Mistakes • AFI (Currently Rewriting)

Chapter 40 - Preperation

--- Melodys pov ---

"I want to stick with you. I'm putting my trust in you and who ever you bring along"

I didn't like how silent the room became moments later. I could feel all their eyes on me and I hated it. I knew I made a stupid choice and I wish I could change it to the option they liked. But my brain wouldn't let me speak while my heart was screaming to let me speak. It wasn't untill I felt a hand on my shoulder that I looked back up. It was Aunt Julia.

"Do you wanna take a break for a moment? We can let your witnesses go first before you speak" Aunt Julia explained before nodding her head to the guys. They were staring back at me with worried looks on their faces. I knew they wanted to comfort me like Aunt Julia was but I think they knew they were to blame for me looking sad.

"I'm just gonna chip in here for a moment. We really should start with Miss Thompson's side of her story. We can do it privately if it will make you feel better. You can even take one of the guys with you" Jack asked before crouching down on the other side of me. The smile on his face was similar to Aunt Julia's smile. It felt caring. It felt loving.

"Ashton if I choose one of the guys are you going to ge-"

"I'm not going to get jealous Mels. I'm not gonna hold it against you. If you want one of the guys to support you that is fine. I'll always support you choices" Ashton answered before pulling me into a quick hug. I didn't think he was going to get jealous. I actually thought he was going to be angry. Ethan would have been angry at me for choosing a option he hated. Ethan would ha-

"Melody come on. Let's get going before you make Ashton worried" Luke ordered before pulling me out of the chair and Ashtons hug. I then glanced up at Luke. He was trying very hard to hide the worry in his eyes. Everyone was trying their hardest to hide their worry. How long was I lost in my mind?

"I thought we were letting Melody choose? If anyone gets to go with her it would be me, her best friend Calum"

"Who said your her best friend Calum? And who the fuck talks in third person"

Michael just smirked at Calum while trying to hide his laughter. Calum then glared at Michael in repsonse while Luke shook his head at the two. God they are going to give me a headache one of these days.

"Calum you are my best friend and any other day I would choose you but I want someone whos not going to feel my stomach like you have been doing since I got in LA" I quickly explained hoping it would at least stop them from arguing. It did get them to stop and it probably hurt Calum's feelings a bit.

"I just worry about you"

"And I'm not saying you can't worry. I just want you... and everyone else to tone it down a bit. I love all the support but I can still do things on my own. I can drag my suitcase to a car, I can stand up on my own, I can open a door, I ca-"

"Mels I think you made your point clear" Ashton chuckled along with the others. I then went red in embarrassment before turning to Luke.

"Can we get going to the room please? And can someone hand me one of the biscuit tubs and a few bottles of water... I'm hungry and thirsty" I asked as Michael and Calum both nodded before doing as I asked. I just chuckled watching them not understand  that I only wanted one tub and defiently not six bottles of water.

"Show us the way um... who's showing us and where are we going"

"Mikaela show them to conference room B make sure Melody here gets the comfy chair" Jack ordered just as Luke grabbed a tub from Calum and Michael's bottles of water. He probably did it so they wouldn't argue again.