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-Talia's POV-

I woke up with a start, a loud crash echoing around the house. "BRAD!" Tristan yelled and I groaned as my sleep had been disrupted, I closed my eyes to fall back asleep but my body was now wide awake.

"Ugh!" I groaned rubbing my face, sitting up and just stared out of my window. My eyes drooping close but sleep never took over. Peeling the duvet off of my body, I trudged into the bathroom and just stared at my reflection, quickly doing my business and then made my way out of my bathroom and room.

"You're like a fucking tornado in the kitchen!" Shay's angered voice was heard and I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion as to why she was yelling.

"It's not my fault! I was trying to make breakfast!" I heard him snap. My eyes widened as the size of saucers at the mess that was created in the kitchen. Food stuck on pantry cupboards, the chairs and even the ceiling.

"What the hell!" I shrieked eyeing the state of the kitchen. "Bradley Will Simpson!"I growled.

"Don't talk to me in that tone" he rasped out, him staring me down. "You're still in trouble for what you did last night" he said walking over to the small room that stored the cleaning supplies.

"You're the one who didn't tell your sister that you were going to be a father" I retorted back with attitude and he glared at me.

"I don't have to tell you everything Talia" he snapped and I stared at him dumbfounded but my blood was boiling, angry of what he had just said.

"Then I don't have to tell you everything" I fought back, angry and hurt at how brainless he could be.

"You're still a ch-" He started but I cut him off.

"STOP SAYING THAT! I'm sick you always saying, 'you're still a child', 'You don't know what's best for you'! I'm not that same naive fourteen year old girl who has to listen to her over-protective brother" I seethed, my fists tightly clenched by my side.

His stare hardening, "I don't care but after what Luke did- I don't want  you to make the same mistake" He sternly said and I rolled my eyes.

"You're not the one to decide that and you're not Dad to tell me what to do and what not to do!" I snarled and he huffed, his chest heaving up.

"Fine!" he exclaimed throwing his arms in the air, an exasperated sigh escaping his plump pink lips. "Do whatever the fuck you want! See if I care but DON'T come running to me when something goes wrong!" He snarled glaring at me. Throwing the mop aside, storming out of the kitchen.

Shay, Tristan, Connor and I stood in the kitchen surrounded by the huge mess that he had created.

"What's with all the shouting" a raspy voice said, bringing me out of my thoughts as I gazed around the messy room. Looking up, I made direct eye contact with blue orbs that belonged to James.

I sighed and picked up the discarded mop. "Talia and Brad got into another argument" Tristan said and I snapped my head in his direction. "What?!" He asked as he stuffed his mouth with some goldfish crackers.

"Shut up"

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I sighed as I stared at my reflection in my full length mirror. "Why does he have to be so difficult" I grumbled. Picking up my hairbrush that sat on the chest of drawers which was sitting on top.

The head snapped to the side as my phone rang. I placed the brush down and wandered off to where my phone was. Pulling the phone gently out of it's charger, then pressed the device against my ear. "Hey Talia!" Gabbie's cheerful tone chirped and I chuckled.

"Hey Gabs, what's up?" I ask her putting her on speaker, going back to doing my hair.

"The girls and I are heading to the beach? Wanna join us" She asked and I looked at the phone, hesitant to reply.

"Uh...." I said trailing off.

"Come on! Please" She begged and I bit my lip, a million thought swirled around my head. "The boys went to the studio" She said and I let out a breath, I didn't even know I was holding.

"Sure" I said with a shrug.

"YAY!" She screeched in excitement.

"Gabbie!!" Someone on her side hollered.

"Whoops" Gabbie said giggling, "We'll be there in 10" She said and as I was about to reply she had already ended the call. I rolled my eyes at the blank screen of my iPhone.

"Well, looks like I'm going to spend a day in the beach" I muttered to myself as I pulled out a bikini and not even 5 minutes later the sound of a vehicle's horn goes off.

"TALIA!" Muffled yelling can be heard from out my bedroom window and I chuckled. I grabbed my things and headed out of my room.

