Just the Girl in the Mirror

-DJ-

I sat on the couch watching Dexter reruns on Nexflix.
It was the part where they were finding out that Deb's boyfriend was the ice rink murderer.
As soon as Dexter caught on and the investigation got good, the doorbell rang.
Giving off a small shriek, I looked out the window behind me. It was Ash, Jake, CC, and Jinxx.

"Hey, Deege baby, everything okay?" Andy shouted from the bathroom in our bedroom.
"Yea," I said while laughing at myself, "Dexter was about to bust the guy's ass."
Getting up carefully I waddled to the door. Opening it, everyone was all smiles.
"Hey, love," Ash said, kissing me on my cheek, "How are you feeling?"
"I'm doing okay today," I said, rubbing the boulder that was my stomach, "Thanks though, babe."
He entered the foyer and made a beeline to the bean bag chair in the living room.
"DJ, you look beautiful," Jinxx said, hugging my gingerly, "Happy you are still mobile,"
"Aww, Jeremy," I said, making him blush at the use of his real name.
Jake handed me a carton of strawberry cheesecake frozen yogurt, a bag of snickers bars, and ginger ale.
I laughed really hard and received a smile from him.
"What's the occasion?" I giggled, taking the bags of goodies.
"You are pregnant, and Andy told me you make him get these for you at 3am almost weekly. I decided to help out a bit."
"Thanks, Jake. This is sweet."
CC ruffled my hair, and we said our hellos as the guys piled into our living room, saving enough room for me on the couch.

"So what's the special occasion?" I asked throwing my feet over both Jinxx and CC's laps, finally finding a comfy spot.
"Well, we thought we would treat good Ole Andy-roo to an innocent Bachelor's party before his role as husband begins tomorrow." CC said as he began to rub the arches of my swollen feet.
"Oh lord, the four of you can go, but please leave Christian behind," I melted into the arm of the couch, "This is much needed"

"Don't be spoiling her too much now," Andy said from the steps, looking suave in tight black slacks, a grey and white button down shirt, black ankle boots, and his hair gelled into a faux hawk.
"She gets that enough from me as it is."
His smile could have lit up the room as he walked over to me. Place his lips against my forehead, he kissed it softly as he rubbed my scalp.
"I love you," he said deeply, blue eyes twinkling like stars.
"I love you, too," I answered back as I got lost in the blue orbs peering into my soul.
"Hey guys," Ashley rose his voice over the deafening silence, "DJ needs rest; it is 8 o'clock now. Let's hit the bar so we can bring him back by 1ish."

"Thanks guys," I shouted out the front door after them with Andy still next to me.
"Thank you in advance for being my wife," He cooed, leaning against the doorway, "And thank you for carrying my baby,"
"God, you romantic," I chuckled and gave him one final kiss, "Go have fun baby. I Love you."
"I love you, too".

Now, for some peace and quiet.

-Andy-

"I just worry about her being home alone right now," I said as I spoke to the guys from my seat of the car, "I mean, Juliet showed up yesterday, threatening her and trying to get back with me. I mean, she didn't give two fucks that I was a practically married man with a child on the way."
"Dude, don't think too much on it," Ash said from the driver's seat, "Besides, I left all of our numbers by your house phone incase she can't reach her cell. I am also asking the girl I'm talking to to swing by to check out the house when she goes jogging at 9."
"Wait," CC paused, looking up at the back of Ashley's head, "You are actually trying to get into a relationship?"
"Yea, something knew," Ash jested, shaking his head, "I really like this chick; she's really cool. Maybe you guys can meet her at the wedding tomorrow; I invited her."
Random chatter and muttering stopped as we pulled up in front of The Element Lounge and piled out of the car. Shouting our I.Ds to the door man, we were in.
Ashley waste no time finding the karaoke lounge in the back. Ordering a few rounds of jack and coke, he lead the karaoke battle with "Dead or Alive" by Bon Jovi.
I was having a pretty decent time, in between the random texts from DJ saying her Braxton Hicks were getting worse and the chick at the seat behind me throwing up on who I figured was her boyfriend.
"Dude," Jake said, pulling me back to reality, "You're up."
I forgot that I signed up to sing. DJ would have loved to see me, so I got Jinxx to film the "performance" for her.
"And now, Andy Biersack singing "Love Like Winter" by AFI."
As I began the song, I loosened up a bit. I made the small crowd mine as I hit Davy Havok's notes perfectly, but in my pitch. Finishing the song, I exited the stage. Clapping, the guys made me feel like a rockstar.
"How'd I do?" I asked with a grin that seemed to run from ear to ear.

