Classic ~ Nick Austin (COMPLETE)

15. The Short Way

A few days later
I woke up my first day in Sway, to two boys jumping on my bed. I opened my eyes, brushing the hair out of my face to see Bryce and Jaden smiling back down at me.
"Good morning Ronnie." Jaden smiled down at me, I dug my head into the pillow as my arms wrapped around my head. "Aw don't ignore me." He replied again as he, well I'm guessing it was him, laid down next to me.
"Yeah Ronnie, don't just ignore us." Bryce laughed as he continued to jump on the bed.
"How could I ignore you. You won't go away." I groaned, only making the boys laugh more.
"That's right. We're not leaving until you agree." Jaden smirked and I lifted my head.
"Agree? Agree to what?" I replied as I rolled over onto my back.
"Agree to..." Bryce smirked, taking a deep breath, "Coming out to lunch with us." I laughed at their stupidity as I checked the time, 11:47.
"What time?" I asked and they shrugged.
"Like 12:30 ish." Jaden suggested and Bryce nodded.
"Are the girls coming two?" I asked and they looked at each other again, almost like they were debating to tell me something.
"Yeah, they're coming." Bryce agreed, I took a deep breath as I thought about it, well I am hungry.
"Fine I'll come, now get out of my room so I can get dressed." I ordered as Jaden stood back up as they jumped together in celebration.
"MISSION..." Jaden started allowing Bryce to finish.
"ACCOMPLISHED! Bye Ronnie." Bryce smirked as they ran out of my room. I smiled at the two of them as my door closed behind them.

"Idiots." I whispered to myself as I rolled off of my bed, wandering into my en suite. I washed my face in an attempt to wake myself more, which somewhat worked. I applied a layer of makeup, brushing my hair into a ponytail and changed into some skinny, high-waisted jeans and a white cropped top, before walking downstairs to where the boys and Mads were waiting.
"Hey guys." I smiled as Mads ran over to me, giving me a hug.
"Addison and... Oh, never mind. She's meeting us there. She had an errand to run so she might be late." Mads said excitedly and I nodded slightly, that was weird, right? I thought as she pulled away from the hug.
"Sounds good." I answered as I grabbed my phone and wallet off of the bench, following the others out to a car, as Jaden climbed in the driver's seat, I assumed it was his. Mads climbed in the front seat, so Bryce and I climbed into the back.
"How're you doing?" He asked and I glanced back up at him.
"Uh, not good. I'm not going to lie. I mean the girls night helped but... Actually, it's nothing." I whispered back.
"Maybe this will help." I heard Bryce murmur under his breath, I don't think he knew that I had heard him.

Maybe this will help? What is that supposed to mean? I thought as we started driving to wherever we were going. I opened my phone to see the picture of Tommy and me from our trip to Disney Land two years ago.
"Maybe changing your background will help." Bryce said, looking down at my phone.
"I can't, not yet." I whispered, him nodding slightly.
"Okay, I get that." He whispered back, leaning over to give me a small hug. The car the stopped and I looked out to see a bar that I had not attended before. 
"Is this where we're eating?" I asked and Bryce nodded back at me.
"Yeah, it's our favourite." Mads replied, smiling back at me as we got out of the car. We walked inside, making sure Addison hadn't already arrived before finding ourselves a table to sit at... With two extra seats.
"Why the 6 seats?" I asked the group and they exchanged weird looks.
"Uh, it's an inside joke between Jaden and Addison, they always get an extra chair whenever they go anywhere." Bryce explained and I nodded, that didn't clear up shit, I thought as I glanced around the room. It was quite dim, but bright enough that you could still see clearly. A waitress came over and we ordered some drinks, deciding to save eating until Addison arrived. I ordered my infamous Vodka martini and a bowl of chips, as I was feeling particularly hungry. We waited for about an hour before the door opened, I glanced over my shoulder to see Addison walk in with... Zach?

"Holy fuck!" I yelled out, running over to hug my best friend.
"Miss me?" He asked as our bodies clashed together.
"More than anything." I replied, my smile bigger than it had been for weeks, except for that night on the beach with Nick. "But what are you doing here?" I asked and his brow furrowed.
"Josh told me that Tommy broke your heart, and he thought I could do something to help or whatever. I think he's being a bit over-protective but he threatened to hurt me so I decided it would be best if I came." He smirked back at me and I nodded.
"Yeah, sounds like Josh." I whispered as I lead him over to the group. "Zach do you know everyone?"
"No, just Addison, because she picked me up from the airport." He replied and I smiled.
"Okay, well this is Jaden, Mads and Bryce. Guys this is my best friend from home, Zach." I introduced and he smirked down at me.
"Yeah. That's, uh, one way to put it." He replied and I rolled my eyes as we sat down.
"The short way." I retorted as the others continued on the conversation.
"Oh surely you come to our party tomorrow night!" Addison offered and I furrowed my brow.
"What party was this?" I asked and she rolled her eyes.
"Duh, our Halloween party of course. It's dress up, if that's not too short of notice." She explained and Zach shook his head.
"Absolutely no problem, Ronnie knows how much I like a party." He smirked and I nodded.
"Yes, I do." I smirked back at him.

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We finished our lunch, Bryce went in Addison's car back to Hype so that Zach could drive with us in Jaden's car to Sway. We pulled up outside and I turned to Zach.
"There's a lot of dudes living here, it'll take a minute to get used to it." I replied and he nodded slightly.
"Sounds like fun." He replied as we climbed out of the car, following Jaden and Mads into Sway. There were three different kinds of sports balls being thrown around the foyer, two people playing video games and one in the kitchen cooking something... horrible on the stove, I could tell by the smell. "Holy shit." He whispered as we walked in.
"There's lots to do."