Unexpected

Chapter Twenty-Six

"Avery!" Michael screamed at me from the other room.
"Yeah?" I screamed back setting my book on the table. The tour was on hold after Ashton sprained his hand one night at a concert. We were at a house we were renting for two months in Australia and Michael and I were enjoying spending time together lately. This relationship wasn't like our old one. We were more like a old married couple now.
I got up and went to the kitchen where Michael was.
"You called?" I said wrapping my hands around the back of him.
"Well hello there beautiful, I'm sorry but I have a girlfriend already but if it makes you feel better you're way hotter." He said winking at me.
"We can't just fool around a little? Just for an hour?" I said wrapping my arms around his neck.
"Okay but don't tell Avery." I squealed as he kissed my neck.
"What'd you need?" I asked him.
"It's not important now." He said lifting me up onto the counter. He grabbed my butt.
"Michael!" I screamed. "We just did that this morning? Like two hours ago?" I said laughing at him.
"Let's make a record of how many times we can do it a day." He said wiggling his eyebrows.
"Gotta start tomorrow then the boys will be back in 10." I said hopping off the counter.
"But that is all I need!" He said whining.
"Not with me." I said as the boys came bursting into the kitchen.
"We brought food!" Ashton screamed.
"Pizza!" Luke said grabbing 3 pieces.
"Well I actually think I'm gonna pass. I'm gonna head down to the beach and tan." I went to Michael and I's room and grabbed my black bikini and my cover up. I got dressed and headed out to the kitchen to grab a water and my earphones that I left in there.
"When are you gonna tell her Michael?" Luke said sounding worried.
"I will. I'm just not sure how yet." Michael said.
"well if you don't tell her by tomorrow we will." Calum said sounding angry.
I waited a couple seconds before walking in. They all acted as if everything was normal and raised my eyebrows. What did Michael need to tell me? If he doesn't say anything by the end of the day then I'll know it's something big and prob not going to please me.

"Your lip stick stain is a work of art! I got your name tattooed in an arrow heart!" I screamed at the top of my lungs applying more sun tan lotion. I hummed along to the rest of the song and laid back down on my towel. I tapped my fingers and shook my head. "And I know now!-"
"Oh my god Avery shut up! The fish are dying because of you!" Calum said pulling my earphones out.
"Sorry!" I screamed shoving them back in. He sat next to me and stared at the ocean. He wants to talk. I sat up and took my earphones out.
"Talk." I said sipping my water.
"Has Michael talked to you yet?" He asked.
"No? Why does he have something to tell me?" I asked acting like I didn't hear their conversation earlier.
"I know you heard us in the kitchen." He said to me raising an eyebrow. "You wanna know now What it is he should tell you?" He asked.
"Is it gonna get you killed telling me?" I said raising my eyebrows.
"Don't really care he should've told you by now." Calum said sincerely.
"Okay what is it then?" I said positioning myself so I was looking right at him.
"Well. It's about the tour." He said starting. I nodded. "The U.S tour is going to start again next month because Ashton will be better by then and the managers asked us two weeks ago if we could extend it longer to make up for lost time." He said nervously.
"Okay? How is this bad news?" I asked.
"We're extending it by two months and we can't have any distractions. We have interviews and shows and no time to hang out in the city we're in. So the managers said we probably shouldn't bring anyone with us.." He ended.
"Oh. That includes me.." I said sitting back. That wasn't so bad I guess. I just won't be able to see Michael for 5 months.. Now 7... That's more than half a year..
"Why didn't he tell me this when he found out?" I said softly.
"He didn't know how Ave. We are all upset we won't see you on the tour." He said rubbing my back.
I scooter away and stood up grabbing my stuff and heading inside.

"Avery?" Ashton said from the couch where he and Luke were sitting.
"What's wrong? Calum... He told you?" Luke asked.
I glared at them and nodded storming to Michael and I's bedroom.
I opened the door forcefully and waked to my suitcase grabbing some clothes. I threw them on and grabbed my over the shoulder bag and my phone. I walked to the front of the house and opened the door grabbing the keys to one of the 3 cars parked out front.
"Avery where are you going?" I heard Michael yell. "Wait can't we talk about this?" He asked.
"No!" I screamed back slamming the door shut. I wasn't mad at them it wasn't their fault. I was mad I wouldn't be able to see Michael or my 3 best friends for more than half a year. I was upset because a lot can change in half a year. They could all forget about me or just stop caring about me and Michael and I could fall out of love again and I just can't be around them being mad. They'd think I was mad at them. I got in the car and drove off.

I drove for hours and finally stopped at a public beach access place and got out. I locked the car and took off my shoes. I walked along the beach for an hour and plopped down in the sand. I didn't cry or feel angry or upset. I just stared at the sky and didn't think for as long as possible.
"Excuse me? Mind if I join you? You look like you've had a rough day as well." A girl about my age said. I nodded and motioned for her to sit.
"Avery." I said smiling at her.
"I'm Mckenzie." She said smiling back.
"I just found out I won't get to see my boyfriend that got me pregnant 4 months and my 3 best friends for half a year. You?"
"My dad got out of jail after 10 years for beating me for 5 years." She said back.
"Oh my god I'm so sorry. He was only in for 10 years?" I asked.
"Yep. He got patrol for good behavior. I think they just never caught him doing bad things like they did for the 5 years of him bearing the shit out me. He also scared my mother off when I was 8. She took my 4 year old brother with her but left me behind."
We started laughing. I don't know how we could laugh talking about something like that but she started laughing and so did I.
"Sorry about your friends and boyfriend. You don't look pregnant tho. You must be lucky you won't get fat when the baby finally comes." She said.
"Um we lost the baby. It was growing with a bone did formality and then we got into a fight about it and I stormed off and some dude grabbed me and beat me up and killed the baby when I was 10 weeks..." I said sighing.
"Oh my god I'm so sorry." She said.
"Yeah... But that was a month ago and I grieved it all out by not talking to anyone or eating for a week in a hospital and then moving away for 3 weeks. You hungry? Wanna go grab something to eat? It's on me." I said standing up.
"Sure. Let's go eat." She said.
"It's not a pity burgers." I laughed.
"Okay good I hate pity stuff." She laughed.
"Me too!"
We hopped in my car and I drove us to the place she suggested.