Stay With Me

Chapter 5

When I wake up the next morning I remember yesterday and how nice it was. I go into the bathroom to shower and get ready for the day. I smile because I see Dillon has hung the picture in the corner of the mirror.

It's early and I don't think anyone is awake yet so I go downstairs and make some coffee. I know now that I'm in England I'm supposed to like tea but I still can't stand the taste. I decide to make some toast too and go out to the deck.

When I get out to the deck I realize Christian is out here too. "Oh sorry, I'll go back inside." I say, not wanting to bother him. "Oh no, it's fine. I wasn't really doing anything anyway." I can see his tripod with his camera on it. "Oh gosh, you were filming, weren't you? I'm so sorry, I can go back inside. I feel terrible now." Christian looks up, blushing. "Hey, it's okay. I wasn't really getting anywhere anyway. You have any ideas?" Christian asks, hopefully. I think for a bit and say " I've got it! Give them a tour of the flat!" "That's actually a really good idea! Under one condition though, you have to help me." He says. This makes me a bit nervous. I've never been in a video before. I hesitate but say "Okay, ya, this should be fun."

It takes about an hour to film because we have to reshoot a lot because I was laughing too much. "I'm going to go edit this in my room. I'll show it to you before I upload it to make sure you like it, okay?" I nod and Christian goes back inside. Now that I'm alone I think I'll sing a little bit. I love to sing but I've never let anyone hear my voice. I start to sing Christian's song, The Space Song, because that's the first song that comes to mind. I sing the song through and feel that someone is watching me. I turn around to find Christian watching me. He blushes a deep red and stammers "I'm... sorry. I just left my cup out here and I came to get it when I heard you singing. You're really good by the way." Now it's my turn to blush. "Thanks... I've never really sang in front of anyone before..." he looks surprised when he says "really? You're so good! You deserve to be heard." "Thank you..." I say, blushing even redder. "I know this sounds a little odd, but would you ever consider doing a cover?" "Wait, like record it and upload it to YouTube?" I ask. "Ya, I could put it on my channel if you want. You don't have to if you don't want to though." We're both still blushing. "I think... I'd like that." I didn't really realize it until now but I want to spend more time with Christian and get to know him more. Dillon comes onto the deck, looking mad. "What the hell are you two doing?" he questions. "Nothing, we were the only ones awake so we decided to hang out." I say. "Oh I bet that's what you were doing." Dillon huffs. I look at Christian who looks scared and nervous. I don't want to do this in front of him and make him watch this. "Dillon, can we please not do this here?" I ask. He nods and I head up to my room and he follows.

When we get to my room he steams more. "How could you cheat on me with him?" He asks. "Dillon... you know I wouldn't..." I can't believe he seriously though I would cheat on him? What about him and Hannah? Should I ask him about it? "Well... what do you think it looks like?"

"I think it looks like two people having an interaction and you being weird about it. Would it be better if I just didn't talk to anyone but you then? Is that what you want?!" I say, out of breath. I can't even believe him. He just stares at me. I don't even wait for him to respond.

When I get downstairs Christian is standing there. "Let's go get coffee." I say before he can ask any questions.