A Second Chance • A.F. {#wattys2018}

Chapter 21

Andy

It was currently 10 pm and we had just made it back to the flat after the doctors told me that I should be careful with some stuff for a week and then after that I could return to normal.

The boys and Mel were treating me like I was so fragile, afraid that if they weren't by my side then something would happen.

"Honestly you guys, I'm fine, I'm not a porcelain doll" I chuckled at the end but they still had somewhat serious faces.

"Andy you do realise that you're going to have to either sleep in Blair's bed or my bed" Mikey stated as we all sat down, Mel and I were on the sofa, Brook and Jack were on Jack's bed and Rye and Mikey were on Mikey's bed.

"What? Why?" I said with a slightly annoyed tone, I had just spent two days in a hospital bed and was finally looking forward to my own but apparently not.

"You're not going to use all of your strength climbing into your bed, that's why" I rolled my eyes at Mikey's reason, which caused Melody to laugh lightly and hit my arm.

"I'm still sleeping in my bed" I mumbled

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About an hour later we ordered pizza and sat around talking.

"Blair said he had exciting news for the band, what do you guys think it is?" I asked as I shoved the crust of my pizza into my mouth.

"Well we've just finished our EP tour so I have no idea, maybe a bigger place?" Rye said from beside Mikey with laughter.

"God I hope so, there's only so much one person can deal with" Jack stated causing us all to laugh now.

We all sat in a comfortable silence for the rest of the time, until we decided that we wanted some sleep.

Melody and I laid in Blair's bed after I had a long debate with Mikey about where I should be allowed to sleep and Rye suggested that Blair's bed would be best to fit both Mel and I in.

20 minutes had passed and we were both laid staring at the ceiling, mainly enjoying each other's company but not being able to sleep at all.

"Andy?" She whispered from beside me.

"Yeah??"

"I'm hungry" she turned to face me as I started to take her features in, even though I've already seen them millions of times before.

"Maccies trip?" I asked and saw her face light up as we crept towards the front door.

Melody

"Maccies trip?" Andy suggested which caused a huge grin to appear on my face as we got up and tip toed to the front door and outside.

The night air was freezing and all I had was one of Andy's jumpers on and some of Jack's joggers so I may have been shaking but the warmth of Andy's hand in mine made me a little less cold.

"Have you spoke to Elijah at all?" He asked as he yanked his hood up to stop the cold from hurting his wound.

"I was planning on doing it tonight but then I saw how happy everyone was and I didn't want to ruin the moment, but I was thinking I should go home for a few days and do it then, you and the boys could come stay too?"

Everything I said was true. I didn't want to ruin the moment we were having earlier, it was the first time I felt genuinely happy in ages.

"Of course, I'm sure the boys would love to" he sent a smile in my direction as he removed his hand from mine and placed his arm around my shoulders, leaving me to place mine around his waist as we both smiled at each other, finally happy.

We sat in maccies and ordered some food and chose a booth near the window.

"So after you tell Elijah, what happens with us?" His soft voice broke the silence between us and I shifted in my seat, I felt slightly uncomfortable.

"Once I finish things with Elijah, we could hopefully start something but distance could be an issue" I rubbed the bridge of my nose. I had totally forgotten that I lived in Manchester and he lived in Slough.

He reached across the table and grabbed my hand.

"Hey look at me, you can stay with us for as long as you want, even when Blair gets home and if it's too crowded for you then we can stay at your place, we can make this work Mel" he had a hopeful look on his face which caused me to smile.

"I know we can Andy, but I'm just worried about everything" I sighed once more.

"The fans will come around, what's not to like? You're gorgeous, smart, kind, they'll be happy because I'm happy. They want to see me happy and as cheesy as it sounds, I'm happiest with you"

"Andy-"

"No Mel, you're gonna do that whole doubting yourself thing and I'm not going to let you because in my eyes you are beautiful" Andy was now searching my eyes, his own turning glossy.

"God I love you Andy" that's all I could say and I saw his face light up from across the table.

"I love you too Mel, I promise I'm never going to let you go, I'm not making the same mistake that I did 3 years ago" we were both smiling like idiots.

"Good" our fingers tightened as we just sat there appreciating each other's presence.

After about an hour at maccies we decided it was time to head back to the flat. The walk back was quick and we made our way up the small flight of stairs as Andy stood and tried to quietly unlock the door.

As soon as we opened the door we both almost had a heart attack as we saw the dark figure stood in the hallway.

"Alright lovebirds"

"Mikey you scared the shit out of us, what are you doing stood in the dark?" Andy questioned as Mikey laughed lightly, trying not to wake the rest of the boys up.

"I had just gotten some water and I heard the door unlock, your faces were priceless though" I shook my head and laughed at the idiot in front of us.