Unexpected // Why Don't We

Chapter 36

*a few days later*
Hayden's pov

I woke up and took a shower. It's been four days since Taylor had left. I had just talked to her, and she had to go because it was around 9:00 at night in Australia. The guys and I were going to have a chill day since that last few days the guys had been taking me the mall and the beach after I got off work to get my mind off of Taylor being gone. I threw on some gray sweatpants and a white tank top. I only put on some mascara and did my eyebrows. Then I flipped my part to the other side to make my hair look a little messy before heading to the living room.

"There she is," Eben smiled as he pulled me down onto the couch next to him.

"You guys have been so supportive the past few days. Thanks. I owe y'all," I sighed.

"No you don't. We care about you. That's why we're doing this. You don't have to repay us or anything," Daniel shook his head.

"Guys," I rolled my eyes.

"Seriously," Zach said.

"So, what movies should we watch?" Corbyn asked me.

"Pocahontas," I replied.

"That's it?" he raised an eyebrow.

"All the Tinker Bell movies, Finding Dory, and Moana," I added. "Then Pocahontas again."

"Okay, okay," Jonah laughed.

We spent all day watching those movies and taking breaks in between for food and drinks. We were in the middle of the break we were taking before watching Moana. It was probably around 4:30 in the afternoon because we would take at least an hour long break since we got side tracked a lot. Eben had went to the bathroom, and the rest of the guys were in the kitchen except for Jack. I went to my room to get a blanket since I was cold.

"We need to talk," I heard Jack's voice.

He had barely said a word to me ever since we went to the mall with Taylor before she left for tour.

"Are you finally going to talk to me?" I turned around and folded my arms.

"I know something is going on between you and that Seth guy," he said.

"What does that have to do with you?" I raised an eyebrow.

"I don't want you hanging out with him," he told me.

"You can't tell me what to do," I glared at him. "Seth is my friend. Why can't I hang out with him?"

"He only wants you for your body. The way he looked at you gave it all away," he threw his hands up in frustration.

"Jack, you don't even know him," I scoffed.

"I don't need to! It's so obvious!" he raised his voice.

"If you think you're helping me, you're wrong! Taylor just left me for six months, and now you are throwing this on me! I can't handle this right now!" my voice cracked.

"Jack, that's enough," Jonah rushed into my room.

Jack sighed and walked out. Jonah walked up to me and hugged me.

"Are you okay?" he asked as I buried my face in his chest.

"No. This is so stressful," I cried.

"I know you miss Taylor and that this is your first time being away from each other for this long. I'm here for you, okay?" he rubbed my back.

"Thank you, Jonah. You don't even know how much I appreciate that," I looked up at him.

He smiled down at me. We walked back into the living room, and I stayed at Jonah's side. We all got situated again and watched Moana. I couldn't stop thinking about what Jack had said about Seth. It couldn't be true. Seth and I are really good friends, and we both like each other. He just hasn't asked me out yet. I wasn't even sure if I'd say yes if he did ask me. It was impossible to stay focused on the movie because my thoughts were everywhere. Taylor. Seth. Jack. Taylor. Taylor. Taylor. She was the only person I was seriously worried about. The time zones were killing us. When I'm awake, she's asleep. When she's awake, I'm asleep. It seemed like it was impossible for us to even talk to each other. Plus, her schedule didn't really work with mine since she had shows and practice while I had work. It was a lot to deal with, but we somewhat made it work for us.

"You okay?" Jonah whispered.

"Um... Yeah. Just thinking," I nodded.

"Okay. I was just making sure," he said before returning his focus back to the movie.

I leaned into him and got comfortable. I was going to actually try to watch the rest of the movie instead of letting my thoughts distract me.