Anthony's POV

The sound of bacon frying woke me up the next day. I opened my eyes to see a mess of curls in my face. When I looked down I saw Jas curled into my chest, still asleep. I felt a blush creep unto my face as I untangled myself from her grip and walked into the kitchen where Pippa was cooking.

Pippa wiggled her eyebrows at me, smirking slightly.

"Shut up," I whispered. I sat down at the kitchen table, pulling out my phone to look through Instagram.

I somehow ended up on Emma's profile. Okay, I was stalking her. I looked at her most recent picture. I was of her and some guy in front of Cinderella's castle in Disney World. The caption read, Hanging out with my new boyfriend, in Orlando. Love you baby!!

I chuckled slightly at how obvious it was that the post was targeted at me. Then I turned to the living room and saw that Jas was sitting up on the couch, tying her hair into a messy bun.

"Morning!" Pippa said cheerfully, putting a plate of food in front of her as she sat down at the table. Jas mumbled a tired response. I laughed at her.

"I'll get you some coffee," I said, getting up and walking to the kitchen. I made the coffee and set it in front of her.

"Thanks," she mumbled, groping for the mug with her eyes still closed. I chuckled and grabbed her hand, guiding it to the coffee.

"Not a morning person?" I asked.

"Naw I just didn't get much sleep," she murmured.

Once Jas had drank her coffee she returned to her normal self. The three of us ate and talked until Jas checked the time.

"Fuck. It's almost 8:30. Can you drive me home?" She asked.

"Sure!" Pippa agreed. She looked at me.

"Yeah me too?" She nodded and went into her room to find her keys.

Pippa dropped Jas off first and then me. I took a shower, changed, and threw my hair in a bun. As I walked to the theater, I saw Jas leave her building.

"Hey Jas!" I ran to catch up to her. "I like your hat." She was wearing the one I gave her. Jas took it off to see which one she was wearing and then smiled.

"Thanks," She giggled.

Jas and I met up with Renée, Groff, and Pippa in the girl's dressing room. There was half an hour until rehearsal started so we all sat in the girl's dressing room to wait. I was squished between Pippa and Jasmine on the couch.

Jasmine ended a conversation with Groff and unlocked her phone. I caught a glimpse of her screensaver and was shocked to see a picture of her standing with a person I recognized.

It was the boy from the picture Emma posted.

"Hey, Jasmine?" I asked, attempting to sound normal. She turned to me. "Who's that guy on your screensaver?" Jas closed out of Instagram to look at the picture.

"Oh that's my boyfriend Noah!" she answered. She sounded so happy at the mention of him. My heart was crushed when I came to a realization.

"And he's in Florida visiting his parents?" I questioned, trying not to sound as worried as I actually was.

"Yeah. Why?" Jas responded, looking very nervous.

"No reason!" I responded a bit too quickly. "Pippa, Renée. May I speak to you outside for a second?" The two girls shared a worried look before following me into the hallway.

"What was that about Anthony?" Renée asked nervously. She's clearly the mother of the group.

"Is this Jasmine's boyfriend?" I asked. I opened Instagram and pulled up Emma's picture, shoving my phone in Pippa's face. Renée peeked at the screen over her shoulder.

"Oh no!" Pippa said, holding her head in her hands. "This isn't good."

"Poor Jazzy," Renée mumbled.

"We gotta tell her." I decided, putting my phone back in my pocket.

"Before rehearsal?" Pippa asked, "She'll be sad all practice."

"We'll explain it to Lin. He'll let her go home." I said.

"Okay let's go." The three of us walked back into the dressing room.

"Heyyyyyyyy Jazzy." Renée started. She sat down on a chair while Pippa and I sat on either side of Jasmine on the couch.

"Sooooooooo, Anthony has something he wants to tell you," Pippa said before standing up quickly and grabbing Renée and a confused Groff. She shot me an apologetic look as I glared at her. She pulled them out of the door and shut it.

"So what do you wanna say?" Jas asked.

"You remember talking about my ex, right?" I asked, attempting to find a way to tell her.

"Yeah. Emma." She said, her smile disappearing as she realized that this was a serious conversation.

"Well do you remember why we broke up?"

"Yeah. She cheated on you right?" Jas answered, a confused expression on her face.

"Well... I found out who she was cheating on me with. His name is Noah." I said. Her face changed from confusion to sadness to anger in seconds.

"You're making that up!" Jas yelled, standing up and looking down at me. "Noah would not do that!" She turned to storm out of the room.

"Wait! I have proof." She spun around and crossed her arms, clearly mad.

"What?" I handed her my phone with a picture of Emma and Noah on it. She grabbed it to get a better look.

Her beautiful eyes filled with tears as her hands went limp and the phone slipped from her hands. I let it fall to the ground, too focused on the girl in front of me to worry.

Jas sat down next to me and sobbed quietly into her hands. I sat awkwardly next to her. I wanted to comfort her but didn't want to make her uncomfortable.

After a few minutes, Jas did her best to compose herself.

"Thanks for- for t-telling me Ant." She said, sniffling. "I just can't-t believe he would d-do that. I can't..." she flung her arms around my neck and started crying into my chest. I wrapped my arms around her and rubbed her back, waiting for her to stop.

She finished with a few sniffs and looked up into my eyes.

"Sorry Ant. I'm a mess," Jas said, half-laughing.

"Aww no," I responded, wiping the tears from her face. "You're beautiful even like this." She smiled at me.

"Thanks."

"So... what're you gonna do?" I asked her. She sighed and pulled away from our hug. I silently wished she didn't.

"I guess I'll call him tomorrow. Then I'm gonna have to find a place to live." She said sadly.

"I have an extra room," I said without thinking. "You can stay there until you find a place."

"Really?" She asked looking at me with hopeful eyes. I nodded

"Oh thank you, Ant. Thank you so much!" Jas said, pulling me into another tight hug. I chuckled lightly.

"Of course," I responded, rubbing her back.

"I gotta clean myself up," Jas sighed a few minutes later. I helped her up and then went to go explain everything to Lin.

"Aww, poor Jazzy! You two can leave," He said.

"Thanks Lin!" I responded, jogging back to dressing room. Jas had cleaned the tearstains from her cheeks and touched up her makeup, but her eyes were still a little red.

"Let's go!" She said. We left the theater and caught a cab, driving to her apartment. I waited on her couch as Jas packed a duffle of clothes.

"I'll wait 'til we're officially broken up to pack the rest," She explained. I nodded and we walked out together.

When we got to my apartment I showed her to the guest room.

We spent most of the day watching Sherlock. We skipped lunch and ordered pizza for an early dinner. Jas fell asleep on the couch around 11:00. I picked her up and carried her to her room. I laid her on her bed. Without thinking I kissed her on the forehead. I left her room quickly and flopped on my bed, falling asleep almost immediately.

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Word count-1364 (not including a/n)

September 1, 2017

(EDITED June 18, 2018)