When it Gets Hard [JC Caylen Fanfic]

13: things are different

*CHEY'S POV*

"... It's about your father and I know you would want to be here. He's not been getting much better since his surgery" I felt my breath hitch and the water turned off. I say there silent, not knowing what to say. "JC should come too. I don't know if he's going to make it. Just incase you should come back for a couple days." I could feel the tears rolling down my face. I was sitting on the bed with my knees up to my face, speechless. JC walked out of the bathroom and saw me, he ran up to me and started holding me.

"What's wrong, what's happening?" I could hear the worry in his voice and I tried to tell him but I couldn't get the words to come out of my mouth so I just handed him my phone. "Hello?" I could hear my Mom's voice on the other side of the phone. He just looked at me and position himself on the bed. He pulled me onto him and held me. "Okay, we'll leave tomorrow. Love you Tami. Bye." He hung up and wrapped both arms around me while I cried into his bare shoulder. I felt bad, getting my makeup on him right after he had showered so I pulled away.

"Sorry..." I spoke softly.

"No baby, you don't need to apologize. I don't care if you get me messy, I just want to be here for you." He pulled me back into him. I feel awful, I know JC is hurt too, my family had been like a second family to him. He loved both my parents too. I started feeling his tears drop down his face. I just looked at him and he looked back at me.

"We should pack..." I got up and tried walking away but he pulled me into him.

"No, we can do that later. Let's just get something to eat and tell everyone that we'll be leaving for a little while" he kissed my forehead.

"Okay, just let me clean up first" I walked into the bathroom. I didn't want to leave his arms. It made me feel so comforted but I had to. I cleaned up and walked back into the room to see JC waiting for me on the bed. I walked out the room and JC followed.

We got to the kitchen and I made toaster strudels for us, something easy. I'm crying without even realizing it. I worry about my father so much. He's a fighter though, so I'm hoping he pulls out of this strong and continues his fight. He's been dealing with Kidney failure, strokes and heart attacks for years. Honestly, it's a surprise he even lasted this long. My father and I have so many memories... Like when we went camping and I was scared of the horses so he just took me for a walk, or him teaching me to ride my bike and him taking me out when I got good grades. I want to continue making memories.

I awake from my day dream and realize JC is wrapped around me again. He's comforting me, even though I didn't ask. Kian and Andrea come into the kitchen and I look up at them.

"Chey, what's wrong?" Andrea softly speaks.

"I have to go home..." I get out through the sobs.

"What?! Why?" Kian asks whisper yells, while looking concerned.

I give JC a look telling him I don't want to have to say it so JC answers for me "WE have to go home. Chey's dad is sick and he may not make it. It will only be a little while" and as soon as he finish I can feel that my tears are falling even more. The more people say it, the more real it seems.

"Oh my gosh, we're so sorry" Kian replies.

"It's fine..." I say so soft I'm surprised he even heard it.

Andrea smiles at me "Well, do you want help packing?"

"Um, sure. Thank you" I answer with a weak smile. I then see Andrea walk off and enter my room. I guess she'll start without me and when I'm done eating I'll go help her. I'm so happy that I have friends like these people, they care so much and I haven't even been here a full month yet.

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Later Connor and Makayla come home and Makayla tells me all about her date. I think Connor and her are going really well. When I decided on coming to LA I didn't think any of this was going to happen. Makayla finishes talking about her date and asks why I'm so quiet.

"Just think about how much it seems life has changed since moving here... but really all that's changed is that I'm actually with JC. To some that may not seem like much but he's been my bestfriend since I can remember, he's been my crush for years, he's practically famous. Girls would kill to be me but I'm the lucky one. He's even going back home with me"

"WAIT! YOURE GOING HOME?!" She interrupts me.

"Yeah.. My dad is sick and my mom thinks I should go back home. Jc is coming to be my support and to see my dad. I'm just hoping for the best" I reply with loving thoughts of JC, but worry about my dad.

Makayla and I finish talking and I go back to my room to see that Andrea finished packing for me. I really just want to stay in today and lay with JC so I go to look for him but when I turn around I bump into something.

"Hey, jelly bean" JC says wrapping his arms around me and I smile. It feels like it's been a long time since he's called me that. He use to say it all the time when we were in middle school. I think that's the first time I've smiled since my mom called.

"Hey, can we just lay in bed for a while?" I ask looking into his eyes.

"Of course, do you want to watch tv too?"

"Not really... Can we just talk? I just want to talk about us and memories and things that'll make me smile and you always know how to do that. So, can we please just talk?"

JC smiles at me "We can talk about anything and everything". That's exactly what we did. We talked about everything we could think of. The times we were together, the times we lived so far away from each other, the feelings we've felt for so long. We talked for hours and just laid there. The only time we got up was to grab dinner and then we went back to talking until we fell asleep. Days like these don't happen to me often, but maybe they'll start to. With JC, everything's different.