Unforgotten Love (Austin Mahone FanFic)

Chapter 23

The swing door softly closed behind us as Austin walked over to the refrigerator and searched for two soda cans for us. I sat down on the bar stool on the island in the middle of the kitchen, resting my my arms on the cold counter top. I watched Austin extend his tanned arm into the the refrigerator and pulled out two sodas. He closed the door of the regrigerator and slid one can towards me. I placed my hands over the frosty aluminum and carefully lifted the tab, piercing the hole and watched as the carbon dioxide of the carbinated drink fizz to the rim.

I took a small sip letting the refreshment flow throughout my body, quinching my thirst. I witnessed Austin do the same process in which i previously did. The way his lips curved around the rim of the soda can made me gain a few goosebumps here and there on my arm.

"So how have you been?" Austin asked me, setting his can down on the counter.

"Um.. okay I guess. School keeps me busy most of the time." I responded.

"I really did miss you a lot Brooke." he said looking down and the marble surface beneath his fingertips. "I took it pretty hard when you broke up with me.." he trailed off.

"And you don't think I didn't? Austin I have been in going in and out of depression since you left."

"Really?"

"Yes really! Austin! I .. I expected you to come back for me.."

"You did?"

"Yea.."

"Brooke.. I'm so sorry.. I had no idea."

"I know you didn't. And I was stupid to let you leave. To walk out of my life forever. Then the boys started acting strange and now here you are again. I didn't know how to take all this in. It was hard for me. Extremely hard for me." I felt a lump in my throat begin to form.

Austin looked down at the bubbles forming on the surface of his soda. Silence was all that was in the air as we both just stared at our sodas.

"Look Austin I know you probably have a much better life in Miami than you ever had here. I mean there's nothing here. You were glad you were leaving. I know it. You probably have a celebrity girlfriend already and making albums and what not."

"I'm not that kind of guy" Austin stated.

"I thought you weren't."

"Brooke."

"I want us to go back to the golden days but it's hard. Especially since you've been gone for so long."

"But I'm back now." he said.

"But you where were you when I needed you? When I stayed up all night crying. Where were you when all I did every day for weeks is cry and watch stupid, stereotypical love movies. Where were you when I wanted to end my life. Where were you Austin?!" I felt myself starting to yell so I began lowering my voice.

Austin looked from me to the counter not knowing what to say.

"Oh that's right.. you weren't here. You weren't here with me." Tears started forming in my eyes.

"WHAT WAS IT ALEX?! ROOTBEER?! Oh- sorry" Sarah entered the room and stoped in her tracks when she saw Austin and I.

"No Sarah it's fine. I was leaving anyways..." I grabbed my soda and exited the kitchen, leaving Austin behind me.

Renee was sitting on the couch talking to Zach and Alex was with Robert discussing something I really don't care about. As soon as I walked through the door, their voices grew softer and they stared at me. I pressed my lips together trying my best not to cry infront of my best friends but I couldn't hold it in any longer. 

I quickly ran to the back door which lead to Alex's back porch. I sat on the steps and silently weeped into my hands resting on my knees. I heard the door creak open behind me, followed by footsteps.

"Renee I would much like to be alone right now. Thank you." I said.

No response. Before I could turn around, I felt a blanket being gently laid on my shoulders. I looked up to meet a pair of gleaming hazel eyes smiling down at me. I turned around and stared at the garden Mrs. Constancio has.

"Austin. Go away please." He didn't. Instead he sat right next to me on the steps.

"I'm sorry. Okay. I am really sorry I didn't stay. I had to go. I thought you wanted me to go follow my dreams?" Austin said.

"I did! I do! But I thought you would ask for me to go with you.."

"How could I when you broke up with me? Why did you break up with me?"

"I had to Austin. You were going to be busy all the time and you wouldn't have time to skype or talk to me. Plus there are way more beautiful girls in Miami then there are here! You would dump me later for an actress or something. I didn't want to get heartbroken like that so I knew I had to end it then rather than later." I barely got that last part out.

"Brooke, I would never be too busy not to talk to you. And I just want you to know that you're the most beautiful girl I have ever seen in my life. I just want to go back to the way we were before. Please?" I tugged on the blanket so it would cover me fully, still looking into Austin's eyes.

I looked back and forth between his eyes to find the truth within them. And I found them. I looked down at his pink, plump lips that I missed so much. We gradually limited the space between us with every beating heartbeat. I closed my eyes to feel Austin's soft lips against mine for the first time in what seems forever.