36 days, Katerina Rose [red queen ebook txt] 📗

Sara and she was behind me now.

"Home wrecker!" Sara yelled.

"Seriously? Who are you"

"I'm his wife! And your the reason he won't come home!"

"Listen you selfish bitch I didn't even know about you until 2 days ago so I really don't want to hear about the reasons he won't come home" I snapped.

sara stopped and looked at daniel "So you didn't even bother telling your little tramp here that you married me?"

"I was drunk sara! Seriously! I told you I was signing those papers!"

"So you can keep this up?" she pointed at me. "She's nothing!"

I was offended but almost more amused by her than anything.

"Look, I'm not about to be in the middle of this jerry springer moment. I'm in the middle of my tour, I don't have time for this bullshit. I'm not dating him, I can't tell you the last time we even had a moment alone together that didn't entail us yelling about something so he's all yours honey..Have at it" I threw my hands up and walked away.

Ally followed, I could hear Daniel calling my name but I kept walking.

"So what happens now?" Ally asked as we approached the hotel door.

"Not a damn thing.... I get back on that plane and go home... and erase him from my memory.."

I turned around as I reached the door and saw him standing in the parking lot watching me. Sara was clearly yelling at him but he wasn't paying attention to her.

I needed answers, that was for sure but this wasn't going to get any easier. Maybe this was my subconscious way of telling me to move on. Love shouldn't be this dramatic. This was too many obstacles... I'm just not sure we're even meant to be friends at this point...


The next night was another gig. I hadn't spoken to Daniel, nor did I intend to. He had called my cell and left me text messages asking to speak to me. I hadn't answered any of them.

Our gig was awkward. I gave glances backstage to see Daniel standing off to the side. Arms crossed, a look of sadness on his face. He looked like he had just lost his best friend. Too bad he didn't think enough of losing me before now.

The lights came down on stage. I could hear the crowd cheering, and my heart leaped with joy. I knew this is where I needed to be, despite the problems going on around me. This was my band and I was going to be proud of it.

The house lights came up and our set ended. I put my guitar back on his stand and walked off stage. Daniel was still standing there and I brushed past him.

"Cass--"

I kept walking.

"Cassie, Please wait" he caught my arm "can we go some where and talk? I just need a second and I'll leave you alone I promise"

"I dont really have anything to say to you Daniel, I'm done with this whole thing, your my manager and theres nothing left to say, enjoy your life"

He wouldn't let my arm go.

I jerked and he wouldn't budge. "Please,.... Just give me a minute!"

I caved.

He lead me down the hallway towards the back door of the auditorium.

We walked out the back doors and I sat on the steps that lead to the parking lot. Daniel stood by the railing next to me and he sighed. "I don't know where to start"

"The beginning might help" I rolled my eyes.

"You think less of me now I'm sure you do--"

"I don't know what to think of you Daniel, I'm not sure what happened"

"I got drunk"

"Its only been a few months since I was home... You stopped speaking to me to run off and get married to some girl who clearly loves you" I scoffed with sarcasm.

"Sara was at the bar, I've known her for a while and we got really smashed. I told her I was having trouble getting over you and ---"

"Why were you getting over me?"

"Well the whole situation was just crazy I wanted to back out of it and focus on my own career"

"And you cant do that if I'm in the picture"

He sat down on the steps next to me. "I dont want to take anything away from your spotlight Cass, Your an amazing artist, you don't need me ruining your life"

"Your doing an amazing job of staying out of it"

"I didn't know if I should of taken the job as your manager, but honestly I did it so I could see you"

I stopped. My heart dropped.

"No matter what I do, it always comes back to you, Cassie I'm still in love with you, after everything we've gone through, I know I can't be with out you"

"So you went and got married?" I looked at him. I could feel tears welling in my eyes.

"I was drunk! And stupid!"

