Almost Everything

Chapter 14

** Alex's P.O.V. **

Pick up. Come on Liv, pick up. Please pick up. I muttered under my breath as I stood in my bathroom hiding from Arielle. The phone ran into voicemail again. 

"Hey Liv, it's me Alex again. Call me when you get a chance. We need to talk, I can't bare to leave it like this any longer. Urmm so yeah just call me. Please." I put the phone down. That must have been the eighteenth time I've called her tonight.  I have left her multiple voicemails and various text messages and still nothing.  I would be lying to myself if I said I wasn't worried.

"Alex baby come back to bed," Arielle giggled from the other room.

"Coming," I called back. I checked my phone for the last time. I placed it next to the sink, before going back into the other room.

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** Arielle's P.O.V. **

I went into the bathroom to clean up after mine and Alex's little session. I went over to the sink to wash my hands and face and brush my teeth. I noticed Alex's phone light up. I picked it up to see he had 2 missed call from Olivia and a text message.  After a few failed attempts I guessed his pass code. I clicked on his messages. I opened the one from Olivia.

" Alex, I think we should talk about things when Arielle is not here. Just spend time with her and keep her happy. I'll be fine, don't worry about me." 

I scrolled up to read the past messages.

Olivia: "You coming over? Don't forget the wine."

Alex: "On my way, will be there in 15. I brought the good stuff!"

Olivia: "good. I will order food now. See you soon."

The rest were pretty much the same. Was Alex cheating on me? Why was he spending so much time with her?

"Love you coming back to bed? I need more cuddles. I've missed being able to touch that gorgeous body of yours."  Alex called.

"Yeah, coming now." I deleted the new text message and the missed calls. Put his phone back where I found it. Quickly washed up and cleaned my teeth before heading back into bed.

I slipped under the covers, Alex pulled me closer, wrapping his arms around my torso. Showering my neck in wet sloppy kisses. I rest my hands over his.

"I've. Missed. You. So. Fucking. Much. My. Princess," he whispered between kisses on my neck.

"Me too baby," I stretched my arm backwards, placing in on the back of his neck. Rubbing it with my thumb.

Alex shortly feel asleep his lips still pressed to my neck. However I stayed wide awake all these thoughts racing through my head. Did he know? He can't know... I haven't given the game away just yet.

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** Olivia's P. O. V. **

I sat with my knees hugged to my chest. A glass of wine in my hand and my phone resting by my feet. The sounds of the city filled the air as the clouds rolled over in the dark night sky. A few stars dotted here and there. My eyes flickered between the night sky and my phone, in hope that Alex would call me. It had been 2 hours since I plucked up the courage to reply to him. After two failed attempts to reach him by calling him I sent him a text. But what I was hoping for was for him to say it was all nonsense. And if he could he would be here right now with me. His arms wrapped around my frail body, our legs entertained beneath the sheets. As I lay awake trying to match my breathing to his whilst he slept blissfully.  But instead I was sat out on my hotel room balcony at 2 am by myself. Wondering why I had let myself fall into this trap.

Why I had been so delusional in thinking this would ever work. Thinking that I wouldn't get hurt. Now I'm the one who's here alone whilst the two of them are all cosy together. Why did I do this to myself? I can't help but think still after all these years it's him. He has made me this person that I hate. I'm not even me any more. I'm just the figure of Olivia Grant. Truth be told that form of myself died when I woke up in hospital from being in a coma with a broken arm, 3 broken ribs and internal bleeding. I am not that girl anymore. I won't even let a man make me cry again. I promise myself that I will never let a man make me feel worthless. Even Alex Turner.

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* A few days later *

** Alex's P. O. V. **

I went to the studio after having just dropped Arielle off at the airport to catch her flight back to L.A. I was early and the rest of the boys weren't due to be here for about an hour yet. I stopped off at the local coffee shop and grabbed us both a coffee and a pastry for breakfast. It was about 8:30 am. She'd liked to get to the office early and catch up on emails that were sent over from America during the night. She's a very organised person and gates be behind on work.

I hadn't heard from Liv since the day Arielle almost caught us and I'm so worried about her. She acts like she doesn't care and it won't affect her but I know it will. I know this girl like the back of my hand. And I love her to pieces but I'd just wish she'd let me in. Let me help her.

I opened the door to Olivia's office to find her sitting at her desk typing away at her computer. She wore he glasses again. I swear they make her look much more beautiful than before if that was even possible? Her eyes flickered between me and the computer screen temporarily.

"Liv?" I got no reply and her eyes stayed fixed on the screen.

"I got you a coffee and pastry," I walked over to the desk placing them down beside her.

"I've eaten and I've got coffee here." She said bluntly. Her facial expression blank.

"Liv?"

"What Alex?" She slightly shouted, throwing her arms up in the air. Turning to face me, her eyes fixed on me.

"I... I just. I'm sorry okay. I tried to call you and I got no reply."

"No! Don't you dare, I'll admit I didn't answer the phone when you called because I was upset okay. And I read your texts but I wanted to calm down before I replied. And I called you twice and left you a message. You never got back to me. So I've got the word Alex. Thank you very much. Now I have stuff to do."

"Liv, I swear I never got your messages. I swear here look at my phone." I dug my hand into my pocket, tearing it out and throwing it down on the table between us.
"Go on then. The number's 5698. Look if you don't believe me. I've got no calls or message."

She sat staring at me for a while. She spoke as she rubbed her temples. "I believe you Alex. I'm not going to check your phone. But please can you just leave unless you have a pressing matter about a work related issue."

"Olivia please don't do this."

"I'm sorry, Alex but I can't do this. I really can't. I've tried and I can't. I though I could. But I'm just not strong enough. Not anymore. I just can't let you close enough to hurt me."

"I'm not going to hurt you. When are you going to see that?"

"You already have Alex. And we both be lying if we didn't admit you have some feelings for Arielle. And I understand that. I do. I just don't understand how you could have such an affect on me. You're killing me. Not just with Arielle but when I'm with you I feel like I can't breath because I'm so scared to up set you and push you away. And the harder I try not to do it the more I push you away."

"Liv you could never push me away."

"Alex, I can't do this. I'm sorry. I am. Now please leave me alone."

\\ I'm sorry for such an awful update but it's just a filler before the really good stuff comes! Thank you again for your upmost  support with this storyline! If it wasn't for a few of you I would of given up awhile ago. So yeah... Don't forget to vote and leave a comment on what you think? :) //