Always you - Remington Leith

4

I woke up to my alarm going off the next morning. 9am, great. At least I didn't have anything to do.

I was exhausted, my body ached and my face felt puffy and gross. Suddenly memories from last night came flooding in. How did I end up back in bed? When did Rem leave? Why did he do what he did?

So many questions spiraled around my head.

I grabbed some painkillers from my nightstand and downed half a bottle of water, feeling really dehydrated. I didnt even want to touch my phone, but when I saw a message from Elle I knew I had to respond.

Elle: I saw what happened, are you ok?
Elle: Mia?
Elle: Please tell me you're alright
Elle: I hope you're ok, let me know when you get these.

Me: I'm ok, don't worry.

I turned my phone off after replying to Elle. I didn't need anyone else harassing me today, so I made a mental note to call her later.

Making my way out of my room, I walked into the bathroom where I found Emerson applying his eyeliner.

"Morning- oh shit you look rough", he stumbled over his words and I gave a weak smile.

"Do I really look that bad?", I chuckled and stood beside him, taking a look at myself in the mirror. Ew. I cringed when I saw myself. My hair was all over the place and I looked like I had been crying for a month straight. Mascara was also smudged around my eyes so I looked sleep deprived and homeless.

"Were here for you whenever you need us", Em said from beside me, "I know Remington was when you needed someone"

I felt myself heat up just hearing his name. So Emerson knew about what happened? Did he hear everything or was he just told? Ugh I can't deal with this shit.

"Speaking of him, where is he?"

"Probably downstairs. You should have a shower and come down for breakfast, I think we're having pancakes", Emerson said as he walked out of the bathroom and closed the door.

I did as he suggested and showered yet again, trying to wash away all of the sweat and dried up tears. Once I thought I looked presentable enough, I put on some clothes and slowly made my way downstairs where I could smell fresh pancakes. As much of an idiot as my brother can be, he is a really good chef. He, along with my dad, taught me how to make a lot of dishes, so I think I'm pretty good if I do say so myself.

As I walked into the kitchen, I could feel everyone's eyes go to me. Did they all fucking know about last night? Clearly my brother didn't because he was not only stuffing his face with pancakes, but he hadn't gone to beat the shit out of my ex yet (which he has done in the past). However, the other three were sharing awkward glances between each other, not really talking much.

"So", Emerson cleared his throat, "have you had enough time to think about the offer?"

I looked up at him, knowing full well that that was the last thing that was on my mind last night. I glanced over at Remington and noticed he had not only been extremely quiet, but he wouldn't look at me even for once second. Did last night even happen?

Deciding I wasn't going to doubt myself any longer, or let stupid boys get in the way of my dreams, I grinned at Emerson and gave him a cheerful "I accept", to which he started fist bumping the air and ran over to hug me. I felt relieved that everyone was supporting me through all this shit going on in my life. It was a great opportunity, and I would get to tour with an amazing band while doing what I do best, so obviously I wasn't going to give that up.

"we leave in three days for Chicago", Sebastian winked playfully and I smiled. I can't believe I was going to Chicago, to take photos, plus hang out with some super cool guys. God I was just so excited.

Once everyone was finished eating, we cleaned up and the boys got ready to head back to their place. I said my goodbyes, to everyone apart from Remington because he kind of just left without saying anything to me, but I was happy we would all be back together in three days, even if Rem and I weren't on good speaking terms.

Once I was back in my room, I decided to turn my phone back on, ignoring the messages that were still coming through, and call Elle. We talked for a while about everything, I explained what happened, or at least what I thought had happened. She was just as taken back when I told her that Remington hugged me. But she said she wasn't surprised that he was back to ignoring me now.

"Hey, what do you say we go get ice cream tomorrow, and then look around for cute outfits and necessities that you will need to take on tour with you?"

"That would be perfect", I smiled through the phone.

She never fails to cheer me up.

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Kind of a filler chapter, but hope you still liked it :)