Riptide // Jack Maynard

Chapter Fifteen

The days went on and Jack and I were still talking, but it was weird as the whole thing still didn't seem real. Every night I go to sleep I feel like I'm going to wake up in the morning and realise I dreamed the whole thing, I dreamed the YouTube event, meeting Jack and Joe, filming with Joe and just everything.   

I was happy when I finally arrived home and I could take my shoes off and relax, I was almost through my week of work. I had one more day to go and then I was free for 2 days and I could think about what I was going to do with my next video, which I have left extremely late as it was already Friday.

I checked my phone and noticed I had a text from Jack. 

Jack - How is work going?

It was nice that everything was starting to feel so natural between Jack and I no, we were just talking about average things and seeing how each others days were going.

Demi - As great as work can get haha. I'm so happy to be home now though.

After replying to Jack I noticed I also had another awaiting text which was from Joe.

Joe - Hey, how's it going?

Demi - Good, thanks. How about you?

Although it was becoming more natural with myself and Jack I couldn't shake off the fact Joe was going out his way to ask me 'How is it going', I feel like this was the starter to a more uneasy conversation and I started panicking inside about what I could have done, what this conversation would go to.

Joe - Yeah, I'm having a little gathering tomorrow night and I was just messaging to see if you would like to come, you can invite Dylan and George too, I would do it myself but I don't have their numbers. 

Thankfully my little panic was lifted.

Demi - Sound good. I will ask them and let you know later :)

I then went to message George and Dylan on our group chat about Joe's gathering and I was expecting them to react a lot differently about the invite then they did.

George - Oh that's cool.

Demi - So are you going to come?

Dylan - I don't think we can make it actually

Demi - Why not?

George - We're in Brighton filming with Saffron and Anastasia tomorrow.

Demi - Oh, really?

Dylan - Yeah, sorry we would've invited you to join but we are doing one of those friend tag videos with her. 

Demi - I see. No worries.

I was actually a lot more offended by this then I thought I would be, maybe it's just more the fact that they never told me to begin with, I mean if I didn't ask them to Joe's I probably wouldn't have found out about this little collaboration until it was posted online. I just didn't like the thought of the two of them hanging out with Saffron and Anastasia, filming and stuff without me, it felt like being replaced and not with just one but two girls. 

Whilst I was feeling sorry for myself and overreacting about the whole thing Jack messaged me back. 

Jack - I wish I was at home. I've been running around going to meetings with Conor all day. I heard Joe invited you to his tomorrow. Are you going to come?

Demi - I'm not sure. Probably not because Dylan and George aren't coming.

Jack - Why is that going to stop you?

Demi - I don't know. I guess I won't feel very comfortable coming alone, I mean you guys are all so close and then there's just me haha.

Jack - Don't feel like that. We'd love you to come! Trust me you wont feel left out, we also have a few of our non-YouTube friends joining to if that makes you feel anymore comfortable?

Demi - I guess it does a bit, but I still don't want to risk it haha.

Jack - I promise if you come I will stay by your side all night? Deal?

Demi - Ok, I'll come, but please don't break your promise I'm not good in uncomfortable places alone :(

Jack - I promise xx

So I guess I was going to Joe's party tomorrow and taking my first big step on my own.