The day was drawing to a close and I was still yet to see Ashley. I was kind of dreading it as when she came over last night I lied to her. I do have feelings for Lucy and Ashley could tell I was lying. Seeing her the way she was yesterday just broke my heart. No guy should ever make someone feel that way and I think Lucy wants to break up with him but I'm not sure if she is strong enough. Hopefully, she will get through it and fall for me but I guess not everything turns out to be like a fairytale. Oh well
'Hi Shmian' Said a bubbly voice behind me
'Hey Ash, how are you this morning?' I asked her, turning around
'Not to bad, how about yourself? how was Lucy after I went?'
'Im okay I guess, and she seemed better this morning although I havent seen her eat since we arrived on set'
'She will get there Ian, you jsut have to be patient' She told me
'I know its just hard'
'It is hard Ian ecspecially when you love her like you do' she said winking at me
'Thats not true' I replied lying again
'Whatever you say shmian, im going' she said to me sauntering off
Well that was slightly embarresing, were my feelings really that obvious? Not to Lucy anyway
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The car journey back was quiet and Lucy looked tired.
'I rang claire earlier Luce, and I asked her to drop of your stuff instead of us picking it up' I told her trying to break the awkward silence
'But we text her from your phone earlier, saying I would get it' she replied quietly
'I know, but I knew we wouldn't be back till late so thought it was easier for her to drop it round mine'
'Okay' was her whispered reply
Lucy's POV
Ian made us tea again tonight. He opted for a light salad as he knew I would be more likely to eat it. After a few mouthfulls, I began to push my food around my plate whilst thinking. Why is Ian helping me like this? And I should phone Chris was all i could think about
'Thankyou for this Ian'
'Its only tea Luce'
'No, not just for the food. For everything. I mean it, you are the one person in my life that I can rely on for everything' I said looking at him
I continued to eat some more of my food before I stood up from the table and excused myself. I went to the bathroom and pulled out my phone that I hadnt checked from yesterday morning. 4 texts and 11 missed calls, most from Chris. I chose not to listen to the messages but to ring him.
'Lucy? Lucy where the hell are you' he said, he was away filming in New York but he probably got a message from Claire asking him where I was
'Im here, talking to you' I replied
'and where's here? I've been worried sick'
'Im at a friends house'
'You're with him arent you Lucy. What did I tell you I don't like the guy and I don't trust him when he's around you'
'I doesn't matter where I am Chris, all that matters is im safe' I began tears starting to form
'Dont cry Lucy, dont be a baby. Im coming back this weekend to sort this out. Im not happy' Chris said before hanging up the phone.
I sat there for a while longer before I heard a knock on the bathroom door
Ian's POV
After Lucy excused herself I know she was going to do something. And when I heard her talking on the phone and then crying I knew it was chris.
'You okay in there Luce?' I asked knocking gently at the bathroom door
'Im justt...' she trailed off before bursting into more tears
'hey Lucy, stop crying thats all you've done in the last few days. I hate seeing you like this' I said walking into the bathroom and getting down to eye level with her
'Are you going to tell me whats wrong?' I continued
'I hate him Ian, He bully's me and tells me that everything I do is wrong. I don't love him like I did anymore and It's making me feel miserable' she said to me truthfully
'You need to tell him that Lucy'
'I can't' she replied 'Im not ready to end that chapter of my life'
'If you want to get better you have too'
'Will you be there with me' she said looking up at me with those teary eyes
'If thats what you want then yes' I said pulling her into a hug