Torn

Chapter 15- Stay

I go downstairs and sneak out of the house so my mom won't hear me. I see Hayes. He has his arms crossed. Did he find out about Nash?

"Princess I need you tonight." He says.

"What's going on?" I ask.

"Something is up with my parents. My mom and dad keep fighting about all this touring. Dad wants me to continue, but mom wants me it have a few months of being normal. I am not sure what to do. Johnnie said I needed to tell him and my mom by tomorrow night and dad will be wanting my answer at dinner tomorrow, he is taking me out." "I just need someone to hold and talk to, I need you" he says as he goes to hug me.

I try to process it all. "Well you can come spend the night and we can stay up all night forgetting about all of this. My mom won't know so why not." I say.

"Perfect" he replies. He grabs my hand and we go to his house to get all he needs for football, sleep, and shower.

Did I seriously invite a boy over for the night. Crazy. What has happened to me. Well all I know is Hayes needs me and I need to see if he's my always. We need each other now.

He told his mom that he was going over to Noah's house so she wouldn't call my mom and make a scene. Trust me. My mom would make a scene. So we keep it a secret. Our secret.

We walk up stairs to my room and I put his bag in my closet. I put a romantic comedy on netflix and change into my pajamas Hayes just wears his boxers. We climb into my bed we both scoot to the middle, right by each other. He puts his arms around me and I put mine around him.

"This is why your my bear" I say to him.

"This is so much better than being somewhere else"he says.

"I should go get the lights right"he said.

"No. Stay with me. We need each other. You have reasons and I just have the fact that every day I spend with you I love you more. I'll get the lights."i say as I clap the lights off. Hayes kisses me on my cheek.

We make jokes and laugh. Like noting is even wrong. Than he asks me a question I really have to think about.

"Princess. If I go on tour, will you come with me? just think of it, every night could be like this. No parents. No distractions. Just us." He says.

"I will do whatever you want me to do. If I go with you I'll be happy and if you stay I'll be happy. Your the reason why I know the meaning of 'I love you', and whatever makes you happy is whatever I'll support you with" I say.

"Why am I so lucky?"he asks.

"You wee put in this life to do greater things than what most do. You were meant to help people, make them survive, make them happy"i say.

"But you were also meant to be with me. And I have no doubt." I say after.

"Isabelle?" he says.

"Yes bear?" I respond.

"I want to do what makes me happy, and what makes me the happiest person in the world is being with you everyday. And I think I need to focus on school. Things are getting serious for my future now. And this vine stuff won't last forever. One day they will all forget my name. I want to do something meaningful and I want you to help me. I want you to stay with me because when I'm with you you make me feel like vine was never created. Your touch says you love me and I feel it too. Isabelle I want to stay. I don't want you to be alone all those months without me. Remember our song, in beside you, I don't want you to be that lonely girl missing me. I want to be right there with you." He says.

I'm breathless. I think I tear up. "You make me happy and I'm happy you know what you want to do. I know how much traveling meant to you. Who knows maybe we could travel ourselves one day. I just can't believe you think I'm worth leaving all of this fame for" I say.

"It what I want. I've been wanting to do it for a long long time and now, I have a reason and now I am finally more happy and in love than I was when I first even toured, you make it all worth it. " He says. He pulls me tighter.

In that moment. I realize that what Nash and I had was just too risky. Nash would never give his fame up for me. Hayes realizes that I'm worth keeping and Nash, he has more important things now.

Hayes is who I want.

I kiss Hayes on the cheek. And say, "tomorrow when you tell your parents I really want to be with you. I want to hold your hand and send you my thoughts as we tell them."

" I was hoping you'd tag along. Stay with me for all of it" he says.