This would have been up on Sunday but I was going away on Monday & I ran out of time. I was supposed to be back tomorrow but I didn't like where I'd gone so I came back late on yesterday.

Also, a happy belated birthday to Brad! (his birthday was on the 28th) He's 20 now. Wow. All that's left is for Connor to turn 20 & The Vamps are no longer a teen-band. As for R5, all that's left is Ross which is pretty scary. I keep forgetting that Rocky's 20 sometimes for some reason. I keep thinking he's 19 lol. Oh well.

Btw, The Vamps, R5 & 5SOS are getting closer & closer to each other whilst they're touring the USA. I'm praying 2/3 or 3/3 meet somewhere along the line.

In other news that is totally unrelated to R5, The Vamps & 5SOS (in a way) but WARNER BRO'S ARE MAKING A "FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S" MOVIE. HOLY CRAP. I can't wait! Five Nights At Freddy's 4 just came out about a week or so ago & I've been watching it on YouTube. Holy shit guys... The ending brought me to tears. I didn't cry, but I had tears in my eyes cos it was so sad. Ngl, I didn't expect Freddy - technically Fredbear - to be the cause of 'The Bite of 1987'. I mean, I know it should have been obvious with him being the main animatronic but what made me think otherwise was because of Foxy being 'out of order' & not being allowed to be activated when kids are around during the day - so, the fact that he was hidden away from everyone made me think (as well as others) that it was him. I don't know if that made any sense lol. But what would have been a real plot twist was if it was Chica that did it haha. I mean, I was half expecting it to be Bonnie but no - Bonnie was just stood there behind Fredbear when it happened lol (or maybe it was Springtrap...)

But yeah, nobody probably read that lol.

Also, I may or may not have filmed my reaction to the end of FNAF 4 *inserts eye emoji's*

Enjoy! :D

Disclaimer: I do not own R5, The Vamps or the song Just One Yesterday by Fall Out Boy, all rights go to Hollywood, Mercury/Virgin EMI/Universal & Island Records!

Chapter 24
In A Mess

It was the next day and Ross had decided to go to Rydel's to dig deeper into this situation, leaving Brad at home alone with Jesse. He let himself into the apartment where he seen Rydel stood over at the table "Hey, are you alone?" Ross asked.

Rydel nodded "Yeah, apart from the boys being in their room," She said, where then Ross came into the apartment fully and shut the door behind him "did you find out what was wrong with Brad yesterday?"

"That's what I came to talk about. Apparently, someone held a gun at him and that someone was the person who shot him outside the diner; he threatened that if he told anybody he'd hurt me and the baby. It shook him really badly but... I think there's more to it than just that," Ross said, not being able to fit this all together to make sense "where else did you send him last night?" Ross asked.

"I only sent him to Titus'. When he dropped Matty off he was upset and I asked Matty if Brad was upset or happy when he picked him up and he said it was after Brad picked him up he seemed upset."

"After he came back from Titus'?" Ross asked, now being highly suspicious due to the fact that if Brad was held at gun point on his way back from Titus', Matty was with him and he would have definitely have said something to Rydel.

Rydel nodded and Ross went to go say something to add onto his question when the door opened, and speak of the devil himself, Titus came in. "Hey, Titus. Can I speak to you for a second?" Ross asked, walking over to him slowly.

"Um, sure..." Titus said, not being sure as to why he did.

"When Brad picked Matty up yesterday was he alright? Emotionally? Like, he was happy and not said or upset in anyway."

Titus nodded "Yeah, he seemed it."

"What about after?"

"Still happy. Why..?"

"'Cause er... He came home yesterday pretty upset. Shaken. Scared, if you will, and I was wondering if you knew anything about it seen as though the only place he went to yesterday was yours."

Titus shrugged "Sorry, can't help you. Maybe something happened on his way back from mine?"

"Yeah... Maybe..." Ross said, letting silence fall as he continued to stare at Titus – having high suspicion and just knowing. Finally, he broke the silence "You know, Titus. I love Brad. I love him very, very much – probably more than you'll ever understand. And he is my husband so I hope you realise that it is my job to protect him and make the person who makes him suffer, suffer even more."

