nothing goes to waste

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12:34
You woke up to the noises of men talking and laughing. Max's laughing to be exact. You sat up and rubbed your eyes, feeling for your phone in your back pocket then searching for them.

You got up and trudged to them, seeing Ian sitting at the bar in the kitchen, and Max standing in front of him with his arms supporting his torso.

Giving them a small wave, you opened the fridge and dug out a water bottle, needing something cool to wake you up. "Hey look, (name)'s awake!" Max said.

You smiled tiredly, going over to them and setting your water down, sitting on the stool next to Ian. "Morning," Ian greeted you.

"Hello." You greeted. "What are you guys doing?"

Max shrugged as his crooked smile was plastered on his face. "Just talking, really."

"Yeah pretty much." Ian replied.

You nodded and took your phone out, seeing that it needed to be charged. "Oh fuck." You muttered and went to your suitcase to fish out your charger.

You walked back and plugged it in an outlet near the floor at the bar and turned it on. You saw missed calls, texts, instsgram, and snapchat notifications.

You checked who called you last and saw Tanner's name with the number 3 in parentheses. You instantly tapped his name and waited for him to answer.

He answered right when you were about to hang up. "(Name)? What the fuck, why are you calling this late, and why didn't you answer?" He didn't sound mad or irritated, just curious.

"I um..." You began. "Wait, what do you mean this late, its 12-" You cut yourself off, stupid for forgetting the time zone difference.

"Are you even at home?" He asked.

"N-no, I um..I'm in Australia. With Ian, him and I are visiting Max." You said.

"Damn. Isn't it like in the morning over there?"

"Yeah, I woke up a few minutes ago. I was jet lagged and tired as shit and I didn't check my phone, so I'm sorry for not answering. What's up though?" You asked.

"Oh, I was calling to tell you George asked for your number and Brian's going crazy because you haven't answered him." He said.

Your eyes widened as you covered your face and put Tanner on speaker. "Are you for real?" You asked, going to your text messages, seeing most of them from Brian.

Chigga: ay
Chigga: where are you ? i wanna know if you're free today :)
Chigga: fuck nvm 88rising wants me to do some things today :(
Chigga: maybe we can reschedule?

917-***-****: hey, its george
917-***-****: how's your project going?
917-***-****: fuck dont answer im sorru

"Yeah, I felt bad for him. I told him I didn't know where you were or why you weren't answering so I guess he just left it at that." He continued.

"Uggghhh, I feel so bad!" You groaned, texting him an apology and where you were.

Max and Ian looked at each other confusedly, wondering who the heck you were talking to and about.

"Text him!" Tanner said.

"I am! Oh god, I hope he understands!" You said sadly.

"Me too, (name). Me too."

Brian replied to your text, thankfully understanding you completely after you explained yourself. You told him you loved him and that you were sorry for not answering.