Author's note: Hey guys, as you all know, this is the sequel to Some things aren't meant to be or are unfinished. Recap on what happened in the last chapter: Austin comes back from Asia to be with Kaylie and surprise her at her party. However, he oversees Kaylie & Brad kisses and tells the others to keep his arrival on the DL.
Disclaimer: WE DO NOT OWN MAKE IT OR BREAK IT, IT BELONGS TO HOLLY SORENSON - CREATOR OF THE SHOW.
HOWEVER, WE DO OWN BRAD COLLINS. :)
Chapter 1
Kaylie's POV
Oh my god. Brad kissed me and I kissed him again afterwards. Oh. My. God. What if someone saw? What if Lauren or Payson saw? Worse, what if Max or Nicky saw? Would they tell Austin? I was sitting in my room, legs crossed on my bed, staring at my photo wall. I pinned pictures of my friends and I on that wall. I focused on the one photo that I loved the most: a cutout from a magazine of Austin and me kissing after I won my Gold Medal at Worlds. I felt so guilty. What was I going to say to Austin? Should I even tell him? No, I have to tell him. In time. I'll call him now, no I'll tell him when he gets back. I didn't want him to get upset during his Asian tour. And of course, with no doubt, he'll break up with me. I can't lose Austin; I love him. The thought of losing him just makes me sick to the stomach. Sick enough to even quit gymnastics so I wouldn't have to face him everyday after the break-up.
I flipped open my phone and re-read the message Austin sent me last night.
Babe, I miss you so much. See you soon. Love you xx.
After reading that message last night, I cried and cried. By the end, my eyes were sore and my head began to hurt. For the past 6 hours, I barely had any sleep. I stayed up thinking about Austin's reactions and what he's going to do to me, to us. I looked at the time, 5:30am. I should get ready to go to The Rock. I went into the bathroom, brushed my teeth and combed my hair. I pulled on my signature pink leotard and put on my pink and black tracksuit.
I went downstairs and took an apple from the fruit basket and took my keys from the cupboard. I got out the door and into my car. I looked in the mirror and wiped any remaining traces of tears that stayed there. I did my best to cover my eye bags with concealer. I drove off and ten minutes later, I arrived at The Rock. Everybody was there. Even Lauren. I parked my car in my parking space and looked to my left; it was empty. Austin was definitely not back, and he won't be back for another month. I walked into The Rock and bumped right into no other than Brad Collins. I kept my head down and mumbled an 'I'm sorry' and I walked towards the girls' locker room.
I got changed and walked out of the locker room. I walked towards Payson and Lauren.
"Hey guys," I said.
"Hey," they replied.
"Oh my god, Kaylie, what's wrong?" Payson questioned when she looked up at me.
"Yeah, I couldn't sleep for 2 days and there was a lot on my mind," I explained.
"Get better, okay?" Lauren said and put her hand on my shoulders. "Let's practice, Sasha's looking at us." We all agreed and I mounted the beam. I did my routine and it was not perfect. My stunts weren't very stable. I began my 3 twists dismount. I did a front handspring and then pushed myself off the beam. I did one twist, two twists, and lastly three twists. I could see the floor was too close to me and I knew I wouldn't land safely on my feet. I landed on my face.
"Kaylie!" Sasha's voice boomed. Oh great. I got up and walked towards Sasha and I knew Payson, Lauren, Max, Nicky and Brad were looking at her. Since Worlds last year, I never face-planted and ate mat before. I walked up towards Sasha and he was staring at me. I knew that face. He was disappointed.
"Sasha, I can explain," I began.
Austin's POV
It's been two days since the party. Right after I got back from Kaylie's, I sent her a message saying: Babe, I miss you so much. See you soon. Love you xx.
Of course, she didn't reply. I have been up for two days thinking about the day I see Kaylie. I have picked up the phone, dialed her number more than a hundred times. But I never dared to press the Call button.
