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The Start Of Something New

Alexandra's POV:
"i choose... neither of you." jack and zach stood up completely surprised. "NEITHER OF US?" i sat back in my chair and crossed my arms, "did i stutter?" they looked at each other then back at me. after a minute of silence zach started pacing a little and wiped his chin. "so are you gonna explain?" jack said sitting down slowly giving me a cute, yet scared, stare. i gestured for zach to sit back down. "zach, even though i am still furious with you, i will consider us 'friends' once you both make up." they looked at each other. "but i did nothing wrong." jack said. "uh you only stole my pregnant girlfriend." zach challenged. "i did not. you gave me permission!" wait did he just say he gave him permission? "what do you mean he 'gave you permission'?" i asked. "i did not give you permission! i just wanted her to be happy!" zach said ignoring me. "exactly and she's happier with me!" jack said smirking. "PEOPLE! i just said i choose neither of you and to fix your friendship. so on the count of three, you're gonna say you're sorry to each other and then i want to see one of those bro hugs. understand?" "fine" they mumbled. "good. on the count of three. 1, 2, 3" "i'm sorry" they both said rolling their eyes. "eh ehm" i said waiting for the hug. they stood up did their little handshake and then hugged with a pat on the back. "ok so now that you guys are back to being friends," i looked at zach. "is there something you would like to say to me?" he sighed. "i'm sorry i hurt you and i'm sorry i left the room, and kissed you, and gave jack permission to be with you, but in my defense i thought that's what you wanted. and i'm sorry for showing up like this. please just know that i care about you so much and i never want to leave your side again, even if it's just as friends." i started tearing up and he pulled me in for a hug. i then pulled jack in so the three of us were standing there hugging. i'm not gonna lie, i really missed this. and being friends with them will probably make me happier even though i still have feelings for the both of them. once we released from the hug, i asked if they wanted to go back upstairs and watch the movie. we all sat on my bed, me sitting in between them.

Zach's POV:
friends. me and alex are just friends. but her and jack are also just friends so i can't really be mad, i think i'm just a little let down. i was really hoping she would pick me. we are sitting on her bed watching some movie jack brought over, but i just keep glancing at her hand. i want to hold it so bad and cuddle with her. i don't know why i couldn't control myself but one way or another my hand and her hand were intertwined. she didn't realize it for a few minutes until jack was holding her other hand. oh boy. she pulled her hands from both of us and paused the movie. "so are we gonna agree that things will never be the way it used to?" jack asked. i nodded, alex stayed quiet. "i have feelings for both of you, they won't just disappear like magic. and i don't want to hurt you either one of you. but-" i cut her off "but what?" alex turned to me and just stared into my eyes. i was tempted to kiss her but then jack stood up. "you know what, i cant do this. alex i like you i really do but it's obvious you're in love with zach. you're pregnant with his baby, he's been there with you since the beginning. he may have hurt you but i can tell he's in love with you too and i don't wanna ruin that baby's chance at having a family. my parents are divorced and it crushed me as a kid, i would hate to be that guy. now if the two of you don't kiss, i swear i'm never talking to either of you again."
i turned to alex completely surprised that jack just gave her to me. but i wish i knew what was going on in alex's head.

Alexandra's POV:
oh. my. god. "um zach, can i talk to jack alone for a minute." zach turned to me then to jack and nodded while leaving the room. i pat the bed and jack sat down next to me. "jack, i don't know if getting back together with him is a good idea." he rolled his eyes. "alex, you know you love him. i know you love him. the whole world knows you love him" i looked at my hands. "but-" he cut me off, "no buts. he can't be THAT dumb to mess this up again. and if he is, well then i'll be here for you." i gave him a hug. "you're the bestest friend anyone could ever ask for." i whispered in his ear. "you too" he said giving me a kiss on the forehead. i took off the hoodie and handed it to him. "give it to someone special okay?" "okay" i stood up to open the door and zach stumbled in. i crosses my arms as he nervously laughed. "whoops, i was looking at the uh scratch on your door really closely." jack shook his head "mhmm sure you did" "so uh what did you guys talk about?" i walked closer to him and looked up into his eyes. "why do i get the feeling i'm about to be slapped?" i raised my hand fast to scare him but grabbed his face and kissed him. when we pulled away he was blushing a lot. "i love you." i said grabbing his hand. "i love you too." "awww" we turned to jack "oh sorry did i ruin the moment?" "no" "yes" i have zach a look. "so what do you guys wanna do? since i can't leave the house." jack picked up his phone and keys "well i'm gonna go and um walk my frog." he said walking out. "hey jack!" zach said following him down the stairs. "yeah?" "you the best, man" they did their handshake again and zach locked the door. i heard him coming up the stairs and i started to feel a little sick. ugh i hate being pregnant. i ran passed him in the hall and went to the bathroom. he followed me in and pulled my hair back as i threw up into the toilet. "it's ok, i'm here" he kept repeating while rubbing my back" i rinsed my mouth with mouth wash and we went back to my room. we cuddled in my bed as i played with his hair. "i missed this" he said. "me too."

Sooner or later we fell asleep. i woke up in the hospital room. what the? i sat up, there were no wires or machines attached. i stood up and walked out of my room. it was dark. at the end of the hall was a little girl singing and playing with her teddy bear. i walked up to her slowly and kept looking around. the hospital was completely empty. when i reached the girl she stopped singing and looked up at me. "why'd you kill me?" she asked. "w-what?" "why'd you kill me?" she repeated. "d-do i know you?" i said sitting down criss cross in front of her. i looked at her wristband it read "Sophia Herron" "why did you kill me?" she said once more with tears filling her eyes. "honey how did i kill you? i don't even know you" i reached out to touch her hand. "why did you kill me mommy?" tears filled my eyes as i looked at her confused. "did you just call me mommy?" she pointed behind me. i turned around to see nothing but when i looked back she was gone and in place was a death certificate. it read: "Sophia Herron, Unborn. Reason of Death: Mother Died of Cancer." no no no. i flipped the paper over and written in crayon it said "why did you kill me mommy?" i covered my eyes with my hands "i killed her, i killed her, i killed her"
"ALEX WAKE UP!" i opened my crying eyes to see zach. i grabbed him and pulled him close to me as i sobbed into his shoulder. "shhh it's ok, i'm here." "i killed her" i whispered once more.
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hey guys! i really wanted to make this chapter intense so i needed some time. but update: we reached 10k reads!!! y'all are the best! also last week i went to the 8 Letters Tour in Boston and got to hug Jonah after the show. things have been really good lately. i hope you liked this chapter. more to come soon :)