Risk It All (COMPLETED)

Part 88: paying the rent

A couple of weeks went by and Connor and James had finally finished the music for Brad's party, I went to go and get the mail that has just come through the postbox. Normally I don't care about the mail but Brad's birthday present should be there today and I don't want him to see it, I picked up the envelopes off of the floor and Jesse came and sat next to me on the sofa. I put the envelopes on the table that aren't mine and then I finally found the one I was looking for. "Hi." I heard Brad say and I quickly hid the envelope behind me. "Hey." I said and he sat down next to me. "Is that the post?" He asked while pointing to the envelopes on the table. "Yeah." I said, he picked them up and started to flick through them. "Oh look... Our bill for this months apartment rent." Brad said, he sighed and opened up the envelope. "How much do each of us have to pay this time?" I asked, we normally split the money so each of us has to pay to stay here. "About £100..." Brad said. "What!" I said, I have no money anymore. Normally I manage to save up enough money every month to pay for the apartment and then I have no more money until the next month, but recently I have been using my money on Brad's birthday.

"Do you want me to pay for yours this month? Us boys all just got paid by Waddy so I have plenty of money." Brad said. "No, I'm gonna have to go back to work." I said, I stood up and made sure I hid the envelope so Brad couldn't see it. I then walked over to the door and started to get my shoes on. "What are you doing?" Brad asked. "Going back to Tesco to see if I can get my job back." I said. "No! Don't go back there. I will pay for your rent, it's fine. I don't mind." Brad said. "You can't always pay for me to live here Brad, that's not fair on anyone else because they all have to pay. If I can't keep the money up then I won't be able to live here anymore and I don't want that, I will just go and get my job back." I said and opened the door. "Chloe, stop." Brad said, I stopped but still had my back turned to him. He walked over to me and wrapped his arms around my waist. "Listen to me, I will pay your rent from now on. You aren't getting your job back and you aren't leaving this apartment, every month I get paid so I have enough to pay for both of us. Please don't go." Brad said, I sighed and turned to face him. "Please?" Brad asked. "Fine." I said, I closed the door and took my shoes off. "Thank you." Brad said, he stood in front of me and held my hands. "Your not going anywhere." Brad said.

I walked back into the living room and found Rebekah stroking Jesse. "She's so cute." Rebekah said to me and I nodded. "It's your birthday in a week Brad." Rebekah said and me and Brad sat on the sofa opposite her. "I know." He said. "Are you excited?" Rebekah asked. "For what?" Brad asked. "Well your turning 19, that's a big age." Rebekah said. "Not really, it just makes me feel old." Brad said and Rebekah giggled. "Your not old." I said and kissed his cheek. "I'm getting old though." Brad said. "You can't call yourself old until you are at least 55." I said. "So when it's my 55th birthday I can come down the stairs in our own house and say to you and the kids that I'm old?" Brad said and I giggled. "Yup." I said and he nodded. "Ok then, I will do that." He said and I kissed his cheek again. "Where's Connor?" I asked. "In the shower I think." Rebekah said and I nodded. "I think you should go up to his room and wait for him to come out of the bathroom, I do that with Brad and most of the time he walks out with just a towel wrapped around his waist. It's so cute." I said and Brad smiled. "Good idea." Rebekah said and giggled, she got up and walked upstairs to Connor's room.

Jesse jumped off of the sofa opposite us and then came and sat on my lap. "Hey girl." I said and stroked the top of her head. "Your getting big now." Brad said and she barked. "Don't say that! It's like your calling her fat." I said and covered her ears. "I didn't mean that I just meant that she isn't really a puppy anymore." Brad said. "She's always my puppy." I said and Brad smiled. "And your always my baby." Brad said and he kissed my lips slowly, James and Amy then walked into the living room and sat on the sofa holding hands. "Hi." I said and James smiled at me, he has always been like the older brother that I never had and I always go to him when there is a problem in my life. "Hi baby clo." James said, he calls me that a lot now and I dunno why. "Hey! She's my baby." Brad said as a joke and hugged me close to his chest, Brad knows that me and James are like brother and sister and he doesn't mind that because he trusts James. "How's things going?" James asked. "Good at the moment thanks." I said and he smiled at me. "Good." He said and smiled at Brad. "Do we have any band meetings or rehearsals coming up?" Brad asked. "Not until after your birthday." James said and Brad nodded.