As predicted, they swarm the pizza. ANDY! PIZZA! I call. His door closes and it seems like he takes the stairs three at a time. It s the perfect distraction to get the stuff hidden from Andy. Ash puts the groceries away and I hide the bags from the lingerie shop in the bag that Ash bought me today. Not really hard while Andy s busy with pizza. But just as I zip up the bag Babe, you coming down to eat? Andy says, from the doorway. I jump. ANDY! Geez! Don t scare me like that! He chuckles. Sorry. Didn t mean to. I walk over to him and we walk downstairs. We get pizza and sit on the floor. We decide to watch a horror movie. Andy, you gonna watch with us or are you gonna leave to do lyrics when you re done eating? Ash asks him. Well, I should probably go back to writing he says. I pout because he s been at it for a little too long, if you ask me. Andy, I haven t spent any quality time with you today At least watch the movie with me ? He smiles. Okay, okay. I ll stay. But just because you asked me to. And you have a good point. I haven t seen you really all day. You ve been spending too much time with Ashley. I hug him. Thank you! And who knows, maybe this break will be the perfect distraction from writing. And when you go back, you ll have a better mindset. A more relaxed attitude. Ash scoffs. Maybe not the perfect distraction he says. I laugh. Andy looks confused. Okay you ve been spending WAY too much time with Ash. You got the meaning of that and find it funny. He s brainwashed you. Ash, don t brainwash my girlfriend! We all laugh. Okay, you. Let s get you relaxed. You ve been staring at lines and words for too long, I tell him, My prescription: a scary movie, pizza, being surrounded by friends, and a loving girlfriend. In fact, haven t you been working on music this whole time, Jinxx? He nods. Call SammiDoll. Invite her over. Do it now. Doctor s orders. He laughs and does just that. They spend fifteen minutes arguing over what movie as Andy and I make popcorn. When SammiDoll gets here, she settles all of it. We re watching One Missed Call. Anyone with a problem with that is out of luck. My eyes go wide. I HATE that movie. It s scares the hell out of me. You okay, Love? Andy asks. That is the ONLY movie that has EVER succeeded in scaring the fuck out of me. He smiles and puts his arm around me. You ve never watched it with me, Love. I ll be right there if you get scared. I promise. I ll hold you whenever you need me to. That s gonna be REAL often. He sees I m still a bit freaked out. He gives me a kiss and a squeeze around the shoulders. Come on, Love. You re the one who wanted to watch a movie with me anyway. He s right. I walk in with him and we take our spots back on the floor. Jinxx and SammiDoll are cuddled up on the couch. CC and Jake are closest to the gigantic TV laying on their stomachs while propping themselves up with pillows and their arms; they remind me of little kids watching Saturday morning cartoons. Ash is in the chair to Jinxx, SammiDoll, and our right. Andy and I are cuddled up and laying against the coffee table in front of the couch. When the movie starts, my grip on Andy s shirt tightens. A little ways into the movie, I m clutching so tight, my knuckles hurt. I look at Andy and he looks slightly terrified himself. I look at Jinxx and SammiDoll. The girl that dies by train gets hit, I hear it and Andy holds me tighter, and SammiDoll buries her face in Jinxx s shirt. He s obviously more than slightly disturbed himself and holds SammiDoll tight. I turn back around. CC s mesmerized by the scenes unfolding. Jake seems a little like he s gonna hurl, but continues to stare at the screen. I look at Ash, who s not even paying attention. He s messing with his phone. He looks up at me and waves. I wave back. I mouth, You re not watching? He mouths back, Seen it a million times. This is everyone else besides you and me s first time. Andy s grip on me tightens as they pull the candy out of the girl s mouth. It s obvious that it s his first time. It s also obvious that it s Jinxx and SammiDoll s first times. They re freaking out. Jake s about to puke, it seems, so that made it obvious it was his first time. CC Well this is a sick fascination so, that makes it obvious it s his first time. But Ash He seems bored with it. He d smiled when the dead body dialed the phone. It s painfully obvious that he s seen this movie. And isn t scared at all. As for me, I m so scared it s painful to watch the movie. Even with Andy holding me. I look back to Ashley and mouth, How have you seen this movie if they haven t? He gives me a smile. It s my movie. I bought it. I watched it alone a lot cause no one wanted to watch it with me. I nod. I turn back to the movie. But I picture Ash, alone, watching it. Wait. I wonder Did it ever scare you? I mouth to him. He nods. It did a little bit. But that was during the first time I d ever watched it. I nod in understanding. I look back to the screen, but all I can think about is Ash watching it alone and jumping when something happened. It was semi-funny. Once I start to think about that, I don't really focus on the movie anymore. I am brought back to reality as Andy's grip on me tightens as the heroine is dragged through the hospital nearer to the end of the movie. I kind of laugh. Wait... I'm laughing. At a scene that used to make me jump EVERY TIME I saw it. Because of Ashley. Thank you, Ash! As the movie progesses, I start to smile more and more at it. Thinking of how stupid I ws for fearing it any time after the initial shock. Jeez... When the movie ends, Andy releases my shoulder. I look at Jinxx and SammiDoll. They're still in a bit of shock. I look at Jake who looks like hes glad it's over. I look at CC. He loks at us. "There better be a sequel." Ash and I laugh. "There's three of them," we say in unison. We look at each other shocked; but then we crack up. Ash looks a his lap. I look back at Andy. He s wide-eyed. Andy? You okay? He snaps out of it and looks at me. I understand why you re afraid of this movie. I