Bury the hatchet?

Chapter 44

Chapter 44

TJ's POV:

"YOU HIT HER?!" I exclaimed in disbelief, I ran a shaky hand through my hair, not believing what I was seeing.

"Right Amber, lets go, I'll drive your car back to wherever you're staying. You don't need to see this. I'll text you telling you where I am so you can pick me up when you're done." Georgette said to me, I nodded still fuming.

"Please Craig, listen to us we're trying to help you!" Amber pleaded, Craig said nothing, which made me even more pissed, and he didn't even look Amber in the eye. I heard Amber sigh and I saw tears forming in her eyes as she followed Georgette out of the house. As soon as I heard the front door click into place I burst.

"HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO THE WOMAN YOU LOVE!" I roared but it had no effect on Craig. "YOU'RE SITTING THERE NOW PISSED OUT OF YOUR FUCKING HEAD WHILST YOUR HEAVILY PREGNANT GIRLFRINED IS BEING DRIVEN HOME IN TEARS BECAUSE YOU CANT GROW A PAIR OF BALLS!" That got him to look up.

"EXCUSE YOU?! IF YOU KNEW ABOUT HALF OF THE STUFF THAT WENT THROUGH MY HEAD DAILY YOU WOULDN'T BE FUCKING SCREAMING AT ME!"

"WE'RE NOT AGAINST YOU! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND! YOU NEED HELP! IT'LL KILL YOU!"

"I'M FINE TJ! I'M JUST STRESSED! THIS IS HOW I DEAL WITH IT!"

"WHAT BY HITTING YOUR GIRLFRIEND!?" Craig shot up out of his seat and before I could react his first collided with my nose, I heard it crunch meaning that it was probably broken. "And now one of your best friends." I muttered trying to ignore the throbbing pain coming from my nose. I looked back toward Craig who had now collapsed onto the couch in tears.

"Dude please we're really not against you here. What happens if you do end up drinking yourself to death? How broken do you think Amber is going to be? What about Leila and your unborn son? What do you think he's going to think when he grows up? What about the fans?!" He didn't say anything. "We know that what happened with Max, Monte and Michael messed you up, but it isn't just you going through this shit- the whole band is. You need to realize that this path of self destruction that you're on right now wont just damage and hurt you, it'll have an impact on a lot of people Craig."

"I don't know what to do, I've tried for months to cut back drinking but I cant!" I pulled him into a tight hug, and sat and let him cry something which he needed to do.

"Dude, we're going to help you through this okay? And in no time Amber is going to be back and you'll have your son, keep thinking about that and let that be your motivation." He pulled away and wiped his eyes dry nodding.

"Okay, I'm going to do whatever it takes."

"Even if it means rehab?" I asked.

He nodded. "I'll even go to rehab if that's what it'll take to get Amber back, hell I'll book myself in now."

"I'll be back in a second." I told him getting up off the couch. I walked into the kitchen and unlocked my phone and searched through my contacts until I found the number I was looking for. I dialed it and put my cell up to my ear letting it ring.

"Hey Danny, I need your help." 

Craig's POV:

TJ had been in the kitchen talking quietly for the past half hour or so; during that time I started clearing up the living room. I shoved all the discarded beer cans and filled ashtrays into the garbage bag I had found. I kept some of the scrunched up bits of paper as some of them had good lyrics I had come up with scribbled on them.

TJ came back just as I'd cleared the floor space by the couch. "Danny is coming round, he's got you a spot in the rehab he went to for two weeks, he agreed that it would do you a lot of good to go as well." TJ told me as he helped me clear out the room.

"Thank you so much dude." I thanked him bringing him in for another hug.

"Don't worry bout it, go pack whatever it is you think you'll need whilst I tell Georgette and Gabby what's happening."

"Can you tell her to tell Amber that I love her?" TJ nodded and let me go pack. I threw everything I thought that I would need for the two weeks. My attention was caught by the photos, which were hung above our bed. I noticed that the one of Amber, Leila and myself was gone which meant that Amber had taken it with her. I decided to do the same thing and slipped a photo, which had been taken a few weeks before all this happened. I smiled at the memory before slipping it into my bag. I heard the door open and the familiar British accent following it.

I slung my bag over my shoulder and walked into the hallway where TJ and Danny were stood. Danny embraced me in a huge hug telling me that it was the best thing to do.

"Of course it is, it's gonna get Amber and our son back."

"That's the spirit! C'mon then, I'll be your map and tell you where this place is." He told TJ who nodded and lead the way out to his car. Danny helped me load my stuff into the back whilst TJ started the car up. Danny got in the passenger whilst I got in the back.

Danny directed TJ the whole hour-long journey to the place, which was hopefully going to help me get my life back onto the right path. We pulled up outside the gate and we were let in after TJ told them that he was dropping me off. We drove up the long path toward the small two-story building. TJ drove right up to the doors and cut the engine off. Danny TJ and myself got out of the car and TJ handed me my bags.

"Dude we'll see you in two weeks and Amber will be with us." TJ told me before bringing me into another hug. "Good luck."

"Yeah, good luck. Everything will get better again I can promise you that." Danny told me as he engulfed me in another one of his tight hugs. I nodded and thanked them both before they got back into the car and drove back down the drive and out of the gate. I watched them until I couldn't see them anymore before I turned and with a shaky sigh entered the building.