"Babe? Can I braid your hair?" Zach asked as we watched a movie with the others. "Go ahead." I said as I pulled my hair-tie off my wrist and gave it to him. He situated him self behind me and started braiding. I watched the movie with occasional laughs about Jack yelling at Peter Quill. "God Dammit don't do that! Oh my god you're an idiot." He exclaimed. I laughed as he flung his whole body over Isabella. "I'm tired of his bitchass so I'm gonna sleep." He says before shutting his eyes. I really worry about him sometimes.

"Voila!" Zach exclaims as he finishes my braid. "Thank you." I say as I lean on his chest. He rests his chin on top of my head and wraps his arms around my waist. "Awe! Jonah why can't you be like Zach?" Taaliya asks. "Uh excuse me! That's an insult!" Jonah jokes. "You're rude. At least I'm not a giant." Zach laughs. "You've made a mistake shortie." Jonah laughs. "Your face is a mistake." Zach smirks. I burst out laughing. "You hoe!" Jonah exclaims as he laughs. By this time we turned off the movie because we were all mad at it

"Oh! Can we watch To All The Boys I've Loved Before?" I exclaim as I calm down. "You only want to drool over Noah Centineo." Daniel points out. "So? He can be my hobby." Isabella laughs. "Hey!" Jack exclaims. "Shoot I thought you were asleep!" Isabella laughs harder. "How about we watch Another Cinderella Story? The one with Drew Seeley and Selena Gomez." I ask. "Dude didn't you used to have the biggest crush on Drew?" Taaliya asks. "Yeah, what's the problem? He was cute when I was like 12. Not anymore garden tool." I joke. She laughs. Corbyn turns on Another Cinderella Story on Netflix.

"Yo! I need some snacks first!" I exclaim as I clap. "I'm gonna get some Fruit Snacks." I sing as I go to the kitchen. "Of course she is." Taaliya laughs. Shrugging, I grab my big bag of Fruit Snacks and walk back to where I was sitting. We watch the movie

•••

"Hey mom!" Zach says into the phone. "Oh, hi Reese." He laughs. I smile and cuddle into my blankets as I watch The Fosters. Everyone else went to bed after the movie so I just decided to watch the fosters in the comfort of my own bed. Once I get a little tired, I turn my iPad off and try to sleep. Zach joins me in bed after several minutes. He pulls me closer to him and I lay my head on his chest. "Goodnight beautiful." He whispers to me as I doze off.

•••

"Good morning!" I hear as I feel Zach move under me. Zach groans as he buries his face into my hair. "I don't want to go to school." He mumbles. His warm breath tingling my skin. "You're not going to school idiot." Someone's voice, who I'm not familiar with, says at the door. "Ryan?" He asks as he picks his head up. "Reese!" He exclaims as he jumps out of bed and runs to hug them. I smile at them and cuddle into Zach's sweatshirt he left on the bed last night. "Who's this?" Another voice asked. "Oh, that is Angel, my girlfriend." He proudly says. I lift my head up and I'm met with the same eyes Zach has, but in a female's body. "Hello." She smiles. "I'm Zach's mom, Myta." She continues. She introduces the family as I sit up. "I'm Angel, but you already know that." I say as walk towards them. Zach wraps his arm around my waist as I near. "It's nice to meet you." I smile. "Same to you." She smiles. I nod and scoot closer towards to Zach. "Hey bubba, I'm gonna go take a shower." I say to Zach as I scoot of his grip. He nods and continues listening to Reece's story.

•••

I skip out of the bathroom after my shower, still dancing to my music. "Slow down, girl." Corbyn laughs as I pass. I simply laugh as open my door. Zach's sitting on the ground, scrolling through Instagram. "Hey." I say as I walk in. "Hey love." He smiles up at me. "Where'd your family go?" I asked as I put my clothes away. "To their hotel, but they wanted to go to dinner tonight." He says as he sits down with me on the bed. "Have fun." I smiled as I grabbed my phone. "They invited you too, you know." He points out. "Wait, really?" I ask as I look up at him. He nods. "Reese really likes you." He tells me as he pulls me into a hug. "She's adorable!" I exclaimed as I swung my legs over Zach's lap. "I know right!" He exclaims as he pulls me closer to him.

