An Unforgettable Summer **In Editing**

Chapter 8

I woke up refreshed and in Joe's arms. I'll be honest, I didn't mind it. It was actually kind of nice. I hadn't been cuddled by anyone since Ashley and I broke up. I was facing Joe and I could hear his heart beat. It was nice and calming and I was starting to drift off to sleep when a pillow flew at us. Then another. And another. I sat up and Joe groaned and rolled over. Alex was looking at us. He had a scowl on his face. I smiled and rolled my eyes, then grabbed one of the pillows he threw at us and threw it back, hitting him in the face. I then remembered something. When we stayed anywhere or on the day of a concert, it was always a competition to use the bathroom first. I jumped up and grabbed my bag, starting the battle and was in the doorway of the bathroom when someone grabbed my waist and pulled me back. I screamed and wriggled out of the grip to see Joe looking me in the eye. I laughed as he pushed me onto the bed and made a break for it, but Alex kicked my bag-which I had dropped when Joe grabbed me. Perfect aim! Joe tripped on it and fell, hitting the floor. I grabbed him and drug him out while Alex made a break for the bathroom, but Joe grabbed his ankles and he fell. Joe quickly got up and dragged him out, then I took that moment. I jumped up, only to trip again. I screamed and laughed at the same time, then pushed my bag into the bathroom. I army crawled in and was about to kick the door shut but 4 pairs of hands grabbed my ankles. I screamed as they pulled me out, but I latched onto the doorway and looked behind me to see Joe and Alex each holding one of my legs. Joe let my leg go and started tickling me. They knew it was my weakness. I screamed in fits of laughter and flailing my arms and legs. While Joe and I were busy, Alex snuck into the bathroom. When the door shut, Joe stopped tickling me and helped me up. We sat on the bed and smirked, looking at me.

"What?" I asked.

"Nothing....Nothing at all." He said suspiciously

"Whaat?!? Please tell mee!" I begged him.

"Fine. I succeeded." Was all he said.

"In what?" I asked, a little annoyance showing in my voice.

"In getting Alex into the bathroom first so we could be alone." He said slyly. Did I hear that right? Yes, I did. I smirked. I think I knew where this would go, especially since Alex always took the longest in the bathroom. At least, 15 minutes.

Joe and I sat, looking at each other for about 10 seconds, then he slowly leaned in. Our lips connected and sparks flew. His tongue entered my mouth and explored. His hands ran all over my body. One went inside my shirt, lifting the hem slightly and travelled upwards to my bra clasp which quickly became undone. My shirt flew over my head, taking the bra with it. For a moment, he stopped to remove his shirt too and threw it on the floor. We continued kissing. He laid me down on the bed and quickly removed my booty shorts and panties. I removed his and now we were both completely naked. We made our way under the covers and continued kissing. He didn't wait. He stuck it in me and covered my scream/moan with a deep kiss. He thrust hard in and out of me for about 2 minutes before something big landed on us, knocking him deeper into me. I screamed in more pain than pleasure. It was Alex who landed on us and when he got off, we peaked out of the blankets, our clothes flew at us. Joe put on his boxers and lifted the blanket, creating a curtain so I could put on my clothes.

Joe let me go into the bathroom first and I took a 10 minute shower, then got out, quickly blow dried my hair, then put on my makeup and pinned my hair up in a messy bun. I put on a short, black dress with rips in the side and blood red 3 inch heels. I walked out and in 20 minutes, we were on our way to the stage.

We arrived there after BVB and when Ashley saw me, he kept winking at me but then Joe came up behind me and snaked his arm around my waist. He pulled me close to him and kissed my neck gently. I turned in his arms and kissed him. We kissed passionately for about 30 seconds then separated. I turned to look and see if Ashley was there or if he had gone. I saw him in a different part of the stage, talking to someone. He glanced over at us. I smirked and Joe put his arm around me. We walked to our section and joined Alex who was talking to a brunette girl. A guy told Joe we had 2 minutes, so I drug Alex away from the girl and we got our instruments. I put on my headset and tested my voice. Joe did the same and Alex walked out onto the stage a second after his cue. Since we were still a new band, there weren't very many cheers, but a lot of people did cheer. I smiled as I walked out, then Joe. Our song began and when it finished, the whole crowd was cheering.

We played 4 more songs, then walked off stage. Black Veil Brides was on 10 minutes after us.

After we were done playing, we found the food table which also had bottles of water on it. I grabbed water while Joe and Alex grabbed a slice of pizza(or 3) and we all stood around the table in a little group talking. Alex finished his pizza in about 5 minutes and threw away his plate then walked off somewhere. It left only Joe and I. We looked at each other and smiled. I took a sip of my water and when I put the cap back on, Joe was 3 steps closer and 2 inches from my face. I looked up at him and smiled . He crashed his lips to mine and we kissed for a while. When we stopped, Ashley was in eye-shot of us. I didn't care. We kissed again, then Joe was ripped away from me. I didn't see what happened exactly, but I caught on to what was happening. Ashley had attacked Joe. He punched him in the face, Joe punched him back. I blinked and when I looked again, Alex was holding Joe back and Andy and Jake were holding Ashley back while Jinxx was between them and CC had ripped me away. If he hadn't, I would have been in the center of it. I stood, shocked and still trying to figure out what happened. We had the same manager and immediately he came rushing up.

"Okay! I don't know what the hell is happening between you guys, but ever since Melody joined a band, there has been constant tension! You guys are no longer aloud to play the same venues or be in the same countries together!!! You aren't aloud to be near each other and if this continues, one of your careers will come to an end! Black Veil Brides. You're on in 1 minute." With that, he walked away. It was dead silence. BVB slowly walked away. We walked to our bus. We were done here.

The bus drove us back to our hotel and we packed our stuff. We walked to the bus again and loaded our stuff on, then were on our way to the airport. We boarded the plane. Since we left the venue, not one word had been said to anyone. It was dead silence the whole plane ride. My head was on Joe's shoulder.

When the plane landed, I turned my phone on. A call from 10 minutes ago was on my phone. It was from Ashley and he left a voicemail. I listened to it to see what he had to say.

"Hey Melody. I am so sorry for what I did to you and Joe....I won't bother you guys anymore. I promise. This will be the last time you hear from me. I hope you can forgive me though, because I can't forgive myself. I won't. No matter how hard I try....I'm sorry...." He said. I felt so bad. I don't know why...I wasn't going to call him back or respond though. I deleted the voicemail and went through my contacts. Ashley was the 1st one. I clicked on it and pressed settings. I clicked "Delete". He was gone from my life....I smiled a little 1/2 smile as a small tear rolled down my cheek. I liked the thought he wouldn't bother me anymore, but at the same time, I would kind of miss him and his attempts to win me back, but I had Joe. Just as I said his name in my head, I felt him wrap his arms around my waist. I turned around to face him and we kissed, right there in the center of the airport.

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-xoxo J*