you found me - Rafe Cameron

XII - this is the end

I wake up to the bright sun peeking through my curtains. It takes me a minute to allow myself to wake up properly. I then remember what happened last night with Rafe while we were on call to one another. I try wipe the smirk off my face because it's bad. It's bad and I know is it. That's when I remember the engagement ring I have that's still on my finger. I stare at it for a moment and I contemplate taking it off but there's a part of me that just wants to keep it on. I know how wrong it is but I don't know what i'm doing with myself right now. I get up and ready when Kie calls me.

"Hey Kie."
"Hey how are you?" She asks.
"I'm doing good thanks, how about you?"
"I'm good, you wanna come over for drinks and a gossip?"
"Yeah for sure." I reply.
"Great, see you soon." She says and I hang up. I use Nathan's car and I drive to Kie's house.

I knock the door and wait for her answer. A moment later she opens the door.
"Hey." She says before wrapping her arms around me.
"Hey." I reply hugging her back.

"Cmon time to tell me everything. I want to know what's going on in the world off Miss Shaine James." She says walking in handing me a cocktail. She sits on the chair next to me.
"Erm well to start things off, Noah and I got engaged."
"Oh my god what? I'm so happy for you." She says smiling.
"Yeah well that's the good part but everything afterwards and to do with it is not."
"Oh gosh why? What's happened?"
Just as I was about to explain the door opens.
"Kie?" JJ shouts.
"In here Jayj." She shouts back.
JJ and Pope walk in.

"Oh hey S." Pope says.
"Hey guys."
They sit down opposite me next to Kie.
"What are y'all talking about? Me i'm guessing obviously." JJ says.
"Nope, Shaine was trying to tell me what's been going on in her life lately but here you guys had to come back and ruin our little gossip session."
"Oh well i'm sorry, it's not like as if it's my house as well as yours." JJ replies. Pope and I smirk.

"Anyway, Shaine carry on." Kie says sipping her cocktail.
"Well Noah and I obviously got engaged and we decided to go to his parents house because they invited us both over for dinner and we felt it was the perfect time to tell them about our engagement."
"Right." Pope says. Kie and JJ turns to him.
"What? I'm interested." He says. I laugh.
"So we got there and you know broke the news to them both and his mom was really sweet and she was congratulating us but his father was far from happy. He started saying stuff like you chose her over this perfect girl I had for you and I just took her on as charity work pretty much."
"Dude what the fuck?" Kie says.
"This is my point, even rich people have problems." JJ says, Kie taps his arm.
"And I think he fired me? But I don't even know because I just left New York immediately afterwards and I just came straight back here."

"That's pretty intense." Pope says. I nod.
"I'm sorry S." Kie says grabbing my hand.
"It's okay."
"I'm sorry too." Pope says.
"It's fine i'll take care of myself, I always do. Thanks guys." They all smile.
"Well, I don't know about anyone else but I think we should watch a movie because I'm done with this little circle jerk." JJ says getting up. Kie sighs and rolls her eyes at him.

• Rafe POV •

I'm fast asleep until I hear the door slam close. Feet stomp up the stairs and I see Charlotte storm into the bedroom.
"What's wrong?" I ask her rolling over.
"Where were you last night?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well you didn't reply to any of my messages for hours and hours."
"I was doing stuff." I say getting out of bed.
"You were doing stuff? Like what Rafe?"
"I don't know, just stuff."
"Why don't I believe you." I shrug after putting on a shirt.
"I don't know that sounds like a you problem to me." I leave the room and I go downstairs.

After a while I hear Charlotte storming down the stairs. Banging on her way down. She reaches the bottom of the stairs with a suitcase.
"What are you doing?" I ask.
"I'm moving out."
"What? Why?" I ask rolling my eyes.
I'm so bored of her and her games. She's mad at me again and this time I don't even know why.
"Because it's not working Rafe. You and I it's just it's not working."
I say nothing.
"You are secretive from me and I just I don't trust you, at all." I nod.
"Is that it? You're not even going try to convince me to stay?" She asks.
This is it. This is the moment to decide what I want.

Do I want Charlotte? Or do I want Shaine?

"You know what, the silence says enough Rafe. Thanks a lot. Have a nice life." She says grabbing her suitcase handle. She opens the door and then she's just gone. I look out of the window and watch her as she walks towards her car. I walk upstairs and look through the wardrobe. All of her clothes are gone. Every trace of her, gone. Not only in the house but in my life now I guess.

• Shaine POV •

I'm still at Kies. We are all watching a movie, making jokes here and there. It feels like old times again, back when we were 16-17. No stress, no worries, just a group of friends hanging out. I'm snapped out of my thoughts when I get a notification from my phone. I check it.

Rafe

What are you doing?

i'm just at Kies, why?

Come to mine. The address is 114 Charleston Street.

I can't right now, sorry. Maybe another day

Alright, see you soon.

I feel bad for rejecting Rafes offer but I don't want to be rude and just leave Kies in the middle of a movie.

I keep thinking about whether I should actually go or not. I spent too much time thinking because the movie ended by the time I realised.

"I'm beat, i'm going to bed. I need my bed." JJ kept saying but he kept over-pronouncing the word "bed" He stared at Kie and she looked confused before nodding.
I look to Pope and he is looking at exactly what we just witnessed. He looks at me pulling a funny face.

"Okay well i'm leaving like right now because that's enough for me to witness."
"Yes me too." He says immediately standing up.
"Bye guys." I shout before leaving. I walk with Pope home because I told him I need to run to the convenience store before going home.

Next thing I know, I find myself walking to Rafes house. How's this going to go? I have no idea. But I guess i'll find out.