acquaintances { fionn whitehead }

f o u r t e e n

A/N: I'm going to experiment with different POV's starting with this chapter so I'll indicate when the POV changes. I may do this again or maybe not. Let me know what you think!!

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About a week and a half had past since my talk with Izzy. I decided to just stop worrying about the kiss and tell myself that it was nothing and just move on with my life. In fact, that was the last thing on my mind at this moment.

Today was the anniversary of my father's death. It was always a hard day on my family and I, we'd visit his grave every year. It killed me that I wasn't home.

Though I still went to work. It was Friday which meant just one more day. I was currently sorting props out with Lindsay.

"You seem down, what's wrong?" She asked me.

"I'm not down, just a bit tired." I reassured her. I didn't want people to know, they'd just feel bad for me and I'd never hear the end of all the apologies. I didn't want to be the sad girl who's dad died, so I didn't say anything.

During lunch I ate with the boys again. I smiled and laughed and did everything I normally would, but Fionn kept looking at me every so often. As if he knew something wasn't right.

And that's how my day went.

"Hey we're going out tonight? Care to join?" Izzy asked me. I was laying down on the hotel bed in our room.

"I think I'll pass on this one, feeling a little more tired than usual."

"It's alright, I can stay with you if you'd like?" She asked putting in her earrings. I shook my head.

"No, no, you go and have fun."

"Are you sure? I don't min-"

"I'll be just fine." I waved off. She gave me a smiled and finished getting ready. Once she was done she walked out the door and I was left with silence. I laid there as I began to cry. I couldn't hold it in any longer. The tears that had been waiting all day to fall streamed down my face. Then, I heard a knock at the door. I quickly wiped away my tears and tried to get rid of the red and puffiness, but failed.

I opened the door and saw Fionn standing  there. I quickly turned around so he wouldn't see my eyes and know I had been crying.

"Hey, I came by to see if you were okay." He said walking in and closing the door.

"I'm fine, why wouldn't I be?" I said, still turned away.

"You seemed down today, you weren't your normal cheery self."

"Thanks Fionn. I'm fine though, I really am." I was looking out the window, still trying to hide my face.

"Then turn around." He said.

"Fion-"

"Turn around and let me see that you're really fine." He demanded. I slowly turned around and looked at him, I'm sure my eyes were still bloodshot. He waked towards me and wrapped his arms around me.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"Nothing." I mumbled in his sweatshirt.

"Rosie stop lying, you can tell me." He pulled away and looked at me.

"I'm not lying. I'm fine." I attempted to sound happy, but my voice cracked at the end and my eyes began to water again. He pulled me into his arms again and I let myself hug him back and cry into him. He kissed the top of my head and we sat at the edge of my bed.