Feel Again (A OneRepublic/ Ryan Tedder Fanfic)

Chapter 41

"Why didn't you tell me before?" I asked her.

"I-I didn't know how you would react." She answered looking down at the table, her black and blonde streaked hair falling down to her face.

I get from the table, and pulled my chair next to hers. "Baby, look at me."

She looks up at me, with a blank stare.

"Are you still using them?" I whispered.

She shook her head. "Good." I said as I kissed her on her forehead.

"Are you mad at me?" Kim squeaked out.

"Of course not." I sighed as I hugged her.

"Hey kiddo! You're bagels are ready." Shouted Ponyboy.

We get up from the table and head over to the register. "Here you go guys." He said smiling at us handing Kim a plastic bag with the bagels.

As we walk out of the bagel shop, I grab Kim by the hand, pull her to me and kiss her.

"I love you." I said as we pulled away.

"I love you too." She said as she opens the door.

We start walking back to her house, when suddenly that same photographer who took a picture of us earlier, snaps another photo of the two of us.

"Dude, seriously knock it off!" I yelled at the guy. But he doesn't stop with the photos.

"Dude seriously, get that camera out of my face." I said starting to feel aggravated.

"Come on man I just wanna know if the hottie next you is your girl or not." Said the photographer.

I just glare at the guy, and I feel Kim squeeze my hand. I calm down and continued walking and the guy just won't leave us alone.

"Hey sweetheart is Ryan Tedder your man?" He asked Kimberly. And she says nothing.

"Hey Bitch I'm talking to yo-"

I punched him in the face.

"You don't call a lady a bitch do you understand?" I yelled at him as I picked him up by the shirt collar and pinned him against a brick wall.

"Okay! Okay man! I'm sorry!" Said the photographer. I set him down and he ran away. Then out of nowhere, I see flashing lights hitting my face.

"Ah damn it not again! Come on Kim, lets go!" I shouted as the swarm of paparazzi began to surround us.

I grabbed her and ran as fast as we could into a dark alley and hid behind a dumpster.

"Oh man this reeks." Whispered Kimberly.

"I know but just keep quiet until they leave." I whispered back and I held her close to me as I slowly poked my head out and saw that they all left.

"Great! Now I'm never gonna hear the end of this." I mutter to myself.

"Never gonna hear the end of what?" Asked Kimberly.

"The tabloids. I can't stand them. They were all over me when I got divorced." I sighed.

I got up and help Kimberly up as well.

"What happened exactly?" Asked Kimberly as we slipped into the crowd of people walking by the alley.

I sigh and look down at her. "Do really want to know?" I asked.

She nods at me and I look down at the floor and suddenly, I feel her soft hands, cup my face.

"Honey, look at me." Said Kimberly loud enough for me to here.

I look at her eyes. She looks looks like she's searching for something. Then suddenly, she grabs me by the hand and starts running to her apartment.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

"Don't worry about it baby." She said smiling at me.

We head inside her apartment, tosses Jameira her bagel, and we run upstairs into her room shutting it behind her.

"Is this what we're gonna do?" I said as I started taking of my shirt.

"Ryan, what are you doing? Where going out through the fire escape." She said widening her eyes at me.

"Oh." I answered feeling embarrassed and put my shirt back on and follow her as she opens her window and gets out onto the fire escape. We climb up the ladder and get to the roof of the apartment.

"Since you have your own place to think about, I'm gonna show you my own secret hideout." She said smiling at me.

She walks into the shade and pulls out a mattress and sets it down on the floor.

She sits down on the mattress and says, "Okay tell me. What happened with the paps exactly?"