Love Bites

Chapter 12: Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)

Sav shifted nervously sitting down on the bed of the room he shared with Sabrina. Sabrina sat down next to him.
"I've been thinking a lot lately..."
Great. These words never end well.
"Ever since I saw you and (y/n) together I saw the same thing in the both of you." She spoke softly.
"Yeah? What is that?" Sav sighed.
"Two people who've lost their better half." She replied softly.
Sav sighed again.
"Sabrina-"
"You two love each other. Anyone can see that..." She cut him off.
Sav stayed quiet.
"...and you're destroying yourselves by pushing this away."
Sav was still quiet, not knowing how to respond.
When Sabrina didn't say anything else he spoke up.
"I'm sorry."
Sabrina placed two fingers under his chin to get him to look her in the eyes. Her eyes were full of warmth.
"Please don't ever be sorry for being human."
Sav couldn't help but smile at her.
"I'm not mad, I want you to be happy. You're a great guy and you deserve to be with the person that you love."
Sav rested his forehead against hers.
"Why are you so amazing?" He spoke softly.
Sabrina just smiled. "I try."
"You've been a great friend." Sav sighed, pulling away.
Sabrina smiled even bigger.
"And I'll continue to be. If you'd let me."
Sav smiled back.
"I'd love that."
The moment was interrupted by a knock on the door.
"Hey Sav it's me." Joe was heard on the other side.
Sabrina kissed Sav on the cheek and opened the door to allow his best friend in.
"I'll meet up with you before I leave, alright?" She looked back as Joe sat down next to him.
"Okay." He smiled softly.
She gave him a small wave before she walked out the door.
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You opened the door and standing there was the last person you wanted to see.
"What are you doing here?" You loudly whispered. "You can't be here."
"I need to talk to you. Please." Andy begged.
"Last time you talked to me it didn't exactly go down well for me."
"Please (y/n)."
"Fine." You opened the door to let him in then quickly shut it behind you before anyone could see you two together.
"Make it quick, what do you want?" You spoke harshly with you arms folded.
"I want to apologize."
"We're way past that." You walked over to the door to kick him out until he spoke again.
"Please, can we please talk about this??" He sat down on the bed.
"Talk about what? There's nothing to talk about! I don't like you like that I'm-"
"I don't like you like that either!" He quickly spoke.
You paused making a face of confusion.
"What? Then why did you-"
Andy sighed putting his head in his hands.
"Cause I'm an idiot, okay?" He mumbled.
"I could have told you that." You scoffed. Andy looked back up at you.
"Look, can you just sit down and listen to me?" He begged.
"Fine." You sighed, walking away from the door and sitting down next to Andy.
Andy took a deep breath.
"Before I flew down to London for the album release party to see you, I was seeing someone, until things went bad and we broke up."
"Okay? And what? Were you trying to make me some sort of rebound?"
"Yes."
"Fuck you." You quickly got up until Andy pulled you back.
"Wait- I know it was fucked up. I don't know what I was thinking, I'm sorry. I was a mess and I wasn't thinking straight. You were just there and I had been having the greatest time with you and for some reason I just did what I did and I'm so fucking sorry." He begged.
"Even after I told you all about Sav and how much he meant to me?" You spat.
"Yes I know It was fucked up as hell. I'm sorry."
"Who the hell even was this chick you were dating? I didn't know you were dating someone?" You pulled your arm back.
"His name was Jared." Andy looked down at his feet.
You paused.
"Oh."
Andy looked up at you shyly with a sad smile. You slowly sat back down.
"W-what happened?"
"He left me for some girl, said he wanted a family. Something he couldn't have with me. Also said that the relationship and I were just wrong and he was sick of feeling so guilty." Andy looked down at his hands in his lap.
"Andy, I'm so sorry..." You were. Despite what happened you still felt for him.
"I get it... as long as he's happy." Andy sighed.
"But he's wrong. There's nothing wrong with who you are. You love who you love and that's okay." you placed a hand on his shoulder.
"I know. It's hard living in a world where you know you're right but everyone else is saying you're wrong." He smiled up at you.
"I know." You put an arm around him.
