Promised You Heaven

Chapter 13-Commitment

Rhiannon's POV

After brunch we all headed to the venue. Josh had been a little on edge since our conversation this morning. He had said he wanted me to be happy, which was so sweet, but I could tell he wasn't completely wild about the idea yet. I was hoping it would grow on him, I didn't want him to be unhappy. I wasn't even sure at this point why I felt like I needed to see anyone else? Was this me running from commitment? I just didn't like the idea of domestication if I was being honest with myself, or the thought of tying myself to someone I had just met. I had fallen for him rather quickly and that was scary. I stayed in my thoughts as I worked on a pair of pants with a tear.

"Hey you," I heard as I felt arms drape over my shoulders, usually he'd nuzzle his face into my neck or kiss me but he didn't

"Hey, how was soundcheck?" I asked as he leaned against the table my sewing machine was on

"Interesting, I met Jake's new guitar tech" He said flatly

"Oh gosh, am I going to hate this one to?"

"I think you will like this one significantly more than Nick." He laughed nervously, catching my attention, I turned to him as he looked at the ground, his arms crossed

"Really, Why?"

"Well, she's blonde, about this tall," He held up his hand slightly shorter than his height, "Cool moon tattoo." His words trailed off, it finally occurred to me that he was talking about the girl from the bar.

"You are kidding" I said in disbelief

"I am absolutely not kidding."

"That is crazy, I'll have to go talk to her later," I said excitedly, I saw Josh's face drop slightly as he sighed, nodding his head. "Josh, are you sure you're ok with this?" I said taking his hands and pulling him closer to me

"I am sure, It will just take some getting use to." He smiled, but it was forced. He briefly kissed me before telling me he needed to go change and he'd find me after the show. I continued working until I heard the song start playing that the boys usually end their show with. I started packing everything up when I heard yelling down the hall. I decided to stay out of it, but I could tell from the voice that it was Sam. After a couple moments a teary-eyed Sloan walked into my room.

"Was he talking to you like that? Cause I will beat his ass." I said as I walked over to her, pulling her into a hug

"He was, but it is ok, I kind of deserve it, he is just upset." she said as she pulled away and wiped her face

"What do you mean you deserved it?" I asked bringing her over to the couch so we could sit.

"Well, I told him that I'm leaving, and he took it how I was expecting," She almost started to cry again

"You're leaving?" I asked

"Yes, I just need to get away from both of them, to really work through my feelings and decide who I really want to be with." She sniffled, I nodded as I brought her into another hug

"Well, I will really miss you, but it sounds like you have your heart set on leaving,"

"I do, but I will really miss you too, we can text and facetime all the time though." She smiled

"Yes, I will keep you up to date on everything tour wise, and I'm sure Josh will too," I laughed, knowing they were close.

"Well, thank you for being a great friend and everything you've done for me while I've been here." She said as we stood up, "I have to get going so I can get all of my stuff off the bus before they get back,"