Before The Angels Fell

Rileys POV

I couldn't shake Ashley's words from my mind.
Did Andy love me?
Of course he did. He wouldn't have invited me out here if he didn't. He obviously missed me.
I did my best to hide my worries from Andy while I was in London. He just seemed so happy.
Andy slept peacefully beside me, with a little smile on his face. I wanted to freeze this moment.
But of course, my moment was no longer frozen when someone pounded on out hotel room door.
I quickly scrambled from the bed, grabbing Andy's t-shirt off the floor to throw over my mostly naked body.
They pounded again.
"One sec" I tried to say without waking Andy.
"What?" I said when I opened the door. Then I took in who was there...
Ashley and Danny.
"Is Andy up yet? We have to get to the venue and do sound check" Danny said, unamused.
"Ummm, no, not yet... Would you like me wake him?" I said with a hint of sarcasm.
"That would be fucking lovely" Danny retorted, giving me a snide look.
"And what do you want?" I said turning to Ashley.
"Hmm? Oh nothing. Just enjoying the show" he smirked, checking me out.
"Could you be anymore of a pig?" I scoffed.
Ashley opened his mouth to say something, but Danny said it first.
"Who the fuck do you think you are calling him a pig?!" He said getting into my face.
"Excuse me, but I was talking to Ashley. NOT YOU! NOW WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM?!" I yelled standing on my toes to try and match his height.
"You're just a stupid little bitch with your nails dug into Andy. He's only going out with you cause he feels sorry for you. I heard about your overdose when he left last time. Fucking anxiety freak. Andy probably got you out here so it wouldn't happen again!" Danny ranted loudly.
Myself and Ashley were speechless. We just stood there unable to speak.
Finally the silence was broken when I heard the bed squeak and Andy emerged.
"Why do I hear so much yelling?" He said yawning.
Danny backed down and acted casual, whereas me and Ashley were still in shock.
"Oh hey man, we gotta go do sound check soon, wanna get ready?" Danny said.
"Uhhh, sure" Andy said, confused by the situation. "Jamie, let's get ready" he said tugging my arm.
"See you later guys" Danny smiled falsely.
I rolled my eyes as I slammed the door in their faces.
"Babe? Why does Danny... not like me?" I tried to say delicately.
"I don't know" he shrugged.
"He thinks I'm a stupid bitch that is an anxiety freak and will overdose..."
"Don't worry about Danny. He doesn't mean half the stuff he says. He's usually drunk half the time."
"Andy... He knew that I overdosed the first time. What have you been telling him?"
"Nothing. Ashley must have said something. Hey, umm, I need that shirt" he said pointing at me.
I looked down at his Misfits shirt that hung over my chest. I pulled off the shirt and quickly grabbed my bra off the floor.
"He said that you only brought me out here so it wouldn't happen again...?"
Andy groaned. "Why do you always have to bring up this stuff?! I did this cause I missed you. That's it! Can't I do something nice?" He said as he stalked over to me. His eyes a hard blue like sapphire.
I swallowed it remove the lump in my throat before speaking. "No, you're right. He was talking shit. I'll remember not to listen to him. And I missed you too. I'm happy to be here with you" I said as softly and calmly as I possibly could.
I placed a hand on Andy's face and caressed it. His face relaxed and his eyes closed.
"Hey... I love you so much" I said, beckoning for his eyes to look at me.
"I love you too" Andy said pushing his forehead down to mine.

I watched as both bands sound checked. I watched on the sidelines as Black Veil Brides did meet and greets. And I sat side stage when they were playing.
It was all time spent clearing my head. Mostly from whatever Ashley and Danny had said to me, but also from Andy. I felt like today was the first time Andy had meant the 'I love you'. Not that he didn't mean it other times, but this time he was seeing me. Seeing that I wasn't perfect, that I dwelled on the little things and that I could accept I was wrong. Sure I knew he was lying, but it didn't matter. He cared enough to vent about me, just the other person didn't like it. Andy needed to work on his lying skills, especially when it involves Ashley. Ashley would never say those things about me. Even if he thinks that Andy doesn't really love me.
"Hey, you okay?" A voice said into my ear, just before Ashley's face met mine.
"I'm fine. I'm sorry about what I said earlier" I said back as Ashley took a seat next to me.
"Don't be sorry. I expected that. What I didn't expect was for Danny to take a hit. He was being an asshole."
"I know. And I can accept that."
"Well we're not in a band with him, so you'll probably never see him again" Ashley smiled. "When's your flight?" He asked changing the subject.
"Uhhh, tomorrow afternoon. What about you guys? When will the bus arrive?"
"Probably at 6. Best we don't go out and party tonight."
I laughed "Best not."
"They really put on a show" I said gesturing to Asking Alexandria.
"Yeah, they're kind of like us. They have created a unity among their fans. The AA Family is bulletproof. They're like the BVB Army. Will stand up and fight if needed. And will always be there for each other."
"Sounds so great. I wish real families had that. Sometimes I wish I had a family."
Ashley scoffed. "Real families are overrated. Besides, we are your family. You're one of the fallen, like us. And you're not just in it because of Andy, I'd make sure we'd never lose you. Our outcast angel.

The next day Andy woke me up to say my goodbyes to him once again.
"Do you really have to leave again?" I mumbled from the bed.
"Yes, it sucks, I know. I'll be back in less than two weeks.You'll get to see me soon" Andy said leaning down and kissing me.
"Good. I'm so glad you invited me out here. It was nice" I said sitting up.
"Well I'm glad you had fun."
"We can have some more fun" I said seductively, removing the covers from my naked body.
Andy stopped to look and groaned. "Babe! That's not fair! You know that I have to gooooo!"
I smirked. "Well so do I. I better start packing. My flight is in a few hours."
"You're so mean. At least when I get home you'll be all settled in and we can live together. Then maybe you won't need to miss me so much" he said pulling the covers over me.
"Hopefully I won't."

Notes

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