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I stood there holding Corbyn's jacket close to me. I smiled wide. But one thing was off. I felt a presence in the room, there was someone behind me.

Corbyn:having fun there?

I turn around and see him. I instantly get nervous. I try to think of an excuse but nothing seems right. So, I say the first thing that I think of.

You:I was just..looking for my clothes. Yea. Th-there's a laundry matt across the street so I was gonna do laundry.

Corbyn:Is that so?

You:Y-yea

He walks closer to me and I feel myself start to sweat. Why am I so nervous? I shouldn't be nervous around Corbyn, he's my best friend why the heck would I be nervous around-...Oh please don't tell me I'm crushing on my best friend. MY BROTHERS BEST FRIEND TOO! Oh my gosh, I'm screwed.

Corbyn:You're not very good at lying.

You:I'm not trying to- what are you doing here? You're suposed to be on stage right now.

Corbyn:I came here to ask if you wanted to chill in our green room. There's food in there and you're probably hungry

I nod and look down to try to avoid eye contact. Looking at Corbyn makes my heart pound out of my chest. In a good way. Kind of like, I want this to last forever kind of way. I smile to myself just thinking about this.

Corbyn:You alright? You look sick to your stomach.

You:I am..

I look at him smiling and he has a confused look on his face. I realize what I just said and instantly start blushing in embarassment.

You:Cause..I'm hungry hehe. You know what? I can do laundry later I'll go eat now

I go to walk out but I feel him grab my hand and pull me back. His body against mine. My heart. My stomach. Everything just melts into his arms. I never want him to let go. I never want to leave this spot. I wanna stay here forever. It was like time froze.

Corbyn:I believe you have something for me?

His jacket. I don't know what I was thinking in the moment. I was going to apologize but what came out of my mouth was;

You:Can I keep it?

He looks at me surprised, but he also looks happy. A big smile spreads across his face. He kisses my cheek and I blush so hard. I look at him and smile.

Corbyn:Of course you can.

He blushes as I kiss his cheek. He holds me tight in his arms and lays his head on my shoulder. I lay my head on his. After what seemed like forever, Jack walked in the room.

Jack:Corbyn you- woah!

Me and Corbyn quickly step away from each other as we both stutter trying to make up an excuse.

Jack:Woah woah woah! One at a time

You:I got cold nothing else happened. He was just trying to warm me up I-

Jack:Listen. If you guys have something going on I won't tell Jonah but you guys should tell him youselves

You:Well we-

Corbyn:Nothing is going on between us she got cold that's it nothing else happened.

Nothing. Nothing is going on between us. I'm not sure why but when he said that it felt like a stab in the heart. But it's true. Nothing's going on between me and Corbyn. We're just friends, nothing more. Although I do wish we were more.

Jack:Ok well Corbyn we gotta get on stage, let's go.

They both leave the room, leaving me with just my thoughts and Corbyn's jacket in my hands. I feel tears fill my eyes. I have the sudden urge to cry so, I drop the jacket and go to my bunk. I take off my shoes and lay in my bunk. I let a few tears fall and starts to cry. It's been almost two hours and the boys are all done with the show and the greet and meet. I am still in my bunk. No surprise there.

Jonah:y/n? come on we're gonna go get dinner and you haven't eaten all day.

Jonah slides the curtain and looks at me. I look at him and nod. I get out of my bunk and put on my shoes. I grab my blanket and wrap it around myself.

Jonah:Hey you ok? You look like you've been crying

You:Yea I'm ok my stomach just hurts

Jonah:Alright well let's go eat then you can get some rest ok?

You:Ok

He takes me off the bus and inside the fast-food place. He sits at the end of the table next to Corbyn and I sit next to Daniel in front of Jonah. The boy's stage manager, Jon Lucero, was at the counter ordering for everyone. I look at Corbyn and see him staring at me, it looks like he wants to say something to me but he stayed quiet. I put my hood up and went on my phone. Eventually the food came and we all ate, after we all stayed and talked for a bit. I was mostly talking to Daniel and messing around with him. We were cracking jokes, taking funny pictures and just having fun. It got late and we all decided to head back to the bus. I was about to get into my bunk when someone pulled me into the back room. I look and see Corbyn.

You:Corbyn I'm tired. Can you leave me alone?

Corbyn:Five minutes. That's all I need.. Please?

You:Fine

I look at him and see tears in his eyes. He really wants this. I sit down on the couch and he squats in front of me.

Corbyn:I'm sorry. For earlier, saying that we..don't have anything

You:But you're right. There's nothing going on between us Corbyn, we're just friends.

Corbyn:No. I'm not right. There is something and I know you feel it.

You:I-..We're just friends Corbyn. You said it yourself.

Corbyn:But y/n I-..I love you..and not just as a friend..