Falling// Jack Avery

08.

After the cookies were done we hung out on the kitchen floor until one in the morning. We didn't talk about what almost happened.

I'm laying in bed thinking about it. I literally can't stop replaying the moment over in my head.

Part of me is glad it didn't happen because it would have changed everything. We just met and we are beginning to be really good friends. I don't want to mess that up.

But the other part of me just wants to kiss him. It wants to cross that line and never go back.

I hear a crash out in the hallway. I freeze. I hate being home alone. I roll over and try not to think about it. I try to close my eyes and go to sleep. Of course that doesn't happen. I'm laying there thinking this is how every horror movie starts. You can't just ignore it.

I try to show some self restraint but honestly I have none. I text the group chat.

ELLA: if anyone is awake and wants to have a slumber party come to my room through the fire escape :)

Corbean: ...Ella it's 3am. Did you hear a noise 😂?

ELLA: ...no..

Not even five minutes later I have the first knock at my window. I open it and let in a sleepy Jonah with hilarious bedhead. He has nothing on Corbyn coming in right behind him though.

Jonah has a baseball bat, "So where's the noise?"

I put my face in my hands and laugh. These boys are adorable.

"The hallway," I tell him, "but don't go. It could still be there."

Jonah puff his chest, "I'm a manly man. I've got this."

Corbyn hides behind Jonah and they go to the living room.

Daniel comes in next and is followed shortly by Jack.

"I hope you brought your pillows and blankets! We are making a giant pallet!" I whisper yell to everyone.

Corbyn comes back and salutes, "The coast is clear!"

"Where's Jonah?"

"He's looking at your book shelf."

Of course he is.

Jack brought the cookies we made earlier into the living room and brought everyone bottles of water. The sight of him struggling to hold it all was pretty funny tbh.

He drops the bottles on the floor and sets the cookies in the middle of the pallet Daniel and I just finished. Daniel and I are laying side by side and Jack sits across from me. Corbyn fills in the spot beside me and Jonah appears with two books in his hand to borrow. He sits next to Daniel.

"Where's Zach?" Daniel asks with cookies in his mouth.

"Of course he's late," Corby jokes. He gets out his phone and FaceTimes Zach until he finally answers.

"Zach. Zach. Sneak out," Jack whispers as he leans over to Corbyn's phone.

"It's the 3 am why are you calling me??? Why is everyone together??" Zach asks sleepy and confused.

We laugh and tell him to come to my apartment before hanging up. The last touch is FaceTiming Caroline.

"Ella it's 6 in the fucking morning. Why the hell are you calling me??"

"Uhhh we are having a slumber party. Would you like to stay or sleep?" I ask raising my eyebrows suggestively. Caroline has serious FOMO and I know she's having an internal battle with herself.

She sighs, "I guess since you already woke me up..."

"Yay!" We all cheer. I set her up next to Jonah and across from Corbyn.

Zach finally stumbles in.

"How nice of you to join us," I tease. He shoves me on his way to sit next to Jack.

We are now in a full circle with cookies at the center.

"So what are we doing? We could play a game or watch a movie or actually go to sleep.." Zach says. We didn't drag him down here for nothing.

"Never have I ever," Jack offers. That was a quick answer.

A/N:

So this is a filler chapter! The next one is going to be them actually playing the game :)