I Will Make You Believe....

Josh had taken down the photo like I asked him to, but that didn't stop fans from reposting it and speculating what it might be. I spent the better half of the three weeks we had off dodging questions from friends and fans a like. Even Andrew seemed in the know and was questioning me about it on a business call.

"If you are it's ok, I just have to start RSVPing to all of these award's shows and I can finally stop calling you my plus one and get a real boyfriend if you go with him." I huffed at his words.

"Andrew, I'll forever be your plus one." He groaned.

"Alright then, but I'll be mad if you are with him and didn't tell me..." I had a split second decision to make. Andrew would be the first to know outside of the band and he was more of my boss then the band if we really thought about it. Would Josh be mad if I told him before we told the crew? I sure hope not...

"Yes, we are." Just like that I heard Andrew cheering from the other side of the phone.

"I fucking knew it! You're dating a drummer! I always knew you liked drummers!" I rolled my eyes at Andrew's comments. They came from the summer on Warped where five drummers expressed interest in me. Andrew pretended to be my boyfriend to finally get rid of them.

"Andrew, I am a drummer. You make no sense..." I sat back in the office chair in my room.

"Yeah, I knew you enjoyed banging things. I just thought I'd never see you banging person." My cheeks heated up at his words.

"Whatever Andrew, you know if I was sleeping around while we were touring I would've never gotten to work the things I do." He scoffed on the other end of the line.

"Do you really think that?" I sighed.

"Everyone always made comments about the other girls in relationships or that were sleeping around, calling them the worst things and saying how they would never be higher up in this industry. I wanted to work, I wanted to make it in this industry, and I was going to do whatever necessary to get there..." Andrew was silent on the other end of the line.

"That's really why you haven't been dating all these years? Chips, you're the hardest working person I know. I hired you and got you in with this company because of that and not what you did outside of work." I sighed.

"I get that Andrew, but you're one person. Don't lie and tell me that you didn't hear people saying that shit..." He sighed this time.

"I'm so sorry that you felt that way all this time..." I shrugged, even though he couldn't see it.

"Honestly, I've never been compelled to date or be with anyone until now..."

"oooooooohhhhh Chips is in loveeeeee." He laughed.

"Actually yeah..." He was silent again.

"How long have you two been dating?" I sighed.

"Uh, dating almost four months, talking for 5, but if you ask him we had our three year anniversary earlier this month..."

"How the heck do you get three years out of five months?"

That's when I told Andrew the story of how Josh and I first met and how we reconnected. He offered only small noises as I told him what had happened. When it was finally over he remained silent.

"Andrew? Did I lose you?"

"No, no. This is just a lot to process dude..." I sighed.

"Yeah, I'm sorry. It was kinda sudden on me too..."

"Yeah but like, you're heavy in love. Like, the kind of love that everyone is jealous of. Hell, I'm jealous." I chuckled.

"Well, it's the kind of love that only,"My mind counted how many people really knew" 4 people other than Josh and I know about. So I doubt many people are jealous." He gasped.

"How does no one know? Like how are you hiding it?"

"We're pretty much sneaking around the crew. We had to tell Tyler and Tyler begged to tell his wife. Trina knew because she was there the night he finally got the passes to me in AZ. I really only spend time with him at hotels or between tours."

"That's no way to live...." I shrugged again, placing my legs up on my desk and sat back. This conversation was hopefully coming to an end.

"It isn't, but we're happy and figuring it out. In fact, I think we're moving super fast if anything."

"Fast is a relative term. If you're happy, you could elope tomorrow and tell the world to screw off. It's about you two and what you want out of this. Stop worrying about other people and fans, It sounds like this is the love of your life. Don't let anyone stop you from being truly happy Chips." I smiled proudly at his words. I've never been so happy to hear words from someone.

"Thanks Andrew, I think I'm gonna call my boyfriend now." He chuckled.

"Alright. I'll send over the final designs for you to proof and numbers for you to double check. Maybe you can look at them in between the two of you passionately-"

"None of that Andrew. I hate when y'all talk about me and him like that. Trina does it too." I shuttered. Yeah, being with Josh was great and all, but I didn't want people constantly talking about us like that.

"Sorry, I forget how innocent you are. Just send those back to me before you leave of the Canada run, yeah?"

"Yes Andrew, I'll get them back to you by the morning probably. Josh is actually flying here to spend the week with me before we fly to Canada."

"Wow, well you have fun and I'll see you at Coachella weekend one. I'm gonna come hang."

I said my goodbyes and hung up the phone. Talking with Andrew was a refreshing take from someone that I worked with. It was nice to finally hear someone on my side say that it was ok. Maybe it was going to be ok. Maybe we could tell everyone and nothing would happen...