Distracted || 5SOS Fanfic

P. 25

Time kept speeding forward, there was only 2 weeks before the wedding.

I woke up next to Mikey and caught him staring at me while I slept. I smiled.

"Can you believe we have exactly 2 more weeks till the wedding?" I tell him.

"That's not soon enough," he kisses my forehead and gets up from bed. "I'm gonna make breakfast, what do you want babe?"

"Actually, I have plans today to eat out with Kathleen," I tell him as I get up.

He looked disappointed.

"Sorry," I shrug, "I can't cancel."

We had planned for this last week and it was urgent. She needed help getting a job and she wanted me to be there to support her and also finish writing her a recommendation.

"You've been gone lately," he said, "you barely make anytime for us."

What he said was true, but it wasn't that I didn't try, I had a lot going on. I had to help with the wedding plans, register to a new university, and everything else.

"Don't be so clingy, I'm just busy," I told him, "you could try to make time for us too."

What I said ticked him off. We had never gotten in a major fight like this before.

"Clingy?! What are you talking about?! You're going to be my wife! Does it hurt to spend a little more time together?! Everyday I wait till you get home and all you ever do is stay out late and go to sleep whenever you are actually home!"

"Maybe because I'm busy and I had a long day! You probably don't understand because you're not the one who's planning the wedding and going to college! You dropped out for a stupid band and all you focus on is that stupid band," I yelled back.

"So you think the band is stupid?!" He threw down the glass of water he poured himself and it shattered, "I work hard in that band; that is my job! Don't tell me that it's stupid. I'm working shows and staying up past 3 to write and record songs. I get tired too, but I suck it up and fake a smile to keep you happy!"

I couldn't believe how angry he was and how angry I was. I broke down in tears. I couldn't take his yelling.

"I gotta go," I grab the keys, "I don't want to deal with this right now."

"I'm not stopping you. Go."

I slam the door shut. I didn't know where I was going.

I called up Kathleen, "hey, can you come pick me up down at the cafe by my place?"

"Are you crying? What's wrong?" She asks, "actually tell me when I get there. I'm on my way."

It didn't take her long to get here.

I wipe my eyes, "I really need my license."

"Tell me what happened," she says.

"I got into a fight with Mikey... Can you drop me off at the park?"

I wanted to go somewhere nobody was. The park with the tire swing was the only place I could think of.

"Do you wanna talk about it?" She asks as we stop at the park.

I shake my head, "I just need time alone. Sorry, but I can't help you with your interview and everything."

She was understanding, "it's fine, just call if you need anything."

I walk over to the swing and take a deep breath. The tranquil sound of the ocean really helped be calm down.

"Sherry?" I heard a voice behind me.

I turn around to see Ashton standing there.

"Hey," I tell him.

He gives me a slight smile, "what are you doing here?" He walks closer to me and looks at my eyes, "have you been crying?"

My eyes and nose were super red and you could see where the tears trailed on my face. I wipe my eyes quickly, "no. I have really bad allergies."

"What's wrong? I know you're lying to me."

I get off the swing and sit on the edge where the grass meets the sand. I was about to start bursting into tears again and I didn't want him to see me like this.

He follows me over, "Just tell me. I'm here to listen." He places his arm around me and leans my head on his shoulder.

I didn't speak until I stopped sobbing, but that didn't take long. There was something about being in Ashton's arms that made me feel better.

I sniffled and held in my tears, "it's nothing really. Me and Mikey just got into a little argument. He yelled at me. I had never seen him so angry." I began to cry again.

He strokes my hair and holds me tightly to comfort me, "it's going to be alright."

"Why are you here anyways?" I ask him.

He answers, "I always come here when I need to think or if I'm upset."

"So what's going on with you?"

"You and I are in the same boat. Me and Arielle got into a fight too. I found out that Misty isn't my baby."

I felt so bad. Here I was crying over a little argument and here Ashton was finding out he's not the dad.

"I'm so sorry," I tell him, "how'd you find out?"

"It's alright, I actually kind of relieved about it." He continues, "I came home to see Arielle talking with some guy and he was hollering about how he's the father and how Arielle hasn't let him into Misty's life. It was just a mess. The whole time she knew I wasn't the dad and she didn't tell me because she was afraid that I'd leave. Apparently she had slept with that guy one night when she was really drunk. He told me different."

"Geez. That's tough. What now?"

"I told her goodbye and packed all my stuff. I'm staying at Calum's now."

I looked at his face and I knew he was hurting inside.

"Something's happen for a reason," I assure him.

He leans in and begins to shut his eyes. I follow his lead. We kiss.

"I hope that reason is the something I've been waiting for," he says.

As much as I should be regretting this, I wasn't. It felt right. I just didn't know whether it was right to do. I'm still engaged.

"I'm going back to Calum's now, do you want to come with me? It's getting late and I don't want you here alone," he offers.

I nod.