A Heavy Metal Christmas

Chapter 5

The next day, I was shaken out of my slumber by Chris.
I lift my head off Jake's chest and lazily throw a pillow in his general direction, asking, "Where's the fire, Chris?"
Chris chuckles and catches the pillow. "No fire, just came to tell you two that breakfast is ready. I made as much bacon as I could, but you both know what a bad combination Mick, Sid and bacon are..." he says, grimacing.
I nod and rub my eyes. "Mmph... don't I know it." I grumble, sitting up.
Chris tosses the pillow back to me. "Here, try to wake up your husband," he says, heading to the door.
I grin. "Gladly," I say. Readying the pillow in my hands, I bat Jake's face semi-gently with it.
He groans, then rolls onto his side away from me.
I roll my eyes, then set the pillow down and snuggle up against his strong back, putting my lips near his ear. "Hey," I whisper. "Get up, sleepy head. Chris made breakfast."
Jake groans again, then flips onto his other side so he could kiss me. "All right, I'm awake. Good morning, love." he murmurs.
I smile at him and mumble in reply, "Good morning."
Jake pulls me into his arms and kisses me again. "Can't we stay here?" he whines. "I'm all cozy and warm."
I chuckle, then push my head under his chin and curl up to him, our bodies fitting together perfectly as they always did. "I guess," I answer, lightly kissing his collarbone.
"Yay..." Jake mumbles sleepily and tightens his arms around me.
I was just about to fall asleep when Mick knocks the door open and flips on the light.
"Goooooooooood morning, sleeping beauties!!" Mick roars.
I jerk awake and sit up, causing Jake to release me. "Mick! Do you have to be so fucking loud!?" I snap irritably.
Mick grins at me, unfazed by my annoyance. "Yep! It's the only way you two will get out of bed! Plus, if you sleep in, you'll miss the concert everyone is going to go see!!" he answers.
I cock my head to one side. "Concert?" I ask.
"Yup. We're going to go see Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace, Disturbed and Parkway Drive today in Seattle!" Mick says.
Behind me, I hear Jake sitting up in bed. "That's a fantastic lineup," he says, excitement lacing his voice. I turn to him to see that he was pulling his shirt on. When he pops his head out, a huge grin was decorating his features, and he hops out of bed.
Mick smiles triumphantly and crosses his arms. "Might want to get dressed and get breakfast," he says. "We're leaving in an hour."
With that, he turns and heads downstairs.
I groan tiredly and rub my eyes. "Guess we're going to a concert, then." I murmur in defeat.
*TWO HOURS LATER*
When we arrive in Seattle, we all park in the VIP section and head into the amphitheater where the concert was held.
Jake was like a little kid at Christmas; his eyes were shining with excitement and he kept running off to investigate different booths set up around the entrance of the amphitheater.
Sid wasn't any better; he drags Haley and Isabella along with him as he follows Jake.
I had given up on chasing after Jake and just stay with Dad and Shawn.
Everyone else had gone to get merch or walk around and sightsee.
I shove my hands in my pockets and shiver a bit. Despite my annoyance at being woken up early, I was very excited about seeing this concert. It had been a while since I had actually seen a concert, not perform in one.
I hear Jake running up behind me, and I quickly turn. However, I wasn't able to stop him from swooping me up off my feet.
He was laughing breathlessly as he yells, "This place is great, babe! There's so many places with great food and band merch!!"
I cling onto him, fearing that he would drop me as I reply, "Of course, that's all you can think about, food!"
He easily brushes off my sarcasm and he sets me down. Taking my hand, he grows (semi) serious as he asks, "Are you all right, babe? You seem irritated." I look up at him, shrugging. "Well...a little bit. It's just because of a lack of sleep. I'll be fine." I answer.
He releases my hand, drawing me into his side instead. "Want some coffee? I think I saw a Dutch Bros stand around here somewhere." Jake says. Pulling out his wallet, he shakes it. "My treat."
