greenlight -- afi story♡

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ashton's pov

I was stood, watching calum and josie hug, with a twang of jealousy in my heart. she was clearly having a panic attack and it stung that she wanted calum.

it also stung that I didnt know what was going on.

they pulled away from one another and she looked at me. she looked terrified, her face was all red and puffy and I just wanted to hug her and make her feel all better.

she walked over to me and apologised, putting her hand on my arm and looking at the ground. I just shook my head and put my fingers under her chin, making her look at me.

"it's okay princess." I said, letting the pet name slip, she blushed but smiled softly. her face when she blushed was just so beautiful, the rosy cheeks begging me to kiss them. but I held back, knowing she didnt want that.

she just grabbed my hand and pulled me back to the bed, whilst also signalling for calum to join us.

we all sat down in the bed, and she put her head on my shoulder. I texted calum so she could stay calm.

ash: what happened?
cal: I dont really know, she just told me to call her, and then she freaked out on the phone. so i came over
ash: typing...
cal: no, I dont know why she wanted me specifically
ash: she had a panic attack last night too. said it was a nightmare.
cal: this wasnt a nightmare, it was about something that happened yesterday
ash: what happened
cal: someone was following her, and she told me that she knew who it was this morning
ash: who was it?
cal: i think it's better if she tells you that herself

I sighed, but I agreed. it's not fair to be talking about her behind her back. I turned to look at her, she had slid down, so now she was laid with her arms around my waist, asleep.

"I think I'm gonna go, tell her if she needs me, just text me." calum whispered and I nodded. he got out of the bed and left the hotel room.

i slid down so i was laid next to her, which made her move slightly. so her head was now on my chest, along with an arm over my waist.

I just kissed her head and turned the tv down a little, so she could sleep properly.

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(t/w mention of rape again)

a couple hours later, she was awake. her eyes opened and looked straight at me. I felt her shift so i looked down and smiled.

"I'm sorry ash." was the first thing she said, her voice was croaky, but also cute. i just shook my head at her, I wasnt going to force her to talk to about it.

"I know calum told you about the man following me. well, he raped me last year. I dont really want to talk about it, but you should know." she said quietly. she didnt seem to be panicking, she just played with my hand, not looking at me.

but what she said finally registered. someone had really hurt her, no wonder she looked terrified before. I felt myself tense up beside her.

no one was going to hurt her. never again.

"you dont have to talk about it, but thank you for telling me. and I promise, with all my being, that I will never force you into anything." I said honestly.

she just nodded; "I know."

(a/n) sorry, a really short chapter. i needed to change pov and i hate when people do that halfway through a chapter