A Country Rebel Love Song

Chapter Twenty-four

*one week later*
  I am rushing around the house trying to get everything ready to go to Aunt Becky's house. I had to bake cookies, pies, and a cake. I was always in charge of desserts. I finished putting the finishing touches on the icing that I was putting on the cake and placed the lid onto it carefully. Andy gently massaged my shoulders.
    "Angel, everything is perfect. Quit worrying yourself so much."
He says.
  The oven beeped and I raced over to take the cookies out. Andy chuckles and shakes his head. As soon as they cooled, I removed them from the tray and put them into a bowl and sealed the lid on. Andy pecked my lips.
    "Are you finished now?"
He asked.
  I took off my apron and put it back onto the hook. Andy smiles.
    "Finally. I've been waiting for you to get finished. I wanted to give you your Christmas present."
He says.
    "I thought we were going to wait until we got to Aunt Becky's?"
I say, confused.
    "Well, I thought it would be more special if I gave it to you here."
He says.
  I sigh.
    "Fine."
I say.
  He goes to the bedroom and comes back a few minutes later with a familiar red and white object from one of my favorite childhood cartoons. I smile.
    "What's this?"
I ask.
    "Open it."
He says, handing it to me.
  I click it open and there is a slip of paper reading, 'I pick you,' under it there were two silver bands. I gasp and tears fill my waterline. I look up at Andy. He takes it from me.
    "Now before you get yourself to worked up, this isn't an engagement ring. They are promise rings, promising you that one day, you will be my McKinley Rose Biersack. That one day we will have our little boy and girl that we have always wanted. That is, if you accept this promise ring."
He says, holding it up.
  I nodd.
    "Of course."
I say.
  He picks up the smaller one and slides it onto my ring finger. I then do the same with the other one. He smiles once it is completely in his finger. He leans down and kisses me. I wrap my arms around his neck and gently kiss back. He pulls back when he can't stop smiling.
    "I was scared that you wouldn't like the entire thing and wouldn't accept it. Brantley mentioned to me before that you liked Pokèmon so I got on pintrest and got a couple of ideas one night when you where asleep."
He says, a smile on his lips.
    "It was adorable. Now I'm scared that you won't like your gift."
I say, biting my lip.
    "Angel, I'm sure that anything you get me I'll love."
He says.
    "Hold on and I'll go and get it."
I say.
  He nodds. I jogg up to the bedroom and grab the garmet bag which held the customized leather jacket I had gotten Andy. He would probably fuss because it did cost me a pretty good bit, but I really wanted to get it for him. I walked downstairs with it and handed it to him. He looked at it confused.
    "Just open it."
I say.
  He unzips it and turns it around. His eyes widen as he takes in the detailed BVB symbol on the back along with his last name in my cursive handwriting. He hugs me.
    "It is amazing, Angel. This must have costed a fortune."
He whispers.
    "It's okay, it was a two for one deal."
I say, shrugging.
    "What do you mean?"
He asks, confused.
    "Just go get dressed and wear your jacket."
I say.
  He comes down a few minutes later dressed in black skinny jeans ripped at the knees, a white tshirt, the leather jacket, and a black beanie.
    "Now tell me what you meant."
He says, wrapping his arms around my waist.
    "You'll see."
I say.
  I then skip upstairs. I grab a pair of black skinny jeas, a white tank top with a golden zipper stopping at my belly button, and my leather jacket which also had the BVB symbol stamped on it, and my last name was across it in Andy's handwriting. I pulled it on and went into my bathroom. I straightened my hair and added a little bit of makeup to my tan skin and also added eyeliner to play with my eyes. I then pulled on my new black combat boots and walked downstairs pulling on a black beanie. Andy looked up as I came down the stairs. I twirled in front of him. He grins.
    "So that's what you meant. How did you get my handwriting Angel?"
He asks.
    "From a note that you left me one time on tour."
I say.
  He pecks my lips.
    "I don't think that your gift was a bad idea. Its cute."
He says.
