Bus Stop||Zach Herron

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Zach's POV

I walk into the studio a few days after Kay and I's break up. I haven't told the boys yet. I probably will before we leave. Madison has been there and checked on me through the whole thing. I don't know what I would do without her. I have put that girl through hell and back and she still is there for me and makes sure that I'm okay no matter what.

After the boys and I get done at the studio, I stop them while they are packing their things up. "Hey guys I want to tell you something and I really really don't want or need any I told you so's or I was right's or you should have listened's. I need your support right now more then anything" I tell them.

"What is it Zach?" Jonah asks.

"Dude don't tell me you are dying on us or something" Corbyn says.

"Corbyn!" Daniel smacks him. "Whatever you need bub"

"If you are dying I have a confession." Jack says. "It was me. I did eat your leftover chicken tenders and fries. Also can I have your house if you die?"

"Really Jack?" I say and I punch his arm. "No I am not dying! No you cannot have my house! Also I knew it was you and you lied to my face. Jokes on you I ate your leftover Chipotle after that" I stick my tongue out at him and he huffs at me.

"Asshole" He mumbles and I shake my head.

"Children calm down. Zach what were you going to tell us?" Jonah interrupts.

"Kay and I broke up." Its silent for a few minutes as I sit there with them staring at me.

"Are you okay Zach?" Daniel pulls me in for a hug.

"I'm okay. Better then I was. Madison came over that night and made sure I was okay. Thats the night she had you and Abby watch Aleah for her when she came to my house."

"Ohhhhh okay. I'm glad she was there. I wish you would have told us when it happened but I understand. You knew we didn't like her and you didn't know how supportive we would be besides I told you so's. You are so lucky to have that girl still be in your life after everything" Daniel says, squeezing me half to death in his hug. The other boys join and I swear for a minute I stop breathing.

"Trust me I know I don't deserve her. She has done nothing but be there for me. I am going to do everything in my power to show her exactly how much she means to me. I still love that girl with everything in me and Daniel you were right. I was denying it because I don't want something to happen again. But I think we were just the definition of right person, wrong time. Now it most definitely feels like the right time and I am NOT letting her slip away again." I smile.

Madison's POV

I drop Aleah off at Zach's parents and head to a meeting with my lawyer about the trial. Its in a few weeks and I am nervous as hell. We have plenty of witnesses and I don't see why they would see Kassidy and Jonathan, the guy who helped Kassidy, as anything but guilty. But Kassidy did straight up pass a polygraph about kidnapping me. All I know is if this doesn't go how its supposed to then I have no clue what I am going to do. Get a restraining order. Give Aleah to Zach and hide for the rest of my life. I have no clue.

After my meeting I go to Zach's since Aleah is staying with his parents tonight, I decided to hang out with him and make sure hes okay. Hes at the studio but he told me just to go to the house and that he should be here not too long after me. I walk in and realize this is the first time I have had time to actually look around since I got back. This is the first time I have been alone here. It all looks pretty much the same. I go up to what used to be Zach and I's bedroom, but is now just Zach's. I walk in and it has changed a bit. He decorated a bit more. Different sheets. Different bed frame. Different colored walls. I look at the mirror and memories start popping into my head.