Patience

Chapter Eighteen - Mama, I'm Coming Home

I picked up my shirts that were scattered around the room and shoved them into the bag that Eleanor and I shared. Today we were leaving back for the tour. We'd only stayed home two days, well I stayed three days since Izzy and the guys came later. The door creaked open, Eleanor walked in and smiled.

"Hey." I looked up at her.

"Hey." She grinned.

"What's got you all cheery?" I smirk.

"Oh nothin' just that... I slept with Slash." She whispered.

"Woah no way! Really?"

"Yes really! Nothing happened we just slept together wrapped in each others arms." She blushed

"Does this mean you two are together?" I squeal

"I'm not sure yet, but I hope it happens soon." She exclaims and jumps up and down.

"Good, you two are good for each together." I giggle

"Like two peas in a pod." Elle chuckles

"But man, this is great. I know how much you like him." I wink

"Yeah." She giggles and stares down at the ground.

I smile and go back to shoving my clothes into the bag.

After I finished I put a flannel over my t-shirt to cover up the bandages and bruises on my arms and ran downstairs to join the others in the lounge room. Our flight was scheduled for 8pm. It was only 2 in the afternoon, Slash and Axl went to the store to get food and stuff for the plane ride. I plopped down next to Duff and rested my head on his shoulder.

"Hey babe, how you feelin'?" He asked ruffling my hair.

"I've been better." I sighed

"I'm sorry this happened to you." He spoke softly and played with my fingers.

"It's okay, it wasn't your fault." I took his hand in mine, locking our fingers.

Just then Slash and Axl burst through the door.

"Guys! Look at this magazine we found at the store." Slash yelled and tossed it over to Duff.

My eyes widened when I saw the front cover. It was Duff and I. A picture of me sitting at a table with my chin in the palm of my hand looking up at Duff with a small smile, while Duff was standing up with his hands behind him smiling down at me. The photographer told us that he would send the pictures to us, not plaster them all over magazines. The headline was titled "Duff's New Girl? Guns N' Roses Izzy Stradlin's Twin Sister Dating Bass Player Duff Mckagan." I stared at the front cover, bewildered that I was on the front page.

"Well." Duff said breaking the silence. "Now the whole world knows you're all mine." Duff laughed evilly and pulled me onto his lap.

"Yeah, these are everywhere!" Slash said looking back at the magazine.

I never thought that I would be on the front page of a magazine before.

"Well, come on guys. Mom wants us to eat dinner together before we leave." Izzy said and popped his head in the room.

I nodded and stood up but before I could walk anywhere Duff lifted me up and slung me over his shoulder.

"You're mine! All mine!" He yelled and ran into the kitchen, while I giggled.

He placed me in the seat next to him and Eleanor sat next to me.

"Oh, I'm going to miss you guys so much!" My mother cried.