how do you mend a broken heart?
Nash might have the answers! enjoy the new installment!
Amber pressed Nash's name and waited for a dialtone.
"Hi this is Nash. You know what to do, ya'll"
Amber paused and breathed in heavily after the beep went off.
"Nash? Hi, it's Amber. From glee. [laughing] well, of course it's Amber from glee. Sorry, I wanted to call you cuz…well, I wanted to talk to you. It's about Chord. He's okay. I think. Well, I hope he's okay. Anyway, this message is a hot mess right now, can you call me back? I just need to talk to you. Thanks."
Amber hung up and started talking to herself.
Amber: what the hell was that? He's going to think you're nuts!
She browsed through her text messages until she saw Ryan's text.
"Amber, I know its Vegas and you two are having a wild time but I'd appreciate it if one of you got back to me."
Amber: holy shit! Ryan's been trying to reach us!
She dialed Ryan's number.
Ryan: Well, if it isn't Ms. Amber Riley or is it Mrs. Amber Overstreet? Did you two get hitched yet?
Amber: [clearing her throat] hey Ryan. No,not yet. I mean, no we haven't
Ryan: you guys had some wild night, huh? You guys are all the buzz over here. Twitter's been having a sex riot. A rileystreet sex riot! [he said sounding pleased with himself]
Amber: Ryan,I need to talk to you about Chord and I .
Ryan: nononononono! You better have no regrets! Listen I saw the pics from the party. You guys looked amazing and pretty close. I like it! The dance was a nice touch. Oh and the kiss in the parking lot.
Amber: wha? How? We tried to avoid the cameras.
Ryan: Well, apparently the cameras don't avoid you. They love you.
Amber: [groaning] oh my god.
Ryan: Well, I guess you're officially the "it couple!" Keep up the good work.
Amber: Ryan I…
Ryan: oh wait, did you like the cake?
Amber: yes, thank you it was really nice but…
Ryan: No buts just keep doing what you're doing. The fandom loves it. I'll see you on set tomorrow. Bye sweetheart.
Ryan hung up not letting Amber tell him about her relationship with chord or her ideas of taking a break from Glee.
She screamed in frustration.
"!" she started throwing things around the room. She just had so much going on and needed to get it all out.
The ringing of her phone stopped her from continuing.
She looked at her phone and saw Nash's name flash across the screen. She picked up the phone.
Amber: Nash?
Nash: Amber…hey.
Amber: hey. I'm sorry about that message.
Nash: no, it's alright. My phone wasn't on. What's up?
Amber: have you spoken to Chord?
Nash: now, what kind of a brother would I be if I confessed that to you? [laughing lightly]
Amber: No, you're right. I'm sorry.
Nash: I'm kidding, Amber. Yes, I spoke to Chord.
Amber: Is he alright?
Nash: you know he thinks you hate him and here you are asking me if he's okay.
Amber: I don't hate him.
Nash: Well, that's obvious although I wouldn't blame you if you wanted to punch him in the balls.
Amber: [laughing] no no no.
Nash: what's the problem, Amber?
Amber: well, he told me he loved me. He gave me this really nice letter. It was so beautiful. He told me you helped him write it.
Nash: I would like to take credit but to be honest, I didn't help him with that letter at all. I pushed him to tell you how he felt but that letter was all Chord.
Amber: really?
Nash: yeah. Boy's sprung.
Amber: What am I supposed to do, Nash ?
Nash: well, I'm the wrong guy to speak to about that. [laughing] I mean I can barely keep a relationship together myself.
Amber: you overstreet boys are heartbreakers, huh?
Nash: well, you know…
The two start laughing.
Nash: [breathing in] Amber, if Chord knew what I'm about to tell you, he'd kill me. I mean it. He would come find me, grab me by my balls, cut them off and feed them to me with a side of icecream.
Amber: ice cream?
Nash: well, Chord can't be mean for too long.
The two laugh again.
Amber: okay, I'm listening.
Nash: He's liked you for a very very long time now. Even while he was with…well you know…
Amber: mm hmm
Nash: He was just too shy to ask you out or even look at you sometimes. He was intimidated. I mean, I knew he liked you before he knew he liked you. He would talk about you all the time. I'd be like "so how's everything on the glee set?" and he'd be like "yeah, everything's great and Amber sang this song today and she was amazing" and I'd look at him like "really?". It was funny and I guess cute. When you guys went on tour, we'd talk almost every night and guess what was the main topic? You! He would talk about how the stadium would just grow quiet when you went on to sing "Aint no way". How he stood backstage, watching you. How you had the cutest laugh, how you crinkled your nose every time you had to sneeze, how your smile was enough to get him through long hours. I mean, he never admitted to liking you though. He just talked about you…all the time. I know an abnormal amount of information about you, Amber. [laughing] Chord's gonna beat my ass if he finds out I'm telling you this.
Amber: I won't tell him.
Nash: he was so jealous of Darren. He told me how Darren would sneak into the audience and watch you perform and he'd say "he thinks he's so charming" and he would say it in a voice that you would just know, this kid's jealous. [laughing] I kept thinking okay Chord, when are you admitting to being into this girl. It was like he was in denial.
Amber: Or embarrassed.
Nash: NO! never. Amber please take that out of your head. Chord never felt embarrassed about liking you. He was afraid. Afraid that he wasn't enough for you. If you haven't noticed yet, Chord has bad separation anxiety. He blames me 'cuz I left him in an elevator for too long when we were kids. Long story. Anyway, since then he's never been able to function alone. He always needed to be surrounded by people. He also suffers from insomnia. Especially when is anxiety skyrockets…like now for instance, I'm pretty sure he's only slept like 2 minutes.
