They Didn't Know (A Minizerk Fanfiction) {HIATUS}

Chapter 24: Wait...

Josh's POV:

Watching Simon enjoying himself drinking tonight makes me smile. Getting this off his chest has really helped him and he's now back to the Simon we all know and love, before everything happened. I know, though, that there's still a part of him that's telling him that us all accepting him is a lie, because that's how he is, but I know that there were no fake smiles or reactions in that room.

I was slightly worried tonight that he, or any of the others, would drink too much and end up in a fight or something, so I'd been watching him almost constantly since we arrived, occasionally glancing at the others. Was that stalker-ish? Maybe, but it's only because I care. Is that the real reason though?  The full truth? That's all it is. There's no other reason. Sure.

Speaking of Simon, where is he? I must have zoned out thinking. I found him sat at the bar talking to some guy I'd never seen before, who seemed to be flirting with him. I felt a pang in my heart looking at them. What the? Am I jealous? No I'm not. Why would I be? He seemed to be enjoying himself and reciprocating the flirtatious manner of the other guy. What is this kid doing to me?

Unintentionally, I began to study the guy Simon was with. He had short, dark brown hair with a slight beard. He seemed tall, but not as tall as Simon, and was quite muscular and well built, like he could put up a good fight any day. He was wearing all black, a black shirt and black jeans. This guy was almost completely the opposite of Simon. Simon, with his quiffed dirty blonde hair and clean shaven face, wearing his white shirt and blue flannel with his black skinny jeans. He looks so good tonight, not that he doesn't every night, but there's just something about him when he puts just that little bit more effort in. Wait ... Did I just say Simon always looks good? Have I  subconsciously checked Simon out before? Mad.

Simon's POV:

I lost count of how many drinks I had a while ago, but I know I'm not wasted yet. I can't remember how I got where I am, all I know is that I'm sat at the bar talking to some guy I've never seen before. He was good looking, but not as good looking as Josh. Though, now I think about it, he does kinda remind me of Josh, with dark brown hair and a slight beard. I guess my mind is so caught up with Josh that it automatically goes for guys that look like him. I need to get over this. This guy's been flirting with me for however long he's been sat here, and I've been trying to reciprocate it, trying to be interested, but I just don't like him. Besides, he only looks like he wants a one night stand anyway. Oh well, time to get wasted and pretend to have a good time talking to this guy.  Thinking about it, I don't even know his name, I don't think he's told me it. Nevermind.

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Josh's POV:

It was now well into the early hours of the morning, and a lot of us were ready to leave, wanting nothing more than to get home and sleep. There was one problem though, we were missing some people, namely Simon, JJ, Harry and Freezy. JJ and Cal were probably on the dance floor with some girls, Harry was probably still drinking somewhere, but I had no idea where Simon was.

With Vikk and Tobi, the only other two sober, looking for the other three, I walked over towards the bar, where Simon had been sat all night, to see if I could find him, or at least get a better view of most of the club to spot him or any of the others. He wasn't sat on any of the stools, yet the guy he was with was, just a lot further down than where they had been when I first spotted them.

A voice behind me made me jump slightly, "Hey Joshyyyyy." I turned around to be met with an extremely drunk Simon, stumbling about and barely able to stand up straight.

"Hey Simon, we're all gonna leave now, you ready to go?" I asked, as he grabbed my shoulder loosely, to stop himself from falling over.

"Yeahhh, I thought I'd met someone, but he just wanted one night, so I just wanna get outta here now." Poor guy.

"Okay then, let's just find the others and we can leave." I told him, putting my arm around his waist to help support him, and keep him upright. 

At this, Simon leaned into me and placed his head on my shoulder. "Thanks babe." He sighed contently. Wait... babe? Does Simon like me? In the way of has feelings for me? That would explain why he didn't want to tell me he was gay in the first place, because if I rejected him, it would crush him. But I don't like him back...do I? I don't, but this feels so weird, so right. Having him cuddled into my side, leaning on my shoulder feels right. He makes me feel all sorts of ways and I don't even know what to do about it anymore. I mean, who do I talk to about this? Maybe Vikk? Who knows, maybe it's better to just keep it to myself for now. And I won't tell Simon he called me babe when he was drunk, just in case he hides away from me again.

A/N: ...Hi. Umm, it's been a while, I'm sorry. I hit a major wall while trying to write this chapter, and deal with school work and stuff ("work life balance" doesn't exist at my school apparently) but yeah, I'm sorry, plz don't hate meh 🙇 I'll try not to take so long next time, but I can't make any promises.

Until next time x