We Can Dance in Death Tonight

"don't leave me baby. please" Ryan begged, kneeling infront of me. I couldn't help but laugh.

"i'll see you in like two weeks, Ry. it'll be okay" I promised him. he got up and pouted, but gave in and hugged me. I hugged Allie, Chris, Abbey, Devin, Ricky, Korel and Angelo.

"be safe and have fun! tell Meg we said hi and we miss her" Angelo told me. I nodded and walked off the bus. Balz wasn't far behind me. I saw I See Stars and Asking standing there.

"we wanted to come say bye" Danny mumbled. I frowned and walked over to Devin. hugging him first. than making my way down the line hugging Zach, Brent, Andrew, Jimmy and Jeff. they left to go do their soundcheck. the guys of Trivum ran out. Nick, Paolo, Corey and Matt hugged me goodbye.

"it was great meeting you! I hope to see you around, I want to get you to do my next tattoo!" Matt smiled.

"well you've got my number. call me anytime and I'll do that for you" I smiled.

the guys of The Amity Affliction ran out during their soundcheck and hugged me quickly, than ran back inside. I just laughed at them

I looked at Asking. "awh guys"

"come here" Ben chimed. he pulled me close and squeezed. "have a good trip, love. call us sometime!"

"stop hogging her you fuck!" Cameron yelled. Ben let go and allowed to hug Cam, Sam and James. Danny stared at me.

"Danny put that stupid camera away!" I yelled, smacking it away from me.

"come on, love. lets get one of all of us. Matt, do you mind?" Danny asked. Matt was the only one left. he grabbed the camera and they all crowded around me. "Balz you prick get ovah here!"

after the picture, I hugged him goodbye and got into the rental car they so kindly rented for us. we drove to the airport in silence.

he walked me all the way to my gate. we got there just in time because they were starting to board.

"Frank's picking you up, right?!" he asked and I nodded. "what's wrong baby?"

"I kinda don't want to leave you. we finally got our relationship back on track. the way it was. and now i'm leaving" I frowned. he lifted my chin up with his hand.

"shh, i'll see you in two weeks. have fun babe. I love you" he assured me. he leaned down and kissed me. I felt something slid onto my finger. I looked down. it was my promise ring. I smiled.

"i love you too. i'll talk to you when i land" I told him. I kissed him one more time, and boarded my plane.

-------------------
I woke up at 8 and jumped in the shower quickly. I turned on my curling wand as I put my makeup on. I put loose curls in my hair and changed my plugs quickly. I went into my room and found my black pants, knee high high-heeled boots, my leather jacket and a white thick tank top. after dressing, I shoved everything I needed into my purse and grabbed my phone. I snapped a quick picture and sent it to Josh.

first day back at work. wish me luck. :*

I knew he was still asleep but atleast he'd smile at something when he finally did. I jumped into the camaro and made my way to Manhattan. I parked around the corner and walked over, finding Tommy and Megan sitting on the steps.

"well look at this beauty!" Megan cheered, hugging me.

"the boys say hi and they miss you!" I told her immediately.

"well than we'll just have to call them when we go out for lunch" she smiled "my treat" I smiled back"

a male and a female came up to the store and I stood there awkwardly.

"oh Sam this is Robear and Jessica. guys, this is Sam. she's filling for Tim while he's away" Tommy said. I shook their hands.

"oh babies got style, hm we'll get along just fine. Robear, you can call me Bear. floor manager!" he smiled.

"pleasure to meet you" I blushed.

"pleasure is all mine sweets. this is Jessica, shop manager, my partner in crime"

"if you need any help or anything, feel free to ask. I know you're close to Meg, Tommy and Ami but if they're busy, you have us!" Jessica smiled.

"oh thank you!"

"alright now that you all know each other, and you two beat me to it, let's get to work" Ami smiled. he quickly hugged me as he walked by. "thank you so much for doing this Sam"

"no problem. tour was almost over anyway. and I was getting tired of that bus" I shook my head. Megan laughed at me.

"tour? bus? you're a musician?" Bear asked me as we walked down the long hallway.

"no, my boyfriend is. he plays in Motionless In White. uh Chris was in here not to long ago. Megan tattooed his leg" I mentioned.

"oh that really tall skinny guy?! such a sweetheart" Jessica drooled.

"no ideas Jessica!" Megan yelled. "and don't you lie Samantha, yes Bear, she is a part time musician. fantastic voice"

I shook my head no. Ami called me over to the front so I quickly ran over to him.

