The Motion

#TheMotionFanfic [Chapter 13]

Los Angeles. 2010.

Averie and Aubrey laid on top of his Phantom watching the early morning skyline on top of a valley.

Averie: What are you gonna do in terms of your second album?

Aubrey: I've actually started. I wanna do something more real. My highs and lows. My relationships and how they falter and thrive. How all of this has been affecting me.

Averie: How has it?

Aubrey and Averie have been photographed together and for about a year it's been speculated that the two were together. But she's been seen with numerous models and actors and there's been rumors of Aubrey and another singer which placed a strain on their relationship. Averie tried to see past whatever tryst he might have had but she couldn't really get over the fact that there could've been someone else. That her being with him before success, didn't really matter after. But she was with him in LA. He was looking for another place even though he had a condo in Toronto and an apartment in Miami. An apartment she finally choose to share with him. Aubrey was trying to maintain the same quiet kid from Toronto but it was too hard to maintain your old self with all these new people around you. And even though their relationship wasn't boring there was still so much to Aubrey and Averie that was flawed and getting old.

[Flashback to Averie Moving Into The Miami Condo]

Averie: This isn't fair!

Aubrey: None of its fair! It's life.

Averie: No. It's is your life. that I helped you build.

Aubrey: You helped me build it? This is all because of you? News flash! You're not the talent. You're not the label and you're not the artist. This is my work. My life. My work. It could be done with or without you.

Averie (Throwing down a moving box): Get a headstart on without me then.

[Now]

Aubrey: Look, I promised you that things between us wouldn't change from Toronto. And I know that that promise isn't always made good on but I do love you, A.

Averie got off of the car.

Averie: Look, I know. I get it. And I understand. I've had my fair share of celebrities. But-

Aubrey: But what?

Averie looked away then back at Aubrey.

Averie: This is just- I expected more from you.

Aubrey: Expected more?! Who says that? What did you expect?

Averie: I expected you to not cheat on me with some singer bitch! I expected-

Aubrey: You expected to be the only person that interests me after the whole world is interested in me. You expected me to always be infatuated with you and to always love you and confide in you. (Grabbing her arms) I have friends. I have fame. And I have you.

Averie snatched away and got inside of the car. She wasn't being selfish but slightly unreasonable. Being with other celebrities, she's been around lights and fame and glitz. She knows how it feels to be tossed aside. But with Aubrey she felt something totally different. He was already a local celebrity and it didn't get to him. He was humble. He was adorable. And he cherished her. But once America got to him, things kinda went downhill. Their relationship fastfowarded to a bad place.

Back in Toronto, Averie looked for all of her stuff in Aubrey's condo. Aubrey's friends stayed away because they knew she was relatively pissed and as usual, they were in the middle of a fight. Averie packed all the stuff she could find while Aubrey initially watched.

Aubrey: What are you doing?

Averie: Packing...my stuff.

Aubrey took the suitcase from her.

Aubrey: Where are you going?!

Averie: Back to my condo! Or did you forget that I haven't put it on the market yet?

Aubrey: What?

[Flashback]

Averie and Aubrey met up at her uptown condo after one of his recording sessions. Averie had wine and light pasta waiting for Aubrey and they discussed their future plans over dinner.

Averie: So I'm supposed to be moving in with you? And giving up my place?

Aubrey: Yes. (Grabbing her hand with a smile) I want this to become official between me and you. No games. No lies. Nothing unusual. Nothing we can't handle.

Averie who had a tougher demeanor and wasn't going to be so easily wooed seemed amazed by the declaration. Aubrey has always had a sincere heart and this seemed like an amazing way to seal the deal. Her business with Matt seemed to be long done and her and Aubrey were moving forward in a perfect direction. In a direction that could break her cold demeanor.

Averie smiled at Aubrey.

[Now]

Averie: I never put my place on the market.

Aubrey: Why not?

Averie: Because! I'm not gonna put my place up just because you wanna stimulate America's housing market.

Aubrey: If you don't want to be with me then say so.

Averie: I don't wanna do this!

Aubrey: Us?

Averie: I don't know. I don't know anymore. Because I signed up for this. But I didn't sign up for this. For you. This change. I'm not scared of the spotlight. I'm scared of what's gonna become of you. (Chocking up for what seemed to be the first time) And I guess that's just the motion of how things go...but I can't do this. Not right now. Not like this.

Averie took a deep breath and grabbed her bags to leave. Averie was gone for about an hour when Noah came upstairs to check on Aubrey. He was looking at a 3 carat ring that he had bought a year back for Averie. He never knew a perfect time to give it to Averie and once things started to slide for them it just sat wherever it was. It would be in his pocket, his drawer, his car. It wouldn't have been too far from weird if Averie found it but she didn't. And the ring sat and taunted Aubrey. Noah took the ring away.

Noah: I'll take this back and we can go get drunk.

That's exactly what they did. After Noah took back the ring, Aubrey and the guys went out to a club and got as drunk as Aubrey could take. It was the first time he had tried Ace of Spades and it was amazing. Elsewhere, Averie was at her place alone drinking tea spiked with lemon juice and vodka. Sulking in her feelings seemed to work just as much as hitting on girls that would turn him down worked for Aubrey. She was completely unaware of he ring and he was completely unaware of her drinking problem.