best friend | 5sos

#32

"Lexi, come on, I think you should stay on tour. I'll be there for a part, Ashton will be there, Luke will be there." Crystal told Lexi and taking a sip of her coffee afterwards. "I know, I wouldn't miss this opportunity, but Calum really hurt me and I don't know if I can be in the same cramped space with him any longer." Lexi sighed, looking outside. 

"I know you might think that now, but don't you want to let Calum go. I know that might be hard but come on, don't let one person ruin the rest of your friendships. Or more, I don't know what but you and Ash have a really nice thing going." Crystal sighed, finishing her cup of coffee.

"Let's go." Crystal said after a while, getting up and grabbing her pursue. Lexi nodded and didn't say anything for a while. They walked out of the little coffee shop that used to be Lexi's all time favourite. Lexi grabbed a cigarette out of her bag and lit it up whilst they continued walking.

"I'm going to miss being in Sydney so often." Lexi sighed, looking through the streets of Sydney Boulevard, her favourite place to hang around. "Look, I know this is your home, I know this is where you feel like you should be." Crystal started saying whilst they continued walking. "But don't you think that you can recreate the feeling of home with people. Doesn't hanging out with Ashton, Luke, Michael and me feel just as much like home?" Crystal asked.

Lexi bit her lip, she was right in a way. "But I don't want to make Calum feel bad, like he isn't welcome in his own band anymore. He wants to avoid me so he stays away from his friends when I am around them." Lexi said. "You look out too much for him, come on, would Calum do the same?" Crystal said whilst they reached Lexi's car. Lexi leaned against the side, finishing her cigarette.

"You're right, if Calum was in my position he'd say fuck you and just come." Lexi dropped her cigarette on the ground and got in to the car. "Exactly!" Crystal laughed and clapped her hands. Lexi started driving back to Michael's house. 

"I had fun, I'll see you tonight." Crystal smiled, giving Lexi a hug and getting out of the car.

Lexi smiled and drove to her own home. She parked the car and got in to her house, ready to spend the rest of the morning and midday with her parents that she had missed so much. "Did you have fun with Crystal?" Her mother asked whilst she joined them on the couch. Lexi nodded and crossed her legs.

"I have made a decision." She then said, staring at her hands. "I think I'm going to continue the tour." She said, biting her lip. She wasn't sure what her parents would say, since they had really missed her too. "Lex I think that is the right decision." Her father smiled, patting her leg. "I think even though you are in a fight with Calum, you should go. You guys are best friends, have been for almost twenty years, one fight does not immediately end a friendship." Her mother said.

They talked for a little longer and then decided to watch a few movies. Lexi really enjoyed the company her parents provided, but she was also excited to get back on the next plane and fly to a new place. She was getting wanderlust and it felt amazing.

When it was around five in the afternoon, Ashton walked in to Lexi's house. "Sorry, am I interrupting something?" He said, pointing at the television. "Not at all Ashton, we just finished watching a movie." Lexi's mother smiled, staring at the boy. "Okay, alright." He replied, walking closer to the couch.

"I just came to see if Lexi needed help with packing, since we're flying to Canada tonight." He said, staring at Lexi and then at her parents. "How could I forget, oh my." Lexi rolled her eyes and got up. "Did you actually forget to pack?" Ashton laughed while following her up the stairs.

"I guess with all the hectic stuff happening, I did." Lexi sighed, walking in to her bedroom and falling on to her bed. "I'm happy you decided to come. I know it wasn't an easy decision." Ashton said, sitting down next to her and laying his hand on her back. Lexi sat up and stared in to Ashton's eyes, that were so close to hers. "I think this was the only right decision." Lexi said, it almost came out like a whisper.

She looked away and turned around, staring at her closet. They both didn't know what to say for a second. "Alright." Lexi sighed and walked over to her suitcases, grabbing some items out of it that she no longer wanted and then walking over to her closet to pick out items she did want. "Don't overpack, you'll probably end up wearing the same three outfits over and over again." Ashton told her, making her laugh.

Then, Ashton turned on some music whilst laying on Lexi's bed, simply staring at her whilst she walked from her closet to her suitcase and back. After about half an hour, she said she was done and joined Ashton back on her bed, rolling in to his side before laying on her back. 

"So what do we do now?" Lexi asked while staring at the ceiling. Ashton rolled on to his side and stared at the side profile of Lexi's face. "Want to go get dinner?" He asked, a hopeful look in his eyes. "I can ask Luke too, if he's up for it." Ashton attached to his sentence. Lexi smiled, it sounded pretty good.

So, not even fifteen minutes later, they found themselves walking over to Luke's house, that was not too far away luckily. They picked him up and started walking to the pier, checking out the Sydney views for the last time for a while.