This Is Forever

Chapter 37

Meet and greet is over, and thank God because Kenny stood uncomfortably close to me. Why did they have to add him?

I quickly catch up to Chris and wrap myself around his arm as we all head backstage.

"What's up, love?" Chris asks.

"He's really close behind meeee." I say quietly. Chris subtly looks behind us and pulls me off of his arm and guides me in front of him.

"This guy is really going to get it." He whispers in my ear.

Kenny quickens up a bit to walk beside us and Chris puts his hand on my waist.

We finally get back stage and Chris drags me to a corner couch and sits me down, then sits next to me.

"So what did you and Mikey do last night?" He asks with his hand on my thigh.

"Cameron tagged alone and we bought weird stuff from a 99¢ store." I giggle.

"Like?"

"Eh, weird makeup things, weird toys and weird candy... Mil
Ley threw in a pregnancy test as a joke."

Chris laughs, "Really?"

I nod, "He doesn't know, it's okay."

Chris laughs because he thinks it's funny, and I know talking about it makes him kind of down.

I pull him towards me and kiss his neck. He pulls away a bit and smirks at me, "Why do you have to do this?"

I smile and lay my head on his shoulder.

"Do you guys ever spend time apart?" Kenny asks irritably.

"Not really." Chris answers and kisses the side of my head. I smile and pull Chris towards me, pressing my lips to his.

He slides his hands around my waist to my back and we wear Kenny stomp away. I pull away and laugh.

Chris winks, "We're finishing that tonight."

He kisses me one more time before getting up and walking to the food.

I laugh and roll my eyes.

Later after the show on the bus, I'm up late once again on my laptop.

Someone closes my laptop from behind and I can't see who because it's too dark.

"Hey, what gives?" I say and squint my eyes to see who it was.

No reply, and I still can't see. I try to re-open my laptop but they slam it shut again.

"Dude, who is that?" I say. I reach up and grab their hand, instantly realizing it isn't Chris, and it's not Crawford which are the only two I'd know immediately.

I jump up and twist their arm behind their back and shove them down to the ground causing a thump and a moan of pain.

I turn the light on and see that it was Kenny.

"What did you want?!" I whisper yell, trying not to wake everyone up even though that loud thump probably already did.

Chris, Sam, and Mikey come running from the bunks to see what the loud bang was.

Kenny quickly stands up and grabs my waist. I let out a shocked screech as he runs out the door with me.

I kick and squirm trying to get him to drop me. I hear Chris and probably Cameron and Mikey running after us.

Why is this my life?

I drop all my body weight and relax my muscles causing me to become heavier. Kenny stumbles and drops me. I turn and run in the opposite direction to Chris and he embraces me.

"We have GOT to stop getting in these situations." I say and Chris nods, but passes me to Cameron.

Cameron grabs my arm and pulls me to him and Chris storms towards Kenny. I look at Cameron and he gives me a single nod to reassure me.

I place my forehead against his chest and he holds my back with one arm because I don't want to see this.

I hear someone throw a punch and wince. Cameron puts both of his arms around me and turns around, handing me to Mikey, "Take her back to the bus." He says and runs towards Chris and Kenny. All I can hear is a bunch of skin-on-skin contact.

Mikey puts his arm around my shoulder and walks quickly back towards the bus.

"Mikey, what-"

"Shh, Chris will be okay, trust me."

"But I don't want to leave him!" I start tearing up. Mikey rubs my arm and helps me in to the bus.

"Crawford!" Mikey yells. We hear a thump and sliding before Crawford appears around the corner.

"Take her, sit with her."

He nods and picks me up bridal style so I don't have to walk anymore. Mikey slams the door and Crawford sits down on the couch and places me next to him.

"What the hell is going on?" He asks groggily.

"Chris- is fighting with Kenny right now-" I try to say through my uncontrollable sobs. I can't keep seeing him in the hospital. I can't see him hurt anymore it's tearing me apart.

Crawford rubs my back and I sob in to my hands. Why? Why? Is all I can think right now.

"He'll be okay, Nikki, don't worry." Crawford pulls me to him and I cry on him. He's always been like a brother to me, I'm thankful for him.

"It's my fault." I sob out and Crawford looks at me like I'm crazy.

"Nikki it's not your fault-"

"Yes it is! If I never fell in love with him, if he never fell in love with me there would be no competition, Sam would have never hurt him, Ashton wouldn't have made him break my heart, it's all because of me!"

Crawford quickly pulls me to him, "Nikki it's not your fault, to him it may suck but it's worth it because he loves you just as much or more. Nikki, he'd die for you," Crawford says, "It's been like that since we were young and it's only gotten stronger since you've been together, Nikki. He'd do whatever it takes for you."

Just then, the door swings open and I jump to see Chris with only a minor bruise on his jaw and Cameron with bruises on his arms and Mikey carrying Kenny unconscious.

Chris walks over to me and grabs my face, "Are you okay?" He asks. I nod and wrap my arms around him.

He wraps his around me and rubs my back, "Kenny won't be on the rest of the tour, I probably won't be either." He says.

"Chris, don't leave me."

"Nikki, I just beat up one of the guys on tour, I'm definitely going home."

"Then I'm going home."

"Nikki, you can stay and have fun."

I shake my head, "Anxiety."

He nods, "I'm going to bed, I love you." He kisses my forehead and slowly releases my hand as he turns to go to his bunk.

After I get Kenny a cold was cloth and place it on his forehead and make sure he's awake because I'm not a heartless asshole, I climb in to my bunk and pass out.

The next day, Chris and I are informed that we get to stay, but Kenny leaves. They said Chris didn't do anything but protect me and him and they had no idea we had a rough background with Kenny, but Chris did get in trouble and can't preform anymore.

I shake my head at him, "What a knucklehead," I laugh.

"Hey hey, I was just protecting the love of my life."
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A/N
I'm being stalked I'm scared and don't know if I should tell my guy friend that I tell everything to yay I hope y'all are doing better than me lmao tell me what's up