The Choice

Chapter 27

WAS LISTENING TO JAMES BAY'S SONG 'HOLD BACK THE RIVER' WHILE WRITING THIS SO I SUGGEST YOU LISTEN TO IT WHILE READING IT. WILL GET YOU IN THE MOOD... ok. now read!

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 wake up with nobody next to me. I walk to the bathroom and change from my shorts into Jc's grey joggers and a sweatshirt that says "BOO BITCHES" on the front. I untangle my hair and braid it into a fishtail, finally I apply some mascara and simple eyeliner alng my top lashes. Can't be looking a mess IF I decide to face sam today. I walk unwillingly downstairs to see no one but himself sat on the couch with a worried expression. Good I think to myself he should be worried after what he did! I walk straight past him into the kitchen to join all the other boys. The girls are obviously still sleeping, no surrise there.

"Hey babygirl!!" Matt smiles at me, I reply with a half-hearted smile. Everybody else walks over and hugs me simutaniously until we hear a cough from behind the island. We break apart and see Sam standing there.

"Am I interrupting anything?" he questions. Nope, just your going-to-be-ex getting comforted by her best friends because of what you did last night I wanted to say. But instead I walked over to Taylor who is sat on one of the high stools at the breakfast bar. He lifts me by the waist and sits me on his lap sideways. I loom at Taylor, then at Sam, Taylor and I start laughing out of nowhere. I jump down and stand still, not sure of what to do next, Tay rests his hand on my lower back and gently pushes me towards Sam while whispering a 'good-luck'.

Sam leads me into the downstairs den and sits on a bean-bag. He inhales a sharp breath before speaking. "I am so so sorry Ria! I didn't mean for that to hap-"

I cut him off, "No Sam! I'm sorry, for believing that we could actually work this time. First it was Kian now it's Acacia, again." he looks like he's about to cry. And sure enough, he does. My heart is actually breaking even more, if that's even possible. I walk over to him and sit on the floor infront of him, taking his face in between my hands. He sniffs and looks at me.

"I just think we should take a break, a month or so. I am going to live in my own house with Tay and Matt, they said they need a place to live. I'm sorry." I stand up and start to walk away before I cry myself. Sam grabs my hand and pulls himself up. I close my eyes and fel the hot tears run down my face. He wipes them away with his thumb, he brings his head closer to mine and places a soft kiss on my forehead. 

"Just think about it, yeah?" he whispers softly before turning away towards the door and walking slowlly up the stairs to the loungeroom. I collapse into the beanbag that Sam was previously until a few minutes later when I am pulled up onto my feet and into Taylor's arms. He squats down to my height and kisses my cheek. 

"I'm sorry Ria, I really am." he says worridly while crouching down again and motions for me to jump on his back. I kiss his cheek and hop on. Tay carries me upstairs through the lounge, gathering so many sympthapetic looks from the boys and Abi, Miruna, Anthi and Ellie (who are now awake.) Sam is nowhere to seen and neither is his pennyboard. I couldn't care less where he is at this precise moment, wait, that's a lie, I need him to hold me that everything will be ok and this is all just a dream. But it is not a dream and everything is not alright. Matt follows Tay and I upstairs and we sit on my bed and talk for a good few hours straight.

"I'm going to get munch, anything of interest?" Tay stands up and asks.

"You know what I like," I reply, trailing off at the end He walks over and kissed my cheek once again then leaves. I look over at Matt and he is sat there looking at me with his arms wide open. I move closer and cuddle up to him.  

I feel safe with these boys.

Taylor's POV

I go to the store just down the road and buy all of Ria's favorite snacks; sour patch kids, skittles, cookie dough ice cream, salted popcorn and 12 Arizonas all of which are different flavours. As I'm walking back to the O2L house, Matt and Ria drive towards me in her car.

"Get in," she says, "I can't be in that house when Sam gets home. The 2 girls are coming home later tonight or tomorrow." I get in the back and lean forward betweet her and Matt to see one of his hands on the wheel and the other on her leg. I shoot him probably what is the dirtiest look I have given anyone and he instantly removes it. 

I think I'm falling for her again. 

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SAD CHAPTER, I KNOW. BUT IT HAD TO BE DONE SOONER OR LATER. SORRY FOR ALL YOU SIA SHIPPERS OUT THERE. BUT WILL THERE BE A TIA?! MAYBEEEEEEEEEE. 

I WAS LISTENING TO JAMES BAY'S SONG 'HOLD BACK THE RIVER' WHILE WRITING THIS SO I SUGGEST YOU LISTEN TO IT WHILE READING IT. WILL GET YOU IN THE MOOD...

iloveyouall my beautiful readers

-Ria xo