*Andy's POV*

"I am going to propose." I couldn't read my dad's expression and that frightened me a little about what he could be thinking. The fear worsened when my dad remained quiet. "D-Dad......say something.....please." I said quietly and after a couple of seconds he sighed.

"Andy, son, are you sure you really want to do this?" My dad asked.

"Dad, are you too blind to see how happy Ask makes him? You raised us to be respectful and chase after our dreams and find the one we're meant to be with! Can you not see how perfect they are together? How perfect Tay and Cameron are together? How perfect Sally and I are together?" Ben said to my dad.

"No, I'm not blind Ben. Andy, are you sure you're really happy? Sometimes happiness and love don't last....son I just don't want you to end up hurt like I was. Life can do very terrible things." My dad said.

"Dad, I'm willing to risk it. Ash won't hurt me. She loves me and I love her." I said looking at him, he hugged Ben and I with tears in his eyes.

"Your mother and I had such a strong love, I was sure nothing could break it. We stuck with each other through so much." My dad's voice grew weaker as he started to cry. "Then Mike raped her and I lost her. I could have lost all of you. Then your mom returns and just leaves us. I just don't want any of my kids to deal with that."

"Dad it'll be okay." I said quietly. He let go of us and dropped to his knees in front of us letting out all the emotion he had kept in since my mom left us again last night. I sat down by him and rubbed his back, Ben did the same on the other side.

"You got her a ring already?" My dad asked and I took out the box it was in and opened it for him to see the ring.

"I haven't decided yet whether it should be a promise ring or engagement." I spoke softly as he looked at it.

"If you ever take any of my advice, take this advice I have right now. You two barely know each other so don't propose, not yet. Let it be a promise ring and get to know her first. You might feel like you should just propose and get it over with, but please have it be a promise ring." My dad spoke looking into my eyes. I nodded and we all stood up. My dad took a deep breath before speaking again. "Anything else you want to tell me?"

"We're going on a double-date tonight." Ben spoke, he must've talked to Sally. That means Ash knows now too. Ben looked at me and confirmed my thoughts. "I asked Sally and she said she'd tell Ash." Ben smiled.

"Okay. Well, have fun. Andy, please think about what I said and take it into consideration. I'm a broken man, just like when I lost your mother the first time. Now, if you'll excuse me I need to gain composure before going back outside." With that we all nodded and walked away.

"Better star getting ready, you're as bad as a girl and you have till 5. That's when we leave." Ben said and I softly punched him, I had about 5 1/2 hours to get ready.

"My hair just has to be perfect and everything has to match!" I said flamboyantly and walked into my room. I was almost ready when Ben was knocking on my door.

"Are you seriously still trying to figure out what shoes to wear? It's been ten minutes since you asked me if you looked good!" Ben complained.

"I got it down to two pairs. I'll ask Tay." I said walking to her door. I had forgotten that she was gone.

"She's not here." Ben said reminding me and I instantly headed for the stairs.

"Erin can help just as well." I ran down the stairs and through the kitchen outside. "Erin, I need a woman's advice." I said grabbing the attention of everyone outside (Andy, Matt, Danny, Ben B, my dad and Erin).

"Hurry up Andy, we need to go." Ben called to me from the door.

"What do you need?" Erin asked excitedly. This was the first time I've ever been nice to her and asked her for help. Everyone was staring at me. They were intrigued with what help I could need from Erin.

"Which shoes do I wear with this?" I asked causing they guys to groan and shake their heads at me.

"Andy, Andy, Andy." My dad.
"Really?" Ben B.
"Damn mate." Danny.
"Holy shit..." Matt.
"Oh my god..." Andy.

"Wear the vans." Erin said smiling.

"Thank you!" I yelled as I ran inside, quickly through the other pair into my room then ran out to our car and put my shoes on in there as we headed to Mike's house where the girls were. We both walked up to the door and walked our beautiful dates out the the car. Ashley and I sat in the back so Sally could sit up front with Ben. Suddenly the song One Hundred Sleepless Nights came on and Ashley giggled. "What?"