"I think you did wonderfully, Andy," said a husky and eerie voice from behind me.
Looking at the faces of Ash and the guys, I knew exactly who it was. Taking a few steps forward before I turned around, I stared at a provocatively dress, bat shit crazy Juliet.
"Then again, you know I have always loved your voice."

"What the fuck are you doing here," Ash growled, stepping in front of me as a barrier between my and her body.
"I heard from a friend in town that this was the place to be," she smirked, "That and as I was driving by, I saw your mustang outfront Ashley. I knew you would be here."
"Juliet, we are celebrating Andy and DJ's marriage tomorrow, so I suggest -" Jake was cut off.
"So, you are still going through with it, huh," Juliet said, leaning against the bar where we sat.
"Uh, yea," I answered, looking at her like she had lost more of her mind, "Why?"
"Because she is all knocked up and shit," she took a drag from her cigarette and put it out in the ashtray in front of Jinxx.
"And with his baby," CC said defensively.
"Doesn't matter; I know if I were him, I wouldn't want that used up slut if my life depended on it. After this kid, it will be life throwing a pin down an elevator shaft."
And like that Jake stood up, and grabbed her wrist hard enough to get her attention.
"Look," he spoke gruffly, "My girlfriend was murdered by a crazy bitch in March. I loved her; loved her as much as Andy loves Deanna. And I will be damned if I let another bipolar piece of shit come between us and one of our girls."
His eyes narrowed on Juliet as she tried to break his grasp.
"Ouch, Jake, you're hurting me," she said, almost breaking into tears.
"Doesn't fucking matter," he said, finally releasing her, "You stay away from Andy. Until you get it through your damned head that he doesn't love you anymore, you aren't welcome around us; understand?"
She walked off to the other side of the room and entered the women's restroom.
I was freaking out; why the hell is she being like this?
I took a few shots of tequila to calm my nerves. After the sixth shot, I forgot I hated the stuff.

-DJ-

It was 11:30pm.
Snuggled up under my Batman blanket, I began my Lord of the Rings Marathon. Besides Andy, Orlando Bloom was a hunk. The blonde hair and blue eyes made him even more dreamy. Not quite Will Turner dreamy, but elven man in tight clothing dreamy.
As soon as I helped myself to the first bite of cheesecake bliss in frozen form, my phone vibrated.
"Huh, Jinxx?"

Jinxx- Hey, I'm warning you; Juliet is here. She is out to get Andy again.
Me: You are fucking kidding me?
Jinxx: Nope; Jake scared her a bit, I think. But I'm just letting you know incase she shows up tonight.
Me: Thanks. Let Andy know I'm pissed he didn't tell me first.

And I was; I had every right to be. He was either hiding shit from me, or just not thinking about the situation at hand. Our fucking wedding was the next day, and here was was making eyes with his bat shit crazy ex girlfriend. Or at least, that is all my mind could think.

AndyBaby - Babe, I'm sorry I didn't text you sooner.
Me: Uh huh; go back to looking at your perfectly proportion ex.
AndyBaby - DJ don't be like this; not tonight.
Me: Why? You don't want me to embarrass you in front of your boys
AndyBaby - That isn't fucking fair and you know it.
Me: Then prove to me nothing is going to happen. She is relentless for a reason.

I was so angry I couldn't see straight; yes, I knew it was for a stupid reason but my hormones were sending me into fits of hysteria. I tried to focus on the movie, but couldn't even with the effort I put into it. I pulled myself off the couch, and climbed the stairs to our bedroom. A shower was what I needed; that and my new maternity dress Andy bought me a week ago. Even though I was angry with him, I loved him. He treated me the way i wanted to be treated, and the thought of losing him to a skinny bimbo pissed me off.

