Staged |Jack Avery|

Thirty-Three: Stop

Zach's POV

"You're joking, right? You're not actually leaving?" I ask as she packs her stuff

"I'm not joking. I love you, Zach, but i'm not going to sit around to interfere with you guys. I'm staying at Jake's until the end of my visit." She says stubbornly as she continues to pack

"Jack's going to go insane without you, Nik. Please don't go. We all want you here." I plead but she just shrugs

"If he were to actually go insane without me, he would be in here right now. Not you." She states bluntly while zipping her bag

"I'm not letting you leave me here with him." I jump onto her suitcase and grab onto it

"Zach." She crosses her arms and looks at me

"Don't Zach me. You know how he is! He will act all big shot, who cares! Oh not him! While you're here, but the second you leave he turns into a big soft baby who stays in him room pouting and wishing his stubborn ass wasn't so stubborn so he could get his stubborn ass girlfriend back." I sigh loudly as she still stands with her arms crossed

"Zach, i already told you. If he wanted me to stay, he would be here. He would be the one begging me to stay, hell who needs to beg? He would come in here and just talk. But thats the thing, we don't ever talk. We just yell, we say what we wanna say and ignore what the other is saying while we keep talking. If we aren't arguing, were ignoring each other. As much as i want it to work, I know its not going to and i'm sorry, but nothing you can do will be able to fix that." She says with a blank face, but that blank face doesn't hide the hurt in her eyes

"Wanna fucking bet?" I ask as i stand up, facing her

"I love you." She lets out s sad chuckle as she hugs me

"No, Nikki. I'm dead serious." I cross my arms and she rolls her eyes

"Zach, this isn't like last time. You cant just write a stupid little song and expect me to fall into his arms like a big pile of jello. I'm sorry, but it wont work this time." She sighs and pushes me aside and grabs her bag

"We'll see." I say with sass as she turns around and walks out the door

Nikki's POV

I call Jake and he comes to pick me up, but of course not without causing a scene first.

"Wassup bro!" He yells as he gets out of the car

"Shut the fuck up and get back in the car." I glair at him while putting my bag in

"Go home, Jake." Zach rolls his eyes

"Aw Whats wrong, Zachy? Don't like that you're girly friend is coming home with me?" Jake laughs

"I'm not his 'Girly friend.' He's like my brother." I sigh

"Oh thats right, i'm stealing Jacks bitch." He smirks as Jack and Jonah walk out of the house

"You're not stealing me, and I'm not anyone's bitch. Now shut the hell up and get in the car before i show you a bitch." I cross my arms waiting for him to do so

"No, i want to apologize." He says almost as though he were sincere

"About what?" Jonah sighs

"About stealing Jackies little girlfriend." He smirks while wrapping his arm around me

"Jake, just stop." I roll my eyes and try to move away

"C'mon babe." He laughs

"This was a mistake." I sigh and try to walk off

"No it wasn't." Jake smiles as he grabs my waist

"Jake, let me go." I demand as i look him dead in the eyes

"Oh, i'm so scared." He laughs

"Jake i'm not joking." He say with a deadpan look

"She said let het go." Jack says from behind us

"I can handle myself, Jack." I yell while pushing Jake

"I'm helping you." Jack yells back

"Maybe I don't want your help! Ever think of that? Maybe i'm perfectly fine being a capable person." I yell back, shoving Jake out of my way

"Yikes." Jake whispers while walking away

"You're perfectly capable, Nikki. We all know this. I'm sorry for trying to be a decent person and help out a girl who needs it." He yells as he shakes his head

"Who said i needed you're help? Because i sure didn't." I scuff as his face turns red with anger

Why is he so hot when he's mad...

"You don't have to ask, Nikki. Any one of us would have helped you! You wanna know why? Because we all love you. Okay? Its not about you being capable or not, its about us helping someone we love who we think is in danger. Okay? So sorry we care for you!" He yells at me in defeat

"Stop it, Jack!" I yell a bit quieter

"Stop what?" He asks, his arms falling to his sides as he see's tears in my eyes

"Saying that, Saying you love me! Just, just stop." I wipe my eyes as i turn away from him

"No. I'm sorry but I can't, i wont lie to you about how i feel." He says softly before turning around and walking away

"lets go." I whisper quietly as i get in the car

Why do things always end like this? Cant we all just be happy for
Once..?