I was torn up inside. She kissed Brad Collins. I warned him to stay away from my girl. But of course, he didn't listen to me. He kissed her right there in her kitchen. And she kissed him again afterwards. I couldn't believe it. I knew she wouldn't cheat on me, but then that night. It all came crashing down. My insecurities caught up with me. What if I'm not good for her? After all I did leave her to go to Asia to promote Kobalt sunglasses. I miss her every single day I was gone. I missed her to a point I couldn't stand anymore and took the next flight home. I abandoned the tour for her. I was going to surprise her at her party but I saw her kissing him.
I took my keys from the top of my table and got out the door. I drove towards The Rock. I knew I would have to face her someday soon, so why not today? I arrived at The Rock and I saw her car parked there. I took a deep breath and got out of my car. I stared at our banner on the wall of The Rock and slightly smiled. I put my hands on the handle of the door and with a deep breath; I pushed it in. Everyone was working hard and I slipped into the viewer's section unnoticed. I sat at the back behind all the parents. No one seemed to notice I was here. I scanned the room for my baby and found her on the beam. She executed her routine. She wasn't in the zone today. Her flips weren't strong and when she landed on the beam, she was wobbling. I saw her face and it looked as if she got no sleep at all. She began her dismount and when she pushed off, I knew she didn't jump high enough. I wanted to rush towards her to catch her but it was too late now. She landed, face first, on the mat. She didn't even bother getting up. She just lied there.
"Kaylie!" I heard Sasha's voice scream out. She tiredly got up and followed Sasha into his office.
Kaylie's POV
"Sasha, I can explain," I began.
"What is wrong with you today, Kaylie? This is not you. Tell me, what's wrong?" Sasha questioned.
"I didn't get enough sleep. I barely had enough sleep for the past two nights, I just have a lot on my mind, you know, with Nationals now a month away."
"Kaylie, take the rest of the day off. Go home," Sasha said while putting his hands on my shoulders.
"Sasha, it's okay, I can get through this. I'm fine," I pressed.
"No. Go home and get some sleep. I'll see you tomorrow," he said and squeezed my shoulders. I nodded and got out of the office.
I walked towards the girl's locker room, put on my tracksuit and got my gym bag and walked out. I went to the water fountain and got my self a cup of water.
"Hey," the voice said. I turned around and found myself looking at Brad.
"Uh, I have to go," I said, putting my cup into the trashcan.
"Kaylie, we need to talk about what happened on Saturday," he said and put his hand on my shoulders. I gave in. I turned around and looked at him.
"Yeah, about Saturday, I don't know what got into me. I'm with Austin and now he's going to hate me if he finds out," I said and my voice began to crack.
"Kaylie, listen to me. I love you, okay? And I know you feel the same way. You may not love me but I know you have feelings for me. You can't just ignore what is right in your face, Kaylie," he said calmly. It was as if he rehearsed this speech.
"Brad, I…"
"Kaylie," the voice interrupted me. I turned my head around and this time, tears flowed out of my eyes.
"A-Austin," I stuttered. He was walking towards me with a smile on his face. He picked me up and hugged me right in front of Brad. The whole gym was looking at us.
Once he let me down on my two feet, I asked him, "What are you doing here?"
"I know, I've only been gone for 3 weeks. What am I doing here, right?" I nodded. "Well, I missed my baby so much. Every single day was torture for me. Then last Friday night, I was in Japan and I saw a magazine from Worlds. I saw our photo and at that moment, I couldn't hold it in any longer. I burst. I missed you so much and I couldn't stand it any longer. So I took the next flight home. And, here I am. I ditched the tour so I could be with you. I love you, Kaylie!" He wiped all the tears away from my eyes. He bent down and kissed me.
Oh my god. He ditched Mr. Kobalt for me. He's back, for me. If he finds out, it is going to crush him. I plastered a smile on my face and wrapped my hands around his neck. I gave him a hug. I had to pretend to be the girlfriend I was before he left, the girlfriend that did not kiss Brad Collins, who, I noticed, is still standing right there.
"Austin, can you take me home? Sasha told me to go home," I asked him.
"Sure, but what are we going to do about your car?" he asked.
"Is it okay if you asked Max to drop it off for me?" I questioned and he nodded. He laced his fingers through mine and we walked towards the door. I could feel everyone's eyes on us. After all, Austin did just pour his heart out to me a few minutes ago.
