A Diamond Bullet and a Gun Made of Gold
Chapter Twelve
“Vic sweetie, wake up” Tegan said while nudging her boyfriend in the side. It was 6am and the boys were about to embark on their first ever tour.
The album had been completed not long after Tegan went to visit the band at the studio and, just like their label had promised, the boys were put on a tour. They’re going to be supporting a band that aren’t huge but are growing at a steady pace. They’ll be away for 3 weeks and going all over the country.
“Vic wake the fuck up” Tegan said, growing impatient with Vic.
“I’m awake” He disclosed and began to pull himself up in the bed.
“Do you want me to make you some breakfast while you take a shower?” Tegan asked.
“Yes please, and coffee. I need caffeine since I’m up at this ungodly hour” He grumbled.
“Okay, I’ll go do that now” She pecked him on the cheek and walked into the kitchen where an already showered and dressed Mike was sat.
“There’s just no escaping you is there?” He asked rhetorically.
Tegan acted as if Mike hadn’t said anything and went about making Vic his coffee and pancakes.
“I know” Mike said.
“Pardon” Tegan replied.
“I know” Mike repeated, this time with a knowing smile.
“What do you know Mike?” Tegan asked, sounding rather annoyed as she flipped the pancakes.
“I know that you’re using again” Tegan felt her heart stop. She thought she had been super discreet this time around.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about Mike. I haven’t used since the whole fiasco months ago” She replied firmly, hopefully she was believable enough.
“You don’t need to lie to me Tegan. I was talking to Ryan the other day and he said you’ve been at it again for a couple of weeks now. I wonder if Vic knows this time or are you keeping it a secret again?” He asked smugly.
“Fuck you Mike” Tegan hissed as she plated up Vic’s breakfast. She walked out of the kitchen, back over to Vic’s room, cutting Mike a nasty look as she did so. One good thing to come out of the boys going on tour is that Tegan wouldn’t have to be around Mike for 3 whole weeks, she couldn’t wait for the bliss to begin.
“Breakfast is served” Tegan said with a smile, handing Vic his plate as he sat on the bed after having pulled on a pair of jeans.
“Thank you. I’m going to miss you. I know it’s only 3 weeks but those 2 weeks you were away inNew York were hard enough now there’s a third week” He sighed.
“I know, but just like when I was in New York, we have our phones and Skype and I expect to hear from you every day if not then every other” Tegan sighed much like Vic just had.
“I promise to call or text or Skype at every chance I get. I’m going to get you something from every state we visit too” They looked at each other and smiled ear-to-ear.
Vic leaned in and kissed Tegan sweetly before returning to his breakfast.
When he was done with his coffee and pancakes, Vic and Tegan made a final check with his suitcases, he had everything he needed. They went out into the living room where the boys’ parents were waiting to see them off; Tony and Jaime would be about ten minutes and then they would all get going in their RV.
“Now listen, you boys be good. Don’t get into too much trouble but most of all have fun” Vivian demanded.
“Yes mom” The brothers replied in unison.
“You go be rock stars” Were their father’s only words of advice but they were enough.
The other half of the band turned up and goodbyes were said, tears were shed and hugs and kisses were shared.
“Don’t forget me” Tegan whispered into Vic’s ear as they shared their final hug before he left.
“Never” He replied back, they kissed each other lightly real quick and the boys then departed, this was the start to a whole new life for them.
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Since Tegan started using again, she and Ryan had become friends. Tonight he had invited her along to a party and since she needed something to get her mind off the boys being away she agreed to go along, on the condition that Amelia gets to come along too.
Tegan had gone to Amelia’s to get ready and while there Tegan got a bit of gossip.
“So do you know if Mike is seeing anyone?” Amelia asked a little nervously.
“Mike is more the fuck anything that moves and drop it type of person, why?” Tegan responded.
Amelia sighed heavily, ran her mascara wand across her lashes once and replied “I just really like him, we hooked up once and I guess I just can’t get over it” Amelia confessed.
“ohmygod, are you serious?” Tegan asked, very much in shock.
“Don’t say it like that, it makes me sound bad. I know you two don’t get along but I think he’s okay” Amelia began to blush.
“Hey, if you like him, go for it. Who am I to stand in the way of true love, right? Just be careful, I don’t want to see you get hurt.” Tegan said.
“Thank you. I guess I’ll talk to him when he’s home from tour”
“Sounds good, now what should I wear?” Tegan laughed.
“The blue shorts with your Blink vest” Amelia answered.
“Nice choice” The pair laughed and continued to get ready, they weren’t dressing up too much but didn’t want to look like they hadn’t made some sort of effort.
“TEGAN, YOU’RE HERE” Ryan announced as she and Amelia entered his house.
“I am and you’re already hammered” The three of them laughed.
“Come in, make yourself at home, get a drink, get a line, have fun” Ryan demanded.
“Thanks” With that he walked off and joined a group of his friends. There were a lot of people here so Tegan brushed off the fact that he didn’t introduce her to anyone.
