Clickbait, baby (david dobrik)

chapter twenty-two;

A/N: I understand that I've been really falling behind on posting weekly like I was before, and for that I really do apologize. I want to write. But lately it's so hard to do all my homework and then have the energy I need for the story. So, for that, I am really sorry.

Also, I've honestly been a little discouraged because I haven't received many or any comments on my last few chapters. I know this is because of my lack of posting. I love to hear your guys feedback, tell me what you like about the story, what you don't. Am I lacking drama? Tell me your thoughts. 

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Everyone was coming to Las Vegas for my birthday. David, Gabbie, Jessi, Heath, Zane, Matt, Dom, Seth, Scott, Kristen, Andrea, Dommy D, Alex, Corinna, Toddy, Jason, Trisha, and me.

I should feel happy.

But I just feel guilty.

I'm currently staring out the window of the plane as David sleeps on my shoulder. It's 1 in the morning and it's the day of my birthday. I'm now 21 years old. I'm suppose to be making these adult decisions, but I'm here. Choosing to not tell the man I love that I lied to him.

I'm choosing to push it to the back burner.

I sigh as I look down to my sleeping boyfriend. I know it's the right thing to tell him. I know it completely in my heart that that's what is right. But I just can't make myself say it.

Does it truly matter as much as Gabbie or Jessi thinks? We weren't together. He was with Liza. It shouldn't matter.

I sighed again and looked back to the window at the dark sky as I could just barely see the clouds. Suddenly, I get a text. It's from Heath.

I didn't reply. I locked my phone and cuddled into David to go to sleep. Honestly, Heath pissed me off when he threatened to tell David. It made me feel like I couldn't trust him. I know he was just trying to do it for my own good, but still. That is not cool. 

David moved slightly and tightened his grip around me. I smiled and cuddled into him, falling asleep.

We finally make it to Las Vegas and we began to all vlog and Snapchat that we were there.

"Yassss bitches!! Vlog squad has hit LV!" Zane yells, causing everyone else to yell along with him.

We check into our hotel and it's gorgeous. We spent way too much money on a hotel we are only going to spend two nights in, but, oh well. 

Everyone was taking pictures with me to post later on and I was ecstatic. I couldn't wait for the Artic Monkeys concert and then going to the club afterwards. It was going to be so much fun.

I was starting to let go of my guilty conscience the more I was around everyone. Also, tequila helps.

"Birthday shots!" Dommy yells as I take one shot of tequila as he snapchats it.

"Yas bitch!" Zane yells in the background.

"We gettin tore up tonight!!" Toddy yelled.

David comes up with his vlog camera. "Hey, Toddy, can you go open my suitcase and grab my hat for me?" He asked.

I narrowed my eyes at my prankster boyfriend, knowing something was up.

"Yeah, sure," Todd said, walking over and opening David's suitcase to find it completely empty except for a single bottle of Smirnoff ice.

Everyone erupted into screaming and freaking out. "You've been iced!" David yells and Todd rolls his eyes as David has already done this to him so many times.

Toddy gets on one knee as he begins to chug the beverage and we all Snapchat it and bug him about it for the rest of the day of course.

We all go out to eat lunch at this really fancy Italian place because Italian is my favorite. Matt snapped a really cute picture of David and I just smiling at each other. I blew out some candles over a German chocolate cheesecake, also my favorite. I wished that life could always be like this. 

"Happy birthday, baby." David whispered in my ear as I just blew out the candles. He kissed my cheek and smiled at me as I smiled back.

"Thanks, baby." I said as I noticed he looked more cheeky than normal. "Why are you so happy?"

He shrugged with his dopey smile still evident all over his face. "Because you're happy."

"I know that it's something else. What is it?" I asked.

"Well..." he drug out, whispering lowly in my ear. "I wanted to surprise you with this later but.. I got us a separate hotel room from everyone else."

I quickly realized what he meant and I could feel my cheeks heat up. Before I could even say anything else, we notice some commotion happening at the other end of the table.

"Leave it alone, Zane!" Heath yelled as he stood up from the table and stormed out of the restaurant. Everyone looked at Zane, waiting for an explanation.

"I.. just.." he started, his eyes darting around. "I really want to use this footage and he won't let me. I've been asking for weeks and I guess I pushed too much."

"What footage was it?" Scotty asked.

"Just something really embarrassing of Heath." He said, waving it off.

"Well, that was weird." David said as the commotion died down and everyone settled back into normal conversation.

"Yeah.." I said, distracted now by the worried look on Zane's face.

Gabbie was looking through her phone a few minutes later when suddenly she said, "oh my gosh."

"What?" I asked her, David looking over to her for answers as well.

Gabbie began to read aloud what she saw on her phone, "Liza Koshy signed as background dancer for Hailee Steinfield's tour beginning in two months."

My heart dropped. "Wow."

David rubbed my arm as he smiled at me softly. I knew he felt like it was his fault that I didn't get it.

I smiled at him and kissed his cheek, hoping to reassure him.

"Good for her," I said.

"It should be you," David said.

"You know what.. I wouldn't want to leave you guys for a tour anyways." I said smiling and looking around. I earned "awes" all around.

After we all finished eating, we headed back to the hotel room to start getting ready. I put on this tight red dress and red heels. Gabbie done my makeup and it was stunning, of course.

"I feel like a hot firefighter or something," I said, looking at my red lipstick to compliment everything else red.

"Red looks really, really good on you. It brings out the blonde in your hair," Gabbie said. 

I smiled at the compliment and looked in the mirror for once pleased with my appearance. I decided to even take some selfies to post later. 

Everything was finally coming together in my life. I'm happy.

Suddenly, I get a call. I look down at the caller ID and it's my mom. I stare at the phone, not knowing what to do with it. I knew she was calling because it was my birthday, but she hadn't done that in years. Since Dad died, she's really been trying to make her way back into my life. I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do about that yet. 

"Car, are you ready?!" I heard my sister yelling from outside the bathroom. 

I hit decline on the call and opened the door to see a smirking Jessi. "Oh, I'm ready," I say smirking back to her.