Matt and Alicia stayed up the entire night before he left talking about everything: life, work, music. Neither of them wanted to say goodbye but they knew they had to. When morning rolled around and Matt had to go, she hugged him tightly and tried to not cry. Her best friend and boyfriend were going on tour without her, and she wasn't sure when she would get the opportunity to visit them.
"I love you, baby." He mumbled, rubbing her lower back as she clung to him tightly.
"I love you more." She whispered, pulling away from the hug.
Matt took her face in his hand, rubbing her cheek with his thumb before crashing his lips against hers. She kissed him back eagerly, never wanting the moment to end. When they finally pulled apart, it took everything in her to not burst into tears. She followed Matt out to the kitchen where Andrea was waiting with her luggage.
"Don't forget me." Alicia joked, hugging her best friend goodbye.
"Seriously? That's impossible." Andrea laughed as she hugged her back.
Matt gave Alicia one last kiss goodbye before retreating with Andrea down to the car. He drove over to the Brockhampton house quietly. Andrea knew that she should give him some space right now because she understood how he was feeling. Leaving Joba would've been way too much for her.
It honestly killed him to leave her alone like this, but he had his career to worry about just like she did. Matt had put his entire life on the line to get to where he was and he had worked too hard to let it all go.
Andrea and Matt hopped onto the tour vans that were packed with their stuff and went on their way to the next tour stop. Matt was at the back of the van, earphones in and typing away at his phone. Everyone else was really excited to be on tour, and while he was excited to perform and see the fans, he knew being away from Alicia would kill him. He was already texting her.
"hey mami"
"hey papi, how's the road."
"lonely!"
"omg stfu"
"facts only"
"bitch i haven't cried yet don't make it worse"
"u don't care ab me 🤧"
"oh fuck i've been exposed"
"lmfao stop i'm just in a mood bc i'm already missing you."
"BITCH WHAT did i say don't make me cry"
"IM SORRY ian and jaden are making out next to me and it's making me sad."
"just join them"
"ok brb"
"kk"
"stop being funny it makes me miss you more"
"MATT SHUT UP"
"sorry"
"fuck u"
"fuck u too"
"ok so i talked to the label and i can go be with you for that week that y'all are in nyc"
"that's so fucking far away"
"it's 2 months"
"i'm gonna die"
"me too but at least i can be with you for the full week"
"not enough"
"nope, but it's better than nothing"
"yeah i guess"
"this sucks but you're living your dream and i'm proud of u papi"
"thank yoU"
"i gotta blast bc roy's here"
"tell him i say hi"
"he says hello"
"LOVE YOU"
"love you rat"
Matt sighed, locking his phone and leaning his head back against the seat. Alicia had made him a roadtrip playlist and he was listening to it.
Andrea smiled sympathetically in his direction before turning back to Joba, snuggling against his side. Her phone rang in her hand, and she looked down to see Alicia facetiming her. She answered the call happily, slipping on her earphones.
"Hey." She smiled, waving at Roy who was also in the camera,
"Hey, you have earphones on, right?" Alicia asked,
smiling widely.
"Yeah, what's up?"
"So I told Matt I could only go to see y'all when you're in New York, but I'm also flying down to meet y'all for a few days when you're passing through Miami next week and I'm flying up to Detroit the week of his birthday."
"Holy shit, really?" Andrea squealed, realizing how loud she was being and lowering her volume.
"Yeah, I talked to Ian about it and it's all set. Roy's coming too because he's gonna go stay with Enya for a few weeks in Miami."
"I'm dead, wow."
"Yeah, so don't say anything because I wanna surprise him."
"Don't worry, I won't."
"Also, I'm gonna take Emily to the show because she's picking us up at the airport. Do you think it'll be weird?"
"Nah, you're fine."
The two said their goodbyes before Joba raised an eyebrow, Andrea laughing nervously. She wasn't sure if Joba would be able to keep the secret so she didn't know what to do.
"What happened?" Joba said suspiciously looking down at her.
"Uh." Andrea said looking away.
"Andrea, I'm right here." Joba joked, waving his hands in front of her face as she nodded and looked back at him.
"Okay you need to keep a secret." Andrea whispered, getting close to him. He smiled and listened to her intently.
"Okay so Alicia's coming next week and Matt doesn't know. You cannot tell him anything Joba. Not a word." Andrea said as he nodded.
"Aw that's nice." He said grinning as Andrea chuckled and kissed his cheek.
"I'm glad you're with me." Joba said wrapping his arms around her waist.
She smiled brightly and kissed him. "Me too." She said, her arm resting on his shoulder.
"Are you excited for Miami next week?" Joba asked, playing with her curly hair as he usually did.
"Yeah! You're gonna try some bomb empanadas." Andrea said smiling as he chuckled.
"Are you gonna see your parents?" Joba wondered, looking back at her eyes as she looked down.
"I think so. I want you to meet them. I was thinking we could meet them for dinner if you're okay with that." Andrea looked up to meet his eyes as he smiled.
"Yeah, I'm fine with that." Joba said holding her cheek and kissing her. She sighed after, relief coming out of her. She was scared about her parents but she felt safe with Joba.
Even if they didn't approve, she didn't care. She had never felt this strongly about anyone and she knew Joba loved her too. She prayed that everything would work out in the end.