"Okay..? And..?" Titus asked, not seeing relevance in this what so ever.

"And... I'm just saying. When I find out who the person was that did what they did to Brad last night, I will make their life a living hell. Understood?" Ross asked, with some form of smug grin on his face.

Titus nodded "Sure..."

Ross smiled in satisfaction "Good," He said, being very satisfied indeed. He turned to Rydel, still smiling "Bye." He said, deciding to leave and make his way to the door.

"Aren't you going to stay a while longer and say hi to the boys?" Rydel asked, not seeing the point in his short stay if he wasn't going to see the boys as well as talk to her about Brad. He could have just called if that was the case.

Ross shook his head "No. I only came here to talk about Brad and what happened to see if I could get to the bottom of things," He said, opening up the door "and I think I just did." He then left.

Rydel shook her head. Her little brother made her so confused at times like these "I worry about him sometimes."

Titus walked nearer to Rydel:

"Yeah, I would too."

Someone gave a quick knock on the door to Sally and James' home before it opened and Tristan came through, calling James' name. He went into the living room where he found him sat there by himself but no Sally "Hey, where's Sally?" Tristan asked.

"Upstairs in the shower."

Tristan sat next to him on the couch "So, have you decided on if you're gonna leave her or not?"

James shrugged "I don't know... She doesn't deserve someone like me – but I can't leave her."

"And why not?"

"She's three months pregnant, that's why."

"Oh dear..." Tristan said, now seeing the next problem in this situation and how it was effectively making it worse "you're definitely going to make a mess."

James groaned, putting his head into his hands "This is all messed up and not fair."

Tristan put his arm around him as some sort of support "There, there. It'll be fine, Sally's understanding. But this just goes to prove as to why you should stay single like me. There's nothing to worry about."

"I wish. What am I gonna do?"

Tristan shrugged, not seeing an easy way out of this "Leave it? Let it solve itself? Tell you what... You talk to Brad – not tell him about your feelings – talk to him as a friend and see if you're feelings are still the same."

James nodded "Alright, but I can't now. Sally's got an appointment at the hospital and she wants me to go with her."

"Then do it when you get back and let me know how it goes, alright?"

"Let you know how what goes?" Sally asked, coming into the living room and only just hearing the back end of the conversation. She heard their voices from upstairs but she couldn't make out what they were saying until she decided to come downstairs.

"Um, the hospital," Tristan said, quick thinking "congrats by the way."

"Thanks."

"Hey, if it's a boy—"

"No." Sally and James both said in unison immediately.

"What? Come on!"

"No. Ask Ross and Brad – even though I'm sure they'll say no too." Sally said.

"I would but Brad's not pregnant so..."

"Yeah he is," Sally said, making Tristan and James look at her and become confused – as well as having the slight look of being shocked "I was on the phone to Ross last week and he told me... Didn't Brad tell you himself when you went to see him?" Sally asked, being confused on how they didn't know this. Given they were both in America to see Brad – as well as the others too – they should have known before her.

Tristan turned his head to James, who looked completely mortified, with a subtle grin on his face, mainly out of nerves and a little bit because he was finding this whole situation a tiny bit funny at how it was growing to get worse and worse each second "Oh, you really have got yourself in a mess." Tristan said, due to the fact James now had the possibility of ripping two families apart instead of his own.

"What?" Sally asked, confused by what Tristan meant.

James shook his head, standing up "Nothing. We need to hurry up otherwise we'll be late for the appointment." James said, not being able to get Sally away from this fast enough.

"O-okay..." Sally said, being suspicious as James guided her to the front door and Tristan followed to leave.

Connor sat in his house on his phone which was ringing, waiting for the other person to answer, but it ended up going straight to answer phone which made him sigh and put the phone down on the coffee table. Becky stood in the doorway of the living room watching him when a few seconds later Connor picked up his phone again and dialled the same number, making Becky roll her eyes and walk over to him "Connor, you have to stop!" She said, sitting next to him where she took his phone off him and put it down on the table next to her.

