Stay Gold {O2L}

25 Days

KIAN LAWLEY

It had been a few days since I told Sam my feelings for Katie. He simply told me that I needed to break up with Andrea as soon as possible if that was really how I felt.

So that's what lead me to my correct situation, sitting in front of a disheveled Andrea, who was currently a mixture between upset and ready to blow my head off with a bazooka.

"You're breaking up with me?" she said with such a condescending tone, as if it was an impossible act.

"Yeah, Andrea, listen I'm incredibly sorry, I just don't want you to have to be in a relationship with someone who isn't fully committed to you" it was the truth, I wasn't committed to her at all. My full attention was on Katie every moment, every second, every day I couldn't get her off my damn mind and the worst part was that I loved it.

"Not fully committed? What is that supposed to mean? Is it that brat Katie? Katie, get your damn ass out here!" She screamed, the sound echoing off the walls as I tried to plead her to stop.

"A 'please' would be appreciated" I heard the voice that made my heart beat just the slightest bit faster.

"I don't think I need to watch my manners with a home wrecker" Andrea spat, and Katie just looked at her cluelessly.

"What the hell are you talking about this time Russett? I didn't steal your hairdryer, put hair-removal cream in your shampoo, or spilt up the oh so perfect Kiandrea" I could tell she was jealous, and I couldn't help but smile at the glimmer of hope of us being together.

"I swear my hair has been falling out in damn clumps for weeks! It isn't natural!" Andrea screamed, "wait, that's not what I called you in for. You and him are together, aren't you?" She pointed at the both of us, and I could see a look of concern on Katie's beautiful face out of the corner of my eye.

She looked like she was going to crack and tell Andrea about our kiss, which would then lead to Andrea slut-shaming her on all social media and her YouTube career being over before it even started. I couldn't stand the thought of her getting the horrible hate that was bound to come by being to blame for breaking Andrea and me up.

"No, Andrea, I swear I feel nothing for her. It was a fan, a girl that I met during DigiFest named Hailey. She was beautiful and amazing and I knew that if I felt that way about another girl I wasn't faithful to you and I'm sorry" I took her hand, and for a split second I saw that Andrea that I actually fell in love with, the sweet and caring one that was tainted by the need for fame.

"Whatever, I'm over it. I really liked you at one point, but that feeling has long been lost. It was a matter of time before I broke up with you, you just beat me to it" she said and got up off her seat, "I won't have to deal with either of you regardless because I was planning on moving in with Jenn, across town from this shitty development. See you around, Ki" she glared at Katie and I before walking out of the apartment to God knows where.

"Well, that solved things" I said and chuckled a little at the absurdity of the situation.

"Yeah, good for you" Katie said back to me, before looking at me with watery eyes and walking down the corridor to her room.

"Wait!" I ran toward her, grabbing her wrist and lightly pulling her towards me, protectively into my arms.

"Let me go!" She screamed, pounding at my chest with her fragile fists and not daring to look me in the eye.

"Not until you tell me what the hell is wrong" I tightened my grip around her, hugging her into submission. She stop fighting me and fell into my embrace, lightly crying on my chest.

"This 'Hailey' chick is what's wrong. I really like you Kian, but yet it seems that you have eyes for every girl but me and that kills me inside. I kissed you, I threw all my self-respect out the window for that kiss because I thought that maybe, just maybe, you would feel the way I do about you, but I guess you never will. There will always be a prettier, smarter girl out there and that's what's fucking wrong" she stopped crying and was just staring at me, looking like a person does after their heart is broken. I could bear to look at it anymore.

"Katie, there is no Hailey and there will never be anyone that can even compete with your beauty. I made her up so Andrea wouldn't ruin your career by tweeting horrible things about you. I care too much about you to let you go through that. I wish I could go back in time and never be with Andrea, just so I could spend that much more time with you. I made a huge mistake with Andrea, and it took seeing you again to realize that I will only ever have eyes for you" I looked down at her and she was smiling up at me, the tears that were just flowing down her face mere moments ago vanished.

"Ki, I don't know what to say" I let go of my grip on her, and instead just held both of her hands in mine.

"Then let's not say a damn thing" I smirked and leaned down to kiss her.

I could really never get over the feeling of her lips against mine. It felt so raw, so real and so right, like everything in my life had all been background noise and this kiss was the beginning of everything. Which it was, this kiss was the beginning of my adventure with the most amazing girl I had ever met.

"Wait, I have to tell you something" she broke the kiss and looked at me with guilt. I urged her to go on, wondering what was so important to break our kiss.

"Well I, kinda, sorta, did put hair-removal cream in Andrea's shampoo"