I Won't Dwell On Heaven's Calling (Black Veil Brides)

Chapter 19

Andy smiled as he saw me. He looked dashing in tight, black skinny jeans with a plain black t-shirt. He grabbed my hand and pulled me away from the hotel.

"Hey!" I laughed. The feeling he gave me was strange. I felt... happy. I didn't worry or get stressed when I was around Andy.

"Hello, how are you doing?" he grinned down at me. We slowed down to a walk but he still held my hand. The evening sun was scorching as we strolled down the street. Maybe black wasn't such a good idea.

"I'm... Well, I'm doing great. How about you?" he looked down at me again, his face glowing with excitement.

"I'm so happy." I laughed as we continued to walk slowly down the street. Barely anybody was out as the sun was just starting to go down.

"So, where are we going?" I questioned; my curiosity getting the better of me.

"Well, I didn't want to do anything too extravagant. I thought we'd just go to dinner." as he finished his sentence, Andy pulled me into a tiny restaurant. Well, it looked tiny from the outside.

It was very cosy and warm. Couples and friends sat around oak tables; enjoying drinks and beautiful looking food. The walls were covered in a variety of art. Ranging from water-coloured landscapes to graffiti. It was fantastic.

"Andy, this is stunning!" I exclaimed. He smiled and squeezed my hand as we were approached by a waiter.

"Hello, have you got a reservation?" he smiled politely at us while glancing at Andy's tattoos. I stifled a laugh as Andy told the judgmental waiter that he had reserved a table for two under the name Biersack. We were seated and handed menus. The options varied from Italian pasta to Japanese noodles.

"Why were you laughing at the waiter?" Andy smirked at me.

"You caught that?" my cheeks grew warm as I smiled slightly. I'd have to learn to stop blushing so much.

"Yea, I did."

"He was looking at your tattoos. He looked a bit... scared, to be honest." I chuckled and Andy joined in. I looked down at my menu as the waiter came back.

"Would you like to order any drinks?" he asked.

"Hayley?" Andy looked at me.

"Oh, I'll have a Pepsi, please." I smiled politely at the nameless man taking our orders.

"I guess I'll have the same." Andy told the waiter who looked intimidated by his deep voice and dark clothing.

"Could you not scare away the waiters?" I smirked.

"Hey! You're wearing all black!" Andy defended. I looked down at my clothing and frowned.

"I thought it was red." Andy laughed at my concerned face.

"Anyway, how was your day? Y'know, before I interrupted it with all of this dating business." Andy smiled.

"Oh, it was great! I met Alex and Dan who'll be playing drums and rhythm guitar in Set You Free. We started adding music to some lyrics I wrote a while ago!" we continued to talk to each other about music and careers and such. I felt so comfortable around Andy. I spoke more about personal topics than I did with anyone else.

"Are you ready to order?" the waiter asked as he approached our table and put our drinks down.

"Yea, I'll just have the hamburger and fries please." Andy told him. The waiter pulled out a notepad from his pocket and scrawled it down. He then turned to me.

"I'll have the aubergine and black-bean stir-fry, please." I said. The restaurant had quite a lot of choice when it came to vegetarian meals.

"Oh, of course! I keep forgetting that you're a vegetarian!" Andy took a sip of his drink and looked at me. I chuckled. We carried on our previous conversation as we waited for our food to get to us.

I felt absolutely amazing, sitting there with Andy. It felt like we were the only two there. He made me feel like I was actually someone special. He made me feel loved and cared for. Most of all, he made me feel like I wasn't worthless; and that was important.

"Did you hear what I just said?" I was awoken from my thoughts by Andy's beautiful voice.

"Erm, no. Sorry." I grinned at him and he shook his head.

"I asked if you'd like to do this again sometime... Well, not necessarily this. I mean... Would you like to go out again... with me?" he asked somewhat nervously. Why was he nervous? Couldn't he see how much I liked him?

"I'd love to!" I exclaimed, grinning at him. He smiled back. We looked into each other's eyes and it felt like time could stop. Interrupting our emotional moment, the waiter cleared his throat and set down our meals in front of us.

"Enjoy." he said and swiftly ran off to attend to another table.

We ate slowly, pausing often to keep up the conversation.

I stole a chip off of Andy's plate and told him: "Thanks."

"Hey! You've got your own food!" he complained as I dipped it in his ketchup.

"You can try some of mine if you want." I told him. He grabbed his fork and piled it with rice and the aubergine and black-bean stir-fry.

"It tastes... weird." Andy decided as he swallowed my food. I shrugged my shoulders and told him that I liked vegetarian dishes.

After we had both finished our meals, Andy payed (after much debate) and we left the restaurant hand-in-hand.

"Andy, I really enjoy spending time with you." I told him as we stepped into the cold outside. The dark sky was dotted with stars and it looked gorgeous. I let go of Andy's hand to take a picture of him in front of the beautiful night sky with my iPhone.

"Wow. I think I like L.A. @andybvb" I tweeted and added the picture. I smiled and grabbed Andy's hand again.

"Well, that's good, because I'd like to spend as much of my time with you as I can." we had stopped walking. Andy turned to face me. He took my other hand in his and bent down slightly. I smiled a huge smile. I knew where this was going. Before I could acknowledge it; Andy's lips were on mine. The kiss was short but it held more emotion than I had ever felt. He let go of my hand to hold my face as we broke apart. He lowered his head so that our foreheads were touching. I quickly snapped a picture of us and giggled slightly.

"Did you just take a picture of us?" he asked. I could feels his words on my skin as he spoke.

"Yea. I want everyone on Twitter to know that it's not a misunderstanding anymore." Andy grinned at me and planted his lips on mine again. I took another picture and he laughed into the kiss.

"I know it's only the first date but how would you like to come back to mine?" he asked. My eyes widened and Andy looked confused, "Wait, no, not like that! I wanted to watch Batman and eat popcorn!"

"Well, in that case, lets go back to my hotel and grab some pajamas!" he smiled and grabbed my hand; pulling me along the street to the hotel I was staying at.

As soon as I unlocked my door, Andy rushed into my room. I shut the door again and went to pack my rucksack. I only put in my batman pajamas; a wash bag; my sketchpad and pencils and my camera. I had to photograph as much as I could: saving my memories forever.

"Are you ready yet?" Andy shouted, excitement clear in his voice.

"Nearly!"

I pulled out my phone and tweeted the picture of Andy and I kissing: "Maybe it's not just L.A I like..." I smiled to myself and left to join Andy.

"Come on, Batman is waiting!" with that Andy grabbed my hand and led us out into the warm L.A night. It was by far my favourite day in America...yet.