finished, turning around to look at her covered in the pile of clothes.
He watched her gather her clothes slowly and sluggishly make her way out of bed. "Hurry!" He encouraged. "We all made a bet. Last one there has to clean the bus on the next tour. And if we're last, I'm blaming you and you are cleaning the bus."
Lena rolled her eyes and stuck her tongue out at him before shutting the door to the bathroom to change. Jake kept banging on the door, trying rushing her. She knew he meant well, and was only doing it to be funny, but she had been out with Andy all night and was still incredibly exhausted.
"Okay, okay, let's go." She opened the door to the bathroom and Jake raced out the door and down to the car. When they arrived at the beach, Jinxx and CC were there but no sign of Andy or Ashley yet.
"Aw yes, we beat Ash and Andy!" Jake high-fived Jinxx and CC.
Lena stood by awkwardly and let the boys catch up, even though they had just seen each other less than twenty-four hours ago. Lena swore her boys were worse than some girls.
"Lena," CC approached her with open arms and scooped her up in a hug. "I missed you more than Jake." He whispered in her ear, making her giggle.
"Ashley, stop!" Andy shouted as Ashley booked his way to the heated sand, officially reaching the beach before Andy. "Fuck!" Andy cursed, realizing he had lost the bet.
Everyone laughed as Andy joined the group, not even glancing over at Lena. When Andy was around Jake or the rest of the guys, it seemed he ignored her. When they were alone, she was the center of his attention. She figured it was because he didn't want anyone growing suspicious, but really, he was making everything ten times more suspicious by ignoring her.
"Will someone go down to the water with me? I suddenly just got really hot." Lena complained.
Everyone looked at each other but no one agreed, until Andy spoke up. "I'll go." He said, dropping his towel and starting towards the water.
"So, how are you and Lena doing? I know you mentioned you guys were having some problems?" Ashley inquired of Jake as Lena and Andy made their way down to the water.
Jake shrugged, watching his girlfriend walking into the horizon with one of his best friends by her side. "I love her, you all know that." Jake sighed as everyone nodded. "It's just, she was out with Andy last night. I texted her all night long but she never answered. Honestly, I think I may have lost her."
Jinxx decided to throw his wisdom into the mix of things. "I think you guys need to have a serious talk about what you both want."
Jake groaned. "Jinxx, I know she wants to be with Andy. We've all known she's wanted Andy since high school. Even Andy has known this. It's no secret."
"Then why has she stuck with you all this time?" Jinxx asked. "You need to find out what's going through her mind. You guys need to talk it out."
Jake shook his head. "Honestly, I think it's time. I think it's time to finally let her go."
**** It caught her by surprise, but it was a nice surprise. When they reached the ocean's edge, they stood so the coast line met their toes, but didn't get them wet.
"Is it cold?" Lena asked, looking at the salty water.
Andy shrugged. "I don't know. Why don't you tell me?" He smirked, picking her up in his arms and running into the cold waves with her.
"Andy!" She shrieked, as he let go of her and threw her into the ocean. "What the fuck!" She shouted as she resurfaced.
"Well? Is it cold?" He joked, using his fingers to play with the water.
Lena crossed her arms and glared at him. "I don't know, why don't you tell me." She said, scooping up water into her palms and throwing it at Andy.
"Hey!" He objected, splashing her back.
Lena jerked and fell backwards into the water, but sat there on the ocean floor with her head bobbing on the surface. She laughed as Andy trudged his way deeper into the water so he could be next to her. Before he could reach her, a big wave washed over her and sent her gliding through the water towards the shore.
She stood up, with a gleaming grin on her face. "I just got the best idea."
Andy waded in the water still. "That would be?"
"Body surfing." She smiled wider and ran deeper into the sea, setting herself up and waiting for the next big wave to come by.
Andy stood and watched. He loved the way she acted so child-like. He had never seen her so blissfully happy before. He could tell that she wasn't thinking of anything else. She had let her mind become free of thoughts and worries. Right now, all she was focused on was catching the biggest wave she could find, and riding it in, using nothing but her beautifully sculpted body. Her smile was wide, and genuine. Her eyes appeared to be full of life, and blue as ever. Her hair was uneven and soaked with salt. Her skin started to become dotted with freckles, the longer she stayed in the sun. And when she stood up, her body glistened in the sunlight. Water streamed down her curves, traveling down her thigh and meeting back up with the ocean where it all had originated from. He couldn't take his eyes off her. She was absolutely stunning.
"Andy?" She asked, breaking him out of his trance. "I'm cold now." Her body shivered and her skin was covered in goosebumps.
He put an arm around her to keep her warm and the two walked back up to where the group was sitting.
The next thing she knew, two hands where pressed against her back and were pushing her back and forth, rocking her body awake.
"Lena, get your lazy ass up." Jake joked, rocking her back and forth.
Lena groaned, slowly opening her eyes to see Jake leaning over her with swim trunks on and no shirt. She liked when he went shirtless. It gave her the opportunity to stare at her favorite tattoo of his. Across his chest, he had his mom's name in big, intricate letters. Not only was it her favorite Black Veil Brides' song, but it was also her favorite tattoo of all the ones Jake had.
"What?" She groaned, rolling onto her side away from him.
He reached over and pulled her back. "Get your bathing suit on. We're all taking a trip to the beach!"
"We all?" She questioned, propping herself up onto her elbows and watching Jake search through her drawers for her bathing suit.
