Save me From the Darkest Places

Chapter Eighteen: I Need You

"Andy.. please, give me something." He rose his hand to my cheek softly as tears welled in my eyes and I pulled him close. "I love you too Danny..!" I pushed my face against his chest and felt his arms slide around my waist. "I know I should've told you forever ago. I should have never went back to Ashley, but I was so heartbroken that you held it back from me. I needed someone and no one was there but him!" "I have always been here baby, but now you need to know that I will never leave you." He raised my face softly and pushed his lips to mine.

As I smiled into the kiss he pulled away and kissed my forehead. "I love you Andy, don't you ever forget that." "I won't Danny.. about time you grew a pair and told me.." He just shook his head before throwing me over his shoulder and carrying me off and I exploded into laughter. "Danny?! Put me down!" "Nope, you are coming with me to my bus and we are going to.. have fun?" "Oh my god, Danny! No!" "You are so mine."

When we got to his bus he laid me across his bunk but instead of doing anything really, he just looked into my eyes and sighed. He kissed my cheek and groaned. "You look exhausted.." "Just a little." He sighed again, more dramatically and I rolled my eyes. "I guess we'll just have to go to sleep then, whatever." I pulled him into the bunk and he pulled off his jacket and shoes as I did the same. After that, we just cuddled under the blanket and I finally fell into a good nights sleep.

After finally telling Danny how I truly felt, it just feels different. Like a giant weight was lifted from my shoulders by Danny himself and now I can just be happy. I can be myself and not worry about him dumping me in the middle of the street late at night. Every night I don't have to worry about starving, sleeping under his bed alone or trying to prepare myself for getting hit. Danny would never hurt me or make me suffer and really, thats all I could ask for. Ashley and me had a good relationship, but I have a feeling that this was going to be a lot better.

But also I couldn't shake the feeling that something was coming.. Like in the movies when everything is better and everyone is happy.. but its ruined at the last minute.. me and Danny still have to last tour and Ashley is only a couple feet away from this bus.. What tricks does he have up his sleeve? I don't wanna get hurt..

And thanks to these thoughts, thats when the nightmares came into play.

Every night for the next week I had nightmare, after nightmare. They were either flashbacks, or made up scenarios in my head. I barely got sleep, and I had a hard time performing. But yet, every time I got off that stage and saw Danny everything became okay. Every time I woke up screaming he was right by my side. Danny helped me through everything and kept Ashley out of my sight. Thats the type of relationship I needed, and got. Even when I was scared out of my mind, Danny got me through it and thats all that I could ask for.