Growing Older (Travlyn Fic)

Katelyn

I don't know where I'm Irene I'm going. I just have to go somewhere.
The streets are dark and I can picture Travis worrying his little head off.
Travis. Ugh. We never fight. Never. But it's my choice. I just want Abby to have the best life she can.
I hear thunder boom in the distance. I don't want to go back home, but as rain begins to pound down on me, plastering my hair to my forehead, it might be my only option. I don't want to talk to Travis right now, but I also don't want to be completely drenched. The issue with living so far from everyone is that there is nowhere for me to go. Wait. I smack my forehead. I can be so dumb. Jason. Boy, would that make Travis mad. But what he doesn't know.... I look up at the sky. Why are we falling apart? Why Irene? If Irene has anything to say to this she doesn't answer. Instead, she sends a raindrop falling straight into my eye.
"Ow!" I snap. Great! It's been such a great day. I just wanted to settle the situation with Travis and instead I'm getting pelleted with raindrops. I should be watching the reruns of Glee right now or something! Not this. I let out an angry breath. I pull my phone out of my pocket, shielding it from the water with my other hand. I hit Jason's contact and then the call button. Raising the phone to my ear, I think of how he kind of reminds me of Aph and Zane. Very clingy to me and defensive.
"Kate?" He answers. "What's up? Should you not be watching Whats his name be a complete jerk face right now?" I glare, even though he's not here.
"Can you come pick me up?" I blurt out. "I need to stay the night somewhere." Because I am not going home. Not now.
"What?" I hear the confusion in his voice.
"Can you please pick me up? I'm on Reese Street," I say, slightly desperate.
"Um, don't you have a house like three blocks from there?" He asks.
I move to the side of a building, hoping to shield from the rain.
"Travis and I had a big fight, okay? I just need somewhere to..."
"Did he kick you out? Did you break up."
"No! It's not like that!"
"Hold on, wait there. I'm coming." I smile. It's good to know I can depend on someone to support me.
"Thanks, Jase." Maybe I'm being unfair to Travis. I'm not that mad anymore. Just kinda... I don't even know how to explain it. I don't want to talk to him right now, I don't even want to look at him.
I close my eyes. Hurry up, Jason. It's wet and I am not in the best mood right now.

I sit in Jason's old rusty black truck. Not anywhere as nice as Zane's, but full of good memories of fun times after work. I tap the old, ripped arm rest with my fingernails, absentmindedly. The heat feels nice, especially because I look and feel like a drowned rat.
"So are you going to tell me why, you were out in the rain instead of watching jerk face put rock salt in a slushie?"
I bite my lip. It's something all Fier's do.
"First of all, jerk face is Sebastian Smythe. Second of all, Aph could totally fix his character with a good backstory and a redemption arc," I say, hoping to change the subject. Jason raises his eyebrows at me.
"First of all, no. Just no. I watched that whole season with while you were pregnant and there is no way."
Distraction success. I bite back a smile.
"Is too. Throw in him being lonely, bullied, traumatic childhood, low self esteem, you know all the typical things and write it right and there you go." I turn my head, with a know it all smile on my face. This is good. Just don't think about the fight.
"Didn't let me finish. Second of all your whole change the subject thing is not working. You were biting your lip. Tell me. What did the idiot do this time." I frown, both with disappointment and confusion. Idiot? Travis? I sigh.
"He just... ugh.... we both had rough childhoods. My family almost never had money when I was young and his.... that's not my story to tell." He would be furious if I told about Terry. Furious. "And I thought he be happy for me! For this opportunity! This could support us! But instead he's just... just.. ugh!" Venom laces my words.
"How could he be like that? Opportunities like this don't just fall out of the sky!" Jason declares. It feels good to have someone agree with me.
"I know! It's like... he says he wants what's best for us, but this is! This could be it. Our big break." Jason shakes his head. Wait? Was he not just agreeing with me? Huh? "What?"
"It's not the two of you's big break!
It's yours. He's just being selfish right now. Katie, he should support you no matter what if he loves you." He should. But, Travis loves me. He does, doesn't he? But Jason has a point.
"I guess," I say, my voice mellower now.
"Kates, just think! He's saying no to something that's not even his choice! He's just being a jealous and selfish prat!" I don't know about that. "Kate, he's trying to control you because he hasn't had these opportunities."
"He says he just want our family to be together," I argue, defending Travis. He's not selfish. He's not.
"Katie, that man... he's nice, but he only looks out for himself. Your better than him." This makes my head hurt. I know Travis. Or do I? We spent a practically a year apart. That was my fault yet, but how could he have changed in that time? Is this just Jason messing with me head? I don't know anymore.
"Let's just talk about something else, please?" I say. I just want to fall asleep. Jason's face softens.
"Yeah, of course."
He rambles on about something, but I don't listen. I just close my eyes.
Everything's crumbling. It's odd. It feels wrong. I don't know what to do about Travis. But I do know one thing.
I want that record label.

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What do you think? Is Jason being a good friend or does he have ulterior motives....... What about Katelyn's reaction or love of Glee? Anyways, thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed!!!!
-AJKBOOKWORM