"So where are they planning on going for dinner?" I ask. "Texas Roadhouse." He tells me. "I missed that place! My mom didn't really let me go," I started. "Forget her, she treated you like garbage when you're supposed to be treated like a queen." He says as he pushes a strand of hair behind my ear. I beam up at him. "There's that beautiful smile!" He laughs. I blush and hid my face in his shirt. "You're adorable, you know that?" He asks. "So I've been told." I blush. He let out a laugh. I looked up at him, he was already looking at me. "I thought blue eyes were cool and all, but when I saw yours, I thought they were magical." He smirks. I let out a loud laugh. "Brown eyes are pretty cool too." I shrug.

He laughs and kisses me softly, but it eventually gets intense. The door opens as we lean backwards towards the bed. "Woah!" Daniel exclaims. We pull away and look. "What?" Zach asks impatiently. "Momma Herron would like to know if she should pick you guys up in the rental car or is Zach driving?" He asks. "Couldn't she text me?" Zach asks. "She did, even called. But you were too busy sucking Angel's face. Want me to tell her that?" Daniel mocks. Zach rolls his eyes. "I'll text her back. Don't worry about it." He mutters as he grabs his phone from beside him. He texted his mom back as Daniel left the room, leaving the door open. "You garden tool!" I exclaim as I get up to close it. "What time are we going to dinner?" I ask. "Around 5." He says. I nod and look at the clock. 1:42

"We got time." I shrug as I lay back down on my bed.

•••

I finally got up after 4:25, so I had got dressed quickly. I chose my Striped shirt, some ripped jeans, and my converse. Zach sat in the bathroom with me as I did my makeup. "You look pretty." He smiles. "Thanks." I murmur as he hops off the counter. He smiles and wraps his arms around me from behind and lays his head on my shoulder. "Why are you so cuddly tonight?" I ask. "Just enjoying life, babe." He mutters against my shoulder. I set my makeup brush down and turn around to wrap my arms around his neck. He leaned in to kiss me, which I gladly accepted.

"Oh come on guys!" Daniel exclaims as he opens the door. We laugh and pull away. "Anyways, your moms here Zach." He says, walking out right after. We could hear distant talking coming from the living room. "I guess we should get out there." I smile. He nods and kisses me quickly before walking out. "You look amazing by the way." He whispered to me as we walked towards the living room. "Thanks." I whispered back as we entered the living room. "Hey guys." I greeted. "Hi!" Reese exclaimed as she waved. I smiled at her. "Hey! You look beautiful!" I exclaimed. She smiled.

"Well, we should get going." Zach's dad says after we've talked for awhile. We all walked to the elevator. Zach slid his hand into my back pocket as we walked ahead of the others.

(A/N: Peter Kavinsky style ig)

We stayed like that till we got to the car, they had a suburban so there was enough from for all of us to be comfortable. We all talked about Texas all the way to the restaurant. Once we arrived, we were sat down at a large table. Zach sitting next to me on the end, Reese on the other side of me, and sitting opposite of me was Myta, Ryan beside her and Josh on the end.

"So Angel, what's your family like?" Myta asked. Zach scoffed beside me. She looked at him skeptically. "Love, you don't have to answer that if it hits hard." Zach says. "It's okay. But my mom didn't treat me like my twin or my younger brothers. So I'm not really close to her because of things she's done to me." I say, my voice surprisingly smooth. "Awe, I'm sorry. No mom should ever treat her daughter that way!" Myta exclaims. "It's totally okay, I moved out here with my best friend Taaliya, and I eventually met Zach." I smiled. "That's great! So how did you guys meet?" Ryan asked. Zach answered this one. "Oh! I got lost at the mall, and the rest of the band was at the converse place. I eventually found them and then I saw Angel, smiling and filling out some paper. And I instantly felt attracted to her." He gushes as he holds my hand. I smile and leaned my head on his shoulder as the waiter came up.

