My Love For You Was Bulletproof (SEQUEL TO LEAVING HOME)

Chapter 26

I thought back to the last time I was in Vegas when we arrived. I was here for a reason I was here to get better and sort out my problems but it felt good coming back, I was here for pleasure this time. We booked into a hotel on the Las Vegas strip just for a couple of days until Max could get the keys off of his landlord on Monday. "So what do you want to do first?" 

"Ugh sleep" I groaned falling back onto the bed "We've been travelling all day" Max pulled me up 

"No, you're in Sin city!" I grabbed my jacket and put my shoes on 

"Fine what do you want to do? I haven't really been to Vegas for pleasure so I don't know" he smiled and I followed him out of the hotel room. "Well there's gambling, strip clubs, restaurants, shows. It's your choice?" I caught up with him so we were walking side by side

"Well gambling sounds fun but going to a strip club with you would be kind of odd, I'd rather just go for dinner tonight and then to a bar" I hinted he sniggered showing that he had caught on

"Sure, let's find somewhere" I followed him out onto the strip and we walked around until we found a cheesecake factory. I ordered the four cheese pasta from the menu and Max decided on Grilled pork chops. He hadn't eaten yet today so I didn't really blame him. "so do you come out here alot?" I asked him as I put some pepper on my pasta "I practically live out here now, LA was just a phase for me, I stay in my flat there on weekends usually, just to see friends and stuff but I spend most of my time here" Max couldn't wait to get out of the restaurant for some reason 

"What's the rush?" I asked as he asked the waiter for the bill 

"I want to show you Vegas properly" he stated pulling the sleeves of his jacket up. I rolled my eyes and got my purse out "No, put that away, I'll pay" 

"Fine but I'm buying the drinks tonight then" I said placing my purse back into my handbag and putting my own jacket on. 

I walked next to Max to this bar which looked quiet enough I was too tired for loud music and crowds. We sat down at the bar and I ordered our drinks "You were right Max being away from LA right now is probably the best way to go about things" I grabbed my phone from my bag "Can we take a picture?" I asked him pulling up Instagram

"Sure" He came and stood behind me and I snapped a pic of us before uploading it and writing below 'so glad to be out of LA for a little while' I posted it completley forgetting that the guys and Kat followed me on it and were probably very likely to see it. I placed my phone back into my bag and finished my drink before getting another for the two of us. 

The next morning I woke up, I wasn't hung over as I had only had a couple of drinks last night. I got straight in the shower before getting ready for my first full day in Las Vegas. I grabbed my phone from my bag and turned it on I had a lot of Instagram notifications only now realising that they would see it. I felt so gulible. There were a couple of texts as well. I read the texts and to my surprise one was from Kat and one from Lexus

Lexus: I can't believe you are hanging with Max now! Is this why you stopped talking/hanging out with me?

I scowled and then scrowled down to Kat's message

Kat: Hi Deven, I know stuff between us hasn't been good, but don't you think hanging around with Max Green is a little too far. You clearly know that Ronnie wouldn't be happy about that and especially because you know that this would really upset him. Being in Las Vegas is one thing, but being there with Max is really going to upset him. 

I sighed and went onto instagram seeing a few hundred notifications mainly likes and then a few comments. I deleted the photo and went into the kitchen area where Max was "Morning Max" he smiled at me "Hey Deven, you hungry?" I nodded 

"Okay well do you want room service or you wanna go down to the restaurant?" 

"The restaurant, I need to get out of this room, it's so stuffy in here" We went downstairs to the restaurant and ate breakfast.  "Dev, are you okay? You're really fidgety today, you haven't stayed still for a single minute" I shook my head

"I'm starting to think that this was a bad idea" I stated standing up from my seat and heading back to our room. I got my phone out and texted Kat back

Kat call me please. 

I locked my phone and put it into my bag before packing my stuff away "Deven, What's up?" Max asked as he came into the room "I don't want to talk about it Max" I replied before my phone started to ring. I grabbed it from the bag and answered it heading outside as I did so  "Kat, Hi, look I need to clear this up with you all so I'm coming over" 

"Deven I don't think that's a good idea, they don't care" I bit my lip 

"I don't understand, will you please at least let me explain to you?" she sighed loudly 

"What is there for you to say? You've made a run for it with Max Green, someone the guys definitley do not want to be involved with. It was your choice to leave us at warped tour that day, Ronnie even tried to make you stay he told you, you were always welcome" I put my hand to my head 

"I know and I made a mistake, we all make mistakes" it was silent "Kat, please just tell them!" 

"Deven, you ran away from the problems you thought you had, and you just made them 10x worse for yourself" she groaned loudly "Look Ryan told us all about the drugs aswell, they don't want anything to do with you anymore. None of them" I found that extremely hard to believe "Deven, your days here are over, everyone is moving on and it's time you did too. I mean you've made a start so why don't you carry on on your path" I was speechless "Goodbye Deven, it was lovely knowing you" she put the phone down. I had no where to go, the last thing I wanted was to end up back with Vampires Everywhere! and as nice as Max has been to me, I know that he set me up. Just like he had done before. I turned around and Max was stood there "What happened?" I stared up at him 

"You won" I stated simply before walking back into the hotel and sitting in the lobby. Right now self destruction didn't feel like a bad option....

"Come on Max let's go get wasted" I grabbed his hand and he pulled me up

"Deven, it's not even noon yet" I rolled my eyes at him and dragged him outside. He stopped and stood staring at me "Deven you're upset and I get it but... Don't you think this will just make it worse?" I glared at him

"Max! You loooooove getting wasted so don't give me that. You're a druggy now come on!" he let go of my hand "Deven, don't do this to yourself, I don't do drugs anymore, not like I used to, just  every now and again" 

"Max, you won, no one else wants me you got what you wanted"

"Deven, I wasn't playing a game I just wanted to help you clear your head up a little bit" I glared at him "You're no fun!" I whined

"You know you remind me of someone I used to date, her name was Lexus, in fact you're just like her" I froze for a second 

"Max how could you say that?" he looked down at the ground

"Just think about your lifestyle choices a little" he looked back up at me "I'm only trying to be your friend" I glared at him a second time 

"I don't need you to be my friend Max!" I shouted at him, I picked up my travel bag and slung it over my shoulder. I don't know why I was so angry at Max. I had no right to be mad at him. He'd done nothing wrong. I just think it was because everyone else had left me and they weren't giving me the chance to explain myself. 

I walked for what felt like forever until I got to a bar. I drank away my thoughts and ended up crying by myself in a toilet stall. I called Ryan but he didn't answer, I tried all of the guys but they didn't answer neither did Kat or Lexus I felt so alone. I tried Michael, he answered "Michael I, I'm so sorry" I sobbed before blacking out completely...