Surfer Girl // A.I (completed)

fifty-one

< Sunday >

{ Ashton }

"Hey man," Calum bro hugged me as I walked into rehearsal, "How's Tatum? She make it okay?"

"She's on her way to the hotel now" I nodded, recalling the most recent text from my girlfriend,

"She's in Aussie right now right?" Michael questioned,

"Yeah. My mum has already offered her meals and Harry's trying to hit her up while I'm not there" I laughed.

I grabbed a pair of drumsticks and moved to sit on my stool,

"Tatum might call. It'll be quick though. I just want to make sure she made it in and everything" I told the guys,

"Trust us, it's fine" Luke assured me.

We got into practicing. I ran through all the songs then decided I wanted to make some tweaks to it for the live show. With a second run-through, we had some mess-ups, but it looked good.

I got up and left the room to go grab water when my phone buzzed in my pocket. I grabbed my water and took a seat on the couch, swiping across my phone and watching my girlfriends face pop up,

"Hey baby. You all settled?"

"No. I'm trying to get my roommate switched," she told me as she moved to sit down,

"What's wrong?" I questioned. She looked upset about it too,

"There's no other women roommates so I got stuck with a guy because I was also one of the last to confirm I was going. I got put with this dude, Jeremy. He creeps me out. He's always staring at me and touching me"

I was a little angry, not at Tatum of course, but at the fact that she was now put in this position,

"There's nobody to crash with?" I asked,

"All rooms are full. A lot of people have their boyfriends and girlfriends with them" she sighed,

"I'm going back to my room. Can you stay on FaceTime while I sleep?" She asked. I completely softened. She was scared,

"Of course baby. I'll mute myself so I don't wake you" I told her,

"Thanks bub" she smiled, "I'm sorry if I'm bothering you"

"You could never bother me" I promised, "And baby, if you get too uncomfortable or if something happens, call my mum. You can stay there. You can just stay in my old room"

"Thanks Ash" she laughed, "She's already invited me over for dinner for multiple nights"

I headed back into the studio, still on FaceTime with Tatum. I had already muted myself since she was in her room and getting into bed.

I plugged my phone in and propped it to where I could see it still and grabbed my sticks again.

****

Throughout practice, I kept glancing at my phone. Tatum was in and out of sleep. She closed her eyes for a few then they'd shoot open and she'd glance over her shoulder.

"Are you on FaceTime still?" Calum leaned over my back,

"She's got a crappy dude roommate for the surf trip. She's uncomfortable" I sighed,

"You're okay with this?" He quirked an eyebrow at me,

"Well no. She's scared. And I don't trust this guy. I trust Tatum with everything in me, it's this guy I can't" I shook my head,