What A Catch.

Chapter 52

Pov Patrick

3... 2.... 1... Recoding.

The intro to the song starts and I clear my throat.

The hopeful lyrics about love flow from my lips. In the form of everyday by Buddy Holly.

"Love is around the corner." I sing.

"That was Patrick Stump from Fall Out Boy, live with Everyday by Buddy Holly. Now for the weather."

I take off the head phones and slump down into a chair.

"Patrick that was fabulous, well done." A lady sits opposite me.

"Yeah, thanks." I want to leave now.

We sit in silence awkwardly for a while before I gain the inspiration to leave.

"I... I have to go. Am I needed longer?"

She shakes her head, waving goodbye.

Standing, I collect my stuff and walk towards the door.

"Itll be on Itunes next week." She says quietly as I open the door.

"Thanks!" I chirp before shutting the door slowly behind me.

Climbing into the car I open up my dating app.

15 matches

I slowly scroll through the list of people, none catching my eye. Again, I sigh, about to close the app. But, at the bottom of the page there is a picture of a pretty girl with her hair in a neat ponytail.

I click on her image. She has small sharp eyes and a sweet sort of smirk. Her cheek bones sharp and piercing. Her jet black hair secured with a black bow.

Surfing through her profile, I smile. She likes the music I do and lives in Chicago, where I am currently living. She likes flowers and writing songs.

I dont notice the car stop as I search through her profile, desperate for information.

"Patrick, what are you doing just sitting in the car?" Pete sticks his head through the window.

I look up, switching my phone off. "Oh... Nothing I was just... I dont know. Lets go inside."

I step out of the car and quickly walk in after Pete, clinging onto my phone.

"And he was just sitting there! Hilarious, I know right!" Pete laughs, sitting down.

"So what were you looking at?" Beth asks, her lips curling into a smile.

I sit down, deciding what to tell them.

"Theres this nice girl I talked to the other day and I think Im going to call her back." I try to lie.

"Lie" Pete catches me out.

"I was on a dating website and I found this girl." I tell the truth.

Pete smirks and shares a look with Joe over the table.

"Yeah, Im probably going to contact her." I finish.

"Go on then!" Joe shouts.

I sit down at the table. Everyone gathers around me. I click 'add contact'.

I look up, "happy?"

"Fuck yeah, tell me what happens!" Pete says, walking off. "Patty is going to get laid!"

I turn to look back at the table.

Casey is watching me, I smile at her. She realises what she is doing and blushes looking down at the table.

"Where is everyone?" I ask.

"MCR are at an interview." Casey says.

I nod.

"Anyone wanna go for lunch?" I ask.

"Yeah, lets all go, Ill grab Andy and Pete!" Beth says, standing up and striding off.

"Anywhere you want to go in particular?" I ask Casey.

"Well, I urm. I dont know. How about... I dont mind." She stutters. "I dont know this area well..."

I think for a moment, realising why she is stuttering. "Im not famous when Im backstage." I tell her.

"I dont know. I-urm. Yeah. I... I dont know."

We get interupted by Pete, Andy and Beth running in.

"Lets go!" Beth shouts, walking straight past us, to the door.

I share a look with Casey before following her outside.

Pov Beth

I slide into the booth next to Pete.

"Aparently they do really crazy burgers here." Pete says.

"To be honest, I might order two burgers." Joe drools over the menu.

I chose a regular burger and so does Casey. Everyone else goes extravagant.

"Did you hear, Brendon did this vine and sprained his vocal chords from shouting so much. Hilarious am I right!" Pete shouts.

"Did it for the vine." Patrick says quietly. Casey is the only one that hears him, and she smiles.

"They are coming to stay in two weekes. Two Dallon Weekes." Pete makes a joke that everyone laughs at.

"Jesus, Pete." I laugh.

"Im not Jesus!" He protests.

"Sure youre not." I laugh at him.

Theres a silence, a break in conversation.

"Mini concert tonight!" Andy says.

"Ill be there, if you want?" I say.

"Yeah, we have spare tickets. If you want to you can just be backstage or where ever..." Patrick says.

"Ill see." I say, looking at Casey, who shrugs.

Burger soon come along and I gasp, this is giant. Knowing the guys, theyll probably make it into a competition.

I take a deep breath before removing the top bun and taking a bite.

The juices explode in my mouth and I hold my hand under the burger, catching falling grease.

"Shit dude." Pete whispers, almost making out with his burger.

Joe moans loudly as he wipes his mouth with the back of his hand.

I feel uncomfortable, messy food everywhere. I suck it up and take another bite of my burger.

"Yummy! Am I right!" I say, mainly to Casey.

She nods, slowly picking at it, eating random bits separately.

Andy sits awkwardly, picking at his salad, while next to him Pete fits half a burger in his mouth at once.

"Its a shame you dont eat meat..." I say.

"I stick by my choices." He grins at me before sticking some lettuce in his mouth, wrapped around a chip.

Patrick takes civilised but large bites from his, savouring every mouthful.

I barely make it through three quarters of my burger before I cant eat any more. Pete and Joe share the remains and we watch then in a vague disgust.

I ate too much, again.