The Song

Part Thirty-Nine

I woke up to the TV playing gently and Aston pacing back and forth on the plush bedroom carpet. “Yup, ok… Yeah she’s coping a lot better… Mmm hmm… Ok… I’ll be sure to tell her. Thanks!”

“Who’s that?” I asked, sitting up in bed slowly while I ran a hand through my messy hair.

“Oh you’re awake,” Aston said, “Sorry, I could have probably done that downstairs or something.” I watched as he flicked the television off quickly.

“It’s fine, who was that?”

“Your doctor,” he shrugged.

“And?”

“He says you can go to LA.”

“Yes!” I grinned, clapping my hands excitedly. The LA trip was something that was certainly getting me through my rough situation. Not only had I never been there before, at least in my current mindset, I was also looking forward to seeing another part of my mystery life.

“He’s going to email me the names of a few specialists over there,” Aston said, “And he told me you need to take it easy. I’ve talked to the boys and we’re going to cut the trip back a week or two.”

“Can I go see my Dad and Caroline too?”

“Yeah,” Aston said, “The boys and I have jammed a lot into the last week of the trip so I’ll probably send you off to your Dad’s while we’re so busy, if that’s ok.”

“Sure.”

“Right, ok,” Aston said, clapping his hands absentmindedly, “I guess we’re going to LA.”

“When do we go?”

“Five days.”

“Ok,” I replied.

“That’s not too soon?”

“No, I’m excited,” I grinned, “I’ve never been before!”

“Oh yeah.”

“I’ve never really left England before!” I said, “And now I get to go on one of those big planes.”

Aston raised his eyebrows at me, a smirk on his lips. I could tell that sometimes this whole situation was just amusing to him. Because I’d already been on one of those big planes before… I’d been out of England.

“What are you doing today?” I asked him.

“Nothing,” he shrugged, still stood in the middle of the room.

“Nothing? No work?”

“Well, I’ve got to go to this thing tonight,” Aston said, “I tried to get out of it, but they really want me there and I couldn’t say no since it’s sort of for a friend.”

“What is it?”

“This new club is opening in the city.”

“Good, you need a night out,” I told him with a nod of the head. I could tell he liked going out, and he was clearly pent up not having had a fun night out in ages.

“Jess…”

“No, you need to go and have fun. Be yourself and stop worrying about me.”

“I’m only going because I have to,” Aston said, “I called Camila and told her to bring Ellie over tonight.”

“Ok.”

“You’re sure?”

“Yes Aston,” I said, falling back into the pillows on the bed.