Wanted (A Restless Road Fanfiction)

Okay? Okay.

CHAPTER 25

Okay? Okay.

"Maybe okay will be our always." ~The Fault in Our Stars

I was laying with Zach, watching Pitch Perfect when suddenly I felt his lips on my ear. "Can we go somewhere private?" he asked. "I need to talk to you." I nodded and we got up and walked to his room, ignoring the looks that everyone else was giving us.

"What's up?" I asked.

"What exactly did Matt say to you?" he asked, concerned.

"He just said that he still loved me and that he wanted me back," I said.

"You were out there for a lot longer than that..."

"Okay, well, then I said that I was dating you and that I wouldn't leave you for him anyways because you treat me better than he ever did, and then he said that he'll love me more than you will and that you're going to dump me for a model. And I told him that wasn't true, because unlike himself, you wouldn't cheat on me. And then he left."

He sighed. "Thanks for sticking up for me."

"Anytime," I said.

"You know I'd never ditch you for a model right? I don't need one anyways, you look way better than any model ever does. You're so beautiful," he said, hugging me. "I love you so much, you don't even know."

"I think I do," I said. We walked back into the living room, where the credits were rolling.

"What was that about?" Andrew asked.

"Nothing," I said. "We just needed to talk."

"Ooh, looks like there's trouble in paradise, eh?" Sapna said.

"Not really. Like I said, we just needed to talk."

"Okay..." she trailed off. "So, what are we gonna do now?"

"I don't know," I said. "There's not much else to do. We live in a town of about 7,000 people. There's not even a movie theater."

"You could take me out on a date..." Zach said.

"Yeah, I could, but what would Colton, Andrew, Danielle, and Sapna do? OOH, WE COULD TRIPLE DATE!" I said. "Or double date with a fifth and sixth wheel who are just awkwardly there, kind of on a date, except they don't like each other. Well, they might, but I don't really know because no one informs me of their feelings anymore."

"I like you," Zach said.

"Yes, I know that," I said, not amused. "I was talking about the rest of them."

"...Right."

"I have the perfect place," Danielle said. "I'll drive, come on." We all followed her out the door, but when I turned around, I didn't see Zach.

"Hang on, I'll be right back," I said. I walked inside and found Zach sitting alone on the couch. "Hey, what's wrong?"

"Nothing," he said.

"Obviously there's something if you aren't coming with us. You've never missed out on a date before." He just shrugged. I pulled out my phone and texted Danielle that Zach and I weren't going to go, but they should go have fun. I heard to car start up and saw them drive away.

"They just left without you," he pointed out.

"Yes, I know. I told them to."

"Why?"

"Because I wanted to stay with you."

"Why?"

"Because I don't want to be a third wheel and I don't want to leave you here alone."

"Olivia's sick. I mean, she's really sick. My mom just called this morning."

I looked at him in disbelief. I was speechless.

"Yeah, I know. It's funny how a person can be so happy, but be so broken at the same time. And now Matt is trying to come back for you... It's just not my day."

I sat next to him. "Well, we all have bad days. I'm sure Olivia will be fine; she's being very well taken care of at the hospital she's at, and even if things don't turn out okay, everything happens for a reason, and I'll be here with you every step of the way. And Matt, well just ignore him. He's an idiot, and I'd never pick him over you."

"I know," he said. "I'm just really upset."

"I know," I said.

"I think I'm going to go watch a movie in my room, do you wanna come with?" he asked.

"Sure," I said, and followed him upstairs. "And Zach?"

"Yeah?"

"Everything's gonna be okay. Okay?"

"Okay."