Thinking of You

Arianne’s Perspective

Stephen left the room and Zack walked in cautiously.

“Hi Arianne,” he said quietly.

“Hi.”

“Ari, I’m so sorry. I screwed everything up.”

“Really, did you?” I asked sarcastically, standing up and walking towards him.

“Yeah, I did.”

“So what? Did you think that if you followed me all the way across the country and gave me some minimalistic apology that everything would be okay? You broke my fucking heart. And you were too busy with your band and your career to even care! And then when I came backstage at your show to apologize, I saw you hugging that girl. I wanted to fix things and you’d already moved on. Zack, I’m so fucking scared of getting too close to someone and not being good enough for them. I’m scared of being left, so I do the leaving. But do you know how hard it was to leave you?!” I ranted, and by the end, I was screaming and sobbing.

I fell back onto the bed, burying my face into the pillow, crying hard.

I felt Zack sit on the bed and run his fingers through my hair.

“You don’t have to be afraid anymore. I won’t leave.”

“Yes you will. What about tour?” I asked.

He sighed.

“I can’t help that.”“Yes you can!” I choked.

I knew I was being irrational, but I didn’t care at that point. He chuckled weakly.

“No, I can’t. It’s my dream.”

I sighed and sat up to meet his gaze.

“I know. And I’m sorry for making you choose,” I said earnestly.

He smiled at me.

“It’s alright. I can’t expect you to wait around for me while I tour around the world. I understand that now.”

“But what if I went with you?” I asked.

His face lit up.

“Well, I wouldn’t say no to that.” He smirked, leaning in to kiss me.

"Wait. Who was that girl you were hugging?" I asked.

He chuckled and I gave him a funny look.

"That was my sister, Sam. We hadn't seen each other and she surprised me by showing up to a gig," he explained.

I nodded and kissed him again.

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After that day, Zack and I got our own place in Arizona, which remained vacant when we went on tour together. Touring with him was amazing. I got to see the world and watch him playing in front of people who loved him.

It was exactly where I wanted to be.

Notes

Title: Cold As You, Taylor Swift

Hey guys, sorry for not getting this out. College has been kicking my butt so far and yeah. This may be over, but you should check out my other stories :)

Thanks to Becca for all the comments!

xoxo

Hayley