The Runaway 2 - N.H.

[56] Companion

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loOK AT THAT FLIPPING PHOTO ^ AND TELL ME CALUMS JEANS ARENT THE TIGHTEST THINGS YOUVE EVER SEEN

LIKE LOOK AT THE DAMN THINGS THEY LOOK LIKE HIS SKIN THEY ARE SO TIGHT

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Ashton's POV

They all went back to the hotel besides Louis, Cal, Luke, Niall, Mikey and I. Mostly because we need to start talking about what's happening with Mikey and because none of us can leave Bee.

"Mikey first of all we need to know where you want to stay, here with us or with your family?" Scarlette starts and I'm glad she's taking initiative with this, the rest of us are too scared to.

"Here," Mikey whispers and I'm a bit shocked.

"Then we will need to organise somewhere for you to stay - that is of you're uncomfortable to stay here," She continues. "Then we need a sober companion for you and counselling and all the other necessities."

"Okay," he mumbles emotionless.

"Michael if you want I can be your sober companion. I was looking in to doing it anyway," Braeden asks and takes his hand in hers, staring at him.

"Okay," he repeats, staring at the ground.

"We love you, Mikey," Bee whispers and before any of us can agree he bursts into tears.

"I'm so sorry," he sobs and Braeden puts a hand on his knee to comfort him.

"I forgive you, Michael," Braeden whispers and rubs his back.

"You shouldn't," Mikey mumbles into his hands.

"Well, I have so live with it. Now, you can take a nap if you want?" She asks and raises and eyebrow and gestures to her bedroom door. Mikey nods and walks into her room.

"He's so... off," I gasp, my head spinning with too many emotions. I'm steel reeling from what Anna did to me, how can I take on all of this?

"Better than how I was," Braeden mumbles and looks at Scar who seems to cringe at the memory. "Thank god Scar found me."

"Thank god," Scar repeats. "What would I have done without you," she says and Bee laughs.

"Guys?" Bee asks quietly and we all look at her expectantly. "He's only going to get worse if you three are here... I don't know if it was self explanatory, but none of you three can stay with him."

Alarm bells set off in my mind and I can't process the words before Luke starts speaking.

"You're jokin' right?" He hisses and clenches his jaw, only to be met with a shake of Braeden's head. "I ain't fucking leaving him."

"You don't have a choice," Braeden fights back and I look to the bruises across Luke's face. He looks like he's in incredible pain but this isn't the first time Calum's lost it on him.

"So what? We are supposed to leave him like we left you? Is that why you're doing this? Because we weren't here for you so you don't want us here for him?" He hisses at her and stands up.

"I'm sorry motherfucker have you been unconscious for the last eight months? I left you!" She screams and I flinch.

"Braeden, stop this," I warn and she scoffs.

"I wasn't good enough for any of you. That's why I left. Might as well tell you now. I wasn't good enough. That's why I ran-away. I mean, come on. Two of you cheated on me, one of you ignored me for four years and one of you hated me for a reason I couldn't really help. Sorry they took you down with them Ash, but that's the truth. Don't get me wrong I loved you all, I really did but I wasn't good enough, clearly," she explains, the pain evident on her tired face.

"Bee, you were more than good enough it's ju-" Luke starts but she puts a hand up to silence him.

"No, Luke. If I was good enough you wouldn't have done what you did," she whispers and a single tear slips down her cheek before she quickly wipes it away. "Mikey deserves better than what I got. He made some really shitty decisions and I will never forget what he did but he needs forgiveness and if that's what he needs than that's what I'll give him. I don't care how much that hurts for me because all I've ever wanted was the best for him," she says but I already knew all that she just said.

"You're right, Braeden, God are you right," I whisper and I feel nauseous.

Braeden's POV

Calum and Ash went back to the hotel to sort out stuff with management considering none of them are continuing the tour.

Mikey is still asleep in my room and Scar is cleaning Luke's wounds in her room. Leaving Louis, Niall and I to sit on the couches in awkward silence.

"Braeden, when we leave to go back on tour and I call you, don't you fucking dare ignore it, or runaway or do anymore of the shit you've done. Because I swear to god I will find you if it's the last thing I do," Louis says firmly, hunched over playing with his hands in anger.

"I know," I mumble with a smile creeping across my face.

"Yeah, I'm not letting you go again," Niall agrees and puts a hand on my thigh.

"Watch your hand," Louis growls staring at his hand on my thigh.

"I've done worse," he mumbles and I slap his arm.

"Okay, I'm going," Louis yells and stands up, throwing his hands in the air. "Bye Brae, I promise I'll see you before we leave," he walks over and kisses my cheek.

"Can't wait!" I call after him as he walks out the door, closing it behind him.

"He loves you so much, Bee," Niall whispers and I nod.

"I love him too. You know that, right? You know I love him?" I ask hoping he does, I wouldn't blame if he though I didn't by the way I've a been acting with him.

"Of course I know that, Braeden. You wouldn't do the things you did if you didn't," Niall says almost harshly, like he's annoyed I asked him that.

"And I love you," I mumble and he jerks his head to look at me.

"I know, Braeden. You wouldn't do the things you do if you didn't," he mocks and I roll my eyes.

"You can say it back you know," I say and put a hand at the back of his neck.

"No thank you," he replies and I lean in, our lips only inches from each other.

"Fine, I won't kiss you then," I tease and pull back a bit.

"To hell you won't," he growls and grabs my hips, pulling me onto him so I'm straddling his waist. He puts his hands on the back of my thighs and pulls me up a bit before kissing me. I tangle my hand into his long hair and slowly feel his hands begin to grip my thighs harder.

"Say it," I mumble and pull away even though all I want is his touch.

"I. Love. You," he says between kisses along my jaw.

"I love you too," I mumble and he kisses me once again. The kiss quickly turns hungry and I tug at the hairs on his neck.

I move so I'm sitting directly on his lap and over where he needs me most. I begin to feel him growing hungrier and needing me more and he moves a hand so that it rests on the back of my neck and pulls me further into the kiss.

"Fuck," he moans lightly as I begin to slowly grind on him. I can feel how much he wants me and I know I want him too. "I love you, Braeden," he moans and I grind harder, loving the words falling from his lips.

I kiss him harder and tug at the hair on the back of his neck. "I love you," I reply as a husky whisper. I slip my hands under the hem of his T-shirt and play with the waistband of his underwear, causing him to moan in response.

I'm about to pull off his shirt when I hear a high pitched laugh erupt from behind me and snap my head back. I know it came from Scarlette's room and I quickly move from my position on Niall just as I see the door handle twist. Niall quickly grabs a pillow and places it on his lap and we watch as Scarlette emerges from her room, a grin spread widely across her naturally gorgeous face.

She looks from Niall to me and back before staring at the pillow in his lap. She turns back to face me and gives me a not so subtle wink before grabbing Luke's hand and pulling him out of the room.