"I can't help it! I'm worried!"

"About what? She'll be fine."

"I was talking about Tyler, but alright."

"Oh, don't bullshit me, Connor, I know you're worried about Rydel."

Connor sat back, slouching with his arms crossed in defeat. "You need to calm down, Rydel's an adult, she can look after herself." Becky said, reassuringly as she put a hand on his shoulder. She wasn't trying to sound or be patronising with what she said, she was stating the truth. She understands that Connor should be worried about her due to certain circumstances but he's getting a little too worried about her. He's beginning to get way too overprotective.

In fact, he's almost getting worse than Ross when it comes to Brad in danger or upset and nobody ever thought that was possible. Connor on the other hand seems to be making it possible with the way he's acting.

"Yeah, but, you don't know the things that he did to her, he could do anything! It's even worse now 'cause she's got kids around him. My kid! And I don't want him getting hurt either otherwise there will be trouble."

Becky rolled her eyes "Connor, you couldn't hurt a disabled goose if you got into a fight with it." She said, offending him slightly.

Connor sat up "You don't understand, you weren't there all those years ago when she was with him before Tyler and Matty came into the picture. Well... Technically Matty was there just... not Tyler... Yet... It depends on how far yo—"

"Alright. Don't need the detail." Becky stopped him, looking slightly disgusted by the mental images he was putting in her head.

"Look, my point is that if it wasn't for me, she'd have still been trapped in that relationship all those years ago and now it's because of me that she's in it again."

"How so? You didn't make her go back to him, that was her choice completely."

"I know but... I wasn't paying attention to her on the tour or after it... I wasn't looking out for her properly and if I was she wouldn't have got back with him and she'd be safe, "Connor said, looking and feeling guilty about that "'cause I know for a fact that whilst she's with him she is not safe and neither are the boys – and that makes me feel unsafe."

Becky sighed, looking away from him as she began to think "I understand. I do. So... I'm gonna go." She said, standing up.

Connor stood up with her to let her out the house "Oh, okay, er... I'll call you later."

Becky shook her head "No. Don't..."

"What? Why?"

"We're done, Connor, I'm sorry... These past few months I've been going out with you have been great but... I can't do it any more, I'm sorry."

"W-what? Why?" Connor asked, seeming slightly hurt. But was it weird he wasn't entirely bothered by this? The feeling of this break-up was like a nip. It hurts for about three or four seconds and then it goes away because it doesn't bother you.

Is that weird he feels like that?

"'Cause... A relationship is meant for only two people. And I can't be in one that has three." She said.

Connor furrowed his brow "Have you been cheating on me?" He asked. The only reason why there could be three in their relationship was if Becky was cheating and with somebody else at the same time as Connor certainly wasn't.

Becky shook her head, letting out a small laugh "No, I'm not, I haven't. It's just..." She stopped her sentence, deciding she wasn't going to be the one to make him realise this. He needed to do it on his own. "Never mind. I'll see you around."

Becky gave him one last smile and hug before leaving where she left Connor stood in the middle of the living room confused.

What the hell did she mean by that?

Brad sat home alone as Ross hadn't come back yet from wherever he had gone. He woke Brad up this morning and told him he was going out and he'd be back later then Brad rolled over and went back to sleep, when he's pretty sure, Ross told him where he was going.

Oh well, he'd live without him for a couple hours.

Suddenly Jesse jumped up from where she laid barking and growling at the door when somebody knocked on it from the other side. She charged at the door and started jumping up at it. "Jesse! Stop!" Brad went over to her, grabbing her by the collar where he then locked her in his and Ross' bedroom.

He didn't really want her to bite the person on the other side of the door. He didn't fancy being sued or being at the risk of getting Jesse put down for it.

Brad opened the door where he slightly wished he would have kept Jesse in the room as Titus was stood there. "Can I help you? Did you get lost on your way to Rydel's or..?" Brad asked, not being quite sure as to why he was here.

Titus rolled his eyes and pushed Brad back into the apartment, shutting the door "Have you told Ross about last night?"

Oh great, this again. "No, why?" Brad asked.