“What did he mean when he said ‘get a line’”? Amelia asked, sounding super innocent.
“Oh, Ryan’s a drug dealer, you don’t have to do anything if you don’t want to though” Tegan replied.
“Are you going to?”
“Who knows?” Tegan responded she didn’t want Amelia to know about her past or current habits. “How about we just start with a drink?” Tegan said and walked over to the kitchen.
The night was in full swing and Tegan and Amelia had had a little bit to drink, they had also been introduced to a group of people who were really cool.
“Yo, Amelia, do you want some?” Cameron asked holding up the bag of white powder.
“Erm, I don’t know if I should” Amelia replied while looking around for Tegan who had disappeared a few minutes before hand.
“Come on, just one line, you’ll be fine” Cameron encouraged.
“Hmm, only one” Amelia said more to herself than anything.
“That’s my girl” Cameron smiled and began setting up a few lines.
Tegan re-joined the group with a fresh round of drinks and a small smile on her lips when she saw Amelia come up from taking her line.
“Here you go” Tegan said as she handed Amelia a beer.
“Thanks, please don’t tell anyone about this, ever” Amelia begged.
“I won’t tell if you don’t” Tegan said and snorted her own line.
“I promise” Amelia laughed.
Throughout the rest of the night, the girls did a few more lines and took a few pills as well. They were crashing at Ryan’s place that night, as were most people in attendance. Ryan was a gentleman and let the girls have his room. When Amelia was in the bathroom she overheard a conversation that she wasn’t expecting.
“So what happened to not telling anyone this time? Mike knows and he bought it up at breakfast the other day. I can’t have Vic finding out again” Tegan sighed.
“I’m sorry Tegan, we had been smoking and it came up in conversation. Vic isn’t going to find out, you’re not going to end up in hospital again so he won’t find out” Ryan replied.
“Yeah that trip to the hospital wasn’t so fun. I feel so bad keeping this from him, especially when I promised him I would stop taking” Tegan mumbled.
“Look, if Mike ever says anything again I’ll tell him that you told me to stop bothering you because you’re getting clean and then nobody needs to know” Ryan suggested.
“That’s a good idea, thank you. And thank you for this” Tegan giggled as she began stuffing the bag of cocaine into her pocket.
“Now princess, get some sleep” Ryan gave her a quick hug and grabbed a t-shirt from the closet. Amelia flushed the toilet to prepare for her appearance almost and exited the bathroom.
“Night Amelia, it was nice to meet you” Ryan said as he walked over to his door.
“Night, thanks for the awesome party and letting us steal your bed” They all said goodnight once more and the light was turned off, the door was closed and the girls got into bed.
The album had been completed not long after Tegan went to visit the band at the studio and, just like their label had promised, the boys were put on a tour. They’re going to be supporting a band that aren’t huge but are growing at a steady pace. They’ll be away for 3 weeks and going all over the country.
“Vic wake the fuck up” Tegan said, growing impatient with Vic.
“I’m awake” He disclosed and began to pull himself up in the bed.
“Do you want me to make you some breakfast while you take a shower?” Tegan asked.
“Yes please, and coffee. I need caffeine since I’m up at this ungodly hour” He grumbled.
“Okay, I’ll go do that now” She pecked him on the cheek and walked into the kitchen where an already showered and dressed Mike was sat.
“There’s just no escaping you is there?” He asked rhetorically.
Tegan acted as if Mike hadn’t said anything and went about making Vic his coffee and pancakes.
“I know” Mike said.
“Pardon” Tegan replied.
“I know” Mike repeated, this time with a knowing smile.
“What do you know Mike?” Tegan asked, sounding rather annoyed as she flipped the pancakes.
“I know that you’re using again” Tegan felt her heart stop. She thought she had been super discreet this time around.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about Mike. I haven’t used since the whole fiasco months ago” She replied firmly, hopefully she was believable enough.
“You don’t need to lie to me Tegan. I was talking to Ryan the other day and he said you’ve been at it again for a couple of weeks now. I wonder if Vic knows this time or are you keeping it a secret again?” He asked smugly.
“Fuck you Mike” Tegan hissed as she plated up Vic’s breakfast. She walked out of the kitchen, back over to Vic’s room, cutting Mike a nasty look as she did so. One good thing to come out of the boys going on tour is that Tegan wouldn’t have to be around Mike for 3 whole weeks, she couldn’t wait for the bliss to begin.
“Breakfast is served” Tegan said with a smile, handing Vic his plate as he sat on the bed after having pulled on a pair of jeans.
“Thank you. I’m going to miss you. I know it’s only 3 weeks but those 2 weeks you were away inNew York were hard enough now there’s a third week” He sighed.
“I know, but just like when I was in New York, we have our phones and Skype and I expect to hear from you every day if not then every other” Tegan sighed much like Vic just had.
“I promise to call or text or Skype at every chance I get. I’m going to get you something from every state we visit too” They looked at each other and smiled ear-to-ear.
Vic leaned in and kissed Tegan sweetly before returning to his breakfast.