I finally smile and snuggle into him. "That would be fantastic, thank you." I say.
"Now, if I buy you coffee, will you cheer up?" Jake asks.
I look up, smirking. "If I get a kiss along with it." I answer cheekily.
Jake grins. He stops and gently grabs my face, pressing his lips to mine. I giggle under the kiss and softly bite his lip, teasing him.
Smiling, Jake breaks the kiss. "Save it for after the baby, love." he mumbles, touching his forehead to mine.
I close my eyes and nod.
"Now," Jake says, pulling away and wrapping an arm around my waist, "Off to buy the Princess some coffee."
*20 MINUTES LATER*
Jake and I were walking around, holding hands and drinking our coffee when my phone begins to buzz in my pocket.
I pull it out and answer it. "Hey Dad, what's up?" I ask.
"Hey, baby. Concert's about to start. The guys and I are in front of the admission stand, wanna come meet us there?" Dad answers, cheerful.
"Yeah, of course! We'll be there in five minutes. Bye, Dad." I chirp, then shut off my phone and tug on Jake's hand. "C'mon, the concert's going to start. Let's go." I say.
Nodding, Jake lets me lead him to where Dad and the others were standing. We get our tickets checked and head to our seats. I was sitting between Jake and Mick, and the stage was pretty close; there were five rows of seats and the floor separating us.
As the last few people get into their seats, an opening riff blares from behind a large black curtain hanging in front of the stage. Then the curtain lifts, revealing the first band, Breaking Benjamin.
I smile as they began to play their new song, Angels Fall. It was a good song, although I didn't listen to much of BB's other music.
Jake slips an arm around me and relaxes into his seat. "Wonder how the other bands are going to be," he says. "Mm," I answer, focusing on the band.
Between bands, there was usually a fifteen-minute break for the stage crew to set up the instruments and backdrops for the bands that were playing next. So after BB finishes their setlist, Jake and I decide to try and get backstage to meet some of the band members.
I personally want to see David Dramien, the lead singer of Disturbed. Jake wants to visit Adam Gontier, the lead singer of TDG and an old friend of his.
So we head backstage and flash the guards our VIP passes to get through. "That was easy," Jake murmurs, squeezing my hand.
"Mm," I say again. I was focused on looking for Mr. Dramien.
Suddenly, Jake yells at someone and takes off after them, calling back to me, "I found Adam! I'll be right back!"
I blink in surprise, then nod and continue on my way.
I turn down a quiet corridor that I assume was the dressing rooms. Walking along, I look around for any sign of any band members.
After a couple more feet and two corners, I find myself in a dimly lit, cramped hallway that smells like gasoline.
I frown. "How the hell did I get here?" I mutter. I shake my head at my stupidity. "I should just go back to Jake," I say to myself. I turn, and see a man at the end of the hallway, blocking my way. When he sees that I had noticed him, he starts to rapidly walk toward me.
"Hey, what-" I try to get a sentence out, but before I could do that, a large, strong hand claps over my mouth and another hand grips my waist, dragging me down the hallway.
I scream and kick, trying to get away, but the man was way too strong. He keeps walking, and I keep struggling, thinking of Jake and Dad and the others and how I had to get back to them.
~JAKE'S P.O.V~
After catching up with Adam, I head back to where I left Colleen, but she wasn't there. I look around, confused. Maybe she was with Corey and the others already. Hm.
I pull out my phone and text her. When she didn't respond, I tried calling her, and she didn't answer; instead, it goes to voicemail.
"What the fuck?" I mumble, starting to get worried. I call Corey and ask him if Col was with him and the others.
He said she wasn't.
I really start to get worried. Where the fuck was she?

***AUTHOR'S NOTE***
Oh my god. That took a really long time. I'm soooooooo sorry!!!! I'll try to update more!! Thank you for being so patient!! I love you all.