"Hello, I'm David and I will be your waiter tonight. What can I get you guys tonight? I'll take your drinks for now if you aren't ready!" He explains as he winks at me. I squirm as he winks at me, and I'm pretty sure Zach realized what he was doing. He scoffed and ordered my drink for me. "Thanks." I mutter. He  doesn't reply, but he lets go of my hand. The rest of the family orders, he writes them down and walks off. The table talks as I stay quiet. He eventually returns with our drinks, and he's not even ashamed he's flirting with me. I roll my eyes as he winks at me once again. "Um, just a Grilled Chicken salad please. And can I get that without Eggs, Tomatoes, and onions please?" I order after Reece. "Sure pretty lady, what dressing?" He flirts. Zach tenses up beside me. "Just Ranch please." I mutter. He nods and takes everyone else's orders. I set my hand on Zach's and he pushes it off. I furrowed my eyebrows as I set my hands in my lap. Zach didn't talk to me for the rest of dinner, which was pretty sad, and his parents noticed it. The waiter returned to our table multiple times as we ate, obviously flirting with me.

On the way home, Zach was quiet, and so was I. "Why aren't you guys talking back there?" Josh asked. "Uh, just tired." I lie. He nods and looks at Zach expectingly. "Same reason." He says, voice giving away he's angry. Myta looks back at us. I smile at her and she smiles back as she looks at Zach. Eventually she turns around and Zach shifts away from me.

After a long drive back to the apartment, we finally made it home. His family drops both of us off. We walk to the elevator and ride it in silence. "Did you realize how he was flirting with you?" He spits. "I did-." I start, but he cuts me off as the doors open. "But you didn't do anything?" He whisper-shouts. "I didn't want to cause a scene!" I exclaim as I open the door to the apartment. "So? He deserves it! He shouldn't flirt with a girl that's taken!" He shouts as we pass Taaliya and Jonah on the way to my room. "I didn't flirt back did I? Do you really think that low of me? That I would cheat on you? I'm not that kind of girl! I'm not Jorden!" I exclaimed as I threw my things down. (No hate towards her!❤️)

"Don't bring her into this! This isn't about her, it's about you!" He spits. "You're the one blaming me for him flirting! Him!" I empathized. "You know what? Just leave!" I exclaim as tears threatened to spill. "Fine! I will!" He exclaimed as he grabbed his things from the night before. Tears spilled down my cheeks, I didn't care to wipe them off. He slammed the door behind him as he left. I locked it so no one can come in here to console me. After I heard the apartment door close, I slid down my door and cried. Once I finally got enough courage to get up off the ground, I changed and laid down, but I must of cried for awhile.

•••

I woke up by a text message.

Twin❤️: hey! Mom decided to let me go to LA! She only let me go because she thinks my friends are going but I still get to go

Me: cool, what day and time are you coming in?

Twin❤️: I'm at the airport now, I should be there around 11:45 tonight!

Me: awesome. See you there.

I set my phone down and I get up. Opening my door, I trudge towards the kitchen to make a bowl of Frosted Flakes. I see all of the people who live in this apartment at the table, plus Jonah. Quickly making a bowl of cereal, I join them. They talk amongst them selves as I stay quiet. Once I finish, I go back to my room and take a quick shower. Looking out my window, I see it's raining. "Just great, explains my mood." I whisper to my self as I grab a jacket. I decided I'd go for a walk. "I'm going for a walk." I mutter as I walk past them at the table. "Have fun!" They shout after me. I open the door and walk out. As I wait on the elevator, I look through Zach and I's messages. The doors open as I sniff, so I walk out. After exiting the building, I see a figure at the lamppost.

His figure looks like Zach's so I inch closer. "Zach?" I ask. The person turns around. Sure enough it is Zach. "Hey." He mutters. "Hi." I reply. I looked down at my shoes. "I'm sorry." We both say at the same time. We laugh a little and continue talking. "Can I go first?" He asks. "Yeah sure." I nod. He smiles at me. "I know we've only been together for 6 months," he pauses, then continues. "The way you smile, the way your eyes lit up when you see something you love, or when your laugh fills a room. I love all of it. I guess what I'm trying to say is, I'm in love with you. And you don't have to say it back, I just wanted to tell you. I realized this last night after I left. I never should have left. I'm so sorry." He says, on the verge of tears towards the end. I stood there in shock. My hands found Zach's warm ones.

