You're the One - Part 1 || Greta Van Fleet

Chapter 75: Sneak Peak

"I'm sorry." Jake sighed, leading us back onto the bus. "I never should've gotten you involved in any of this."
"I'm the one who decided to help. I can't blame you." I laughed, leaning my head on his shoulder.
"Yeah, but.. I just should've known." He went over, plopping down on the couch. I sat down close next to him.

"Okay, so you guys have two more of those left to do today?" I asked, looking over at Sam. I knew it was no use trying to talk to Josh. Sam laughed, nodding, as he sat back down with Danny at the table.
"Yeah, usually they go.. a little better that that." He said, shooting Jake a look.
"I didn't mean to, I just.. I don't know." Jake sighed, wrapping his arm around me.

"Well, it's only gonna get worse from here." Sam said, looking down at his phone. "But apparently they're gonna send us the video before it gets posted so.. at least we'll have a small heads up of what we're dealing with."
"Not like we could change anything." Josh chimed in, coming back over from his bunk. He sat down next to Danny at the table, leaning back in his seat.
"I suggest making your account private now." Sam said, turning to me. My cheeks burned. 

What did they think was going to happen?

"Private?" I asked, turning to Jake. He shrugged.
"You'd be surprised." He said softly. "If they want to know who you are, they're gonna find you. And then who knows." I felt my heart start to beat faster, looking over at Josh, who was already looking at me. He quickly turned away, his cheeks getting red.

"Well, I mean.. I don't mind if they know who I am."  I said, looking back up at Jake. "They.. already know we're together, right? They know who I am. I.. I was a little freaked out in the beginning but.. I'm okay. I've gotten used to the idea." He smirked back at me.
"Yeah, you say that now.." Sam said, his voice trailing off.

"Did they say when they're gonna send it over?" Josh asked. Sam shook his head, keeping his eyes locked on his phone.
"No, they just said before it went live."

"Do you think we should just.. tell everyone? Before it goes live?" Danny said. "That way.. we can control the narrative, at least."
"And what do we say?" Josh chimed in. "The best girl for the job was Jake's girlfriend. We couldn't find anyone else who would be better for me." My cheeks burned.
"Well.. it's true." Danny mumbled, shrugging. Josh shot him a look, his face turning red.
"Whatever." He sighed, looking back out the window.
"I'm just saying.. if we get ahead of it, maybe we can control some of it." Danny said, looking back over at Sam. Sam shrugged.
"It's not an awful idea." He peeked over at Jake.
"We just can't let Jake do the talking." He laughed. I looked up to see Jake's face drop, his cheeks burn.

He then got up, taking my hand and lead me towards the back room. I didn't question it until we were alone.
"Are you okay?" I asked. He nodded, sitting down on the bed.
"Yeah, I just had enough of.. that." He said, looking away. I sat down on the bed, leaning back against the pillows.
"Do you want to practice for your next interview?" I laughed. He turned to me, smirking.
"Well, if they're not even gonna let me talk.." He said, giggling to himself. He crawled over next to me, maneuvering himself under my arm. I couldn't help but smile, pulling him closer. 

"You know, as far as we're concerned.. this video doesn't have to exist. We don't have to watch." I said, gently running my fingers through his hair. I felt him nod.
"I think that would be best." He said quietly. "I just.." He sighed, sitting back up to face me.
"I feel like.. things are finally.. good with us. Just us. And.. seeing that video is just going to make me.. it's going to take me back and I don't want to think like that anymore." 

I leaned in, gently kissing him. He didn't hesitate to reach over, holding my face in his hand, pulling me in closer. I couldn't help but smile. He was right. Things finally felt right, just him and I.