Unexpected // Why Don't We

Chapter 43

Hayden's pov

I finished packing and went back into the living room. The guys had just finished cleaning and were sitting around the living room. I sat between Jonah and Zach on the couch. Daniel was sitting where he always sat, in the same recliner that he sat in the first time they had visited Taylor and I.

"Done packing?" Jonah asked.

"Yeah, finally," I laughed.

"Are you excited to see Taylor again?" Eben asked.

"Definitely," I nodded. "I've missed her so much."

"I hope you'll miss me that much," Zach flirted.

"Too bad I won't," I smiled innocently.

"Ooooooooh!" the guys yelled.

"Calm down. I was just kidding," I laughed.

"So you will miss me that much?" Zach asked.

"Not as much, but yeah I'll miss you. I'll miss all of you," I said.

"Awww," they said in unison.

"Stop," I started blushing and buried my face in my hands while leaning into Jonah.

He wrapped his arm around me and rubbed my shoulder. We stayed like that for a few seconds before I sat up and showed my face again.

"Daniel, you get to see Taylor again," I wiggled my eyebrows up and down.

"Are you going to ask her out?" Jack asked him.

Wow. First time he has said anything in a group conversation all day.

"I don't know yet. I really like her, but I don't want to move things too fast," he explained.

"Awww. Daniel is the most adorable out of all of you," I said to the guys.

"Wow, thanks," Eben gave me the wow-you-actually-just-said-that face.

"It's true. He's never had a girlfriend, he's so innocent, and he's really sweet," I told them.

"Innocent?" Jack laughed as if I was clueless.

I wasn't going to ruin this moment by asking why he all of a sudden wanted to join in the conversation. Maybe he had come to his senses of how stupid he was acting.

"What do you mean? Is he not innocent?" I asked Jack.

"That's debatable," he shrugged.

"Daniel, when was your first kiss?" I looked at him.

"Whoa, getting all up in this man's business," Corbyn said.

"Be quiet. I'm trying to prove a point," I told Corbyn.

"Umm, at the airport," Daniel answered.

"Awwwww!" I squealed. "That is so cute!"

"You're such a girl," Zach scrunched his nose up.

"Thanks for letting me know, but I already knew I'm a girl," I smiled innocently.

"Not gonna lie, that is actually really cute, Daniel," Jonah agreed.

"See! Jonah agrees! Fight me, hoe!" I yelled in Zach's face.

"Hoe?" Jack laughed.

"Don't question me, Avery," I looked at him.

"I would win in a fight," Zach said confidently.

"I wouldn't be too sure about that," I raised my eyebrows.

"I'm just gonna move this back," Corbyn pushed the coffee table, so there was open floor.

I stood up and folded my arms.

"Oh shoot," Eben looked kinda scared.

"Taylor said she could fight, Zach. You better watch out," Daniel told him.

"I'm not worried," Zach stood up.

"You should be," I smiled and grabbed his arm, twisting it around backwards.

"Ow!" he yelled.

He kicked my foot out from underneath me, and I fell on the ground. I grabbed his foot, so he fell as well.

"Please don't kill each other," Jonah said.

"We won't," I told him before Zach jumped on top of me and pinned me on the ground.

"You're weak," Zach laughed, out of breath.

"I'm not the one who's out of breath, am I?" I asked before flipping him over and straddling him, pinning his arms above his head.

He tried to knee me in the back, but I stopped him with my other hand.

"Wow, you're not nice," I shook my head.

"I give up," he said out of breath.

I smiled before standing back up and taking my spot back on the couch. Zach was still laid out on the ground.

"I told you, Zach," Daniel shook his head.

"Shut up," Zach laughed.

"You just got beat by a girl," Jack laughed.

Everyone laughed.

"Guys!" I yelled.

"What?!" they yelled back.

"We get to see Taylor in three days!" I yelled.

"You are so excited about this, aren't you?" Jonah looked down at me.

"Yup," I said popping the 'p'.

"I think Daniel is more excited," Jack said and looked at Daniel.

Daniel was blushing.

"I think we are about the same. No one can be more excited than I am," I beamed.

"Not looking forward to the six hour flight, though," Eben pointed out.

"Yeah, I hate planes. They scare me," I pouted.

"Who is sitting with who?" Daniel asked.

"I'm sitting with Hayden," Zach said.

"No you're not," I shook my head. "I refuse to sit next to you for six hours straight."

"Why not? I'm awesome," he folded his arms.

"I think you meant annoying," I joked.

"Ha-ha. Funny," he rolled his eyes.

"I think we will just figure out seating when we get there," Jonah shrugged.

"Yeah. It's not like it's a huge deal or anything," Corbyn added.

"Guys, I'm hungry," I announced.

"Let's go to McDonalds," Jack said.

"I'm down," Daniel nodded.

"Let me change really quick," I told them before running to my room.

I threw on softer toned red t-shirt with ripped light washed shorts. I had done my makeup this morning, so I just touched up my mascara a tiny bit. I brushed my hair out and then slipped on my old pair of Rainbows.

"I'm ready," I said as I walked into the living room.

All the guys jumped up. Eben, Zach, and Jonah were in my car. Daniel, Corbyn, and Jack were in Taylor's jeep. I let Eben drive again.

"Why does Eben always get to drive?" Zach complained.

"Because you would wreck my car," I told him.

We pulled out of the driveway and was on our way to McDonalds. It only took like two minutes because it was right down the road.