Chapter 27
Luke's POV
"We need to talk", was all her text said. It was already late.
I had no idea of what the hell was going on. Didn't we already talk today? And it was night time.. I needed to sleep because we had a big day tomorrow. What was her problem?
"Like now?" I texted back.
"Yeah, call me?"
And so I did. She didn't pick up at first. What really set me of. I was already agitated. But her not picking up after waking me up was a bit too much. And then after the 2nd time she finally picked up.
"Sup?" I asked her, letting her know I was a bit mad.
"Did you do something special yesterday evening?" she asked me. I could hear she was holding something back.
"No, why?" I said.
"Are you sure?" Jeez, what was her problem tonight?
"Yeah, care to explain to me why you are asking stupid questions?"
"Yea, I'll explain, as soon as you explain that picture I just send you, with the matching article."
I opened my texts and read the article. When I looked at the picture I knew what was going on. It was me and some girl we met yesterday evening. We were just out in a bar drinking. And she had invited herself to come sit with us. It was a weird evening. I didn't remember all that much. But seeing this picture I knew why she was asking all of this. And the title of the article didn't really help me much either. Of course she thought I was having some fling around here. I couldn't blame her. But I thought she trusted me.
"It's nothing. She just invited herself to come sit with us while we were drinking something in a bar", I told her with my sweetest voice.
"And why is your arm around her shoulder?"
"Well, I got a little drunk and needed to lean on someone. And since the other guys were pretty drunk too they couldn't help me."
"You call that an explanation?"
"Yes, nothing happened. Why? Don't you trust me?"
"It seems like you don't trust me. You didn't even care to tell me this.. So I have to find out through TWITTER?" oh no, she was raising her voice to me.
"Baby, come one. It was nothing even worth mentioning."
"BUT IT WAS!! As your girlfriend I have a right to know when you're out with another girl. So I don't feel like a stupid naive girl when I see this shit on the internet!" She was really mad.
"I'm sorry okay?" I tried to plead.
"It's going to take a lot more than I'm sorry." She said and she cut off the connection.
What the hell? Did she just disconnect me? Okay, it hadn't been my smartest move ever, but still, she was being irrational. And she needed to know that. I heard a phone go off in the other room. It was Ashton's. I could hear the tone of his phone. He was in a deep conversation with someone. Then he stomped over to mine and Calum's room.
"Luke, open this door, now", he told me.
I got up, put on some pants and opened the door. There was Ashton. He was looking a bit mad. I couldn't even imagine why he was looking at me like that.
"What the hell did you do?" he asked me while he pushed past me to enter the room.
"What do you mean?" I asked him with a confused expression.
This was a very strange night. I had no idea why everyone was acting so weird. Was I the only normal person around here? And on top of it all the commotion woke Cal up. Now he was sitting up straight on his bed. Looking at me and Ashton.
"What were you thinking? All of you? When you were out yesterday?" Ashton asked me.
Wait, why did he want to know about that? Did Chris call him? To be mad at me?
"Why do you want to know?" I ask him and Calum was still shooting me question marks.
"Because I got a call from Christina, all hysterical and crying! The only thing I could make up out of her blabbering was that you did something yesterday!" He was mad too.
But why had she called him? Ashton of all people? I didn't get it. She disconnected me to talk to Ashton. And a pang of jealousy went through my chest. I felt jealous because she felt like she could talk to him and not to me.
"She called you?" was all I could reply.
"Yes, we talk from time to time. And now she was hurt, Luke, and I won't stand for it. I want answers, right now."
"Okay", Calum said. "We were out last night, me, Luke and Mikey, and some girl approached us and asked if she could sit with us. Then we started drinking a bit and we could a bit drunk and when we wanted to go home we couldn't because we couldn't even stand on our own two feet. So Mikey and I kept each other going by leaning on one another. And the girl helped Luke", he told Ashton. Who still didn't seem satisfied with the answer.
"And the picture was taken?" he asked us.
"Yes" I answered while Calum said:"What picture?"
"I'll show you", and I threw him my phone.
"Oh, wow!" Calum said while looking at my phone.
"Why didn't you tell her?" Ashton asked me.
"Jeez, because I didn't think it would be this important."
"Okay, I guess she said the same thing to you as I am about to but.. she needs to know this stuff. She just found out her parents adopted her and so she feels betrayed by them. And here you are, across the country, and she sees an article of you with some other girl. You have to know how she would feel about this all?" he says to me.
And this all makes sense. And I feel like an asshole. I just didn't want to tell her because she would be asking questions. But I saw now that that had been better. Now she didn't trust me like before. I hated feeling like that.
"I get it now. She didn't say it as much as you did. But you actually make a lot of sense", I told Ashton. "That's why you're the older one."
"Go on and apologise", he told me while handing me my phone. Which Calum had had the whole time.
I called her like 7 times before she even picked up.
"I'm so sorry, baby", I told her with real remorse in my voice.
