Anxious Boy

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Woke up after Luke left for the studio. He set an alarm for me which is really sweet and he does it a lot. Get ready for the day, eat some breakfast and drink some coffee. After I finish my coffee, the doorbell rings and I answer the door to see a desperate Frank. Eva is waiting in the car and I can see it's on.

"What's going on?" Ask him and he tells me.

"Colby hasn't been doing so good and locked himself in his room. He won't let any of us talk to him or see him. So, can you please talk him out of it? You're our last and only hope." Frank begs me.

"Yes." Get into the car with them and drive over to Sam and Colby's.

"Oh good, they're here!" Jordan yells for everyone to hear. Hurry up the stairs and approach Colby's door thinking of what to say and do. 

"Go away!" Colby weakly says from the other side of the locked door when I knock on it.

"Colby, it's me, Leo." Hear him get up, unlock the door and open it, staring straight at me.

"Get in." He pulls me in and locks the door again.

"Dude, we're all worried about you. Why are you doing this exactly?" Ask him as we sit on the bed across from each other.

"They didn't tell you?" Shake my head as I wait for him to answer.

"Guess they wanted you to explain it to me. Colby, you have a chance to speak and tell me how you feel." I want to cry seeing him like this. He's such a mess and I want so badly to help him, but he needs to let me.

"I-" He starts, but stops himself and it probably has something to do with his crush on me. Can't stop myself from holding him close as he cries into my chest.

"Please say whatever's on your mind. Stop pushing us away and locking yourself away from us." Tell him, basically putting my foot down. He pulls away as the tears stream down his cheeks and I wipe them away as his breath hitches. This reminds me of me and it's not good at all. 

"Your phone is going off." Colby tells me as I brush it off.

"They can wait. You need me more than they do." Keep staring at him not breaking eye contact. He slightly smiles and blushes.

"There's the happy Colby we love. Now tell me what's on your mind." Wait for him to open up to me. He opens up to me and ends up sobbing as I hold him close.

"You and Luke are such goals. Your boyfriends are lucky to have you." Colby says as we get up and he catches my hand to stare at my promise ring. Catch him by surprise and kiss him on the lips pretty quickly. We walk out of his room and go downstairs to the living room. Everyone smiles and group hugs him as I take out my phone to see a few missed calls from Luke. Go outside and listen to the messages.