Music Saves Lives

Chapter Twenty-Two

Niall and I have been texting all day, but whenever Ryan got close to me I felt weird. I hated hiding from him. I don’t want him to find out and be mad at me. I know if I tell Ryan he’ll want to beat the shit out of Niall. He’ll think he messed with my mind. He’ll try to say things that will make me want to break up with Niall. He really has a way with words and I know he would convince me that Niall and I wouldn’t work.

“Are you talking to Wyatt?” Ryan asked on the ride to the video shoot.

I froze and switched my screen on my phone off. “Uhm , uh yeah.”

Tanner turned and watched us. “You two hitting it off then?” Ryan smiled looking down at a message he just received from Mira.

“I guess you can say that.” I gulped.

“That’s good. Maybe now you can forget about that other guy. “ I frowned turning away from him.

*A few months later*

We are in LA again. I feel like we are here every other month, recording and doing interviews. I just want to continue touring but it was put on hold yet again. Management likes to give two week breaks for other pointless shit. I just want to perform and meet fans and travel the world. Next month we go to Europe and Niall and I plan on meeting up somewhere. Hopefully, he’ll be off, maybe in London or in Mullingar. I just hope it’ll work out.

Niall and I are doing amazing. We talk daily. I’m sad that we haven’t seen each other in person since we got back together. It’s so hard not being able to kiss him and hug him. It’s just like it was before. I’m just so tired of having a relationship with my laptop and phone.

Sadly, I just got out of another meeting with management and they want me to start dating Wyatt. Ryan had mentioned him in an interview and then I actually did have to call Wyatt and explain. I told him everything and he completely understood, thankfully. But now, management thinks it will be good for the fans to see me moving on. I just wish it was with Niall.

As soon as I got to my hotel I called him to tell him and I knew he wouldn’t be happy.

“Hi babe. I miss you.” He answered in silly voice.

“Hi. I miss you too.” I sighed, sitting down on my bed.

“What’s wrong?” his voice serious.

“I have to tell you something.” I felt sick.

“What?”

“I’ll start out by saying I’m not happy about this. I cried in the meeting with management about it.”

“Why? (y/n) you’re freaking me out.” I could tell he really was panicking.

“Management wants me to date Wyatt.” I spat out. “They want fans to see me dating.”

“But you’re my girlfriend.” He emphasized the ‘my’.

“I know that babe, but they don’t. Niall, if I knew people wouldn’t try to ruin our relationship we would have told people by now. I swear.” Tears started to run down my face.

“Babe, I know. This sucks.” He puffed out a breath.

“I don’t know what to do. Wyatt knows about you and me because when Ryan mentioned him an interview I had to give him a heads up. Maybe he will be okay with faking it.” I suggested.

“I really don’t like this.”

“Niall.” I ran my fingers through my hair. “I hate this but if management says I have to, I have to. Maybe I don’t have to do it for long. I can just say we weren’t compatible or something.”