Dimples

Chapter 20

As per usual this isn't edited. Just thought I would drop the last and final update of Dimples. Hope you guys really enjoy it and make sure to vote comment and follow me. I'll attempt at the sequel for this but no promises and please don't kill me. ;)
~outofbreath27~

As soon as the call ended with Luke and I, I called Ashton. He quickly raced back to the hotel where I had everything packed already and ready to go. Josh was convicted for getting in a fight on the street and assaulting a police officer. I can't wait to hear his explanation for this one.
"Are sure you want to leave? I'm sure he can take care of himself Alora." Ashton tries to convince me to stay as I gather all of the suitcases.
"He can't access his money to post bail Ashton. He's stuck in jail and I'm the only other one who can get his money." I tell him in an exasperated tone. "How can you even say that by the way? Josh is your friend!" I turn on him. He walks up to means takes my hands before looking me in the eyes.
"This trip was for you. It's for you because you were too stressed out in London. You needed to get away so we got away. It's your decision if you want to go back but don't go back because of a stupid reason. Josh is a grown man he can take care of himself. Don't ruin your vacation because of your brothers mistake." He rants and I takes all of my willpower not to break down and cry from the stress.
"I'm okay with this. Let's just go back." I lie with a wavering smile. He shakes his head but doesn't open his mouth to argue. We each grab our suitcases and check out of the hotel before we catch a taxi to the airport. We are silent through the taxi ride and walk through the airport. I can tell he's disappointed in me for putting Josh's needs before mine but I've always been this way. The next flight to London doesn't leave for another hour so we got lucky and as quickly as we can go through security and get to the gate just as they ask for the final people to get on. We get into our seats on the plane and I want to sleep the entire way but my mind won't shut up.
Who did Josh beat up? Why did he hit an officer? Was he attacked? Was he going to be taken? Did someone insult him? Ashton's hand taking mine brings me back to reality.
"You're over thinking this." He mutters before bringing my hand up to his mouth and kissing my knuckles. "He'll be fine. We'll be there in no time and then you can kick his ass for ruining your vacation." He jokes before pulling me in for a kiss. "I love you." He says against my lips. A tear leaks out but he doesn't catch it as I reply.
"I love you." I say in a thick voice. He pulls away to look at me and his face softens when he sees me close to tears.
"It's okay. You can cry." He whispers to me softly and pulls me so that my face is buried in his shirt. I cry quietly as the plane takes off. The tears finally stop rolling when the seatbelt sign goes off and I drift to asleep half laying on Ashton.
*Dream Starts*
"You're never going to see them again you stupid bitch." My father hisses to me as he drags me by my hair into a car. My movement feel slowly and I know that he drugged me so that I wouldn't fight back.
"Stop." I whimper quietly as pain spreads from my scalp to my neck.
"Never. I'll never stop hurting you and hunting you down. Never." He tells me before he drops my head and kicks it hard.
*Dream Ends*
I wake up with a start and it takes a few minute for my breathing to calm. Ashton is snoring softly under me and I blush before I pull away from him and get up to use the toilet. I stare at myself in the mirror when I get there and barely recognize myself. My skin is tan and the sparkle is in my eyes that hasn't been there since before Josh got me. I look happy. I shake my head to clear my thoughts and make my way back to my seat as the plane goes through some turbulence. The plane drops a little and my stomach drops before I stumble a bit. I would've fallen to the floor if an arm wouldn't have caught me.
"Are you alright?" A guys voice says from the seat near me.
"Yeah. I'm good." I say and carefully stand up. My knees are wobbly but I brace myself on the tops of people's seats.
"Are you sure?" He asks. I look at him and gasp.
"Danny?" I say in an astonished voice. He looks confused then a smile breaks out on his face.
"Oh my god. Alora." He says with a smile.
"What are you doing here?" I ask him. Danny was the only person who noticed me in school. He didn't talk to me or anything like that but whenever he saw me in the hallway he would send me a smile and it would be the highlight of my days in that hellhole.
"My family was on vacation. Everybody else is leaving this weekend but I have work this week so I had to come back." He explains. "Where did you go? You like suddenly disappeared." He observed and I'm shocked.
