chapter 8
van
"thank you, Connecticut!" i yell before the final riff in tyrants, ending off in an roar of excitement.
i smirk when i see charlotte waiting side stage for me, with a big smile on her face as she sees me heading over to her.
"hey, baby." i say, pressing my lips to hers immediately and wrapping an arm around her waist, pulling her closer to me after handing my guitar off to larry.
"you did so good. i missed watching you do your thing." she says and i hum in response, leading my lips down to her neck and pressing a few kisses there before pulling back.
"i missed seeing you side stage watching me." i chuckle, causing her to giggle and i catch the slight blush on her cheeks under the dim light.
"hey van, we're all gonna hit some bars after we say hi to fans outside, you two coming?" bob asks, pushing his glasses back up his nose and pushing his big mop of curls out of his face.
"yeah, sure. just gotta clean up real quick." i nod, pressing a kiss to charlotte's cheek before leaving her to go to my suitcase in the dressing room.
after a minute or two of silence, and after i've changed into another shirt, i hear the door shut and turn to see bondy standing there.
"i've just come to grab my phone, that's it." he says, and i narrow my eyes at him a bit.
"bondy, wait." i say, and he pauses for second before slowly turning to me. "can i talk to you for a second?"
"sure.." he says, looking hesitant.
"i saw you looking at charlotte and i and i just want to say... don't look or speak to her ever again, alright? it'll make everyone uncomfortable." i say, and he sighs after i finish talking.
"van, you're the one making everyone uncomfortable. everyone knows what happened and you two acting like nothing did happen is causing a lot of tension." bondy bites back and i raise an eyebrow at him.
"whatever, just don't talk to her and everything will be fine." i grumble, and start to head out of the room but he puts a hand on my shoulder to stop me from leaving.
"you're really going to let a girl come between us? I thought we were best mates?" he questions and i just give him a blank look.
"that ended once you spent that first night with her. from now on you're just a band mate to me." i snap, shrugging his hand off of my shoulder and walking out of the room.
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after we finish meeting fans, we all head to a bar a couple of streets over. it's extremely crowded so i keep an arm tightly secured around charlotte's waist, making sure we don't get separated.
"joe, my man! how are yous?" i boast once we get to the bar, giving joe a handshake over the bar, and wait for him to give me my usual, getting a beer for charlotte.
"doing awesome, same 'ol thing i've been doing since we first met." joe smirks and i nod once he gives us our drinks before telling joe we'll talk later.
"he sure hasn't changed a bit." charlotte chuckles as we walk over to the rest of the lads.
after meeting back up with them, i sit down next to benji, pulling charlotte on my lap before taking a sip of my drink.
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charlotte
after awhile of talking with van and benji, van is pulled off by larry to get a few drinks i suppose. i finish my beer and sigh, looking at my phone to see a multitude of texts from nina. i make sure to text work and tell them i'll be out for awhile, reminding myself to deal with nina later. before i can put my phone away, i feel someone walking over to me, and thinking it's van, i look up immediately. instead it's bondy and my face turns to one of anxiety.
"charlotte, can i talk to you please?" bondy says and i freeze in my spot, not really thinking it's the best idea.
"bondy, i.."
"please char, i just need to talk to you." he pleads and i scan my surroundings and don't find van anywhere so i hesitantly nod.
bondy takes my hand as soon as i start to get up, and i quickly retract it from his grip. we quickly make our way outside the bar, hidden off a little and i'm constantly keeping an eye out for van on the way out.
"what do you want?" i say, quickly crossing my arms over my chest as i look up at his nervous face.
"why are you acting like nothing happened between us? i miss you char, i know you feel the same." he rushes out and i sigh.
"i don't, bondy. i'm trying to fix things with van, not make it worse. so excuse me for not wanting to talk about my mistakes!" i snap, and he looks hurt, and almost angry, too.
"mistake?! charlotte, you told me you loved me! stop fucking with van! even though he's treated me like shit recently, the lad doesn't deserve it!" he yells, and i flinch a little at his tone.
"i've loved him longer, bondy.. i don't know what to tell you." i say, not looking him in the eye as i tuck a piece of hair behind my ear.
before i know it, i'm startled by bondy's lips on mine, making me widen my eyes in shock. after a second, i close my eyes, and wrap my arms around his neck, kissing him back. it doesn't last long, and he pulls back, leaving both of us breathless.
"sure you don't love me anymore?" he mutters before walking off and back into the club.
i press a hand over my mouth gently, sliding down the brick wall and trying not to overreact.
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van
"where the hell is charlotte?" i ask benji once i get back to our table, seeing no sight of her nor bondy.
i start to get pissed as he just shrugs and turns back to talking to someone. i have to look again to see bondy walking back in the bar, heading straight to get a drink and i have to hold myself back from walking over to him. since he came from outside, i make my way to the door and walk out to find charlotte. i turn the corner and see her sitting against the wall, and immediately walk to her.
"charlotte?" i ask and she looks up to see me, starting to cry even harder.
"hey, what's wrong? did bondy do anything to you?" i ask, feeling even more agitated.
she stands up and starts walking away from me, causing me to furrow my eyebrows and quickly catch up to her.
"charlotte, what's wrong?" i raise my voice a little, putting a hand on her shoulder to get her to stop.
"i.. just don't touch bondy, okay?" she says and i raise an eyebrow, crossing my arms across my chest.
"i can't promise anything, char." i say and she starts crying a little more, causing me to wrap my arms around her and pull her into my chest.
"he.. he kissed me." she mutters but i hear it and i immediately tense up, slowly unwrapping my arms from around her.
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