When he was done with his coffee and pancakes, Vic and Tegan made a final check with his suitcases, he had everything he needed. They went out into the living room where the boys’ parents were waiting to see them off; Tony and Jaime would be about ten minutes and then they would all get going in their RV.
“Now listen, you boys be good. Don’t get into too much trouble but most of all have fun” Vivian demanded.
“Yes mom” The brothers replied in unison.
“You go be rock stars” Were their father’s only words of advice but they were enough.
The other half of the band turned up and goodbyes were said, tears were shed and hugs and kisses were shared.
“Don’t forget me” Tegan whispered into Vic’s ear as they shared their final hug before he left.
“Never” He replied back, they kissed each other lightly real quick and the boys then departed, this was the start to a whole new life for them.
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Since Tegan started using again, she and Ryan had become friends. Tonight he had invited her along to a party and since she needed something to get her mind off the boys being away she agreed to go along, on the condition that Amelia gets to come along too.
Tegan had gone to Amelia’s to get ready and while there Tegan got a bit of gossip.
“So do you know if Mike is seeing anyone?” Amelia asked a little nervously.
“Mike is more the fuck anything that moves and drop it type of person, why?” Tegan responded.
Amelia sighed heavily, ran her mascara wand across her lashes once and replied “I just really like him, we hooked up once and I guess I just can’t get over it” Amelia confessed.
“ohmygod, are you serious?” Tegan asked, very much in shock.
“Don’t say it like that, it makes me sound bad. I know you two don’t get along but I think he’s okay” Amelia began to blush.
“Hey, if you like him, go for it. Who am I to stand in the way of true love, right? Just be careful, I don’t want to see you get hurt.” Tegan said.
“Thank you. I guess I’ll talk to him when he’s home from tour”
“Sounds good, now what should I wear?” Tegan laughed.
“The blue shorts with your Blink vest” Amelia answered.
“Nice choice” The pair laughed and continued to get ready, they weren’t dressing up too much but didn’t want to look like they hadn’t made some sort of effort.
“TEGAN, YOU’RE HERE” Ryan announced as she and Amelia entered his house.
“I am and you’re already hammered” The three of them laughed.
“Come in, make yourself at home, get a drink, get a line, have fun” Ryan demanded.
“Thanks” With that he walked off and joined a group of his friends. There were a lot of people here so Tegan brushed off the fact that he didn’t introduce her to anyone.
“What did he mean when he said ‘get a line’”? Amelia asked, sounding super innocent.
“Oh, Ryan’s a drug dealer, you don’t have to do anything if you don’t want to though” Tegan replied.
“Are you going to?”
“Who knows?” Tegan responded she didn’t want Amelia to know about her past or current habits. “How about we just start with a drink?” Tegan said and walked over to the kitchen.
The night was in full swing and Tegan and Amelia had had a little bit to drink, they had also been introduced to a group of people who were really cool.
“Yo, Amelia, do you want some?” Cameron asked holding up the bag of white powder.
“Erm, I don’t know if I should” Amelia replied while looking around for Tegan who had disappeared a few minutes before hand.
“Come on, just one line, you’ll be fine” Cameron encouraged.
“Hmm, only one” Amelia said more to herself than anything.
“That’s my girl” Cameron smiled and began setting up a few lines.
Tegan re-joined the group with a fresh round of drinks and a small smile on her lips when she saw Amelia come up from taking her line.
“Here you go” Tegan said as she handed Amelia a beer.
“Thanks, please don’t tell anyone about this, ever” Amelia begged.
“I won’t tell if you don’t” Tegan said and snorted her own line.
“I promise” Amelia laughed.
Throughout the rest of the night, the girls did a few more lines and took a few pills as well. They were crashing at Ryan’s place that night, as were most people in attendance. Ryan was a gentleman and let the girls have his room. When Amelia was in the bathroom she overheard a conversation that she wasn’t expecting.
“So what happened to not telling anyone this time? Mike knows and he bought it up at breakfast the other day. I can’t have Vic finding out again” Tegan sighed.
“I’m sorry Tegan, we had been smoking and it came up in conversation. Vic isn’t going to find out, you’re not going to end up in hospital again so he won’t find out” Ryan replied.
“Yeah that trip to the hospital wasn’t so fun. I feel so bad keeping this from him, especially when I promised him I would stop taking” Tegan mumbled.
“Look, if Mike ever says anything again I’ll tell him that you told me to stop bothering you because you’re getting clean and then nobody needs to know” Ryan suggested.
“That’s a good idea, thank you. And thank you for this” Tegan giggled as she began stuffing the bag of cocaine into her pocket.
“Now princess, get some sleep” Ryan gave her a quick hug and grabbed a t-shirt from the closet. Amelia flushed the toilet to prepare for her appearance almost and exited the bathroom.
“Night Amelia, it was nice to meet you” Ryan said as he walked over to his door.
“Night, thanks for the awesome party and letting us steal your bed” They all said goodnight once more and the light was turned off, the door was closed and the girls got into bed.
YUSH!
3/8/14