want you back. [𝚍𝚓𝚜]

t͓̽w͓̽e͓̽n͓̽t͓̽y͓̽s͓̽i͓̽x͓̽. t͓̽o͓̽o͓̽ s͓̽t͓̽u͓̽b͓̽b͓̽o͓̽r͓̽n͓̽

"fix my soul so i don't lose her love again.."
preacher man - the driver era
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✯ february 26th, 2020 ✯

"... and then i walked out"

zach and jack stared up at their bestfriend in shock, both of them not believing daniel had managed to blow it for a second time

"you left?"

"bro.. for real?" zach sighed, shaking his head in disappointment

"she was accusing me of something i didn't do!" daniel argued, attempting to defend himself. there was no use though, even he knew he shouldn't have walked out on her.

"and instead of taking the time to explain that to her... you left?" jack repeated , making sure he had the story straight. he crossed his arms, looking at the blue eyed boy with a frown

"i tried explaining! she wouldn't listen!"

"yeah, well, if you tried flipping the blame on to me i wouldn't want to listen to you either" the youngest boy shrugged, leaning back onto the couch and resting his feet on the coffee table

"i wasn't blaming her... i was just asking a simple question-"

"-no, you were asking a stupid question" jack interrupted him

"i don't know, bro... this whole situation just doesn't sit right to me" zach sighed

"what do you mean?" daniel questioned, standing from the couch and making his way to the kitchen. the two boys followed behind him, leaning against the counter and watching as daniel tidied up the place

"you said you didn't tell her you were going to renees.. right?" daniel nodded at zach, motioning for him to continue, "so how'd she find out?"

"oh my god!" jack gasped dramatically, suddenly having an epiphany"what if renee told her?!"

"i wouldn't put it past her. she's sneaky like that"

daniel scrunched up his nose in confusion, "why would she do that?"

zach stared at him in disbelief, "for real, bro? she's like ... obsessed with you"

daniel shrugged, contemplating the newfound discovery, "but would she really text eleanor and tell her?"

"yes!" both the boys yelled at him, staring in disbelief that he was so against the idea that renee had caused all this

"literally how else could ellie have found out?"

"yeah, i guess" daniel sighed, "but it doesn't matter now. i told her trying again was a mistake ... she'll never forgive me"

jack reached over, slapping the older boy in the back of the head, "you're an idiot" he pointed at him, a serious look on his face, "if it's not one thing it's another. what the hell is wrong with you?"

daniel reached up, rubbing the place jack had just hit, "i was angry"

zach sighed, realizing this conversation was getting them no where, "look, i'll talk to ellie and try and find out what actually happened." he turned to daniel, pointing at him in warning, "you dont screw anything else up while i do that, got it?"

he mockingly saluted him, "got it"

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"ellie will you please-"

"no"

"could you just listen-"

"nope"

"please let me-"

"i don't care"

"eleanor" zach said her name sternly, giving her a look, "let me talk"

she sighed, plopping down on to the couch and gesturing to the seat next to her.

"can i talk now?" he questioned, taking a seat beside her

she rolled her eyes, motioning for him to continue.

"what happened with you and daniel?"

"you're asking a question you already know the answer to" she accused, crossing her arms and returning the look zach had given her before

"you caught me" he held his hands up in mock surrender, "this situation just doesn't sit right with me. how'd you find out daniel was at renees house?"

"so now you're going to try and flip the blame on me too?" she stood from the couch and peered down at zach, immediately becoming defensive

"lennie, i'm not accusing you-"

"i don't have time for this"

"yes you do, i just want to-"

"zach, i don't care-"

"-would you stop being so damn stubborn?" he snapped, standing to his feet as well, "i'm trying to figure out what the hell actually happened because none of this makes sense and you and daniel are too fucking prideful to fix it yourselves" he shouted at her, tired of constantly being interrupted, "so sit back down and let's talk, len! i just want to talk."

she stared at him in shock, his outburst having taken her off guard. she complied, returning to her seat on the couch and waiting for zach to continue.

he returned to his seat as well, taking a deep breath, "now, how did you find out daniel was at renee's house?"

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detective zach 😼