  We then go and get all of the desserts and put them into my truck. Andy then grabs my keys and messenger bag from the counter and hands it to me. I walk back out to my truck and we climb inside and I crank the truck. Andy instantly puts on The Misfits. I smile and shake my head. The ride to Aunt Becky's was filled with us singing along to the songs that were playing on the radio. As soon as I pulled into the driveway, Andy got out and started helping me get the stuff out of the backseats. We walk inside and my little cousins instantly surround me and Andy's feet. They start begging for the sweets in the containers. I chuckle and shake my head.
    "I'm sorry you guys. I can't let you have any until you have eat dinner."
I say.
  They whine and then run off and start playing again. Me and Andy carry the containers into the kitchen. Me and him set them on the counter beside the rest of the foods. We walk into the living room hand in hand. I noticed Brantley's eyes zero in on the promise ring.
    "McKinley Rose Tylers that better not be what I think it is."
He says.
     "It's a promise ring."
I say, my voice quiet.
  Andy wrapped his arms around my waist and rested his chin on my shoulder.
    "Oh, did you do the whole Pokèball thing?"
Brantley asks Andy.
     "Yeah, I thought she was going to bawl like a baby. I have to say, hers what a lot more thought out."
He says, looking down to our matching leather jackets.
  Brantley nodded.
    "She had me carry them into the motorcycle supply shop and get them customized. She said that she saw the idea on tumblr or something like that."
He says.
    "I can't really say anything because I got my idea from Pinterest."
Andy says.
    "Yeah, sometimes social media has good ideas for couply things. You can find some good things for kids nursery ideas as well. That's where we got the theme for Mason's room."
Brantley says.
  Andy nodds.
    "That's understandable. I wouldn't have any idea where to begin to start on nursery ideas."
Andy says.
  I lean my head against Andy's shoulder. He chuckles and presses a kiss to my temple. Andy then sighes when his phone starts ringing. He pulls it out of his jacket pocket and looks at it.
    "Well, it's mom. I better answer or she will have my butt next time she sees me."
He says.
  I nodd and he stands up and walks out of the room. Amber looks up from playing with Mason.
    "You and Andy are so adorable."
She says.
    "I mean I guess. Everybody seems to fangirl when we post a picture together on social media."
I say.
    "Yeah, that definitely means that you two are a cute couple and I am not the only one that thinks it."
She says.
  Andy soon comes back and sits down behind me pulling me into him.
    "Mom said to tell you Merry Christmas and that she missed you."
He says.
    "I miss them too."
I say.
  He smiles and presses a kiss to my temple. He gently played with my fingers and then lifted my hand up to pressed a kiss to my hand. I looked up as the kids come running through again. I chuckled.
    "Just to think, by this time next year Mason will be up and running around as active as them."
I say.
  Amber groans.
    "I'm not looking forward to his birthday. He's getting so big."
She says, bouncing Mason on her knee.
    "Yeah, time flies."
I say.
    "Yeah, I mean look at you and Andy you two have almost been together for six months."
Brantley says.
    "It's hard to believe."
He says.
    "It really is hard to believe that we have been dating for half a year."
I say.
  Andy nodds and looks at me with adoration. Its hard to believe that me and Andy hadn't said our 'I love yous' to each other. You could tell that we loved each other, but we just hadn't found the right time to say it.
    "What are you thinking about, Angel?"
Andy whispers.
    "Just thinking about us."
I say.
    "Yeah, it is pretty amazing how we ended up together."
He says.
    "Yeah, I guess it really is considering the circumstances."
I say.
  Aunt Becky soon came in and said that dinner was ready. We got up and fixed our plates. We then sat in the living room, and Aunt Becky got our attention.
    "Who's saying grace?"
She asks.
    "I'll say it."
I say, a smile forming on my lips.
  She nodds and everyone bows their heads.
    "Dear father, please bless this food are about eat. Thank you for giving each and everyone of us another year to come together as a family. Thank you for giving all of us another chance even if we didn't truly deserve it. Amen."
  A choruses of amens rang out and everyone began eating. I got finished eating and placed my plate down in front of me. Andy chuckles.
    "Where you hungry?"
He asks.
    "You just don't realize how amazing it is to have a homecooked meal."
I say.
  He chuckles and nodds.
    "That is one thing I can agree on. I actually really get tired of take out sometimes."