"Yeah," Jake threw the bikini top at her. "You, me, Ashley," He threw her bikini bottoms at her.
"CC, Jinxx," Then he threw a tank top and a pair of shorts at her to wear over her bathing suit. "And Andy." He finished, turning around to look at her covered in the pile of clothes.
He watched her gather her clothes slowly and sluggishly make her way out of bed. "Hurry!" He encouraged. "We all made a bet. Last one there has to clean the bus on the next tour. And if we're last, I'm blaming you and you are cleaning the bus."
Lena rolled her eyes and stuck her tongue out at him before shutting the door to the bathroom to change. Jake kept banging on the door, trying rushing her. She knew he meant well, and was only doing it to be funny, but she had been out with Andy all night and was still incredibly exhausted.
"Okay, okay, let's go." She opened the door to the bathroom and Jake raced out the door and down to the car. When they arrived at the beach, Jinxx and CC were there but no sign of Andy or Ashley yet.
"Aw yes, we beat Ash and Andy!" Jake high-fived Jinxx and CC.
Lena stood by awkwardly and let the boys catch up, even though they had just seen each other less than twenty-four hours ago. Lena swore her boys were worse than some girls.
"Lena," CC approached her with open arms and scooped her up in a hug. "I missed you more than Jake." He whispered in her ear, making her giggle.
"Ashley, stop!" Andy shouted as Ashley booked his way to the heated sand, officially reaching the beach before Andy. "Fuck!" Andy cursed, realizing he had lost the bet.
Everyone laughed as Andy joined the group, not even glancing over at Lena. When Andy was around Jake or the rest of the guys, it seemed he ignored her. When they were alone, she was the center of his attention. She figured it was because he didn't want anyone growing suspicious, but really, he was making everything ten times more suspicious by ignoring her.
"Will someone go down to the water with me? I suddenly just got really hot." Lena complained.
Everyone looked at each other but no one agreed, until Andy spoke up. "I'll go." He said, dropping his towel and starting towards the water.
"So, how are you and Lena doing? I know you mentioned you guys were having some problems?" Ashley inquired of Jake as Lena and Andy made their way down to the water.
Jake shrugged, watching his girlfriend walking into the horizon with one of his best friends by her side. "I love her, you all know that." Jake sighed as everyone nodded. "It's just, she was out with Andy last night. I texted her all night long but she never answered. Honestly, I think I may have lost her."
Jinxx decided to throw his wisdom into the mix of things. "I think you guys need to have a serious talk about what you both want."
Jake groaned. "Jinxx, I know she wants to be with Andy. We've all known she's wanted Andy since high school. Even Andy has known this. It's no secret."
"Then why has she stuck with you all this time?" Jinxx asked. "You need to find out what's going through her mind. You guys need to talk it out."
Jake shook his head. "Honestly, I think it's time. I think it's time to finally let her go."
**** It caught her by surprise, but it was a nice surprise. When they reached the ocean's edge, they stood so the coast line met their toes, but didn't get them wet.
"Is it cold?" Lena asked, looking at the salty water.
Andy shrugged. "I don't know. Why don't you tell me?" He smirked, picking her up in his arms and running into the cold waves with her.
"Andy!" She shrieked, as he let go of her and threw her into the ocean. "What the fuck!" She shouted as she resurfaced.
"Well? Is it cold?" He joked, using his fingers to play with the water.
Lena crossed her arms and glared at him. "I don't know, why don't you tell me." She said, scooping up water into her palms and throwing it at Andy.
"Hey!" He objected, splashing her back.
Lena jerked and fell backwards into the water, but sat there on the ocean floor with her head bobbing on the surface. She laughed as Andy trudged his way deeper into the water so he could be next to her. Before he could reach her, a big wave washed over her and sent her gliding through the water towards the shore.
She stood up, with a gleaming grin on her face. "I just got the best idea."
Andy waded in the water still. "That would be?"
"Body surfing." She smiled wider and ran deeper into the sea, setting herself up and waiting for the next big wave to come by.
Andy stood and watched. He loved the way she acted so child-like. He had never seen her so blissfully happy before. He could tell that she wasn't thinking of anything else. She had let her mind become free of thoughts and worries. Right now, all she was focused on was catching the biggest wave she could find, and riding it in, using nothing but her beautifully sculpted body. Her smile was wide, and genuine. Her eyes appeared to be full of life, and blue as ever. Her hair was uneven and soaked with salt. Her skin started to become dotted with freckles, the longer she stayed in the sun. And when she stood up, her body glistened in the sunlight. Water streamed down her curves, traveling down her thigh and meeting back up with the ocean where it all had originated from. He couldn't take his eyes off her. She was absolutely stunning.
"Andy?" She asked, breaking him out of his trance. "I'm cold now." Her body shivered and her skin was covered in goosebumps.
He put an arm around her to keep her warm and the two walked back up to where the group was sitting.
Notes
So I asked you guys to pick #TeamAndy or #TeamJake and the results are in.#TeamAndy: 7 votes
#TeamJake: 2 votes
Poor Jake.. #TeamAndy wins but I'm not telling you who she ends up with just yet ;)
Shout outs:
-BVB Baby
-JINXXismyHero_Love_Him_Forever
-Kvengeance
-Leviistroubleee
-Cyborgpenguin
-Batman99
-The BlackVeilBride 6
-Lyrainthedark
-xXCarolynSikkXx
-BlackVeilBridesmate
-Jigsaw
This story was amazing! I'm gonna go read the sequel now!
2/10/15