"you're next to me. this is your station. Tim cleaned it up for you. drawing stations are back there, ink is under there, help is everywhere" he smiled.

at noon Megan and I left and went to a near by diner. after we got our food, we slowly made a conversation.

"so uh, I ran into your brother a few weeks ago at his show" she mumbled, taking a french fry. "he told me everything"

"he can't keep his fucking mouth shut. holy shit" I yelled. I sat back and looked around. "yes, I caught him cheating on me. yes, I took him back and yes everything is going fantastic. it made our relationship so much harder. I forgave him. it's over" I told her.

"i'm glad things are better. I want to punch his face in, but i'm glad it worked out in the end. you two are too fucking cute" she laughed. "call them please!"

"thank god, i'm missing the shit out of them and i've been away for a day!" I laughed. I took out my phone and dialed his number. I pressed speaker so Megan could hear. when I heard his sleepy voice answer, I couldn't help but smile like a child. "are you still sleeping?!"

"yeah, I don't know why I'm really tired. what's up babygirl?" he yawned.

"awh sweetie go back to sleep, I just called to talk to everyone. I'll call Chris instead"

"fuck no! just give me a second to get out of bed" Megan and I laughed. I heard him shuffling. "alright baby youre on speaker and everyones here"

"hey guys!" I managed to say. I didn't think I'd miss them this much.

"babygirl come back to me. my wife is being mean!" Ryan yelled. I heard a thwak and figured Allie hit him.

"I am not don't lie to Sam!" she scolded. I laughed.

"hey guys, I have someone here that wants to say hi" I smiled. I nodded to her.

"hey guys!" she chimed.

"is that Megan? MEGAN!" Chris yelled. the smile grew on her face. "we're going to be in Jersey in a few days. please tell me you two are coming!"

"we'll be there Chris. no worries. I just wanted to say hello. I'll see you guys soon" she looked at me, "we should get back to the shop" I nodded.

"bye guys. I miss you so much. love you guys!" I told them.

"we miss and love you guys too. see you soon babes!" Ricky finally spoke. I took it off speaker phone and put it to my ear. I only heard Balz.

"I'll call you later baby. I miss you. I love you. see you soon" he whispered.

"I miss you too. I love you. bye" we hung up.

the rest of the day went pretty fast. before I knew it, it was closing time.

"does anyone want a ride home?" I asked. Robear and Jessica were already gone, leaving Ami, Megan, Tommy and I.

"no thanks hun, I'm only a few blocks away" Ami told me. he locked the door behind me. he kissed the top of my head, than Megan's. "i'll see you guys tomorrow. be safe"

"aye, I'm gonna walk with you. bye girls" Tommy said, running after Ami.

"why not?" Megan shrugged. we walked to my car and I drove the few blocks to her apartment. "are you okay to drive home by yourself? you can stay with me for the few weeks if you want"

"nah, it's okay, besides. that house needs a major clean up" I laughed. "see you in the morning"

I drove home listening to HIM. Upon arriving home, I made myself some dinner and cleaned up a bit. I heard Chris' ringtone flood the empty house. I ran to my purse and grabbed it. "hey"

"I hope your relaxing and not cleaning that house" he immediately said.

"are you like psychic or something? how'd you know I was cleaning?"

"I know you too well. go on, relax. I'll clean when I get home. go to bed"

"yes father, jeez. I'll see you next week" I hung up.

I did as my father instructed and laid in bed. I hadn't noticed my nerves were starting to get the best of me. I heard the front door open and shut and I ran and locked my door. the stairs creaked as they always did and I saw the shadow of feet by my door. the handle juggled.

"Sam, it's me TJ. open up" he said. I ran to the door and swung it open. I soaked TJ stood infront of me.

"you scared the shit out of me!" I scolded him, hugging him tightly. "what are you doing here?"

"Kally and I are in town for awhile and we got into a fight. so she kicked me out. mind if I stay with you for the night. I thought you were still on tour so I was just gonna crash here"

"you still have your key?" I asked, surprised. he nodded. "yeah, come on in. here, put these on" I handed him a pair of basketball shorts. he went into the bathroom and changed. coming back shirtless.

he laid down next to me and I laid close to him. I took a picture of the two of us.

"I miss you TJ." I bluntly said. he squeezed me tight.

"I miss you too Sam." he whispered. "I'm so sorry"

-Balz-

I went to upload a picture onto instagram when I saw Sam had uploaded one. her and TJ laying in our bed. i've missed my best friend so much. asshole. I giggled at her caption. I figured she was bust catching up with him, so I didn't call her. I fell asleep looking at my new background. the picture she'd sent me this morning.