The One That Got Away

Chapter 15

He wasn’t that bad. He was handsome. He had short black hair and his eyes were… staring right back at me. Well, that was uncomfortable. I turned around to the bartender and ordered some water. The band started to play another song and I was glad that I wasn’t looking anymore. As the song drifted to an end, the band took a break and some people took the stage for some Karaoke.

I checked the time on my phone and Taylor hadn’t called yet. I finished my water and was getting off the stool when I bumped into someone causing me to almost fall on my face.

“Woah there, you okay?” said a silky voice.

I turned around and it was him, the lead singer. He was way too close for comfort and even though he just saved me from falling on my face I still didn’t like him touching me.

I cleared my throat and said, “Yes, thank you.”

“Why in a hurry?” He asked politely.

He was still holding both of my arms. I didn’t want to be rude and tell him to let me go. “A little bit, yes.”

“Why don’t you stick around a bit? My band and I were going to play some more music. I saw you staring and I’d figured you liked it.” He said way too cockily.

“I can’t. I have to meet up with my boyfriend. Sorry.” I said but not to sorry.

“Really? So where is this boyfriend?”

“I’d appreciate it if you let me go now. I have to go.” I said and pulled away from him. I turned to leave and spotted Taylor coming in. He had a slight frown but it vanished the moment he spotted me.

I caught up to him and I tugged him outside. I didn’t want the lead singer to figure out who my boyfriend was. I didn’t like that guy. I know I only met him five minutes ago but something about him made my skin crawl. There was something in him that caused me to run.

“Hey, you okay?” Taylor asked as I pulled him in the opposite direction of his house.

“Yes, I’m just a bit tired.” I lied.

“We haven’t seen the rest of the stores. Are you sure you want to go home yet?” He asked.

I could tell Taylor still wanted to walk around. I didn’t want to disappoint him. I looked around and saw that no one was following us and that I was just being paranoid. It’s normal for guys to check girls out. Maybe that guy was just trying to ask me out and I took it the wrong way. “No, I change my mind. Let’s keep going.”

“All right,” Taylor smiled and held my hand as we continued down the street. We stopped to buy some ice cream and sat on a bench to eat it. It seemed a bit cliché but I loved every moment that I spent with him. The bar thing was long forgotten.

“So who called you?” I asked to make conversation not because I was nosy.

“My manager,” he said a bit acidly.

“Why do you say it like it’s a bad thing?” I asked.

“She can get very annoying and especially since she knows I’m here.” He said.

“I’m not following here,” I said confused.

“She wants me to do some auditions since I’m already here. She’s a bit pissed that I flew out here without letting her know.” He said and licked his ice cream.

I stayed silent and Taylor looked over at me. “I won’t go if you don’t want me too. I can do the auditions some other time. They are not that -”

I shut him up with a kiss. He misunderstood my silence for anger. I understood that he would always have stuff going on. He was an actor for crying out loud. I was just worried about being alone. When I pulled away, his eyes were full of warmth and love. I decided to keep my turmoil to myself. I’d have to learn to get used to it.