Something was wrong. It had been dead quiet the entire flight. We left this morning, the day after the Christmas party at the Jonas', and Nick hadn't really said much to me since we did. He seemed to be ignoring me at the moment. I didn't think I did anything wrong, but I had an idea of why he was upset.

It was the moment from the night before.

He rested his chin on my head. We watched contently together for a couple moments.
"Rea?" He peeped.
"Yeah?" I smiled up at him.
"I love you," he sighed contently, "and I don't care if you don't respond yet, I just wanted to tell you really bad."


I took the liberty of not responding, which he told me was an option, but obviously it was the wrong one. After that moment was when he began to become distant. I didn't really regret my decision to stay quiet. Afterall, he told me that he wouldn't mind if I didn't.

Sure, I was infatuated with him, and I cared deeply about him. But, there has just been a lot of shit going on with Calum and such. No matter how hard I tried, I would never be able to forget everything that's gone on between us. I didn't feel justified to say that I loved nick back yet. I knew that it would be a lie.

I didn't love Nick. I knew it. Calum knew it. Everyone else around me knew it. Now Nick knew it. I didn't want to tell Nick I loved him when I didn't mean it. I wanted to be able to say it and mean it with all my heart. I couldn't do that when Calum was hovering over me like he had been recently. There was definitely a chance that eventually I would be able too. Well, at least, I believed there was a chance.

I looked over at him. He was scrolling through his phone with his headphones in. This wasn't how the flight to Cali was supposed to turn out. We usually talked and joked around for a bit and saved the music and headphones for later when we had tired ourselves out. I sighed, knowing that he was not going to give me the time of day at the moment, especially on the middle of a plane.

So I did the same. I put my headphones in and stuck my iPod on shuffle. My head laid back on the plush blue headrest and I closed my eyes, ready to sleep away the somewhat short flight.

"I remember the day you told me you were leaving
I remember the make-up running down your face
And the dreams you left behind you didn't need them
Like every single wish we ever made
I wish that I could wake up with amnesia
And forget about the stupid little things
Like the way it felt to fall asleep next to you
And the memories I never can escape
Cause I'm not fine at all"

Same Luke, I thought, Maybe if I wake up with amnesia I can forget about this whole thing and just love Nick like he deserves. Like I'm supposed to.

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"What hotel did you book?" I asked
"I dunno," he muttered with a shrug.

I sighed and took a breath, trying to keep my patience. This was the on,y response he'd been giving me since we landed. At first, I took it without question, in some way I deserved it. But I was beginning to become impatient and angry with him.

He was taking this too far. If he has a problem with what was said last night, then he should say something to me about it instead of ignoring me. That's what you do when you love someone. Well at least, that's what he told me last night.

I followed him to a cab, tossing my stuff inside mindlessly. Fans were crowding around, trying to get to us. They immediately cheered me up. I decided to go back over and talk to them, take a couple pictures and stuff too. After all, they waited for us. I couldn't just ignore them.

"Reagan let's go," Nick ordered snappily.
I scrunched my nose up. The fans who heard all looked bewildered. Nick never behaved like that.
"Don't be mean to her," one fan defended me, "she's just trying to be nice to us."
"We have to get back to the hotel," nick explained to her.
The fan was not pleased, "maybe you should take a page from her and stop for fans once in a while, ya know."

"Yeah," a couple more agreed.
"It's alright guys," I assured them, "were both just...a bit tired is all,"
They didn't seem to be fazed by my statement.
"Reagan, were leaving," nick repeated, grabbing my hand.
I sighed and nodded, "sorry guys. I'll try to stick around some other time. I'll be here a while,"

"It's okay," one in the front assured.
"Calum wouldn't do that!" A fan in the back called.

My jaw dropped. I wasn't upset with her at all. Calum wouldn't do that. He was always good to his fans. But, I mean, it makes it all a tad bit awkward between Nick and I once we leave the area. Nick heard but didn't respond, only pulling me towards the exit faster.
I felt the anger inside me bubbling up at him. Once we got back to the cab I gave him a piece of my mind.

"What the hell was that?" I spat.
He scoffed, "you're little fans made it something it wasn't,"
"No, you couldn't get over being mad for just a second could you? You just had to make a scene in front of everyone!"
"This isn't my fault!" He yelled.

I knew it was getting awkward for the poor cab driver. I felt bad for him.
"Then tell me how it's mine!" I ordered.
He rolled his eyes, "I poured my feeling out to you last night and you didn't even respond!"
"Well if I remember correctly, you're the one who said that I didn't have to! You said you just wanted me to know!"

"Well at least now I know that you don't," he muttered, looking out the window.
"Would you rather me lie to you?" I growled, "we've been dating for 6 months!
"The problem isn't that you don't love me," he seethed, "it's that you still love him,"
"I can't help it! I was fine and he came back!" I cried, "and I never did anything with him, I stayed faithful to you!"

"But it still kills you doesn't it?" He whispered, "you still think of him more than me, and you'd book it out the moment you have the chance,"
"Well now I know how you feel," I rolled my eyes, looking out my window.
"No Reagan," he scolded, "I've been thinking about this for a while, and I'm tired of being second place to you. No matter what I do, you'll always want him, so I'm ending it. Now you can finally be happy,"

I turned and stared at him emotionlessly for a moment. He wouldn't meet my eyes as he told the cabbie to stop driving and pull over. Then, he got out of the cab, grabbed his things, and was gone.
The cabbie turned in his seat, "I'm so sorry miss. Is there somewhere you would like to go?"

I blinked away the tears in my eyes. He left like it was nothing. I was such a mess and all I wanted to do was cry.
"Can I call a friend really quick?" My voice cracked.
He nodded his head, "of course. I'll be outside until you are ready,"
"Thank you,"

He got out of the car and went to the side, taking a cigarette out of his pocket and lighting it. I choked a sob as I took my phone out of my pocket. Luke said they'd be in Cali when I was too. I scrolled through my contacted until I found his name: "Lukey

Notes

Are you all happy now? Not a single person has been team nick. Tbh I was going to make her reject Calum and end up with nick in the end, but then I didn't want to make you upset. There is only 1 more chapter left. And I might just post it ASAP to finally put this story to rest- and BC I already had it written out for a while. I told you it was going to be short, it wouldn't have been really good if I dragged it out.

did you guys like it? Pleasseeeee tell me!

And one more thing! please read Straightedge! It doesn't have many reads at all! It would mean the world to me! At least tell me if you don't like it so I can scrap it and start working on something else!

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