Forever

Chapter 14: Remember, Part 1

Tom's last words to Sebastian just hung in the air, as he walked back into your apartment, leaving him alone to think. You heard him quietly shut the front door before making his way back to your bedroom, sitting down next to you, wrapping his arm around your shoulder. You leaned into him, resting your head on his shoulder as he held you. He mumbled something into your hair as he kissed the top of your head, but you weren't paying attention. You couldn't help but think about what he had just said to Sebastian.

"No one knows how Y/N is going to handle this, any of this. If she finds it in her heart to forgive you, then so be it. But just know, you are so screwed if she pushes away."

What were you going to do? Do I forgive him? Can I even forgive him? Should I forgive him? God, what the hell am I going to do? The same thoughts ran through your head, and you couldn't help the tears that started to fall down your cheeks. Tom heard your sniffling, and lifted your chin up so you could meet his brown eyes. He flashed you a small smile, just before you heard Chris walk back into the room; you hadn't even realized he had left.

"Hey, Tom? Do you mind uh, staying with her tonight? I need to deal with...well, you know. I've already set up the bed in the guest room for you."

"Yeah, that's fine, thanks mate. You sure you'll be alright?"

"Yeah, you already did your part. Hey, Y/N? Sweetheart, please look at me," Chris kneeled down in front of you, placing his hands on your knees as you wiped away your tears, meeting his gaze as Tom rubbed your back. He flashed you a smile before looking at your hands, and pulling them into his grasp.

"Hey, love. I just want to remind you of how amazed I am by how you've doing so far. The past 18 hours have not been the best, but you've done so well. Now, I want to ask that you please, please try to get some hours of sleep in before we head back to the hospital later, okay? Tom's gonna stay here with you, right over in the next room, okay?" Chris had cupped your face in his hands, watching you as you slowly nodded your head, leaning into his touch. He sighed, moving one of his hands to hold your hand.

"Y/N, it's 6:30am. You've been awake for over 24 hours, so you definitely need the sleep. I'll be back around 11 to clean up around here, and then we'll leave for the hospital, okay? And don't worry about Chad, alright? He's doing just fine, and the doctors promised to call if anything happens, but they said he was a fighter. You hear, a fighter! He's gonna be just fine, Y/N..."

April 12th, 4:45pm –

As you turned back to grab Chad's hand, you reached down and realized you were holding someone else's hand. As you let go, you looked up and gasped as your eyes were met with piercing cold, blue ones.

"Sebastian,"

"Weird hearing you say my name, (Y/N). It's been awhile."

You remember standing there, in shock, as Chad was ahead of you, leaving you here, in front of the crowd, holding Sebastian's hand. Without a second thought, he pulled you into his chest, wrapping his arms around you. Realizing where you were, you slowly wrapped your arms around him, mimicking his movements, not wanting to raise suspicions. As he pulled away, he kept his arm around your waist as you began to pose for photos alongside him. After what felt like an eternity, you started walking, Sebastian's hand still around your waist. You looked up at him, gritting your teeth as you feigned a smile while asking,

"What the hell do you think you're doing, Sebastian?" He smiled down at you before shifting his gaze to the crowds of fans screaming, waving with his free hand before replying,

"Just playing nice, doll. Don't forget that this little problem of ours is still just ours." He leaned down so his breath fanned over your ear, his hand tucking some hair back behind it, as he whispered, "Don't want the rest of the world to find out you hate my guts, right?"

Just as you were about to reply, you realize you had made it to the end of the carpet. Sebastian pulled away from you as Anthony, Chad, and Robert walked in your direction. Anthony pulled Sebastian in for a hug, even if his eyes betrayed him. Robert smiled at you, pulling you in for a hug as well, rubbing your back for whispering in your ear, "He didn't try anything, did he?" As he pulled away, you just nodded no, giving him a small smile before turning to Chad. He wrapped his arm around you, pulling you into his side as he placed a kiss on your forehead, while you nuzzled into his chest for a moment.

Just as you pulled away, you saw the Russo brothers walking towards you, waving some of the other cast members towards them as they stopped in front of you. After seeing that everyone was there, the brothers cleared their throats for what you could only assume was an announcement.

"Well, tonight's the night, ladies and gentlemen! Premiere night. And because we wanted to make the experience just as amazing for the fans as it will be for you all, we sold and gave away some exclusive VIP packages to some fans so they could do a small group panel just before the showing. So, if you'll just follow us, we'll be right on our way!"

As they began to lead the way, you held onto Chad's arm as Anthony, Robert, Chris and Tom joined you, while you watched Sebastian fall behind, chatting it up with the Pauls and Elizabeth Olsen. Chad glanced down, watching you watch Sebastian, and rolled his eyes before turning to face forward.

"Has this ever been done before? At a premiere, I mean?" You heard Tom's accent cut through the silence as you walked down the hall, and heard Robert and Mackie laugh, as Chris replied,

"Usually not, but the Russos' are big on giving back so the fans get the most out of coming out to events like tonight. I just hope there's enough security – you know how some of these fans can get."

"Yeah, they're all amazing, but sometimes some of them can take it just a little too far. I think we should be fine, though. It's not like they're gonna hurt us, right?" You swatted Chad's chest as he laughed at what he said, and turned your gaze towards Anthony and Tom as they joined in, jokingly glaring at them.

"What, Y/N! It's true!"

"You guys never know!"