WORLD OF OUR OWN

Chapter 8

TOBY'S P.O.V

"Tobs, where you at?"

The rush voice broke the silence between me and Cara. We were kissing. Here at the rooftop. As the wind blew her hair and got me more shivering because LA could also be cold at night, we ended up kissing. It was undeniable. I've predicted that this would happen. And Cara didn't stop me anyway. So we've been kissing for 5 minutes before Riley burst out opened the rooftop access door and we got busted.

"Dammit." Riley cursed. He stepped back.

"Hey Riley!" Cara waved innocently.

"What are you doing here Cara?"

"Whoa." Connor stepped in and saw us holding hands. "You guys?"

"Hahaha. Sorry it was cold." Cara kissed my cheek as she took her purse and ready to leave. "Thanks for the pizza."

"No problem." I nodded in confusion. It was such a mess up here. We messed the dining table because busy kissing.

"Not funny."

Riley threw an empty can from the table. He didn't even care when Cara said she's leaving the building. None of my brothers paid her an appropriate attention. All eyes were on me. I got stuck in the need of defending myself or regretting this.

"Dammit Toby we aren't cheating!" Riley kicked another empty coke bottle.

"I need distraction! She's a good girl!"

"I know she's a good girl but no you don't need distraction!" Connor sighed a deep one. "Dude, can you imagine how Abigail feels?"

Riley shook his head at me. He got that. We mostly shared thoughts only from the eyes. I knew what he's checking on his phone. Pretty sure Riley just logged into the band's Instagram to check either my last post, or Abigail's activity log, or both. And yes a second later Riley widened his eyes.

"Uploaded? Wow you got very fast working thumbs right there."

"I'm sorry."

"You're sorry? Really? How could I buy it?" Riley stood before me. "Can you imagine, for once, being cheated by your own boyfriend? Imagine yourself being her?"

"It's not just about you and her, Toby. What Riley's trying to say is don't make it look like we don't warn you. We like Abigail. I know Cara is beautiful but we meet beautiful girls everyday. But you're once tough. Very tough. Now find it where you started being vulnerable. And stop blaming her absence. Because to her, it's you who's walking away." Connor calmed the heat situation a little bit.

"And guess what bro? She's right." Riley slammed the door, went back to our room.

"Think about it." Connor put his hand on my shoulders then left following Riley downstairs.

I took my phone that was abandoned on the table before me. Thousands of notifications I didn't turn off yet because Cara and I once laughed at every comment the fans left us on there. Then I saw Abigail's account liked my picture. Damn I know it's hard for her. Kiss on the cheek. I would've killed the guy who ever kissed Abigail's cheek without further check.

I now very badly wanted to come home and hugged her tight.

"Done thinking?" Riley gave a bold hint of disappointment toward me. Connor was here too.

"Yeah." I breathed out. "I'm frustrated with this all, guys! I miss her so much!"

"We're coming home in a week! Doesn't it ring a bell? You have a girlfriend! By doing this, you hurt both hearts of Abby and Cara, bro. Cara is now thinking she has something special with you. On the other hand, Abby positively now is crying in her room blaming herself for not being a more beautiful deserving girlfriend of yours so that you wouldn't slip away from her hands!"

Riley's last statement got me slapped in the cheek. I realized it now. I've been telling I knew how she felt about this. But I lied. I didn't know how deep she might get hurt. Until now. And it must have been too deep.

Fast forward please, I wanted to meet my girlfriend so badly.