Chapter 30

*Payton's POV*I got ready for my shoot, and Matt showed up in my room when I told him to.

"You ready?" I asked and he nods his head.

We drove to the location, blasting Trip Pony, the remix(in media slot), and singing off tune to it at the top of our lungs. Ah, I love Matt.

We got to the location, and we all walked in without any troubles, except for Matt trying to hit on Candace..

I tugged him along into my dressing room. I was told to change into my first outfit, so I did so and put on a silk robe to cover myself up in the meantime. I was modeling for a beach shoot today, so I headed to hair and makeup with Matt.

I was sitting in the chair, having my hair curled and someone doing my makeup simultaneously when Matt spoke up.

"Is this normal for you? Being dressed up like a doll everyday?" He joked.

"Pretty much, I mean I suck at doing my own makeup and hair, that's why I look horrible like every day," I laugh. "Surprised any guy, nonetheless Brooklyn likes me," I rolled my eyes at the thought.

"Um, Payton you've got Brooklyn whipped for you." he exclaimed.

I rolled me eyes in response, now done with hair and makeup.

"C'mon," I led him back outside.

"Where we going? We just got here?" he asked, and I just got into the passenger seat of his car.

"The beach, I'm doing a swim shoot and they booked the San Diego beach out for the shoot," I smiled, shutting the car door. He just shrugged his shoulders and got in as well.

We got to the beach a little while after, to see it blocked off, and the crew running around trying to get everything ready. I wish they would just chill sometimes, it's only me, and last time I checked, I don't demand perfection.

Matt sat down on chairs reserved for him, and he just played on his phone for a while. Why'd I even bring him?! I went off to go start my shoot.

The photographer told me where to go and what poses to do. I modeled a few different suits and every so often Matt glanced up every once in a while, but continued scrolling through Twitter I guess.

Once I was finished, I ran over to Matt.

"All done," I smiled and he looked up at me from his phone.

"Still haven't seen Candace yet," he whined.

"C'mon," I laughed and walked off.

"I was promised Candace!" He yelled from behind me, and I assumed that he was catching up to my fast stride.

We were about to go, but when I looked back, I saw Matt talking to someone on his phone. I gave him a weird look and he pointed up one finger to signal me to wait a second.

He then turned the phone around and it was Kaden on FaceTime with Nash. They looked to be walking at a beach or something, but it clearly wasn't this one because it was blocked off for the shoot.

"Hey pooh bear," I joked, sticking my tongue out at him.

"And Nash!" Nash yelled from the FaceTime.

"And Nash.." I laughed. "You need something?"

"Actually yeah, I need to tell ya something," Nash said and Kaden's eyes narrowed suspiciously.

"Kaden'sProbablyGonnaKillMeForSayingThisButHeHasTheBiggestCrushOnYouAndNeverStopsTalkingAboutYouAndIGottaGoByeeeeee." Nash said really fast and hung up. I just stood there shocked, not knowing how to react.

"Well that went well," Matt laughed.

Kaden likes me? What?! I've never thought about him like that because I always thought that we would just be friends our whole lives....

It's probably a joke! That's what it is. That's the only thing that would make sense since Nash always does things like this.

I shrugged my shoulders and walked to the car, Matt giving me a strange look.

"What?" I asked, questioning him.

"You're taking this well..." he said, extremely confused.

"Yeah, because it's a joke. Nash does these things all the time, do you honestly want me to believe that Kaden likes me?" I laugh and get into the car. Once we're both seated, the conversation starts again.

"Um, yeah. He does. He never stops talking about you, and he really does like you.. He has for a while now, for as long as I've known him for. He even claimed you when we were little and told every guy that you were friends with to back off," he explains.

I didn't even get to process this much, I just sort of sat there, still in shock.

"Should I talk to him about it?" I ask.

"Well I think you should figure one thing out first, do you like him back?" he asks, and the rest of the ride to the hotel is silent. Other than the blaring music, we don't say anything.

We pull up to the hotel, and I really don't wanna see anyone right now. I walk to the elevators and press 43 for the floor we're staying on.

The ride is pretty much silent on the way up, until Matt says something.

"Do you wanna talk about it?" he offers.

"No.. I kinda just wanna figure stuff out before I do anything about it, thanks though," I hug him. The doors open at the 43rd floor, and I walk out.

Then a sight I thought I'd never see again was in front of me.

Brooklyn was pinning a girl up against the elevator wall, kissing her. I just stood there watching them, tears spilling down my face. He pulls away and sees me standing there, crying.

I start running down the hall, but Brooklyn grabs my arm and spins me around.

"It's over, Brooklyn. I don't wanna hear your shitty excuse this time. You keep hurting me, and every time I think you'll change." I say.

I see his eyes welling up, and tears start running down his face. I remove my wrist from his grip, and run back to the hotel room. I look back, and Brooklyn's there sitting on his knees, head in hands. He said something that I could barely hear.

"What have I done?"