Chapter 30

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by csatterly

by csatterly

HAYES POV.

After Matt and Nash went to bed I couldn't sleep. I had so many thoughts running through my head. I was sleeping in the same bed as Nash who was a pretty deep sleep, so I got up and woke Charlotte up. Smooth, I know. "What's wrong?" She asked as she sat up checking the time on the clock beside her that read 12:36. "Let's go for a walk," I said as I guided her out of bed and into the hallway.

"Is everything alright?" She asked once again as I shut the door behind her. "I just wanted to see if you were alright," I said as I took a step closer to her. "Are you serious?" She asked looking at me making me stop right in my tracks. "What?" I asked confused. "You woke me up to see if I was alright?" She asked.

"Yeah, you weren't talking to anyone about it and I care about you, a lot," I told her in a concerned tone. "Hayes, I'm sorry, I'm just not a 'morning person'," She said with a small grin on her face taking a step towards me. "Thank you for caring so much about me," She said as she stood on her tippy toes hugging me with my hands around her waist. "I love that you are so short so I can hug you like this," I said making her giggle. "Hey, I'm not short, I'm just not as tall as you," She said still giggling which made me laugh.

"You wanna go back inside?" I asked as I ended the hug. "Yes, do you have a key?" She asked. "Of course," I said with a smile as I opened the door being as quiet as possible. "Good night," I said as I kissed her forehead. "Good night," She replied before she hopped back into her bed. I went to bed as well considering it was almost 1 in the morning and I was exhausted.

CHARLOTTE POV.

"Charlotte! You have to get up!" I heard someone yell. Brightness was hitting my face making me squirm around. "Get up!" Dad said as he took the pillow away from my face. "Why?" I asked as I sat up. "There is a concert tonight, remember?" He said as he was going through his suitcase. "Right, are you coming?" I asked as I got out of bed. "Um no, we are leaving at 11:25, our flight is at 12:30," He said as he stopped what he was doing looking at me. "Okay," I said as I got my outfit out of my bag. "I am going to have a shower," I said as I walked pass Nash. Hayes was talking to someone on his phone. I had a shower and did my usual routine; hair, makeup, ect.

I got changed and went back out into the bedroom to see all this food. "Yum," I said as I put all my stuff into my bag. "Good morning," Hayes said as he came up behind me wrapping his hands around my shoulders. "Good morning," I replied with a smile. "Come get some food before we have to leave," Dad said as he took a bite of his banana. "What time is it?" I asked as I grabbed a piece of bacon. "9, we need to leave in 15 minutes then drop you guys back with Shawn," Nash said as he was on his phone.

"Okay," I replied as I started to eat. I have admit, I didn't want to do it. Not what happened last night. I was super embarrassed to say the least, but I didn't want to say anything, to anyone. We finished eating and cleaned up the room before we checked out and got into a taxi. I sat in the middle of Nash and Hayes in the back as dad sat in the front. We pulled up at the arena where I made a complete embarrassment of myself. "Good luck tonight Char, you will do amazing. I know you will," Dad said as we all got out of the taxi. "I will miss you," I said as I hugged dad. This was harder second time round. "I will miss you too," He said as his grip became tighter.

"Matt, we need to go," Nash said as he stood next to the taxi. "Goodbye, I love you," Dad said as he let go of me. "Love you too," I said as a tear escaped out of my eye quickly wiping it away. "Good luck," Nash said as he hugged me. "Thanks," I said as I faked a grin. They both got in the taxi and before I knew it they drove away. "Come on, let's go," Hayes said as he grabbed my hand and started to walk into the arena. We were walking into the arena when Shawn came out of his tour bus, "Guys wait up!" He yelled making us both stop.

"Hi," I said as I hugged him. "You doing better?" He asked as he pulled away from the hug. "Yep," I lied. We walked inside together and Shawn started to rehearse. "Hey," Bri said as I entered the dressing room. "Hi," I replied giving her a hug with Hayes behind me. "How you going?" She asked as her hazel eyes looked through my big brown eyes.

"Yep," I said with a fake smile as I put my bag on the ground and sat in a chair in front of the mirror. After everyone rehearsing, including myself, there was about 3 hours until the concert started. We were all in the dressing room. "Hey Shawn?" I said as I sat in the chair beside him. "Yeah Char?" He said as he payed full attention to me. "Can you perform with me like we did on the bus?" I asked as he looked at me. "I don't know, I guess," He said as he looked over at his manager.

He gave Shawn a nod. "Thank you! I won't mess up again I promise!" I said as I hugged him. "I know you won't," He said with a smile on his. "Come on missy, I need to get you ready," Bri said as she stood behind a chair. "Okay," I replied as I got up and walked over to her. "Same thing?" She asked as she started to clean my hair. "Yep," I replied with a smile.I was ready and about to go on stage with Shawn. I was wearing the same dress I was last night but my hair was left down curled. "Let's go," Shawn said as he stood up and walked towards the door.

"You will do amazing," Hayes said as he hugged me tight as he kissed my forehead. "Thanks," I said with a smile as I hugged back. We walked through the hallway and got up on stage with a microphone in my hand. All the girls were screaming for Shawn and chanting his name. "Welcome Austin! I have a special guest here today and we are going to sing a few songs together," He said as he smiled and looked over at me. I just stood there smiling.

I felt sick in my stomach from nerves. "So first, we will sing Royals, then Titanium," Shawn said before the beat started. I started to sing on time for once. It felt amazing. I felt more comfortable because I was with someone who I knew. I spent around 20 minutes on stage, Shawn doing most of the talking. "Thank you guys!" I yelled before I walked off the stage. Hayes was standing at the side of the stage for me. I could see him standing there as I sang.

"I told you that you would do amazing," He said as he hugged me. "I know," I said as I kissed his lips gently. "Good luck! I will wait for you," I said as I hugged him once last time before Shawn called him out on stage. I went back to the dressing room. "Hey Bri are you coming with us on tour?" I asked after we said our hellos. "Yeah, Shawn asked me after you left last night," She said as she put her phone in her pocket. "Yay!" I shouted as I jumped on top of her hugging her.

"I see you are excited," She said as she started to laugh. "Very," I said smiling. I had so much energy that I didn't know what to do. After the concert was done we got back on the tour bus, there was Bri this time. We all talked for hours until I went to bed. "Good night, thanks for everything," I said as I hugged everyone individually. "Good night," Bri said as I hugged her. "You were great. You need to believe more in yourself," Shawn said as he hugged me. "Thanks," I said with a smile.

"I'm going too," Hayes said as he followed me. "Good night," I said as I smiled as I leaned against my bunk. "Good night," He said as he came towards me. His lips gently touched mine as his hands were on my cheeks. "Break it up!" Bri He said as he came towards me. His lips gently touched mine as his hands were on my cheeks. "Break it up!" Bri yelled making both Hayes and I laugh. "Fine!" I yelled back mocking her. "Good night," I said with a smile. "Good night," He said before we both got into our bunks. We were literally a metre away from each other. "Hayes?" I whispered after I opened my curtain. He replied almost immediately. "Yes," He said as he opened his curtain. "I love you," "I love you too," He replied with a smile making me blush.