Love Will Save You // Ryan Follese

Chapter 12: We Knew that We were Destined to Explode

-Danielle-

"He's still in bed," Ryan said, letting Melanie and I into the hotel room the band was sharing.

"And he doesn't know we're here, right?" Melanie asked.

"No idea," Ryan smiled, then looked at me, "You go wake him up, Mel and I will get started on breakfast."

I grinned evilly, "Don't mind if I do."

They left a couple days after Christmas for New York because they were playing Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve. Jamie thought Melanie and I were staying home and watching it TV, but we planned with Ryan, Nash, and Ian that we would go out to New York to spend Jamie's birthday and New Year's with them.

I tip-toed to Jamie's room and opened the door quietly. I looked at him for a minute before I took my phone out of my pocket, taking a picture of him, posting it on Twitter. I shoved my phone back into my pocket and laughed quietly as I strolled over to his bed, jumping on the bed beside him.

"Happy birthday, Jamie!" I cheered. He groaned and rolled onto his back, but never opened his eyes. "You wanna play that way, huh? Oh, I'll play that way, Jamie." I sat myself on his stomach and poked his face repeatedly.

He groaned again, "Stop."

"Jamie Christian Follese, I did not come all the way to New York for you to be moody. Now get your ass out of bed and be happy, birthday boy!" He slowly opened his eyes and looked at me, not saying a word. I playfully hit his cheek, "Stop staring at me like that. It's weird."

"Danielle? What are you doing here? I thought you were staying home," he said.

"Did you really expect your own girlfriend not to spend your birthday and New Year's with you and her favorite band?" I smiled. He grinned and moved his hands up, pulling my face down to his.

"You're amazing, you know that?" he whispered.

"So I've been told," I shrugged, closing the gap between us and kissing him. I climbed off of him and pulled on his hand, pulling him off the bed, "Breakfast time!"

"Oh my God, she actually got him up," Ian said from where he was already sitting at the table when Jamie and I walked out of the bedroom.

"Melanie!" Jamie said, shocked when he saw her.

She laughed, "Jamie!" She skipped over to him and hugged him, "Happy birthday, Jaim."

"Thanks, Mel," he smiled. "Is there anyone else here I should know about?" he asked, looking around the room.

I shook my head, "Not that I'm aware of."

Melanie shrugged, "Sorry, Jamie. It's just us."

"Alright, who knew?" Jamie asked. Ian, Nash, Ryan, Melanie, and I all raised our hands and Jamie jokingly said, "I hate all of you."

"But you just said I was amazing," I pouted.

"Except you, I could never hate you," Jamie said, kissing my cheek.

I laughed and pushed his shoulder, "Whatever."

I heard Melanie start singing quietly, "When the girl you like thinks you're gay."

"What, whatever!" I yelled, looking at her.

We laughed as Ryan continued, "You got a bunch of bills you can't pay."

"What, whatever," Ian smiled.

"When nothing's ever going your way," Nash sang.

"Whatever," Jamie chuckled.