𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 | 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐲 ✔️

35. A key to patience within love

"Jeez, what did I miss while I was sleeping!" Corbyn joked.
"The more important question is, what happened while me and Zach were gone? Everyone's been acting like we've been acting like we've been gone for years!" I replied, laughing.

Corbyn sat back down on the bed, leaving room for the rest of us to sit down. Daniel sat down on one side of Corbyn while me and Zach sat down on the other side of him.

"To be honest, I'm not sure what's gone on since you left. Well, firstly, we've had to go to all the meetings and interviews by ourselves! So thanks a lot for not attending any with us! It's fine, for the interviews it was mostly Q&A's and things like that, and for the meetings it was all just contracts and deals, nothing any of us are particularly interested in. There's one meeting left though, and it's on our last day. You two are lucky you came back after it all, and get a break."

I thought to myself. Yeah, I guess it was pretty good timing.

"After that, I've pretty much been sleeping the whole time. I don't know what Daniel and Jonah have been doing. Actually, thinking about it, what HAVE you two been doing??"

We all looked over to Daniel, whose cheeks had turned dark red. He uncomfortably shifted, trying to get out of the conversation. We all kept out gaze on him, expectantly. He couldn't get out of answering us.

"W-well... I...we...um...well, we-"

Before Daniel could finish his sentence, Jonah walked in to the room.

"Zach!" He shouted, running over to hug him. As he pulled away from his and Zach's embrace, his smile faded. He shot me a dirty look, which was expected.

He had no knowledge that everything that had happened between me and Zach had been an unfortunate misunderstanding, yet alone the conclusion we had come to. He still thought I hated Zach, and who he was as a person. More than that, he didn't know the truth. That I loved him.

He began to walk over to me, pointing an accusatory finger. "I swear Avery, if you've done ANYTHING MORE TO HURT HIM I WIL-"

"Woah woah woah, calm down Jonah!" Zach exclaimed, cutting him off.

"Wh- what's going on here??" Daniel asked, innocent confusion playing on his face.

It soon occured to me that Daniel was the only member who had no idea what had happened between me and Zach. I felt bad for him, realising he had been left out for so long, through the quiet whispers and hateful glares us members of the band had once shared.

"Daniel? Maybe we should go back to yours and Jonah's room and give these three some space..."

"I'll explain everything to you there" he whispered to Daniel, so that only he could hear it. Corbyn took his hand and led him out of the room.

I noticed Jonah's expression change and Corbyn took Daniel's hand. His eyes followed them out of the room, a glint of resentment in his glare.

"Jack, maybe you should go too..." Zach placed a hand on my shoulder. "Just while I talk to Jonah. I'll come up to the room once I've explained everything to him, I won't be long."

I looked between Jonah and Zach, before nodding. It would probably be best if I wasn't there while they talked. Besides, I had... something special that I needed time to prepare.

Before me and Zach had left to come to this hotel in London, I had ran back to the small shop where we had bought the lube and picked up a few other items, without Zach's knowledge. Grabbing my bag, I left the room, Zach walking me out.