"I didn't think anyone noticed me." I say and blush slightly.
"Are you alright miss?" A flight attendant asks and walks up to me.
"Yeah. I'm okay. I'll see you later Danny." I give him a small smile before making my way back to my seat to find Ashton just waking up. The seatbelt sign goes back on and I plop down next to Ashton waking him up fully.
"Hi. Where did you go?" He asks in a sleep laced voice.
"To the bathroom." I ask and give him a peck on the cheek before taking his hand as the plane starts it's descent.
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When we land in London and get our bags, we walk outside to wait for Luke to pick us up. He wasn't supposed to come back from Australia until we went to America but for some reason Josh called him when he got detained. Josh doesn't know that Luke called me.
"Hey." He greets with a wide grin when he steps out of the car. He instantly pulls me into his arms and I smile some. I've missed Luke.
"Hi." I greet weakly as I hold on to him tightly. "How long has he been detained?" I ask him when we pull away.
"A week. He hates being there but he didn't want me to post bail. He didn't want me to do anything but I couldn't just do nothing." He says as he gives Ashton a weird man hug.
"I get it. Let's just get him out of there." I say in an already tired voice. This is going to be a long day. Luke drives us straight to the police station and I jump out quickly but have to wait for Ashton and Luke to get out. Ashton takes my hand to calm me down and my hand tingles from his touch. "How do we do this?" I ask as we walk in. Luke grins a little.
"Just let me do the talking." He tells me.
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An hour later, Josh is walking through the door and glaring at Luke.
"I told you not to call her." Is the first thing out of his mouth which angers me.
"What, no 'Hi Alora. How was your trip that I cut short?' No 'I'm sorry for getting arrested.'?" I say and cross my arms. His face drops and he instantly steps forward to hug me but I move away. "No, you don't get to just hug me and fix this. Why the hell did you get arrested Josh?!" I ask him as my voice rises.
"Okay. Let's save this for when we get to the hotel." Luke says and puts arm over my shoulder to steer me outside. I lean into his body warmth suddenly tired. He opens the back door for me and I slide in before Ashton does and takes my hand with a smile. Josh gets in the passenger seat then Luke pulls away and heads to the hotel. The car is silent the entire way back to the hotel and I'm surprised when my stomach starts to turn. I try to ignore it but takes over my senses and I can barely talk.
"Pull over." I croak. Luke slows and pull over to the side of the road and as soon as he does I am out of the car and puking. I only throw up for a few minutes before the feeling goes away and I sit back in the car. Luke looks at me with a weird look but I can't decipher it before I shut my door and he pulls away from the curb.
"Are you okay?" Ashton asks from beside me as he sets his cool hand against my forehead. I sigh and press my head harder against his hand and his face fills with worry. "You're burning up." He tells me and pulls me gently so that my head is in his lap. He puts both of his hands on my cheeks and I close my eyes. The car stopping makes my eyes open again. "We're here. Are you okay?" Ashton whispers to me. I nod my head and sit up slowly. Luke opens my door and steadies me when I waver on my feet. My head is swimming but starting to clear up. I don't feel well at all.
"We'll meet you up there." Luke tells Ashton and Josh. Josh takes my suitcase and gives me a smile before heading away from us with Ashton. "Are you okay?" Luke asks.
"I'm dizzy and I don't feel well." I answer honestly. I am leaning against the car when a fan comes up.
"Oh my god! Luke can I have your autograph?!" She asks. I give Luke a nod before starting to walk away from them.
"I'll meet you in the lobby." I tell him and turn around to walk normally. My head is still swimming but I can walk normally. I walk through the parking lot slowly and would've let out a scream when I was grabbed but my mouth was covered with a cloth and after a few panicked breaths everything fades away.
Ashton's POV
"What did you do Josh?" I ask him when we are standing in our room. He looks down before answering.
"He confronted me on the street and was talking shit about her so I punched him and didn't stop. A cop tried to pull me away and I decked him in the face." He sums up for me. Suddenly the door of the hotel room opens and instead of seeing Alora walk in I am disappointed to see Luke.
"Hey. Where's Alora?" I ask him with confusion on my face.
"She's not up here already?" He looks confused than worried.
"What?! What the fuck happened?! Tell me everything!" Josh demands.
THE END