Zobeida De Jesus was the 20-year-old sister of Zabdiel, a member of CNCO. She was by no means riding her brother's coattails, already a successful actress in a tv show called 'Shadowhunters'. This firey, headstrong, Latina moves to Ecuador with the...
Zoe looked up from her newfound spot on the ground, having run straight into two bodies. Zion Kuwonu and Austin Porter stood in front of her, not quite able to process what was going on. "Austin? Zion?" She finally found her voice, both boys moving forward to grip her elbows. They lifted her up onto her feet with ease, Zoe muttering a small thank you. "What on earth are you guys doing here?" Zoe motioned for them to follow her into the elevator she'd been trying to get to when they ran her over.
"We just moved in! Do you live here too?" Austin beamed, his sunny aura already bringing light to Zoe's world. She nodded gingerly, pulling a set of keys out of her pocket. "Cool! You're on the fourth floor too?" Zoe flicked her eyebrows up, gesturing for Zion and Austin to walk in front of her so she could see where their apartment was. "We're in apartment 407, where's yours?" A tiny giggle left her lips, unlocking the door beside there's while maintaining eye contact. "No way!" Austin gasped, tossing open his own door.
"Guys! You'll never guess who our neighbor is!"
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Zoe laughed at Brandon's exclamation, snatching a piece of pizza from the box in front of her. Shortly after they'd all reunited, Edwin had come up with a great idea to order pizza and watch some movies. Since Zoe had nothing in her living room, it had quickly become obvious that they'd be hanging out in the PRETTYMUCH apartment from now on. She was halfway through her slice of pizza when a rush of nausea hit her, clamping a hand down over her mouth. Zoe prayed that the layout of their places was similar as she sprinted down the hallway.
"Zoe?" Austin called out, all five boys following after her. "Are you okay?" She hadn't closed the door on her way in, simply in too much of a hurry. Zoe currently kneeled before the toilet, retching her guts out into the bowl. A few of the boys frowned in disgust, Brandon and Austin moving into the bathroom. The former reached forward to pull Zoe's hair out of her face, Austin rubbing soothing circles into her back. "Was it the pizza?"
"Yes and no," She groaned, her head lolling to the side. "I'm not in control of what my body likes and doesn't anymore," Zoe's eyes flew open when she realized what she'd said, turning to find five confused boys looking at her. "Alright, you guys are gonna find out anyway," Standing up with Brandon's help, she leaned back against the counter. "I'm, uh, pregnant." Nick's eyes grew four sizes, now feeling bad for his nonstop flirting. Zoe didn't take in personally, she knew he had a flirty personality.
"Who's the Dad- ow! What the hell?"
"Dumbass! You can't just ask who the father is!"
Brandon had slapped Zion upside the head when he asked his question. Zoe snorted, nodding her head toward the door. They all filled out into the kitchen, gesturing for her to sit down. "It's Chris-," All the air cut from her lungs halfway through saying his name, which was something she hadn't done since the night she left. The boys all shared a quick knowing glance, Zoe looking down at her lap. "You know who's it is. But, you can't tell anybody. Only a few people know," She laughed pathetically, drawing her legs up to her chest.
"Hold on, if it's Chr- his then why isn't he here?" Zion almost earned himself another slap, but the rest of the group really wanted to know too. Zoe gave them a weak smile, wiping her eyes with the collar of her shirt. "Oh, you don't have to tell us, Zoe. We just wanna let you know that we're here for you," She felt a small swell in her chest, Nick sitting down on the couch beside her. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders, just like he had before, but this time it was strictly friendly.
"Zabdiel found out about us in the absolute wrong way, he saw us kissing." Zoe chewed on her bottom lip, continuing with her story. "It caused problems with the band, his career was gonna be affected. He'd been lashing out at me," She stopped once more, not having gotten any better at telling the story since the first time she did it. "He told me to leave, so I did. Hopefully, now that I'm gone it won't bother the band." Five sets of eyes stared at her with pitiful gazes, all of them leaning down to give her a strategic hug. Zoe let a few tears trickle down her face, ashamed to do such a thing in front of people.
"I'm so sorry that happened to you, Zoe," Nick whispered in her ear, carefully squeezing her. "But, we'll help you with anything and everything you and the baby need." He pulled back to look into her eyes, trying his best to convey a message of pure honesty in both his words and actions. Her eyes glistened with a fresh wave of tears, the other four boys murmuring their agreement. "Yeah! We'll be the best Uncle's ever," Austin claimed, earning a laugh from Zoe. She'd told the rest of Little Mix yesterday and gotten the same reaction from them.
"You guys know that you don't have to do anything for me, right?" She wanted to make it clear to them that she wasn't asking or expecting anything from them. They all waved her off in different ways, from eye rolls to disapproving clicks of their tongue. "Okay, I just want to make sure you guys don't feel forced. Because we can do this on our own, I can be a single mom." Brandon smiled, crouching down in front of her.
