He's the One///Aj Mitchell

Chapter 23

*Six months after Taylor was in the hospital* 

<Amanda Paul's POV>

I sigh and lay down on the couch. Taylor picks up my head, sits down, and places my head on his lap. He then starts playing with my hair. I smile and close my eyes, sighing in relief. We sat on the couch in silence for a few minutes until we heard Hayes and Zach start yelling and laughing. I groan and sit up. "Why can I get a little peace and quiet around here?" I said and got up from the couch. I walked into the game room and saw Hayes and Zach playing Madden. I roll my eyes and turned off the tv. They groaned and looked at me with confusion. "Guys, I've had a stressful week. I'm asking nicely, please go to Logan's if you are going to play video games." I said. "Sorry Mama Bear." Hayes and Zach said. I smiled and hugged them. Recently the Why Don't We boys moved in with the Macgon boys and I. It's been really hectic when you have 11 boys living in one house. Luckily, I have been able to share a room with my twin cause jeez, I would be going crazy if he wasn't here. I walk over to the couch and lay my head on Taylor's lap. I sigh and lay on my side and yawn. "Gosh. I'm so tired." I said. "Amanda, you haven't had a lot of sleep since your brother and the guys moved in. You've been working non-stop. You need some rest." Taylor said. "I just want to make sure that they are doing fine and feel like they are home." I said. "Amanda look around they are doing just fine. Go get some rest. Please." Taylor said. I sighed and agreed. I got up and went to my shared room. I laid on my bed and fell asleep as soon as a hit the pillow. 

<Taylor Caniff's POV>

As soon as Amanda went up to her room, I called the boys over for an emergency meeting. The boys all sat in the living room. I stood in front of them. "So, you guys have noticed that Amanda has been super stressed this past week." I said. The boys nodded in agreement. "So what I am thinking is all of us pitch in and help her so she feels less stressed." I said. "How do we do that though, she never lets us help with anything." Hayes said. "We take advantage of any time she is trying to multi task." I said. "That's quite impossible Tay. We all know that." Corbyn stated. "Anyone have any ideas then?" I asked the group.  Everyone stayed quiet for a minute until we heard Amanda yawn. "Hey guys. What are you guys talking about?" She asked and stood next to me. I looked at her and then at the boys. "You." Corbyn said. Everyone looked at him. "What about me? Guys I'm fine, I swear. I've just had a stressful week because I want you all of you guys to get along. But besides that I'm fine." She said. "Come on Mama Bear. We've seen you work on making sure the house is clean, that everyone has been fed, helping Hayes and I with school, while you are writing songs, finishing college, checking up on Logan and Jake, doing your channel with Tay. You've been working really hard lately. You need a break." Zach states. She laughs nervously and scoffs. "Guys. I'm fine. I really am. I don't want to talk about it guys, okay? I'm fine." She said, her voice a little shaky. She inhales and exhales. "I'm gonna go get some fresh air." She said and walks out to the backyard. We all sat there for a second. "I'm gonna go talk to her." Jonah said. "Jonah, I wouldn't." Corbyn warned. "She needs someone to talk to though. You know that Corbs. Out of everyone here, you should be fully aware of that. Do you remember how she was when she found out about Taylor, huh?  Or when she came home crying about the fight she had with AJ or when your mom died, huh? Remember any of that? So do not tell me to not go out there when we all know she needs comfort right now." Jonah said, standing up and going outside and sitting next to Amanda. The rest of us were quiet. We knew he was right. We knew that she always felt better when she needed comfort and none of us were showing it to her. I sighed and started heading over to the sliding glass door that led to the backyard. I stop in my tracks as I see Jonah try and go in for a kiss. I shake my head and roll my eyes. 

<Jonah Marais' POV> 

"She needs someone to talk to though. You know that Corbs. Out of everyone here, you should be fully aware of that. Don't you remember how she was when she found out about Taylor, huh? Or when she came home crying about the fight she had with AJ or when your mom died, huh? Remember any of that? So do not tell me to not go out there when we all know she needs comfort right now." I said, angrily. I stood up and walked out to the backyard and sat next to Amanda. She looked over at me then looked back at the sunset. "Hey. What's going on? I've never seen you work this much before." I said.  Amanda looked at me for a second, I knew she didn't want to talk about it. She sighs. "Jonah. It's been a year since Mom died. It's been six long and crazy months since I cut out the only person who has helped me with this panic feeling. I need a distraction from it. That stuff is stuff I don't like focusing on okay? I know that I should be able to talk to you guys about this stuff but I feel like at the same time I feel like I can't. That's why I've been working so hard and I've been so crazy and all over the place. But at the same time I feel like I got to take care of all eleven of you. Cause I know that half of you don't clean after yourselves. I know that you guys sometimes can go days without eating because of how busy you guys are. I want to make sure that Hayes and Zach could finish high school, so they could focus on what they love to do. I just what to be able to care for you guys, so you guys don't have to worry too much about making sure you've eaten or cleaned the house." She said, getting teary eyed. She looked down at her lap. I lifted her chin and looked at her. "Princess. Listen to me. We want you to enjoy life. You are only 19 years old. You don't need to worry so much about always taking care of us. I know it's what you do but what about taking care of yourself, huh? What about just focusing on finishing college and focusing on your career? You have so much to live for and you need to take care of you. I know we are really important to you but how important are you to you? You know we appreciate you and love you but we want what's best for you." I said. She smiles at me and hugs me. Just as we pull away from the hug, I heard someone clear their throat. We both turn to see who it is. "AJ." Amanda whispered. I started to get angry. "What are you doing here? I thought Amanda was very clear when she said that she didn't want you in her life." I said, putting my hand into a fist. I guess Amanda noticed cause she slipped her hand into mine. I relaxed and looked at her. "It's okay love. Let me talk to him." She said. I nodded and kissed her forehead and walked back inside.