Is It You?

Back home

"Guys wake up, we have to hurry." Tobias says and shakes me and Nick awake.
"We have to go?" Nick asks tiredly and looks around.
"Yes you dumbass, we have to go." Chris says and puts his shoes on.
Nick and I go out of bed and change into our clothes. We put our shoes on, take our luggage and close the door behind us. We go to the checkout and give the lady our keys back. The Uber is already waiting for us and puts our luggage in the trunk. We get in the car and drive to the airport.
A few minutes later we arrive and pay for the ride.
"Thank you, Sir." Nick says and hands him the money.
"No problem. Good flight." The man says and drives away.
We go to the check-in and do all the stuff we had to do at the beginning of the Trip again and after some time we are finally on the plane.
I'm sitting between Matt and Nick and Chris and Tobias are sitting in behind us again.
After they explained everything we need to know during the flight, the plane starts to move and only a few seconds later we take off.
"Ready for home?" Matt whispers to me.
"Yeah, but I will miss LA." I respond.
"Me too." He says and sighs.
I lie my head on his shoulder and fall asleep.
~Hours later~
"Lea, wake up." Nick says while shaking me awake.
"What is going on? Did we already land?" I ask and yawn.
"We did. We are back in Boston." Matt says and opens his seat belt.
I open my seat belt too and we go out of the plane.
We walk into the airport, take our luggage and go to our car.
Matt puts our stuff into the trunk and gets into the driver's seat.
"Let's go home." He says and starts the car.
~One and a half hours later~
Matt drives into the driveway and parks the car.
Matt: "We are here."
"Finally." Tobias says and opens the car door.
We take our luggage and walk into the house.
"I will unpack everything tomorrow. I need some sleep now." Chris says and goes to his room.
We all decide to sleep a bit and everyone goes to their rooms while Tobias and I go to sleep on the couch.
4 hours later my alarm goes off and I look at the time. It's 10:57 am.
I want to wake up Tobias but suddenly the doorbell rings.
"What the heck?" I say to myself and go to the door. I open it and my eyes widen.
"Bryan?" I say happily.
"Leaaaaaa. You guys are back!!" He yells.
"We are but how do you know?" I asks.
Bryan: "Nick texted me yesterday and told me you guys are coming back. How was LA?"
"It was fucking amazing!" I say and close the door behind me.
"I can imagine. LA is wonderful." He says. "Where is everyone?" He asks.
"They are still sleeping." I laugh.
"Mhm..then it's time to wake them up." He says and grins at me.
We run toward Tobias and throw some pillows at him, then we run to Matt, Nick, and Chris's rooms and do the same thing.
"Ouch, what the hell?" Nick says confused.
"Surprise!!!" Bryan yells.
"What?! Bryan?" Nick yells surprised. "What are you doing here?" He asks.
Bryan: "You texted me you are coming today, so I wanted to surprise you guys." "You definitely did." Nick laughs.
"Bryan!" Chris yells running into the room.
"What's up, Chris?" Bryan says and hugs Chris.
Chris: "Yo, what are you doing here?"
"Surprising you guys." Bryan says.
"It actually scared me a bit." Matt says standing at the door.
"But I'm happy to see you again." He says and hugs him too.
"How was it at work?" I ask while we all go downstairs into the living room.
Bryan: "Boring without you...Mr. Anderson misses you too."
"Oh no really?" I laugh.
Bryan: "Yeah, he's happy that you are coming back...and I'm happy too."
"Awwww." I say and hug him tightly.
"Do you want to stay for a bit?" Nick asks.
"Yeah, I can. Thank you." Bryan responds.
"Good. I can make us some lunch." Nick says and goes into the kitchen.
"Thanks Nick." I say and walk towards Tobias, who is still sleeping on the couch.
I throw another pillow at him.
"I'm awake. What is going on?" He asks confused and yawns.
"It's time to stand up." I smile. "And look who we got here." I say and point at Bryan.
"Omg, what? Bryan!" He says and stands up to hug him.
Bryan: "Hiii, how is it going?"
Tobias: "Good, wby?"
"I'm good too, thanks." He answers.
"I'm happy to have my best friend back." Bryan says and puts his arm around my shoulder. I smile and we start to tell him everything about LA.
After some time Nick yells from the kitchen that lunch is ready, so we all go into the kitchen and take a seat at the table. We eat lunch and talk.
~After lunch~
"I think I have to go now, Mr. Anderson needs me in the coffee shop." Bryan says and puts his shoes on. "Thank you for the lunch." He says and hugs everyone.
"Thanks for coming." Nick says smiling.
"Lea, we will see us next week." Bryan says and looks at me.
"Next week." I say and give him a high five.
"Byee Bryan." Chris yells.
"Byeee." Bryan says and closes the door.
"What are we doing now?" Tobias asks.
"We wanted to ask you two something." Nick says and looks at me and Tobias.
"Uhmm okay...and what?" I ask.
"Let us sit down on the couch and talk." Matt says.
We go to the living room and sit down on the couch.
Tobias: "So? What do you guys want to ask?"