"so what now!?" I snapped "Your married, We're not together, this is just fate telling us we're not meant to be together, Daniel, can't you see that? Love shoudln't be this hard"

"I don't believe that!" He stood up. "I'm getting the marriage annulled"

"So you can just go back to the way things were when we weren't speaking" I paced.

Daniel stood up and grabbed my shoulders, he forced me to look at him. "No, I wan't to go back to how it was before everything got so complicated. To that night in your apartment, when you let me lay on your favorite blanket" he laughed, making fun of me. "You and I have a connection Cassie, it would be stupid of us not to figure this out" ... "Please just give me a chance, I want to give you everything you need, I want to be the one you run to, I want to be the one to watch you succeed, I want to be the one to support you and love you and the one you come home to at the end of all of this"

I pulled away from him. "Your married"

He sighed "did you hear ANYTHING I've just said?"

"It doesn't change anything!" --"Your still married"

He grabbed my hands, put them together inside of his and looked at me. "I will prove to you that we can work"

"Daniel--"

"The only thing you have to do is not write me off... "

"So what we go back to being friends?"

"If that's the way you need to to be to see we are meant to be together then yes, we can be friends"

I paused... I didn't want to continue to not speak to him. Daniel had always been the one I loved running to for things. He was my biggest mentor when it came to my music anyway, what was the harm in letting him dig himself out of this hole he was in?

"ok" I said, I pulled my hands out of his. "Friends" I nodded.

I walked passed him and headed back into the auditorium. "Guess we'll see" I whispered to myself as I headed to find the rest of my band...
Chapter 14

The Aus tour was finally over! I couldn't have been more pleased to see my own apartment and crash into my own bed out of complete exhaustion. I had said goodbye to Levi, Daniel and Ally at the airport, I took a taxi home and we decided to reconvene for band meetings in a few weeks. For now, it was nothing but pure rest and relaxation for me.

My first night home, I popped popcorn, poured my favorite chocolate chips into the bowl and sat down to watch hours of Vampire Diaries on my netflix. Nothing could have been more called for but complete nothingness.

3 hours into my vampire diaries marathon there was a knock at my door.

I put my bowl down and went to the door in my pj bottoms, a football jersey I had some how acquired in the last few years, and my fuzzy slippers.

My neighbor from upstairs was standing at my door. Tall, Attractive, sweet on the eyes, Tyler. We hadn't spoken much in the short amount of time I had lived here due to my crazy schedule but we passed each other in the halls occasionally.

"Hey Cassie" he smiled "So I know you just got home from your tour, I was just wondering if you were interested in babysitting?"

I cocked my head to the side "Come again?"

"Well, dog sitting"

"You have a dog?"

He laughed "Yeah"

"Does the office know you have a dog?"

"Say that a little louder I dont think they heard you" He smirked.

I covered my mouth. "sorry"

A pause.

"What Kind of dog?" I asked.

"A husky"

"Why am I your choice of a dog sitter?" I asked.

"Well, I dont talk to anyone else here"

I laughed "We talk?"

He smiled "Well, I babble... you walk past me"

"Well, now I feel like a horrible person.. Won't you come in and tell me more about your dog" I laughed and let him him.

I kicked off my slippers. Pink Bunnies don't exactly say sexy.

Tyler walked in and shut the door behind him. "Your not a horrible person, we just don't have actual conversations your so busy, but I understand that, superstardom and everything"

I scoffed. "Well its more drama than I want most days but I guess it has its perks, so tell me about your dog?"

"Milo" He smiled.

We went into the living room and sat on the couch.

"Cute name"

"Well I'm going to see my family for a few days, my grandmother just passed away and I've never left Milo alone before, I'm not sure what he'll do if he's left alone"

"A few days?"

"Yeah I'll probably be back late Friday"

"I don't see why we cant make that work" I smiled "Can I meet him?"

"Oh Sure, sure... Do you want to come see him now?"

"Um, Sure, Let me put some normal clothes on"

"I think you look fine" He smiled

"Should have seen the bunny slippers I just had on" I smiled and