Beach House // colby brock

Chapter 32

"I'm so sorry." Jake engulfs me in a hug. We were still sitting outside of my apartment, I didn't want to go back and get my keys. I had told him everything that happened, after he showed up unexpectedly. Apparently Jake knows Mike as well, and knows about his girlfriend. When I asked him what he was doing here, he said, 'I had a feeling you needed a friend'.

Best believe I fucking lost it with my tears when I heard that.

I sat peacefully in our hug. My head was pressed against his chest and I could hear his steady heart beat. It was soft and normally paced, which comforted me more.

"I just don't get it Jake." I mumble into his hoodie.

"Don't get what?" I sit back and look at him.

"Well," I situate myself. "Colby has a girlfriend and he cheated on her with me. Mike has a girlfriend and he cheated on her with me. Is that a thing that guys do? Have you ever had a girlfriend? Have you ever cheated??"

I realize I'm starting to rant on and I sigh.

"I'm sorry." I say.

"Don't be." He says. "I don't understand why people think it's okay to cheat on other people, I really don't have an answer as to what goes on in their minds."

"Fair answer." I giggle.

There's a small silence, where I'm just trying to collect myself.

"Well, we need your keys and stuff." Jake stands up and holds out his hand.

"I don't want to go back Jake." I pout.

"We can't sit out here forever." He says. "Plus if we go inside we can make popcorn and watch a movie or something."

I look down at my hands, then at Jake's, before taking his in my own.

"C'mon." He puts his hand around my shoulder as we walk to the elevator.

The entire way up to Zoe's floor, my heart is racing. I don't want to see Mike if he's still there, I mean I doubt he is but still.

Jake follows me to Zoe's apartment. Once I reach her door I stop.

"Are you going to knock?" He asks.

"I don't want to." I say.

"Ok I will." Jake knocks on the door and I gasp, making him laugh.

Seconds later, Zoe answers the door. She looks at me up and down, and I realize I'm still in the clothes I changed into earlier.

"I left my stuff." I sigh.

She looks at me for one more second before embracing me in a big hug.

"I'm sorry." She says.

I stand there with my hands to my side while she hugs me before I wrap my arms around her.

"I'm sorry too." I say.

"For what?" She stands back.

"For storming out and acting angry towards you," I say.

"No but I knew he had a girlfriend." She sighs, "I should've told Corey no."

I nod my head. She's right, not going to lie about that.

"You can come inside, no one else is here." She smiles. I smile too when I realize I'm still standing in the door way.

I walk inside and into the guest room to grab the things I left from last night.

As soon I walk into the guest room my body shivers. I was genuinely having such a good time with Mike. Dancing, talking, and.. other stuff.

The bed sheets are still messed up, my clothes lie on the floor, and my phone laying on the desk.

I quickly grab everything I need and get the hell out.

"Ready?" Jake asks when he sees me come out of the room.

I nod my head.

"I'll talk to you later?" Zoe asks.

"Of course." I weakly smile. I love Zoe, but she definitely did me dirty and it's hard to forgive right now.

Jake and I head out of her apartment and back to mine.

Once we get inside, Jake hops onto the couch face first.

"MOOD." I laugh.

"Honestly you should do it too." He bursts out laughing.

"Honestly?" I smile.

"Yes honestly."

I run at full speed towards the couch, jump up, and land face first into the couch.

All I hear afterwards is Jake's hysterical laughing.

"That was actually really fun." I laugh with him.

We continue laughing for the next 5 minutes, not just about the face-to-couch thing, but all kinds of things.

"Should we make some popcorn?" Jake asks once we catch our breaths.

"Yes I'm so down." I smile. "How about you pick a movie and I pop the corn."

"Sounds good." He says as he puts on Netflix.

I throw a bag of popcorn in the microwave and watch him from afar.

"How about Billy Madison?" He asks.

"Hell yes." My eyes go wide.

Adam Sandler is my favorite actor so any movie with him in it, I will definitely watch. No questions asked.

Once the popcorn is done I put it in a bowl and sit down on the couch next to Jake.

"Ready?" He asks.

I nod my head.

He plays the movie and I look up at him next to me.

"Hey Jake." I whisper.

He looks at me. "Yeah?" He whispers back.

"Thank you."

He smiles.

"I'm always here for you."