4. Don't cry

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Rye's pov
Andy has been in a bad mood all day. He's been really stressed and his anxiety is playing up. We have a show in a bit and, as always, we're at the venue extremely early with 5 hours left until our show. Thanks Darren. The boys were currently messing about in the green room we've got backstage. I'm sat on the sofa with Andy snuggled into me, taking deep breaths to keep calm. I can feel the stress radiating off him, I wish I could do something.

The boys are shouting "MUM" now as they chase each other round the room. Jack's jeans are around his ankles as Brook is running off with his phone and Mikey's filming the whole thing. 'I swear I'm about to fucking lose it' Andy murmurs to me, rubbing his face with his hand. I run my hands through his hair and whisper things into his ear. 'Shhh. It's alright, just listen to me and focus on taking deep breaths okay. It's fine they're just pissing about as always, it'll be okay in a bit. Remember, Biscuit loves you, the boys love you, I love you Fovvs. Breathe'. I carry on doing this for about ten minuets until I feel he's relaxed enough and the boys have calmed down a bit. 'We're gonna go say hi to some roadies and grab some lunch, you guys coming?' Brook asks us as him, Jack and Mikey have all stood up. I glance at Andy who's eyes are closed and respond 'no thanks guys I think we'll just stay here for a bit maybe grab something later, have fun though. Say hi for us!' They nod and exit the room, leaving me and Andy alone.

'How are you feeling?' I ask, sitting up a bit more. 'Like my head's about to explode. I know the boys are just having fun but they are just making it worse' he explains. I rub his arm and pull him into my chest. 'I know babe, I know' I mumble. 'Do you wanna sleep?' I offer. 'Too stressed. I'd rather just cuddle, if that's okay' he tells me, not looking me in the eyes. I place two fingers under his chin and raise his head to meet my eyes. 'Of course Fovvs but please look at me' he gives me a slight glimpse of a smile before it disappears again. We shift round so Andy's lying on top of me with his head nested in my shoulder and mine nuzzling his neck. He closes his eyes as my arms curl around his small frame and he wraps his around my back. He probably looks like a little koala clinging onto a tree right now but it's adorable.

After we've been laying there for about an hour with some quiet music playing in the background, the door swings open and the room is filled with chatter. I instantly feel Andy's body tense and I whisper into his ear 'pretend to be asleep' before pecking just behind it. I keep my eyes closed but I'm aware of the presence of others scattered around us. 'Oooh Randy!'  Mikey teases and the others chuckle. We don't acknowledge it. 'Are they actually asleep?' Brook questions, surprised. I feel someone poke my shoulder before saying 'yeah man just leave them be, they must be knackered' Jack replies. Thank fuck.
We stayed like that, pretending to be asleep and whenever I'd feel Andy tense up I'd start kissing his neck, trying to get him to calm down. It seemed to work until his breathing increased and his body was so tense it was almost shaking. Instead of pecks I left lingering kisses on his neck and behind his ear. When I reached the bottom of his neck I sucked on the skin which made him moan and all the boys stopped talking.

'Did someone just-' Jack was cut off by another whine from Andy. I should probably stop but I need to make sure he calms down. 'I swear one of them is moaning' Brook states, amused. I hear footsteps towards us and that's when I pull away from him, causing him to groan again from the lack of contact. 'Mate lowkey one of them is and that doesn't sound like Rye to me' Mikey whisper shouts to them. I make a noise and then pretend to wake up. 'Guys what are you doing you creeps watching us sleeping' I mumble pretending to be sleep ridden. 'One of you was moaning' Jack shouts. 'Shut the fuck up he's asleep!' I spat at him, feeling Andy tender again. 'leave him sleep guys' I tell them and they agree before heading back over. Now that I'm "awake" I run my hands through his hair and trace shapes on his back continuing the kisses and whispering little things into his ear every now and then. 'Rye what're you doing?' Mikey asks. 'I think he's having a nightmare' I say to him and he nods.
This carried on for about an hour to the point where I thought Andy actually was asleep. 'Fovvs you awake?' I ask him. 'Yeah, told you I can't sleep. Too stressed' he sighs. 'I'm sorry baby, do you want to go ran some food before the show?' I offer. 'Yeah but as much as I love them, I really can't see any roadies right now. We have the meet and greet later anyway' he tries to justify. 'Yeah no problem Fovvs, we'll sneak out, grab some food and come back in time for the show okay?' I check with him and he nods. We grab our stuff and tell the boys we're heading out.

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