AN: Hey guys, this is my first story so the characters may seem off, but I'm working on that. I just got an account even though I've been reading stories here for quite a while now. Anyways, please give me feedback :]
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Day negative 5
Beck puts down the phone but the words are still buzzing around in his head.
"You got the part"
"New Zealand"
"2 movies"
"3 years"
"Leave Hollywood"
"In 5 days"
The words keep repeating, again and again. So he does the only logical thing: climb in his bed and go to sleep.
Day negative 3
He's talked to his family. He's talked to his friends. He's talked to his boss at that coffee shop he works, apologizing for the late notice. He's talked to everyone, but her.
Day negative 2
"Marry me."
She glares at him. He's kneeling down on the dirty carpet of his cramped RV. Why was he proposing here and in this way? She knows she isn't a fan of romantic, but she's Jade West, she deserves more than this hasty proposal.
"What the fuck?"
"Please." He's pleading, begging even. If he makes her his, then maybe when he comes back, she won't be gone. He really isn't thinking straight.
"What?"
"I don't want to lose you" He's voice has diminished to a whisper.
"If you don't rudely leave me hanging on the other side of a stupid door again, I won't be leaving anytime soon." That breakup is still a bitter subject, even 5 years later.
"What if I am?" His voice is so soft, she barely hears him.
"You what?"
"New Zealand."
She just stares.
"Tomorrow night."
"Really?"
"I got the part. For that movie. It's a three movie deal."
"How long?" Now her voice is but a whisper. Her breathing is much louder than her voice, but whether that is because she is breathing hard or whispering quietly, no one knows.
"3 years?" He's afraid to answer.
She doesn't say anything. Her face seems to have frozen, heck, her whole body is frozen. She's just a frozen statue, slowly swaying.
"Say something, please?" He pleads.
Her eyes start to water, but she says nothing. She doesn't tell him that her grandmother, the only member of the family besides her brother to support her dreams, passed away. She doesn't tell him all the stress from that death caused her to lose her baby, their baby, the one she just found out she had a week ago but never figured out how to tell him without ruining his dreams of getting the part in that major action film. He beat her to the "I have big news" moment.
Day negative 1
She sits next to him as he drives to the airport. He looks at her fingers, drumming away to a silent song. He smiles when he sees that she is wearing his ring.
"Will you be okay?" He prods.
"Yes"
"You sure?"
"I'm Jade West, I'm always okay." But it oddly sounds like she's trying to convince herself.
He's afraid to say anything more. He doesn't want to expose her lie.
"It's a chance of a lifetime. It'll make you famous. You have to." She continues. Apparently trying to tell herself lies is turning to a habit.
To be continued...
