Cliché to Original

Chapter 13

Kaylee's POV

"Are you sure you want to leave with everything like this?" I asked Rae as I walked with her into the airport.

"I don't really want to, but Michael wants space.."

"I don't think he meant that you should leave Australia."

"I know... I had to leave anyway. The photography studio I really want to work at finally got back to me, and I got the job, so.."

"Were you really going to tell him about you and Niall?"

"Yeah, of course. And I was probably going to do it that night, but Madi.."

"I know, I know. You worked things out with her right?"

"Kind of.."

"Rae."

"I'm serious. I'm not so much mad at her anymore, but I still can't believe she told Michael when I told her not to."

"What'd she say when you talked to her?"

"Just that she wanted me to have an honest relationship, even though I do and I was going to tell him."

"What exactly did you and Niall talk about?"

"That he was sorry for wanting me to choose him over someone I obviously really cared about. And I told him that I still wanted to be friends with him because his friendship means more to me than any relationship, kind of, and even though he said he wouldn't be as happy as he would have been as my boyfriend, he's still okay with that."

"Rachel!"

She turned around and smiled when she saw Niall. "What are you doing here?"

"Attempting to stop you from leaving."

"Niall I can't stay here.."

"Yes you can."

"No, I literally can't. I have a job waiting for me back home. I'm honestly surprised I survived here for this long without any money."

He smiled and took her hand. "I don't want you to go, though."

"Aren't you going back to London soon anyway?" she laughed.

"So? You can come with me when I leave if you still don't want to be here."

"Niall, I seriously have to go back to LA."

"Then I'm going with you."

My eyes widened, and so did Rae's. "Uh, what?" I asked.

"I have a plane ticket already."

"Why do you want to go with her?"

"I need to make sure she's okay, and I've met her sister before... She could use my support."

I laughed and nodded. "Fine. What am I supposed to tell Michael though?"

Rae shrugged and looked at her phone. "I don't know, just wing it because Niall and I have a plane to catch."

I groaned, but gave them each a hug before they left. "You have to text me, okay?"

"Yeah, yeah," she waved.

Niall laughed and followed her to the security check.

I spent the entire drive back to the apartment thinking of what I could possibly say to Michael. I figured he'd be a little upset about her leaving, and maybe furious to find out that Niall went with her. I'm not at all prepared to deal with the mess that's about to happen.