'𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬' ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝐟.𝐰 𝐱 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

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"kels, listen to me. i won't let him hurt you. i promise. i'll kill him before he even goes near you." finn holds my hands in his.

"i know. but he's a psychopath, finn. he'll go to any lengths to hurt me again. but... but what if he does? then my whole life would be ruined. i mean everything i've been trying to leave behind me will be back. all of my progress will be for nothing." i'm shaking like crazy, with tears running down my cheeks, and my breathing is really unsteady. finn squeezes my hands, knowing how much this is affecting me.

"hey. it's gonna be okay. i'll be by your side always."

"oh my god. what if he knows i'm here? i mean, if he has a phone and he has my number then he's probably seen me post on my story about how i'm here, right? shit shit shit shit what am i gonna do finn?"

"i have an idea. you could stay at my house here. no one except my friends and family and some people that work here know where i live, it would be the safest place for you kels. my mom and dad would take care of you. and nick is coming to visit in a few days as well so you'll have him as company when i'm working. you can still visit us on set, too. and i'll stay with you whenever i can." finn actually has a point. he has security everywhere, and it would be the best bet for staying safe and away from sam.

"promise me you'll stay with me when you can?" i whisper.

"i promise." he kisses me softly on the forehead and pulls me into his chest.

"i'll go phone my mom and ask if it's okay." he says calmly.

"thank you so much. i love you finn." i reply.

"anything for you my love." butterflies. uhhhh the way this boy makes me feel.

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after a few minutes of talking with his mum, he ends the call finally while i sit listening nervously.

"i got the okay! she said she would love nothing more than for you to stay with her." he cheers

"yay!! oh my god thank you so much" i run up to him and kiss his lips.

"your welcome. i'll tell the duffers that you won't be helping out with costumes and that anymore, and that you'll be staying at my house. i'm sure they'll be okay with it."

"sure?"

"i'm sure."

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the next day

finn's POV:

"how many rings do you own kels oh my god" i say as i put all of kelsie's jewellery in her jewellery box.

"what can i say, i like to be fancy." she replies with a beaming smile on her face.

"and... all done! what else can i help with packing?"

"ummm... i've still got to do my tops, bras and makeup. and before you even think about it, no. you will not be packing my bras. so tops or makeup. your choice." i frown at her in return to which she just shakes her head.

"fine, i'll do shirts then. i wouldn't trust me with makeup. i'd probably end up dropping half of it and breaking it." i pull open a draw filled with brightly coloured t-shirt's and crop tops and begin folding them.

"good point. remember when you smashed millie's favourite highlighter? and she didn't speak to you for a week? don't ever let that happen to me. it was a gorgeous highlighter you dropped." she exclaims.

"it was an accident! in my defence, i didn't know how easily it would break. and for the record she didn't speak to me for 5 days, not a week. then she forgave me." i argue back. kelsie rolls her eyes with a smirk on her face.

"i'm so excited to see your house. i already have an image of what your room will look like." she says, lost in thought.

"oh yeah? what you thinking?" i shuffle over and continue to pack

"i'm thinking... records on the walls, loads of guitar stuff, simple furniture and some pictures framed on a desk."

"you are scarily accurate! are you sure you've never been to my house?" she basically just described my room. she knows me too well.

"i'm sure. i just described you as a room."

"hey, um... i wanted to apologise about the whole chrissy situation because i mean we haven't had much time to talk about it. i overreacted, and i shouldn't have gone off on you. it was really unfair. i should've let you explain before i stormed off. i was being immature. i was just really confused and worried. i'm so sorry." kelsie says nervously.
wait... how does she know who chrissy really is?

"it's okay kels. i completely understand and to be honest if i was you i'd react the same way. i'm sorry too... i never told you about her because i never wanted her getting in the way of us. she's crazy and an awful person and i never wanted you to worry about her. also, who told you who chrissy actually is?" i respond.

"caleb. but please don't be annoyed at him... i asked him who she was and he explained the whole thing."

"i'm not annoyed at him, honestly. i-" i begin, as the door swings open.

Kelsie's POV:

suddenly, i hear the door open. my heart drops.

"hey kels do you have any concealer i ran out of mine and i don't have time to run to sephora- oh hi finn." millie says, while finn turns around and smiles welcomingly at her.

it's just millie. thank god.

"hey mil! yeah sure let me get some."

"thank you love you're a life saver... wait why are you packing? have you been crying? what's going on kels?"
a look of sadness covers her face.

i feel so bad. i've absolutely loved the time i've spent here. and millie is my best friend. but i'll still see her and everyone else every day anyway.

"um... long story short i'm going to be staying at finn's house for the next few months because well... i'll explain later on." i hand her my eyeliner and pull her in for a hug.

"wait you aren't staying here anymore? what!" she looks so disappointed. like a puppy who lost its bone.

"no... but i promise i'll visit every day. i'm so sorry i know i was supposed to be here for a lot longer but i need to leave. its not safe for me here. just trust me." millie looks beyond confused. i'll tell her later on.

"okay. but you have to visit. and have a sleepover with me, sadie, and noah once a week. and have dinner with us twice a week."

"i promise i will."