My Brothers Friend || Zach Herron

Best Friend

I sat there crying on the floor. The boys came and surrounded me in a big hug.
"Y/n he is an asshole"
"Don't listen to him"
"I believe you y/n"
"I will kill him"
That one caught me. It was Corbyn, I knew he would act like this, I just was starting to think that it would never happen.
"Guys I can't breathe"
They all got off of me and backed up a bit.
"I - I need to g-get out of here right now" I was panicking, bad.
"Ok, ok. Come with me" I saw Zach grab his keys then grab my hand.
Next thing I knew I was getting in his car.
"Where do you want to go?"
He was still holding my hand.
"Go to a hotel or something please, I just don't want to be near this house. I can't stay here when I know jack will be home tonight" I leaned my head against the window and let the tears slide down my cheeks and neck.
"I know exactly where to go"
****
We were still driving but I didn't care, as long as I was away from that house and jack.
"ok we are here!" He helped me out of the car and up a drive way that I didn't recognize.
"Zach were are we?" I had stopped crying on the way up here.
"Somewhere where is just you and me, no jack, no boys, well I'm a boy, but you get it. No one here that will hurt you" he held my hands and looked into my eyes as he unlocked the door and led me inside.
I saw guitars along the wall, several CD cases, mostly Shawn Mendes, I found that really cute that he loved his music so much. I walked into the kitchen and found a normal one, just a sink, stove, fridge and an island. Upstairs there were to bedrooms, one master with a t.v. and full bathroom, and the other with to queen beds and a walk in closet. I am in love with this place.
"What is this place?" I asked as he finished up the tour.
"This is my parents guest house, back when we would go on vacations every summer, we would come up here and spend a week or two going on hikes and playing in the water. One summer it just stopped" he looked around with a confused face. "When I moved here and found that we still owned it I asked my parents if I could use it and they said that they would pay for it if I found good use from this place."
I cuddled into him and looked at the clock, it was noon. We're we gonna stay up here all night? I would mind that?
"I love you zach, I'm really glad your my best friend." I then fell asleep on his shoulder.

*Zach's POV*

Wow, friend zoned. I get it she just got her heart broken. I still like her, I have liked her since the day we met back in freshman year. I always will. I wanna kill jack for what he said.
I gave her a light kiss on the forehead and carried her up stairs to the master bedroom, I crawled in with her and took a nap.
****
I woke up and saw y/n wasn't there. The clock said 2:00 am. 14 hour nap.
I smelled sweets and cinnamon, walking downstairs I started to hear singing.

"Oh I'm speechless
Staring at you standing there in that dress
What it's doing to me aint a secret!!"
Y/n was dancing around singing Dan + Shay into a spatula.
"Oh gosh!!" She dropped the spatula "Zach don't scare me like that"
"I'm sorry, I was just listening, I didn't want to interrupt" I said while laughing.
She blushed. She picked up the spatula and went to the stove to flip the French toast that she was making.
She was beautiful, her voice was beautiful, I cant believe she is in my life, I am so lucky.
If only she thought of me as more then a friend.
"You hungry?" She turned around and smiled "we slept for a while and had breakfast at like 9 this morning" she piled about 4 slices of bread in my plate, along with eggs and 2 cinnamon rolls.
"They may not be as good as Daniels since they are from a tube, but I was hungry and they sounded go-" she paused "Why are you looking at me like that, do I have something on my face!" She started to panic.
"No, no nothing, I just spaced out I guess" trying to cover up the blush I had when she caught me staring at her like that, I stuffed French toast in my mouth.
"Oh my gosh" I looked at her and she smiled "these are amazing y/n, I'm kidnapping you and gonna force you to make me food every day" she giggled
Gosh I love her giggle
"I'm pretty sure Daniels are better, plus wouldn't you get lonely just me and you up here" she turned back to the oven were there were more cinnamon rolls.
"Never" I whispered
"Hm?"
"It can't be that boring"
"I guess your right, I'm pretty awesome" she flipped her hair over her shoulder and went back to the stove.
You have no idea
After "breakfast" we sat around and talked.
"You did not!"
"I'm telling you, I did"
"Was Corbyn mad?"
"You have no idea"
"Ok so let me get this straight, you and Cristina went into Corbyn's room when he was at the movies with his friends"
"Mhm back in middle school"
"You guys painted his room pink and blue and then glittered his ceiling"
"Yeah!"
"You are evil!"
"I try my best" she flipped her hair again.
I love it when she does that, I love it when she laughs, I love when she talks. I think I love her.
If only she thought of me as more as her best friend.
"My mom thought it was hilarious....back..when...she...." she got quiet.
"Yeah I get it" I needed to change the subject "What did Corbyn do to Cristina, when he saw that she did it to"
She looked down at her plate
"Want more cinnamon rolls?" She got up before I could respond.
I waited for a while and I got a bit worried. I pushed myself up from the super soft carpet that we were sitting on and walked into the kitchen.
I found y/n standing in front of the sink, her back towards me
"Y/n?" I said really softly
"What's wrong with me" I then realized she was crying
"Nothing"
She turned around
"Really!? Then why does everyone leave me" she seemed angry
"Everyone that I have loved has left me. My dad, my mom, Corbyn, and now jack"
I walked around the island and wrapped her in a hug
"You are absolutely perfect to me y/n" I whispered into her hair
"Why am I not good enough" she sobbed into my shoulder
"I could never ask for more, you are more then enough"
After a few minutes of her crying she finally stopped and we were just standing there in each arms.
"I'm really happy to call you my best friend" she pulled away and looked into my eyes.
"Yeah" I smiled "best friend" I pulled her up to bed so we could take another nap that she desperately needed.
I could get that word out of my head. Best friend.