What Happens In Vegas (Miniminter / Calfreezy)

Part 10 - Forgiveness and The Future

It must have been 15 minutes later when the tears finally stopped falling - Cal had carried you through the doors and into the room and sat us on the bed, the front of his t-shirt damp with tear marks and remnants of mascara, your head now resting on his shoulder as he sat beside you.
"I am really sorry Y/N, I didn't mean what I had said to you, it got out of control and it's something that...that Simon and I have had issues with before, but it isn't your fault. At the time I was just mad pissed because it had built up and it just came out" he said, putting your hands into his.
"I know Cal, I'm sorry for it, I didn't mean for it to happen either..." I sniffled. Silence fell between you and it took minutes before either of you spoke again, searching for words in a situation where there were none.
Your mind was slightly more at ease, resting on Cal's shoulder and knowing that he didn't hate you mean there was at least there was one less pain you'd have to try and stifle later on.

"Where's Simon?" Cal suddenly asked, breaking the sombre silence
"I don't know... back at his hotel maybe?...we wont be seeing each other anymore" you said, the end of the sentence lingering and stinging as it fell from your mouth
"What? Why?" he spat, shocked and staring into your eyes intently
"Because I don't want to ruin your friendship and fuck with your group. I know you are all like family, Josh told me and he made it pretty clear that I couldn't stay around him without ruining him, and I don't need to be a detective to see that" I responded, shocked he'd even ask
Cal's eyes didn't break from yours, staring intently as he continued "Yes we're a family... and that is why we fight like one sometimes, but no offence, but no girl is going to break that down... and Simon, he wouldn't act this way without a reason" he said, standing up and pacing the room. "Trust me, he'd only let it go this far if he felt like he had to. You have to go back to him" he said, stopping and motioning towards the door
"I don't think I can...." you whispered out, already having seen the pain you'd put him through once. How could you just go back and act as if none of that happened?
"Look love, out of everyone who should be upset I don't have a problem with it, so there is no issue - go and speak to him" he said
"It's not just that Cal...how can it possibly work? We've met in Vegas, I'm a no one from Y/Country and he's a perfect dream crush from London who is wanted by so many beautiful females and males, whose career is amazing and only going to get bigger - so what can I do but hold him back, and be a figure in the background?" your voice seems to echo around the room. You hated yourself for the logic you knew to be true as it flew out of your mouth, because you could feel your heart screaming out the opposite begging you to just go and find him and run into his arms and go back to where you were two nights ago.
"Why does any of that matter right now?" he said "do you like Simon?"
"Yes, bu-", you tried to speak before you got cut off "then forget the rest and do something about it for now" Cal spoke, the genuine honesty in his voice making the world seem a little brighter again.
"How can I take back what's happened already?" I said
"As I said, I'm here - I don't care - so why should anyone else? Plus if you both are interested in each other no one else's opinion matters, it's just what you and Simon feel matters..." he said
You stood up and shoved him slightly, "you know Cal, if you'd just said this earlier then none of this would have happened" you laughed
"What can I say? After a few drinks I'm not always on the top of my game" he said, both laughing together.

The door swung open and Y/BF/N walked into the room. She stopped, looking from one of you to the other not sure whether she should be lauching an attack or laughing.
"What the fuck is going on?" she said
"Nothing, everything is fine - we have to go see the boys once I've had a shower" you said, smiling and starting to grab some clean clothes, "I have to speak to Simon... again" you said, moving towards the bathroom and starting to change, followed by Y/BF/N behind you.
She hesitated, pulling an awkward face, which you knew meant something more, "what?" you said midway through getting our of your night before outfit.
"Well I'm glad you've had some sort of epiphany after leaving me at the hospital... alone... to try and figure out what the hell was happening... but Y/N, JJ told me that he was flying out with Simon this morning on the earliest flight they could get....I think he needs to get him home...I think Simon wants to get away from this whole Vegas situation as soon as possible" she says, silence immediately following as the laughter and positivity of the vibes of 30 seconds before floating out the door.
"But if he goes back to London now, I'll probably never see him again" you say, slowly and controlled
"So....?" Y/BF/N says
 "We have to go..." you spit out, skipping the idea of a shower and putting on the skirt, boots and t-shirt you had with you faster than you'd ever put on clothes before.
Your mind echoed out into the universe over and over: 'Please don't leave', as if you hoped that by some greater force this wouldn't be the end.