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"Dude, what the fuck are you doing here?" He asked before looking at Scarlett "Did you not hear the doctor? He was supposed to stay until tomorrow"

"It wasn’t her’s or the doctor’s decision to er," I answered sternly before she had a chance to say anything "

"Rat, you almost died You were unconscious for over a day, and you’ve only been up for a couple of hours I hardly think you’re fine," he hissed

By this tier had joined us and they both added their support of Cruz’s assessment of the situation Scarlett, still silent, squeezednight, okay? It won’t happen again I don’t need to spend another night in the hospital for theot it Noe’re gonna go to et so Excuse us"

I pulled Scarlett by the hand, bu Marcus’ shoulder with mine as I passed by hi’s voice stoppedaround abruptly, I pleaded, "I said I will be okay,the tour short was not only devastating to me, but to my best friends and band mates I didn’t want this to be over for any of us

"Mason, you’ve still got a bright future ahead of you Jobu’s Ruether soet soether"

I knew by the tone in his voice and his body language that he wasn’t budging on this Defeated, I turned back around and continued on to the elevator I hated everyone in that moment Everyone but Scarlett

Once ere in the rooo to sleep I didn’t want to think about anything or anyone

"I’ exhausted and I’m in an awful mood"

"We need to talk Mase," she answered hed loudly "I knoe do, Scarlett Apparently I’onna have a lot of free time in the next few months to talk, so we can do it later Okay?"

She took a deep breath, and I could see her trying to e for whatever she was about to say "No, it’s not okay You’re not okay, and you aren’t fine You need help I’s will never sao back to where ere, but I’onna turn my back on you when you need someone to love and support you I’m sorry for what I did to you… to us" She paused and looked down at the ground for aher chestnut eyes back to mine, she continued, "I won’t fail you I proain"

SCARLETT

Once Mason had showered and fallen asleep, I grabbed a roo back to the tattoo shop I had sat in front of the previous day An hour and a half later, I alking back to the hotel s for the first time since I had landed in Miami I absolutely loved my new ink ~ a pers, that I could never truly be happy until I learned to love et to that point, but I had finally realized that not Ash, Mason, nor Max… no anyone else could do that for me

Mason was still asleep when I returned to the hotel roo next to hiers across his cheek He looked so vulnerable in that ht that I had ever had about him, ashed away as the love I still had for him flowed freely I was so worried about him; I knew that he should’ve stayed in the hospital one ht, but damn if he wasn’t the most stubborn person I had ever et help and get his life cleaned up I would do everything in my power to oing to feel about it…

Completely exhausted myself from the events of the previous twenty four hours, I moved to the other side of the bed and lied down next to him My shoulder was a little tender froh to care Seconds after my head hit the pillow, sleep consumed me

I had no idea what time it hen I woke up The rooh the ; the only way I could see anything was frohts outside Despite , and there was no doubt that kisses were being peppered on the inside of ht up to the most sensitive spot onPavements ~ Adele

ASH

The day after Christmas was always one of my favorite days of the year ~ that was until that year I woke up with a pounding headache, a stoed, and the worst case of cotton s co I had inside ever since Scarlett had left the day before The attempt to drink my woes away at Nicholas’ house only led to ht of Evie’s funeral attempted to seduce me in the kitchen Thankfully Jess walked in just at that tiirl out and told her she wasn’t welcoain There was no way in hell that I would’ve touched her, or anyone else for thatcare of it for me made it much less aard