Consequences (Brad Simpson)

Chapter 27

Chloe 

Over the next few days I had filled up the boys social media pages with little sneak peaks of the writing process of their new album, which so far sounds really good and I can't wait to hear it when it's all completed, I mean the world has been getting word of this corona virus and it kinda sounds scary, I just hope it doesn't come to much. 

We were now back home and I hadn't talked or seen Kai but I needed to get to the flat and clear out all my stuff which all the boys were helping me with today since they had a few days off from writing which I was grateful for I told Con what happened and he wasn't happy that I didn't tell him sooner but was understanding. 

I unlocked the door "hello?" I called out and it was silent so he must be at work, I grabbed my suitcases from the wardrobe and began packing all my clothes into them "you okay in here?" Brad asked "yeah I just hope he doesn't come home for lunch or else all hell will break lose" I said just as I said that I heard keys in the door.

I ran out to the lobby to see Kai walk in "Chloe" he said with tears in his eyes and a happy smile on his face "I've been so worried about you, where have you been?" he asked taking a step towards me but I took a few steps back bumping into who I knew was Brad "what's he doing here?" getting angry "they're all here not just him" I spat seeing the other 3 boys join me from the spare room "what is this?" he asked Con just ran at him pinning him to wall 

"if you ever lay a hand on her again I will kill you!" he shouted in his face while the boys just pulled Con off him he just laughed not being phased by Con's threat "oh will you now?" Kai said sorted his uniform just laughing this only made Con worse "Connor just leave him he's not worth it" I replied walking back into the bedroom to finish packing.

I was now out of the flat and back in with Connor and Brad, I thanked them both for coming to my rescue as did James and Tris, I was sitting in my room messing around on my guitar just playing a few chords, I had my song book out in front of me I was looking at the lyrics to a song I wrote in rehab but the guitar didn't sound right I was looking around my room when I saw my keyboard so I went over to that instead.

I played the same chords and it sounds better I grabbed my song book getting the lyrics and just sang along with what I had wrote for a melody.

"Run me in circles like you always do
Mess with me on purpose, so I'll hang on to you
I know what you mean when you act like that
But you don't know it's breaking my heart
Said that it was just never gonna happen
Then almost kissed me in the dark
Every time we talk, it just hurts so bad
'Cause I don't even know what we are
I don't even know where to start
But I can play the part

We say we're friends, but I'm catching you across the room
It makes no sense 'cause we're fighting over what we do
And there's no way that I'll end up being with you
But friends don't look at friends that way
Friends don't look at friends that way

Still can't tell
If we both mean well
Keep me guessing
If this is life or hell
Think I might've said too much, bit the dust
Now I'm kinda dizzy
Overthinking us, until I'm drunk
And sick of this whole city
Don't know where to start
Don't know how to hold my heart
And if we're really what we say we are, then why is this so hard?

We say we're friends, but I'm catching you across the room
It makes no sense 'cause we're fighting over what we do
And there's no way that I'll end up being with you
But friends don't look at friends that way

Friends don't look at friends that way
Friends don't look at friends that way (ah)
Friends don't look at friends that way, mm, hey

We say we're friends but I'm catching you across the room
It makes no sense 'cause we're fighting over what we do
And there's no way that I'll end up being with you
But friends don't look at friends that way

Friends don't look at friends that way"

I played the last chord "who's that about?" Con asked standing in my door way "Brad but I wrote it in rehab" I explained he just nodded coming into the room and kissed my forehead "what was that for?" I asked "for standing up to Kai, I'm so proud of you and don't let anyone tell you otherwise" he said I just nodded "I love you" I said "love you to Chlo" he replied.

Over the next few weeks I have again being posting more on the boys social media it has been keeping me busy and there is now talk of a lockdown in the UK as Corona numbers are getting higher and higher here, so people were already starting to panic buy thinking that the shops wouldn't be open so I was able to get most of the shopping done by buying more freezer food much to my dismay and, canned food and pasta.

Brad and I were slowly getting back together we were just taking it one day at a time to see where things go and it's been nice to be with someone who loves me and cares for me as much as I do him, the boys were out at work so I was making myself some lunch I had actually enrolled on a online course for the summer so was just working my way through that.

By the time the boys came home I was making dinner "hi" Brad said coming into the kitchen and wrapping his arms around me kissing my cheek, "hi" I replied getting out of his grip to grab plates serving up the food "how was work?" I asked "it was okay would of been better if you were there" he replied "well I had to stop by the studio as I have left the girls on their own for to much but they don't mind it" I told him when we all sat down to have dinner.