Unbroken
Mechanical Love
"Andy!" I exclaimed as I walked into Starbucks as I noticed him. He looked up from his phone, smiled, and stood up as I ran to him. I threw my arms around his neck and he put his arms around my waist as I hugged him. He gently pushed me off and kept his hands on my waist.
"It's been a while. How have you been, Al?" Al. It's been so long since I've heard his sweet voice call me by the nickname he made up for me in high school. My full name is Allison Rose Hazel. Everyone called me Allie, except for Andy.
"I've been ok, but seeing you is making me better." I said as he pulled the chair out for me to sit down. I murmered a thank you as he walked around to his chair and moved it next to mine.
"Still as sweet as you were in high school. Oh, and here's your coffee." He handed me a medium mocha cookie crumble. My favorite Starbucks drink. I couldn't believe he remembered that. I smiled and took it. I took a sip of it and set it down on the table. He smiled sweetly at me.
"Thank you. So, how's the tour going?"
"Great. We have a concert tonight, actually. I can get you in for free, front row or you can watch from backstage. Which ever your prefer, hun." He watched me, his blue eyes locked on my green eyes.
"Backstage. If I can get some free merch." I smiled playfully at him and he took my hand in his. He hadn't been this romantic with me since we dated in high school.
"Of course you can get some. Don't worry about that."
"Thanks. So, what time is the concert?" I asked him. He didn't let go of my hand, which I was completely fine with.
"Well, Evanescence will be opening for us at 8:30, and then we'll go on at 9:15. I got our tour manager to get Evanescence to open for us, just for you since I knew I'd get to see you today and that you love them." My eyes widened and I hugged him.
"Thank you, Andy. Thank you so much. I don't even know what to say right now."
"Anytime, sweetheart. Do you wanna meet the guys really quick before we have to get ready for the concert?" I checked my watch.
"But it's only 5:28."
"I know. It takes us almost 3 hours to get done with hair and makeup, and around 30 minutes to get done with wardrobe; so do you wanna meet them, Al?" I nodded and he stood up, my hand still in his. I got up, got my coffee, and we walked to his car. He opened my door for me and I got in. He closed it for me, walked around to the driver's side, and got in. He started the car, pulled out of the parking lot, and began driving down the highway. We talked for the 10 minutes it took to get to the theater they were going to play at. He drove around the back of the theater to where their tour bus was. He turned the car off, got out, and opened my door.
"Thanks."
"Mhmm." I loved when he did that instead of saying anything. It drove me crazy and he knew it. He offered me his hand and I placed my hand in his, and he took it as we began to walk to the tour bus. He opened the door and stepped ahead of me, turned around, and helped me up the large stairs and into the bus.
"There you are. And I'm guessing this is Allison." Andy nodded.
"Al, this is Jake, he's our guitarist." I smiled slightly and shook his hand as Andy walked behind the curtain. I heard snippets of what he was saying. I saw three other guys come out with him. Each band member had long black hair, but Andy had short black hair.
"This is Jinxx, he plays guitar as well, but he plays violin too. This is Ashley, he plays bass and this is CC. He plays drums." I shook each's hand, but CC hugged me.
"We've heard a lot about you. You seem cool." CC said. I nodded and smiled.
"You're kinda quiet aren't you?" Ashley asked me.
"Not really, I'm just shy around people I don't know well." I replied. I was pleased to meet them. Andy put his hand on my back.
"Well, we better start getting ready, guys. Al, you can come with me and help with my war paint if you want." Andy said as he turned to me.
"Ok" I smiled a little and he looked down at me since he was 6'2 and I'm 5'6, and smiled back at me. Andy turned around and opened the door, stepped off, and picked me up by waist and helped me down. I heard CC and Ashley say Andy's name and my name as they got out with Jinxx and Jake. I heard them stifle their laughs. We all walked to the backstage door of the theater, Andy and I hand in hand. Andy opened the door and the guys walked in and I started to walk in after them, but Andy grabbed my arm and pulled me to him.
"What are--" He kissed me softly and quickly. I stared at him in shock. My shock turned to a giggle, and he smiled.
"Come on." He took my hand and led me to his dressing room. He closed the door after I walked in.
"You can sit in the chair in front of the mirror if you want while I get dressed." He told me. I walked to the chair and sat down as he walked to the walk in closet. I looked at the bottles of black face paint.