"Don't lie. He started acting very funny with me earlier when we were both at Rydel's about an hour ago."

"That doesn't mean I've told him, he's not very fond of you anyway, so he's bound to not treat you nice. Kinda like everyone else you know." Brad said, which only earned Titus grabbing him roughly by his upper arms.

Titus kept a tight grip on him "He was talking about how you came home upset and that he knows someone did something to you – he was talking to me as if he knew it was me. I told you what would happen if you told him."

"Oh give over, he treat you badly, it doesn't mean he knows!" Brad said, where Titus let go of him and gave him a sudden slap across the face which made him stumble a little "L-look... he doesn't know, I swear. I haven't said a word to him."

"Then how come he knows you were upset?" Titus asked, finding this all way too suspicious. Brad had to have told Ross something.

"Well, when you upset someone who's pregnant they tend to get emotional for a long time and can't stop. It's called hormones, have you ever heard of them?" He asked, being a little sarcastic.

That only resulted in Titus grabbing Brad by the neck with his hand tightly "If Ross finds out or if he treats me the way he did back at Rydel's, you're going to wish I killed you outside that diner. Understood?"

Brad scoffed, ignoring the fact he was choking "Whatever, I'm not scared of you. If you were gonna hurt me like you've been threatening you'd have done it by now and not chickened out yesterday when you attempted to do it."

Titus raised his brow as if that statement was some sort of a challenge and he let go of him by the neck "Alright... You think I'm kidding? I'll just do it now and get it over and done with." He said, raising his hand to hit him and begin with Brad's disposal.

"Hey, Brad, I—WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" Ross shouted, coming through the door. Brad breathed in relief.

Titus covered up his attempt to hit Brad by patting his shoulder "So, yeah, that's it really. I just came by to make sure you were alright." Titus said.

Ross walked over and stood in front of Brad, facing Titus "What the hell were you about to do there?" Ross asked.

"Jeez, Ross, calm down, I was just patting his shoulder. I'm tall, he's small... height difference. It's gonna look dodgy isn't it?"

Ross faced Brad, standing close to him "Are you alright? Did he hurt you?" He asked, stroking Brad's face as if he was checking for himself. He seen that one side of his face looked redder than the other which made him highly suspicious as Ross is pretty damn sure it wasn't like that before he left this morning to go to Rydel's.

Brad shook his head "No, I'm fine, he didn't do anything. He was just checking to see if I was alright because of yesterday." He said, shaking only a little. It was unnoticeable.

But unfortunately Ross noticed the little shake and didn't believe him one bit – even though he hasn't believed a single word either Brad or Titus have said since he walked through the door.

"Yeah, Ross, seriously. Why would I hurt him for?" Titus asked, sounding patronising "I have no reason to."

Ross turned back to Titus and gave him a small glare "Alright, fine, whatever. Thanks. He's fine. You can leave now."

"Alright, see ya." Titus made his way to the door and left.

"Was it him? Did he do it?" Ross asked, as soon as the door shut.

"What? No! Ross, calm down. He was just checking if I was okay, I swear." Brad said.

"On the baby's life?" Ross asked, managing to find a way that would for sure get Brad to tell him the truth.

Brad froze on the spot, staying silent for a short while as he didn't know how to response "Ross, you're being stupid."

"If he was only checking to see if you were alright, swear on the baby's life."

Brad returned to being silent, trying to think of a way to get out of this without saying anything. Instead he shook his head and gave Ross a disbelieving look "You're being ridiculous." Brad walked away to go to the bedroom and opened the door where Jesse immediately came charging out.

She ran towards the door and wound up running into Ross. "Jesus Christ, Jesse!" Ross cried as she jumped up at him and pawed him in his crotch. He swears that by the time he's twenty-five he's not going to have anything left down there courtesy of that dog.

Brad went into the bedroom and shut the door, leaving Ross stood still with Jesse who was stood on her hind legs, up at Ross who was stroking her head. "It was him wasn't it, Jesse?" Ross said, looking down at her "'cause lets face it... Why else would Brad have locked you in the bedroom?"

Next: An Offer

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