Jealous

Part 10

*Grace's POV*

I wake up and immediately check my phone. The comments haven't died down, so i decide to just turn my instagram notifications off. Next i check Twitter. I see a tweet Nick posted and start to laugh. It reads, "I guess I'm into blondes now....;)" I think about it and then decide to retweet it. It seems like everyone pretty much knows we're together and it made me extremely happy so why not. I turn my Twitter notifications off as well and then go downstairs. I make some coffee and start to get ready for work. I put on a pair of black jeans and a white nirvana tee. I slide on my black heeled boots. Perfect for my job at the record store. I put in all of my ear piercings and then put my hair up in a messy bun. I apply eyeliner, mascara, and finish off the look with dark  lipstick. I grab my white leather purse and head out the door. I turn on the radio and listen. I hum along as Love Yourself by Justin Bieber plays. 

I park my car on the side of the road and hop out locking the doors. I walk a few blocks down and see the record store. It's basically my second home. I've been working here for three years. I walk in and put my stuff in the back. I come back out to say hi to my boss, but he's not there. Instead a tall boy with ruffled brown hair stares back at me. 

"Umm, I don't think we're open yet.", he says nervously rubbing his hands together. His eyes scan me up and down as if deciding whether he should make me leave or not.

I laugh and flip the sign to open. "We are now."

"Oh you uh work here?" His face turns red with embarrassment.

"Have been for three years.", i say making my way around him and grabbing a few boxes and two knives. "So it's your first day right?"

"Uh yeah.", he says still blushing. Damn he's kinda cute. Wait. No. Stop. You have a boyfriend..... or a sorta boyfriend. 

I hand him a knife and open one of the boxes. He does the same. 

"I'm Grace by the way." I say after I'm done opening all of the boxes.

"Calum."

"So Calum.", i say leaning back against the counter. "You like slipknot?", I ask motioning to his shirt. He  laughs.

"Uh yeah. You like them?" 

"They're one of my favorites actually." I grab one of the boxes. "So we're going to restock the shelves. Grab a box and follow me."

We both sit on the floor and start taking out records and putting them in the correct place on the shelf.  I pick up a Halsey album. "I'll be right back this one goes on the shelf a row over."

"Wow, you know your way around."

"Well it gets pretty easy after three years." I say from the other aisle. I come back around and sit down right next to him. "So, we're going to be working with eachother for a while, tell me about yourself." I place another record on the shelf. 

"Well, my name's Calum. Uh I'm 19 years old. I actually was recruited to go play soccer in Brazil, but i declined for my band."

"Oh you have a band?", i ask as i bring my knees to my chest and rest my face on them. 

"Yeah, we call ourselves 5 seconds of summer. We just post covers on YouTube for now, but who knows maybe something will come out of it."

"That's actually really cool.", i smile at him. He smiles back. 

"So what about you?"

"Me... Well my name's Grace, I'm 19 years old as well. Umm I've always really enjoyed music. All types. That's actually why I started working here. It was like a little escape from everything."

"So I'm guessing you enjoy your job?"

"Yeah, one of the best things in my life right now." Other than Nick.....

*Nick POV

"Joe for the last time, Grace is MY girlfriend. If she comes to your party you can not fuck her."

"Why not? You haven't actually asked her out yet."

"Yeah, but I will next time we see eachother."

"Ugh fine. At least get me one of her friends."

"Joe your such a man slut."

He laughs, "little bro when did you get smarter than me about relationships?"

I shake my head and stand up from the bed and grab my phone. I text Grace about the party, "Hey Joe invited us to his birthday party if you want to come. You can bring friends."

I turn back to Joe. 

"And now we wait." I say fidgeting with the sleeves of my sweatshirt.

*Grace POV

Crash! I run towards the sound and see Calum on the ground. There is an album in the hood of his sweatshirt. 

"Umm I was trying to put the Green Day one up and uh..", he scratches the back of his head. 

I walk over to him and kneel down next to him. I take the album out of his hood. "Bullet in a Bible. Would this be the album you were trying to put all the way up there?"

He blushes. "Maybe."

I giggle and ruffle his hair. "I think I know a way to get it up there, as long as you can carry me on your back."

He laughs. "Hop on."

"You better not drop me.", i say as i get situated. I place the album where it belongs. "There. Teamwork." I exclaim getting down and resting my head on his shoulder. 

He puts his arms around me and I feel like all my worries melt away. He then does something that makes me question my feelings. He places a gentle kiss on my forehead. I know I should tell him not to do it, that i have a ,well I don't exactly know what to call Nick, but he said he loved me so we must be something, so that i have a something going on with someone else, but right now, in this moment his arms around me are comforting so we stay like this for a while. Then the bell rings and a customer walks in.