Cole's POV:
It's been 2 days since Brooke left. I haven't heard from her and neither has anyone else. Madi has tried texting her, but she won't reply. I've left her like 12 voicemails asking her to call me so we could talk things out, but who knows if she's even listened to them.
"Cole, you gotta get your mind off of this. Start thinking about all the fans out there waiting to see us. Think of how disappointed they'll be if you don't put on a good show." Gabe says. I sigh and get out of bed to begin getting ready. I put the outift they laid out for me on and brushed my hair and teeth. I walked over to the guys and began warming up my voice with the rest of them.
I walked onto the stage and put on a good show, even though every song we sang about love (which is almost all of them) my heart was breaking. I felt horrible. All I wanted was to have Brooke back in my arms. I love her and I miss her. I didn't want to be posing for pictures with random girls who claim they love me. I want to be holding Brooke. I really screwed up.
I get back on the bus and change into my pajamas then crawl back into bed. I dial Brooke's number and wait for it to go to voicemail. I hear her voicemail, which has now been updated, and wait for the beep. "Hey, Brooke. I know you're not going to answer because you totally hate me right now, but I just wanted to call and tell you again how sorry I am. I love you and I just wish I could hear your voice. I shouldn't have put that tweet out for everyone to see. I was frustrated and just wanted you to chill out and trust me again, but I shouldn't have gone about things that way. You mean the absolute world to me. Bye, Brooke. I love you." I say, then hang up.
Brooke's POV:
I'm sitting around the pool with Rydel and the boys when my phone starts ringing. "Hey, Ross, can you see who's calling me?" I ask. He nods then reaches for my phone. "Some guy named Cole." he says. I shake my head. "Don't answer. He's my ex and I'm trying to avoid him right now. Kind of a nasty break up." I reply before diving into the pool. My red hair flowed behind me as I slid into the water. I came up and Ross was still looking at me.
"What?" I ask. "What happened?" Ross questioned. I took a deep breathe and got out of the pool. I wrapped myself into a towel Rydel had given me. I sat down next to Ross and began explaining everything that had happened between Cole and I the past few weeks. "He sounds like a jerk to me." Ross said. I shrugged my shoulders. "Up until Cassidy got involved in everything, he was amazing. I honestly didn't think he'd ever do anything like that. Cassidy just has a way of complicating things." I say. everyone else had already slipped inside so it was just me and Ross outside.
"Let's listen to the voicemail." he says with a smirk. I nod a little and dial my voicemail, entering my password. I clicked the speaker button and listened to Cole's message. "Hey, Brooke. I know you're not going to answer because you totally hate me right now, but I just wanted to call and tell you again how sorry I am. I love you and I just wish I could hear your voice. I shouldn't have put that tweet out for everyone to see. I was frustrated and just wanted you to chill out and trust me again, but I shouldn't have gone about things that way. You mean the absolute world to me. Bye, Brooke. I love you." he says then the line goes dead. I have small tears trickling down my face. "That's the first message I've listened to... He sounds so hurt and confused." I say quietly. "Hey, everything will work out. Don't worry about it, Brooke." Ross says, wrapping an arm around my shoulders and letting me cry into his chest.
I let Ross walk me home since I was only a few blocks away and he refused to let me walk home alone at nearly midnight. We got to know each other a little more. Turns out, he, Riker, Rocky, Rydel, and their bestfriend Ellington Ratliff have a band known as R5. Ross let me listen to some of their music. They're amazing! We arrived at my house and Ross and I exchanged phone numbers. I hugged him and told him I'd had an amazing day with him and his family and walked inside. I walked up to my room and laid down on my bed and turned on my tv to watch the Vampire Diaries.
My phone started buzzing and the caller i.d. read 'Cole'. I hesistated, but clicked answer anyways. I took a deep breathe before saying anything. "Hello?" I answered quietly. "Brooke?" Cole asked sort of surprised. "Yeah, it's me." I replied.
