A Country Rebel Love Song

Chapter Twenty-six

*few days later in Florida*
  We were on our last show here in Florida, finally. Today is the day that me and Andy decided to go and look for the dreamcatcher and get some of the tea and such so that I could start making him some every night before bed. Andy comes into the bunk alley just as I was lacing on my converse.
    "Are you ready angel?"
He askes, leaning against the doorjam.
  I finish tying on my shoes and stood up. I grabbed my messenger bag and slung it over my shoulder. I then nodded.
    "Lets go."
I say.
  He smiles and tangled our fingers together. We walk towards the door of the bus.
    "Don't forget that the show starts at five!"
Jake says as we walk out.
  Me and Andy walk to the rental car and Andy cranks up.
    "How do you know where the mall is?"
I ask when we pull into the parking lot of the mall.
    "She liked to come here a lot when we were in Florida."
He says.
  I nodd. I felt a little bad about bringing it up. We walk into the mall and look for a western store that would carry dreamcatchers and things of that particular nature. We go back to the wall of dreamcatchers and start looking for a smaller one that caught Andy's attention.
    "Hey Angel, what about this one?"
Andy asks, holding up a dreamcatcher with one main part and three little ones with black feathers hanging off of it.
  I could tell that they were raven feathers. I smile and nodd.
    "That one is good."
He comes over and takes my hand as we walk to the counter to pay for it.
  I take out my wallet and Andy shakes his head.
    "I'm not letting you pay for something that is for my benefit."
He says.
  I sigh.
    "Andy-"
    "Please McKinley, just let me pay for it."
He says.
  I sigh put puy my wallet back into my bag.
    "Fine."
I say.
  Andy places the dreamcatcher on the counter and the man smiles.
    "I hope that this works well for you. They are all handmade. My grandfather, me, and my sons and daughters all work on them."
He says.
  Andy smiles.
    "They are really beautiful."
He says.
  The man nodds and agrees.
    "It's all I have left. This little store. My wife left me for some wanna be actor and moved to California."
He says.
  Andy looks at the man.
    "I know how the is. Love isn't always fair. I mean, I'm a singer and I'm always in the road and almost never home so my ex girlfriend ended up cheating and got pregnant by another guy. It messed me up pretty bad until I met this little lady that is."
Andy says, wrapping his arm around my waist.
  The guy smiles.
    "You two are a really cute couple. I could tell when you two walked that you two were in love."
He says.
    "We have our ups and downs like every couple out there."
He says.
    "That's understandable. You better take care of her now son."
He says.
  Andy holds his hand out and the old man shakes it.
    "You take care."
Andy says.
    "You too son."
He says.
  Me and Andy leave the shop hand in hand. I smile.
    "He was nice."
I say.
  Andy smiles.
    "Yeah, I wish we could have done more. He looks like his age is getting the best of him. Who knows if his shop is still going to be there when he passes."
Andy says.
  I sigh and nodd.
    "I wish we could do something more."
I say as we walk into a market type place.
  We walk down to the tea aisle and I grab single cup tea bags and then go to the spices section and grab some lemon juice and some honey. I then went to where the sugar was and grabbed a small bag. We walked to check out and like before Andy refuses to let me pay. I eventually give in and he pays, carrying the bags as well. We walk back to the rental and Andy drives back to the buses. We walk inside and I put the tea and other stuff away. Me and Andy then went to our bunk. I got a hook and put it in the wall above where our heads would be and hung the dreamcatcher on it. I made sure that it didn't touch the walls and that it wouldn't.
    "Why can't it touch the walls?"
Andy asks.
    "Okay, the story of the dreamcatcher is that it catches all of your bad dreams and they are tangled in the webs of the dreamcatcher and it destories them. If it is touching the wall, it won't work."
I explain.
    "Oh okay, I guess that makes sense."
He says.
  I smile and nodd and then go back into the living room area. Andy follows closely behind me. We sit down on the sofa and Andy wraps his arms around me.
    "So did you guys find everything that you were looking for?"
Caleb asks.
  I nodd.
    "Yeah, we did."
I say, with a smile.
  I rest my head on Andy's shoulder and sighed.
    "How long until our show?"
I ask.
  Caleb checked the clock.
    "Around two and a half more hours."
He says.
  I sigh and nodd.
    "Okay."
I say.
  We decide to watch a movie and naturally Andy chooses so we are watching Batman. I chuckle as he sits back down and wraps his arms back around me. About two thirds into the movie I check the clock. I sigh.
    "Hey guys, we need to start getting ready for the show."
I say.
  The others still in the pajamas go to the bunk area and start getting ready for our show. Andy kisses my cheek.
    "Are you staying in that for your show?"
He asks.
    "Yeah, it's okay for the show, right?"
I ask.
  He chuckles and nodds. I was dressed in one of his cut up t-shirts and a pair of cut-off shorts. When I lifted my arms you could see the sides of my camo bra. The rest of my band soon come out of the bunk area.
    "Welp, we are ready. We better start heading to the stage so that we can get hooked to our equipment."
Alley says.
  I nodd and pull out of Andy's arms. I lean down and pack his lips.
    "I love you."
I say.
    "I love you too."
He says, a grin on his face.
