You're Mine Forever & Always

I stared down at my phone in shock; what was she calling me for? I sighed softly to myself before answering it anyway. I mean, I didn’t want to keep her waiting.

“Hello?” I said in to my phone.

“Joey, baby I’ve missed you! Why haven’t you called? I’ve been worried sick!” I heard Taylor’s voice on the other line.

“O-oh, h-hey! I’ve just been super busy, t-that’s all?” I said, the last part sounding like a question.

“Oh, with what?” she asked on the other line. Damn it, why the hell did she always have to ask me so many questions?

“Oh, you know, just planning with the guys on how the next tours going to go…since you’re going with us and all,” I trailed off, quietly so Sam couldn’t hear a single word.

“That’s awesome babe! Well, I got to go do my sound check, I’ll call you right before I’m about to go out on stage, I love you!!” I smiled to myself. I know it’s totally wrong of me to have lied to Sam all this time but ever since I met Taylor at one of our shows a few months back, way before Sam and I even met, I knew she was the one for me.

“Okay, you too!” I said before she hung up on the other line. I sighed softly to myself before walking back in to the living room where Sam was. I put on a seemingly nice smile as she turned toward me.

“Sorry about that babe…so what’s up?” I asked as I took a seat on the couch beside her.

“N-nothing, just thinking,” she said softly.

“About what?” I asked as I looked over at her.

“Everything…” she said.

I sighed before replying, “Like what?” I asked again. She really wasn’t explaining herself clearly, this was one of the things I really didn’t like that she does when we argue like this. She’s hardly ever like this, well only when we argue sometimes.

“I-It’s just, I have a really strong feeling that you actually could be cheating on me…when you’ve always been straight up with everything else, how you’re a major party animal and how you always get drunk at every single party you go to…” she trailed off and continued to stare over at me.

“That, like, it’s a whole other side of you I barely even know anymore…” she said as I just stared over at her with a still expression.

“Oh…” I trailed off. “Well, babe, I think I’m gonna get going. I’ll talk to you later tonight?” I asked kind of distant, smiling a bit over at her.

“Y-yeah,” she replied and smiled over at me. She got up and made her way over toward me. I put on a small smile and kissed her temple and told her I would see her later before I headed toward the front door.

After shutting the door behind me, I went and got in my car before starting up the engine. I heard my phone start to go off, once I started to drive off down the road. I really couldn’t help but wonder who it was, either Taylor calling me or Sam telling me how much she loved and missed me. To me personally, that seems like she’s too clingy and that’s one of the things that really annoys me whenever I’m with her.

I sighed heavily before reaching over and grabbing my phone, keeping my eyes on the road as I did so. I know it’s like, bad to talk on the phone and drive, but I had to answer it so they wouldn’t think I was ignoring them or whatever.

I swiped my finger over the screen, unlocking it so I could answer the call as I came up a red light at the intersection of the entrance to Sam’s sub-division. I smiled; Taylor was calling me.

“Hello?” I said in to my phone once I held it up to my ear.

“Hey babe, it’s me!” she said on the other line. I smiled.

“What’s up, baby girl?” I asked, my right hand gripping the steering wheel as I turned on to the frontage road to get on the freeway.

“Not much, just about to go on stage. You know I’m coming over later tonight after my show, right?” she said, I could see a wide smile on her face in my mind. I couldn’t help but smile to myself. I got over in to the far left lane so I could get on to the freeway, a car cutting me off which was right behind me. I flicked him off as he sped past me. I really hated people these days; doesn’t anybody know how to drive anymore? Apparently not.

“Just driving,” I said, looking ahead of me while I continued to drive.

“Sounds cool, well I have to go…they need me, since I’m about to go on stage,” she said on the other line.

“Bye,” I said in to my phone as I noticed the car behind me slam in the back of my car. I inched over a bit more, letting them get past me. What the hell are people’s problems these days?

“I love you,” were the last words I heard her say before I was being slammed in to the side wall, on the driver side.

What was going to happen? Am I going to die? Survive, what? I really had no idea what was going to happen. I could feel blood running down the side of my face as part of the windshield was being smashed in a bit more, pieces flying everywhere. The next thing I knew, I was being carried on a gurney to the back of an ambulance. They put a mask over my mouth so I could breathe.

“Son, we called your parents, they are on their way and will meet us at the hospital,” A guy with dark hair said, staring down at me. I nodded as I stared back up at him with hazy eyes that shut soon after. The next time I opened my eyes, I was in a room with white walls, lying in a bed with wires hooked up to my arm. I winced in pain as I sat up, moving my hand up to my forehead.

As I looked down at my hand, there was blood on it. What had happened? I really didn’t know what happened, I guess I got knocked out and hit pretty hard or something. I looked toward the door to see what looked like my Mom and Dad walk in the room.

“Honey, what happened? Are you okay?! You scared all of us!” she exclaimed, rushing to the side of my bed. She ran her hand through my hair and kissed my cheek, hugging me tight.

“I-I’m fine, Mom…” I said softly, really trying not to strain my voice.

“It sure doesn’t look like it, Joseph,” she said, running her hand over the deep gash on my forehead. I groaned in pain as she ran her hand over it softly.

“We’ll be back to check on you later son,” my Dad said looking down at me. I noticed Nick walk in the room next, Kevin right behind him.

“Hey Joe, how are you doing? It looks like you hit that wall pretty hard in your car…” Nick said, looking down at me as I looked up at him, with pain all over my body.

“I’m okay, better…have you heard from Sam?” I said, looking over at my two brothers.

“I talked to Jason about fifteen minutes ago…he said that he would get her and they would be right over here.” Kevin said, looking over at me.

I sighed, that was good they were on their way. Now, what about Taylor? I know for a fact, if she ever found out that I was with both her and Sam at the same time, she would absolutely flip and freak out. I hope to God neither of them ever find it all out. I would be dead. To tell you the truth, it would be much easier if I could gain the strength to tell her the truth, well both of them actually that I’m dating her and Taylor at the same time. That’s one thing I really needed to do. I really needed to get that off my chest before my head starts hurting more than it already does from the already massive headache I had from earlier.

Nick and Kevin both talked to me for the next few minutes before I noticed someone show up at the door of my hospital room; Samantha. She immediately rushed to my bedside.

“Oh my God! Baby, are you okay?” she asked, staring down at me, her face red from crying. I felt her grab my hand in hers. She tightened her grip on my hand and took a seat in the chair next to my bed.

“I-I’m fine, babe. Listen, there’s a few things I have to tell you, that you really need to know…” I trailed off, staring over at her, soft tears building up in my eyes.

“About what? What is it? Please tell me…” she asked, tears already starting to fall down her cheeks.

“I-I love you, but I really think we should be friends. I’m really sorry for lying to you but…” I trailed off and looked toward the door.

“Shit!” I muttered quietly under my breath as I stared over toward the door. Taylor stood there; I could see anger, hurt and confusion in her eyes. Well, I guess I have to confess everything now, since both of them are here…this was great, not!