Amber: That explains him not letting me off the phone at night…
Nash: yeah. That and he felt a connection with you. He likes being around you. You make him happy. I've never seen Chord smile as much as he does when he's with you.
Amber: but the games…
Nash: were a stupid idea. I know. I warned him about them. I told him it would come back to bite him in the ass but …listen, I'm not trying to justify his actions but he did it because he felt threatened by the other guys. Darren, especially.
Amber: what about the other girls? That guy from TMZ calling him a playboy?
Nash: that was the old Chord. Trust me; he can't even look at another girl without mentioning you. Just the other day we saw these two hot chicks and they were eating pretzels and I was gawking and I was like "dude, did you see those girls?" and he was like "yeah, Amber loves pretzels"
Amber laughed.
Amber: you're such a liar Nash.
Nash: Why would I lie? [Laughing] I can't even take him out anymore! It's awful! [laughing harder] like the other day he got all depressed because we were in a store and the mannequin had a purple dress on. He was all "I need a moment" and I was like "dude, grow some balls"
Amber laughed harder
Amber: you're a terrible brother.
Nash: I know, I know. [breathing in] but you're an awesome girl, Amber and I really would hate it if my idiot brother ruined all his chances with you.
Amber: I just don't know the right thing to say or do at this point. I don't want everything to think they can go and play games behind my back and treat me like I'm a pawn and move me around anyway they want.
Nash: I respect that. Ummm Amber, did he give you the pendant?
Amber: yes.
Nash: oh good.
Amber: why?
Nash: Well, he drove me insane looking for that. He had seen it online and we went to every jewelry store in L.A. to look for it. When we had no luck, he found a guy who makes jewelry and well, he showed him the picture. The guy said he would do it for him.
Amber: it was handmade?
Nash: yep. Chord wanted it to be perfect.
Amber: oh my God. [crying]
Nash: what? Did I say something wrong?
Amber: he didn't tell you?
Nash: tell me what?
Amber: I gave it back to him. Last night. I told him I wanted nothing to do with him.
Nash: Amber, you didn't know.
Amber: All this time, he was so scared of being alone, of being pushed away, of me walking away from him and I do exactly that.
Nash: you were angry.
Amber: I'm too hurt to just take him back but I love him too much to see him hurt.
Nash: you…wait, wait…say what?
Amber: which part?
Nash: you love my brother?
Amber: yes.
Nash: well
Amber: what?
Nash: that has to be the best news I've gotten all day.
Amber: what do I do?
Nash: you follow your heart. In love, you're going to get hurt. It's some unwritten rule but if you're sure about your feelings for him, then don't ignore them I think you two have punished yourselves enough.
Amber: Nash Overstreet, are you being a scholar?
Nash: Tell anyone and I'll unfollow you on twitter
Amber: [laughing] so, I guess Chord got his charm from his older brother.
Nash: Well, I had to do something right, I mean I added to the poor boy's mental illness
Amber: don't blame yourself for that.
Nash: no, im pretty sure it was my fault. Kid's never been the same.
Amber: [laughing] you're reckless, Nash
Nash: Reckless is my middle name.
Amber: and how come no one's snatched you up?
Nash: I'm telling you, no one can keep with me. I'm a womanizer.
Amber: why do you lie? Womanizers don't give good advice. Womanizers aren't softees
Nash: I guess I just haven't found the chocolate diva of my life.
Amber: [laughing] oh please
Nash: I'm serious, Chord has it good. A girl like you having her eyes set on him.
Amber: well, he isn't too shabby either.
Nash: eww please let's not talk about my brother that way.
Amber: [laughing] you have made my day, you know that
Nash: so my mission is complete I guess.
Amber: thanks Nash. For everything.
Nash: it was my pleasure. Listen, Amber. You rip him a new one. Don't go entirely easy on him. And when you lay the smack down, give him some sweet lovin'. That boy needs some like you have no idea!
Amber: Nash!
Nash: what? Im just advocating for my brother.
Amber: oh my God all you overstreet boys are the same.
Nash: what can I say, we're user friendly
Amber: good bye Nash
Nash: Good bye Amber. Oh wait one more thing.
Amber: what?
Nash: Don't leave Glee.
Amber: he told you?
Nash: yeah. And I gotta tell you that you're the best thing that happened to that show. I just saw the valentine's episode and you blew "I will always you" out of the water. You would do everyone a disservice by leaving. Trust.
Amber: I'll think about it. I just feel like I need time off.
Nash: And that's fine but don't leave.
Amber: I'll see.
Nash: oh and Amber? Don't bother looking for Chord now. Hes on a plane to L.A.
Amber: what? When did he leave?
Nash: a while ago. Just let him come home. I'll take care of him here. Tomorrow's a new day. You guys can fix things then. Deal?
Amber: yeah.
Nash: now go enjoy your last night in Vegas. And if I have to fight the guys off with a baseball bat, I'm a phone call away.
Amber: thanks Nash.
Nash: Anytime.
She hung up and laid back on the hotel bed. Nash's heartwarming, open discussion had helped her feel better. She was going to take his advice and she was going to let Chord have it and she'd let him know how she felt.
She texted Damian
"Hey Damian, I'm so sorry but I can't join you but I owe you a shopping spree. I have lots on my mind. Please let the others know I'm alright. I'm going to catch an early flight. I just rather be home right now"
She started packing. She wasn't going to follow Chord but she was going home to Chewie. She needed to be around other people. She was so done with Vegas.