So Wrong, It's Right!

Forget About It Part 2

Talking in circles and

Chasing a tale of

Love-drawn distant memory

Am I sure that she's the one?

Chapter 7 – Forget About It Part 2

Nico got dressed quickly, slipping on a pair of skinny jeans, a white vest top with an All Time Low hoodie on top, she tied her hair up and put on a pair of sun glasses to attempt to hide her puffy red eyes from crying so much about last night.

“Where did you snoop off to last night?” Jack questioned teasingly.

“No-where I just crashed” Nico shrugged him off, freezing when Alex walked into the room.

“You’re lucky you slept through last night, I’m sure the rest of us all heard what Alex was up to last night” Jack wiggled his eyebrows and Nico paled – Alex chuckled nervously.

“Nice hickey” Rian commented walking past Alex.

 ”Are those scratches?” Zack asked. “Geez who were you with?”

“It was me okay” Jack screamed.

During all this Nico managed to sneak out.

“Nico wait up!” Taylor’s voice called her, she joined Nico smiling at her, Nico gave her a watery smile – thankful she had her sunglasses on to hide her tearful eyes but one treacherous tear fell down her cheek.

“What’s wrong?” Taylor asked concerned. “C’mon we’ll go get some lunch or something and you can tell me everything.”

They ended up in a small coffee shop, Nico had taken off her sunglasses and was now pouring out everything to Taylor.

“And now I don’t know what to do because I have the most amazing boyfriend at home, who loves me and I’m not even sure if I love him back! And the worst part is he would probably forgive me if I told him but he would be heartbroken and I don’t want to hurt him like that. But I think I like Alex and I don’t know what to do anymore! Maybe I should leave tour.”

“You shouldn’t make a decision like that so quickly! How do you feel about Oliver right now?”

“He is the sweetest guy ever and I feel protected and safe when I’m with him. He has been so good to me and my parents love him, everyone thinks he’s perfect and he is. He is everything I ever wanted: he is loyal, he loves me, he would do anything for me, he spoils me and he is the sweetest guy in the world, he gets along with my family and my friends and he fits into my life perfectly.”

“And how do you feel about Alex right now?”

“When I’m with him I don’t think about anything else, it’s like the world escapes me. I forget about Oliver and my whole life – it’s like it is just us to. We flirt a lot but it’s not just that he listens to me and he understands me a whole lot more than most people do or think they do. When I was with him, I may have been drunk but I can’t remember every detail of last night. It was passionate yet careful and slow. It wasn’t just about the sex. I think I’m falling for him.”

“Wow” Taylor commented. “From what you’ve just told me it sounds like Oliver is a golden retriever and Alex is the person you’re in love with.”

-x-

Nico made her way back to the bus to get ready for tonight’s show. She entered the bus casually avoiding eye contact with almost everyone and headed straight to her bunk.

“Nico” Nico jumped, placing her hand on her heart she turned around to stare at Alex.

“You made me jump out of my skin” Nico hissed.

“I think we need to talk about last night” he told her.

“What is there to talk about, it never happened okay? End of story and this talk.”

“C’mon Nico, you felt something I know you did because I sure as hell did” Alex argued.

“Please just keep your voice down” Nico angrily whispered looking sideways to check no one heard. “I can hardly remember last night, let alone feel anything for it. So now what is going to happen is we are going to forget about it, move on and not tell a soul. We will go back to normal, I will finish this tour with you because it is my job but then we will go back to our lives before and this will just be a faded memory.”

“Fine but I remember every single detail of last night and I sure as hell felt something. So push me away all you want but I’m pretty sure I’m falling for you Nico and I won’t give up” Alex stormed away. Nico sighed pressing her fore head on the wall she gently exhaled.

“Nico your phones going off” Zack told her handing her, her phone. She looked down and saw Oliver, she pressed the ignore button and placed it on her bed and got ready. Before she went she checked her phone she had a voicemail presumably off Oliver.

“Hey, I guess your too busy to come to the phone right now but I’ll keep this short. Just wanted to let you know I miss you and I’m thinking about you and I can’t wait for you to get back. I love you – try call me back as soon as you get a moments free time.” Nico sighed deleting the message and slipped her phone into her bra.

-x-

“So this is a new song that I wrote recently and I hope you’ll like it” Alex called out to the crowd.

'Cause I feel

like a bad joke

Walk the tight rope

to hold on to you

Alex sang and Nico let her camera fall to her chest, hanging from the strap around her neck. She listened to the lyrics angrily. Alex’s eyes found her in the crowd.

Was it real?

Or a love scene,

From a bad dream

I don't think

I can forget about it

Nico broke his gaze and started making her way from the crowd, weaving in and out of people. Knowing she couldn’t leave yet, she made her way back stage, tears pouring down her face. She showed the security her backstage pass and searched for Taylor who almost had her mouth open staring at Alex as he finished his new song, she turned her head to see Nico.

“Is that about-“Nico nodded her head and Taylor hugged her, trying to sooth her.

“Urgh why am I crying?!” Nico screamed angrily. “How dare he? ‘I can’t forget about it’! I’m just going to head back to the tour bus and crash” Nico said when she saw the guys coming off stage, she passed Alex on her way out shaking her head she looked to the floor and headed out the back door.

“Nico, c’mon wait up” a voice panted after her.

“No offence Alex but please just fuck off, I’m really not in the mood to talk to you of all people right now.”

“I can see how that song may have pissed you off but-“

“Pissed me off doesn’t even come close! How dare you? You know what you are making me out to be the bitch here but I am just trying to not to hurt the one person in the world who doesn’t deserve this! I remember everything from last night and yeah I did feel something but that is as far as I’m going to let it go! I would love to give into you Alex, forget about everything and everyone but that lasts, what an hour maybe 2? And then I’m left with this guilt.”

“So don’t let it be for just an hour or two” Alex was now incredibly close to her. “Break up with Oliver, your obviously not happy with him, your settling for him because you think that it’s the right thing to do but the only person you’re hurting by doing that is yourself.”

“You think you know everything so well” Nico whispered staring up into his eyes.

 No longer being able to hold back she broke the space between them, pressing her lips against his. She ran her hands through his hair that was full of hairspray, giggling she pulled away from her.

“How much hairspray do you put in your hair?”

“Enough” he defended smiling at her leaning down to kiss her again.