The Beauty & The Tragedy

You Got A Boyfriend Anyway

"That would be awesome." He smiled. "I'm glad you're here Sel." He grinned.

"Fucking gross." Demi mumbled.

"Get a room." Johnny chimed in.

"Jealous?" Nick said playfully.

"Hardly." Demi chuckled.

"We love each other. Get over it." I said slightly annoyed I couldn't enjoy a quiet moment with my boyfriend. It was childish.

"Love is for pussies." Demi said with a smirk.

Nick laughed. "That makes you a pussy then because the last time I checked you had a girlfriend."

"No one ever said I loved her." Demi stated very matter of fact.

"Well now." Joe grinned. "The plot thickens."

"That's some cold shit Demi." Matt said shaking his head. "That ain't even right."

Demi shrugged in response. I couldn't tell if she was being serious or just messing around, either way it bothered me how nonchalant she was about the topic of love and her relationship. Ruby deserved better.

"So that's why you were a complete mess while she was away?" I challenged.

She narrowed her eyes at me as she thought carefully about what she was going to say. "You called her. Not me."

"I'll give you both a dollar if you take all that aggression and make out with each other." Johnny said trying to ease the tension.

Everyone but me and Demi started laughing.

"One whole dollar!" Joe said loudly.

I shook my head and sat in silence. Demi was being difficult and everyone else refused to take anything seriously. It was annoying and frustrating. I'd catch her glance at me occasionally but she didn't say anything. Everyone else talked and drank as we made our way to the venue. Surprisingly, Demi wasn't drinking.

***

We arrived at the venue with a few hours to kill before the meet and greet. As usual everyone scattered to do whatever it was they did to keep themselves occupied. Nick had settled in the dressing room so he could draw on some drum heads. He liked to throw them out into the crowd after each show. Everyone one of them were signed with custom artwork.

I looked up from my laptop and watched as he leaned his elbows on the table. His forehead was scrunched up as he carefully moved the sharpie pen across the smooth surface of the drum head. I thought he looked completely adorable. He was obviously concentrating really hard.

"What do you think?" He asked as he held it up for me to see.

He had drawn what looked like a cat riding a unicorn and holding a flag with the bands logo on it. I couldn't help but laugh. He grinned at my response.

"It's amazing." I smiled.

"You should see the one Demi drew on earlier. It's covered in dicks." He chuckled.

"How the hell would she even know what a dick looks like?" I asked sarcastically.

"You'll have to ask her." He smiled as he continued drawing.

"No thanks." I muttered under my breath.

"Don't mind her Sel." He continued drawing as he spoke. "She acts all bad ass when in reality she's nothing but a teddy bear. Don't let her get a rise out of you. It's what she wants."

"It's exhausting." I sighed. "It's like having a child you never wanted in the first place but since you were too dumb to take the morning after pill, you're stuck."