Devil in the Details

Lucky Break

Alex groaned as he rolled over and cuddled into his pillow, curling up in the sheets as he tried to get more sleep. He had the day off and Ashley was probably performing now or getting ready to perform. He picked up his phone seeing a text from Ashley.

About to head on, I'm guessing you're still asleep. Love you!

Alex smiled, seeing that it was sent just 2 minutes ago he quickly texted back.

You guys will kick ass out there like aways, have fun and make sure Andy doesn't do anything stupid. Love you too!

Alex rolled back over, closing his eyes trying to get more sleep since he worked late last night and he just wanted sleep. He let out a groan of frustration when he alarm started going off and drew him out of the half asleep state that would've allowed him to easily fall asleep again. He rolled over and shut it off, sitting up with a groan rubbing his face running his fingers through his hair as he pushed the covers off of himself and headed for the shower.

Alex sighed in relief as the warm water ran down his body, quickly washing away any fatigue that was still gripping onto him. Scrubbing his body clean and rinsing the shampoo out of his hair as he washed off the long work night of organizing and relaxing as the water warmed him.

Shutting off the water when it went cold he grabbed a towel and wrapped it around himself, shaking his short hair out to get it as dry as possible before exiting the shower and heading back to his and Ashley's room, putting on some underwear and sweatpants and one of Ashley's sweatshirts that still held the scent of his boyfriend, burring his face in the fabric and taking a deep breath inhaling the scent of his boyfriend, in an attempt to feel closer to him.

He took a deep breath to focus himself, Ashley would be back in 2 months for break and they'd get to spend the entire time together. Walking over to their closet he grabbed a basket of dirty clothes, it was Ashley's laundry that he had delayed washing because of the amount of t-shirts and sweatshirts that still held Ashley's scent. He bit his lip, quickly making up his mind and deciding to sort out the shirts and sweatshirts that still held his scent to wash at a later date. Grabbing the now less full basket of Ashley's clothes he brought them to the laundry room and threw them into the washer, setting it to heavy because of how many pairs of jeans were in there.

He sighed, heading over to the kitchen and started unloading the dishwasher. Using it as practice to memorize how Ashley's kitchen was organized so he wouldn't constantly be asking Ashley where shit went when he got back from tour. He was just finishing up the dishes when he heard his phone start ringing. He ran to get it and answer it, already knowing it wasn't Ashley because it wasn't the ringtone he had set for his boyfriend and it was an unknown number.

"Hello?" He questioned holding the phone to his ear as he walked back to the kitchen.

"Is this Alex?" The caller asked.

Alex froze, he recognized that voice instantly, what BVB fan wouldn't recognizing Andy Biersack's voice? Despite him knowing Ashley for months and being his boyfriend Alex fought his inner fanboy.

"Yes." He answered as calmly as he could.

"Good, I guessed the right number." Andy laughed though the phone. "I know you're probably confused that I know you exist and also know your phone number but here's the short story. The guys and I noticed Ashley acting differently on tour and assumed he had a girlfriend, CC heard him saying 'I love you' to someone and we kinda just made assumptions from there. Jake snapped after soundcheck and almost yelled at Ash to tell us. I brought up the possibility that he may have a boyfriend and Jake went into full on dick mode and used the f-slur. He ran off and I went to comfort him, he told me about you and your relationship." Andy told Alex what had happened.

"Shit is he okay?" Alex asked concerned, knowing Ashley still wasn't 100% confidant with his sexuality.

"Yeah he's good now, just gone out with CC and some old friends. I managed to find your number on his phone because I was wondering if you wanted to come out on tour and surprise him. I can get you a VIP ticket so you could come during the meet and greet and not make it look suspicious." Andy suggested.

"Andy I would love to, seriously I would. But works is nuts right now, I can't get a shift off." Alex sighed.

"What if I called your work and told them to let you off?" Andy questioned.

"Andy no!"

"Andy yes!"

"Andy that's fucking idiotic they wouldn't let me off work just because you called and told them too, why the fuck would you do that?" Alex questioned.

"Because Ashley's not here and he's 99.9% of my impulse control." Andy explained while looking up the number to the comic shop Alex worked at on his laptop.

"It all makes sense now." Alex said in awe like his world had finally been explained. "He's constantly complaining that you're gonna end up killing yourself or injuring yourself again."

"I am not that bad." Andy protested.

"Ribs, nose, knee, tailbone, teeth, slashed hand. I can go on Andrew." Alex smirked.

"I forgot you were a fan." Andy grumbled in frustration.

"Relax Andy, it's fine. I just can't make it out, I'll see Ashley when you guys are on break." Alex sighed, he had really wanted to visit Ashley on tour, and also see Black Veil Brides perform considering he'd never been able to see them live.

"You want to see the show too huh?" Andy questioned, knowing Alex was a fan.

"I've always wanted to see you guys live, but I've never had the chance or money for it, and now that Ash and I are together I was hoping for just one day off to fly out and see you guys." Alex sighed leaning again the kitchen island and opening his laptop, checking his emails, eyes scanning the screen. "Holy shit!" He grinned seeing an email from work.

"What is it?" Andy questioned.

"Somebody new just got hired, they're giving me a weekend off, after they train him." Alex ginned.

"Fucking awesome, just text me the date and I'll set it up, we can surprise Ash, he'll be thrilled to see you." Andy smiled, knowing this would be perfect for Ashley and Alex considering he was a long time fan and had never been to a Black Veil show.

"Will do, thanks Andy. I'd love to surprise him." Alex smiled, loving how Ashley's bandmate/best friend was so supportive of their relationship and just wanted to see Ashley happy.

"Prefect, I gotta go but send me what weekend you can make it down and I'll get the tickets for you. Plus Ashley will probably snatch you free merch, if he hasn't already." Andy laughed.

"He probably already has." Alex laughed, "Again, thank you so much. Can't wait to see you and the guys, but most importantly Ashley." Alex was almost shaking in excitement, he was going to his first BVB show and he was getting to see Ashley earlier than he expected.

"Not a problem Alex, you're family now that you're with Ash, gotta go. See you!" Andy laughed.

"Later Andy." Alex smiled and hung up the phone. Looking back at his computer to read the email about the new hire at the store, thanking both them for applying and the stores management for hiring him, he checked over the employee profile seeing that his name was James, some spots blacked out to keep his privacy. Alex already knew he was going to be getting James a gift for giving him the weekend off, and hopefully they'd become good friends.