  Me and my band start walking towards the stage. The stage crew immediately helps us start hooking up to our equipment. I am handed my flender and I put the strap over my shoulder. I took a deep breath and I am handed my microphone as well.
    "McKinley, let's go!"
Stage crew says to me.
  I race onstage and the crowd goes wild. We start off with our new song 'Over You,' which hasn't long been put out on the radio. I got chill bumps as I sang. When I hit the final note, I closed my eyes and hung my head. The concert went by quicker than I wanted it to and we closed out with a cover of 'Kickstart My Heart' by Mötley Crüe. The crowd went wild.
    "Thank you so much Florida! It has been an amazing show. Now here's, Of Mice & Men!"
I shout into the microphone before me and the rest of my band ran off the stage before the stage was rushing to change out instruments. Andy was waiting for me as soon as I stepped off stage and handed my guitar and microphone over. He hugged me tightly.
    "That was amazing, Angel."
He whispers.
    "Thanks Ands."
I say.
  He leans down and kisses me gently on the lips. I smile and wrap my arms around his neck. We kissed until their was a clearing of throats. Me and Andy pulled away from each other.
    "Sorry."
I mumbled.
  Me and Andy stay through the Of Mice & Men show that way he didn't have to come back in a few minutes. Andy wrapped his arms around my waist as we swayed to 'When You Can't Sleep At Night,' an acoustic song by the guys. Andy rested his chin on my shoulder as his arms hugged me tightly from behind. When the song was over Andy gently placed a kiss on my cheek. Andy was handed his equipment and I helped him strap it on. Ashley then threw Andy his microphone and instead of him catching it, I reached out and caught it before he could. He looked at me amazed.
    "I keep forgetting that you played football in high school."
He says, as I hand him the microphone.
  I smile.
    "Yeah, deep down I still have some of the moves."
I say, bumping my hip with his.
  He chuckles. I look around and the guys are heading on the stage.
    "Go get on stage you goofball."
I say.
  He smiles before pecking my lips. He then runs onstage. The crowd cheers and the immediately go into 'Crown Of Torns.' I smile and sing along. Andy smiles when he sees me singing and dancing on the sidelines. Soon their show ends with their song, 'In The End,' which Andy always dedicates to his grandfather and best friend, Chris, who had passed away. Andy soon raced off stage. He picks me up and spins me around. I squeal and hold onto his shoulders. He laughs. He then puts me down and kisses me. I kiss back until I have to pull away for air. He smiles.
    "I love you."
He whispers.
    "I love you too."
I whisper, a smile forming on my lips.
  He pecks my lips and then takes my hand. We walk back to the bus hand in hand. As soon as I get on the bus, I call dibs on the shower. I went and grabbed one of Andy's t-shirts and a pair of leggings and of course underclothes. I also grab a towel. I walk into the bathroom and lock the door behind me. I turn on the shower and hop inside. I quickly wash my hair and  body before stepping out and drying off. I then wrap my hair in a towel and get dressed. I walk out and Andy smiles.
    "You really like wearing my clothes don't you?"
He asks.
    "Yup, they're comfy."
I say.
  He chuckles and hands me a hamburger and a thing of French fries from McDonald's.
    "I really don't miss the whole fast food thing."
I say, with a sigh.
  He nodds.
    "Yeah, you're cooking is so much better."
He says, taking a bite out of his hamburger.
    "My grandmother's was better."
I say, stuffing some fries into my mouth.
    "I think that's because everybody's grandmother can cook better than anybody that they know."
He says with a chuckle.
  I nodd and continue eating. Once we were done eating, Andy went and took a shower. Once he comes out in his pajamas, he comes and sits by me on the couch.
    "Hey Angel."
He says.
    "Hey."
I say, with a smile.
    "How about I go and make the two of us my famous tea?"
He says.
    "That sounds okay. I'll help."
I say.
  We went into the kitchen. Andy got everything needed and grabbed two disposable mug things and started heating up water for the tea. Once it was done, he poured the water in the two cups and added the tea bags and dipped them in a bit before taking them out and determining they were strong enough. He then adds the honey, sugar, and lemon. He hands me a cup and I blow on it to cool it off some before taking a sip. I was instantly soothed. Andy does the same and sighs.
    "It's been so long since I had this. I forgot how well it worked."
Andy says.
  I yawn, slightly.
    "Yeah, why do you think that I like it so well?"
I say.
    "Yeah, I kind of missed it myself."
He says.
  I chuckle and nodd. Once we are finished, we walk back to our bunk and climb inside. Andy looks at the dreamcatcher as he lays down.
    "Hopefully this will work."
He says.
    "It will be okay Andy. If you have a nightmare and I don't wake up, then wake me up. I don't want you to go through it alone."
I say.
  He nodds and I cuddle up next to him. He chuckles as I lay my head on his chest and listen to his heartbeat.
    "Why do you always do that?"
He asks.
    "It's just that it helps sometimes when I am trying to actually go to sleep. Its like your heartbeat is kind of like a lullaby in a way."
I say.
    "Oh. I guess that makes since."
He says.
  We got quiet and a couple minutes later, Andy's light snores filled the bunk. I smile and close my eyes, letting his heartbeat be my own personal lullaby.