Matt was sitting on the couch on stage, everyone getting ready for the show in a few hours. Joba and Andrea were chasing each other around the pit area. Matt's phone rang, and he smiled widely when he saw the picture of the two of them pop up that he had set as her contact photo.
"Hey baby." He said, bringing the phone to his ear.
"Matt." Alicia mumbled, hands shaking as she bit her lip nervously.
"What's wrong?" Matt asked seriously, face falling as he heard how scared she was.
Andrea looked over at Matt from the pit, raising an eyebrow. She was concerned for her best friend.
"Someone broke into the apartment. The place is trashed. I-I think it was Cody." Alicia stuttered, looking the apartment over with wide eyes.
"Alicia, call the police now."
"I did."
Andrea crossed her arms nervously as she listened to what Matt was saying. She didn't know what Alicia was saying, and she was freaking out because she didn't know what was going on.
"Pack a bag, take whatever you need, and go to Roy's. I don't want you in that apartment alone."
"What am I supposed to do? I can't just move in with Roy. All my stuff is here."
"Alicia, you need to fucking listen to me. This guy is crazy and I'm not there, Andrea's not even there. What if he comes back? You need to get the fuck out as soon as you can."
"We don't even know if it was actually him."
"Did they steal anything?"
"No." Alicia mumbled, biting her lip and scratching the back of her neck.
"Then it was him. Babe please, get out of there."
"Okay. I'll call you when I get to Roy's."
"Please. I love you, be careful."
"Love you too."
Matt sighed as he ended the call, running his fingers through his hair nervously.
"What the fuck is going on?" Andrea asked worriedly, Joba wrapping an arm around her. Matt explained the situation, tears forming in Andrea's eyes.
"He fucking found me. Is she okay?"
"She's fine, just sounds a little shaken up. Thank god she wasn't there when it happened." Matt mumbled, crossing his arms.
He was really frustrated. He was so far from her and there was absolutely nothing he could do. He didn't want her to feel unsafe, and he was terrified something would happen to her while he was away.
A lot of things were going through Andrea's mind as well. Would her past follow her everywhere? Would Cody never give up?
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The show ended and Andrea could tell Matt was still a bit shaken up. He left the stage and immediately went to call Alicia. Andrea was deep in thought the entire show and even though she tried to have fun, she couldn't get out of her head. Joba joined her backstage after cleaning up and they both walked outside.
"How are you doing?" Joba asked as Andrea bit her nails nervously.
"I dont know anymore." Andrea sighed, looking up at Joba as he engulfed her into a hug. She gripped onto to him tightly. She wanted to stay there forever, in his arms. She felt safe and secure there but she knew the moment would have to end.
"You don't have to figure everything out right now." Joba whispered softly as Andrea nodded slowly.
"I'm just so worried for Alicia. She shouldn't have to go through this because of me. I'm the problem." Andrea mumbled, looking into his eyes as he frowned.
"No you aren't. That motherfucker is the problem. And we're gonna find him and get a restraining order." Joba said gently pushing the curls out of her face.
She grinned softly at the "we're" part. She didn't have to be alone in this anymore.
"We should go check on Matt." Andrea sighed as he nodded and they walked out to backstage. Matt was tapping his leg impaintely as he was on the phone with Alicia.
"Alicia, what the fuck do you expect?" He said angrily, running his fingers through his hair. Andrea raised an eyebrow. She had never heard him so tense before.
"I can't just sit here when this shit is going on! I have like two days of break. I can go and help you move out, even if it's just to a temporary space." He reasoned, scratching the back of his neck. Joba squeezed his shoulder supportively.
Andrea could hear the sound Alicia arguing back very faintly, Matt rolling his eyes and pinching his temple.
"Fine, I won't as long as you stay with him. I just need you to stay the fuck away from the apartment."
Suddenly, Matt passed the phone to Andrea who quickly took it.
"Hi, Andrea" Alicia said flatly. Andrea could clearly tell she was over arguing with Matt and needed a break.
"Hi." Andrea responded, getting up and pacing around as she spoke to her.
"Did Matt tell you what happened?"
"Yeah, I'm so sorry Alicia. You dont derseve to go through this."
"Girl, this isn't even about me. This is about you. How are you feeling?"
"Honestly? I'm really freaked out." Andrea admitted, biting her lip nervously.
"Yeah, same here."
"We need to get out of there as soon as possible."
"I moved in with Roy and I think I'm gonna stay here a little. We'll deal with finding a place after tour. Just do your thing, everything will be fine." Alicia explained, tucking her hair behind her ear.
"I wish I could be there for you. Is there anything I can do to help?"
"Can you fucking calm Matt down? He's freaking out more than the both of us combined and he doesn't know I'm surprising him for his birthday. He can't come back to LA".
"I can do that."
"Okay, see you in a few days. Can you pass him back the phone?"
Andrea nodded, walking back over to the boys and giving the phone back to Matt. She sat down in Joba's lap, hiding her face in his neck.
"Hey." Matt mumbled, tapping his fingers nervously.
"Hey, everything is fine. I'm gonna stay with Roy until y'all come back after tour."
"That's a few months."
"I'll be fine. You need to relax, Matt."
"Alicia, let me just fly back and we can sort this out."
"Babe, you're gonna be exhausted and finding a place is gonna take forever. I promise, I'll start looking for a new place with Roy this week." Alicia sighed, shaking her head.
"Fine, but if anything else happens I'm gonna be on the first fucking flight out."
"Fine."
Matt hung up, groaning and throwing his head back in frustration. He felt so helpless because he was so far away. He'd give anything to be there with her. His phone rang, and he looked down at his texts.
"also i love you. can we not argue ab this anymore"
"i love you too"
"that didn't answer my question"
"fucking shit, fine"
"thank u papi"
"you're so annoying"
"sorry"
"apartment hunting. tomorrow."
"yes i promise."
"good"
"ily papi"
"ily mami"