Chris: "It's something really important and it's your decision."
Nick: "We thought about that for a long time and we came to the conclusion to ask you guys now."
Lea: "Okayy and what?"
"Matt, start." Chris says.
"So you guys live here like literally 5 minutes away from us, so we are basically neighbors. We are getting along very well and understand each other and-" Matt speaks but Tobias interrupts him.
"Can you get to the fucking point. I want to know what you guys mean." He says.
"We wanted to ask you two if you want to move in." Chris says.
Lea: "But you guys don't have enough rooms."
Nick: "We have a guest room."
"Wait. Why didn't you tell us that earlier? We could have slept there." Tobias says and looks at them.
"We forgot it." Matt says and scratches his neck.
"So what do you guys think?" Chris asks.
I look at Tobias. "What do you think?" I ask.
Tobias: "I don't know, I'm fine with everything. How about you?"
"I don't think it's a bad idea. I would love to move in with you guys." I say.
"Then let's do it." Tobias says and claps his hands.
"Really? You guys want to?" Nick says excitedly.
"Yesss!!" Tobias and I yell in unison.
"Yeahhhhh!!!!" Chris screams and hugs us.
Matt: "I'm so happy. This sounds like a lot of fun."
"But what are we doing about the room? You only have one." Tobias says.
"That's okay. Tobias can have it and Lea is sleeping in my room." Nick smiles and winks at me.
"I'm fine with that." I say.
"Me too." Tobias says.
Chris: "You guys can sell the house and make a lot of money."
Nick: "Right. That would be really good."
Tobias: "Sounds good."
"When do you two want to move in?" Chris asks.
"Calm down Chris. They have to pack everything and it's not that easy to sell your own house." Nick says.
"I know but I'm just so happy you guys said yes." Chris smiles.
"We can move in now." I say.
"Yesssss." Chris yells.
Nick: "How? You guys need a lot of time."
Lea: "Yeah we will. But we could drive to our house now and you guys could help us to pack everything. I think that we would be done faster."
"Good idea. I will get the keys." Matt says and stands up.
"Then let's go." Tobias says and we all stand up and put our shoes on.
We go to the car and Matt drives to our house. Only 5 minutes later we arrive and he parks the car.
We get out and walk to the front door.
"Alright. We can make a plan, so it's a bit organized." Tobias says and closes the door behind him.
"Lea and I can go upstairs." Chris says.
"Why you and Le-" Matt wants to finish his sentence but Nick interrupts him.
"Lea and Chris go upstairs and we three are staying in this area." Nick says and gives Matt a look.
Matt rolls his eyes and sighs.
"Good, then let's work!" Chris says and takes my hand. I smile and we both walk upstairs.
"I will pack everything from my room." I say and open my bedroom door.
"And I will pack everything from Tobias." Chris says and starts to pack all the stuff into a box.
~Some hours later~
Chris and I packed everything from upstairs and walk downstairs with the boxes.
We put them on the ground at the beginning of the stairs.
"They are fucking heavy." Chris says and breathes loudly.
"Yes they ar-" "Omg!" I say and look at the living room, with a shocked look on my face.
"It looks so different in here." I say and look around.
"We are done with the living room and the kitchen. The bathroom is the last thing and then we're done." Matt says.
"Good." I smile.
"What about upstairs?" Tobias asks.
"We have everything packed up. The two bedrooms and the bathroom." Chris answers.
"Good Job." Nick says and puts the box to the other ones.
We walk into the bathroom and begin to pack.
After some time we are finally done and the house looks completely new.
Tobias: "Now we have to put all the boxes in the trunk."
Chris: "Are you dumb? There are too many."
Matt: "That's okay, I can drive back and forth."
Lea: "Then let's make another plan. Chris and Tobias are staying here and are putting the boxes in the trunk. Matt drives and Nick and I are coming with Matt and staying at your guys' house and are putting the boxes inside."
"Perfect then let's put 5 boxes inside the trunk." Chris says and takes 2 boxes.
Tobias takes also 2 boxes and Matt carries one. They put the boxes in the trunk and while Matt closes the trunk Nick and I get in the car.
Matt gets in the car too and starts driving out of the driveway.
A few minutes later he turns into their driveway and parks the car. Nick and I get out of the car and put the boxes inside. Once we are done Matt starts the car and drives back.
~1 hour later~
Nick and I are standing in the driveway waiting for Matt to come.
"This should be the last one." I say.
"I hope." Nick says and looks at the street.
Seconds later Matt pulls up and parks the car. Chris, Tobias, and Matt go out of the car and put the last boxes in the house.
I close the front door behind me and we all let ourselves fall onto the couch.
"We did it. We are done." I say happily.
"How long did it take us?" Nick asks and looks at his phone. "6 hours." He says and looks at us.
"Wow, that is a lot of time." Chris says.
"Do you two want to unpack your stuff now?" Matt asks.
"I would say so." Tobias says and stands up.
I stand up too, take my boxes and put them upstairs in Nicks' room.
"I help you." Nick says while walking into the room.
"Thank you." I smile.
