The Girl Who Worked In A Music Shop

Chapter 12

Pete PoV
The show was amazing, Phoenix voice lit up the entire room and the drum beat got everyone dancing, including Andy! From where I was standing I could see the booth where my colleague was, he would write down things and then check his recorder. Every Time I saw him it would make me realise I had to tell Phoenix who I really was... But if I did It would destroy her.

Phoenix PoV
We finish the set and everyone is either clapping or cheering! I'm so happy I did it! I look over to where Pete is and he's staring at me with his cute little smirk on his face!
"Hey Phee we're being called!" Shouts Cam from the side of the stage, I see the record label worker beside them with his recorder...

"Hello you must be Phoenix!" He shook my hand with a really firm grip,
"Yes, yes! That's me!" I say too excited for words!
"You guys where incredible! The boss certainly thinks so!" He says with a big smile across his face.
"The boss was here?!?" We all say at the same time, just then Pete, Patrick, Joe and who must be Andy walk in.
"Ah here's the boss now!" The guy points to Pete and beckons him over...at first I'm confused then Pete steps forward and explains.

Pete PoV
This is it..this is your time!
"Er..Phee I have something to tell you.." She looks at me with both concern and anger on her face,
"Yeah I think you might do"
"Ok...I...err... Remember that record you listened to by that band named fall out boy?" I start slow.
"Yeah, it was good why?"
"I...ER...I'm in that band...I'm the bass player" she looks as if she's just been shot, what have I got myself into?
"Yeah..I also own the record company of DCD2..." Joe steps in
"Dude you didn't tell her this?!"

Phoenix PoV
Joes words spin around my head, dude you didn't tell her this? I felt tears burning against my cheeks... How could he lie to me all this time? It's not even a bad thing to hide? He's a rockstar?!? I click again. And run, fast, I don't know where I'm going. All I know is not near him.

Pete PoV
I watch her face crumble into the words I just spoke...it hurt, really bad. She suddenly clicks and just runs out of the door into the venue, I sprint after her...
"PHEE IM SO SORRY!!"
"PHOENIX PLEASE WAIT!"
She runs onto the stage and collapses into her knees, tears spilling down her like a waterfall,
I catch up but stay a few steps away.
"Phee I'm, I'm so sorr-"
"Why?" She whispers,
"Why Pete? Why would you lie to me?" She turns around, she looked the same as she did When she was in the bathroom. This felt like a spear through my stomach, I fell in my knees and ducked my head.
"Because...because I felt different...like a different person with you... I felt like you actually cared about me and not my fame! And when you Dias you didn't know fall out boy..I-"
"Took the advantage of a girl who didn't know you...to feel what it's like.." She s kneeling up now facing me.

She comes over and cups my head in her hands
"Pete I would have loved you the same if you'd told me!" She says staring at me in the eyes, I felt a tear prickle down my cheek.
"So you're ok with it?"
"Of course I'm ok with you being in fall out boy! And owning a fucking record company!" She smiles, I smile back.
"But I'm not ok with you lying to me the whole time I've been with you...you could've told me when you saw your record on the floor..." She says smile collapsing and tears rising,
"I wish I did!" I say still with a little hope.
"But you didn't" she lets go of my head and gets up and walks away, I get up manically trying to catch my balance because I got up so quick! I ran after her, she turns around.
"I forgot to give you this" she hands me her necklace...the one I gave her after that night...that was the breaking point for me, I break down, I start shaking, I manage one more sentence...
"Phee! Do you still love me?" She nods her head, tears streaming down her face.
"Of course I do! I just need some time.." And like that she was out the door.

I stand there for a bit shaking and crying, she still loves me... But why does it hurt so much?
I collapse onto the floor and put my head in my knees and her necklace by my lips, tears streaming down my face. She still loves me...