•jonah•
after the mall, megan and i headed to the beach. she had picked out two bathing suits that made her body look even more unbelievably stunning than it is when she is in sweats. i'm glad i got the items i did at think geek, but it was more entertaining to watch her eyes light up at each thing she saw. neither one of us took off our bracelets throughout the rest of the day. every time i looked down at mine i couldn't help but smile.
once we got settled at the spot we picked at the beach, megan headed for the water. i soon saw daniel trail after her with this look in his eyes like she's his everything. confused i shook the thought away and made conversation with jack and corbyn. i couldn't wash away the hint of jealousy i felt at daniel and megan in the water. with the sun setting she looked even more beautiful, so i pulled out my phone and took some pictures when she was standing still.
minutes later the two previously in the after joined us at the spot for sandwiches. i couldn't tear my eyes away from megan's slightly soaked body, but once she caught my eye i looked away. she sat on her towel, with daniel right next to her, and grabbed a turkey club from the basket. daniel wouldn't keep his eyes off of her as she giggled at his jokes and their conversation. looking down i realized my white knuckles that were clamped into a fist. immediately i stood up and walked away with anger.
"jonah?" zach called, but i just ignored him. i couldn't be around megan and daniel anymore. i stood in the parking lot leaned up against my car when i finally got in. i texted the group chat so they wouldn't worry.
*wdw+megan&alex*
mammabearjo- "i'm going home. you'll all fit in corbyns car."
**
i hit sent and within minutes the familiar ringtone rang over and over again. i finally just turned my ringer off, slightly irritated.
once i got home, i went upstairs and laid on my bed. within minutes i was out.
•megan•
"what's your favorite singer?" daniel asked before taking a bite of his salami sub.
"besides why don't we of course." he added after swallowing his bite.
"probably jessie j." i responded with a laugh.
"oh my gosh thank you." he said with light in his oceanic eyes.
"she doesn't get enough credit!" i smiled.
"i know right she's so talented!" daniel said excited. we laughed and continued the conversation. i took a quick second look at jonah who was looking down at his clenched fists and white knuckles. before looking up he just stormed away. i felt sad as zach called after him, and slightly confused. not soon after, maybe then minutes, everyone's phones rang from the group chat. i set my phone back down and looked around.
"what's his problem?" corbyn asked me. i shook my head and shrugged.
once everyone's sandwiches were eaten and digested, we went over to the volleyball court close by. teams were set as team one; zach, corbyn,alex, and christina, and team two; daniel, jack, and myself. we still needed one more player on team two so we looked around the beach. my eyes wandered around until i stopped at a small group of boys close by. i looked at my team before heading that way. i reaches the group of boys, maybe seventeen or eighteen years old, and cleared my throat lightly. they turned around. they were all absolutely gorgeous.
"we need one person to join my team. someone in?" i asked with a smile. the four boys looked around before a blond stepped forwards and looked back at his friends.
"just head home and take johns car, i'll take mine home." he replied to them. they shrugged and headed off.
"casey." he said turning back to me as he reached out his hand.
"megan." i responded with a smile as i shook his hand and lead him to my friends. i introduced him to everyone and the game started.
we were halfway into the game and team two, my team, was winning. i played volleyball in my spare time in texas, so it was fun to play again.
"jeez meg you're good." casey said before setting the ball to me.
"thanks, you too." i said as i spiked it over the net and finished the game. the second we made the point i jumped with joy as i high-fived casey with both hands. we soon had to start packing up. casey helped me pack up my portion of things and walked me to the bathroom where i changed. once was back in my shorts and hoodie, we started walking to the parking lot, with everyone close behind us.
"megan?" casey asked as he turned slightly but kept walking. i looked at him in response.
"can i get your number?" he asked as he raised his eyebrows.
"unless you have a boyfriend." he added. i immediately got tangled and lost in my thoughts but quickly snapped out of it.
"no yeah here." i said. he handed me his phone and i punched in my number before returning it to him. he smiled as i looked back at my friends.
"i don't think there's enough room for all of us in my car." corbyn said loudly. i glared at him and looked back at casey.
"i can drive you home." casey said. corbyn smirked but soon dropped it and he became serious as he got tangled in his own thoughts for a moment. without saying anything more everyone, aside from myself, hopped in corbyns car and soon took of leaving me with casey. i turned back to casey as he chuckled.
"come on." he said as he lightly grabbed on to my wrist and led me to his car. he had a nice black geep. classic los angeles boy.
the drive home was kind of quiet and kind of uncomfortable. i hadn't hung out with anyone other than the boys, christina, and alex in a while. i soon got to know casey and he got to know me. we talked about our pasts and what we love. turns out he's a photographer like alex. he was born and raised in los angeles and lives with his younger sister lila. soon he pulled up to the why don't we house. i left some of my things there and i wanted to check in on jonah. we said our goodbyes as i shut his car door and walked into the house. everyone sat in the living room chatting with blankets swaddling everyone. i looked around but jonah wasn't there.
"casey huh?" corbyn said breaking the silence. i looked around the group of people in front of me as i noticed daniel become tense.
"i don't think so. just friends." i replied. daniel became less tense as he stood up.
"megan can we talk?" he said as he was now right in front of me. i nodded nervously as he lead me upstairs, and into his room.
"so i've been meaning to talk to you about something." he started.
"yeah of course what's up?" i said. i honestly don't know what's about to come out of his mouth.
"megan i—"
authors note
gotcha! like comment and vote! hope you enjoyed and make sure to check out my first book if you haven't already! question of the chapter: what's your favorite picture of any of the boys? <just describe it lmao.
thanks, the author