I felt Andy come behind me and passionately kiss me on the cheek. I smiled and turned my head and he kissed me on the lips as I placed my right hand on the back of his neck. He ran his fingers through my dark waist length hair. He kissed me for a few more seconds and slowly pulled away, opening his beautiful light blue eyes.
"I gotta get ready now, baby." He said softly. I got up and he explained to me how to do the war paint on his body. I followed his instructions.
As soon as I finished his body, I walked in front of him to do the white line across his face. He moved his torso so he could reach me. He kissed me again, and pulled away. I put the white streak across his face for him, and he smiled.
"Oh, and your band merch is right here" He stood up and picked up a BVB shirt and a BVB rosary.
"You can change wherever you're comfortable." He said.
"Ok, I'll be right back." I walked to the closet and took my shirt off and put the shirt on, then the rosary. I tied my comat boots so my tight black skinny jeans would stay in them. I walked out of the closet.
"Want some war paint to go with it?" He asked me. I grinned and nodded.
"Can it be like yours?" I asked him. He said it could, then got the black paint and smeared it on my arms like his. He put the white paint on my face in an identical streak with his finger.
"You look beautiful as always. Can I take a picture of us for Instagram and Twitter?"
"Thank you. And of course." He got his phone and kissed my forehead in the picture. Then he checked the time on his iPhone.
"8:02. Do you wanna go meet Amy Lee before they have to go on?" He sweetly asked me.
"Sure." I responded. He got up, set his phone down, and put his left hand around my hips and opened the door and walked down the hall. Amy walked opened the dressing room door just before Andy was about to knock.
"Oh, hey Andy." She said.
"Amy, this is Allie, the girl I told you about."
"Hi" I said shyly. Amy smiled and hugged me.
"So, Andy told me how big of a fan you are. I'm glad to hear that." She smiled at me.
"I am. I love your music and you." I told her. "Can I get a picture with you and an autograph?" I asked.
"Of course." I got my phone out and got next to her and took the picture of us. She autographed my arm.
"Thank you so much" I hugged her tightly.
"You're very welcome. Well, I gotta go see if the guys are ready. It was nice to meet you, Allie." She smiled and walked to her band members' rooms, which were on an entirely different hall. Andy pulled me to him and started kissing me again.
"It's been a while. How have you been, Al?" Al. It's been so long since I've heard his sweet voice call me by the nickname he made up for me in high school. My full name is Allison Rose Hazel. Everyone called me Allie, except for Andy.
"I've been ok, but seeing you is making me better." I said as he pulled the chair out for me to sit down. I murmered a thank you as he walked around to his chair and moved it next to mine.
"Still as sweet as you were in high school. Oh, and here's your coffee." He handed me a medium mocha cookie crumble. My favorite Starbucks drink. I couldn't believe he remembered that. I smiled and took it. I took a sip of it and set it down on the table. He smiled sweetly at me.
"Thank you. So, how's the tour going?"
"Great. We have a concert tonight, actually. I can get you in for free, front row or you can watch from backstage. Which ever your prefer, hun." He watched me, his blue eyes locked on my green eyes.
"Backstage. If I can get some free merch." I smiled playfully at him and he took my hand in his. He hadn't been this romantic with me since we dated in high school.
"Of course you can get some. Don't worry about that."
"Thanks. So, what time is the concert?" I asked him. He didn't let go of my hand, which I was completely fine with.
"Well, Evanescence will be opening for us at 8:30, and then we'll go on at 9:15. I got our tour manager to get Evanescence to open for us, just for you since I knew I'd get to see you today and that you love them." My eyes widened and I hugged him.
"Thank you, Andy. Thank you so much. I don't even know what to say right now."
"Anytime, sweetheart. Do you wanna meet the guys really quick before we have to get ready for the concert?" I checked my watch.
"But it's only 5:28."
"I know. It takes us almost 3 hours to get done with hair and makeup, and around 30 minutes to get done with wardrobe; so do you wanna meet them, Al?" I nodded and he stood up, my hand still in his. I got up, got my coffee, and we walked to his car. He opened my door for me and I got in. He closed it for me, walked around to the driver's side, and got in. He started the car, pulled out of the parking lot, and began driving down the highway. We talked for the 10 minutes it took to get to the theater they were going to play at. He drove around the back of the theater to where their tour bus was. He turned the car off, got out, and opened my door.
