Lindsey Audeberrie was a friend (with benefits) of Chris' way back when. However, their "relationship" was very toxic, and it ended on terrible terms. When Chris tries to search for Lindsey again years later to apologize and possibly become friends...
When the tour was over, the band had nine days off before their headliner, and Chris was spending four of those days in Albuquerque. He was looking forward to seeing Kaitlin again and telling her all about the tour.
Chris drives up to the house in a good mood. He'd had a great time on tour and had another great tour coming up, and he also really excited to see Kaitlin. It may only be for a few days, but he like spending time with her and every day counted. Chris needed to spend as much time with Kaitlin as possible because every day helped his decision more.
According to Kaitlin, Lindsey had been doing pretty okay lately; which gave Chris a bit of hope. He needed as much time as humanly possible to make this choice.
Chris pulls up and gets out of the car. He walks up to the house and rings the doorbell. Chris almost hoped Kaitlin would answer it, but then he remembered that Kaitlin couldn't hear the doorbell.
Iris answers the door and gives a tired smile, "Hi, Chris."
Chris grows concerned at Iris' exhausted appearance, "Is everything okay?"
"Um...not really. Lindsey's having a bad day and Kaitlin isn't taking it so well. Do you mind taking her out of the house for a while?"
"Yeah, yeah, of course. Where is she?"
"In her room."
"Okay, thanks." Chris says, stepping inside.
Chris walks down the hallway. He goes to Kaitlin's room and looks inside. Kaitlin sat on the edge of her bed with her head down and her hands in her lap.
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
Chris slowly walks in, unsure if Kaitlin even knew he was in there. She just stared down at her hands, sniffling, and her hair hung down over her face. Chris slowly sits on the edge of the bed next to her. Kaitlin glances over at him, then back down at her hands. She sniffles.
"Hey, Chris." She says, quietly.
"Hey." Chris says; although, there wasn't really much of a point as he knew she couldn't hear him.
Kaitlin was obviously crying and obviously trying to hide it. Chris slowly starts to rub her back and Kaitlin wipes the side of her face. Chris puts an arm around her shoulders and Kaitlin lays her head on his shoulder.
They remain like that a moment.
Kaitlin them removes her hair from her face, turns to face Chris and hugs him, crying. Chris continues to rub her back and patiently waits for her to say something. He kisses the top of her head and they come apart.
"Are you okay?" Chris signs.
Kaitlin nods.
"Are you sure?"
Kaitlin nods and wipes her tears.
"I missed you." Chris continues.
Kaitlin manages a smile, "I missed you too. I'm happy you're here."
