[Phoenix POV]

"Sam, Alan is looking for you." it was Nikki.

"Where is he?"

"At his room with the new girl that just arrived."

I went to his room and saw him sitting at the side of the bed. Austin was just behind me. The girl is sitting on his lap flirting with him.

I raised one of my eyebrows then Austin went in first.

"Hello Lara. It's nice to see you here."

Lara stood up and looked at us. "Oh Hi Austin! What are you doing here?" she smiled at Austin.

"I live here."

"Oh really! Me too! I also want to stay here. Hope you don't mind Alan."

Alan didn't answer and just smiled back.

"Anyway, Lara this is Samantha." Finally Austin introduced me. I thought I'm going to be a bitch and interrupt. "She's Alan's girlfriend and she also live here."

"You're living together?" her eyes went big looking at Alan. 'This bitch!' didn't even bother to look at me.

She didn't give a chance for Alan to answer. Out of nowhere, he wrapped her hands around his neck. "Babe, remember you promised me we'll go surfing?"

I secretly rolled my eyes. 'Babe your ass!'

"Look at me now Lara, do you think I can do that in my situation."

"Oh I'm sorry Babe. I almost forgot. Don't worry, I'm here and I will take care of you."

'Yeah right!' I decided to leave.

"Where are you going?" Austin whispered to me.

"I wanted to sleep. They can do the hell whatever they want!" I snapped at him and left.

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At dinner, it's like fate is playing a joke on me, we're eating all at the same time. I wanted to reason out that I'm not feeling well but I'm sure Alan will just be worried.

Lara just won't stop laughing at nonsense things. I wanted to grab her and throw her out the house.

"Are you okay?" Austin, whose beside me, asked.

"I'm fine! I'm not really hungry." I whispered to him while playing with the beans on my plate.

Austin scoffed. I glared at him, "Don't even start Carlile!"

"Sam, is there a problem?" It was Alan. Maybe he heard me snapped at his bestfriend.

"Nothing. I just feel like I wanted to stab your bestfriend with my fork."

Austin laughed. "Your girlfriend is cute when she's getting pissed off."

But here comes Lara!

"Alan, here, eat this!" then she put the spoon with food on his mouth. Which Alan gladly took.

I rolled my eyes. 'The nerve of this guy! It's like I don't even exist anymore!'

Little did she know that Austin was observing her with a smile on his face.

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I woke up early and decided to eat breakfast alone. I went out to my room and saw Lara entered Alan's room with a tray of food on her hands.

She really took over the responsibility of taking care of him.

'The hell I care!' In the first place I'm not Samantha. I don't care what they do in there.

I went straight to the kitchen and ate quietly. Then Austin came and sit right infront of me. He didn't mutter a single word. He just ate quietly which in favor of me. I'm not in the mood to play games with him.

I continued eating when suddenly, he laughed.

'The fuck!' I looked at him.

"You're funny!" He said while still laughing.

I didn't answer. I just looked at him with questions in my eyes. He's hopeless. He really needs a medical attention.

"You're too obvious, you know that?" He said again. Then he leaned forward to touch my nose.

"See this." he showed me his fingers with sweat.

"So? It's hot here." I snapped.

I rolled my eyes and continued eating. I wanted peace and quiet but Austin never failed to ruin my day.

He grinned. "You're jealous."

"Me?" I pointed myself. "Why would I get jealous?"

"Why don't you ask yourself?" he stood up and grabbed his plate. But before he leave, he turned to me and said,

"You're not yourself today Phoenix. And just to remind you, you need to go to work today."

'Oh shit!' I immediately stood up and looked at my watch. I rushed upstairs passing on Austin on my way up.

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It's good to be back! I missed everything here in the office. I missed my work and stuff. Good thing I'm not late. And even though Austin has this habit of pissing me off, he still offered to give me a ride which I accepted so I won't be late.

Then suddenly Jessica came right at me. "Hey bitch! I'm glad you're back. Toni said you got caught off in between 2 bands while on the road. Nice!"