Hopping out of the warm water to towel off, I saw I had a missed call and text from Andy, two from Ashley, and one from an unknown number. I texted it to see who it was.

Me - who is this?
Unknown - oh, you know, that psycho bitch who wants you to rot in hell while I take your man.
Me - Juliet? How did you get me number?
Juliet - Oh, you know, I have my ways. Of and speaking of which, you might want to come snatch up your boytoy. His buddies left him because he made an ass out of himself.

After reading that, I glanced at the drunken text from Andy:

AndyBaby - This hurts really bad you know; you not trusting me. I might just give you a reason not to, but something tells me you know that... I love you. I'm sorry.

That bitch. Not Andy; Juliet.

Grabbing my car keeps and putting on my babydoll flats, I flipped through my and called Ash.

"Hey," I said when he picked up, "Where are you?"
"Taking CC home." he sounded annoyed.
"What about you, Andy and the other guys?"
"We left Andy."
I was worried now.
"I am heading to your place," he said plainly, "I would head up to Element if I were you. And try to stay calm until you get back here. Jake and Jinxx will be with me."
"Ok, love you."
"Love you too, girl. I'm sorry"

He's sorry? I was really freaking out at this point. I went to the driveway and got into my car. Turning the key, I felt my phone buzz again; It was Andy calling.

"What?" I answered.
"Can you come get me?"
"I was going to, but only because I got a text from Juliet and called Ashley."
"Shit,"
"That is exactly what you will be in for when I get you home. Sober up quick, sweet cheeks, because you have just jeopardized our possibilities of getting married tomorrow."

I hung up on him, and drove the five miles to the other side of the city. Making the left turn to the front of the bar, I saw him sitting on the side of the curb with his head down between his knees.

"Get in," I shouted at him from through the window.
He got up, and glanced off to his left at who I saw was Juliet. Getting in the car, I locked all of the doors and windows. I took my reserve cigarette out and lit it.
"DJ," he said, looking at me, "You promised you wouldn't smoke until after Lynn gets here,"
His eyes were bloodshot and he sounded like he was coming out of a fog.
"Well, you promised me you wouldn't hurt me."
"But baby I-"
"No Andy," I said shortly, "When we get back to the house, we will see if we are even going to have a wedding tomorrow night."
"Why wouldn't we?"
I held up a picture message I had received as I pulled up to the bar: Andy has his arms around Juliet's waist as he kissed her in drunken lust.
"Who sent you that?"
"Ashley; this is why they left you."

Pulling up to the house, I exited the car quicker than I had left it. Following behind me was Andy, who had broken into tears shortly after we arrived home.

Opening the door, I blew in like a whirlwind right to the living room.
"Biersack," Ashley yelled from the kitchen, "Get in here; fucking now."
Andy stumbled into the house and, making an attempt to grab his composure, headed into the kitchen. CC sat with me as I cried on his shoulder.
"Andy was drunk, Deege," he said softly as he pet my head, "He probably doesn't even remember it."
"Yea," I sniffed, "But she does. And that means she could do this again."
"Shh," He said, moving from my head to my shoulder, "It's going to be okay."

-Andy-

I couldn't remember getting home, but it all became clean as soon as Ashley's fist slammed across my jaw.
"How the fuck could you do that to her," he screamed, "Your fiance, the mother of your kid. I'm so fucking pissed at you I can't even think straight."
I was still crying; my eyes hurt, my jaw now hurt, and my head was throbbing. I looked in the mirror on the wall in the hallway just outside the kitchen: I had scratched on my arms, and lipstick on my collarbone.
"Shit, I don't remember this," I muttered, sinking the the tiled floor with my back against our pantry, "What happened?"
Ashley sighed, and sat down next to me. Jake and Jinxx, shook there heads and walked into the living room to be with DJ, leaving us to privately discuss things.
"Well, you had thirteen shots, about seven mixed drinks, and felt you could treat this as a real Bachelor's party. Except, there was one thing wrong - you cheated on DJ. With your ex."
He paused, wiping tears from his own eyes and messing up his eye liner in the process.
"I went to the bathroom to take a piss, and you were in there macking with crazy bitch. I shoved her into the stall, and told you to get your ass to walking; that you weren't welcome in my car. You tried to to explain you didn't know what happened, which now I'm figuring was true. But I left you, grabbing the guys. Juliet took your phone and took a bunch of nudes with you in them, and then texted DJ. I got a text confirming that."
I was so lost; I love DJ.
How could I deal with myself knowing I almost slept with an ex I had all intensive purposes of not speaking to again.
"What should I do?" I asked, finally realizing I may have ruined my marriage before it began.
"I think you should give her some time; just about thirty minutes while we talk to her. Go take a shower, get into different clothes, and then talk to her. We love you man, but we love her two. I know this won't break ya'll, but she might be a little bent for a while."

