"Where the hell has he got too?!" Matt exclaimed, pacing the room angrily.
"I don't know, I already told you that he didn't come home last night." Duncan sighed, glancing at his phone once again. He couldn't help but feel slightly concerned that he'd been unable to contact Lee, despite numerous attempts.
"Maybe he's not coping very well without Chloe." Simon said quietly, glancing at Duncan for a moment, the two of them shuffling their feet nervously. Matt scoffed in derision, slowly shaking his head.
"She's only been gone a few days anyway." he said shortly, desperately trying to control the anger that was swirling in his stomach. He couldn't help but feel a deep sense of frustration that once again, Lee's actions were impacting on the band. Despite the fact that he understood that Lee was hurting, due to the loss of Chloe, he couldn't help but think that he needed to learn to deal with what he'd lost, particularly since it was caused by his own actions. Matt sighed deeply, snapping out of his thoughts when the interviewer walked into the room, rolling her eyes when she noticed that Lee was still missing.
"I don't know where he is." Matt sighed, before she was able to ask the inevitable question.
"We are on a bit of a tight schedule, and we've already waited almost an hour." she sighed, glancing at her watch.
"I've been calling him, but I don't know where he is." Duncan told her, shuffling his feet awkwardly, not quite able to bring himself to make eye contact with Matt, who was burning a hole into his head. Even though Duncan shared Matt's frustration, he couldn't help but feel slightly sorry for his best friend. It was clear how much Lee was struggling without his family in his life, his heart clearly broken beyond repair.
Matt opened his mouth to respond, quickly closing it again when the door to the room burst open, the force of it banging the door against the wall.
"Where have you been?!" Matt rounded on Lee as soon as he walked into the room.
"I slept in." Lee shrugged, avoiding their gazes.
"You knew what time you were supposed to be here. The least you could do is try to pretend that you give a damn about the band!" Matt said angrily, his temper fraying even further as he took in Lee's disheveled appearance. Lee opened his mouth to respond, quickly closing it again when Duncan interrupted.
"It's fine, he's here now." he said quickly, instantly jumping to Lee's defense.
"Let's just get it over with." Lee said shortly, quickly taking the microphone that the interviewer handed him and sitting on one of the chairs. He squirmed slightly, avoiding Matt's gaze when he felt him burning a hole in his head. The interviewer smiled awkwardly, before sitting down opposite the band, gesturing for the camera man to start filming.
"Hey guys, so my name is Lilly and today I am joined by the guys from Blue!" she said excitedly, gesturing to the four of them.
"It's good to be here." Simon piped up.
"So you guys have just got back from your UK tour, how was it?" she asked.
"It was brilliant, we really enjoy getting to travel around the country, meeting all of the fans and stuff." Anthony replied.
"There is no better feeling than having the audience singing your own songs back to you." Duncan agreed.
"Yes of course, and you write a lot of the songs yourself don't you." she smiled.
"Yes, we try too. Lee has written a few of them." Simon pointed out, trying to engage Lee in conversation.
"Yes I heard that." she smiled, staring at Lee as she waited for him to respond. He remained silent, staring at his hand as he absentmindedly picked at the seam on his jeans.
