And Always.

Chapter 22

(Blow Me (One Last Kiss) By P!nk)

Harley's Pov

We only had one show in North Dakota which was upsetting, but you learn to not make any complaints when you work with Kevin Matthews.

People on the internet were painting me out to be a bitch. That I've fallen off of the deep end. That I'm ruining the band. And people can say what they want, I don't give a single shit. I've finally had enough.

My head was spinning by the time we got to the restaurant. Kevin pulled strings in order to have it open for us after the concert.

While I was extremely appreciative, I haven't slept in two days. We had a concert in North Dakota the first day and i didn't sleep, and then we drove all day, and i didn't sleep last night.

I wanted nothing more than to go to the bus and sleep. My body was ready to crash for once, on its own. I looked around the restaurant. There were no paparazzi, there were no fans.

Just Kevin, My mother, the boys, Jessie, and I. Plus Macy the reporter, who was apparently coming in to take pictures of us like we were "normal." But then again she had no clue.

I held onto the sides of my chair, and watched as my knuckles turned white and my palms started to sweat. My jaw was clenched, trying to minimize the pain of the headache that was only building.

"Are you alright?" Yomar asked from next to me, and I shook my head.

"I'm tired." I spoke, and he nodded his head.

"I know I wish that we didn't have to do this." He smiled while looking down at me.

Dlo rummaged through my bag, and took the pop tart out of it. I smiled as he opened it and everyone turned to face him.

"We are in a 5 star restaurant, D'Angelo." Kevin said, looking right at him. Dlo looked at Kevin before taking a big bite out of it, which caused Yomar, Abu, and I to all break out into laughter.

"I'm here!" Macy ran into the room out of breath, sitting down next to Abu who gave her a smile.

"We are glad you could make it!" My mother said with a sweet smile, getting up to shake her hand.

My eyes were burning from the lack of sleep, and the amount of tears I've cried in the past two days. Crying over Nicholas. Crying over myself. Crying over this dumb ass situation.

They started to talk, and I zoned out, staring at Jessie across from me. He has no idea how im about to completely ruin his reputation and career in less then a week.

I can't wait for all that money to be in my pocket and not in his. I can't wait for this contract to be voided, and for me to be able to do whatever the hell I please. I bit my cheek as I smiled.

"I'm surprised that you two aren't sitting next to each other." Macy said to Jessie and I, I just laughed looking at my mother.

I was sitting between Dlo, and Yomar, while Jessie was on the other side of the table, sitting next to his Dad, who kept putting his arm around my mother. Who looked like she had herpes...

"What's so funny?" Kevin spoke, looking at me, which just made me laugh even more.

"I think I'm gonna piss myself." I laughed out, causing Dlo to now break out into laughter.

"Ace!" Kevin sternly said, and I just laughed even more.

"Oh my god! Excuse me." I spoke, standing up and stumbling to the bathroom, laughter still bubbling throughout my body.

"Ace!" The pounds on the bathroom door were followed by laughter.

I opened the door and walked into the hallway. All of the boys were standing there with their own smiles.

"Don't even get me started again." I pointed at all of them, and they shook their heads with laughter. I walked away from them, and they all went into the bathroom, and all I heard was the distant laughter.

"I'm so sorry about that." I spoke, sitting back down in my seat. Kevin looked like he was about to explode, and my mother looked so disappointed.

"It's okay." Macy smiled softly at me, and I nodded my head towards her. The boy sat down next to me, and Yomar started to eat.

"You're so damn obnoxious." Jessie rolled his eyes, which caused me to laugh.

"Says you. Who was swallowing my stylist's throat."

The drink that Dlo was drinking, was spit all over Jessie, as Dlo laughed.

The food Yomar was eating was spit all over Kevin Matthews.

And lastly, the red wine my mother was about to sip, ran all down her white dress.

"Oops... I suppose I wasn't supposed to say that." I laughed to myself as I looked around at the table of stares on me.

"You have no proof!" Jessie screamed, standing up causing his chair to fly back.

"Say that to me again in a week when I have half a million dollars in my pocket, and I am no longer associated with you." I took a sip of my beer in front of me, and Jessie looked like he was going to cry.

"Jessie Matthews, what have you done?" I spoke, in the most smug way I possibly could.

"Jessie! What the hell did you do?!" Kevin screamed, standing up and pushing his son outside of the restaurant.

"Lovely dinner, isn't it?" I said, looking down at the food that I haven't even touched.

"Petty Ace is my favorite." Dlo said, making his pop tart a half and sharing it a with me.

"Amen to that one. I would say sister, but my mom has hid her from me for my entire life so..." Dlo choked on his food, and my mother stood up in anger.

"Man, I will forever love Montana." Abu said, taking a sip of his drink.

"Man, I loved Florida." I spoke, staring daggers into my mother.

"Ace-"

"Another tough subject you don't want me to hit?" I tilted my head with a smirk on my face as she looked around at everyone sitting at the table.

"What about... I don't know... You and Kevin Matthews?" I looked up at her with a sweet smile, all of the boys now looking at me with confused expressions.

"I have no idea what you're talking about." She responded, looking nervous.

"The late hotel runs. The affair that you are having? Oh, come on Jessica you don't know that Kevin Matthews dick was in you!" The gasp from Dlo as he slowly chewed his pop tart made me want to laugh.

I looked over at Macy and she looked horrified.

"Oh! How rude of me... My apologies. We have a guest." I batted my eyelashes as I looked up at my mother who stormed away.

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