Austin's POV:

I stirred in my bed trying to make myself comfortable but it was no use. I rolled over one more time but decided I'd just get up and go get some breakfast. I opened my eyes revealing the familiar blue hair of Leilani wrapped in the sheets next to me. I sighed sitting up on the edge of my bed rubbing my eyes with my hands. I pushed myself up and made my way up to the kitchen. I sculled some water from the fridge and turned to see Alan eating a bowl of cereal grinning wildly at me.

"What?" I uttered whilst leaning against the marble bench my head in my hands because of the hangover I was now sporting.

"How was she?" he winked.

"Man I don't remember a thing. If anything did happen I don't even know if it was good or not," I popped some advil trying to remember last nights events but before I could try and decipher any more an ear piercing scream rippled from my bedroom through the hotel room. Alan's eyes sparked open, his eyes wildly watching over me as I ran back to the bedroom Alan on my heels. Leilani was sitting up in the bed in one of my singlets that looked at least five times too big for her. Her head was cradled in her hands between her knees and she was sweating frantically. I rushed by her side while Alan stood at the foot of the bed watching my every move.

"You know if I was that bad last night you could have left before I woke up," joking as I didn't even know what happened last night. Her head shot up.

"What? You know we didn't do anything right! I put you to bed after you nearly drank yourself to death, I tried to leave but you asked me to stay so here I am waking up from the worst sleep ever in some guys bed I just met wearing his clothes!" she retorted pulling at the grey sweatpants.

"A sleep bad enough to make you scream, makes no sense?" Alan asked.

"Idiot, it was my nightmare not the sleeping," she laughed at him now.

"Oh," Alan made his way out of the room so I could calm her down. Plus he knew I'd want to find out what the nightmare was about. I needed to know this girl. I smiled down at her and pulled her across the bed to squeeze her tightly into my chest. She snuggled up to me in silence gripping tightly onto my skin. We sat like this for a few minutes before I asked her what had happened to wake her up.

"Can I ask what your dream was about?" I kissed her on the forehead to prove I wasn't just digging into her mind but that I really cared, she hesitated at first but her lips started to part as she exhaled before she spoke.

"I don't want to scare you off," she was shaking her head as if she was backing out of telling me.

"You couldn't scare me away, if you were going to do that it was when you put me in a bloody head lock!" she laughed and apologised again.

"I have the same nightmare every single night but it's not a made up situation it's more of a memory," I nodded to show her I understood, "Well uh, it's starts off I'm in my bedroom and I get kicked in the leg forcing me to fall backwards and then my Mum's boyfriend is on top of me and I try to move but he's got me tied down," she took a breath to stop herself from letting tears form in her eyes, "It just gets worse. He hits me across the face and my Mum walks in but doesn't even try to help me so she leaves and I ask her to help but I shouldn't have because he breaks my ribs for doing so. Then he takes my clothes off and cuts me with a knife and at the end he's about to rape me but he punches me so hard that I black out and that's when I wake up," she stopped abruptly, that was a lot to take in.

"Wow," she looked away and I pulled her back, "Did that really happen to you?" she nodded, I pulled her into a hug. How could someone hurt such a beautiful girl? "How old were you?"

"It started when I was sixteen," she trembled. She pulled at the hem of my shirt she was wearing about to lift it up but I placed my hand over hers stopping her from pulling her shirt up.

"Leilani what are you doing?"

"Just let me show you," she continued to lift her shirt and stopped just before I could see her bra. She revealed a monstrous, red, lifted scar that was heaving below her rib cage. I placed my hand on her rib and oddly enough she didn't even flinch, she was completely relaxed. I smiled at the thought. I rubbed my thumb over her scar and bent down to kiss it. "That was from the last time Cole hurt me, I vowed after that night that he, or anybody, would never hurt me again," she wailed.

"What did you do?" I pondered.

