Beside You~a.i.

Ch. 31: They Don't Know About Us

~Bailey's POV~:

"Do you have to go?"

"Yes Ashton, I'm graduating in about four months, I kind of have to finish school in order to do that."

"I know but you just got released from the hospital yesterday..."

"And you've been sitting in my room for the past week while I slowly recovered. We got to spend more time together than we had originally planned. I don't want to leave but I kind of have to..."

"But I'll miss you."

"I'll miss you too."

"Stupid school, always in the way of everything!"

"Ashton stop being so childish." I giggled. He just faked a pout and I smiled a little wider.

"Goodbye Bailey..."

"Goodbye Ashton." He kissed me lightly, a sad expression on his face as he pulled away.

"Goodbye BAEly!!!" Michael screamed, pulling me into a bear hug. The rest of the boys joined in to make it a group hug.

"Michael did you pronounce my name with the word bae?"

"Yeah why?"

"That's actually pretty clever..." I smiled to myself.

"Thanks." Michael smiled widely and we all laughed at him. He looked like a little kitten.

Ashton grabbed my hand quickly and placed his other on my cheek. He kissed me again, this time it was a little more passionate than the other, but not very harsh. It was sweet and gentle yet full of emotion. I was going to miss this. I always do.

We pulled apart after one of the boys coughed, reminding us that we weren't alone.

"Goodbye guys."

"Goodbye Bailey." I waved at them with my good arm, the other one still in a cast, and I left the tour bus to get in a cab that would take me to the airport. We would've said our goodbyes there but Ashton was worried about too many people being there, so it wouldn't be as private of a goodbye as it was when we said it here.

The cab rode along, quickly reaching the airport. I paid the man and stepped out into the cloudy atmosphere.

I made my way through the airport, eventually getting onto my plane. I was stopped by a few people, those who only knew me as 'Ashton's girlfriend.' Was that all I was ever going to be known as? Will that end up being my title for the rest of my life? Even if Ashton and I break up? I don't want my tombstone to read, 'Here lies Bailey Pine, Ashton's girlfriend.'

The plane ride took longer than expected. When I did land I was greeted by my brother, Evan.

"How have you been, you stump?" Evan has been calling me 'stump' ever since he saw the cast I have for my broken arm. It's a joke used all too often by him now. It's also a reference to Patrick Stump, the lead singer of the band Fall Out Boy.

Maybe the nickname isn't all that bad after all if I get to be Patrick Stump.

"I've been fine, you?"

"Good. My girlfriend, Rachel, had her baby a few days ago. Baby girl, we named her Isabelle." He was smiling and one broke out on my face too.

"Congratulations Evan, you're officially a dad."

"And you're officially an aunt."

"I always thought I would be a mother before I was an aunt since Maddie is so much younger than I am, so it's weird to be an aunt at age 18."