Living The Dream...Or Is This A Nightmare? (Sequel to Finding Hope)

Chapter Ten: Relationship Thinking

Edited 08/27/15

Took me three years to give this chapter a title...I am so sorry.

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Aviva's POV

"Hey babe. How are you?" Ashley asks.

"Good. Tired. Bored. How about you?" I ask.

"I'm good. Missing you, but still good."

"I miss you too."

"Where are you guys right now?"

"Um, Venice, I think."

"Beautiful city. Have you gotten to do much sight-seeing?"

"Not really. I tried to in Paris but Mitch yelled at me for going out alone and said I had to take at least two of the guys with me. Of course, we were recognized instantly no matter where we went."

"I'm sorry. Maybe when we both have a break from tour we could go to Europe for a real vacation."

"I'd love that." I can't help but smile. We've been on tour for a month now and we only have one month left of it. Then we get to go straight to Australia for a month. I'm really missing Ashley, which is why I'm calling him today. Not that I don't call him every day already.

"I gotta go. Me and Andy are working on a new song today." He says.

"Okay. Good luck. I love you."

"I love you too." He hangs up and I sigh. I decide to go find some food. I climb out of my bunk and head for the kitchen area. Will is lying in his bunk with the curtain open, so I slam it shut as I pass, just for fun.

"Angel!" He cries. I just laugh and walk away. Mike is watching a movie in the front room so I grab two bags of chips and sit down next to him, handing him one of them,.

"Thanks." He says, opening it.

"What we watching?" I ask. Then I recognize it. "The Never Ending Story? No way! I haven't seen this movie since I was nine." Mike laughs and I shush him. We watch the rest of the movie in relative silence. Then things got crazy as we all started getting ready for today's show. I was gonna be singing a little Italian today. I've only translated 'In This Cell', but it was still something. I'd learned how to sing it in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Russian, and Arabic. It started as a challenge from Collin but quickly turned into a personal goal that I had to achieve in order to be happy. I would've hated myself if I had backed down from it. So I took the time and learned. And it was worth it in the end. Every time we do a show and I start singing in the language of that country, the fans go absolutely crazy. I was worried the first time I did it, but we got nothing but positive feedback, so I continued doing it. I'm going to translate it onto even more languages when I get the chance.

Ashley's POV

I can't wait to see Angel again. I really miss her. It's been a month, and so far I haven't cheated. It's tough, but the guys have all been helping a lot. Plus, all I have to do is think of Brady and any thoughts of cheating are gone. I couldn't hurt her that way, especially not after Brady did. She's trusting me, and I won't betray that trust. I've been writing a lot of songs about her lately. I haven't shown any of them to the guys, though. I'm thinking of showing one of them to Andy today, since it'll be just the two of us. It's a particularly special song; one that I want to show to Angel. I could really use someone else's opinion on it first, though. Okay, so I was definitely going to show Andy.

CC's POV

I can't believe Ashley actually asked her out. I mean, we could all see they'd be perfect together, but I never thought he'd actually have the guts to ask her out. None of us did. If she was any other girl he'd have no problem. But he really, really liked her, so it would hurt a lot if she rejected him. And he was absolutely terrified that that's what would happen. I'm glad he finally did. And I'm even gladder that she said yes. Even though it is a pain in the ass to have to be responsible and keep him from cheating. It's worth it, though. They're both happy. But now I'm the only one in the band without a girlfriend. Maybe it's time for me to start taking dating more seriously. It can't be that hard to have a serious relationship. Did I really just think that? I never take anything seriously! Well, why not start now?

Wy