•megan•
after hearing his soft angelic voice, i opened the door and walked in. he was just laying on the bed playing video games. he looked up and smiled his bright smile.
"how are you feeling jo?" i asked while he moved over for me. he paused his video game and set the controller down on his nightstand.
"much better thanks to this nurse girl i know." he jokes. my smile widens as we start to chat.
"wanna head downstairs?" i ask. he nods as he slowly gets up.
"you should wash your covers to prevent any of the boys getting sick." i suggest. he nods once more as he gathers the gray covers from on top of his bed. he pulls his pillow case off his pillow and heads out of the room. i follow out the door but head downstairs. i stop halfway and peer down into the living room.
"daniel?" i call. he soon pops into view and climbs the staircase to me.
"yeah meg?" i hear as he walks up the stairs.
"maybe you should wash your bedding." i suggest as i had with jonah. he nods as we walk up the remaining steps. i turn around and join him.
"how are you feeling?" i add.
"pretty much back to normal. i can't thank you enough for the ways you helped me." he says with a smile of gratitude. in that split second we smiled at me i swear i saw his eyes sparkle. i smile back and look down to hide my blush as he enters his room to gather the sheets.
back downstairs i had caught myself in an intense game of truth or dare. so far christina and corbyn have kissed, which wasn't much of a dare given by zach, jack had jumped in the pool fully clothed, and eben and august both ate a spoonful of ketchup and mayonnaise, even when when i told them not to. zach had confessed to alex that he liked her, and jonah and daniel, who had returned to the group soon after me, both got truths. we figured out that daniel had borrowed corbyns shoes last year and never gave them back and that jonah has a crush. we couldn't get a name because christina only asked if he had a crush. once he said yes the questions came. in his defense the question wasn't who is your crush. we eventually gave up on figuring out who jonah likes and moved on to okay apples to apples. even though we moved on i couldn't help but feel this small piece of jealously deep down and i can't figure out why.
many laughs and many games later, we all decided to camp out in the living room. we made popcorn and put on the incredibles, chosen by corbyn and daniel. it's hysterical how excited they got. everyone found someone to sit next to. zach and alex, who i was pretty sure are now dating, corbyn and christina, august and jack, daniel and eben, and jonah and i. everyone was cuddled in with blankets and pillows. jonah and i had arrived from the kitchen of popcorn too late and were stuck on the ground. i oddly didn't mind at all. a little the movie i could see daniel casually stare at me, but once i looked at him he looked down and it's too dark to see if he's blushing. weird.
soon after the incredibles came the first star wars movie, and then spider-man 2. by the end of spider-man 2, everyone was asleep but jonah, alex with zach, and myself. i wasn't tired at all. the credits rolled and i looked to jonah.
"fantastic beasts and where to find them." i spoke softly. he smiled big and got up to put the movie in. zach and alex got their phones out and just went on that for a while with causal small conversation. with his arm casually rested above her shoulders she snuggled into the small brunette. they held hands like it was nothing and i made sure to give alex multiple "we gotta talk later" looks after truth or dare. my thoughts were interrupted by jonah, who was standing by the tv as he put the movie in the player.
"i love your hoodie by the way, i have the same one." jonah said once we sat back down. i laughed quietly as the movie started. it was extremely cold by the time the actually movie started so i huddled into jonahs side more. he noticed my shivering and wrapped one of his long arms, that was cloaked in a back hoodie, around my shoulders. i leaned my head against his shoulder as my eyelids began to feel heavier than ever. i had just decided to just shut them and let the darkness overrule me when the movie ended. my eyes shut as my breathing slowed. jonah turned the television off from his phone and i could feel him shift around a little. once we were practically laying on the ground i made myself comfortable on his side as i rested my head against his chest. i could feel him breathing as his chest rose and fell every second. i could hear his heart beating somewhat fast. my eyes were still shut and i was just wrapped up in my thoughts when i heard him speak.
"it's you." he spoke just below a whisper. confused i finally fell into a deep asleep.
i woke to multiple shushes and clicks. i didn't open my eyes but shifted over a bit.
"shit guys she's waking up." i heard someone whisper. the whisper was followed by multiple moving noises. i cracked my eyes open slightly to reveal all of my new friends, and alex, huddled in front of me. embarrassed and confused i dug my face into the side of whatever's next to me. i had only closed my eyes again when i realized the thing next to me. i jumped and sat up quickly, too quickly as jonah soon followed. he groaned awake while he rubbed his eyes. mine had just adjusted to the morning light and i could now see him clearly.
"sorry jo." i said in my low morning voice. he shrugged as we got up for breakfast.
as jonah walked straight to the stove to grab some pre-made eggs, corbyn probably made, i walked towards alex.
"can we talk now?" i whispered at her. she nodded and took me by my wrist.
after she threw me into the laundry room downstairs, she quietly shut the door.
"yeah what's up?" she asked oblivious.
"um hello, i don't know maybe zach practically confessing his love for you last night." i whisper-yelled. she immediately blushed at his name and looked at her shoes.
"are you guys a thing now?" i added after the couple seconds of silence.
"i don't know. i really like him but i don't know if i'm ready for another relationship." she spoke softly.
"not after james." she added even softer.
authors note
thanks for reading hope you enjoy. i made a new cover for this book, which you probably knew, but i hope you like it. i do i don't know yet. don't forget to like comment and vote!
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