(NINA POV)

Lies are never better.

I woke up in a cold sweat.

Aidan was sound asleep in the bed across from me, and I glanced at the hotel alarm clock to see the time. 2:36 AM. I rubbed my eyes slowly, my lack of sleep weighing my body down horribly. How could I sleep though? My mind was too busy racking my thoughts for ways to handle the situation.

I closed my eyes briefly, before standing up to take a shower. I grabbed a towel off from the built-in bar, and threw it down on the sink counter. I caught a quick glance of my reflection in the mirror, and I sighed at my bedhead and baggy eyes.

When I was in Y/N's room last night, I remember she tossed her phone on the bed to open the door for Aidan. I don't usually eavesdrop, but her phone started buzzing and I couldn't help myself.

Mother

Hey darling

Remember to speak to Jeremy about quitting the job tomorrow morning!

Make sure you say goodbye to everyone before you leave in 4 days!

Love you <3

My heart dropped when I read the messages, and my mind immediately went to Aidan. Did he know that she was quitting? He couldn't have, the way he rambles on about her.

That's why I had him leave the room suddenly. If he didn't know, it was better that she told him herself then to read it off her phone. Maybe it was best if he didn't know at all.

I slid the shower curtains open, and turned the water on with a quick twist. Maybe I should forget I saw anything, and let destiny take its course.

If destiny is real, of course.

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"It's not what I was hoping for," Aidan mumbled, "I didn't know she'd be so camera shy."

He was still caught up in yesterday's fiasco in the makeup trailer. Ever since they became friends, Aidan's wanted nothing more than to make a vlog about the two of them. I'm combining two things that make me happy into one, he told me, Y/N and vlogging.

It was cute at first, but knowing what I know now, he'd never get to do that. Part of me wanted to tell him to stop talking, because he's wasting his time, but I didn't want to do that to him. I've been by his side every time he gets involved with a girl, but I've never seen him this riled up. Y/N's great and all, but I don't see how she's any different from anyone else.

I guess he sees something in her.

"You don't like her, right?" I asked, dreading the answer.

"That's a stupid question."

"Why?"

"Because we've been through this conversation before. I like her, but she doesn't like me."

"Yeah. she doesn't. Better to stay away from her so nobody gets hurt."

I was too late to take anything back. I don't know what I was thinking at the time, but all I wanted was for Aidan to be safe. If he knew why I said it, he'd understand.

"Oh," he mumbled, "that's not really possible. She's my assistant."

I wanted to tell him the truth. Hey! She's not your assistant anymore! She's quitting and she didn't bother to tell you! But I held back any words, and just kept walking down the sidewalk. Aidan started to hum a tune, and I couldn't help but gain interest.

"What song is that?" I asked.

"A song I wrote."

"What's it called?"

"Blue Neon. I wrote it."

"Just for fun?"

He paused, before stopping his pace to stand still. He stared at his feet in a look of disappointment, and sighed.

"No. I wrote it for her."

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I watched as Aidan danced around his trailer, singing along to his song. Or should I say, Y/N's song. He wrote a song for her, and she'll never hear it. Because she doesn't seem to care about Aidan's feelings at all.

Part of myself thinks I'm being too quick to judge, but I'm not sure how else to explain what I saw last night. She never told him she was leaving, and she knows how much that would hurt him. Was she ever planning on telling him?

I guess I'll have too.

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