My Brothers Friend || Zach Herron

Shouldn't Have Happened

*Zach's pov*

"Why not" she smiled weakly.
Her smile was perfect
She was perfect
I shook the thoughts out of my head, now was not the time.
I'm just being a good friend, thats it.
This is nothing, just one night as a friend
We walked over to my house, as we went through the door her breathe shortened and she stopped.
"You ok?"
"Corbyn wouldn't want me here alone" she mumbled.
"Its fine, we aren't alone. My aunt is upstairs in here room. Why dont we go up stairs and you can tell me what happened if you want. Maybe I can help" I squeezed her hand and smiled at her.
As we walked up the stairs I could feel the some of the tension in her fade away.
So these are the guest rooms" There wasn't much to show because it was just me and my aunt at the moment "down there is my cousins old room, but he is grown and married by now I think"
we walked past the small game room we had, it had a doll house from our last visit with the whole family.
"Is this yours?" she giggled and pushed the door open a bit more. I smiled knowing she was becoming more comfortable, even if she was making fun of me.
"no" I gave her a soft glare "its for my siblings and cousins to play with when we come to visit"
"siblings?" she looked up at me when she asked and she wasn't crying anymore.
"Yeah, I have a brother Ryan and a sister Reese. You would love her, I have a feeling you guys would get along well" She smiled to herself as we closed the door and continued down the hall
"I didn't know you had siblings?"
"Well I didn't know you were corbyns sister" I chuckled.
"Touché"
We walked into my room and I noticed she was still shivering in her shorts. I went over to my closet and pulled out a pair of sweat pants.
"Here, put these on, you will be more comfortable and then we can talk about what happened if you want" she just stood there staring at the clothes. I placed my hands over my eyes and turned around, being a lot more dramatic then needing to be. I knew it worked when I heard her small giggle.
"Thank you" I heard a small thud as she dropped her shorts "its funny cause, you are part of the reason I'm here" she did a small jump "you kind of started the fight, ok turn around"

Oh gosh
My fault, how was it my fault
Did Corbyn hate me now
What did I do
How did I mess this up
I looked her up and down out of reflex, damn she looks good in my clothes
"Zach?" She snapped her fingers in my face.
"Hu? Oh, yeah"
"Thanks again for the clothes" she went to the mirror and pulled her hair up into a bun.
Just perfect
Completely perfect
"Uh, yeah no problem" I paused "so you said that I was the cause of the fight?" I need info so I could tell if she wanted to be here or not.
"Um yeah, you were but you didn't do anything wrong" she turned around and was now looking at me. Geez it was so hard to concentrate right now.
"What did I do?" I sat down on the bed and patted the blanket so she could sit down.
"You came into my room to help and not Corbyn. Corbyn came to my room and told me that you boys were off limits. I got mad and everything came out"
"Oh" She sat down and sat across from me.
*skip explanation*
"Wow" I stared at my hands,
Corbyn went and talked to y/n about it. That probably means that she felt the same way right? He wouldnt have unless he though she did?
"Yeah, sorry if I scared you when I said you started the fight" she placed her hand on my knee and stared into my eyes.
Oh goodness
She is making it so hard not to just kiss her right now
"Zach?"
"Hm?"
"Did you hear me?"
"Oh, uhh, no sorry"
"I said, thank you for letting me stay here tonight your a really great friend" looked down at her hands and it got quiet.
Oh, screw it
I couldn't help it, I had to, to many thoughts were in my head about how she might like me and I just needed to know.
"Y/n"
"Yeah zach?" she looked up at me
Now was my chance, I didn't wanna make a mistake and screw things up with Corbyn and the boys.
I need to know
I must know
Just do it Zach
She is right there now is your chance.
I stopped thinking, I leaned in and put my hand on her still cold cheek and I swear you could hear my heart beat. I closed my eyes and pressed my lips on hers.

*y/n pov*

He didn't say anything after that, it was just silent. I just stared at him and studied his face, every attractive freckle, every small detail. His hand was still warm and just as soft as I remember, the next thing I knew his lips were on mine. They were just as warm and soft as his hands.
Just like I though, perfect kisser as well
Wait
Holy crap
Zach is kissing me
I thought Corbyn was crazy when he mentioned that I couldn't be with they boys this way, now I know why.
Stop thinking and kiss back
Gosh I'm dumb
I placed my hand on the back of his neck and kissed back. It felt amazing our lips just molded into each other perfectly.

*Zach's pov*

She is kissing back
This is a good thing right
Oh I hope I didn't just ruin things
This is perfect, she is perfect, everything about this moment would be perfect if she wasn't slightly vulnerable.
I got kinda uncomfortable so I dropped my other hand on her hip and pulled slightly. Luckily she got the idea and hopped in my lap without breaking the kiss.

*y/n pov*

Oh goodness
I have never had a kiss this perfect before.
I wonder what he is thinking right now
Was he taking advantage of me?
Was he just trying to cheer me up?
Is he a fuckboy?
Is this all a joke to him?
So many thoughts were racing through my head but yet my lips were still on his, it felt like they belongs there.
I let myself fall into him, but something kept nagging me in the back of my mind.
Corbyn
OH CRAP
He told me I couldn't do this!
He won't find out?
WHAT OF HE DOES!
I pulled away when I felt him start to lick my bottom lip asking for entrance, I wanted to let him in more than anything but I couldn't go that just yet.

*Zach's pov*

Crap she pulled away, did I do something wrong
To much to soon?
"I'm sorry I ju-" she quickly got off the bed and stood up.
"No don't be" I bolted up and stood on the other side.
"Well, now you spending the night is gonna be a little awkward....." I shifted from one foot to the other.
"I'm sorry......um that was great and all but um....it shouldn't have happened" she grabbed her purse and just walked out of the room.

*y/n pov*

"I'm sorry......um that was great and all but um....it shouldn't have happened" I grabbed my purse and walked out, I could feel tears coming to my eyes just thinking about how mad Corbyn was gonna be.

I walked into my house and was swallowed into a hug by tear stained Corbyn before making it past the kitchen
Gosh
I have worried him sick
"Wear have you been, I am so sorry I didn't mean any of those mean things I said" he brought me to the couch, still rattling off apologies and questions but stopped when he saw my change of clothes "What are you wearing?" he looked me up and down, clearly confused.
"Um, I was walking and trying to clear my head and then ran into Zach. He said he didnt want me to be alone and that it was cold outside so invited me over so I could have somewhere to sleep if I needed. Um he also gave me a change of clothes" I was hoping he wouldn't ask more questions.
"You went to Zach's?"
"Yeah, well its his aunts house. She was home! I didn't meet her but she was in her room the whole time. He took good care of me, we talked and it helped relieved some stress, which uhh felt good" I was staring at my hands so he couldn't tell I was hiding something.
" Well why did you come home? If you were gonnd spend the night? Did something happen?"
"well? what would classify as something?"
"y/n?"
"So, dont get mad. so we were just chillin and stuff and the-"
"Did he make a move on you?"
"well, Haha ya see it was kinda both of us, like yeah he initiated it but like I didn't stop it or anything" I was rambling, I didnt want him to get mad at zach.
"what kinda of move?" His voice was flat and almost emotionless.
"All clothes were on and hands were not anywhere they shouldn't have been" I looked up just in time to see his face fall. He pulled his hands away from me as he scooted over slightly and tense up.