~The Baffle~

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Charlie's POV:

"Ok, I'll get back to her asap." I mutter under my breath whilst tapping away on my phone. Reading my texts out loud while typing makes me more conscious about what I'm writing, which can help me tell if it's any good or not.

*Whoosh*

Sent. I scroll through Tumblr aimlessly while waiting for Nick again. I didn't hear a huge wave of paparazzi, so I'm guessing he hasn't arrived yet.

Just as I start to close my eyes I hear an energetic and familiar,

"Hi!"

Nick! I immediately think. He runs up to me and gives me a giant bear hug, and spins me round. I love him so much.

He roughly places his hands on my shoulders, making me flinch slightly.

"Are you okay? What happened!"

I look down a bit, then place my hand on his to loosen his grip.

"Yeah I'm fine just.... Just tired. Haha!"

He furrows his brows a bit as if he's telling me he doesn't completely believe me. I mean he shouldn't, it is a lie after all...

But that look quickly turns to admiration and he opens his mouth to speak.

"Well let's get home then... talk about it in the car?..."

My view darkens a bit again, but I stabilize myself.

"Yeah..." I respond croakily.

Nicks POV:

I hold Charlie's good hand as we walk out to the car. He looks a bit worried, but he usually does. So I try to push it out of my mind, going to change the subject instead. Luckily, Charlie does it for me.

"So, you punched a guy, huh?" He asks teasingly.

"Well... Yeah... surprised you haven't seen it on Tumblr or whatever yet, haha! I think I really got him good, it was kinda embarrassing though..." I rub my hair a bit, looking at the ground

"Why the fuck did you punch Alexander Tyson in the face..." Charlie sighs in a dramatic fashion after looking up from his phone.

"He wouldn't let me get you from the hospital!" I exclaim

"Of course you punched someone that wouldn't let you get me from the hospital! I could've asked Tao or Tori or someone to pick me up, pfft"

Okay, he's starting to piss me off a bit, I know he's joking but still...

"A thank you would've been nice..." I growl.

"I thought you were embarrassed punching him, but now apparently you want everyone to fucking praise you?"

!TW! Argument?? ED !TW!

"Charlie what the fuck!? Yeah, I suppose I was just supposed to ignore that you fainted, cause you don't fucking eat anything!?"

I freeze, realizing what I just said. Charlie's face looks crumbled.

"Charlie, that's-"

I grab his arm in an attempt to apologize. He pulls away, and stares blankly at me through icy eyes.

"You're right. fucking congratulations!"

He doesn't give me another thought, as he walks away.

Charlie's POV:

That asshole, that bastard, that...

Shut up Charlie.

When I'm angry at myself I sometimes try to blame it on other people, but it's really not Nick's fault this time. He was only speaking the truth.

I don't eat anything.

I go to text him but he's already blowing up my phone like crazy

Nick 🐶, 11:57: Charlie?? You can't just run away

Nick 🐶, 11:58: Charlie

Nick 🐶, 11:58 Charlie Charlie Charlie Charlie Charlie Charlie.

Nick 🐶 is typing: ...

A few seconds later another ping,

Nick 🐶, 12:00: I can see you, I'm picking you up.

I turn around and there he is, driving very slowly down the road, a pissed off look on his face.

I give up running away and just stand there, waiting for Nick to pull up.

"Hi." I mutter,

"Charlie can you please get in, I'm just...."

I nod and duck down into the car. We both sit in silence for a good minute, until Nick rubs his head and sighs.

"Charlie, I'm so sorry... I just..."

I pay no attention to the apology until I hear him sniffling a bit.

"I really, really miss you... so much, so, so much..."

"I just want to go home.... I just want to go home."

He's full on sobbing now, and I can feel myself well up as well, cause what he is saying is so true. Too true.

"I love you. Sorry if I don't tell you that enough."

"I love you." I eventually respond.

"I hate my job," he says.

"Me too."

Hi!! Sorry it was a short one, I mean, I did just post part 3 yesterday, so I don't think it's that bad for having being written in just 2 hours!

Again, any suggestions are highly appreciated!

I'm so excited to be diving into the actual story plot AHHH!

Stay safe, love you guys loads

- Jazz xx

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