Addison quickly turns away from him, while Robin hiccups.
"I...I was just...I didn't...you..." He shuttered mumbling rubbish.
"Robin leave" She brought her hands to her chest covering what have already been seen.
"Un...yeah...I...should" He turns to the door and left the room immediately with his heart slamming hard in its ribcage.
Robin held his cheeks as he got out of the bathroom.
"What was that?" He asked no one in particular.
"AHHHHHHHH!!!" He flinched when Addison's shout suddenly roared from the bathroom.
"F**k!" He mutters rushing out of the room.
"ARGHHHHH!!!" Addison kept on screaming stomping her feet on the ground.
Robin rushed down the stairs and head to the fridge straight.
Taking a chilled bottle of water, he gulps it down his throat in a go.
His mind drifted off to the scene earlier and his cheeks grew red.
"F**k" He dropped the bottle leaving the kitchen and just then Ash came out of Finn's room together with him.
"Bin!" Ashton called his attention.
"You were home?"
"Or you just came back?" Ash asked leaving Finn's side to him.
"Uh...I was at home all through" He replied plainly.
"He must have drank and cried like a baby last night. Look at those eye bags of his" Finn said, Robin took his eyes to him. He was looking slightly pale.
"Really? I thought you weren't at home. I would have drank with you if I had knew" Ash said.
"It's okay...I'm sure you must have had someone else to take care off" Bin replied glancing at Finn.
"Bin..." He called but then stopped
Addison takes gently strides down the stairs and all eyes turned on her as she descends.
She halted when her eyes met with that of Robin's. Her heart leaped as he stares directly at her with a gobsmacked look on also however, they both quickly looked away with Bin clearing his throat forcefully.
That was really awkward.
She saw Finn and rushed to his side instead.
"Finn!" Finn took his eyes to her and the image of how he stopped her from going after Robin the other day reappear in his head.
"Are you okay Finn? Do you still feel sick?" She placed her palms on her forehead feeling his temperature.
"Phew..." She breathes out on seeing it has went down.
Instead of answering, Finn removed her hand from his forehead and gave her a feeble smile. That actually made her senses flew out of the window for some seconds because never once! has he ever smiles at her and that smiles actually unbolted a lot of nuts in her stomach letting butterflies out. Still out of it, Finn walked past her to Robin who stood watching with his hands pocketed.
"I'm sorry about yesterday" He apologize softly.
"Yeah you should be" Bin replied with a straight face.
"You okay?" Bin asked.
"It was just a punch but you look half dead" He added and Finn chuckles.
"You look perfectly fine for someone who received punches...as you can see I'm fine once again...I came back from the land of the dead...for her"
"Any update?" Bin asked whilst Finn shook his head in a negative way.
"I can't tell you it'll be okay but...keep on searching. I have a feeling she's out there somewhere...waiting for you" Bin pats his shoulder while he only noodle.
Bin left him and walks over to the couch taking his seat.
"About the Competition..." Finn says.
"Waht about it?" Bin asked with a plain voice.
"You don't have to do it"
"Why shouldn't I?"
"Bin...we know you must be feeling cheated right now. Probably angry...it doesn't make sense also. We'll talk to the PM I'm sure he changes his mind" Ash stepped in also.
"Hey Newbie" Bin called.
"Uh...me?" Addison asked. Bin looks back at her.
"Practice hard...I won't go easy on you"Bin said to her while she only stares with a gobsmack expression on.
"You are gonna do it??" She asked.
"Bin!! Are you really doing it!" Ash asked also.
"Will you be fine?" Finn also asked.
"What's up with you guys...I'm only competing with him. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill" He rolled his eyes.
Finn was walking by when he spots Addison sitting by the pool.
He sighs before approaching her.
"Again?" He mutters and Addison looks up to him.
"Oh! It's Finn!" She grins waving at him.
Finn shook his head taking a seat beside her.
"Shouldn't you be working on the new song instead of sitting here?" He asked.
"I can always do that later" She replied simply.
"Later means no time...the next album release is around the corner you shouldn't be slacking around " he chided while she only pouts swinging her legs gently in the water.
"Making a song is not that easy. It's not something you can force out"
"But you can bring it out if you want to"
"How?"
"I don't know either" He looks away.
"Pfft"
"Can I ask a question Finn?"
"Don't"
"Okay...why did you become a singer? Was it your dream?"
"No...it was my reality"
"Are you trying to make fun of me?"
"Music...has always be a reality to me. Rather than a dream. Dreams? I don't do such"
"Why? why are you into it then?"
"Because it was her dream...and she was my reality"
"Reality? You're just like me...just that it was a dream i had forgotten but suddenly became a reality to me" She mumbles to herself.
Robin sighs for the umpteenth time as he works on the new song which isn't going well for him at all. He ran his fingers through his hair resting back on the chair with his eyes closed. His mind drifted back to the other night how Addison pulled him into her arms and how she listened to him. he couldn't help thinking about it.
He still can't believe he could open up to her like that. He has never poured out his heart to anyone except Rush. Was it because he was drunk? Or he just did it instinctively. He couldn't tell.
"You're not useless...you're good at what you do" Her words from the other night rang in his head.
His eyes snapped open and he swivels his chair closer to the piano. Slowly, he started playing.
? It's okay I'll be there always...when I want to see you like this so much...when I want to hold you like this so much...?
He'll stops at interval, taking his pencil and scribble on his music sheet before continuing singing. The same thing. Over and over again.
MINUTES LATER.
Strangely after the first verse of the song, he couldn't think of anything else again. It was like his network went off again. Once again he became blank. Releasing heavy breathes, he removed the headphones over his head and stood up. He straighten up his stiffs muscles before going out of the room. Maybe a stroll around the house will do.
SWIMMING POOL.
Finn and Addison Sat in silence.
Addison would bite her lips hoping he would at least bring up a topic. It was awkward sitting there not saying anything though she liked it.
She felt like he's warming up to her and his company is not bad after all in fact she felt excited sitting next to him like this.
Finn's head suddenly landed on her shoulder softly her eyes grew big instantly.
"Finn...?" She called but he didn't respond. Slowly, she brought her eyes to him only to find his eyes tightly shut.
"Are you sleeping?" She asked gently this time.
"I want to sleep on her shoulder gently...like this" He muttered not opening his eyes.
"I want her to pat my hair slowly, and sing me a song with her gently voice" He added. Addison suck on her lower lip listening to him attentively.
"I want to just stay like this with her...I just want this only" He completed with a tear escaping his eyes.
"Where is everybody...?" Robin asked no one in particular walking around in the silent house.
"Did they all went somewhere without me...?" He thought within. His eyes roving everywhere around the house.
He started walking towards the bar but had to stop when he caught a glimpse of something. His brows arched and he retracts his steps getting a better view of it.
"Newbie?" He mutters looking at her through the transparent glass door of the pool. His eyes moves away from her to Finn whose head was on her shoulder. His brows arched more.
He watched as Addison slowly brought her hand forward to his face cupping it. The look she had on was of a total different one. She was staring affectionately at him. At Finn.
Strangely, he didn't like the scene in front of him and he felt a little bothered.
He took his eyes away and turns immediately leaving back to his room.
Addison wipe away the tears from his face gently. Finn opens his eyes and it met hers.
She smiles down at him sweetly before bringing her hand forward to his hair.
Then she began stroking.
? Smile a bit, don't be sad?
? it's going to be okay, don't cry?
Addison started singing to him slowly, patting his hair at the same time. Finn couldn't help closing his eyes back getting soothed by her sweet voice.
"You sound...just like her" He mutters while she continues singing.