"That's another story for another time, if you're ever unlucky enough to hear it," I sighed as she pulled herself out of my grip and jumped out of bed and waddled to the bathroom. She paused before she closed the door and turned back to me, a smile on her face, "You know Austin, you can call me Lani. Or Lans, whatever suits you," I smiled like a child just thinking about getting close to this girl.

Leilani's POV:

I was in the shower of Austin's band's hotel room and I couldn't stop thinking to myself how strange it was. I hoped out tossing my hear into a pony tail and wiping away the remainder of my smudged, left over make up. I trudged on my clothes from last night and wandered out to the living room where I could here multiple voices, including Tarni's. As I stepped out everyone looked at me.

"So this is the famous Leilani Austin keeps blabbing on about!" a man with long brown hair blurted out as he walked over pulling me into a hug, this startled me and he backed away, "Sorry I should introduce myself, I'm Phil," I smiled

"Well you all my name apparently," I laughed giving an awkward wave to the group and a huge grin to Tarni who was snuggled up on the couch next to Alan. "Uh is there a phone I can borrow?" Phil ushered me over to the kitchen pointing to the phone next to the microwave. I picked it up and dialed my home number waiting for Dad to answer.

"Lei is that you?" he was frantic.

"Yes Dad, calm down. I'm sorry I didn't come home last night but I'm safe. I'll be home later this afternoon I'm still catching up with Tarni," since we didn't do much of that last night I thought to myself. He said his goodbyes as we hung up at the same time and I made my way over to the couch and plotted myself down next to Tarni.

"So the boys were just telling me you beat up Austin?" Tarni laughed. I pushed her jokingly.

"Shut up," I blushed, "I didn't beat him up! It was an accident, he knows I'm sorry," I shot a pleading face at Austin even pulling out the puppy dog eyes and pouting lip, he shrugged.

"I suppose I forgive you love," he winked over at me again making me blush. His hands gestured me over so I stood up and walked over to him and he pulled me down into his lap resting his head on my shoulder with his arms wrapped around my waist, it was comforting so I relaxed into his chest.

"So I was talking to the guys while you were in the shower," I nodded alerting for him to continue, I felt uncomfortable with all their eyes on me, "And I remembered how you said you don't get out much and that you've never been to a concert. I know you like our music so how would you and your friend here," I felt him nod over at Tarni, "like side stage tickets to our show tonight?" he proclaimed.

"Seriously?" I tried to contain my excitement, he nodded. "Austin, we'd love to come!" I sang out.

"Wait so you're telling me that you're a fan but you don't know who we are?" This was who I think Austin said was Tino that was asking.

"Well I was behind bars it was just a coincidence I was given your album while I was in there and even more of a coincidence that I'd run into Austin," I trailed off. There was no point lying they saw the news so they knew I'd be in jail. They nodded and Alan changed the subject to cats.

I looked over to Tarni hopping up from Austin's lap and straightening my skirt out with my palms. "We'd better go home to get ready Tarni, we can meet the boys back here at?" I looked to Austin for the answer.

"Oh uh about five," plenty of time.

"Well five it is," Tarni jumped out of her seat kissing Alan on the forehead. I cringed. I started to walk to the door after saying my goodbyes to everyone but Austin pulled me aside.

"Thank you for staying with me last night, I don't remember asking but I'm glad you did." he breathed. His head lowered as he leaned in closer to my face and I found myself leaning up on my tippy toes and resting my hands on his waist. He cupped my face with his large, warm hands, our foreheads no touching and our noses resting on each others. I could feel his warm breath on my face as I tried to close the distance between us.

"Oh my god what are you doing Lani, lets go get ready," Tarni called out from the front of the hotel room startling me as I jumped back from Austin's hold. I mouthed sorry to him and ran out to Tarni.

"Steamy make out session?" she nudged me.

"Nope," I sulked. "No thanks to you," she looked at me with sad eyes, we walked the rest of the way to the car in silence.

Notes

So how do we feel about the little encounters between Austin and Leilani in this chapter?