Not Me//Jorbyn

Chapter 22

"Wake up boys we're in Florida!" I heard someone yell from Corbyn's bunk. I'm guessing a manager.

I sat up and rubbed my eyes before I stopped mid-way and my eyes widened.

I whipped my head around to look back at Corbyn, who was laying on his stomach on his phone like nothing was wrong.

"Corbyn!" I whispered screamed.

He looked up. "Hm?"

"What are we gonna do?! I can't just come out of your bunk in front of everybody!"

"Oh right. Stay here. I'll go out and make sure the cost is clear then you can come out and go to your bunk."

I nodded nervously and he climbed over me and got out.

I'm so tried of all this. Dating Corbyn and keeping it secret, Jack, Zach's crush. All this stress and anxiety. And to top it all off I have the stress and anxiety of work and tour and just fears of not being accepted.

Everything has always kinda been a mess though.

"Jonah." I heard Corbyn whisper outside my bunk. "Go! No ones out of their bunk."

I grabbed my shirt and jacket and got out quickly and sprinted to my bunk climbing into it. I let out a sigh of relief and pulled on a new shirt and pants.

I got back out again pretending I hadn't just been sleeping in the same bunk as my boyfriend that no one even knew about.

I laughed at the thought and entered the kitchen.

~Backstage after after-show limelight~

"You know that would never work." I muttered into Corbyns ear as we watched Zach and Jack talking from afar.

We had gotten Zach to go up and start a casual conversation with Jack to try and build their relationship. I told Zach I had told Corbyn about him liking Jack but Zach seemed to be fine with it. But they were closer friends than me and him so I'm guessing he trusts him. But whatever the case he's glad we are helping him. Even if he doesn't actually know that he's helping us too.

"It could. We just need to wait awhile before he asks. But also, we need to get Jack to get over you. If he still likes you he won't make room to like anyone else." Corbyn told me.

"But how can we do that?"

"Dunno. Tell him your not interested?"

"That won't stop him from liking me. But I can't say I'm taken either."

He nodded. "Maybe just...don't talk to him. Don't really be mean to him but don't be extra nice or anything."

"But he's my bandmate! I still want to be his friend. I can't just totally ignore him. Then I'd be just as bad as him."

"Well what else can we do, Jonah? You don't wanna tell him your dating me so we don't have much of a choice." He said in a tired, angry voice.

"What do you mean 'you'? I thought you didn't want him to know either?!"

"Ughhh...it's complicated. I don't want him to know but still...don't you think I want to tell the whole f*cking world about us? Don't you think I want to jump up and down and scream that you are mine? I'm so lucky and proud and happy that you are mine. And I wish I could tell everyone I met that."