"And I can't believe that because of my relationship problems I went ahead and caused yours. I'm disgusted in myself and I'm so sorry. You don't have to forgive me. I know I don't deserve it. I just... I had to tell you that cause even if we aren't friends anymore. I still love and care for you. And seeing you break down on tv and know I caused it I-" Andy looked up with tears in his eyes.
"I'm so sorry. I'd give anything to find some way to make it up to you."
You looked down at your hysterical friend. The boy who's been your best friend since you were babies in diapers. You knew he was sorry, and you knew he had been killing himself over this for quite some time.
"Andy, of course I forgive you. I get it, honestly I do. Heartbreak makes us do stupid shit. I've done a lot of stupid shit in the past couple of months to write a whole book about it..."
You both laughed at that comment, Andy whipping his tears away.
"...you're my best friend. We've been together longer then I could count. You're not getting rid of me this easily. And that boy? You're going to find your special someone someday. I promise."
"Like you and Sav? I would give anything to have what you two had."
"Me and Sav are messy..."
"No, you're not perfect, but you love each other and would do anything for each other, relationship or not. From the short amount of time I've known Sav I've found this... You're soulmates. He loves you, you love him, you have your bumps in the road but when things go wrong you always find a way back to each other. I believe the two of you can get through this. I know you can."
You smiled and the both of you pulled each other in for a big hug.
"Thank you Andy."
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Joe sat down on the bed handing Sav a beer.
"You two break up?" Joe asked quietly bringing a bottle to his lips.
Sav just nodded, taking a swig from the bottle.
"I'm sorry mate." Joe sighed.
Sav smiled softly.
"No. It was good... She's amazing. I really liked her I just..." he drifted off feeling a bit guilty.
"Wasn't in love with her?" Joe finished for him.
"Yeah..."
Joe looked over at his friend.
"Ya know theres nothing wrong with that. If you're not ready, you're not ready."
Sav sighed and got up to walk over to his bags by the bottom of the bed, grabbing a clean pair of shorts to sleep in when he reached into his suitcase and felt something that caused him to freeze.
"What?" Joe asked.
Slowly Sav pulled out a black velvet box and opened it.
Joe jumped to his feet. "Holy shit."
Inside was a beautiful engagement ring with a rose gold band and white diamond in the middle, not too big or flashy but still absolutely breathtaking just how (y/n) liked it.
"Sav, I-" Joe looked at him in shock.
"I got this while we were in LA... Was gonna ask her when I came home. Completely forgot it was in here..." Sav sighed, pushing his bangs out of his eyes.
"You never told me." Joe replied looking up at his best friend.
"I didn't tell anyone." Sav spoke softly. "It was kind of a last minute decision. I mean, I knew I was going to but I always wasn't too sure if she was ready for it or not. Guess I won't be needing it anymore."
"I wouldn't be too sure about that mate." Joe replied.
"Yeah-" Sav scoffed. "Right."
"Seriously... I don't think your story is over yet. I believe in you two. You always come back to each other. You're like soulmates or something."
Sav laughed. "Look at you. What happened to "relationships blow"?"
"Ah thats me and Karla. You and (y/n)? That's different. That's real." Joe  swung his arm around Sav's shoulder.
"I've been so worried about my shit I never asked you about how you're doing with the divorce?"
"I'll be fine mate, don't you worry about me. It wasn't meant to be, that shit happens. You and (y/n) were and you better figure that out soon before it's too late."
"Ya think so?" Sav looked at his friend.
"I know so." Joe replied taking another swig.
Sav paused then closed the small box, put on a black shirt and threw on his leather jacket.
"Where are you going?" Joe asked while Sav sat on the bed tying his shoes.
"I'm gonna go talk to (y/n)."
"Where's that ring going." He smirked.
Sav stood up and opened the door.
"It's coming with me."
And out he went closing the door behind him leaving a certain Joe Elliott alone in Sav's hotel suite with a big smile on his face.
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You jumped at the sound of a knock on the door interrupting the silence. Quickly you walked over to the door, opening it to reveal him.
"I'm going to speak with you, and you're going to listen. Okay?" He looked up at you through his curly outgrown bangs.
