I Depend On You ~Zach Herron~

33

Jack's P. O. V.

I knew from the second that Iris told us her mom changed her mind, she was lying. I could just see it in her face.

We went through the whole day, but I didn't bring it up. If she didn't want to tell everyone, she didn't have to, but I'd talk to her later.

The guys and I left Zach and Iris alone, but after a while I went back downstairs. Zach went up to his room and when Iris was about to follow, I called her back.

"What's up?" She asked finding me in the kitchen.

"What happened? Your mom obviously didn't just change her mind," I told her taking a sip of my Gatorade.

She sighed and closed her eyes before opening them and saying, "We just got into an argument about Zach."

"Zach? Why?"

"She saw the video. I was going to explain it to her, but she interrupted me and said that he was the reason she made me move. She thought that he wasn't good for me and that he was terrible like all the other men in her life."

"I'm so sorry." I went up to her and hugged her. I didn't know her mom could be so selfish.

"She even said that I should be thanking her," she said. By then, she was crying into my shirt. I rubbed up and down her back trying to calm her down.

"I went and talked to your mom about it. She told me that my mom just wanted to keep me safe and be with her so she wasn't lonely. After she said that to me, all I wanted was to be in Zach's arms. So I flew out here."

"Iris, I'm so so sorry."

"It's okay. It's not your fault." She shrugged before pulling away. "I knew I would have to talk to you about it. You always know when I'm lying. I just didn't think I'd start crying," she said smiling a little.

"Did you tell Zach?"

"I told him we got in an argument, but not what it was about. I couldn't say those things to him." She shook her head.

"It's okay. I'm not gonna tell you what to do, but you should talk to your mom. Soon."

She nodded. "I'm going to bed." She hugged me again before heading up the stairs.

Iris's P. O. V.

I wiped my tears and tried to fix myself so I wouldn't give it away that I had been crying.

When I opened Zach's door he was in bed, but not asleep. I changed into one of Zach's shirts and some of my shorts before crawling into bed with him.

"You okay?" He asked.

"I'm fine, just tired," I told him. He wrapped his arms around me and kissed me before relaxing and drifting off to sleep.

I rested my head on his chest, his heartbeat soothing me. Eventually, my thoughts calmed down and I fell asleep.

***

"Look at my baby, she's so cute." I woke up to see Zach pointing his phone at me.

"What?" I asked with my eyes half open making him laugh.

He turned his phone around and I saw the video. It was just me sleeping, with Zach's voice heard from the background.

"How have the fans taken the news about Jazmine?" I asked still laying on his chest.

"I've seen a lot of apologies for making assumptions about me. Most included something bad about Jazmine. Very few took her side. I don't know, there's just a ton of drama," he told me.

"I'm sorry." I sighed. He rubbed his hand up and down my back.

"It's not your fault. She asked for it." He shrugged. "Good news is Nicole has gained a lot more followers, though."

"I wonder if she likes the attention or not," I thought aloud.

We stayed there for a few more minutes. Zach would occasionally lean down and kiss my head or whisper, "I love you" into my ear.

"I'm hungry. Let's go get food," I said sitting up.

"I'm craving pancakes. Let's go eat out," he told me.

"Are the guys gonna come?" I asked.

"Nope. Just me and you," he said.

I got up and fixed my mess of hair before putting on some high waisted shorts, and Zach's pink tank top. I finished getting ready and waited for Zach on his bed.

"Zach, please leave your hair messy. I love it like that," I said smiling at him.

"Only for you." He walked away from his hair gel and grabbed his phone. We walked out hand in hand and passed through the living room.

"Where are you guys going?" Jonah asked.

"Nowhere," Zach said before quickly pulling me outside.

"I'm thinking IHOP." Zach said.

"Where else?" I asked with a duh tone.

We arrived at the restaurant, and we were quickly taken to a table.

"I've missed hanging out with you," He told me grabbing my hand.

"Well at least you were here working on music instead of in school eight hours a day." I laughed.

"But now you're here, too." He smiled.

"And I am more than glad. School was a nightmare."

"Was everyone apologizing and trying to be your best friend?" He asked, and I nodded in response. "When I first started getting popular on instagram, everyone wanted to be my friend."

"Some days, I wished I could've gone back to when no one cared who I was." I sighed.

"So have you talked to Meghan?" He asked

"No, I'll call her later. I knew that she'd put me right to work, but I wanted a day to just be with you and the guys."

"Yeah." Soon our food arrived and we devoured it. Zach paid for our breakfast and we both left with full stomachs.

"Do you want to go do something, or go back home?" He asked

"Let's go back home," I told him. We went back home and saw the guys in the middle of their vocal exercises.

"Sorry I'm late, I forgot," Zach said sitting down. I decided then to call Meghan. I didn't tell her anything about my mom or Zach, she didn't need to know about that.

We talked for a while. While I was away, Meghan was booking me tons of gigs to play when I got back. Since I got back earlier than she had planned, she told me she'd try to move them up.

I came back downstairs from Zach's room and saw the guys on the couches on their phones. I sat next to Zach, who wrapped his arm around my waist.

"I have news," Daniel said randomly.

"What's up?" Jack asked.

"I invited Kayla to come stay with us this weekend." He smiled.

We all cheered for him, making him blush.

"Finally you'll get to see each other," I said.

"I really miss her." He sighed.

"Same," I told him.

"When is she coming?" Jonah asked.

"Tomorrow night."

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A/n

Sorry this is shorter than usual.. And sorry it's kinda boring...

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