hear Ash scoff. I get a text. It s Ash. watch this. I look at him with a cocked eyebrow. He presses a button on his phone. Andy s phone lights up on the table ten feet from all of us. It plays the ringtone of death from the movie. Andy s eyes go wide. He looks like he s about to cry. He goes and picks it up. I look at Ash with a look that says, WTF, man? You re GOOD! Andy says, It s a picture From Jessie Bravo Ash. Jessie died last week in that accident. Maybe a bit soon, but bravo nonetheless. Finally, Andy gets up the courage and presses view . He drops the phone, backs up to where his backs up against the wall, and runs upstairs. We hear his door slam. Ash starts laughing. Jinxx, SammiDoll, Jake, and CC look at him like, What are you laughing at? Andy s gonna die! Ash calms down and wipes the tears from his eyes. I KNEW he wouldn t remember that pic. He wasn t even fully awake. They all go look Andy s phone. I go over to Ashley, who has the pic still up on his phone. Andy seriously looks dead! When was this? Jake says freaking out. The others are to horrified to even speak. Ash smiles. Remember when he had the flu a few months ago? And he passed out onstage, fell off, hit his head on the guardrails, and hit the concrete? There s a chorus of Oh, yeah s. I look at his phone. Andy s eyes are open but he s staring blankly at what I d guess is the wall about head-level and five-to-seven feet to Ashley s right. There s dried blood everywhere. He really does look dead. How d you get Jessie s phone, though? CC asks. Hit the call button, Ash says, grinning like the Cheshire Cat, only with his lady killer smile in it s wacky one s place. Jinxx, like a curious cat himself, presses the button. Perfect Weapon plays from Ashley s phone. He shows it to them that it says Andy s the one calling him. I took the phone; sent him the ringtone, cuz I already had it; set it as mine; then changed my contact name. I even changed his date and time settings. Very easy. They start to laugh. Ash turns to me. Andy s probably bawling his eyes out right now, he says, And he ll be pissed when he figures everything out. But don t worry. Everything on his phone is back the way it belongs. His ringtone is back to Fallen Angels and everything. I think it s time for a little Special comfort. He winks at me and holds up the bag where I put the stuff I hid from Andy. I smile. I nod and Ash hands me the bag. I take it, go into the bathroom on the first floor, choose an outfit and put it on. Once changed, I look out to see Ashley in the hallway. Can I see? Or Andy s eyes only? he asks. I smile and step out. What do you think? He smiles and shakes his head. He s gonna forget all about that stupid prank. I was right, though. He s crying his eyes out with his face in the pillow. Go ahead up there. I walk out to the stairs only to find the other BVB boys staring at me Jinxx included. But then again, so is SammiDoll. Jinxx likey, Ash says. SammiDoll snaps out of it and hits him. Ash and I chuckle. I get upstairs and reach the door. From the other side, I can hear Andy sobbing. I open the door, slip in, and close it all; as quietly as I can. I sit next to him on the bed and I see the movement of his shoulders with the sobs. I rub his back. Andy It s okay It was a joke Just a cruel prank by Ash Calm down I m here Nothing will ever happen to you I promise The sobs slow in frequency. Andy Let me distract you ? He sniffs and turns around with a broken, Huh? When his eyes fall on the strategically-placed-points-where-it s-solid-and otherwise-see-through black and red lace, he stares. I d never do this, I say, I promised myself that. But you You make me feel like I m finally somebody. I smile at him as he sits up, fear and sadness forgotten. I look into his eyes as he runs a hand down my arm. He is mesmerized and runs his fingertips over the lace. You Did this For me? I nod. He moves closer to me. Is this what you want to do? I mean, you didn t just do this to distract me, did you? I mean, it worked. Obviously. I m not even mad at Ashley. I m just . I kiss him. With passion. Yes, Andy. I want you. I push him down on the bed, laying semi-on top of him. But we can t do anything while you re still dressed. He smiles at me and goes into the bathroom. He comes out in his boxers as I lay waiting. He comes over and lays on top of me. He instantly goes for that one point on my neck that makes me melt and continues to bite and suck.
xX~Ashley s Pov~Xx
I walk up to the door. I can hear them moaning. Way to go, Ash. Mission accomplished. They are a happy couple. So, why am I not happy? I walk down the first flight of stairs and turn to my left to walk halfway down the flight to the first floor. I m gonna head to bed, I tell the others. They say Goodnight in at least three different sayings ( Sleep tight , g nite , sweet dreams (SammiDoll)). I just say, Night guys, and walk backup the steps. I stop at the top and look to my right up the stairs at Andy s door. I sigh. I turn left and walk down the hallway to my room at the very end. I go in but leave the lights off. Memories flood my thoughts as I walk around rather aimlessly. The fun Amanda and I had together today. The look on her face when I held up the first outfit in the lingerie store. Her face was so red. She was so embarrassed. Then how she looked in that lingerie tonight. I think about how mad I got when guys were giving her looks in the stores. I wouldn t let anyone help in that lingerie shop. Once I feel something you re not supposed to feel for your best friend s girlfriend, I realize I like her. A lot more than I should. A lot. I walk over to the, what is this? A Vanity? I guess that s what it s called. Figures. I am vain. I always want everything without regard for anyone but myself. I put my hands on the table part and look at myself in the darkened mirror. I run my hand through my long black hair. She d never fall for a guy like me I shake my head. I flop down on the bed, face-down and sigh. With my face in the pillow, I moan, I m screwed.