the only reason

Late Night Talks And Decisions- chapter 33 (mine)

Michael's pov

The note falls to the floor and I run to my bedroom. There's no way I can deal with this. I may love Lacy but there's a huge difference between loving someone and being IN love with someone. And I'mean honestly not sure if I'm still in love with her. I've been questioning whether I'm in love with Lacy or if I just lover her for a few weeks now. Even before all of this happened. The way she was at the hospital made it seem like she wasn't exactly in love with me either. I lock myself in my room and slide down to the floor, my back against the door.

I hear the boys come in and I just sit silently with my back against the door.

Calum's pov

We walk into the house and the first thing I notice is that Michael isn't up yet. That's when I see a piece of paper on the floor. I grab it and read it quickly. "I'm sorry" "I love you" and "Can't live without you" all pop up in just a simple paragraph. The note is from Lacy. Seeing this, I rush up down the hall to Michael's room.

"Michael!" I yell out hoping to warn him that I want in. Imy hoping he hasn't tried anything, hasn't harmed himself. Because if he did then she'd be the cause and that would mean that she'd have hurt one of us again.

I hear a faint "Go away. I don't wanna talk." Come from inside his room. I banging on the door.

"Mikey, let me in. You're my best friend. I love you, you're like a brother to me. Let me in!" I say through the door desperately.

I stand there for what feels like hours, but is actually only minutes. Then i hear the door being unlocked. As soon as the door opens, Michael is in my arms.

"C-Calum. I don't know what to d-do! I l-love her b-but I'mean n-not in love with h-her. S-she hurt Luke. She hurt y-you. She b-broke our h-hearts. What do I d-do? What do I s-say?" Michael sobs into my shoulder.

I smooth his hair down, the way my mom used to do with me when I was upset. "Shhh, Michael. It's all okay, buddy. Don't cry. We love you. You'll be okay. We'll all figure this out. Together. Just calm dowm, okay?"

I can feel him nod against my shoulder. He hugs me tightly and I hold him, smoothing his hair until, finally, he calms down.

"I'm not IN love with her. I only love her." Michael whispers to me.

"I know, Mikey. Calm down."

We walk out to the dining room. "Guys. Lacy left me a note earlier. Said she's sorry, can't live without me, needs me. That she loves me. The problem? I'm not IN love with her. I only love her. What am I supposed to do?" He asks desperately.

"Michael, if you're not in love with her, then you love her like you love us. So.. fix this. Just tell her the truth." Luke says. Everyone else, including myself, agrees.

"So it's settled. I'm telling her the truth." Michael says. We all nod and head off to bed. But not before I hear a faint "Ash, will you stay with me? Just for tonight?" Come from michael. He's always been close to Ashton that way. And I guess Ash knows that too. Because he said yes.