Love And Other Drugs

Luxe stood silently underneath the awning of her tent and looked out around her. They were in Centralia Pennsylvania shooting the video for their last single Broken. It was a pretty cool concept especially since Centralia was a completely abandoned town in the middle of nowhere. Alex was going for an apocalyptic feel and so Luxe was dressed in a long white dress that had been distressed and was dirty and burned at the hems.

The other girls were all dressed in similar fashion, except Mads was in a tight pair of military pants and Char was dressed in her usual black. The BVB guys were all also going to be in the video, with Jinxx on violin and of course Andy would have a huge part since he was in the duet.

The rocker was currently in his own tent, getting ready and fixing his hair, which Luxe had heard he was threatening to cut. She could understand that-his long black hair was getting pretty tangled and matted, but she couldn’t imagine Andy without his long locks. The two of them hadn’t even known about this video until a few days before when they had been doing an interview with Revolver and their interviewer brought it up. They had then played two shows and were informed that when they reached PA that they would be shooting the video and that it would be the last one for the Dolls.

Luxe tried to breathe as she watched the crew set up their next shot-which would be her part of the song and included a wind and fog machine, plus Jinxx walking around in the background. She felt nervous and even though Luxe had done two videos already, she had never done one with this many people in it before.

The guys all looked unhappy as they stood around in their torn and ripped clothing, but Luxe smiled as CC joked around with Ashley and the two began to dance around one another. Those guys were crazy and while they had invited the Dolls out to party a few times, the bands mostly stayed separate, especially since Mads and Ash had gotten into their fight.


“Luxe!” Someone called her name and the singer groaned as she noticed that it was Alex. The manager was dressed in a black sweater-October on the East Coast was chilly, but thankfully there was no snow. Luxe couldn’t believe she was back on the East Coast and only about twelve hours away from her hometown. They would be playing Charlotte in five days time and Luxe felt nervous just thinking about it.

“You’re up baby doll!” Alex called for her again and Luxe cringed at the name. He always acted like she mattered more to him than she really did and as Luxe walked out into the sun light, she noticed that Andy was watching her. The two of them hadn’t spent much time together since the interview-it had been awkward being such a couple in front of a camera and then seeing everyone’s reaction online.

“Where do you want me?” Luxe asked and Andy growled low in his throat as he watched Alex place his hands on Luxe’s hips and move her right where he wanted her. Those hands, with all of their rings, stayed on her hips and Andy found himself barely able to stay put.

“What’s wrong man-you look pissed.” CC asked from his left and Andy only ignored the answer that came from his right.

“Of course he’s pissed-he has to be the monkey in their show…we all do.” Ashley said and while Andy couldn’t deny that he didn’t want to be here, he couldn’t deny that this was a pretty good opportunity for them. The Dolls had exploded all over the world and their fanbase rivaled that of his own.

“Shut up Ash.” Andy said quietly as he pulled his faded and torn jacket around his skinny frame more and moved to tuck his hair behind his ears. He was going to cut it-he needed to get rid of all this hair because it was completely unhealthy and he needed a change.

“Oh don’t even act like you like her man. I know you can’t stand the bitch-just look at her…” Ashley continued to say and Andy was in fact watching Luxe but it wasn’t in an angry way.


The small girl was positioned in the middle of the road, all of the abandoned and empty houses surrounding her as the wind machine blew her light blonde hair back and she sang along to the backing track in to the camera. Her eyes, heavily lined with some of her black make up being expertly trailed down her cheeks like she had been crying, were filled with tears as she sang into the camera and then fell to her knees on the ground. Andy was about to run out there-to do what he didn’t know-but then he noticed she was pounding at the ground and then was looking up towards the sky as the song went into the musical solo.

Andy was mesmerized as he watched her perform for the camera and he couldn’t deny that while he really still didn’t like Luxe, he couldn’t help but be enamored with her. Andy watched her and then he seemed to realize something-he didn’t even know Luxe’s last name. She had to have one and he seriously doubted that her real name was Luxe, but Andy had spent so much time hating this girl that he barely even knew who she really was. She had passions, desires and wants in her life, but Andy didn’t know any of those things. He hated her less now that they had made a truce, but something in his gut was telling him that there were things about Luxe that just didn’t feel right.


“Andy!” Andy’s head shot up as he looked around and then snarled-Alex was waving him over and the singer knew that now it was his turn. They had shot the band sequences first, with Jinxx playing and the girls all playing their instruments in single and wide shots, but now it was time for he and Luxe to shoot the ending of the song together.

“Hold my beer man.” Andy said as he passed Jake his cup and then walked off, his boots clapping against the lonely asphalt. This place was pretty cool-an entire town that had been abandoned due to a fire that was still burning beneath the very road he was walking on. That was why they had the smoke machines and FX would add flames and more smoke in later.

“Alright, Andy I want you here behind Luxe and you’re both going to play it up to the camera like you’re without one another. Post is going to make Luxe very ethereal like-as if she’s died so Andy you need to be mourning her.” Alex instructed them as Andy was moved to stand behind Luxe. Instinctively he placed one arm around her shoulders, her blonde hair tangling in his fingers while his other hand rested against her abdomen.