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Christina's POV
"I'm so sorry, baby", he told me.
I could hear the guilt in his voice. I knew calling Ashton was risky but the good desicion. He could always reason so well. And through all these tears I couldn't tell him exactly what was going on. Not Luke or Ashton. But Ash was a smart boy and would figure it out. And he did.
"I know.. Just don't ever do it to me ever again", I told him.
"I won't I promise!" he screamed.
Oh, how I wished I could see him and just hug him. I needed him here. It were going to be some nervewrecking days. And when he was here I could think straight. Now all my thoughts were consumed by: when will he be back? or will he still love me?
And I hated myself for asking these questions. I should have more faith in him. But he just lost a bit of that trust. He didn't tell me about something important as a girl and him leaving a bar. These were the things I should know about. Why would he keep things from me?
"I will do anything to gain your trust again, okay? Baby, I love you. And you know that's true. You'll see I can prove it. Because anyone can say the words, but acting on htem was something else", he said to me with a lot of love in his voice.
"I know. I just wish you were here", I told him, holding back the tears again and swallowing through the lump in my throat.
"I wish I was, wish I was BESIDE YOU", he sang to me.
"Oh shut up", Ashton yelled from the background.
"Who are you sleeping with now?" I asked him. Trying to distract my thoughts.
"Calum, but Ashton came in here screaming as a madman and demanding an explanation."
"Oh yeah, sorry for calling him. But I knew someone had to talk some sense into you and if anyone can do that it's Ash", I told him with not too much regret.
I actually didn't even regret my decision. But I wasn't going to let him know that. I could still not believe he would keep things from me. If he was already doing this after a week what would be next in the following months? I had no idea what to expect from him. I felt so unsafe. My heart felt unsafe. Because Luke had it. Every piece of it and I was scared he was going to hurt me. And I couldn't handle that. I had never been in love like this. It was a dream come true. But sometimes dreams could turn into nightmares really fast and that was my biggest fear.
"I have to go kay?" I told him with little emotion.
I had been crying for such a long time that there was no emotion left to express.
"Okay, see ya tomorrow?" he asked me, a bit nervous.
"Yea, I guess. Bye"
"Bye."
And that was it. Our whole first fight. And it had been a big one. How could I ever trust someone if everyone kept betraying my trust. But I couldn't let Luke go. I needed him too much. And I had wished for this whole relationship so I couldn't complain. I always wanted to date a rockstar and preferably Luke Hemmings. I guess I'm not the only one, but I was the only one whose wish was granted. I couldn't be picky now. And i had to sleep. I had another day coming tomorrow.
And then there was another call.
"Hey Chris", I heard someone say.
"Mikey?" I asked him.
"Yeah, I'm sorry you don't recognize my number but I'm calling from the hotel room phone, mine is dead."
"It's nothing Mikey, you can call me anytime", I told him.
It was cute he actually apologizing because he was calling me from an unknown number.
"I heard about the fight. I'm so sorry", he told me with a hesitation.
"Why are you sorry?"
"Because I wanted to go out in the first place. Luke wanted to stay at the hotel, but I persuaded him to come with us. And when that girl sat down with us it was all for me that they were doing it. They were trying to get me a girl like they had. But then it turned out she just wanted Luke and then we all got really drunk and she ended up carrying him because she wouldn't take any of us. I'm really sorry."
"Oh, Mikey. You don't have to be sorry for that! I'm sorry it turned out like that. You're an amazing person and I don't get why she wouldn't like you.. But you'll find you girl soon enough, believe me", I reassured him.
"Yeah, but it's so hard you know? Everyone in the band has someone and here I am. Still single and there no girl who really likes me. I just feel so aweful", he told me and I could trace a hint of remorse in his voice.
"I know Mikey. But I mean what I say. You're an amazing guy and the girl who eventually gets you will be the luckiest one of them all. You're so sweet and amazing. I know you'll treat her the way she has to be treated because you're a gentleman. And I am glad to have you as a friend. You actually called me to apologize for something that was not your fault! That's how sweet you are!" I told him.
I really believed what I was telling him. He was so amazing. And I knew he felt lonely. He needed someone who could love him the way he loved someone. He was someone who could give his all to someone and not be scared about it. And that's what I liked about him. He was so different than any other guy I knew.. Even more so than Luke.
"You're amazing, you know that?" he told me and I could hear a smile. "You can cheer me up every single time."
"I know I'm amazing! If just everyone else knew this!" I told him while laughing.
He caught on to my laughing and was giggling.
"But I have to go now okay Mikey?" I asked him. I wasn't sure if I should leave him now because I was scared that he would relapse again.
"Yeah, I'm okay now. And if there's anything I can help you with just call me on my cell or here if you want to."
"Will do. Bye Mikey!"
"Bye Christina!"
And we got off the phone. It had been a rough day. I turned off my bedside lamp and just layed down on my bed. I must have fallen asleep right there and then because it's the last thing I remember.
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