"My birth mother apparently broke up with my dad like in the song." She said then started singing the part she meant. "She said 'can you come over to my LA place? I got something to tell you and it just can't wait!' I showed up, you held the door in tears. Sat on the couch under the chandelier. You said you're havin' a baby and before I could cry, you're leavin' me just when I thought you were mine."

She stopped and giggled looking at me again. Damn, she has an amazing singing voice. "Really?" I asked confused, I never knew about that.

"Yeah, she lived in LA while he lived here in SD and he'd go to visit her. She texted him one night before a tour started and asked him to go to her house and she had something to tell him that couldn't wait. Sure enough when he showed up she was holding the door open and crying. She sat him down on her couch under a chandelier. Then, no joke, she said she was having a baby, but she had to leave him."

"Do you know why?"

"My dad told me Marlie, my mom, said that she knew he loved your mom. He loved mine, but both he and your dad fell so in love with your mom. My dad has told me a lot about how things were before any of us were born and even after you and your brother were born. Apparently, my mom breaking up with him that way was also the actual way she told him she was expecting me."

"Oh, my dad doesn't tell us any memories he has with our mom. He tries to suppress them and forget them."

"But that's okay because our mom made a scrapbook for us, almost as if she knew she'd die before long." Ben spoke as we parked and walked into the restaurant.

*Ben's POV*

We were seated and ordered our drinks. "I can't help but keep thinking and saying how beautiful you two look tonight." I said earning a smile from Ashley and made Sally blush. Sally was wearing a beautiful blue dress that brought out her eyes.

"Thank you. Both of you look very handsome." Ashley said. Since she didn't have a dress to fit her with her belly, she was wearing skinny jeans and one of her dad's sweatshirts. On the back of the sweatshirt it read 'HARLEY-DAVID SON OF A BITCH'.

"Andy." I said and motioned my eyes to Ash. He shook his head no as our drinks came. We ordered our food and waited. When we were halfway through our meal, Andy excused himself and went to the bathroom.

"Ash, calm down. I'm sure everything's fine." Sally said trying to calm her pregnant cousin down.

"He's been in there for 10 minutes!" Ash said frantically.

"Here, I'll go check on him." I said and got up then headed to the bathroom.

"Sally, he's gonna break up with me! I just know it!" Ash cried as I walked away. In the bathroom Andy was standing bent over the sink with his head in his hands.

"Andy?" I asked cautiously stepping towards him.

"I can't do it." He breathed out.

"What?" I cautiously stepped forward again.

"I can't fucking do it! I can't fucking give her the ring!" He yelled at me in frustration.

"Andy, we talking about this earlier! Where the fuck is your courage?" I yelled back at him.

"What if she rejects me?"

"You've only ever been rejected one Andy, and don't forget she hated our whole family before you changed that!"

"She's different than other girls! This could be the first time I'll really be hurt by rejection. I need this girl, Ben."

"She won't reject you, Andy."

"How in the hell do you know that?"

"Because your beautiful girlfriend in there is crushed and so sure you're planning to break up with her! She's not gonna reject you, but she's really hurt right now. I know you can do it, Andy. So do it." With that I walked back to the table and sat down. "I think he'll be out in no time."

"Is everything going alright over here?" The waiter asked us.

"Yes everything's great." I said with a smile and he walked away and I saw Andy coming. Once he saw our table he stopped and had fear in his eyes. I pulled out my phone and texted him a quote I don't think I'd ever forget.

To Ugly Twin: You know sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something good will come of it. Andy, you are all people should know that.

Once the message sent, I watched as Andy pulled out his phone and read my message. He put his phone back in his pocket and walked towards us. He wasted no time. "Ashley, I really need to say something to you." Andy said and took Ashley's hand in his.

"Then just get it over with." She said quietly, her sadness clear in her voice.

"Baby, I'm so sorry to worry you. I'm not breaking up with you and I can promise you that. Baby I love you so much and I want to spend the rest of my life with you." Andy said then pulled the little box out then got down on one knee and opened it.

