The Runaway 2 - N.H.

[72] Work

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I don't know how I feel about this chapter tbh 😂

It's v short btw

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Luke slowly backs out the door, he stays staring at me until the pain becomes too much and I have to look away. By the time I look back, he's gone.

"Fuck!" I scream and slam my hand on the wall. Ashton steps to me as I turn around and slide my back down the wall.

"Bee..." Ashton trails off, clearly unsure of what to say to me.

I put my head in my hands and beg myself not to cry.

"Why do I... Why is it... Fuck!" I scream again. "Why can't I do something right!"

"Braeden, stop it. You haven't done anything wrong," Ash says but I just scoff at his attempt to make me feel better.

"I don't need need your pity," I hiss at him and follow Luke out the door.

"Luke!" I yell and see the door to the stairwell shut. I rush over to it and see the tall blonde boy descending the stairs. "Luke," I repeat lower.

"What?" He asks, his tone laced with venom.

"What was that all about?" I ask and tilt my head at him.

"You... I'm sick of regretting everything in my life!" He screams, his voice echoing through the stairwell.

"I'm sorry... But you have to know I never wanted this for you I-"

"Why didn't you tell me you loved me?" He asks, cutting me off as I stare into his beautiful blue eyes.

"I... I couldn't, I knew you didn't love me back." He opens his mouth to say something but quickly closes it. "I am sorry, Luke. I'm so very sorry..." I mutter but he just shakes his head.

"I need to get back to Sydney. I'm going to get Mikey. I'll see you around, BeeBee," He says and begins to descend the stairs again.

"No! You're not leaving me again, Luke!" I scream and run to catch up with him. I grab his arm and he turns around, so our bodies are pressed against each other.

"Why not? You always leave me!" He screams in my face and it takes all my will power not to cuss him out.

"Fine, leave! See if I care!" I scream and he backs up, scoffing.

"Fine."

"Fine."

He follows suit, going down the stairs, shaking his head in anger as he does. Once he's out of site and I hear the lobby door open and close, I scream. I scream loud.

I collapse to the cement floor, my breathing odd as I grip the roots of my hair. I gasp for air and I feel the stairwell close in.

"Luke!" I attempt to yell but only a strangled sob comes out as I lie myself down on the floor. My vision becomes blurry and spotted with red dots.

"Bee!" Is all I hear before the darkness consumes my sight and I'm away from consciousness.

Ashton's POV

Luke comes through the door, carrying Braeden... Again.

"Fuck!" Niall screams and runs over to him.

"She's okay, she just worked herself up again," Luke mumbles, his eyebrows furrowed as he looks down at Bee. Her hand is wrapped into his shirt, exposing the bottom of his toned torso.

"Take her in here," Niall mumbles and then three of them go into Braeden's room.

Luke's POV

"Thanks," Niall mumble as I put her down in her bed. I remove her hand from my waist and place a blanket over her body.

I step back and Niall quickly sits down beside her, brushing some hair from her face.

"You... You really love her, hey?" I ask and he nods, not removing his eyes from her.

"I do."

"She loves you too. More than she loved Calum, just for the record."

"He was with her for two years, I doubt it," he says his eyebrows furrowed.

"She does. She's told you so much more than she ever told Calum. That's a massive achievement for her."

"Can I ask you something?" He says quietly after a long pause.

"Sure," I mutter and sit in the chair next to her bed.

"Her and Calum... They had sex a lot right?" He asks and I cough a bit.

"Uh... Yeah. Yeah kind of," I mutter once I recompose myself. "Why? Don't you two have sex a lot?"

"No I- We- It's not that we don't- We- I..." He mumbles and shakes his head. "I don't really feel like she wants to and I don't want to force her. I mean we have before, several times but I don't know..."

"Just I don't know work her up for it," I say and cringe. "I'm done with this conversation, I think you're forgetting I had sex with her too."

"Okay!" He yells. "Okay, thank you."

I stand up smiling and walk to the doorway.

"But seriously, dude, just work her up to it, she loves it," I say and wink.

"Get out!" He yells and I chuckle before shutting the door.