Now fully sober and full of intense pain in my jaw and the owner of a brand new headache, I managed to make it to our bathroom safely. Taking my clothes off, I stepped into the shower. The water was warm; perfect for me to sit on the tiled floor and think.
I couldn't believe I might not be getting married tomorrow. I couldn't believe my pregnant girlfriend had to deal with the bitch first hand. She used to pull that shit with her exes, so I wasn't surprised she did it with me.
I felt the water run cold over my body as someone knocked at the door.
"Hey Andy, she's ready to talk to you."
It was CC.
"Thank man, I'll be right out."
I turned off the water and grabbed my towel. Standing in front of the mirror, I looked at how red my eyes were. My jaw wasn't bruised, thank fucking god. But I had cuts and a bruise above my right eye. What did Juliet do?
Putting on Batman sleep pants and a white shirt, I walked down stairs carefully.
"Damn," Jake said when he got a look at me, "So, she was just being vindictive, huh?"
He was speaking about Juliet.
"I don't know," I said softly, finally reaching the first floor landing, "I don't remember anything."

DJ's once sad and angry eyes looked at me with concern. Getting up from her spot on the couch, she glided over and took my hand. PLacing it on her belly, I felt Lynn do what seemed to be back flips. I smiled.
"I am willing to give you a second chance," she said calmly, "I mean, before we even knew what we were, I slept with Ashley. Everyone gets one, right?"
"What?" Jinxx said lifting an eyebrow.
"Dude, you didn't know?" CC exclaimed, "He told everyone shortly after we all moved. Wanted to clear the air so to speak."
"Well, since we're doing that - Sammi and I are getting a divorce."
"Huh?"
"Yep, she is with some dude name Paul as we speak," he paused, "That and I cheated on her with come chick named Ashley Jade,"
"Sounds about right," Ash jested, leaning his head against his hand while it rested on the chair arm, "Us Ashley's are kinda whorish in nature."

"Any way," DJ said clearing her throat, "The guys talked me out of breaking things off with you. Juliet apparently has done this to others in the past, and I don't want you to be another statistic."
I started rubbing the arches of her feet, really digging into the tense places. I watched her eyes close as the pleasure of the foot rub started to sink in.
"Hey guy," I started, looking at my wife-to-be, "I'm going to need you all to leave for the night. But who is picking me up in the morning?"
"I am," CC said, "We finally got a car, what with the baby coming in about 3 months,"
"Shit, I forgot she is due almost a month after me," DJ said, eyes still closed.
"Yep, and she is so friggin sexy pregnant,"
"So I'm not the only one," I said giggling.

The guys all took off; I sat with my girl and wondered what life was going to life now that we've had our first real blow up.
"I think she's going to try it again," DJ said, sitting up to lean her head on my shoulder.
"I really hope not," I said, grabbing her hand to kiss it, "Losing you is the worst pain imaginable."
"And losing you would kill me,"

Agreeing to go to bed and that our big day was tomorrow, we went upstair. I helped her get undressed and put her pajamas.
Tucking her in, she hugged me tightly.

"I love you Andrew."
"I love you more, Deege."

Notes

Juliet is a bitch in this story. Sorry for people who like/love her, but I just never could. Not because I want to steal Andy, because they are happy. But because she just rubs me wrong... anyway, WEDDING IS THE NEXT DAY!