"Thanks."
"Mhmm." I loved when he did that instead of saying anything. It drove me crazy and he knew it. He offered me his hand and I placed my hand in his, and he took it as we began to walk to the tour bus. He opened the door and stepped ahead of me, turned around, and helped me up the large stairs and into the bus.
"There you are. And I'm guessing this is Allison." Andy nodded.
"Al, this is Jake, he's our guitarist." I smiled slightly and shook his hand as Andy walked behind the curtain. I heard snippets of what he was saying. I saw three other guys come out with him. Each band member had long black hair, but Andy had short black hair.
"This is Jinxx, he plays guitar as well, but he plays violin too. This is Ashley, he plays bass and this is CC. He plays drums." I shook each's hand, but CC hugged me.
"We've heard a lot about you. You seem cool." CC said. I nodded and smiled.
"You're kinda quiet aren't you?" Ashley asked me.
"Not really, I'm just shy around people I don't know well." I replied. I was pleased to meet them. Andy put his hand on my back.
"Well, we better start getting ready, guys. Al, you can come with me and help with my war paint if you want." Andy said as he turned to me.
"Ok" I smiled a little and he looked down at me since he was 6'2 and I'm 5'6, and smiled back at me. Andy turned around and opened the door, stepped off, and picked me up by waist and helped me down. I heard CC and Ashley say Andy's name and my name as they got out with Jinxx and Jake. I heard them stifle their laughs. We all walked to the backstage door of the theater, Andy and I hand in hand. Andy opened the door and the guys walked in and I started to walk in after them, but Andy grabbed my arm and pulled me to him.
"What are--" He kissed me softly and quickly. I stared at him in shock. My shock turned to a giggle, and he smiled.
"Come on." He took my hand and led me to his dressing room. He closed the door after I walked in.
"You can sit in the chair in front of the mirror if you want while I get dressed." He told me. I walked to the chair and sat down as he walked to the walk in closet. I looked at the bottles of black face paint.
I felt Andy come behind me and passionately kiss me on the cheek. I smiled and turned my head and he kissed me on the lips as I placed my right hand on the back of his neck. He ran his fingers through my dark waist length hair. He kissed me for a few more seconds and slowly pulled away, opening his beautiful light blue eyes.
"I gotta get ready now, baby." He said softly. I got up and he explained to me how to do the war paint on his body. I followed his instructions.
As soon as I finished his body, I walked in front of him to do the white line across his face. He moved his torso so he could reach me. He kissed me again, and pulled away. I put the white streak across his face for him, and he smiled.
"Oh, and your band merch is right here" He stood up and picked up a BVB shirt and a BVB rosary.
"You can change wherever you're comfortable." He said.
"Ok, I'll be right back." I walked to the closet and took my shirt off and put the shirt on, then the rosary. I tied my comat boots so my tight black skinny jeans would stay in them. I walked out of the closet.
"Want some war paint to go with it?" He asked me. I grinned and nodded.
"Can it be like yours?" I asked him. He said it could, then got the black paint and smeared it on my arms like his. He put the white paint on my face in an identical streak with his finger.
"You look beautiful as always. Can I take a picture of us for Instagram and Twitter?"
"Thank you. And of course." He got his phone and kissed my forehead in the picture. Then he checked the time on his iPhone.
"8:02. Do you wanna go meet Amy Lee before they have to go on?" He sweetly asked me.
"Sure." I responded. He got up, set his phone down, and put his left hand around my hips and opened the door and walked down the hall. Amy walked opened the dressing room door just before Andy was about to knock.
"Oh, hey Andy." She said.
"Amy, this is Allie, the girl I told you about."
"Hi" I said shyly. Amy smiled and hugged me.
"So, Andy told me how big of a fan you are. I'm glad to hear that." She smiled at me.
"I am. I love your music and you." I told her. "Can I get a picture with you and an autograph?" I asked.
"Of course." I got my phone out and got next to her and took the picture of us. She autographed my arm.
"Thank you so much" I hugged her tightly.
"You're very welcome. Well, I gotta go see if the guys are ready. It was nice to meet you, Allie." She smiled and walked to her band members' rooms, which were on an entirely different hall. Andy pulled me to him and started kissing me again.
7/5/13