Tale as Old As time - A Dana Vaughns Love Story

Chapter 18 ~ Cold Hard Truth

Genesis P.O.V

I took a deep breath as I clutched onto my phone. I was going to be seeing Dana in a couple hours and even though I ignored all of his tweets and Instagram posts when he left, I can't ignore him forever. Despite what happened between the two of us, we're still part of the band, and being in a band with him means I'll be seeing him 24/7 once we get back to work. I took a deep breath logging onto Instagram. I might as well look at his pictures to prepare myself to actually seeing him in person. I clicked onto his account and the first picture I saw was one with him in a gray hoodie. I smiled slightly, he looked so cute. I continued to scroll past his many selfies when I stopped on a particular picture. Dana was sitting on the couch with his arms wrapped around a blonde girl who was sitting on his lap. The description said "hangin' my girl <3" I clicked on the name that was tagged in the photo and it took me t the girl's account. The first picture on her account was a picture of Dana and her eating at a restaurant together. I kept scrolling through her pictures only to see more pictures of her and Dana. I stopped on one where he was kissing her cheek while she smiled at the camera. My breathing became uneven. He's....he's with her...and to think...I actually thought he was hurting too! That day at his house, I could tell he was hurting just as I was....and for a second I actually thought he felt the same way for me as I did for him....and all along, I was wrong. I shut my eyes tight to fight back tears. I groaned throwing my phone as far away from me as I could without breaking it. I stood up running my hands through my hair as I paced back and forth. I need to face the truth....Dana and I were never meant to be.

"I give up" I mumbled as one stray tear slid down my cheek

Cole P.O.V

I glanced over at Sarah who was sitting in the passenger seat. She looked absolutely beautiful today. Thankfully she agreed to come along with me to pick up Dana and his parents at the airport. She must've noticed me staring when she give me a weird look

"Maybe you should be focusing on the road, instead of staring at me" She said with a giggle. I blushed turning my attention back to the road. 

"Well whenever I'm near a girl as beautiful as you...I can't help but stare" I said smiling. She laughed

"That was cheesy" She said shaking her head. I smiled biting my lip. I felt her intertwine her fingers with mine. I blushed looking down at our hands resting on the center console. I cleared my throat nervously

"S-so I've been thinking" I mumbled. 

"About?" She asked confused. 

"About us" I said feeling her grip on my hand tighten

"W-what about us?" She asked. I took a deep breath. Gosh was I nervous.

"I was thinking..m-maybe we should make us exclusive" I said with a shaky tone. "Like tell the guys and Genesis about us" I added. I glanced over at her. Her eyes were wide and she had the biggest smile on her face

"R-really?! You want that?" She asked smiling. I smiled

"Having a girlfriend who's beautiful and as amazing as you...I think the whole world should know" I said causing her to giggle. We pulled up to a red light when she leaned over and kissed me softly. I felt my cheeks get hot. This girl has got me head over heels!

A few moments later we finally got to the airport. I saw Dana and his parents standing by a bench with all of their luggage. I pulled over to the curve and quickly made my way over to Dana wrapping my arms around him

"I've missed you bro!!" I said making him laugh.

"I've missed you too man!" He said pulling away slightly. All of a sudden a blonde girl walked over and interlocked her arm with Dana's arm. She kissed him on the cheek and my eyes went wide. Dana must've noticed my expression and cleared his throat