Love Me Again

Baby If You Could Understand Me I Wouldn't Feel So Empty

So here is the thirteenth chapter.

Also this chapter is dedicated to my best friend RecklessLassie for commenting on all the chapters and suggesting all of the ship names. The character Maddie is also based on her. So yeah.

Anyway I hope you like this chapter.

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Song: Understand Me- Conor Maynard ft. CMCs

Ryder's POV:

I had been in a shitty mood since I received Natalia's text yesterday. She had been right. It was Savannah all along. Not just Savannah, but Susan was behind all of this. I didn't bother to send her a reply. Savannah was her friend and she would handle this herself. 'Maybe if you hadn't been an idiot and accepted Savannah's drink, none of this would've happened.'

Things hadn't gone according to plan at all. I hadn't slept properly since the party. There was this picture and then Rachel was going to be here this week. Maybe it's a good thing if Rachel see's that picture. Maybe she'll finally back off.

I went downstairs to the kitchen. Mum, Ben and Sarah had gone to grandma's house over the weekend. I had the entire house to myself. Honestly, I was kind of glad they weren't at home.

Just like Natalia told me I didn't tell the guys about what happened that night. They just knew what happened at the party and that we left after it.

I went out to the backyard. I reached for my pack of cigarettes. It was empty. Fucking great. Now I had to go the store. The thing that pissed me off the most was that I had lost my chance to try to talk to Natalia. Now she didn't want to see my face again. I was so frustrated at myself. 'Why don't you stop being a fucking pussy and actually just corner her? Maybe she'd talk to you?' My conscience was right. But right now wasn't the time. I need to let her forget about this picture incident.

Just then my phone rang. It was Aaron.

"Hey, Ryder. Where are you? We haven't seen you since the party?" He said.

"I'm at home." I said to him. Maybe I should go out today. I need to get my mind off Natalia and the Halloween party.

"So do you want to watch a movie? Just us guys. Today at my place?" He asked me.

"Yeah sure I'll be there." I said. He hung up the phone.

I went inside and got ready. I then decided to stop at the grocery store to grab a pack of cigarettes before going to Aaron's house.

All of the guys were already there.

"You finally made it." Aaron said.

"What movie are we watching?" I asked him. I say down on the couch beside Sebastian.

"Fast and furious." Aaron said. I just nodded. I didn't care what movie we watched as long as it distracted me. Aaron started the movie. None of us talked. Well except Sebastian of course. He wouldn't shut the fuck up.

"I swear Sebastian if you open your fucking mouth one more time I'm going to personally kick you out." Jason said through gritted teeth. That was enough to shut him up. If Jason ever threatens you, he's not joking.

"Ryder, you're awfully queit. What's up?" Flyn asked, eyeing me.

"Nothing." I said to him.

"Cut the bullshit Ryder. All of us know something happened between you and Natalia that night." He said to me. I clenched my jaw. I've had enough.