Stay Strong for Me (Austin Mahone Love Story / Fan Fiction)

Chapter 8: I'm scared of ever falling for someone like you.

Chapter 8: I’m scared of ever falling for someone like you~

           I stood there for a few moments, unsure of what to say. He didn't understand how much his words meant to me. How much it affected me. How much I believed him.

With a shy smile, I finally said, "Thanks."

          He smiled back and to avoid an awkward conversation, I walked back to the fitting room. Once inside, I closed the door behind me. I leaned against the door, deep in thought. A huge, involuntary, smile crossed my face. A small, unfamiliar, feeling of happiness overcame me. My smile quickly faded when I came back to reality.

          I need to stop this. I need to stop thinking of Austin like that. Austin and I can’t be anything more than friends. I know what he does to girls. He will not hurt me; I won't give him the chance.

          I've decided the only way for me to get over this is to not hang out alone with him, it’s too risky. Whenever he wants to hangout alone, I'll just make up some excuse. It won't be easy, but it’s the only way to prevent myself from getting hurt.

          I stepped out of the dress, put on my clothes, and walked out of the fitting room to meet Austin. I paid for the dress and began walking out of the store when Austin said, "Hey, the guys are gonna be at my house in like five minutes, wanna come hang out with us?"

"Uhh, sure." This was safe. All the guys would be there. Nothing could possibly happen.

As we were walking back to his house, I heard a snap and nearly tripped. I looked down to see that my flip flop had broken. "Shit," I mumbled, kneeling down and picking up the broken shoe to examine it.

"What happened?" Austin asked, looking over to me.

"My flip flop broke" I said sadly, showing it to him. "Now I have to walk to your house half bare footed."

"No you don't," he said, smiling.

"What?" I asked confused.

"I'll give you a piggy back ride," he suggested.

I raised an eyebrow. Before I could answer him in protest, he stood in front of me with his back facing me.

"C'mon, hop on" he said, putting his arms out preparing for me to jump.

          I have a bad feeling about this. My entire mission right now was to get over this little thing I had for Austin. I don't think him giving me a piggy back ride will help my cause at all. However, I couldn't simply say no because he'll know something is up.

        Without any other option, I braced myself and jumped on his back. I wrapped my arms loosely around his neck. I suddenly felt his strong hands grab my thighs in order to keep me up. As soon as his skin touched mine, shivers shot up my spine. I hated that he could make me feel this way. I hated he had somewhat power over me. Dammit, I have to try harder at this whole getting over him thing. But how do you get over someone you never even dated? He wasn't helping by being nice all the time, complimenting me, and been so god damn flawless. Oh god, shoot me now.

Before I knew it, we were in front of his door and he set me down.

"Thanks," I mumbled.

He smiled, "No problem."

           Just as Austin was about to open the door, Alex's car pulled up and he came out with Zach. Alex, Robert, Zach, and Tyler were all sixteen, older than Austin and I who were fifteen, which meant they drove Austin and I everywhere. They both greeted us and told us Tyler couldn’t make it. Just then Robert's car pulled up and he said hi to all of us. Austin opened his door and we all walked in. That's when I realized I haven't been in this house in three years.