"Zach, I only want you, and only you. All those other guys don't mean anything to me! I love you. " I realize. He looks up at me and smiles. We break into a fit of giggles and we hug each other. "You know we met two years ago today? And your birthday's tomorrow." He smiles. "Oh my god we did!" I exclaim as we sway back and forth. "My brother's coming in tonight so we can spend our birthday together." I say as we pull away. "Babe that's great!" He exclaims as we walk back up to the apartment. "I think it's going to be fun." I reply. We get to the elevator and we talk all the way up.

The doors open and we walk to the apartment doors. We enter, and we see Jonah and Taaliya on the couch, Isabella and Jack on the ground for some reason, Daniel eating watermelon in the kitchen, and Corbyn and Christina left a while ago. "Oh yay! You and him put aside your differences!" Taaliya exclaims as she notices us. I nod and lead him to the couch. "So Nathan is coming in tomorrow!" I exclaim as I sit down and watch whatever they were watching. "Yes! What time is he coming in?" Taaliya asks. "Who's Nathan?" The rest of them ask. "My twin brother, and around Midnight." I reply. She nods and messes with Jonah's hair. I nod and lay my head on Zach's shoulder. We sit there and eventually eat some pizza, but then we get ready to pick up Nathan.

I throw on my Adidas pants, and a white crop top with my adidas shoes. "So who's all going to the Airport with me?" I asked as I walked back into the living room. Taaliya and Jonah rose their hands with Zach. "Alright. Saddle up gang." I joke as I grab the keys to the suburban. They all follow me to the car.

I start the car up and I let Zach play his music through bluetooth. We drive to the airport singing along to One Direction and Shawn Mendes. I ask for a specific song at a gas station on the way there. Taaliya looks at me skeptically as I type in the song. I type in Taste by Tyga and Offset. Jonah lets out a loud laugh and dances to it in his seat. We laugh and I continue driving.

•••

We finally arrived at the airport, we were a bit early so we waited at his terminal. "Oh I want some Starbucks." Jonah announces as he sees the Starbucks logo across the room. "Then go get some, if I give you money would you buy me and Angel a vanilla bean Créme?" Zach asks. I pull out my wallet. "I'm paying, put that back." He tells me. I huff and lay my head back down on Zach's shoulder. Jonah and Taaliya walk off towards the coffee shop. Zach reaches over and interlaces our fingers. "I love you." He smiles. I look up at his features as he looks down at me. "I love you too idiot." I laugh. He smiles and leans his head on mine. I looked up at the board on when Nathan's flight should be arriving, which was in 5 minutes. His flight got delayed so now he's in a bit late. It is currently 12:13 am and I'm bored out of my mind. People started getting off his plane so I jumped up and ran over to the meeting area. Zach came over and held my hand as we waited. Jonah and Taaliya eventually joined us after. We wait as what I think his class comes out. I see his dirty blonde mop walking towards us. I just had to get the short genes.

"I see him!" I exclaim as I jump up and down. "Where?" Taaliya asks. She finds him soon after. He looks up and we make eye contact. He smiles a wide smile and quickens his pace to us. "Nathan!" I exclaim as he's close enough for me to hug him. He hugs back and doesn't let go for a while. "I missed you so much." I cry. "I missed you too, please don't cry." He laughs. He lets go of me and hugs Taaliya. "Did I get taller or did you get shorter?" He jokes with her. "And now I realize I didn't miss you." She jokes. He laughs as he looks at the boys. "Nathan, this is my boyfriend Zach. And that over there with all the drinks is Jonah!" I introduce. Nathan looks over at Zach. Zach waves. Nathan smiles at him and continues talking to Jonah and Taaliya.

"Let's get going, I need my Starbucks!" I exclaim as I grab it from Zach. He smiles and wraps arm around my waist. "Can we go to baggage claim first?" Nathan asked. "Oh! Yeah! I forgot." I laughed as we walked towards the baggage claim.