Adopted By 5SOS

The Last Time

Chapter 45

Calum and I got to the house thirty minutes later. I opened the door and found Luke sitting on the couch with Petunia while Michael was in the kitchen on his phone. I looked around for Ash until I got in the kitchen and Michael said he wasn't home yet. I sighed and walked into my room and laid down on my bed. I thought about what my life would be like if the boys never came into it. Would I even know who they were? Would I still be alive? My thoughts drove me to sleep...

I woke up an hour later and found an arm wrapped around me. It was Ashton. He was sleeping peacefully. As my eyes adjusted I noticed that he had been crying. That could not have been good news.

Ash woke up and looked at me. He sat up and shifted his body. Rubbing his eyes and yawning, he sadly smiled.

"I heard that you had been waiting for me all day." He said looking at me.

"Yeah, how'd it go?" I said anxiously.

"We need to talk." Ash said quietly and I gulped.

"So, they are going to have to have a court date with you sometime this week. The lawyer is coming tomorrow to talk with you, basically to tell you more of what is going to happen and what to say. He's going to help you, but I just need to you to trust him."

"Are you going to be there with us?" I said scared.

"Tomorrow, I will stay with you while you guys talk. I just don't know if they will let me be in the courtroom when they call you in though." He said looking down.

"I'm sorry, this is my fault." I said crying.

"No, baby, none of this is your fault and you know that. There is one thing though that I know you aren't ready for but I need you to promise me to stay strong." He said about to cry. I was afraid of what he was going to say.

"After your meeting tomorrow with the lawyer, I need you to have your stuff ready."

"Ashton, no!" I said crying even more.

"Valerie, it's only for a little bit until we sort this whole situation o-"

"I am not leaving! I am staying here! I don't care where they want me to go, I'm not leaving!" I was beginning to stain his shirt with tears.

"Honey, it's not your choice. It's not mine either. They just need to keep our contact away from each other." He said and I backed away from him.

"Then tell me where the fuck I am going." I said sternly looking directly into his sad eyes. He started crying even more.

"I'm not sure, but I will make sure it's safe and I will never stop fighting for you, Val."

I backed all the way into the corner of my room and cried. I screamed as loud as I could. Ashton ran over and held me close. I was afraid of him leaving my side because it felt like the last time we would be together.