*two days later*
annie pov
today is the day hayden and i record the song in the recording studio. me and him have gotten along very well, considering i didn't want too work with a guy during this. he's actually been very considerate and nice to me. he reminds me of brennan.
during our break, mom pulls hayden out of the room but tells me to stay.
hayden pov
mrs.katie and i walk outside the studio.
"ok hayden, you remember katie right?" she asks me.
"yeah, annie's best friend right?" i say.
"mhm, well she is going to surprise annie here in LA and before she gets here, i'm going to need you to just distract annie so she doesn't see them walk in." mrs.katie says.
"yeah no problem." i say.
"great, thanks!" she starts to walk away.
"wait mrs katie!" i grab her attention, " isn't katie's brother named brennan?" i ask.
she looks at me weirdly when i said his name.
"uh yeah why?" she asks nervously.
"do you think he's coming?" i continue to ask.
"um i don't know, considering him and annie- never mind." she stops herself.
"oh ok" i say cluelessly, even though i know exactly what she was gonna say.
i know annie and brennan used to date. i've stalked most of the their accounts. i really like annie, but i just hope brennan doesn't get in the way.
brennan pov
mom, katie, and i all boarded the plane to California. dad and ryan stayed back for his tournaments. katie and i sit together, but mom couldn't get a seat next to us and sits about two rows behind us.
"why are you coming?" katie asks, "i know you'd rather stay home and hang out with your friends than travel."
"i just, i just wanna see LA" i stutter.
"mhmmm" she laughs a little.
there's a moment of silence before she continues to say, "is it because of annie?"
"katie, she broke up with me. i shouldn't be chasing her back. i'm just along for the ride" i lie.
"you're lying." she persists.
"am not" i declare.
"you love her. always have. i know you." she says.
"katie, its been years."
"two," she interrupts, "only two years."
i sigh.
"just look out the window and quit nagging me with questions" i say to her.
"can i just tell you one thing?" she asks.
"go for it" i lean my head back and close my eyes, showing that i'm uninterested.
"i know something," she stops," about annie."
"what?" i open my eyes and look at her confused.
"she told me herself."
"told you what?"
"you have to figure that out yourself." she smiles.
"whatever"
i think about what katie says. a part of me believes that annie still likes me. but that's impossible and i know she doesn't. but i want to believe it so badly that i think it's real. i hope seeing annie today goes well.
xoxo
