The New Guy//roadtrip bxb

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"You fight, but people only fight for things they care about," I told him, letting him cry onto my shoulder while I fixed his cut and bruised head.

Jack's POV
I thought I hated Sonny, but the opposite was actually true. He wasn't stealing Brook from me, I was the one pushing him away.

Sonny stayed there with me, long after he'd finished helping me out with my head, and long after I'd finished crying.

"You should get some sleep, Jackie. You'll feel better when you wake up, I promise," he told me.

"I'm sure you're tired too. You don't have to be here for me."

"I don't have to be, you're right. Do you want me to leave?" he asked.

I felt like this was a trick question. If I say no, I might make him feel bad, but if I say yes? Then what?

"I... umm..."

"Be honest, Jack. It won't hurt my feelings if you say yes."

"But what if I say no?" Crap. I did not mean to say that out loud.

I buried my face into my pillows out of embarrassment. "What do you mean?" he asked, running his fingers through my hair. I stayed silent. "I'll stay here." He laid down next to me, continuing to run his hands through my hair. It wasn't long until I fell asleep.

Sonny's POV
Jack fell asleep in my arms and, not going to lie, I enjoyed the feeling. I felt guilty for feeling that way because he was supposed to be dating Brook. I knew Brook loved him. So much. And I knew Jack loved Brook, too. I didn't want to come between the two of them, but honestly, holding Jack just felt right. I don't really know how else to explain it. I just wanted him to be happy, really.

Not that Jack would like me the way I liked him any time soon. He was in love with Brook. His boyfriend. And Brook loved him, too. It was very obvious. Even if they didn't work it out and they broke up or something, which I was in no way hoping for, it's not like he would come running to me. Maybe as a friend or shoulder to cry on, but nothing more.

At this thought, I decided I needed to get out of there before I made myself fall harder for him. I untangled myself from the sleeping Jack, and made my way out of his bed. "No," I heard him mumble from behind me as I went to leave the room. I stopped in my tracks and turned around to look at him. He had his eyes closed still, and I couldn't tell if he was awake, or not. "Don't leave," he whispered. I didn't move. "Don't leave me, Sonny."

And with that, I was laying down next to my crush again, and it didn't take long for me to fall asleep with my head on his chest.

Brook's POV
He hated me. I knew it. I just did. I'd messed up before, but this time I'd REALLY messed up. Jack had gotten mad at me before when I'd done something, but he never yelled at me. Today he didn't just yell at me, but he screamed at me. So yeah, I knew he hated me.

But I still had hope. Hope that if we both had time apart to process what had happened, that we would be able to talk it out. I knew we all - the four of us in the band, plus Sonny, Robbie, and Alex - were beyond exhausted. I hoped that after I took a quick nap I'd be able to talk to Jack, and things would go back to normal between us.

I tried to fall asleep, I really did. But I just couldn't. It wouldn't happen. I'd been trying for over an hour. I wondered if Jack was having the same problem. For whatever reason, maybe the fact that he was my boyfriend, my thoughts kept drifting to him. Maybe if we were both having sleep troubles, I could talk to him, and then he could cuddle me to sleep.

I stood up and made my way to Jack's room. I saw that he wasn't having trouble sleeping at all. Quite the opposite in fact. He and Sonny were both asleep, Sonny's head on Jack's chest. I couldn't even be mad. I had caused this. Plus, Jack looked so peaceful. The last time I'd seen him, he was literally screaming at me, and now he looked so adorable and peaceful. If Sonny could calm him down like that, it wasn't my place to be mad. I left the two of them there, and made my way to my own bedroom, doing the only thing I really could at that point, and cried myself to sleep.

Andy's POV
I woke up in Rye's arms, in Rye's bed. I didn't remember falling asleep here. The last thing I remembered was talking to Jack about Brook. Not that I was complaining. I would cuddle with Rye whenever I got the chance to.

I looked up to see my sleeping boyfriend. God, could he be any more adorable? I mean, seriously! What gives?

I leaned my face up, kissing his tired lips, which woke him up.

"Morning, gorgeous," he groggily spoke.

"Hey, babe," I smiled, leaning up to kiss him again. Now, he kissed back, considering he was actually awake this time. The kiss conveyed what we couldn't say in words. Just how much we felt for each other, how nice it was to wake up next to each other, and how much the little things meant to us.

"Should we check on Jacklyn?" he asked.

"Did I tell you about what happened with Jack?" I wondered out loud.

"Do you not remember that, baby?" Rye asked me.

"No. I don't even remember anything past talking with Jack, to be honest. I don't know how I ended up in here."

"You came in here, deliriously tired, in search of cuddles," he informed me. "Then you started complaining about how draining it is to give advice, and yeah, you told me about Jack."

"Yeah, we probably should check on them," I said.

We got up and went to Jack's room, since that's where they normally hang out. Walking in we saw Jack asleep, but cuddled up to Sonny. While I awed at them, Rye got a panicked look on his face.

"Shit! Brook!" I finally realized. Rye grabbed my hand and pulled me to Brook's room. He was, surprisingly, asleep, but had tears, both dried and fresh, covering his face.

It was clear that Jack had hurt Brook, but I was sure it went both ways.

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this wasn't the plan at first, it just kind of happened, but enjoy, I guess.
~Soph