Never giving up on you - Completed.

22.

Austin

It was weird that I hadn't heard from Caity for a few days; she hadn't picked up her phone when I called, and had just sent me a text with an excuse and saying she was busy. It had been three days since our fight, and I thought that maybe she was still upset about it, and it made me feel worse with every day that passed.

I didn't mean to push her into moving in with me; I just thought it would be a logical next step in our relationship. Yes, maybe it was early after only two months of dating, but it wasn't that we just knew each other for only a short while. Caity and I had a history, and we had a daughter together. Hailey. I bit my lip while I stared at my phone, contemplating whether or not to call Caity again. I missed her, and I missed Hailey. I had been reading her a bed time story every night, always from the same book. Hailey knew every word to it, but she still giggled and laughed when I read it to her. And now I hadn't seen her little face in three days, and it made me a bit homesick. I never got homesick before.

The guys noticed. Alan asked me if me and Caity were okay, since he had heard us fighting on the phone, but to be honest I didn't even know. All I knew was that she had been really upset and I had been a little too unfair, and now she wasn't picking up her phone.

My thumb was hovering over her contact name on my screen, ready to click it and call her once again, when Tino wandered into the bunk area and saw me laying down on my bed.

'Oh, hey,' he said, smiling. 'What are you doing?'

'Golfing,' I said sarcastically, and Tino threw me a look while rummaging through his bag. 'What does it look like?'

'Sulking,' he answered, pulling out a new shirt and changing. 'What's up, Austin?' I shrugged, sighing and throwing my phone next to me on my bed.

'I don't know, Caity's... She's a bit off, lately.'

'Why?'

'We had a fight, remember?'

'Hmm.'

'And now she isn't answering my calls or texts. I just miss her. And Hailey. I haven't spoken to both of them in three days.' My eyes trailed up to the photo of the three of us that I had pinned on the wall in my bunk. Tino followed my stare and sighed.

'Maybe she just needs some time... She said she wanted to think, right?'

'Yeah... But three days?,' I said miserably. Tino shrugged.

'She'll be fine, don't worry.' He smiled and left the bunk area before popping his head back in. 'Meet and greet starts in half an hour.' I put my hand up in acknowledgement and sighed. Tino left me alone again. I didn't feel like doing the meet and greet at all. My body hurt and my mind was occupied with my girls.

Another ten minutes passed and Patrick made me get up and get ready for the meet and greet. I did as he said and quietly followed the rest of the excited band, entering the venue and the room where our fans could meet us. There were already some people standing outside, forming a queu and they got loud when they noticed us. I managed a smile and waved, and took a seat behind the table that was set up for us to sign stuff when I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket and I took it out. Seeing Caity's name pop up on my screen gave me a small heart attack and I excused myself from the guys and walked off a little before answering.

'Caity? Hey!' My heartbeat was racing through my veins as I waited for her voice to fill my ear.

'Hi...' She sounded a bit off and I got worried.

'How are you? I haven't talked to you in a few days.'

'I know. I'm sorry...'

'Are you okay?,' I asked a little anxious. She fell quiet for a moment.