Jarbyn One Shots

Online Dating (Part 16)

~Continuation of my Jarbyn one shot "Online Dating". Read it 😊❤️.

Nobody's POV:-
Corbyn sat in a taxi, quietly thinking to himself. It had been two days since his talk with Daniel and Zach. He had packed his bags the night before and now he was headed off to the airport to board his flight. He sat back as he looked outside, sighing. He was going to miss LA but he needed a break from everything. He closed his eyes as the taxi sped on towards the airport.

Meanwhile Jack was just waiting for Olivia to get ready so he could drop her off at school before going off to his own workplace.

"Sweetie. How much more time do you need?", he asked, looking at his watch."I'm going to be late if you take too long".

"I'm ready", Olivia called out and appeared in front of Jack.

He smiled at her and headed downstairs but Olivia jumped on him, making them both topple to the ground as Jack lost his balance.

"You little rascal", he said, turning to Olivia and started to tickle her.

Olivia let out short giggles, causing Jack to freeze. He didn't know why but Olivia's giggles made him think of Corbyn. Probably because they were so much like his.

"Dad. Are you okay?", Olivia called out and he slipped out of his trance and looked at her concerned face.

"I'm fine, honey", he spoke smiling.

Olivia looked at him like she didn't believe him but didn't question it. She would let her aunt Sydney handle this.

"Okay. Let's go", she said and Jack nodded, finally heading down the stairs.

They both waved goodbye to Sydney after eating the breakfast she had made and got in the car. Jack drove off immediately. He was already getting late.

After dropping off Olivia, he headed straight to his workplace. He entered his room and sat down, waiting for clients but he couldn't really focus. His mind kept wandering off to Corbyn.

Once it was 5pm, he packed up and headed out to pick up Olivia.

"Dad. Can I invite some friends over today?", Olivia asked Jack but he just kept driving, not responding or looking at her.

"Dad!", she said loudly but Jack still didn't say anything.

"Come on Dad!, she said, shaking him."Are you seriously ignoring me?".

"Wha- No sweetie. I'm not", Jack said, finally coming out of his trance."I was just thinking and didn't hear you".

"It's okay. But can I invite my friends over?", Olivia asked.

"Sure Liv. You can", Jack said, smiling at her.

"Okay. Awesome", Olivia exclaimed but in her mind she had planned to tell Aunt Sydney the sudden change in behavior her dad had.

They drove back home in silence and got out of the car, heading into the house. Sydney was sitting on the couch, waiting for them.

"Great. You guys are back", Sydney said, getting up."I'll get started on dinner".

"I'll help you", Olivia said, immediately as Jack collapsed on the couch.

"Just make something light, Syd", he mumbled from the couch."I don't have much time. Duty calls".

"Okay. I'll make you something light to eat", Sydney said and her and Olivia went into the kitchen.

"Okay. What's up?", Sydney whispered, crossing her arms as she turned to Olivia.

"What?", Olivia asked.

"You almost never offer to help unless you have something to tell me. So spill", her aunt said.

"Okay okay. Dad's been acting weird lately. He's been zoning out on conversations, Getting distracted, Losing focus. I just wanted to tell you so you could ask him or figure it out", Olivia said."I don't know what's wrong but he's clearly thinking too much about something".

"Okay. Don't worry. I'll talk to your dad when he gets back from work", Sydney said."Now how about you help me with dinner".

"Nah. That was just an excuse to get you alone so I could talk to you", Olivia said, giggling.

"Ugh. Fine",Sydney said."Shoo now. Go change your clothes and come back down for dinner".

"Okay", Olivia said, nodding and headed out of the kitchen.

Half an hour later, she was back downstairs, having showered also but Jack was gone.

When Jack got back from work, Olivia was already asleep but Sydney was waiting for him by the front door.

"We need to talk", she simply said as he entered.

"Ooh. Am I going to get the big sister talk. Ah. I'm really scared", he said, teasing her as he faked being terrified.

"Just come here, you brat", Sydney said and lead him to the couch where they both sat down.

"So", Sydney started.

"So?", Jack questioned.

"Olivia told me that you've been quite distracted lately", Sydney said.

"Okay. And?", Jack asked.

"And I couldn't help but wonder if that was because of a certain someone", Sydney continued.

"Ugh. Fine. Yeah. I've been thinking alot about Corbyn recently", Jack said.

"And?", Sydney asked, knowing there was more to what Jack was saying.

"And I think it's time that I went and talked to him", Jack answered.

"Great!", Sydney exclaimed."When do you plan on doing that?".

"Tomorrow. After work", Jack said.

"Okay. Good Luck", Sydney said, hugging him.

"Okay. I'm going to bed", Jack said, getting up.

Sydney watched him go and sighed.

"I love you Jack. Stay safe and healthy", she whispered before going to bed as well.

Next morning, Jack dropped Olivia and headed to his work. All day he kept thinking about how he was going to meet Corbyn. He was both nervous and happy.

Once he got off work, he headed straight to Corbyn's house. Sydney had picked up Olivia so he didn't need to worry about that.

He arrived at Corbyn's house and knocked on the front door. But no one answered. He tried again. Still no answer. He kept trying but no one answered.

He bit his lip and took out his phone, calling Corbyn but the older's number was off. He panicked then remembered that he had Daniel's number who was Corbyn's best friend.

He called him and waited for him to pick up.

"Hello. Who is this?", he heard Daniel say as soon as he picked up.

"H-Hi. It's Jack. Can I talk to you about Corbyn", he answered.

"Oh Jack", Daniel answered."Uh. What about him?".

"Well, he's not home and his phone's turned off. Is he with you by any chance?", Jack asked.

"Oh. No", Daniel said."He left to go on vacation. Said he needed a break. He'll be back in two weeks though".

A/N:- Okay. I'm ending this part over here. I don't know how long this will be to ne honest. Might make it into a book if it surpasses twenty parts. Also I don't know if I have written Jack's profession but it will be revealed soon. Anyways Thank you for reading. Have a good day or night and Stay Blessed 😀💘. Love you guys :).