"Oh my god...A-Are you...are you proposing?" Sally asked in shock.

"Andy...." Ashley's voice was barely a whisper.

"It's not an engagement ring, not yet, it's a promise ring. I want to give it to you with the promise that I'll always love you and want to be with you and have you as mine. With the promise that when we're both really ready I will marry you and we can share each other's lives. I really do love you and mean it when I see these promises. Will you accept my promises?" Sally still looked shocked and we all waited just listening for Ashley's response.

*Tay's POV*

"Well what put you in such a good mood?" Andy asked as I hugged him excitedly.

"She has a date with Cammie." Ben fake swooned and used my nickname for Cameron. I couldn't help but laugh and playfully swatted at him.

"Yes I do. Now if you will excuse me he is here." I laughed and walked past my brothers downstairs, i skipped out back quickly to say goodbye, Jaime was back there too with Jessica and I almost ran into Cameron on his way inside.

"I was just gonna get you." Cameron said and hugged me back.

"And I was just gonna say bye to my parents." I said and held his hand, intertwining our fingers and walked to the group.

"When would you like Tay to be home?" Jaime asked my dad as we walked over.

"I told her 11, but...." My dad paused and smirked at me and Cameron. "You know what? Make that 8:30." I knew he was joking so I faked my best shocked face. Jaime nodded and chuckled. Cameron looked genuinely upset.

"Got it, Tay will be back by 8:30 sharp!" Jaime said and winked. I let go of Cameron's hand and walked over to my parents.

"I love you guys, I'll see you when I get home." I said and hugged them both.

"Have fun baby girl." My dad said as I walked back to Cameron. I looked into his eyes and smiled. He smiled back. I faintly heard an 'awe' or two, but couldn't be sure. I was too lost in Cameron's gaze.

"Cameron, let's go. Cameron!" Jaime's voice brought us out of our daze. "Let's go." Jaime said and we followed the bassist and his wife to the car. We played games for hours and ate dinner. By the time dinner was over Cameron was pouting.

"What are you pouting about, Cammie." I asked him, even his parents looked to him for his answer.

"I have to walk you home now." He said. Jaime and I looked at the time, at each other, at Cameron and burst into laughter. "What?" He asked us confused.

"My dad was just joking Cammie. I have to be home by 11, babe." I said once I calmed down.

"Oh....I feel stupid now." Cameron said. I ruffled his hair and giggled.

"Not stupid, just oblivious to some of my dad's jokes." I said smiling at him.

"Dad, can Tay and I just watch movies in my room for the rest of the night?" Cameron asked. Jaime cocked an eyebrow at his son.

"No locking the door. Know I could come check in any minute. Also, remember that I am a ninja! You'll never hear me coming!" Jaime said. He was moving his hands around in a 'ninja' way.

"I call bullshit!" Jessica and Cameron said at the same time in the same tone of voice. It took me a minute to understand what was said, but when I did I moved away from the group in the direction of the stairs.

"I did not need need to know that anything like that." I said to him.

"Sure you did. You need to know, cause you're mine!" He said then started running towards me. I turned around and sprinted up the stairs. He caught up quickly, picked me up, brought me into a room and threw me onto the bed in the room.

"Are you sure I'm yours?" I asked as he got in between my legs and held himself up above me.

"You're my girlfriend and I plan to keep you and our love for as long as possible if not forever." He said staring into my eyes with so much passion and love.

"You're so cute." I said.

"Well you're so beautiful." He said and leaned down softly kissing me. He pulled away and saw my clear upset face. "Don't tell me you're upset because you still think you're not beautiful due to cutting." I tried to look away from him, but couldn't. "Please tell me you didn't do it again." He begged me.

"N-No."

"Are you lying?"

"No, I'm n-not."

"Then why are you stuttering?"

"No reason." That time I lied and he saw right through it.

"That is definitely a lie." He said frustrated and stood up. He sat down at foot of his bed. "Just tell me the the truth Tay." I slowly sat up and looked down at my lap gathering my words.

