affair II ; jack gilinsky

twenty-two

savannah's pov

my legs were hunched up to my chest as i sat quietly on the couch and let my mind go into a daydream every few minutes.

i feel stupid as hell for the damage that mine and max's relationship caused, but i was just so angry at what jack did that kicking him out was my only option.

i just hope that he's found somewhere to stay while i get through this mess.

there's just so much going on in my head that i need a second opinion, so i reached for my phone on the table and tapped one of the numbers on my most recent calls.

the phone rang a few times before the line was finally answered.

"hey, lo" i quietly spoke holding the phone close to my ear.

"hey, savannah. isn't it like 10pm in london at the moment?" lauren questioned.

"yeah, yeah it is. are you busy right now?".

"well, i was just about to go and meet zayn for lunch" she told me and i could hear a lot of rushed shuffling in the background. "why?"

"oh. don't worry about it, it's fine" i brushed off. "we...we can just talk later, it doesn't matter".

"wait!" lauren stopped me before i hung up. "savannah, you sound upset and it's scaring me. what's wrong?".

i took in a deep breath at the question, i could feel the tears fall from my eyes.

"everything's fucked up, lauren" i cried.

"hey, it's okay. tell me what happened".

"...i-i think i just broke up with jack".

she shortly gasped, "oh my—okay, i'm texting zayn to cancel, he'll understand".

"no, you don't have to do that".

"if my best friend is crying on the other line then yes, i do," she told me. "...okay, it's done. start from the beginning and don't leave anything out".

lauren already knew about max and what happened up until jack and i left for la. so, i started explaining the events from when i came back to london to jack walking in, all the arguing and all the way up until i found the texts on his phone.

"...so, he cheated on me just because he thought that i was with max".

"so it's true when they say once a cheater, always a cheater" i heard her mumble.

i wiped my eyes, "lauren,".

"jack's my friend and i love him but first he cheats on madison with you, not that i'm complaining, and now he cheats on you with this nadine bitch, all because he thought you did the same? how can he just assume the worst of you like that?".

"because i let him" i truthfully answered. "i never realised it at first, but i was so hung up on working with max that i never realised what it was doing to jack and i's relationship".

"but that still doesn't give him the right".

"i know, that's what i told him. but, i always thought that this would it. for years, i've imagined being with jack and then it finally happens - we're happy, we've moved in together and then...and then, it all just falls apart".