i'm tired of feeling comatose {raven's song: book two}

nineteen • leaving home

Raven's POV

Chris and I carried our last bags into the tour bus. Today was the day we were leaving for tour. The bus had just stopped to pick us up. We were the last ones they got.

"How's Criminal?" Ricky immideitly asked as soon as he saw me. He was the most excited about the baby, out of all the guys.

"Same as last time," I answer, taking a seat next to him.

He smiles. "It's gonna be awesome to have another niece or nephew."

"I always thought Vinny would accidentally knock some girl up before Chris even thought about having kids," Ghost jokes.

Vinny laughs. "You know I got that superpower over women. They just want this dick."

The whole tour bus breaks out into a fit of laughter. These were the times I loved; carefree, laughing, joking, with my best friends - my family.

"I want Arby's," I announce now that the laughter died down.

"What nasty mixture are you gonna order this time?" Chris questions playfully.

"Chicken nuggets and ranch, and that's not even a gross one!" I exclaim.

He chuckles and kisses my cheek. "We can stop at the next one we pass. Need anything else?"

I shake my head, and then nestle myself into Chris's shoulder. The guys all began to conversate as I relaxed, using my fiance as a pillow.

"Oh, yeah! Congratulations on the proposal!" AJ shouts.

I grin. "Thank you."

Chris pats my head. "Never thought I'd get married, to be honest."

"Then I came back and you saw me and you were just starstruck," I say sassily, flipping my hair over my shoulder.

He laughs and replies with, "well, it's not a lie."

I soon feel the bus pulling over and I know we're at Arby's. I slip my slides onto my feet and we all exit the bus once it's parked.

"What can I get for you guys?" The lady at the counter asks.

We all order and everyone working looks surprised and flustered. Everyone had ordered a lot of food and the grand total came down to $130.78.

"We'll get this to you as soon as possible," she tells us, handing us our soda cups, and then moving on to the next customer.

We all take a seat at the empty booths we could find. Fast food joints like this never had tables big enough for us, so we all kinda just congregated around one area.

Our food was brought to us surpsingly quick. I immideitly grabbed a french fry and munched on it happily. Criminal was really liking the food.

I was lucky my pregnancy was going easy so far. My mom once told me that she couldn't eat anything for a whole week during her first trimester of pregnancy with me.

I was a miracle baby, though. My mom said she'd lost two babies before me, and my grandma had lost three babies before she had my mom. The women in my family weren't very fertile, so I was a little bit worried that I might miscarriage.

God, I hope I'm able to handle this pregnancy.

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The next day

We were in Philadelphia to play the first show. It was a sold out venue and I could tell the guys were nervous but excited, as always.

"Are my eyebrows even?" Chris questions.

I lick my finger and even out the ends, making Chris squirm. "Now they're good," I say."

He nods. "Thanks. You look cute."

"Thank you."

"Are you sure you wanna watch the show? The loud noises won't bother you or Criminal?"

I shake my head. "It's not that loud when I'm standing side stage. I have to get those pictures for work, too."

"As long as you're okay with it."

"I'll be your water girl," I joke.

He smiles and plants a kiss on my lips. "Okay."

I lean forward once more to give him another kiss. "Let's head into the venue."

He grabs my hand and we walk into the venue. I was always excited to see them play, and it made me think about how I used to be on stage with Chris at times. I sort of missed it.

I prepare my camera as they get ready to go onstage. Time to work and watch my baby preform.

I'm just vibing with my cats, listening to Joy Division. Good times.
     - salem ♡

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