Kissing in Cars (Pierce the Veil love story)

Chapter 23

"I'll be fine, Tony." I assured him. He smiled willingly, "I know, I have faith in you and whatever you do I'll back you up on. But it's going to be weird not living with you." He dragged. I took a deep breath,

"Yeah, but I guess it's for the best."

"I wish it wasn't." Tony whispered back.

"Me too."

"Tony, we gotta head out or we won't make it in time for setup." Kellin interrupted Tony and my long hug. Finally, Tony let go and kissed my head,

"Bye Kate."

"Bye Turtle, see you soon." I replied sadly. He smiled weakly and stroked my cheek, "Hopefully.."

Vic's POV;

"Do you even care that she's leaving?" Jaime asked me. I sat at the window and watched Katie get into the car as her, Tony and Kellin drove away. I took a deep breath,

"Of course I do."

"It doesn't seem like you do." He pounced. I glared at him and sighed, "Jaime, I'm not going to even waste my time on this. You know I love Katie-"

"Then why don't you go after her?" Jaime asked sadly. I turned to him and patted his shoulder,

"Because...maybe it wasn't meant to be for us, Jaime. Sometimes it's just like that." I replied in a hush tone. He shook his head and sat next to me,

"But you love her."

"But that doesn't mean that we were meant to be together." I tried to explain to him. He looked down at the floor,

"But I know you two are.." He whispered. I frowned and patted his back, "I'm sorry, man."

"Yeah, I am too." Jaime pouted and went to his bunk. "Jaime, dude, come talk to me." I called after him.

"Leave me alone!" He yelled and closed the bunk hallway. I wiped my hands over my face and sat back down.

"He's just upset she's gone." Mike told me as he walked into the bus. I nodded,

"Everyone is."

"You can't blame them, they all love her just us much as we do." Mike sighed, grabbing a glass and pouring me a drink. I thanked him and gulped it down.

"We can visit her back home as much as we want, you know." Mike spoke up. I scoffed,

"Of course, we live with her."

"Not anymore." Mike scoffed back. I have him an odd look,

"Dude, she moved out. Katelynn and her are looking for a little apartment for her to live in when she gets back into San Diego. You really thought she was going to stay? She doesn't have to live with us anymore, remember?" Mike explained. I sat back and ran my hands through my hair,

"Oh.."

"She'll let us visit when she settles in." Mike assured me. I shook my head, "Yeah, you guys for sure but not me. She must hate me." I spat, pouring myself another drink and chugging it down.

"She'll warm up eventually, Vic. You just need to give her time, you know that." Mike assured me.

"I don't want to wait." I whispered. Mike sighed, "I don't even what to tell you, Vic." Mike replied and walked out the bus door, leaving me with a bottle of Daniels and my sorrow.

Katie's POV;

*1 week later*

"This is the last box." I puffed as I set the box into Katelynn's car. I high-fived Katelynn,

"Now all I need is a car and I'll be an actual adult." I laughed as we got in and turned on the GPS. I typed in the address of my new apartment and Katelynn followed it.

"First apartment and you're, what, twenty-five? Well, no because you've always lived with a boyfriend, if you think about it. I guess that means you two were pretty...close." She laughed. I nodded, fiddling with my fingers,

"Derek and I were pretty close, almost inseparable. But then..things got out of control, least to say. I was dating him for about four years until he started to just follow me and just..I should have done something sooner. But, then he shot me, I met the guys and now I'm here." I sighed. Katelynn pulled me into a tight hug as she parked the car in front of my new apartment,

"I love you gurl." She laughed. I chuckled, hugging her back, "I love you too. Come visit with Kellin, Cope, and the boys anytime you want! He just got home from Warped Tour, right?"

She nodded happily, "He got back with the guys yesterday but they left for their family this morning. We'll make dinner plans soon." She promised, giving me another hug and helping me bring in boxes to my apartment.

I already had gotten the key to my mailbox from my landlord and obviously the key to my apartment. It's a cute little apartment with type of old theme to it. The walls are a light brown, stopping partially to a dark brown bottom. The floor is a nice wooden finish and the old owners who lived in the apartment were nice enough to leave me their couch, which was a blessing because the couch is beautiful, a lovely little coffee table. The kitchen, unlike the type of living room, was more modern with the fridge, dishwasher, sink, etc. I had two rooms, a room for me which was painted a light sky blue, and a guest bedroom. There are two bathrooms in the apartment as well. It's pretty roomy for only one person, but I absolutely love it. Katelynn can really pick a nice place to live.

I plopped down the last box, stood up and stretched. Katelynn had just left to get back home to Kellin and her children. The movers helped me move my bed in, which was a huge help as well. I sat down and sighed, looking around my new apartment.

I took out my phone and dialed a number I now knew by heart,

"Hello?"

"Hey..do you and the guys want to come over?"