-3 hours later-
"quinn i fucking swear to god shut the fuck up!" i joke as she continuously rambles on about the boys. she drives up to the hotel and parks on the side.
she sighs, "i wish i got mugged and then met the boys, god how do you get so lucky." she frowns.
i raise my eyebrows at her, "seriously? ugh i hate you most of the time, but we should probably head in." i groan and grab my purse.
we hop out of the car and walk up to the hotel desk, "room 305 please." quinn smiles at the hispanic tall boy behind the counter. he smiles at her and hands over a key, "it's uh, Cass and Quinn right?" he asks.
we nod, "aright, have a good day." he blushes and smiles at her, she does the same to him.
we walk towards the elevator, "ohhhh! someone had a crush on you!" i smile and hit her shoulder.
"shut up your so embarrassing." she grins.
we get in the elevator and arrive on the 3rd floor and walk down to their room, "here it is!" quinn smiles and jumps up and down.
i roll my eyes and put the key in and the door swings open to Jake smiling at us.
"you must be Cass' friend! i'm jake and this is Corey, Sam, Colby, and Mike!" he says, "come on in, we just ordered burgers and pizza." he says and motions us to come inside. my heart drops to my stomach, i hate meeting new people.
colby and mike look me up and down and smirk at eachother which already made me uncomfortable. corey was on the phone with who i could only assume was his girlfriend based on the tone of the conversation, and sam was on his phone texting someone.
i walk further in the room and colby motions for me to sit next to him.
"holy fuck! i can't believe i'm meeting you guys i'm such a huge fan oh my god i watch all of your videos and i follow you on everything and oh my god this is unbelievable!" quinn screams which makes all of them direct their attentions towards her.
sam draws his eyes away from his phone and they lock on mine, his face goes red and he smiles and looks at the ground. i smile a bit in response until corey and Mike go in to hug Quinn, and everyone else does the same.
"oh and this is Cass, like i said earlier. she's uh, had a rough day." corey adds.
i give a slight wave.
"so, is cass short for something?" Colby asks.
my face goes red, "uh- yeah it's uh- short for cassandra." i stutter out.
"that's a beautiful name, it suits you." he says and flicks his tongue across his teeth. i smile a bit, "thanks."
a phone rings loudly and Quinn answers it, she looked flustered, "no, no, babe, no, i'm just- yes, yes! no it's not like that- babe, no i'm with Cass! stop this is- no, please, okay, okay i'll be right there. okay bye i love you." she says quietly. we all stare at her, "i'm sorry i have to go, m boyfriend josh is freaking the fuck out cause i'm here, i just gotta go calm him down, i'll be back." she says and sprints out of the hotel room before i could suggest me coming with her.
my heart rate picks up, "so Cass, has your day improved at all?" sam asks me nervously.
"i-uh- you could say that i guess. haha, i uh-yeah." i stutter. my face goes completely red and i start to shake a bit.
a ding sounds and sam looks at his phone, "aye foods here, hey Cass do you wanna come downstairs to the lobby to help me?" he asks while giving me a concerned look.
i nod and get up and we exit the room. i take a deep breath.
sam shuts the door behind me and runs in front of me, stopping me in my tracks.
"hey are you okay? you looked like you were about to pass out." he says and brushes his hand against my outer arm, i flinch backwards and stumble. his eyes go wide, "yeah i'm fine, thank you, i just, i'm fine." i smile and take a few deep breaths again and center myself, allowing me to relax a little bit. he nods and leads me down to the lobby, we go to the front desk where our food is waiting for us. we both grab bags and boxes and head back upstairs with little conversation.
we reach the door and sam stops me from opening it, "just so you know there's no reason to be nervous around us. we're just a bunch of goofy idiots, and we wanna get to know you. don't be scared, nobody here would ever hurt you. i would never." he says with a soft smile.
my heart skips a beat, "thank you sam." i smile at him lovingly.
we walk inside and pile all the food down on the table. everyone crowds and picks what they want. my stomach turns violently as if i were about to vomit. i nite my lip. as everyone's distracted i sneeak out to the balcony and shut the door behind me. i take a few deep breaths of fresh air and try to calm down. i was never good at making friends, let alone hanging out with compete strangers.
i hear the door slide open and i quickly turn around. it's colby, and he swings the curtains over the door for privacy.
he smiles brightly at me, "avoiding the fun i see?" he smirks.
i chuckle, "no, honesty anxiety gets the best of me sometimes." i tell him.
he stands next me to, "oh trust me, everyone in that room gets anxiety, except maybe jake, but that's just cause he's basically a child." he grins. i laugh in response, "but cass, don't be nervous around us. we got you." he says and brushes a piece of hair behind my ear.
i blush a bit and stare into his blue ocean eyes. "your gorgeous Cass, don't you know that?" he says.
"i-" i stutter not being a able to get anything out.
"you're stunning." he says and glances down at my lips. the balcony door swings open and jake walks out, "okay someone else's turn to talk to cass. it's a game we're playing now where we all get a few minutes alone with her to talk so she isn't freaked out with all of our crackhead energy at once." jake says and yanks colby into the room and pushes Sam out and slams the door.
"i-uh- hey!" sam says and scratches his neck, "i'm sorry about that." he laughs nervously.
i chuckle getting a little bit more comfortable, "you guys seem fun, you really do, it's just i have a hard time trying to fit in. i always feel like i'm saying the wrong thing. and i come off as a bitch the majority of the time cause i'm scared, a majority of the time." i laugh a bit. sam joins in on the laughter.
"well you can always be yourself around us, cause we're definitely ourselves around you." he replies.
"thank you, i don't have really any friends besides Quinn, and sometimes i don't even feel like she's my friend because she's so up Josh's ass." i groan.
"oh yeah, corey and devyn are the same way." he smiles.
"well i should probably head back in there before jake comes out here and assaults me, but i hope you stick around Cass." he says and brings me into a hug. surprisingly i embraced it. i pull away and he heads back inside.
