The New Kid | lrh

Chapter 24

Things in my life had been going so well, I was becoming suspicious. It was too good to be true. Something bad always happens to me or someone I cared about.

"Princess?" Luke called from the living room.

"Yeah?" I yelled from the bedroom, as I pulled a shirt over my head. We had just finished messing around and gotten out of the shower.

"You gotta come out here, like right now."

I came rushing into the living room to see Violet crying on the couch.

"Violet, what's wrong?" I ran over to her and cupped her head. "What happened?"

She rarely cried. When she did, she was really hurt.

"I saw M-Mike with some blonde girl leaving his house.."

"And..?" I pondered.

"And she was all over him and I couldn't tell but it looked like h-he kissed h-her because he leaned down but his back was to m-me..." She began to cry harder.

I don't believe Mike would cheat on Violet. He was obsessed with her. I know Mike better than that. He has done some messed up shit in the past but he learned from his mistakes and changed.

Can't say the same for some of the men in my life. He realized what he had and didn't play games with her. The chemistry between them was undeniable. They were meant for each other.

Mike was a good guy and literally worships the ground Violet walks on. There has to he another explanation for this.

"I'll talk to Mike and see what's up, yeah?" She nodded in response, pulling her knees up to her chin.

"You can stay here for as long as you need, okay? I promise I'll do my best to figure out what's going on... Mike's a good guy, he loves you." I hugged her before grabbing Luke and walked back to the bedroom.

I explained the situation to him and what the plan was. We would talk to Michael and find out what happened. Then we could get Mike and Violet back together because seeing my best friend upset, broke my heart.

"You're such a good friend," he smiled pulling me close to him by my hips. I wrapped my arms around his neck.

"That's what friends do." I brushed some hair out of his face.

"Do you think he cheated on her?" He whispered.

"No, I know Michael. He loves Violet too much to hurt her."

"So," He began. "Kinda like us?"

"Kinda." I giggled, pecking his lips.

He picked me up and I wrapped my legs around his waist.

"I love you." I said while staring into his eyes. He was my world and he knew it.

"I love you more." He kissed me passionately before smiling into it.

"You better get her some ice cream while I go to Mike's house."

He rolled his eyes before putting me back onto the ground. I hit his chest, giving him a stern look.

"Do it." I poked his chest.

As I walked up the steps to Mike's house, the door was opened before I knocked.

Mike shouted, sounding panicked, "Where is she? Why isn't she answering me?"

"That's why I'm here."

He gave me a puzzled look but followed me over to the porch swing. I sat down and began to swing back and forth. He leaned across from me onto the porch railing.

I told him what happened and where she was. He was shocked that she had thought that. I knew he wouldn't cheat on Violet.

"It was my cousin! I wanted Violet to meet her," he laughed, but it was a laugh of disbelief. "I leaned down to hear what she was saying because she's soft spoken." He shook his head.

"Well, she didn't know that! You just gotta talk to her and explain the situation." I tried.

"She won't answer me now. I can't."

"I can try to talk to her? Or I can just bring you there and make you guys talk?"

He liked that idea. Mike exhaled," One thing I learned from my parents relationship is that you can't run away from your problems, you have to talk them out and make it work."

I nodded, it was good advice.

He continued," And to never go to bed angry."

"Real shit." We laughed.

I unlocked the door of my apartment and saw Luke passed out on the couch and Violet eating a pint of ice cream watching Agents of SHIELD on Netflix.

I woke Luke up and brought him to bed and let them talk in private.

After about 15 minutes, I went to check on them because I didn't hear anything. I had suspicions on what was happening.

"Not on my couch! No, get out of here. Go!" I laughed.

"Sorry!" They giggled. Violet pulled her top back on down.

"All straightened out!" Mike cheered.

I smiled and went and opened the door. "Please have make up sex elsewhere. This technically isn't my home."

"I gotcha," Mike messed up my hair as he walked pass me. "Thanks Zo." He gave me a genuine smile before hugging me.

I closed the door and walked back to the bedroom to an awaiting sleepy Luke. I crawled into bed into Luke's embrace and laid my head on his chest. His steady heart beat matched my own and I began to drift off to sleep.

Ding. Ding.

My phone dinged interrupting my nap. I squinted as I looked at the bright screen to read the notification. It was from Greg. He was drunk.

A/n: sorry it's been sooooo long!! Schools out and I hope to be updating again. So much has been going on lately I'm just catching up on it! Thanks for being really really patient. Sorry for any errors or spelling or grammar mistakes lol it's 2 am and I knew I had to update before I procrastinated again

Side note: I SEE 5SOS IN 2 WEEKS IM SCREAMING IT WILL BE MY FIRST TIME SEEING THEM EVER I'VE WAITED YEARS FOR THIS MOMENT 😭😭😭

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