"I was sitting in my room just staring at the damage I've done since I got my stitches out. I just had this reoccurring though to just do more damage. As I was getting ready to, Ben walked in. So now he knows and talked to me till you called." I watched as a tear fell to my lap.

"Tay." Cameron said trying to get me to look at him. "Taylor, I love you so much baby."

"But?"

"But I don't like seeing you so hurt."

"I doubt you'll see me as anything but hurt for a while."

"That's not true and you know it."

"You just don't understand."

"What do I not understand?"

"You don't know what it's like to lose your mom and you don't know what it's like to wake up in the middle of the night scaring the thought of kissing razors."

"We lost our mom's the same night and you don't even know about the second one Tay."

"Sure, but your mom didn't come back just to leave you for the guy who was so abusive to her. I KNOW you don't have my other problem."

"Well, I do. Three years ago I was so severely depressed and resorted to cutting. It became an addiction until I took control and got rid of the addiction. To this day, I still have times where I just want it again. You have to ignore those thoughts."

"I'm so sorry, Cammie."

"Let's just watch some movies before I walk you home." Cameron said and layed down turning on his TV and Xbox. He got on Netflix and let me choose what to watch so I chose the movie 'In Your Eyes'. I cuddled up to Cameron. We both ended up falling asleep at some point.

"Cameron, it's 10. If you plan to walk Tay, you might want to get ready to leave. I know you'll take as long as you can to walk and you want more time with just her." Jaime said waking us up.

"Alright dad." Cameron said and his dad left us alone again. I stood up and stretched. Cameron took that time to snake his arms around my waist and hug me from behind.

"Well hello there." I said to him.

"I don't want you to go..." Cameron whined.

"C'mon babe. Let's go." I said and we got our shoes on and set off to my house. It was a nice slow walk to my house. We talked and joked the whole time. Once we got to my house, it was 10:55. We sat down on the porch.

"Can I see you tomorrow?" He asked holding me close. My eyes were closed, my head was on his chest and I could hear his heartbeat.

"Maybe after Erin's doctor's appointment because I'm going with her to it." I said and felt him kiss my cheek.

"Then we leave for the UK for tour again the day after." He said, I looked at him and smiled.

"And then we have more time together." I said then softly kissed his lips.

"Tay, baby, can you promise me something?" He asked and I nodded. "Don't do this. And if you do, please tell me. It's hard to stop, but you need to and I'll help." I nodded to his request and checked the time.

"Tell me when you get home." I said. I kissed him then went inside and up to my room and layed down on my bed.

*Danielle's POV*

I rolled off Daryl and he pulled me close to him. "I've been waiting to do that for a long time." Daryl whispered in my ear. I couldn't believe that the man I once feared, could make me feel as good as Tony once did. "So it was good for you too." Daryl said chuckling. "Did you forget I can still listen to your thoughts due to the demon part of me?"

"Yes." I said then turned to face him.

"Danielle, baby, I'm never gonna hurt you again. I promise. But, I need to talk to you about something." That scared me slightly.

"What about?"

"Tomorrow morning, I want you to call Tony and ask him if you can help out with merch or something on their tour in the UK."

"Wait....what? Why?"

"Just as I said."

"You want me to go on tour with Tony? Why?"

"This is a really bad time to say, but I head to boot camp tomorrow to join the army. I don't want you to be here alone. I trust you to be around them, but we both also know I'll be watching at all times."

"What if he says no?"

"If he says no, ask Andy Biersack or Matt Good or Danny and Ben or Taylor Momsen or Lights. You have old friends on the tour."

"Okay, I'll call and figure it out."

Notes

So we learned a little more about Cameron. Andy asked Ashley to accept his promise ring. Ben talked Andy out of his fear. Will Ashley say yes? What will happen at the doctor's appointment? Will the baby be a boy or a girl? What would you like or do you think Tony and Erin will have?

I hope you liked this chapter. There are like 5 references in this chapter. 4 are to songs and those are pretty obvious. The 5th is actually a slight legit truth of something that very recently happened, can you guess what?

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-Rose