in time // j.g

recovery

I swear to god that the past like three chapters and this one all suck balls but just try and enjoy it lmao make sure you do the discussion questions at the end I might respond this time 😎

I woke up and felt calmer than I had in a long time. When I rolled over I saw a very cute Shawn fast asleep with his arms wrapped around me.

After we kissed, I explained that it was a big mistake. He understood of course, and told me that he knew that it was best if Jack and I just worked it out.

But I wasn't ready to work it out with him. I needed time as well, and I didn't even realize it until now. I need time to get all of my shit together before I jump straight back into the relationship.

I pulled myself out of Shawn's arms and went over to my suitcase. Today was the first day of Magcon. I decided to wear my black romper with white daisies all over it. I wore a black pair of sandals with it. I went into the bathroom and fixed my hair into a top knot for the day and did my makeup. By the time I was ready to go to breakfast, Shawn had just gotten out of bed.

"Well good morning, sleepyhead!" I giggled. He smirked and rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand.

"Good morning," He replied. "You can go down to breakfast, I'll be down in a little bit."

I nodded and grabbed my stuff for the day. I had a black bag that held everything I needed, so I threw everything inside of it and headed out. I got onto the elevator and pressed floor one and waited for it to descend. The soft jazz music that played brightened my mood slightly.

When the elevator got to the bottom floor, I hopped out and walked over to the restaurant. The boys had a long table set up at the back. I went over and saw that there was an open seat next to Jack, but I opted for the open one in between Cam and Nash. In all honesty, I'm not sure if that choice was much better.

"Hey, Ava!" Cam said as he pulled me into a very tight hug.

"Uh, hi?" I said through the groans of pain.

"Are you excited for Magcon?" He asked with a huge cheesy grin on his face. I shrugged my shoulders and sighed. It was obvious that everyone knew what happened between Jack and me.

Cam sighed and looked at me with a serious face. He leaned into my ear and whispered to me.

"Don't worry, okay? It will all be better soon."

I looked at him and nodded. I knew he was right, but I just didn't know how long it was going to take for that to happen.

I'm the type of person who blocks all of their feelings out, whether it is something small or major. That's why I show no emotion, especially because emotion shows weakness.

"Ava? Hello?" I saw a hand waving in front of my face. I turned to see Nash looking at me with a concerned face.

"Oh, sorry. I just zoned out for a second." I lightly laughed. He smiled.

"I was just saying how my little brother is coming to join us on tour. If you wanna room with him instead you can. There's gonna be two beds in there."

"That's perfect. Thanks," I smiled. "Is he gonna be here today?"

"Yeah, his plane lands soon. My dad is going to bring him straight to the venue."

I nodded my head. Maybe I could have my own little best friend that I could talk to. Nash was two years younger than me already, so I wouldn't have Jack freaking out that I might be doing something with a little kid.

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Because I was no longer 'Jack Gilinsky's girlfriend' and I was now 'some stupid bitch who gets to hang out with the Magcon boys', Bart decided to give me some work to do.

"Okay, here is your headset. This is the set list for today. We will all have earpieces in. Each person has a certain number ear piece that corresponds with the number on this sheet. For example, if Matt is the next person to announce, you are going to switch your headset to channel 8. Matt has earpiece number 8 in, and you would then remind him that he is announcing Jack and Jack. Got it?" He said to me backstage.

"I, uh, yeah. I think so."

"You think so or you know so?"

"I think so."

He laughed and patted me on the top of my head like a puppy.

"Okay, it's show time."

The sheet said that Bart was introducing everyone first. He was earpiece number one, so I switched to that channel.

"Okay, Bart. You ready?"

"Ready indeed. Let's roll."

I read out the list of who he had to call out and then got ready for the next person. It was a pretty boring job, but Bart said I could get paid if I did it and I would still get to hang out with the guys, so I was down for it.

Later in the afternoon, it was Jack's turn next to announce. I switched to his channel.

"Okay, Jack. You're announcing Shawn playing the Cameron Dallas song."

"I'm sorry." He said quietly. He had a minute still before he had to announce it.

"Jack, can we please not do this now?" I begged.

"Can you just let me apologize to you? I'm sorry, okay? What happened between Matt and you isn't any of my business and I shouldn't have been a dick about it. I'm sorry."

"It's okay."

"I love you, Ava."

Pause.

Sigh.

"I love you too."

From backstage I saw him get up and grab a microphone once they stopped dancing to Lipgloss.

"Hey guys, it's Jack." He said into the mic. The crowd erupted into a roar of screams. "Before we continue, I have someone really important for you all to meet. There have been some rumors going around that my girlfriend Ava and I broke up, but that is completely false. I want you guys to meet her in person. Ava, c'mon out!" The crowd started cheering and some booing.

"You'll regret this, Gilinsky." I laughed into the headset. I took it off and stepped on the stage.

"There she is! What a beauty!" He screamed into the mic. I smiled and shook my head. I could feel my cheeks turning red.

When I reached Jack, I took his big hand in mine. He turned towards me and kissed me. The crowd went crazy. I pulled away and smiled at him.

"Okay, enough of the lovey-dovey stuff. Next up we have Shawn Mendes singing the Cameron Dallas song!"

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS!!!

1. DO YOU THINK THAT AVA SHOULD HAVE JUST TOLD JACK ABOUT MATT FROM THE BEGINNING OR WOULD THAT HAVE CAUSED TOO MUCH DRAMA??

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2. DO YOU THINK AVA WILL GO ROOM WITH SHAWN, HAYES, OR JACK???

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3. IS AVA A COMPLETE WHORE SLUT HOE FOR KISSING SHAWN??

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4. DO YOU THINK JACK WILL FIND OUT ABOUT SHAWN AND AVA'S KISS?? IF SO, HOW???

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OKAY SO I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE CHAPTER PLEASE OH PLEASE I BEG YOU ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ITS SO MUCH FUN FOR ME AND IT HELPS ME REALIZE THAT YOU GUYS ACTUALLY ENJOY THIS STORY AND I SHOULD KEEP WRITING SO YEAH I LOVE YOU ALL BYE SEE YA SOON LOSERS