14 - Return of the Rock Star Girlfriend
It felt like Marty had been waiting forever but in actuality he'd only been there for about a half hour. Those thirty minutes felt excruciating due to two factors. First was his excitement on seeing his girlfriend again after having spent more than a month apart. The other was the hard plastic bench that he was now seated upon.
"Should've brought a cushion with me," an uncomfortable Marty complained under his breath, once again peeking up at the clock in impatience. As he once again shifted in what would be another futile attempt to get somewhat comfortable, the sudden switch in radio stations from the nearby newsstand caught his attention. The familiar song which was nearing its end caused him to smile.
"And that was the latest single from local darlings, the Ragged Dolls," the DJ stated in that annoying voice that all in his chosen profession seemed to possess. "Who have just completed a twelve city tour on Tuesday night in Denver. Next up, we have-"
"Shit, I missed it," the bleach blonde teenager now attending the newsstand swore before fiddling with the radio dial. "There's got to be something good on here..."
Momentarily amused by the girl's antics, Marty once more shifted into a slightly more comfortable position. He then closed his eyes and couldn't help but smile at the memory of when Andy had first told him about getting her record deal. He'd never seen her so happy in the entire time they'd been together.
"You're grinning like an idiot," a familiar voice stated, breaking his reverie.
"And you're late," he retorted, opening one eye to glance up at a smirking Lexie Keaton.
The brunette band manager plopped down beside him, smacking his thigh in the process. "We got slowed up by a freak storm in Minneapolis, but we're here now, aren't we?"
"Where's the band?" Marty asked, trying to rein in his excitement at seeing Andy after so long.
"Don't you mean, where's Andrea?" Lexie responded, seeing right through him.
"Lexie..."
The brunette pouted, sending a hurt expression his way. "Why do you and Andy always take that tone when I'm trying to have fun?"
"Because your idea of fun usually comes at the expense of others," Andy answered, causing the two to turn in her direction.
"Hey, Babe," Marty grinned, jumping up from his chair to engulf the blonde in a bear hug.
"I missed you, too," she laughed, dropping her bags to hug him back just as hard.
"Well, as much fun as it is to watch you love birds maul each other, I need to get home and take a nice long bubble bath," Lexie stated, picking her luggage to leave. "See you!"
"See you, Lexie," they said in unison.
"Freaks," he heard Lexie mutter while walking away.
"Welcome home, Miss Walker," he grinned, then pressed his lips against Andy's.
"It's good to be home," she said after they seperated, grinning back at him.
"You colored your hair again," he stated, noting the light pink and deep purple streaks in her blonde hair.
"Lex and I got bored in Seattle," Andy explained shyly, twirling one of the light pink locks with her index finger "You like?"
"Yeah, it's very Avril Lavigne of you," Marty teased, knowing how much Andy hated that particular pop star.
"Okay, that's just mean," she pouted.
Just then the teen girl from the newstand took notice of them, interrupting their reunion. "Holy shit, you're Andy Walker!"
"My adoring public," the blonde sighed, sending an apologetic shrug towards Marty before turning to the newsstand girl. "Hey, there! And what's your name?"
"I'm Tamaris," the girl squealed, which made several other people in the surrounding area cringe. "And I'm you're biggest fan!"
While his girlfriend was dealing with her 'biggest fan', Marty felt his cellphone go off and turned away to answer it.
"Hello?"
"Hey, it's me," Rory greeted, surprising him. Marty hadn't heard much from her since after the Inaugural Ball last week. He was starting to get a little worried about her, truth be told.
"Hello, Rory, good to hear from you," he returned, glancing over his shoulder at his busy girlfriend. "What's up?"
"Nothing much really, just finally got some time off from work and I was wondering if you wanted to hang out tonight," she replied, explaining her recent unavailabilty.
"Any other day, I would, but Andy just got back in town and we're about to head home," Marty informed her, feeling a little guilty for some reason. "Sorry."
"It's fine, Marty," she assured.
"Who're you talking to?" Andy asked from behind him. She had apparently finished dealing with her shrill fan girl, who was currently on her own cellphone, squealing to her friends no doubt.
"Rory," he told the blonde, then turned his attention back to the brunette on his cell. "Still there?"
"Yeah."
"I need a raincheck on tonight," Marty apologized. "How does lunch time tomorrow sound to you?"
"Sounds great," she chirped, sounding cheery. "Now, you guys have fun, and say hi to Andy for me."
"Rory says hi," he told his girlfriend.
"Hey, back," Andy returned, waving despite the fact that Rory wouldn't be able to see her.
"She says hey, too," he informed the other girl, starting to feel dizzy from maintaining two conversations at the same time.
"Well, I'll get out of your hair now," Rory said, unknowingly coming to his rescue. "See you tomorrow."
"See you then," he agreed, then shut his cell to find Andy regarding at him with concern. "What?"
She crossed her arms over her chest, furrowing her eyebrows. "Is there something you're not telling me, Marty?"
"What?" Marty frowned in confusion.
"Oh, relax, I'm just messing with you," Andy laughed, handing him a bag and looping her free arm with his own. "Home?"
"Home," he agreed, the two reunited lovers heading towards the exit.
Just a minor change to the beginning of the chapter. Sorry it took so long to tweek. I got distracted by something shiny.