I Was So Bitter, Till You Came Along

The sex was amazing. Andy was sweet and gentle, and the whole thing was so intimate. So, when he collapsed beside me, I took a deep breath and let out a small laugh.

"Oh my God, Andy. That was fantastic," I said, looking over at him. He grinned, pulling me close by my waist. I pressed my lips against his, placing a hand on his bare chest. Downstairs, the front door slammed, and Andy and I both shot up. I stood up, and I bolted through the bathroom to my room, picking up my discarded clothes on the way. I tossed them in the hamper, rushing around my room, finding clean clothes. A tank top, underwear, and shorts. Awesome.

I had just finished pulling my clothes on when my door was pushed open by none other than Ashley.

"Hi," I said breathily as I heard Andy rushing around his room. Ashley raised a peculiar eyebrow at me as he noticed my rushed state. I was trying to control my heavy breathing, but I knew that he noticed. He stepped into my room, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Andy!? Get in here please," Ashley called. I desperately tried to flatten my hair down.

"One second!" Andy called, and soon he was rushing into my room, his breath heavy as well.

"Why are you both so out of breath?" Ashley asked. I looked at Andy, not liking the idea of probably having to lie to my brother. I then looked down, feeling ashamed of myself.

"Ashley.. we had sex," Andy confessed. I looked up at my brother, watching as his face contorted into confusion, then anger.

"You did what!?" Ashley asked, a slight growl in his voice. Andy pulled me against him.

"We had sex," I told him. Ashley glared at Andy.

"She is seventeen! She's underage, Andy. And for fuck's sake! She's my sister!" Ashley yelled, and he turned to me. "And you. You're not going on this tour if this is what's going to happen." He turned to leave, but Andy stopped him.

"It's already been decided. She's got a bunk on the new bus, and she's on the roster. It's too late," Andy said.

"THEN CALL IT OFF!" Ashley yelled, and he stormed out of my room, slamming the door shut behind him. I detached myself from Andy's side, running after my brother. I stopped him at the end of the stairs, and he turned to face me.

"Don't do this," I said. Ashley held out his arms.

"What am I supposed to do, Casey? If I can't keep him away from you at home, who's to say I can't do it on the bus. No. There's no way I'm letting you on the tour if that's the case," Ashley said.

"No. That's not fair," I said as I pointed a stern finger at him, "I got abandoned by my parents when I was a baby. I'm not about to be abandoned by my fucking brother too!" My voice was shaky during the curse, and Ashley seemed surprised.

"Casey, I don't want to do this with you righ-"

"Shut up! You're acting like sex is... is this bad thing, but you do it all the time!! You're such a fucking hypocrite, Ashley!! I understand the underage thing, but I promise you.. it won't happen again," I said. Ashley sighed and walked away, leaving me standing there alone.

I descended the rest of the stairs, walking through the living room to the kitchen.

"Can we talk?" Andy asked from behind me. I spun on my heel, coming face to face with him.

"Yeah," I said. He gestured to the dinner table, and he pulled out a chair for me. I thanked him and sat down, him sitting down in the spot adjacent to mine. He took my hands over the table, and I bit my lip, gently chewing on it.

"I really like you, Casey... but we can't do this. Ashley would never allow it, and if we persist, he won't let us even be near each other," Andy said. I swallowed as my throat and eyes burned.

"So, what we just did meant nothing to you?" I asked, pulling my hands out of his.

"No.. no that's not what I meant," he said.

"Then what do you mean!? That I'm just some... some charity case? Another one of your useless fucks!?" I asked. Ashley bounded into the room, staring between us.

"No. You mean more to me than that- Casey!" Andy called after me as I angrily walked away, back up the stairs and to the bathroom. I locked both doors, placing my palms on the counter as I took deep breaths as I kept the tears at bay. I looked up, looking at my refelction that stared right back at me, and I made an angry noise, kicking the cabinet at my feet.

Angry tears fell from my eyes, and soon those angry tears turned into heart throbbing sobs as I collapsed against the wall by the shower. I stood up a few minutes later, walking back over to the counter. I stared at my reflection again before I opened the mirror, looking through the shelves of medicine. My head throbbed as my eyes landed on the bottle of ibuprofen, and I removed it from the shelf it was on, closing the mirror. I fumbled with the lid, successfully pulling it off just as there was a knock on the bathroom door, and the pills went flying as I jumped in slight fear. The only sound that filled the room was the sound of the ibuprofen bouncing on the tile floor, and soon all was quiet.

"Casey?" Andy's voice flowed through the wooden door. I ignored him, looking in the bottle and seeing one ibuprofen left inside. I poured it into my hand, setting the bottle on the counter, and I filled up a paper cup with water, popping the pill into my mouth and swallowing it with the water. I tossed the cup in the trash, and the door was pushed open, Andy and Ashley both bursting into the room as I knelt to start picking up every little pill.

"What is that?" Ashley asked.

"It's ibuprofen. What else would it be?" I grumbled as I scooped it all into a pile, then into my hand, and I tossed it all in the trash.

"We thought it was something else," Andy confessed. I stood up to my full height, placing my hands on my hips.

"It's like neither of you trust me with anything. Thanks," I said. I washed my hands, dried them, and I wiped the tears from my face before unlocking the other door to my room, walking in and sitting on my bed. They both followed.

"Casey, I'm sorry," Ashley said. I stood up, and I glared at him.

"No. I'm sorry, Ashley, but this... was a mistake."

Notes

Ooh. What was a mistake?

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