"Okay." You spoke softly, opening the door wider to let him in.
He walked over to the bed, hands in his leather jacket pockets, sat down, and waited for you to join him. So you did.
He took a deep breath and started.
"You're a stubborn brat." You immediately made a face.
"Seriously Sa-"
"Just stop for once and let me talk." He cut you off.
You stopped and listened.
"You're a stubborn brat. You have the worst time accepting you're wrong, you don't think before you act and it gets you into trouble, you're a complete mess, and you're a downright shit guitar player. But let me tell you something... I love you, and I love all of that. I love your resting bitch face and the way you roll your eyes at me when you hate what I have to say, like you were just doing a minute ago. I love that you try so hard for me, you dealt with the touring, and the press, and the hardly seeing each other because you knew it was worth it when we were reunited again. Despite all the hard times you would always fight for me, for us. And me? I'm a mess too. I'm too shy to admit how I really feel, I have trust issues, I'm scared of getting hurt again like I did in the past, and I'm so fucking sorry for not believing you when you told me the truth about Andy. You were always faithful and truthful to me and I should have believed you..."
You could feel your heart beating a mile a minute. This was a lot to take in.
Sav took a deep breath and sighed, pushing his bangs out of his face revealing his glassy ocean blue eyes.
"I love you petal...And I'm so sorry for everything. I just... I just really want you to come back home to me. I miss you."
You sat there in silence. Unsure of what to say.
"Please say something..." Sav's voice shook.
You stayed quiet again, thinking of what to say.
"Maybe if someone was a better teacher I could be a decent guitar player..."
Sav let out a laugh showing that big beautiful smile.
"I love you too, of course I'll come back home." You smiled back.
Sav let out a breath he did realize he was holding and pulled you in for a passionate kiss.
You quickly pulled away.
"Wait wait- what about Sabrina?"
Sav laughed.
"We had a chat, she and Joe actually gave me the pep talk courage to get over here."
You laughed as well pulling him back in for another kiss.
When you finally pulled away you both rested your foreheads against each other's.
"God I missed you..." Sav whispered.
"You called me a brat." You whispered back.
"It's about time someone called you that." He smirked.
"Fair." You replied back.
He laughed, pulling you in for another kiss when he felt the small box in his pocket.
"I'm not going to lose you again. That's a promise." He spoke softly.
"Yeah? That's a pretty big promise." You smiled.
"Can I say something completely daft?" He pulled away looking you in the eye.
"This entire relationship is daft Sav, go ahead." You giggled.
"Promise you won't hit me." He smiled.
You made a face.
"Oh fuck, what are you doing?"
Sav reached into his pocket and pulled out the box, taking a deep breath before opening it.
Your eyes grew wide.
Your heart stop.
He's fucking insane.
"Oh fuck... What are you doing??" You repeated only this time your voice broke.
"I bought this when we were in LA. I kept it with me this whole time. You don't have to say yes. I'm completely da-"
"Yes."
"-for even thinking this was a- what?"
You laughed.
"Yes you are daft, completely insane, but we both are so yes."
Sav smirked.
"Typical (y/n), doesn't even let me ask properly before she's yelling answers in me face."
You rolled your glassy eyes, the huge smile on your face never leaving.
"Well get on with it then."
Sav winked at you and got down on one knee.
"(Y/f/n)..." he whispered softly.
"I want you to marry me."
For some reason those words caused you to break and you immediately put your hand to your face and cried.
"Look what you do to me Savage." You choked out.
"Sorry." He smiled.
"Yes, I'll marry you."
Sav laughed pulling you close and quickly pulled you in for another kiss. Then took the ring out and slid it on your finger.
"(Y/n) Savage..." Sav smiled, looking at you.
"It has a nice ring to it." You posed waving your left hand with the ring on it around, smiling at the pun you just made.
"Ew, that was awful, I think I've changed my mind." He scrunched up his nose.
You pulled your hand back, away from him.
"Nope! No take backs! You're stuck with me now."
Sav laughed, pulling you in for one last kiss.
"I wouldn't have it any other way."
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After a lot of thinking I decided to end this story with this chapter. Thanks for the ride! 💜
- Kat