Best of Me

Chapter 32

Brantley POV

I wake up and reach over and the bed is empty. I feel the bus moving and I get up thinking that I will see what Bells is up to today. Then it hits me like a ton of bricks, she's not on my bus. I don't know if I will ever see her back on my bus again. And I'm pissed off all over again. How could I have been so stupid? I was happy with Bells, just taking things slow and getting to know each other.
    My life is fucked up now all thanks to Jana. Makes me want to kill her cause she has probably cost me the one person I care about and could see myself with long term, eventually.  I don't know how Bella is no one will tell me anything, not my band, not Jeff, and especially not Justin. I even tried calling Chase last night to ask him and all he said was"I warned you BG and I make good on my promises" before he hung up on me. I look at the time and it's crazy how in  12 hours  a life can change. I had it all just a few hours ago, my career, my friends and Bella. Now none of it means anything without her. They wouldn't even tell me where she was last night, on the bus with Ben or with Justin. All they told me was to get out of their fucking sight. I just need to talk to Bella. So I try texting her again and I leave another voicemail. I sit down with my head in my hands trying to figure out how I got in this mess.

12 hours earlier Isabella POV

    Tonight's show was kickass. BG was having a blast and the pictures are gonna be amazing. I have gotten some of all the band and I decided to swap out my still camera for the video camera. I wanted some action clips and I hadn't done much of that and this show was one that needed capturing. Tonight was rough during One Hell of an Amen, I know it is because it is coming up on mine and Brady's Birthday. We may be 2 years apart but we share the same birthday. God I miss him so much. The show is ending and I head around shooting video of the fans and the band as they are leaving and as I am filming and walking I see the back of BG and start his way and then that is when I see what is going on. I just stop but I can't take the video camera down, I am rooted in my spot heating the train wreck and the sound of my heart shattering into a million different pieces all because I trusted Brantley. I am such a fool, I knew that he couldn't be happy with me because I am such a freak. I see him in the arms of Jana, I had no idea she was here. They are kissing and I watch as they come apart. I must have made a sound because Brantley looked at me and started toward me. I dropped my camera and I took off running and it was then I realized that I'm crying. I head to Justin's bus and when he opens the door I tell him that I don't want to see Brantley could he please keep him away. Justin just nods his head and I head to the cabinet and grab the bottle of Jim and lock myself in the bathroom. I take 3 big gulps and have forgot that it burns like hell going down but I know I need it to be able to get through tonight. Justin knocks on the door and asks if I'm alright and I tell him that I will be as soon as I finish off his bottle of Jim. I can hear Brantley banging on the door and Justin says something. I call Chase and have to leave a message," Chase it's Izzy I need you brother bad. I'm hurting so bad right now and I need to know that I am not alone in this world. Please call me back as soon as you can. Love you "
I call Kelley and talk to her and tell her what a fool I was to trust him that Junior was right. Kelley tells me I need to talk to Brantley and I tell her she's crazy I ain't that pathetic yet. If he wants that skanky hoe he can have her. I can do my job and just stay with Justin or the guys. And then I lose it and I tell her that he made me feel things I haven't ever felt. I loved him and he broke my heart. She tells me to talk to him to give him a chance to explain. I just hang up. I'm almost finished the bottle and I know the bus is moving so I'm hoping it's okay to come out. Justin is sitting up front and I stumble as I make my way to him. He comes and picks me up and sets me down on the bed. He throws me a tshirt and tells me to change while he gets me some Gatorade. I just laugh. My phone is blowing up from that weasel. It just makes me hurt more. Chase calls me back and I'm not sure what I tell him he has me give Justin the phone. I've changed and Justin puts me to bed but I keep the Jim and I look at all the pictures on my phone as I cry myself to sleep.

Brantley POV
    I call Ben and tell him what has happened and he told me that Bella was with Justin and that he had her camera where she dropped it. That right now she was sleeping off a drinking binge is what Justin told him. I can't believe that Jana fucking Kramer is about to cost me the one thing that I don't think I can live without. I had no idea she was anywhere around, I came off the show looking for Bella. When she wasn't right there I walk around behind the drums where she usually is trying to get pictures and that is when Jana jumped on me and started kissing me and the next thing I know I hear a gasp and Bella is crying and running away. I go after her but I lose her. So I head back and give Jana a piece of my mind and tell her that if she has ruined this for me I would ruin her in this business. I meant everything I told her. Now I just need a way to prove to Bella that I want her and it was all Jana.