Happy Little Pill

The warm and stuffy air of the studio was beginning to get irritating. Dan had said we had the meeting at noon, but he wasn't here yet. Andy and I were sitting in the meeting room, growing more and more impatient.

"I swear, he said noon," Andy muttered and I looked at him.

"Is Dan doing other projects too?" I asked.

"Probably, but I have no idea," he said and rested his head on his arms. I sighed and looked over the lyrics again. It's a great song, sounds a little country, but with the right music backing it, it could be rock, which I hope it is. The door to the room opened and Dan, Kyle, and a couple other people walked in.

"I am so sorry for being late, my wife made me go to brunch with her parents," he said and sat down. I stared at him and then kicked Andy in the shin. He jumped up and gave me a weird look.

"That coffee better come into effect soon," I said.'

"Okay, Andy here said that you have a song written," Dan said.

"Yeah, I do," I said and held the paper tightly.

"Let me see it," he said.

"Dan, here's the thing. I don't want to record this for myself," Andy said. Dan looked at him and I bit my lip.

"Okay, who's going to record it?" Dan asked.

"Well, since it is written about Sadee's dad, I think the only good answer is her," Andy said and I looked at him and back at Dan.

"Alright, are you willing to record it Sadee?" Dan asked and I nodded.

"I am, and Andy had this great idea for the song," I said and looked at Andy.

"I think it should be a bonus iTunes track for the album," he said. Dan stared at him and sighed.

"Andy, you can't just make these decisions about the album without talking to me," Dan said.

"I didn't make any decision, I said I think it should be a bonus single, and that's why we are here today. I wanted to talk to you about it, and hopefully, get it recorded," Andy said and Dan looked at me.

"Let me see the song," he said and I passed him the paper and he looked it over. He got a look on his face and sighed again. He is sighing a lot today.

"I'm not sure if this is really the right material for Andy Black," he said finally.

"I was thinking that too, and with the right music backing it, it could be a soft rock song," I said. Dan looked at the paper again and tapped the table.

"Fine, head over to studio four and begin thinking up the music with the producers," Dan passed the song back and smiled.

"Really?" I asked.

"Yeah, I trust you. You've written a lot of great songs for Andy that I am excited to begin recording, which we determined a date for that," he looked at Andy.

"When?"

"Not next week but the Friday after that," he said. Andy's eyebrows raised and I looked between the two of them.

"Why so soon? We have like three songs written," Andy said.

"Because, the label wants a full song list, like fifteen songs for the deluxe album and we have two songs recorded. They aren't happy with the minimal progress," he said.

"So they want songs to be recorded to show we are making progress?" Andy was getting irritated.

"Yes, they want a few songs to begin mapping out the album," he said.

"This is my project, shouldn't I be making the decisions about that?" Andy asked.

"It was your project, but once you proposed the idea to the label and they liked it, it became theirs, you know the process Andy," Dan said and I put my hand on Andy's arm. He looked at my hand and sighed.

"Tell them that we will record those three songs, then I get to decide when we record the songs," Andy said.

"They are not going to like that," Dan said with a sigh.

"I don't care, it's either I get to decide or I'm scrapping the project and focusing on BVB," he said. Dan sighed and nodded.

"I'll talk to them, but don't get your hopes up," Dan said and then left the room. I looked at Andy and he was fuming.

"Andy, look at me," I said. His piercing blue eyes were somehow even more blue when he was angry.

"What?" He asked.

"Let's go record my song," I smiled and I saw his face crack and a smile shine through.

"Alright," he said and we both stood and walked to the studio room. When we got inside the two producers of the project were in there, smiling and laughing.

"Hey Andy, Sadee," they greeted us and we sat down.

"Did Dan tell you about the song?" Andy asked.

"He did, and I am actually interested in this song, he said it was kind of emotional," one of them said.

"It's about my dead father Tom," I said. Tom's eyebrows rose and his face showed sympathy.

"Oh, well, let me see the lyrics," Tom said and I handed him the paper. He looked them over and nodded.

