Help Me (sequel to Save Me)

Chapter 142

Tiny trigger warning but it's cute at the end :))

A loud and alarming gag wakes Andy, Emerson and Sebastian, who sit up and pull back their curtains, confused. Andy gets out of bed, since Remington isn't beside him, and finds the boy leaning over the toilet in tears. The first thing Andy thinks of is that he's relapsed again, but Remington's knuckles aren't red. He looks up at Andy, who kneels next to him. "What's wrong, honey, are you sick?" Andy asks, Emerson and Sebastian watching from the doorway.

"Fucking nightmare," Remington mumbles, "I'm gonna fucking kill all her fucking relatives." He sounds pissed off, angry, and exhausted.

"I'll help," Andy jokes, trying to cheer Remington up. "Here, have some water," he offers, when Sebastian hands him a bottle.

Remington takes it and gulps it down, wiping his mouth after and groaning. "I need to talk to her," he says, "Holly's mother, I need to talk to her."

"Come back to bed. We can talk about this in the morning."

Remington stands up and wipes his eyes. "Can you-can you not touch me?" He follows Andy back into their bunk. "I feel like I might scream if you touch me." Careful of scaring the young singer, Andy lies fairly still, and Remington closes his eyes. "I thought it wasn't affecting me so much but I was-I was wrong," he whispers, "I keep being wrong." After a minute of calming himself down, Remington puts his head on Andy's chest.

"It's okay," the older assures, wondering if Remington meant it when he said the stalker is Holly's brother.

Before the show the next day, Andy takes Remington to the police station to tell the police what happened the previous day. They have to fill in forms and Remington does his best to describe what the man looks like. He doesn't mention anything about him being related to his ex.

In the dressing room, Remington texts Genevieve without telling anyone.

Hi. I need to ask you a question.

Oh, what is it?

Does Holly have a brother??

Yes, Jason. Why?

Does he ever visit her in jail??

As far as I'm aware, no, but he does write to her.

Okay. Thanks.

It's him, Remington thinks, it has to be him. He writes to Holly, meaning they're communicating, meaning that she's passing him information, and he's passing it back. It just has to be him.

The show goes well, despite a minor issue when the microphone cuts out, and after, they take photos with everyone. "

"Oh fuck," Sebastian mutters to himself, looking at the que of fans.

"What?" Remington asks.

The guitarist leans in. "You remember those people who made me wake you up?"

Remington nods.

"Yeah, that's them, four people back. Be careful, okay? The mother is a bit full on."

"Fantastic," the singer mumbles, "thanks for warning me."

When they get to the two people, Remington is anxious that they're going to be rude to him, and stands close to his big brother.

The mother has the same intimidating face as last time. "Ah, look who showed this time," she says rather rudely, referring to Remington, who internally flinches at her tone.

"One hug from each of us, a photo, and then you go," Sebastian says firmly.

The woman rolls her eyes, and Remington is hugged by the girl, too tight for his liking, but he refuses to let himself show that he's uncomfortable. "Thanks for coming," he says, forcing a smile.