"Wow. You have a lot of clothes." He laughs.
Lea: "Yeah...I know. I hope you have enough space in your closet."
Nick: "Oh don't worry about that. My closet is huge."
I laugh and put some of my clothes into the closet.
"Guys?" Matt says coming into the room with Chris behind him.
"Me and Chris are going to the store. Do you guys need anything?" He asks.
"I want some sour gummy worms and a Dr. Pepper." Nick says.
"Lea, Pepsi for you?" Chris asks.
"Yes please." I respond.
"Got you." He says and winks at me.
"Is Tobias still unpacking?" I ask.
"Yep, he is in his new room and is listening to music." Matt answers.
"Oh okay." I smile and open the second box.
"Good, we are going now." Chris says and leaves the room.
A few seconds later we hear the front door close.
Nick throws the clothes he holds on the floor and jumps on the bed.
"What is going on?" I ask and look at him confused.
"We can unpack later. Now get your ass on the bed and tell me everything that I don't know yet." He says excitedly.
I put the clothes away and sit on the bed.
Lea: "What do you want to know specifically?"
Nick: "Everything!! How is it going with everyone? Some News? Some things that happened? Good? Bad or-"
"Nick! Hold on. I can tell you everything that happened but calm down." I laugh.
He laughs and nods.
"First of all nothing bad happened, everything is fine. I have a good time with everyone but I have a bad feeling because I know that I have to hurt people that are important to me. I don't want that Nick." I say tearing up.
"I know that. I hate to say it every time but it's hard. It kills you and to see that kills me too. You are in a position that is hard to handle but this is how Love is. It can be beautiful on one side but on the other one, it can be fucking painful." He says while hugging me.
Lea: "Why can't it be easier?"
Nick: "No one can do something to make it easier. We all have to deal with things we don't want to. This is how life works. There are ups and downs and we have to go through it. The good thing is you don't have to go through it alone. You have friends and family who are staying on your side and will always be there for you. Don't worry if something bad happens. Because you know why?"
"Why?" I look at him.
"Because there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. You just have to believe in yourself and do what you think is right for you." He smiles. "Don't look at others. Do what you want to do! If you are scared to choose because you don't want to hurt someone is not the right way. You will always hurt people in many different ways. If it feels right for you then do it!" He says.
"Thank you, Nick. I appreciate every single word. I love you, thanks for being here for me." I smile.
"Any time." He smiles back and gives me a kiss on the forehead.
"Lea?" He says.
"Yeah?" I ask and look at him.
"Can you choose?" He looks at me.
"Honestly...no I can't not right now." I answer and look down.
"Take your time." He says and takes my hand.
"I will, thank you." I smile.
"And keep me updated." He says and gives me a look.
"Nick you know that you are always the first one who gets to know about everything." I say.
"I know but I don't want you to forget that." He laughs.
"I could never." I laugh too and hug him tightly.
"Now we need to unpack the rest of my clothes." I say and stand up.
"Ughhh, it takes so long." He groans and falls back on the bed.
"You know that you don't have to help me. You can do something else if you want to." I laugh.
"Are you serious? I could never let you unpack all of this alone. It would take you years." He laughs.
"That's true." I say and we start to put the rest of the clothes into the closet.
Suddenly we hear the front door open.
"We are back baby!!!" Chris yells from downstairs.
"Oh no. I loved the silence in the house." Nick sighs.
"I heard that." Chris says and walks into the room.
"Pepsi for you Lea." He says and hands me the Pepsi. "And the stupid sour gummy worms and Dr. Pepper is for you idiot." He says and throws it on the bed.
"Don't talk like that about my gummy worms." Nick says and hits Chris.
"What happened now." Matt asks and sits on the bed.
Chris: "I just told Nick how stupid his sour gummy worms are."
Matt: "Oh God yeah, they are."
"Matt. I would be silent if I were you." Nick says and gives him an angry look.
"My lips are sealed." Matt says and winks at me.
I laugh and put the last clothes into the closet.
"I'm done." I say and close the closet door.
"Omg, she is done. Finally, now we can celebrate." Nick jokes.
"HA HA HA Nick." I fake laugh.
"Be nice. I helped you." He says in defense and laughs.
"You got a point." I say and sit beside Matt.
"I'm done what about you guys?" Tobias asks coming into the room.
"We've just finished." I say proudly.
"Who wants some Pizza?" Chris asks. Everyone holds up their hands.
"I will order." Chris says and goes downstairs. We follow him and go into the living room.
"Movie night?" Nick asks and looks at everyone. We all agree and pick a movie.
After some time the Pizza arrives and we all start to eat.
While we are eating the doorbell rings.
"Who is that?" Chris asks.
"I go." I say and run to the door.
A few seconds later I come back into the living room with Bryan following me.
"Bryan?" Nick looks shocked.
"What are you doing here?" Matt asks.
Bryan: "Lea texted me you are making a movie night and invited me over."
Nick looks at me and I whisper. "For you."
He smiles and whispers back. "Thank you."
We sit down and I let Bryan sit next to Nick. I sit down next to Tobias and we continue with the movie.