"Mind if I write on the paper?" He asked.

"Go ahead, just don't change the lyrics," I said.

"You have my word," he said and then he began writing all over the paper.

Roughly a half hour later he stopped writing and grabbed a guitar. He looked at me and smiled.

"Tell me what you think of this," he said and began playing and sort of singing the lyrics. It was rock, there was no denying that, but it was too soft.

"Um, I like it, but maybe put more rock into it," I said and he nodded. He changed a few things on the paper and then played again. I bobbed my head to the sound and smiled. I stole a glance over at Andy and he concentrating on the music.

"I like that," Andy said.

"Me too," I said with a smile.

"Well, we have the guitar part down then," Tom said and then looked over at Jeremy, the boards producer.

"Do you have a band to play the music for you?" Jeremy asked. I shook my head and looked at Andy.

"She can use mine," he said. Jeremy nodded and then grabbed the phone and began making a call.

"Can you sing without the music?" Tom asked. I nodded and he pointed to the mic in the booth.

"Then get your ass in there little miss," he chuckled and I smiled like a little kid before running in and grabbing the headphones. Tom began playing the guitar and I bobbed my head. I began singing the song and I got really into it. I paused at the right moments, gave the guitar it's own solo part and then when it was done, I looked out at them in the boards area and Andy had this big grin on his face. I smiled and held my thumb up.

"It was great, but, to be an ass, sing it again," Tom smiled through the glass and I flipped him off. But got ready to sing. As the guitar started I began singing and decided to get more into it. Put all the emotion behind what happened to my dad and how much I hate my mom and all that. When I finished, my face was wet with tears and Andy's face was shocked.

"Damn Sadee, where did you learn how to sing?" I heard through the headphones. I shrugged and then took the headphones off and walked in by the others.

"My mom is Lori Ann Christian, you figure out the rest," I said and Andy chuckled and put his arm around my shoulder.

"Okay, I don't want to burst your happy bubble, but," Tom started and I looked at him.

"Then don't," I said.

"Well, I think that Andy should sing on the track with you," Tom said.

"What?" Andy said.

"There is space for another verse and I think that we could write on up for Andy and he could incorporate himself into the song," Tom said. I looked at Andy and he was thinking about it.

"I think that's a great idea. Even though it's about my dad, we could make a verse about family in general and have you sing that," I said. Andy looked at me and but his lip ring.

"What were you thinking?" Andy asked.

"Um, well, we could take out the 'maybe' part and add your part," I said.

"Alright, let's think up lyrics," Andy said with a smile and I grabbed my notebook out of my bag.

"My mother used to tell me,
Family is who you surround yourself with.
Family is in it for life.
Okay that sounds crappy," I said with a chuckle and Andy rolled his eyes.

"I think this part should be like your dad singing to you about how proud he is, and how sorry he is for leaving," Andy said and I looked at him and swallowed.

"What were you thinking?" I asked.

"As the darkness came over my eyes,
As the coldness came over my body,
The only thing I could think of was you.
You are the one who brings joy to my life.
I was the one who told you, you can do it.
Nothing has changed, nothing will change.
I love you my daughter, I'm sorry for leaving.
God had another plan for you," Andy sang and I felt the tears falling. I wrapped my arms around Andy and he wrapped his around me.

"This is why I'm around," Andy said into my ear.

"To make me cry?" I asked.

"Nope, to be a friend," he said. I smacked his arm and looked at Tom.

"You two have way too much magic going on right now. Get your ass into the booth Andy," Tom chuckled and Andy walked into the booth. I looked over at Jeremy, who was busy changing levels on the boards.

"Is the band willing to make the music for the track?" I asked. Jeremy looked at me with happy smile.

"Yes they, are they can't come in today, but, they are willing to work on the music for you and then I will show it to you," he said and I nodded. I turned my attention to Andy and I was mesmerized. He was so into the singing and I found myself smiling. He made it sound like my actual dad was talking to me and I loved it. When he finished he looked up and stared at me. I smiled and held both thumbs up.

