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forty six

It had been a week. A whole seven days with little to no contact with any of the boys, no matter how much Lara wanted to at least text them. Within the short amount of time Lara has gotten to know the four boys, she already loved them to pieces and she really missed them.

Jack was a whole different story. She hated herself for being such a bitch towards him. She should have just let it go and none of this would be happening. Lara missed Jack more than anything right now. She'd only seen him a couple times since they first saw each other in LA but a couple of days is enough for Lara to miss him.

It was quite the same for Jack. He missed her a lot and wanted nothing more than to see her right this second. It was if Lara had somehow read his mind, because she made the decision to go over to the boys' house, uninvited might I add, and apologise for everything.

Lara was nervous, to say the least. She was worried about how they would react when they saw her, considering they hadn't made an effort to contact her. What if they never wanted to see her again? She didn't know what she would do with herself if that happened.

Lara would never forgive herself if none of them, especially Jack, didn't want to see Lara's face again, if they just wanted to forget her as if their life would be a whole lot better if she wasn't a part of it.

They had all grown to be their best friends, her only friends in Los Angeles. If she didn't have them, she could quite possibly be alone with no friends and that's not something anyone ever wants.

Lara arrived out the front of the Why Don't We boys house with shaky hands. She checked herself in the reflection of her phone, because the least she could do after pretty much ignoring them all week is look decent. Her black ripped jeans, oversized hoodie and braids seemed good enough for her.

She brought her hand to the door in a fist and knocked on the door before stepping back and hanging her head low, waiting for somebody to answer. After a few moments of waiting Lara turned her back and started walking away, but the sound of a door clicking to be unlocked stopped her so she went back to the door.

"Go home, Lara," Jack sighed when he realised who was standing in front of him. Despite his words, he was actually so happy to see Lara, he just let his negative feelings overpower the positive and didn't want to forgive her.

"I'm not going anywhere until I've apologised and you've accepted," Lara replies, standing her ground.

"I don't want to hear it," Jack spoke quietly, lying about his own feelings again.

Lara let out a long sigh and looked around in frustration before looking back at Jack. She didn't want to leave, she wasn't going to leave without knowing not only Jack, but all the boys have accepted her apology.

"Lara!" A sudden voice exclaimed from behind Jack. Lara looked up to see Jonah barging past Jack to engulf her in one of his massive, warm hugs.

Jack's arms flung to his sides and he just walked away out of frustration. He wanted Lara here, but he didn't. That didn't make sense in his own minds let alone anybody else's so he just gave up and left.

"Hey," Lara replied quietly. "I need to talk to you. All of you,"

"Okay," Jonah smiled and gestured her to follow him inside the home, only to be brought into the backyard where Zach, Corbyn and Daniel sat together on some chairs. They all greeted her with hugs 'I missed you's and 'don't ignore us again's.

"Would you like me to go get Jack?" Corbyn asked once Lara had announced that she needed to speak with the group.

"No, I'll talk to him later. Anyways, I'm just... I'm sorry for ignoring you guys all week, I don't know why I didn't reply to your texts or pick up your calls. I guess I just convinced myself you lot would be better off without me, but even if you guys don't need me, I need you. You guys have literally become my best friends and I could never thank you enough for that, you're all so amazing, I love you all so freaking much," Lara explained.

"Hey, we forgive you. We didn't even hold a grudge with you anyway, we're just so glad you're back," Zach said.

"Yeah, and don't ever think that we don't need you, because we do. We love you so much as well, I hope you understand that," Daniel says.

"Thank you guys," Lara smiled as they all brought her in for a group hug.

The group sat and talked for a while. They talked about what had gone on in each other's lives that they had missed within the last week of no contact, and about other random things.

It had been nearly an hour and neither the boys or Lara had seen Jack. Lara had grown sick and tired of the fights and arguments the two had ever had, so she was going to fix it. She made a promise to herself, right then and there, that no matter what it comes to, she won't ever fall out with him.

"I'm gonna go talk to Jack, guys," Lara informed the boys as she stood up. The boys nodded in response and wished her luck, knowing she would probably need it.

Lara made her way up the stairs and to Jack's room, whose door was slightly ajar. She quickly realised he was on the phone with someone, so she began walking away until she heard her name. Lara didn't like eavesdropping, but she heard her name so she was only curious about what he was talking about.

"Lara's been my best friend for my whole life, but she's just become so stubborn and dramatic that I don't even know if I should bother anymore if she's not gonna bother with me. Minus the stubborn and dramatic side of things, I love her to death. But I feel like I should move on," Jack said.

This was enough for Lara's promise, that she had made literally thirty seconds ago, to go straight down the drain. But then again, why should it matter now that she knows that Jack doesn't even feel like 'bothering' with her?

She was going to make things right. Everything was going to be fine again but of course, something just had to happen that ruined everything.

"Hey, I feel kinda sick guys so I think I'm gonna go home," Lara lied to the boys once she had headed back downstairs.

"Oh, okay, hope you feel better soon..." Corbyn said, knowing she wasn't telling the truth.

Lara gave a small smile before going out of the house, walking all the way home because after all, according to Jack that is, she was dramatic.

"She's not sick at all, is she?" Zach asked after Lara left, causing Corbyn, Daniel and Jonah to shake their heads, also knowing she wasn't sick.