Toni is one of their tour managers. What Jessica meant was I was passed onto another band to manage while on the road. Maybe this was Lorie meant when she said she already took care of everything.

"Did you manage to get a boyfriend while on the road? And who was that guy that dropped you off earlier?"

'Austin Carlile' she wanted to say. But hell no! She will not cause a ruckus.

"It was one of the staff from the tour. The office is on the way so he dropped me here."

Jess just nodded and didn't answer. Her attention was caught by a phone call.

Me on the other side sat down to the work station and focused on the work assigned to be. Another new band just signed to them and they're on the process of recording their 2nd album which they are producing.

'You're jealous!' Austin's voice suddenly echoed in my mind.

Maybe I was. But not the way he thought. I just feel that I'm no longer important to Alan everytime that Lara is around. But it doesn't mean that I'm jealous, like I have a feelings for him or what.

I shook my head. 'What are you doing to me Alan Ashby?!' I went back to the paper works on my desk.

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It was past 8pm when I got home. I saw Alan and Lara by the pool side. I don't want to look at them but Alan felt my presence.

"Sam, is that you?"

I don't want to answer but Lara is looking at me. I don't want to give her the joy of seeing me being jealous and all.

"Yes, it's me." I tried to smile.

"Come here." he tapped the chair beside him. "Why don't you join us?"

"I'm tired Alan. Let's just talk tomorrow." I didn't wait for him to answer. I went inside and up to my room.

I just sat down on my bed when I saw Alan. He followed me to my room.

"I guess we need to talk Sam."

I sighed. "I told you, I'm tired. Can we just do this tomorrow?

"You're avoiding me since yesterday. You thought I didn't notice?"

I turned around at him, with my hands on my waist. 'Isn't it obvious?' I wanted to answer but I decided to shut up. "I'm not avoiding you. You just thought I am because you're too busy with someone." emphasizing the word 'too'

And speaking of the witch, she really followed Alan here.

"Alan, why did you leave me alone?"

I almost rolled my eyes. 'Here we go again!'

"We're not done yet. Let's go."

"Go downstairs." Alan answered. "I'll be there in a minute. I just need to talk to her."

"She says she's tired so let her be. Let's go!" Lara insisted.

I glanced at Alan. I think he was about to snapped.

"Lara please..."

"Babe, please!"

"Could you just shut up?! I just need to talk to my girlfriend!" 'Fuck!' I can't help but smile. Alan snapped at her. "We've been together the whole day! Could you give us some space?"

"You don't need to shout at me!" Lara pouted then left.

Alan placed his hands over his face. And it's seems that he was torn between me and her. It's like he wanted to follow Lara and say sorry.

"I think she's mad. Why don't you follow her?" I sarcastically said to him.

He blew a long sigh.

"Don't think that I'm torn between the two of you."

I scoffed and raised one of my eyebrows even if he can't see them. "I don't want to but that's what I'm seeing and feeling right now!"

He sighed again and came to me. He cupped my face.

"Sam please, don't do this to me?"

"Don't do what Alan? I'm not even doing anything."

"Please don't be mad."

"I'm not mad!" 'I'm just fucking pissed off!'

"Please try to understand. She's my childhood buddy. We haven't seen each other for a long time."

"I'm not telling you not to."

'Just give me atleast a little bit of your time Alan, just a little.' I wanted to say to him.

"I know. But ever since she came here, you're avoiding me."

"You're imagining things. I'm not avoiding you."

"Please don't get jealous."

"Why would I get jealous?! The fuck Alan!" I can't help but yell. I really don't understand my emotions right now. It seems like Alan is making this all my fault!

He sighed. "You're right, I guess it would be better to talk tomorrow. Obviously, you're tired and I don't want us to fight."

"Maybe that would be best! I don't like what you're saying to me Ashby!" then I tried to pushed him out the door.

"Sam..." He tried to reach my hand.

"Goodnight!" then I immediately closed the door and locked it.

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