I Will Catch You If You Fall (ON HOLD)

IWCYIYF Part 23;

Song of the Section – Dirty Picture by Ke$ha and Taio Cruz

I woke up the next morning to a hotel room all by myself. Taking a glance at the clock beside me, I realized it was around 10 AM. Shit, they left without me.

Whatever, I guess I could stay at the hotel till the crew got back, I thought to myself. I could use some alone time.

I rolled out of bed and picked my phone up off the charger. A few Twitter notifications and a calender reminder but no explanation text from anyone.

I shrugged and walked across the room, stopping at the table that had a white post-it on top of it and a note from Justin.

'Hey, I decided to let you sleep in since you looked so peaceful and adorable. The crew and I are off to a business meeting and will be back by 11 so be ready to go out. Love you, Justin'

I smiled and got in the shower and got ready for the day. By the time I was all done up it was only 10:45 so I figured I'd walk around the hotel a bit and see what was at the breakfast buffet (which, I learned yesterday, wasn't complimentary because fancy hotels don't do that.)

The elevator music played as I rode down to the lobby and entered the big ballroom where breakfast was served. Tables and tables of meats, fruits, breads, and desserts lined the walls. I got the 20 dollar bill that I put in my pocket before leaving out and paid before filling a plate.

There were a few seats open so I took a small one, fit for two but it would have to do anyways since I was alone, and started mindlessly scrolling through my Instagram feed.

I just finished reading a picture about the end of the world that someone posted when I saw someone sit next to me. I lowered my phone from my face and realized it was Alfredo.

"Uh, hi. What's up?" I asked him awkwardly.

"I wanted to apologize for last night. I didn't mean for it to seem like I was throwing myself at you and I thought you wanted to, you know. I would never ruin my bro's relationship like that. I'm sorry."

I just nodded the whole time, taking in what he said. "It's cool."

"Anyways," He looked at my plate and awkwardly changed the subject. "What's good?"

"The bacon," I replied. "But why aren't you out with the rest of the crew?"

"They don't need me until later. All they're doing now is getting interviewed for some late night show," He explained before taking a piece of my bacon and eating it.

"Hey!" I barked at him. "Get your own.'

Fredo just smiled and chewed it down. As I was rolling my eyes at him, my phone rang and Justin's caller ID lit up the screen.

"Hey," I said and mouthed 'Justin' to a confused Alfredo. He nodded in reponse.

I heard Justin clear his throat over the phone before answering. "Hi, we just got done with the interview and we're on our way to the hotel now. Can you meet me in the lobby in 15?"

"Yeah," I said. "Do you want me to bring Alfredo too? I'm with him now."

"How come you're with him?" Jealousy raged through his voice. "Where are you?"

"We're just having some breakfast in the ballroom. Now answer my question, should he come or not?"

"Uhh, yeah. I think Allison needs him. But where we’re going, it’s just gonna be the two of us."

"And where would that be?" I asked, remembering that he never told me where we're going.

"It's a suprise." Was all he said.