“You look really nice…” He said while the crew was doing a reset and Andy felt Luxe sigh slightly as she turned her head to look at him. They hadn’t had much to do with one another lately and it was strange to her that he would be so nice right now.

“Um-thanks. Your hair looks good.” Your hair looks good? God Luxe you are such a moron! Andy only chuckled and then looked off towards the camera.

“Alright guys we’re rolling! Cue music!” Alex called out as he looked down at the small screen in front of him and Andy took a deep breath before making eye contact with the camera.


The two of them sang together and Luxe began to move, her hands resting on top of his before she moved so that they were facing one another and her small hands were on either side of his cheeks. Andy looked down at her, his own fingers weaving into her hair as they sang forlornly at one another until finally Andy rested his head against Luxe’s and the song began to die off.

He opened his eyes, gazing in to her’s and Andy did something that he hadn’t planned on doing. He pressed his lips to her soft ones just as the music died down and the feeling that flowed through his body set him on fire. Usually when they kissed on stage it was Luxe who kissed him and Andy made it short and sweet, but this time he had kissed her and as he ran his tongue across her bottom lip, Luxe stiffened and then pulled away from him.


“I-um-I gotta go.” She said quickly as she ran off, her bare feet hopping across the broken asphalt until finally she disappeared behind the corner of her tent. Andy remained where he was-he still had to shoot the opening of the song and his own shots, but he could see that the guys were all staring at him with shock laced faces.

“Andy! That was fantastic man-“ Alex was speaking to him, but the singer wasn’t really paying attention. What had gotten in to him? Sure he could claim it was for the camera to the guys, but deep inside Andy knew that he had meant that kiss and that fact scared the living shit out of him.


Luxe couldn’t breathe and thankfully Pixie was kneeling in front of her with a bottle of water while Lulu was placing a cool rag on the back of her neck. What the fuck just happened? Andy had kissed her, which they had done before, but she had never panicked like that before. Luxe had been having small panic attacks lately and it was really starting to freak her out. She never got nervous before going on stage, but last night Alex literally had to push her out there and she almost fell flat on her face. They were half way through the US tour and Luxe knew that she still had a while to go, but she just wished that the attacks would stop.

Finally Luxe was able to sit up straight and as she looked around she could see that her bandmates were all looking at her with concern lacing their features. Was she stable enough to do this tour anymore? What was going on? They all seemed to be looking towards her for answers, but Luxe didn’t have them. Alex had taken her to some of the best doctors, who all diagnosed her with anxiety and prescribed her with medication to help with it. The thing was that Luxe didn’t want to take the pills because she was scared of something else. She came from a family of addicts and any form of drugs made her nervous.


“You okay babe?” Someone was standing above her and as Luxe looked up she groaned. Andy was standing in the doorway, his long black hair blowing in the wind and the girls all giggled and left the couple alone.

“Yeah-just panicked.” Luxe said as she pushed her hair back from her head and noticed that now Andy was kneeling in front of her. This was strange-there was so much concern in his blue eyes that Luxe wasn’t sure if she should embrace him or run away.

“I’m sorry if my kiss caught you off guard-I guess I just got caught up in the moment…” He smiled at her, that crooked smile that made her knees feel weak and Luxe only smirked. Andy was rubbing a hand across the back of his neck-a sign that he was feeling nervous as well.

“Yeah it was kind of weird…” She said and Andy only smiled but he stayed put. One of his hands was resting gently on her knee as his thumb trailed across her exposed skin. Were they having a moment? It felt like they were but Luxe wasn’t sure if it was because Andy truly cared for her or if it was because they were in public.

“So um I was wondering if you wanted to stay with me tonight.” Andy asked, one eyebrow raised and Luxe just bit down her lower lip. Was this some sort of trick? What should she say?

“Yeah I mean it’s been awhile, but you should probably stay on my bus eventually.” Luxe said and Andy laughed as he tucked some of his tangled hair behind one ear.

“Why so the girls can kill me in my sleep? This has been your plan all along…” They both laughed at this and Luxe took Andy’s hand as he helped her get up out of her chair. He pulled her hard, so hard that she tripped over her own feet and found herself pressed against his chest.

“I-I don’t think they would do that…” Luxe said, a blush creeping across her nose and Andy only laughed as he placed an arm around her shoulders and the two of them walked out of the tent. A few more shots needed to be done and so Luxe knew she would need to keep her cool a little bit longer.

“Yeah well the guys and I were hoping to show you a good time tonight since we have tomorrow off-the girls can come over for a while as well if they want to…” Andy smiled down at her and then left her side as he walked over towards his own tent and left Luxe standing there.


Something in his eyes was telling her that he was being sincere, but Luxe didn’t know how the girls were going to take this.

Notes

Uh-oh. What's going to happen when both bands get stuck together on an incredibly tiny bus? Who's going to die first?

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Also, if you have never heard of Centralia PA then I suggest you check it out because it's really wicked looking.