simplicity ✩ pm

twelve

*(6/10/18 EDIT: ending change)*
(reminder;; all of chapter eleven got deleted somehow and i'm sorry for that, but i'll try to explain what i wrote as best as possible!)
-
**previously
grace and edwin took dahlia to her three surprise destinations, a huge oak tree with a river, the urban lights, and finally they had a surprise party for her at lola's cafe where lola and edwin flirt and the chapter ends with dahlia falling asleep uneasily because she heard a camera click from outside her window
-
dahlia's pov
i woke up, tired as fuck. i stretched and yawned, rubbing my eyes before placing my glasses on my face. i walked out and i was about to pass the studio room before i was pulled in.

"brandon, what the fuck? it's too early for this shit." i said, annoyed.

"sorry, i was just too excited to tell anyone else! i finished the song. i stayed up, all night, writing the song about elle." i gasped.

"oh my god, b. that's so adorable, can i hear it?!" i yell, pushing past him. he sighed and laughed, walking towards the computer. he rubbed his eyes and yawned. i placed the headphones on, letting the words fill my ears.
some lines stood out to me in particular, making me awe.

and in my heart, it feels like no one else could ever fault you,
and im sorry for the times you ever thought that i ignored you.
-
nobody knows what it feels like, nobody knows how to help me
and im starting to think there's something wrong with me.
no this ain't healthy.

my heart fluttered a bit reading his words, weird. "brandon, that's so sweet oh my god." i screamed, turning around to see him asleep on the studio couch. awe, i thought. i placed a blanket over him and quickly exported the song, making sure there was no trace of it anywhere in case elle came in here to edit her video. i walked down the stairs, austin sitting at the table and elle in the fridge, both of them desperately wandering around.

"hungry?" i asked, grabbing the waffle maker. they both groaned a tired "yes", i laughed and started making batter. while dancing around, i accidentally found myself quietly singing "healthy" as it was stuck in my head now. austin made a confused face, walking over to me.

"baby, what song is that?" he asked, wrapping his arms around my waist from the back.

"oh it's nothing, i don't know if i can really say yet." i said, turning around to kiss austin. i stood up on my tippy toes, kissing him lightly. he made a weird face, unwrapping his arms and walking backwards.

"what's up with you? i've been working with brandon on a new song, that's all." i said, thinking nothing of it. i grabbed the strawberries from the fridge, cutting them and placing them in a bowl.

"with brandon, huh?" elle asked.

"yeah, he told me about it yesterday so i helped him a bit with some lyrics and he showed it to me this morn-"

"you two are spending a lot of time together, huh?" austin asked, annoyed and looking down at his phone. elle walked away, going to find brandon. i rolled my eyes and walked away from him.

"whatever, porter. talk to me when you're not being a jealous dipshit." i said, finishing the waffles in silence before fixing myself a plate and walking towards the stairs. i raced up, plopping down on my bed before turning on netflix. on my block, the screen read. i pressed the first episode before relaxing and falling into the show.

brandon's pov
i woke up, covered in a warm blanket. huh, i thought, i must've fallen asleep while dahlia was listening to the song. i stretched and yawned, walking over to dahlia's room. i heard footsteps coming up the stairs, but i thought nothing of them. i lightly knocked on her door before coming in to see her stuffing her face with waffles and pushing up her glasses.