The next months were a blurr. There was so much work to be done in preperation for the TCA's. I woke up every morning and went to the bakery, then went straight to XIX. Sometimes we rehearsed, sometimes we wrote, sometimes we even planned out what was going to happen in our future. My bandmates became my best friends. They came over almost every day for dinner, and Clover and Kylie were happy to have them. My house was never empty, never quiet, and I liked it. I was surrounded by people I cared about, and who cared about me in return.
Cole and I stayed the same. Nothing more, nothing less. A little worrisome, but I'm fine with it. As long as I have him by my side I'm perfectly content. Oh sure, we had our fights, but what couple doesn't? It was always about stupid things. Bills, groceries, things that couples that live together fight about. But, like I said, we're still good. We're still together. And dare I say it...Still in love. Sure, neither of us had actually said it yet, but the feeling was there. When he went home for a night, I felt empty inside. Empty to the point where I would call Bella or Molly and have them come over so I had someone to stay in my room with me.
Anyways, back to what's going on. As I said, nothing much. Sadly, I haven't been to the bakery in weeks, other than a few hours on the weekends. With the TCA's coming quickly, we need to be spot on. Every spare moment when I haven't been rehearsing, I've spent at the shop. It hasn't been much, sadly. Usually by the times rehearsal finishes, I'm dead tired and need to be carried into my house from the car.
Everyone else has been great. Maybe not Dalton, though. Poor kid. He hadn't heared from Ashley since we left her and Kayla, and when he finally did, he wasn't happy. He'd found her Twitter and Tumblr through me, and had been trying to keep in contact, though it all stopped when he found out she had a boyfriend at home. He stayed at my house a lot, trying to get over it. He seems like such a lost puppy, and it pulls at my heart strings. Sometimes, I regret leaving him to make the horrible mistake with Tyler, but then I look at Cole, I look at Cole and I forget about everything. My troubles, my worries, everything.
Halloween was great. Dalton and I both dressed up as Rapunzel from Tangled, and we started running up to people asking them who was wearing it better. Dalton won, just because he's a boy in a dress. Idiots. Cole was a Storm Trooper, and kept trying to shoot people. Gabe was, shocker here, Batman. And Dana and Will decided to be Maximus, the horse from Tangled. That was just too funny to describe.
Thanksgiving was lonely with Cole going back to Texas, but I survived. I had my girls, and I had my band. We were lazy, though, and ended up just getting some pizza and salad from a shop down the street.
Christmas was another lonely holiday. Cole went back to Texas, and Kylie flew to Florida for the holiday. Clover and I spent our first Christmas alone, but we didn't really mind. We ended up buying each other jackets from Hot Topic, and promised each other a shopping trip when Kylie got back. The rest of the night was spent curled up by the fireplace with hot chocolate and cheesy Christmas movies.
Valentine's day was the best day of my life. I'd never spent a Valentine's day with someone, and Cole made sure to make it special. He took me to the beach, where he'd set up blankets, and pillows, and a large screen and projector just for us. While we watched movies that made us both cry, we ate so much candy we could burst. He didn't get me anything but that, because he knew that I had everything I needed. I couldn't help myself, though, and I got him a necklace. It was a thick hemp cord, with a simple charm. A 'C', for my name.
And now we're here. The night before the TCA's. We've finished rehearsal and I'm home, too afraid to sleep, to exhausted to stay awake.
This is going to be fun.
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And here we are! The most horrible chapter I've ever written! Not much was going to go on in this time, so I decided to do a little skip, but keep you updated on what was going on! Now, things are going to get interesting! And hold on tight, kiddies. The end of Be My Hero is near. -wiggly fingers-. I'm so glad you guys stuck with me for this long. And don't worry. There WILL be a sequel! I already have it planned out, so fear not!
<3 Charlie <3
