Let Live (An Austin Carlile Love Story)

When I'm With You

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Tyler's P.O.V:

I squinted my eyes as the sun began to stream through the blinds in my room. I yawned as I blinked my eyes a few times as I tried to pull myself out of my sleep. I smiled as I realized that Austin was still there holding me close to him. I felt butterflies in my stomach as I thought about last night; I kissed him.....and he kissed me back. It wasn't really anything exciting, just a small peck, but it meant something to me. I liked to think it meant something to him, too, but I wasn't sure. I mean he was being incredibly sweet, he had stayed with me and cuddled all night, but I couldn't help but feel like he was doing it out of pity, trying to make me feel better about everything that was going on with me. I was confused, but I wasn't strong enough to come right out and ask him how he felt. Honestly, I was afraid to hear the answer.

I reached for my phone to see that it was only 9:30. I had to be at work in 2 hours, so I slowly pulled myself out of Austin's grasp and got out of the bed. I smiled as I saw him stir a little bit, but he fell back to sleep. I walked to my closet and grabbed some new clothes before walking to the bathroom down the hall. I was more sore than I could've imagine being; everything hurt, and my cheek was throbbing. I looked at myself in the mirror and cringed at the bruise on my face; it was turning gross colors now and it looked horrible. I slowly stripped out of my pajamas, wincing again at the bruises that covered the rest of my body.

I stepped under the steaming hot water, letting my body relax, even though my mind wouldn't. I couldn't stop thinking about my mom and how much I missed her; and my dad......I almost cried at the thought. And then there was this whole mess with Kody......and I didn't even know what to think about what was going on between me and Austin.

I stepped out of the shower, shivering as the chilly air surrounded my body. I pulled on a pair of long, black leggings, and put on a red tanktop. I wasn't in the mood to blow dry my hair so I put some product in it and threw it into a bun on top of my head. I put my contacts in before walking back to my room to grab my makeup. I tiptoed in so I wouldn't wake Austin, but I was surprised to see he wasn't there. I wandered out into the living room, which was empty, before making my way to the kitchen.

Austin was standing at the stove cooking something, still only wearing his shorts, and looked reallllyyyy sexy. I bit my lip a little bit as I stared at his chiseled body, taking in the sight of his tattoos. After a while I cleared my throat and he turned and smiled at me.

"Morning, sunshine! Hungry?" he asked as he put whatever he was making on a couple of plates and turned and carried them to the table.

"You made pancakes?" I asked in disbelief. No one had ever done anything like this for me before.

"Yeah. I hope that's okay, I-" I stopped him from rambling.

"Thank you. I love pancakes," I walked to the fridge and grabbed the butter and some orange juice, setting them on the table. He brought the syrup over and we sat next to each other. I was fixing my pancakes to my liking and I saw him look over at me out of the corner of my eyes. His hand came up to my face, his thumb running back and forth over my bruise softly.

"You okay?" he asked, his eyes full of worry.

"Mhmm," I replied shaking my head as I took a drink of my juice. His fingers moved under my chin and turned my face to look at him. He raised an eyebrow at me.

"Tyler....." he said. I bit down on my bottom lip as he stared into my eyes.

"Fine. No, everything hurts really bad. But I will be okay eventually," I tore away from his gaze and focused on my food as I cut up my pancakes and began to eat slowly. Austin finally directed his gaze back to his own food and began to eat as well.

"Tyler? Is Austin here? I saw his car outside!" I heard a voice yell from the living room as the front door slammed shut.

"In here ginger!" I yelled, my mouth full of the delicious pancakes.

"Oh. Hey what're you guys-" Alan stopped as he entered the kitchen staring at us.

"What?" I asked as I chewed my food. His face crept into a small grin.

"Awww look at you two being all cute and what not! I love this!" he squealed as he clapped his hands together. I blushed and I could've sworn I saw Austin do the same. I finished my food and stood up from the table to put my dishes in the dishwasher.

"Okay, awkward silence. Anyway, we have a meeting in an hour man," Alan said to Austin. I turned to walk back to finish getting dressed. "Woah. What's this?" Alan stopped me from exiting the kitchen as he noticed my face. "Tyler what the hell happened to you?" His voice was loud now as he examined my face.

"It's, uh, nothing. I fell," I pushed my way past him and walked hurridly to my room. I put a black jacket on to hide the bruises on my arms and shoved my makeup into my purse so I could do it in the car; I needed to get out of here before Alan had the chance to ask any more questions. I wasn't ready to talk about it to anyone else yet. I put my sunglasses on my face and grabbed my keys and my phone. I walked back out to see Alan and Austin standing in the living room. "Gotta go to work. Later, boys," I hurridly rushed out the door to my car, driving off quickly, leaving the guys there confused.

I drove to work and sat in the parking lot, carefully applying my makeup to cover the big purple and yellow mark on my face. I began to get out of the car to head into the mall when I heard my phone buzz. I pulled it out and smiled at the text message on the screen.

Austin: Have a good day. I'll be around if you need me. xo See you later?

My heart began to beat rapidly in my chest. I texted back, laughing at my response.

Me: If you're lucky :P

I put my phone back into my purse and walked into the mall towards the shoe store. I was working with Chris and Angie today; they were pretty cool so I figured today would go smoothly.

"Hey, Tyler! You're in charge of the stockroom for the first few. Cool?" Angie questioned as I walked in. I shook my head; I was glad I would get to spend most of the day in the back going through inventory. I clocked in and took a seat at the desk as I pulled out the paperwork I needed to go through. My phone buzzed once again.

Austin: Ouch! Guess I better play my cards right then......

I smiled at my phone like an idiot. The way this boy made me feel.......even after all the shit that had gone down I was still happy, especially when I was around him. I pulled my iPod out and put my headphones in my ears. I spent the next few hours listening to music and doing paperwork.

Oh....and texting Austin the entire time.

Maybe he did like me after all? One could only hope.......