"Thank you, and goodnight!" I said into the mic before we walked offstage. Anaheim was a crazy crowd. Though most artists aspire to play sold out arenas, I love playing in small, intimate club settings. It's more up close and personal.
Closer.
Closer to him.
I could have sworn that he smiled at me during the transition between Satellites and MNSTR. But I may have just been high off the ever-present weed smoke.
We boarded the tour bus and the party started instantly. Tree took the aux chord and Benn opened the booze cabinet. It was the last night of tour so of course all the guys were going to go crazy. I opted to stay sober and enjoy watching everyone else make a fool of themselves.
As the night transitioned to the early hours of the morning, the guys were stumbling and slurring their words. I should have been laughing and having fun with my band mates, but I wasn't. I just couldn't clear my mind. I couldn't stop thinking about him.
I looked up from my twitter feed to find Dave standing alone by the bunks. He seemed to be watching everyone like I was. Was he also staying out of the festivities? I guess I didn't notice, engrossed in my pouting. He noticed me looking him, and it occurred to me that I should look away, but I didn't. I kept starting at him, because he was beautiful.
"Take a picture, Leo, it'll last longer," Dave said with his signature smirk. I jokingly held up my phone as if I was taking a picture of him and said, "smile!". Dave grinned and shook his head. He made is way over to the couch and plopped down next to me. Our thighs were touching. Calm down Andrew.
"You're legal to drink as of two weeks, why aren't you shit faced right now?" Dave said with a flip of his hair.
"The real question is why aren't you, THE David Escamilla, high off your ass right now?" I rebuttled.
"Touche," he crossed his arms. "But seriously, is something up?" I could feel heat at every point where our bodies made contact. I was struggling to steady my breathing.
"I just, uh, have a lot on my mind," I wanted this conversation to be over.
"I see what this is, you're whipped, man!" I started to object, but Dave turned toward me and looked in my eyes. I shut up.
"Yeah," I breathed. Dave seemed interested.
"Come on, who's the lucky lady?" I dropped my eyes.
"Lady..." I scoffed under my breath. Dave's light hearted smile faltered, and he paused for what seemed like an eternity. Shit, I thought.
"Oh," he said. Another pause. "Is it, uh... me?" I slowly looked up to meet his gaze. His eyes were wide open. I stared miserably, and gave a small nod. I braced myself for the worst, expecting him to be repulsed that his best friend was hopelessly in love with him.
However, I was dumbfounded when Dave, who I thought would get the fuck away from me, closed the gap between us, pressing his lips to mine. I couldn't believe this was actually happening. He lingered there for a second, his hand resting on my knee. When he pulled away, I was speechless. Dave just smiled his perfect smile.
"I was wondering when you'd get the balls to tell me," he said with a chuckle.
"You knew?"
"You're not exactly the best at hiding your feelings Andy". He was still so close to my face.
"I guess not". I was grinning like an idiot. "Do you think the guys saw that?"
"They're way too crossed to even remember their own names." This damn boy was making me all flustered. "But we can go somewhere more private if you want," he said with a wink. How did he keep so cool? I stuttered.
"Uhm... uh..." Dave just laughed and grabbed my hand. He lead me to the small bathroom and shut the door behind us. He backed me up against the adjacent wall. My heart was beating so fast, and I couldn't think straight, but in knew one thing: I wanted him.
He planted a soft kiss on my lips and swiped his tongue across my bottom lip. I met his tongue with mine and placed my hands on his lips. His arms were braced on either side of my head. Dave's superior height made him all the more sexy. He broke the kiss and looked into my eyes. "Is this okay?" he asked.
"Yeah," I said, a bit breathless. He kissed my lips again, and then trailed down my chin, to my neck. He left soft kisses in a line to my collar bone, then kissed back up to my Adams apple. I gasped when I felt the slight graze of his teeth.
"David," I breathed.
"Shh," he said. I felt his warm breath on my skin giving me goosebumps. David noticed and I felt him smile against my neck. He left a small hickey on my collar bone, and made his way back up to gently nibble my bottom lip.
I was becoming less nervous by the moment, and with some boost of courage, I grabbed the hem of his tshirt and pulled it over his head. He was gorgeous, with his defined abs and his v-line visible above his low jeans. "That's not fair, now you have more clothes on than me," he said with a smirk before cupping my face and crashing his lips into mine again.
"We can fix that," I murmured into the kiss. He pulled back, but kept his face close to mine and met my eyes. Dave's hands wandered down to my belt buckle and he made a show of slowly undoing it. He hooked his fingers in my belt loops and pulled my hips in closer as he kissed me again. I was a little... "excited", and Dave laughed when he felt the hardness through my pants.
"Shut up," I said. "Your fault".
"Then maybe I'll have to fix it," he suggested seductively.
"Oh really? And how are you going to do that?" I challenged.
"SUCK HIS DIIICK!" Taddie burst through the door to the bathroom. I guess we forgot to lock it.
"The fuck man?" David said as he turned toward the guys.
"I kn-knew it! You o-owe me 10 b-bucks, Benn!" Brandon gloated.
"You were betting on us? " I asked.
"Duh!" Tree said. "It was obvious that you guys were gonna bone." David picked up his shirt and threw it at him. Benn stepped in front of Tree and took David's shirt from him.
"Sorry to interrupt fellas. We'll let you get back to your regularly scheduled fucking. Use protection!" Benn mocked as he tossed Dave's shirt back to him. Dave started to charge at him but I held him back. I was laughing my ass off. Taddie glanced down to my crotch and said with a smirk, "Nice, Andy." This time Dave had to restrain me. The guys left with a roar of laughter and shut the door behind them.
"I'm gonna kill them," Dave joked with a smile.
"We can beat their asses later". I brought him in for another kiss. When our lips parted he stood back and I drunk him in. He smiled yet again with those perfect teeth of his and said, "What?"
"It's just, how did I get so lucky?" I never thought in a million years that Dave would reciprocate my feelings. He paused, and stepped closer.
"I love you, you know that? I love you Andrew." I grinned from ear to ear.
"I've loved you since I met you, David. Holy fucking shit I've loved you." David mirrored my smile and pulled me in close. He tangled his fingers in my hair, and I wrapped my arms around his neck. And he kissed me. He kissed me like I was the most important thing to him in the world. He was definitely my world.
This was all I'd ever wanted. This, felt right.
