𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 - 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐜

Chapter 4 ~ Locked In

Shayne's POV

I walked into the squad room after an hour of sitting in the restroom stall crying and texting Damien. I could tell he felt bad for me but he was getting annoyed because they were trying to shoot an episode of Board AF, so eventually I left him alone.

When I got in to our room, no one was there. Noah and Olivia were shooting PIIMM and I think Keith was doing One Hour Song Machine. No Court. I strolled to the window and looked down to the parking lot. Her car wasn't there. She'd left without saying anything. My eyes drifted to our beanbag and I saw my hoodie, previously named as missing. I picked it up and put it on. As I pulled it over my head, I inhaled deeply. Courtney had been wearing it. It smelt of her shampoo and of her perfume. Oddly, it calmed me. I felt safe and close to her. I packed my stuff away and left, dreading tomorrow.

Courtney's POV

I woke up with a tear stained face as usual. I pray I don't have to go to work today. The one thing I had to rely on was that today was my older sister Kari's due date. For a baby yes. I thought to myself when I was leaving, come on Kari, push out that baby now or you best believe I'll be broken.

I arrived at the office and still no call from her. Shayne was at his desk, listening to music and typing. He didn't look up but I could see his eyes were bloodshot and red. I sat next to Noah on the couch and we chatted for around twenty minutes. Not being rude to Noah, but sometimes I tune him out because all he talks about is Olivia and how much he likes her and, honestly, it gets kind of boring. Thankfully, after 20 painful minutes, my phone rang. It was Kari.

"Noah my sister's calling me, I'll be back in a few," I told him, casually strolling out to the hallway, hiding my thumping heart.

"Hi, Kari,"

"Court, Kari's in labour," It was my younger brother Conrad.

"Oh my gosh, really?" I exclaimed, a little too loud, jumping up and down.

"No, I'm just messing with you. Obviously really!" he said sarcastically.

"Ok! I'll be down there in an hour or so, I'll just go tell my boss. See you later, love you!" I babbled excitedly.

"Ok, see you soon. Love you too, Court!" Conrad said happily, hanging up. I rushed in to Ian and Anthony's office to ask for permission to leave. Obviously they said yes, saying I was only missing out on a Show W/ No Name and that Olivia would fill in for me.

"Ok, my sister's in labour, so I'm heading down there to meet them at the hospital." I said to the squad.

"Wait! Your sister is pregnant?" Noah exclaimed.

"Yeah, did I not tell you guys?" I replied, confused.

"No you did not, young lady. What is wrong wit you!" Keith chuckled.

"Sorry, I must've forgot. Anyways, I'll see you guys in a day or two. Bye! Love you all, so much!" I yelled, waving as the elevator doors closed. I heard Olivia saying she loves me too. I didn't notice but when I got in the elevator, I realised I said love you straight to Shayne. Oh. My. God. Too much. But this is for later, Kari is my main priority. Now, to the hospital, to see the baby that saved my day, kind of.

Shayne's POV

"Sorry, I must've forgot. Anyways, I'll see you guys in a day or two. Bye! Love you all, so much!" Courtney yelled. I'd taken my earphones out but I couldn't bare to look up. How had she come to work so cheerily? Did it mean anything to her? I don't know. When she'd left, the other three turned to look straight at me since I'd finally looked up from my laptop screen.

"She likes you, my dude," Noah said, sympathetically.

"No fucking shit Sherlock!" Keith laughed, punching Noah's arm.

"Shut up, I'm trying to help our friend here!" Noah grinned back, motioning for Olivia to come in between the two idiots.

"Courtney does?" I asked, to which all three of them nodded. " No way, nuh uh, she would've said something by now."

"It's Courtney, no she wouldn't. After Wahlid, every little thing has been hard for her to process." Olivia reasoned. Wahlid had hurt her pretty hard. I mean, why cheat on a girl as perfect as her?

"And I can tell you straight up, brother, she loves you. When she said 'love you all, so much' she was looking straight at you, only you!" Keith smiled. This lifted my spirits, but why didn't she say that last Friday, or yesterday.

"Nope. I'm not taking it from you, only from her. But thanks for being here you guys, you're the best," I said with tear in my eyes, getting up for a group hug.

Time Skip ~ Two Days Later (because I can, my dude)

Courtney's POV

Kari had her baby girl! She called her Lily, after her favourite flower and her fiancée, Callum's, late grandmother. The baby was beautiful. Lily has the prettiest eyes, a mix of light green from Kari and silvery-blue from Callum. After the birth, I stayed with Kari for the rest of the day and the day after. I came into work this morning terrified before remembering Shayne isn't in till lunch since he's filming for The Goldbergs. I'm so proud of him for getting this gig, but I haven't congratulated him because, well, you know why. During the morning Noah and I shot PIIMM, where we ate some really weird fruits and shit. Then me and Olivia were just chilling in the squad room when Shayne came in. I immediately sat up straight and Olivia elbowed me and shot me a stare as if to say "Stop staring, you'll make him breakdown, AGAIN!" I went back to scrolling through Instagram just as Shayne caught my eye. He put on his headphones and didn't say a word to us or Noah and Keith. The day went on and neither me or Shayne had anything to shoot. About an hour or so before the day was over, Noah and Keith left to go for a very late lunch and Olivia left to meet her boyfriend Sam at a restaurant. That left me and Shayne alone, not on speaking terms. I needed to get out of the squad room, so I wandered down to talk to Boze and Mari when I realised I couldn't hear anyone. Nothing at all. I looked everywhere and no one was in. Weird. The day wasn't even over yet. I walked as slowly as I could to the squad room and when I got there, Shayne was asleep on our beanbag. He had his hat over his face and his phone in his hands over his chest. He looked peaceful. I didn't want him to wake up and be alone, so I wrote a note saying how everyone has left and so have I. I stuck it to his laptop and grabbed my bag. I pulled out my phone and got in the elevator. I got out, walked to the doors of the building and opened the door. Or at least I tried. I pulled and pushed as hard as I could but it wouldn't budge. Panic started to rise within me. I got to the squad room as fast as I could.

"Shayne. SHAYNE!" I yelled, taking his cap and hitting him with it.

"W-what. I-i'm up!" he said groggily.

"The doors won't open. We're locked in."

(A/N)

Oooo, locked in together. I know I said I'd do more Damien, but I'm not too sure how he fits in, but I guess I'll just figure it out! Also, just over 50 reads already, on my first ever story! Yay! Thank you for reading, and don't forget to vote and comment if you enjoyed this!