You're Not Alone (Austin Carlile)

7. Home Sweet Hole

Title credit: Bring Me The Horizon

Three slow exhausting hours later with only one person on my mind the entire trip, and I'm finally home to my giddy best friend. I throw my bag to the ground and run and attack Mandi in the kitchen, giving her a bear hug from behind. She squeals and turns around to hug me. I don't know what I'd do without her.

"Abbey gone?" I ask.

"Yep. She brought her mom and got her shit."

"She give you a hard time?"

"Nah she didn't even look at me haha."

"Good. She didn't take any of our stuff right?"

"Nah, I locked them in our rooms."

"You're so smart, this is why I keep you around."

"Girl you don't have to tell me! So who is going to move in now and help with rent?"

"Keirsten's still looking for a place, I'll ask her tomorrow if she's interested." Mandi nods her head in agreement.

"So what was the whole thing about you staying with AUSTIN CARLILE?! I've waited all day! Spill it!" I laugh at her bouncing up and down with excitement apparent on her face.

"He asked me to hang out with him and the band after the m&g, so I did. Well turns out it was just me and Austin. After the show Alan escorted us back to the bus with the guys. I told Austin about myself. The guys wanted to head over to We Came As Roman's bus for a party and I told them I couldn't cause I needed to get home." She nods her head to continue. "They begged me to stay and I couldn't say no. Shortly after we went to Wcars bus for the party. We were both sober and he said he wanted to get to know me better and kind of asked me out and I said yes."

"AW HOLLY! Thats so cute! I'm so happy for you!" She hugs me again. We are both smiling like teenage fan girls. It is okay to act like that when you were alone with your best friend, don't judge.

"Can you get me to meet Andy?!?" Mandi has a dying love for Andy Biersack.

"I can only try." I say shurugging my shoulders and I laugh at her as she jumps around the room like a hyperactive child. I go to the kitchen and make Mandi and I some dinner. After dinner I rinse the dishes and put them in the dishwasher.

"Mandi I'm pooped, I'm gunna get a shower and go to bed. Night boo."

"Night bae!" I walk to my bedroom and text Austin.

Me: Been home for about an hour, getting a shower then we can Facetime, okay?

Austin: Okay, take your time. He's already making me smile like an idiot. I strip off my clothes and hop in the shower, do what I need to do, then I'm out. I really want to talk to Austin so I was trying to hurry, even though he said to take my time. I throw on blue track shorts that just cover my butt and my baggy ptv sugar skull shirt that I've had for god knows how long. I can't stand sleeping with pants on and I have no idea why, so I always sleep with shorts on, no matter what the weather is like. I brush my hair out and text Austin.

Me: FaceTime? Not a minute later he calls.

"Hey handsome!" I say pulling my blankets over me, getting comfy.

"Hey beautiful. Glad to see you made it home safe." He was smiling like crazy, gah he's so cute. I could tell he was in his bunk. I smile for no reason, damn you Austin.

"You guys still on the road?"

"Yeah we are almost there, I think in a half hour or so."

"Thats exciting!" I say.

"You know it girl!" He starts laughing and I have no clue why. I make a funny face at him and I could tell he took a screenshot of me by the way his face lit up from the light.

"You screenshoted me!" I exclaim.

"Noo I didn't! You're seeing things! Crazy girl!" He bites his tongue as he smiles.

"Mhm yeah right!" I stick my tongue out at him. He does his adorable snort, god he's just ugh. I take a screenshot of him in mid snort and it is the funniest thing I've ever seen. I start laughing uncontrollably and then Alan steals the phone out of Austin's hands and Austin yells, but they sound muttered.

"Hi Holly!" Alan says managing to dodge Austin's grip and fight him off. Go ging!

"Hey Alan." I say with a smile planted on my face. Alan is the most adorable ginger I have ever seen, I have to admit. "Omg Alan look at my kitty!" I jump out of bed and grab my black cat, knowing how much he loves cats. I show Alan and he gives a long 'awww!'

"What's his name?"

"Niggly-wiggly!"

"You named your cat Niggly-wiggly?! Tight!"

"I also call him beef cakes, because he's fat as hell. I've had him since I was 15, he's my old man."

"Well he's cute and I am going to steal him okay? Kay." He glances at someone, then looks back at me.

"No Alan you can not steal my cat!" I hug my cat closer to me.

"Tooooo bad! Cause I am!" He laughs. He's probably already been drinking.

"Look at my other kitty!" I squeal with excitement and I grab my fuzzy ginger cat and put him up to the screen.

"OMG MY KIN! TAKING HIM! SOOO TAKING HIM! DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY."

"No! Guess what his name is though!"

"Turd nugget?" I laugh so hard at him causing him to laugh and make Austin question what was going on.

"That's hilarious. But no, his name is Ashby!"

"Aw named after me? How sweet of you! So can he be my cat that just lives with you? I mean he's ginger and named after an awesome guy." He points to himself then pouts his bottom lip and I can't tell him no. I tell him yes and his face lights up like the Fourth of July.

"WOO! Fuck yeah! Okay here's Austin back, byeeeee Hollyy! And Ashby and beef cakes!"

"Byee Alan." Austin and I talk for a half hour about random stuff. They finally make it to the next venue at 12. My eyes were starting to grow droopy. "Austin I'm tired."

"Okay, go to bed. I'll hang up when you fall asleep. Just so I can kinda be there with you." He's so adorable it makes me smile like an idiot.

"Night Austin." I rest my head on my pillow and move my body around to finally get into a comfy position just looking at the screen of my phone, with my boyfriend staring back at me. God I admire him so much.

"Sweet dreams Holly."