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28 | Nickname

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NICKNAME
[ Michelle Holland's POV- ]

'Till midnight. Midnight, the time where Would You Mind is going to be released. We have seen all the tweets and posts that the BEANZ have been uploaded onto the internet and they're all so enthusiastic.

We were all here, gathered around in my office. It was going to be a long, yet fun night for crew PrettyMuch since everybody needed to be present during the dropping of their debut single.

As I was heavily ticking away some paperwork that I needed to get done, I totally zoned myself out from the endless conversations and laughter that fills the room. Grunts and groans leaves my mouth whenever I had a typo or whenever I got lost. "Michelle," A voice called out for me, but I let it slip and slide, making me forget to answer as I turn to the pile of paper.

"Michelle," Two pair of warm hands places themselves on my shoulder, making me jump back into reality as I look up. "Damn, your shoulders hold a lot of tension." A small chuckle made the hairs on my neck stand up and I turn around to see Zion behind me.

"Oh hey, dude." I say and lean back against my chair.

"Don't hey dude me, bro. You've been doing all that paperwork since we arrived." He sighs and I notice the sad pout he slightly has.

"Well, aren't the boys-" I turn around to look around the room and cut myself off. The boys were still here and so are their girlfriends, since I thought if would be an great idea to have the girls over here as well.

Austin was sitting on the beanbag, as always whenever he was visiting me in my office, right next to Fiffany as they were watching some Anime on my iPad that my job provided for me.

Right in front of me were Nick and Alexys, the seats were pulled against each other's as they were facing each other's, Alexys legs rested on Nick's lap. They were talking, just talking, no phones or other devices, just them laughing at each orher's joke.

Brandon and Charlotte were playing around in the little studio in the corner of my office. Brandon was sitting against the keyboard, playing some tunes and learning Charlotte how to play the song.

And Edwin and Lizzy were just minding their own business. They were sitting onto the floor, Lizzy's back rested against the wall while Edwin was sitting in between her legs, his back leaning against her as she was hugging him from behind with her arms around Edwin's neck. Lizzy and Edwin were both on their phones, pulling out memes to make each other's laugh.

"Nevermind," I say and turn back to Zion.

"I'm glad that you noticed." He says and I playfully roll my eyes at him. "Don't roll your eyes at me, I miss you." He then pinches my cheeks and lowers himself until he reaches my level.

"Ow! Zion, you're pulling my cheeks off!" I giggle as my hands automatically reaches his, trying to make him let go of my face. He chuckles and with a swiftly yet smooth move he grabs onto my hands and pull me closer to him until he had me in his grip.

"Yo, do you know what I just noticed?" He asks and I pull out of the hug. I shrug, while shaking my head from side to side.

"Wait, no. I don't like this." I say and let's go of his hand. I start looking around for a chair, but then remember that I only got three chairs here.

"You don't like me?" He asks, feeling offended. His hands were up to his chest, holding it tightly as he looks at me.

"No, Z, of course I like your weird ass." I laugh. "But I don't like the way how you're squatting right in front of me, you need something to sit on." I say and start to get up. Zion gets up as well, his tall figure immediately towering over mines.