"Okay, Sadee, get in there, we are going to get the first vocal track down," he said and I walked into the booth. Andy was smiling at me and I smirked.

"Alright Andy, when she is singing, you but in with her when you feel it's right," Tom said and Andy nodded.The guitar that Tom played before began in my ears and I bobbed my head for a second before beginning to sing again. I put that same emotion from before in it and then as I got to the chorus, I heard Andy start singing with me. I smiled and kept on singing. When it got to his part, I did those 'oos' and 'ahs' with him singing. When we finished the song I got this really happy look on my face.

"Guys, you have amazing chemistry in the music. I would recommend that Sadee sings on some Andy Black songs," Tom said and I looked at Andy. We left the booth and sat down in the control area. Jeremy was going back and listening and was in his own world.

"Alright, you two don't really have to stick around anymore, the rest is on me and Jeremy here. I'll call one of you in a couple days, once we get the music all done, and run it by you," Tom said and I smiled.

"Thank you Tom!" I said and hugged him.

"No problem Nashville," he said.

"Nashville? Are you calling me that now?" I asked with a laugh.

"Maybe, have fun," he said and we both left the room and began walking to the car.

"You are an amazing singer," Andy said as we climbed into the car. I looked at him.

"So are you," I said.

"I know I am, but you are seriously amazing," he complimented me and I blushed and looked down at my hands.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Andy asked as the car was moving. We had someone drive us this morning, since I was so excited and Andy was so tired.

"Nothing, I just, no one's ever said I'm an amazing singer or amazing anything. My mom's always mixed in there somewhere," I said.

"You are so much better than your mom, and I'm not lying," he said and pulled my head up to face him. It was so peaceful sitting there with Andy. He was so understanding and saw me for, me, and not my mom. As we pulled up to the house, I climbed out and walked to the door. Andy was behind me and as we walked into the house, he closed the door and spun me around so I was facing him.

"Andy?" I asked and then his lips were on mine. His hands were on my cheeks and he was so gentle and caring. I melted into him and began to kiss back. We've been through so much in the last few weeks, I feel like I've known him for a lifetime. When he pulled away I was left wanting more. He was breathing heavily and I looked at his blue eyes. Those blue eyes kill me every time I see them.

"You don't even know how long I've wanted to do that," he chuckled and I stared at him.

"Do it again," I bit my lip and he smiled more before kissing me again. My mind went blank and I was happy.


About seven hours later I rolled over on the bed and opened my eyes. I wasn't in my room, and that was when everything hit me. Oh my gosh. Andy and I had sex. Holy shit. I looked over to the side and saw Andy, sound asleep and looking extremely happy. I bit my lip before climbing out of his bed and quietly running out of the room and into mine. It had to be around nine, it was dark outside and it was seven hours later. My phone was blinking, and vibrating. I grabbed it and answered it.

"Hello," I said and began grabbing clothes to put on.

"Hey, I was thinking we could go to Kensington Grille," I heard Lauren say. I thought for a second before answering.

"That sounds great. I'll see you there," I said.

"Yeah, bye now," she said and hung up. That was a pathetic conversation. I pulled on my skirt and then my blouse before walking to my closet and grabbing a pair of boots. Once I was all dressed, I looked at the clock. It was eight thirty. Crap. I walked out of my room, pulling my hair into a messy bun and I ran right into Andy.

"Hi," he said sleepily.

"Hey, okay, we can talk later, but Iam going to be late," I said and pecked him on the cheek and walked downstairs. He looked kind of confused but not really. As I walked out to my car I couldn't help but smile big. I have had feelings for Andy for a little while now, I didn't know if he had the same ones, but apparently he did.

Notes

Well. I promised to wait a few chapters, I kind of did. But I couldn't wait any longer.

So, Sadee is recording her song. Yay yay yay! Andy is singing on it and she might be singing on some of his other songs. I know I said her meeting with Lauren was going in this chapter, but I changed my mind. It's the next one. This one was getting long and I didn't want too much to happen in this one. Hope you like it!!!