Happier (Unexpected) | Dacre Montgomery COMPLETED

011. "Parent Trap" IRL/Instagram

a/n: this chapter has taken me so long to get done, so sorry about that. i hope you all like it though. don't forget to comment and vote/just let me know if you're liking it. also, this is unedited so please excuse any typos/grammar mistakes.

IRL

Everyone could tell things were tense between Dacre and I, well more so on my end than his, but it was pretty noticeable. Mark and Ross brought it up, but since it wasn't affecting filming or anything, it wasn't made into too big of a deal. It was a bigger deal with the cast. It just made things kind of awkward and uncomfortable, but no one knew what had happened except for Joe, Dacre, and me. I wanted to keep things that way.

"Hey, babe," Nat smiled as she sat down next to me during our lunch break.

"Hey, hey," I smiled back, "What's up?"

"So I've noticed things are a little tense with some of the cast right now," she said, "Do you wanna tell me what that's all about?" I sighed and shook my head no. "Ouch, that bad?" She asked.

"I mean, it's not that it's bad," I began explaining, "It's just something that I don't think everyone needs to be involved in. The issue is between Dacre and I and I wouldn't want anyone to feel like they have to pick a side or anything like that."

"Well, I guess if you want to talk about it at any point, just let me know, yeah?" I nodded and offered her a small smile.

"Let's go out tonight," I suggested, "Like to a club."

"You're even old enough to get in yet," she laughed, "How about this, let's get all dressed up and go to a super nice dinner just you, me, and the girls."

"Not as fun as clubbing, but I guess I'm down," I smiled. She laughed again and shook her head at me. "Staplehouse, 7:30?" I questioned.

"I'll pass the word along to Mills and Sadie," she smiled.

"Perf, I'll make reservations," I smiled.

"Oh, no need, I think I've got it," she told me.

"You sure?" she nodded in response. "I mean, if you say so. Let me know if you change your mind and you want me to help with something," I told her before checking the time, "I'll see you then, I have to film my last few scenes of the day." She offered me a small wave as I got up and started making my way to the set where I'd be filming. That all went by fairly quickly.

I was having so much fun filming the show. It'd all be perfect if it weren't for the little hiccup with Dacre. It really wasn't until then that I realized why everyone said it wasn't a good idea to date or be romantically involved in general with a coworker. Not that I had wanted or tried to get involved with a coworker before, but I finally understood why.

Soon enough, I finished filming and I went home to get ready for the night. I decided I wanted to be extra af and I went all out. It took me a little over an hour to go through the whole getting ready process, but I was quite happy with the end result. I was right on schedule to meet up with the girls, which was great. I really needed a girls night to get my mind away from things and just feel like things weren't completely awkward when the whole cast was together.

I walked into the restaurant where I was meeting the girls and asked for the table under the name Nat had told me earlier. I was sat at a booth towards the back of the restaurant. I texted Nat telling her I was the first one there, and got no response. I figured that she was on her way and couldn't answer. About 15 or twenty minutes went by and no one else had arrived yet, which was starting to worry me. I texted the all girl group text asking where they all were, but as I was waiting for a response I noticed the waiter come back to the table accompanied by Dacre.