Between The Roses

Everyone that I had known who had been pregnant at some point in their life had always told me that it flies by really fast and if you don’t slow down and enjoy it, you’ll miss it. And they weren’t lying. It blows my mind that I am almost 8 months pregnant. It seems like it was yesterday that I was singing onstage at a sold out show at The Forum.

But I wasn’t doing that. And I am sorta glad about that. Singing and recording and touring is definitely a fun job and is something I will always love doing, but sometimes I just want to be at home in LA with my loved ones around me. Which is exactly what I was doing. Next to me on the couch in my living room sat Brett while on the other side of the room sat Celeste, Colt, and Aidden. Celeste had called a band meeting and we decided to do the meeting at my house and I was perfectly okay with that.

“Okay guys, I’m not sure how your last manager ran things but I run things a certain way. I promise to get you gigs and opportunities you could only imagine. But what I can tell you will probably change is how things are run. I do not stand for any bull shit. I have a teenage daughter who gives me enough drama to deal with, I don’t need it from you four. So if you are having personal problems, please keep it from affecting the show,” she started and I raised my eyebrows.

“You do know we aren’t touring until at least April or May of next year right?” I asked and she nodded.

“That was the other thing I was going to ask you. I know you’re pregnant and you and your husband have already planned some things out for how you are going to spend your time. What plan did you guys come up with?” She asked.

“We decided that I am going to remain at home until at least January so that the baby can be a little bit older before we decide to spend our days recording. And for touring, Black Veil is going on tour early next year and Andy would rather me at least be in LA while that happens and not out on tour leaving our child alone, so,” I explained and she nodded as she wrote something down.

“Okay. That is reasonable. Family comes first. That is also something I care very much about. My family will always come first guys, and so should yours. If my daughter is sick and I have to be with her during a show, we will either cancel the show or find a temporary replacement,” she said.

“We can do shows without a tour manager, we do know how it all works,” Colt said.

“I know, but it would make me feel better if I were there. Is there any other admin things we need to go through?” She asked and we all shook our heads.

“Okay. Let’s move onto the new record. I understand that you guys are going to focus on writing songs and spending time with family right?” She asked.

“Yep. I’m 8 months pregnant, I don’t think sitting in a recording studio would be wise at this point,” I chuckled and she smiled.

“With all of our other albums we just wrote a bunch of songs and went to record, never really looked back at the songs before recording. This time I think we should take our times. Write together, write apart, write with other people, etc. Get the songs we truly want all settled before recording them,” Brett stated and I nodded.

“That sounds like a brilliant plan Brett, is everyone alright with it?” She looked amongst us and we all nodded.

“Okay then, I think that concludes this meeting. If any of you have a question for me don’t hesitate to send me a text or call. I gotta go though, my daughter has her school registration later today,” Celeste smiled and then left. I turned to face Brett and the other two.

“So do either of you two have any songs written?” I asked.

“I don’t really write songs, I’m more of the drum guy, music not words,” Aidden told me and I nodded before turning to Colt.

“I mean, I haven’t really written songs before but I would love to learn,” he said and I nodded again.

“Well I am tired so, Brett here can teach you some time,” I smiled and he nodded.

“Alright, so, we got the information we needed, I think I’m gonna head out,” Brett stood and then left, the other two following close behind him. When the door closed I let out a sigh. It was finally quiet in the house and it was peaceful. I closed my eyes and leaned my head on my hand. The next thing I knew I was out.

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Two hours and a major neck cramp later and I was jerked awake by the sound of the front door opening and multiple voices sounding. As I sat there waiting to see who was here, I began rubbing my neck and shifting on the couch back to a sitting position. Around the corner from the door I noticed that Andy had brought the band back with him. I picked my phone up from the table and unlocked it to see my notifications. Nothing new, just twitter. From in the kitchen I could hear Black Veil talking about something. As I sat there alone, I suddenly felt hungry and decided to go into the kitchen to grab something. When I climbed off of the couch and made my way into the kitchen, I was greeted excitedly.

“Hey there Sadee,” Ashley patted my back and I nodded at him.

“You look tired,” CC stated and I just send a glare his way.

“So what are you guys doing?” I asked.

“We finished recording and editing so we decided to celebrate by partying. Not here, but at my house,” CC answered and I nodded.

“Have fun. I would go, but I sorta can’t drink right now,” I sighed as I opened the fridge and looked at what we had.

“I mean, you could still come over, make sure we don’t drink ourselves stupid,” Ashley suggested and I raised my eyebrow as I turned to face him.

“I think I’m gonna pass. Before you guys got here, I was literally passed out on the couch in a rather uncomfortable position. I am too tired these days,” I sighed and closed the fridge.

“Well, you know where I live so, if you change your mind you know where we’ll be,” CC smiled and I rolled my eyes. I then looked around the room and realized that Andy wasn’t there.

“Where’s Andy?” I asked.

“He went upstairs to change or something, so we took over your kitchen,” Ashley answered.

“Gotcha. Well, please don’t break anything. I’m going back into the living room and I am going to turn on The 100,” I said and then left the room. As I got into the living room, Andy came jogging down the stairs with Crow in his arms.

“Hey,” he said and I smiled.

“Hey there. So you’re going over to CC’s to celebrate finishing the album?” I asked as I sat down on the couch and he nodded.

“I’m not drinking so I’ll be back eventually,” he told me after setting Crow down beside me on the couch.

“Have fun,” I yawned and turned on the TV.

“Don’t think I didn’t see you passed out on the couch. I was going to wake you up but you looked too adorable so I decided not to,” he smiled at me before leaning down over the back of the couch and kissing the top of my head.

“Go have fun with your band,” I said and he walked out of the room chuckling. I swear, he is a child sometimes. But I wouldn’t trade him for the world.

Notes

A new chapter that probably sucks. This one is more of a filler chapter than anything. I didn't really know what to write so, I hope you liked it though!

In the next chapter Sadee is going to talk to Matt, her brother-in-law, about getting a restraining order against her mother. Fun stuff.

Sadee's Outfit:
http://www.polyvore.com/sadee_between_roses_chapter_15/set?id=197091117

Peace <3