Can't Say Love: A Hunter Hayes Fanfic (Completed)

Chapter 22: Crashing Down

22◆Kieras POV 

We boarded the tour bus and Sam showed me around while Hunter got changed. The ride from Florida to Louisiana was only 7 hours so I wasn't going to be there long. I went into a quiet room and dialed Carrie. "Everything okay? Where are you?" She answered worriedly. I let out a small laugh, "I'm fine. We just got into the bus an hour ago." "Oh good. So what exactly is your plan?" I figured this could take a while so I sat on the spare bed, facing the window, my back to the door. "Hunter offered to drive me to Louisiana after the concert and I told my mom that my aunt was going to pick me up afterwards." Hunter must have been right behind me the whole time because when I finished the last word, I turned and he was not happy. "You what?!" He yelled. I stood up, phone in hand, yet still as a stone. "You were just using me?! I'm just part of your plan aren't I?! That whole thing we had going on! Was any of it real?!" By 'thing' I knew he meant the small friendship that was beginning to form. "Hunter I-" he didn't let me finish, "Was anything you said these past weeks true?! Or was that all lies too?!" That did it. Those final words are what caused the first tears to fall. I never knew that when only a few stupid words go crashing down, so does the trust that helped build it up. He stormed out of the room and I was left standing besides the bed, Carrie still on the line. "Kiera? Hunny are you okay?" I heard her soft words through the heavy air. I brought my phone back to my ear, tears still raining down. After a couple deep breaths, I was left with only wet trails from where the drops slid down my cheek. I hung up the phone a couple minutes back, not wanting anyone to hear me cry. Soon enough I found myself laying on the bed, my thoughts floating away as I slowly drift to sleep. My eyes blinked open to see that Sam stood in front of me, softly shaking my shoulder. "Wake up, Kiera. We're in Louisiana and you have to guide us to your brothers house." I smiled at the thought of hugging my brother again. "Do you know where Carrie Underwood lives?" I said. Sam looked at me kind of confused, "Yeah, why?" "That's my brothers wife. That's where I'm headed."