Ma Chérie

Chapter 12

*A Week Later*

Violet's POV:

I'm finally well enough to be on stage again and I'm so happy to be back with all of my bands. "You sure you're good enough to go on stage?" Emerson asked me as I grabbed my camera equipment. "Yes. I'm even bringing my wheelchair in case I get tired." I said giving him a reassuring smile. "If you need anything" He started but I cut him off with a kiss. "Babe, I got this. I know to not push myself and ask for help if I need it." I said softly, and he sighed. "You're right. Come on, let's go have a great first day back" He smiled down at me while holding me close. I kissed his lips before hugging him. "I love you" I sighed in content. "I love you more" He smiled at me as we pulled away. I smiled back as he helped me bring my stuff outside to meet the guys. "Finally! Onward peasant!" Austin said dramatically as he sat down in my wheelchair. I just shook my head as I put my camera equipment on top of his lap before pushing him. "Here I got this" Remington said before starting to push Austin for me. I just laughed as they basically just ran away from us. We made it to the Q&A session and Austin got out to go continue towards the merch tent. I started to get everything ready and I couldn't stop the smile on my face. "Excuse me. You're Violet right?" A girl asked me. I looked up to see a girl maybe 16yrs old with long blue hair and an eyebrow piercing. "Yes I am." I smiled at her. "I love your photography and I'm thinking about going to school to become a photographer like you." She smiled at me. "Wow that's awesome. Do you have any projects with you?" I asked curious about her photography. "Yea" She said excitedly as she went to her phone then showed me some of her work. "Holy shit. These are amazing. Definitely print these out and put them in a portfolio to apply for school." I said handing her back her phone. "You really think so?" She asked shyly. "Hell yea. But don't stop there because you still have what, 2yrs until college. Which gives you plenty of time to approve and expand your creativity." I said. "I will! Thank you for talking with me" She said excitedly as she hugged me. It hurt a little bit, but it was worth it to see her smile. We took a picture together before she sat down for the guys' Q&A. I looked up to see Emerson smiling over at me and I smiled back. I finished getting ready as it started. I didn't have to move too much, so I was fine the whole time. This made me feel more confident about going back on stage.

*Halfway Through The Day*

I just finished up with one of my bands and I noticed that I was starting to get tired. Luckily, I have my hour break. So, I packed up my stuff and put it on the back of my chair before sitting down and wheeling myself over to catering to go meet up with Spencer. "Hey! Look who's finally outside." He smiled as I got closer to him. "Yea. It feels good to be back on stage." I smiled sitting next to him as we began to eat and talk. Besides the wheelchair and still lost in memory, everything is starting to feel kind of normal again. "Well you take it easy and don't push yourself." He said gently hugging me before going to his set. "I will if you do too" I smiled as he walked away. I finished eating before getting back into my chair and wheeling myself to meet the guys for their set. I was almost there, and I saw the guys doing their warmups when I got a weird image of Emerson and Remington on my phone with concerned looks on their faces. The past two days I will get these images in my head and when I tell the guys, they said that it was my memory slowly coming back. "Violet!" Remington yelled bringing me back to reality and I continued over to them. "Hey you ok?" He asked when I got closer. "Another memory, I think." I said before explaining to them what I saw. "Yea that really happened." Remington said. "I wish the good memory would come back instead of those." I heard Emerson say more to himself. "What memory?" I asked, and Emerson blushed while getting shy. "Nothing. Don't worry about it. If the others are coming back, then eventually that one will too." He said not looking at me. I got up from my chair and walked over to him before taking his hand and pulling him away, so no one can hear us. "Babe talk to me. It'll come back faster if you tell me." I said looking at him. He took a deep breath before speaking. "The night before everything happen, we...um...made love for the first time." He blushed looking back at me. "Right. You told me that at the hospital." I said taking it in. "Yes. Do you believe me?" He asked shyly. "I do but now I know why it's frustrating for you to remember something beautiful and I don't. I'm sorry." I said feeling bad that I can't talk to him and reminisce about it. "Babe, it's not your fault that you lost your memory. I was actually going to try to recreate it when you were healed up." He said still blushing. I stepped closer to him before kissing his lips. He kissed back immediately while holding me close. "How did I get so luckily to have the greatest man in the world into my life?" I asked softly as our foreheads were resting on each other. "Because you're the greatest woman in the world and you deserve the best." He said just as soft. I giggled before hugging him and I felt him giggle before we broke the hug and went back to the guys right before we had to go on stage. The set went as normal and I was feeling pretty good. But when the set ended, I sat back in my chair just to be safe. The rest of the day went pretty good as well, but I did notice that I was more tired than when I usually do this. I got to the bus just as the guys did. "You ok? Tired?" Emerson asked petting my head gently as he stood next to me and I nodded my head. "Come on. Let's get you cleaned up before you go to bed." Remington suggested as he bent down to pick me up. I nodded again before getting into his arms as he carried me onto the bus and Emerson grabbed my stuff. Remington brought us into the bathroom before sitting me onto the counter and closing the door behind us. He helped me with my shirt like he usually did. But something felt different about the way he looked at me. He gently caressed my face while looking at me. "Remington?" I asked softly. "You had dirt on your cheek." He said quickly and rubbed his thumb on my cheek before removing his hand. I said nothing about it as he starting to take off my bandage and cleaning my wound on my shoulder. "How are they looking doc?" I asked him. "Really good. Looks like you'll be all healed soon. How are you feeling enterally?" He asked smiling at me. "Not too bad. More tired than usual when I work but that's probably just because I have to get back into the swing of things. And I still feel pain if someone touches them." I explained. "So, if I touch here it hurts?" He asked touching my shoulder then lightly applying pressure. "Yea" I hissed "Sorry. What about here?" He asked doing the same to my side. "Ow" I said flinching which made me grab onto his shoulder. "Sorry" He said softly as he let go but kept his hand on my side. "It's ok." I said going to move away and he put his other hand on my hip. "Remington, are you ok?" I asked carefully. "Sorry. I just want to be next to you. Soon you'll be all healed and you won't need me anymore. So, I want to take in the moments that I have you to myself." He said backing up from me before helping me with my shirt. "Remington, you're my best friend, I'll always need you in my life." I smiled at him before I left the bathroom and went to the couch that I've basically claimed as my own because I can't sleep in the bunk with Emerson yet. "Goodnight Babe" Emerson smiled as he tucked me in and kissed my lips. "Goodnight Babe. I love you so much." I smiled back at him. "I love you more" He smiled kissing my forehead before going to his bunk for the night. Everyone else was still up so I just put my headphones on with my music before going to sleep for the night.