Escaping Grace

Andys POV

"Your family is here?" CC sounded surprised. "From Georgia? Baptist? What? Vale, slow down."
I glanced at CC.
We were in the studio, but we weren't doing much today. I'd already did my recording, so I'm pretty sure we were done. CC was sitting on the couch across from me, and even from here I could hear Vales panicked voice.
Ashley sent him a curious look from the floor where he was playing Xbox. "What do you think that's about?" he asked, and I shrugged.
"Who the hell knows? Vales a livewire."
"True. Did you know she punched Jodie the guitarist from Capricha because he wouldn't stop hitting on her?"
"She shouldve punched the entire band." I replied, scrolling through my texts from Leah. "They're all assholes."
"I kind of liked Gregor. He knew some great party places." Ashley responded, killing zombies.
"I guess."
She always ended her texts with Xs and Os.
"What do you mean she'll crucify me with holy water?"
We all looked at CCs confused face.
"What? With Andy?" he glanced at me. "So she'll what? Who are we talking about?"
Ashley and I looked at each other.
"Your mother?" CC frowned. "Is she a some kind of religious hunter or something?"
He winced "Sorry. Not in a bad way. Sorry, sorry!"
The fuck? I glanced down, seeing a new text from Leah.

Vales family is visiting, mom is super religious, I can hear her freaking out to CC

oh.

What's the big deal?

Mrs. Durant is way baptist and Vale is freaking out that she will skin CC, btw will u meet her mom w CC so she doesnt murder him? They've been here since yesterday and we're going crazy

That was questionable. I didn't know if I wanted to or not now.
I looked up at CC as Vale started yelling at him. He stood and quickly strode from the room, and I looked at Ashley.
"At least Leah doesn't yell at you like that. Well, not since the bus anyway. You never did say why she was so pissed."
I glanced at him.
"It's not important now," I mumbled. I really didn't want to be reminded of that.
And I didn't want her to yell at me like Vale was at CC either.

Yeah, I'll meet her. When?

"Guys!" the receptionist suddenly stepped into the room. "There's a big package for you guys in the lobby. Jake and Jinxx are already scoping it out."
"What?" Ashley lurched to his feet. "Who is it from?"
She shrugged. "I dunno."
"Thanks, Candy," Ashley rushed past her towards the lobby, and I sighed, hurrying after him.
Holy shit. I stared at the boxes.
"Dude! Look at this!" Ashley was half buried in a large crate of ... Doritos?
"What is all this?" I asked.
"Cheetos!" Jake burst. "And Munchies!"
"It's every chip known to man in one big box with three supreme pizzas!" Ashley literally squealed. "It's heaven!"
"Who sent it?" I peeled the card off the box and tossed it out of the envelope.
"Merry Christmas," I read, "from Escape the Grace. X, O," I grinned, recognizing Leahs handwriting.
"They sent us Christmas?" Jinxx looked honored. "This is amazing! THIS IS AMAZING!" He dived into another crate. "This one has barbecue chips!" I heard his muffled voice. "And T shirts!"
He suddenly appeared again, holding an armful of shirts. "They're signed and we all have our own," he started tossing them all out.
I caught mine before it snacked me in the face and held it in front of me.
It was an Escape from Grace shirt, signed by all their members, and mine had a giant X and O at the bottom.
I grinned.
Leah had good taste in gifts, I'd give her that.

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