Strip It Down

Reality

I woke up in Lukes arms. My phone was going off like crazy. I grabbed it.

"Hello." I said.
"Hi Kells you okay?" My dad said.
"Daddy." I said crying.
"Do you need me?" He asked.
"No you are doing exactly what I need you to do." I said. "How are my babies?"
"Missing their mama and dada. The boys want to FaceTime. You up for it?" He asked. I looked at it was only 9am.

"Of course. Let me pump I'll call when I'm done." I said.
"You got it. Talk soon." He said hanging up.

I got up and went and sat in the chair. I was scrolling my phone as I was pumping.

Luke jumped up. He looked around.

"Luke what's wrong?" I asked.
"Bad dream..." he said. He grabbed his phone right away. He put it up to his ear.

"Hey Michael..." He said
......
"No no no of course tell mike I'll be there in about an hour and a half..."
.......
"Yeah she does....."
........
"I'll tell her bye man....."

He hung up.

"Jay still doesn't know..." he said.
"Ok..."
"I need to shower and go see Mike and her parents..."
"The boys want us to FaceTime..." I said.
"Okay. Let me use the bathroom. Will that give you enough time to finish up?" He asked.
"Yeah..." I said.

He went into the bathroom. I felt selfish for being rude but she didn't want help. I was upset she was my bestfriend for years. But once again she's gone and she's still ruining my alone time with Luke....

I put the milk I pumped into the freezer. I knocked on the bathroom door.  And went in. He was leaning against the sink.

"Hey..." I said going over and grabbing his hands.
"Ever since we have met Mikes drama has somehow effected us... I had these next few days planned Kells... the perfect most romantic nights... and now..." he said. I stopped him.
"Now it's ruined but it doesn't have to be."
"I know Kells..." he said putting his forehead on mine.

"Come on lets go call our boys." I said taking his hand.

We went and sat on the bed. He used his phone. Bo answer.

"Hi!" He yelled.
"Hey buddy. I miss ya." Luke said.
"Dallas is being bad so I Savannah." He said.
"Why?" I asked.
"All they do is cry..." he said.

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It was 230 that afternoon. I was lying on the beach with Jay.

"Mike hasn't answered me at all this morning" She said looking at her phone for the hundredth time.
"I'm sorry..." I said.

My phone started ringing . It was Emily's dad.

"Hello." I said.
"Kelly...." He said.
"I'm so sorry." I said. He was crying.
"We have a note from her for you do you want it?" He asked.
"Give it to Luke make him look at it first please... I'm still having a lot of post partum depression." I said jay looked confused.
"Okay I'll give it to mike to give to him..."
"Where are you guys?"
"At the hotel we are spending the night at the one down the block and heading home tomorrow..."
"Is He there?." I asked.
"Yeah hold on"

"Hello...." He said depressed.
"Are you ready yet. I can't do it anymore."
"Sure... can y'all come back"
"Yup we will be up... bye." I said

I hung up.

"Kelly who was that?" She asked.
"It was Emily's dad..."
"What the fuck are they doing here."
"Mike needs to talk to you...."
"If he's going back to her...."
"Jay he's not let's go..."

**

When we got up there I went to the side and hugged her parents. Mike walked inside and jay followed.

"Don't hate her..." I said.
"We know what Emily did to him... we don't hate her... or him or you or Luke... we should've done more." Her dad said her mom was in a daze.
"You guys did everything you could she didn't want help anymore." I said.

My phone went off it was Luke.

Lukey: hey baby can you come down behind stage real quick before you get dressed for tonight?

"Alright guys I have to go. What time is your flight tomorrow?" I asked
"5am." Her dad said her mom still hasn't said anything.
"Ehhh."
"Don't worry Kells we don't need to do anything" he said.
"Keep me updated with plans ok."

I gave them both a hug and walked down to the beach.

I had my swimsuit cover on and was carrying my bag.

I saw rose petals going to behind the stage. I slowly followed them. I went and saw Luke had a table set up on the sand behind the stage.

"Luke" I said as he was in white shorts and a red shirt.
"My love" he said pulling my chair out.
"How?" I asked sitting down.
"How do I ever do anything I do?" He asked smiling.
"You need to be rehearsing "
"Kells making my wife happy is all I need to be doing."

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**Jaylees POV**

Mike looked like shit.  You can tell he didn't shower today or anything.

We went to his room. His bed was still made. He never makes a bed. He didn't sleep last night at least not in here...

"Did you really go and stay with her and sleep there last night! Jesus Mike! Now her parents are here what! She can't be alone for 5 fucking minutes? Come on..." I was yelling he cut me off.
"JAY STOP!" He yelled.
"No! You want to sleep with me then you leave and go and what fucking cheat!?" I yelled.

"Emily killed herself in her hotel room last night. She shot herself in the head.... Jesus jay you just assume I went and cheated I made love to you last night and I meant everything I said you are my only one! But my ex fiancé, the mother to my child that I lost, she killed herself. Because of me, because of us, because of Kells, because of Derron." He said  throwing envelopes down.

"Mike...." I said I felt terrible now.

"Just... just go jay... I can't." He said crying.
"I'm not leaving you..."
"I'm not having my girlfriend sit here and watch me cry over my ex fiancé who just died.... it's not fair to you..."  he said sitting down.
"Mike... I'm staying in here for you.... what can I do?"
"I need Lukes concert recorded and pictures that's what I need to go do..." he said. I sighed.
"Mike...."
"I'm not getting fired!"
"He won't fire you...."
"I just... I can't talk anymore about this anymore...." he said and walked out the door....

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