He says.
    "I think when we go back on tour and we have a free day off, I am going to start cooking some. I'm sure you and the rest of the bands would appreciate a lot."
I say.
  Andy nodds.
    "I mean you remember the whole bottles upon bottles of Pepto that CC usually has to drink."
He says.
    "Yeah, maybe we can cut down on the bottles that he has to have to drink."
I say.
  We then get up and walk to the kitchen. I grab two clean paper plates and make my way to the sweets. Andy follows behind and rests his hands on my hips and his chin on my shoulder.
    "So, what sweets do you want?"
I ask.
    "Cookies and a piece of cake."
He says.
  I cut him a piece of cake and add a few cookies. I hand it to him and he smiled happily and started munching on a cookie. I then added a few cookies and a cupcake to my plate and followed Andy to the living room. Me and Andy sat leaning against the wall this time, munching away at our sweets. The kids soon come running through begging their parents for sweets. I chuckle as they roll their eyes and go up to go and get some sweets for the little monsters as I had grown to name them. We didn't ever really do the whole present thing, because we felt that Christmas should be about family time and so on. Soon enough the party was winding down and everyone was hugging goodbye and such. All of my little cousins gave me and Andy both a hug. Andy was a bit surprised when he was hugged just because he was new and they had never really met him before. Soon enough me, Andy, Brantley, Amber, and of course Mason are the only ones left. Andy is currently playing with Mason who was laying on the floor on his stomach. I just hope that he doesn't spit up on him again because he will freak out again. Brantley soon stands up and stretches before letting out a yawn.
    "We better be getting home. If we don't get Mason in bed on time, he will be whiny tomorrow and no one will be able to stand him."
Brantley says.
  Andy stands up and then picks Mason up. He hands him to Amber. Amber smiles and we walk them out to their truck. As we were walking, I let out a yawn. They all chuckle.
    "Andy, it looks like you better get her home as well or she'll be whiny to."
Brantley jokes.
  He flinches away when I go to get him. He then raises his hands up in surrender.
    "I'm just joking. Easy tiger."
He says.
  They soon leave and me and Andy go back inside to help clean up. Max is in the kitchen when I come back inside. I smile when I see him.
    "Hey there baby boy. Mommy has missed you."
I say, crouching down to pet him.
  He sighs in contentment. I soon stand back up and go over and help clean up. Aunt Becky smiles as Andy comes to help as well.
    "You two didn't have to stay and help."
She says.
    "It's okay."
I say, shrugging.
  We soon finish up and Aunt Becky hugs the two of us.
    "You know I'm really happy that you and my McKinley here got together. I haven't seen her this happy in a while."
She says to Andy.
  Andy smiles.
    "I'm going to be honest with you Ms. Becky I'm quite lucky to have a girl like McKinley. She has truly made me a lot happier than I have been in a long time. She really has helped me see the brighter sides of things."
Andy says.
  Aunt Becky smiles.
    "She is really an amazing girl."
She says.
  I blush and hid my face away in Andy's side. They both chuckle. We then started rounding up my bowls and such that I had the desserts in. We then carry them out to my truck and put them in the backseat like before. We then go back inside and hug Aunt Becky.
    "Well, we'll see you later Aunt Becky. It was really good getting to be back at home for a little while."
I say.
  She nodds.
    "Y'all be careful. You never know when a deer or something is liable to run out in front of you."
She says.
    "We will."
I say.
  We walk hand in hand to the truck and Andy let's go to go around to the passenger side. I climb in the drivers side and we were on our way back to my house. We finally made it back and Andy helped me get all of the dishes out of the backseat.
    "I'll wash up in the morning. I think I  am going to go get some sleep."
I say.
  He nodds.
    "That I can agree on."
He says.
  We put the dishes in some hot water to soak. I then went upstairs and changed into yoga pants and a tshirt. Andy soon came upstairs and went to the bathroom and came back out in his Batman onesie. I giggle and shake my head.
    "Hey, it's comfortable and I like it."
He says.
  We climb into bed and Andy pulls the covers over us. He then clicks off the beside lamp. I cuddle into his chest and I immediately fall asleep to the sound of his beating heart.