The Athlete, The Rockstar, and The Hostess

Chapter 22

Adeline POV

"I have some news," Axel says after we both have grabbed a glass of champagne. 

I look at him, waiting for him to continue.

"I've been asked to play a lead role in a movie!" He announces. 

"Wait, what?!" I'm shocked. I didn't even know he wanted to do something like that. 

"Yeah, I've been asked to do it, and I thought it would be fun to try something new. What do you think?"

"I mean, that's amazing! I'm happy for you, I just didn't know you were interested in doing anything like that."

He smiles, "well sometimes opportunity just comes knocking."

"I don't want to seem like I'm not happy for you, because I really am...but what does that mean for us and for you moving to D.C.?"

"Seriously? I tell you this big of news, and that's your response?" He sounds agitated.

I roll my eyes, "it was just a question. I told you I'm happy for you, but I think it's fair that I ask that."

"Can it not be about you, for one night."

'Ouch,' I think in my head. I just shut my mouth, and don't respond to his rudeness.

"I've got to go talk to my manager. I'll be right back." He scoffs and stomps off. 

I'm looking around the room at all the people in here, and I suddenly feel extremely out of place. I decide to go out back to get some air, and once I'm out there, I finally decide to listen to the voicemails that I had been ignoring for the past month. 

I click on the first one, from the night I left Kasen at the club.

"Hey, Ads. I'm sorry if I did something to make you feel uncomfortable. I really didn't mean to. Call me, let me know you're home safe."

Then I listen to the next two from the morning after, then the three from the day after that. Then so on, so forth like that.

I finally get to the last one, and press play.

"Ads, I don't know what else to say. I don't know what happened. Maybe you got scared, maybe you hated yourself for falling for two guys at once. Whatever it is, I want you in my life. If not, then that sucks. I'll leave tickets at every home game for the season, I hope to see you in the crowd. Goodbye Ads."

My heart warms up from hearing his voice, I feel healed from Axel's cold attitude earlier. "Fuck, what have I done?" I say out loud in the empty alleyway. A single tear drop falls down my face, and I quickly wipe it away and take a deep breath.

I've never felt so lost, but I knew I had to return back to the party eventually. Once I'm back in the party, the tears threaten to come back to the surface as I see Axel flirting with some tall beautiful girl.

"Fuck this," I mumble under my breath. I walk straight up to him, and he tries to say hi, but I talk over him, "I'm leaving. Bye."

I turn on my heels and stomp out of the place, pissed off and hurt. I know I have no right to feel this way, since I've flirted with Kasen in the past, but I knew I wouldn't cross any lines. Axel has a history of cheating and playing girls, so who knows if he would cheat on me. 

Quickly I run into Axel's house, pack my suitcase, and get back into my taxi that drove me there. I'm on the way to the airport, booking my flight as I'm driving there. 

Axel hasn't even tried to call me or text me. What the hell happened? Why was there such a sudden change in his attitude towards me?

Two hours later, I board my plane. Still no call or text from Axel. I guess this is what I get for doing this to Kasen. Karma is a bitch. 

I call Kate and Rose, both of them don't answer. I'm out of money so I can't get a cab from the D.C. airport home, so I decide to call the one person whose never let me down.

"Ads!!!!" I hear his sweet voice come through the phone. And just like that, the flood gates open, and my tears turn into full on sobs.