Playing Pretend (A Luke Hemmings/5SOS Fan Fic)

Ch. 25 | Moving Forward

Luke's POV

"Married," Talia screams as soon as we're back on the tour bus. Her loud yell could've been heard from miles away if we weren't on the road. "Plan b was to propose to me!?"

"Talia, calm down a little," Calum said, patting her shoulder. I could tell he was trying to make Talia more at ease with the whole situation but how could anyone be at ease?

How does someone promise to be forever with another person when they aren't actually dating?

"No I can't calm down!" She continued. "How could none of you tell me what plan b meant? You guys knew all along and no one bothered to mention it!"

"We thought it would be better if you didn't know," Mikey answered. He was right. We did agree on not mentioning it to her. "You wouldn't have gone along with it if you knew you were going to get married."

"Plan b was an, if all else fails, plan," Ash frowned. "I'm sorry it had to happen Talia but we've just got to keep moving forward-."

"Moving forward," she repeated. "I can't move forward! My whole life is going in a different direction because I'm going to get married. What am I going to tell my parents or Gracie? What about college? I was going to a university this semester. What about getting a job and growing up? This changes everything."

"We all knew it was going to happen anyways, it's just happening earlier!" I said, making the whole room silent.

Well, shit.
This could go two ways.

"What do you mean," Talia asked, quietly.

"I always knew we would end up getting married because it's what management would want," I lied. In reality, I knew one day we would get married. My mom always told me that Talia was the perfect girl for me, I just never listened.

"You knew from the beginning that this would happen?" Tears weld up in her eyes and I knew I was fucked. "No. You know what, that's bullshit."

"Talia, I-."

"I hate this so much. I hate what this is doing to our lives."

"Talia, this isn't easy for me or any of us."
"This isn't fair though! It isn't any easier for me and I completely hate that! I hate faking this. And most of all I hate that I can't hate you for proposing because there is no one in the world I see myself with but you."

She stormed away towards the bunk.

"Well, at least you guys argue like a married couple."

Talia's POV
How could Luke do this to me?
He attached me to his life and expected me to follow everything in order to keep his career and his celebrity life in tact.

Being married changes everything. I have to move from my home to be with Luke on all tours. I can no longer go to my dream college with my best friend. I can't pursue my dream job without having to worry about paparazzi to interfere with me. My freedom was going to be taken away a lot more than it already has.

I stared up at the top of my bunk, letting tears escape from my eyes and spread into puddles on my cheeks.

I was getting married, not because he loved me, but because he loved his job. Love-that was the solution.

I need to tell him I love him.

There was a small knock against my bunk. "You can come in."

The curtain slid open to reveal Ashton. He gave me a lopsided smile. "I'm sorry Tals."
I shrugged and he sighed. "I just wanted to let you know that there's a party we have to go to tonight. A celebration of yours and Luke's engagement."

"Ashton, I'm going to tell him I love him."

He gasped before easily grinning, wrapping me in a hug. "I'm so happy for you Talia! It'll all work out once he knows the truth."

"I hope so," I breathed. "I think my soon to be husband needs to know the truth."

"Are you nervous," he asked curiously.

"I thought I would be but I'm not," I answered truthfully.
"I know we belong together, he just has to know now too."

author's note:
Ayyyy long dates between updates are kinda my specialty, I'm sorry :(
But anyways here's chapter 25, hope you like it! I love you guys thank you❤️