Homeless(Jake Miller Fan Fiction)

Chapter 5

Amelia (pov)

Jake and I have been dating for a month now. After the photoshoot, Jake had followed me into his dressing room with a bouque of roses. He pulled me in by the waist and kissed me passionately.

Now, we go out every Friday and Saturday, bowling one night, a party one night. Some days we just sit on his couch, watching Netflix and eating popcorn.

My head was pulled out of my camera lens when my phone dinged. It was a photo of Jake. "Join the party!" He captioned. The photo was a selfie of him and Joey wearing plastic party glasses and silly string flying to every corner of the room.

My phone lit up again with a text from Jake. It was Joey's address, with a "please come!" in parenthesis. It was Saturday, and Rodeo Drive was buzzing with people as I walked out the door.

The air was warm on my skin as walked into Joey's apartment building. "Talk Dirty To Me" was blasting through the floorboards. Joey was grinding on some blonde, her butt in his stomach. A ton of people were there, but I instantly spotted Jenny.

"Hey!" She exclaimed, yelling over the music. She made her way over to me, handing me a beer the moment we met. "I'm not 21 yet," I confessed, setting the beer down. She chuckled. "So? Have some fun!"

The crowd started cheering as Joey started to do the worm. Plastic necklaces were thrown, a scent of alcohol and cigarette smoke filling the room. "Where's Jake?" I asked Jenny. The lights were turned off, neon bracelets and lights illuminating the apartment.

Jenny shrugged, turning her attention back towards some guy she was drinking with. I went looking around, trying not to run into people or go the wrong way. By the time I got to the door, I thought I had been through the worst of this party.

I was wrong.

There Jake was, sucking faces with some blonde. His hands were wrapped really tightly on her, and her hands pulled his neck farther down into her.

A sudden flood of meanace mixed with tears flood through me. I pushed him aside before sprinting down Rodeo Drive. Jake was cheating on me, and the only way I could deal with it was to scream.

When I finally got to my apartment building, I slammed the door with so much force I thought the hinges would bust. There was so much rage pumping through my blood I didn't know what to do with it.

Jake. He told me we had something good. Something worth fighting for, band holding onto. My phone flooded with texts from Jake, pleas for forgiveness in his words.

After 10 minutes, repetitive pounding was on my doorstep. Jake. It took him long enough to come for me. "Amelia, Amelia, open up!" He pleaded. "Let me explain!"

My eyes flooded with tears before some stupid reflex in my brain moved my legs to open the door. There Jake was standing, tears streaming down his cheeks. He lunged for me, but I dodged him.

"What the Hell?"

He gave me a sideways look before I slammed the door in his face. He stormed in, pissed but still hurt. "It was Madison. She came to LA to try to get me back, but I don't love her I love you."

He just thought once he said something I would instantly forgive him. It wasn't that easy. "Get out," I fired, turning away from him. "Am-" I cut him off with a firm, "Just get out."

He gradually turned for the door, cursing at himself. Once the door closed, all my knees could do was collapse. As I laid on the groud, tears rushing out of my eyes like waterfalls, all I thought about was Jake.

I knew he was right. I knew it. I could feel it. Jake was telling me the truth, but everything my heart has been through this past year was too much. Whether or not I still love him, I can't risk being hurt again.

Dammit I love him. I can't take anymore of love. Every time I fall in love, it ends with one more piece of my heart chipped off. As I looked around me, a pounding ache in my chest where my heart used to be, I reevaluated.

Why would I ever move here, to LA? It was my parents' dream. I hate this city. Everywhere I go, I feel as though no one wants me there. I decided, for once in my life, it was time to take charge.

So I started packing.