Hidden ~ A joe sugg fanfiction

Chapter 45

Ashley's POV
I rush out of the house silently. I didn't even spare a glance for Joe.

I leap into the car and begin pulling out of the driveway as the engine roars to life. I listen to Shawns new album "illuminate" as I speed down the driveway. I was sure to buy the deluxe album before I left the house.

I finally park into Cameron's driveway after crying to the lyrics of "roses". I can't wait to just forget about all of this.

I carry my phone with me as I exit the Range Rover and slowly walk up to the apartment. The wooden door immediately swings open revealing a broken boy. Cameron looks underdressed and worn out. He lets me in and I awkwardly stand in the hallway as he closes the door. He leads me to a small sofa in the living room. 

"I'm sorry Ash. I really am. I told the camera guy when he got to my manager with the footage to go away but he persisted on me having a look. I did and asked him to leave. Im truly sorry that it got out. He released it when I told him not to. It's good that pretty much everyone on the internet knows how much of a good guy Joe is. I know you've moved on from what we used to be. I know that now and I've learnt to accept it. He's a good guy and you deserve him. He deserves you. Can you forgive me? I'm truly happy for you guys and whatever you have between you" Cameron says breathlessly.

That's all I wanted to hear.

"I forgive you Cam"

He instantly smiles at the use of his nickname.

"I'm sorry for anything you've gone through. I better get going but it was nice to finally see you in the flesh again. Thanks for understanding" I nod and get up making my way to the door.

I step onto the concrete steps and glance towards my car signalling I'm leaving.

"I'm sorry for all of this and I'm glad you forgive me. It was nice to see you Ash. I wish for the best for you and Joe. Maybe we could all hang out sometime? Whenever you're ready" he smiles. I wrap him in a brisk hug and walk down the steps towards my car with a small wave.

I unlock the car and jump in with a content sigh.

I make my way back home feeling much better. So much better.

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As soon as I open the oak doors to my house, everyone averts their curious gaze towards me, expecting an explanation of some sort. I smile and head towards Marcus, Zoe and Troye as they stand in a gang in the corner of the kitchen.

"It's all good now. I hope. I've sorted everything with him. He's quite  an understanding person underneath all the arrogant fury" I smile.

They all grin at me, pleased at my response.
"Good" Zoe sighs contently.
"Joe wants to record that cover now. He's desperate to do it" Troye giggles.

I nod in response and run to Troye's room. As I open the door I spot Joe standing next to the microphone wearing black beats headphones. He is now wearing a pink shirt and grey Nike shorts. Damn he looks good. His smile twinkles and I swear I feel like I'm in a Disney movie.

He gestures for me to come closer to him. I inch my way forward and peak behind him to find Conor plugging in wires and checking his laptop.

"You promised that we'd do this, so before you decide you have other plans, we're going to sing this town by Niall horan" he chuckles.

My heart leaps out of my chest and as cliche as it sounds; butterflies erupt in my stomach. Just his soft stare sends chills down my spine and causes the hairs on my arms to stand up. I want to feel like this forever.

I nod hesitantly, breaking myself away from my starstruck trance.

"I like that choice" I reassure him and he continues reading over his lyrics.

I decide to look around the room. I know the lyrics off by heart anyway I don't need to prepare. As if on cue, Troye and Connor barge through the white door.

"Let the filming commence!" Troye shouts and throws the dslr to Connor. Conor (m) stands behind Joe, working on the laptop as he gets the beat of the song ready. Connor (f) positions himself to get some good shots for the video and Troye stands next to Joe showing him what to do. The nerves start to seep through Joes clouded expression so I place my hand on his to let him know that it is all ok.  He sends me another smile yet again causing goosebumps to form on my tanned arms. I get my phone out and search the lyrics for the song to have in front of me just in case.

I place it on the stand in front of the microphone and go over my verses with Troye.

After ten minutes of calming Joe down we finally begin.

(You can skip these lyrics but please read the end verse if you're unfamiliar with the song)

We each sing a verse angelically. Joe is incredibly talented and he doesn't even know it. I nearly forget my words as I listen to him sing.

Joe:
"Waking up to kiss you and nobody's there
The smell of your perfume still stuck in the air
It's hard
Yesterday I thought I saw your shadow running 'round
It's funny how things never change in this old town
So far
From the stars

Ashley:
And I want to tell you everything
The words I never got to say the first time around
And I remember everything
From when we were the children playing in this fairground
Wish I was there with you now

Joe:
'Cause if the whole world was watching I'd still dance with you
Drive highways and byways to be there with you
Over and over the only truth
Everything comes back to you
Mmmmm

Ashley:
I saw that you moved on with someone new
In the pub that we met he's got his arms around you
It's so hard
So hard

Joe:
And I want to tell you everything
The words I never got to say the first time around
And I remember everything
From when we were the children playing in this fairground
Wish I was there with you now

Ashley:
'Cause if the whole world was watching I'd still dance with you
Drive highways and byways to be there with you
Over and over the only truth
Everything comes back to you

Joe:
You still make me nervous when you walk in the room
Them butterflies—they come alive when I'm next to you
Over and over the only truth
Everything comes back to you

Together:
And I know that it's wrong
That I can't move on
But there's something 'bout you"

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We finally reach the end of the song and as we sing the end verse, we sing it together; pouring our hearts out into every word and in this very moment it seems so right. Perfect. The lyrics describe our journey perfectly and as the lyrics race through my mind, I can't help but wonder what will happen to us in the future.

I shake my head and focus on the song. Right now that doesn't matter. What matters is now. And this is our song.

"Cause if the whole world was watching I'd still dance with you
Drive highways and byways to be there with you
Over and over the only truth
Everything comes back to you

You still make me nervous when you walk in the room
Them butterflies—they come alive when I'm next to you
Over and over the only truth
Everything comes back to you
Mmmm
Everything comes back to you
Mmmm"

And now; Right now, is perfect.

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Woah I've been gone a long time! Sorry, I really am sorry. As I've said before, yr 11 is difficult and I'm just trying to learn to balance everything but hopefully I'll try and update more often but you should probably expect slow updates 😂 TYSM FOR 16K READS THOUGH!! Keep it up, I love you guys 💓💓