"Where are you going?" Connor asked from his spot on the couch as James and him watched some show.

"To the beach" I said walking to the front door, "Tell Brad I'm going out" I tell them.

"Or, you can just tell him yourself" the familiar voice of my brother voiced out and I gulped. My eyes fixed on the front door, "Well? I'm waiting" he said and I sighed.

"I'm going to the beach with the girls" I said.

"Who? The modelling girls? Why isn't Shay going wi-" He started but I cut him off.

"The why don't we girls Brad" I snapped.

"You don't have to yell Talia" he calmly said. I turned around and just stared at him.

"What do you want from me Brad" I whispered as my lip quivered. "Your my brother and I love you but you're breathing down my neck and it feels like I'm suffocating" I said as tears clouded my vision.

"I'm just trying to protect you Talia" He said and I wiped my tears away. Meeting my brother's softened face, "You were hurt in unimaginable ways and I wasn't even there to save you!" He snapped.

"It's in the fucking past Brad! He's gone and he's not coming back into my life!" I exclaimed.

"What if he does Talia! What if he follows you!" He yells.

"I'm leaving for tour in three days so it wouldn't matter anyways!" I burst out, leaving him speechless.

"W-What?" He stammered out.

I breathed out, "I was asked to join Zach on tour for publicity" I said calmly.

"No" he said after a couple of seconds.

"What do you mean no? Amelia said I had to go?" I told him puzzled.

"Well she didn't ask me so it's a no" he firmly said. I glared at him, fuming in anger.

"FUCK YOU!" I yelled and walked out.

"Get back here!" He yelled as I ran to the car parked in front of the house. "TALIA!".

"Drive" I exclaimed as I hopped into the car.

"Wait wh-" Tate asked.

"Just drive!" I said and the car sped off. I turned around and saw Brad running behind but then stopped halfway and bent down. His figure becoming smaller until it was a black dot.

"What was that!" Gabbie exclaimed as she looked at me.

"Brad and I got into an argument" I said running my fingers through my brown locks.

"Over what?" Tate asks from the passenger seat and I looked at her.

"Various things" I said and close my eyes, exhausted with the fights. "But this time it was my fault" I whispered as I shifted my gaze from her to the view outside my window.

I felt a hand being placed on my hand and I glanced from the corner of my eyes to see Olivia staring back at me with a frown on her face. "What do you mean Talia?" she asked in a soft tone.

I let out a shaky breath, "I told him I was getting kidnapped last night when I was really with Zach" I said. The girls started smirking, "What?" I ask.

"You were with Zach" Olivia said as she wiggled her eyebrows and I blushed. "She's blushing!" She shrieked and I covered my face as the others giggled.

"Stop" I whined.

"We're here!" Christina yelled and I sighed. Getting off the car, the smell of the ocean hit my nose, instantly calming me down, taking a step forward to only be pulled back.

Turning around I was met with Gabbie's brown eyes, "We're not done talking about you and Zach" She whispered and I blushed so hard, that my face must've been like a tomato.

"What's wrong with Talia? She looks like a tomato" Christina said.

"ZACH!" The three other girls yelled attracting the attention of a few people either playing with friends and family or they're just sun bathing.

I rolled my eyes, "Bye!" I exclaimed and ran away.

"Get back here Talia!" Olivia yelled.

"Never!" I yelled turning back to only hit into something hard. "Ooft" I grunted hitting the hot sand.

"Hello sweetheart" that familiar deep, rough voice darkly said. I gasped as I looked up, Luke who hovered over me with a wicked smirk on his face. "Fancy seeing you he-"

"TALIA!" Gabbie yelled, I couldn't move a muscle. My body shook in fear, my lip quivered the longer we stared at one another. "There you are" I heard her exclaim and the next thing I knew, I was back on my feet.

The wicked smirk that was once plastered on Luke's face faltered into a forced smile but his eyes showed that he was annoyed. "Hello pretty thang" He shamefully flirted as I rolled my eyes internally.

Gabbie narrowed her eyes at him, "I have a boyfriend and so does she so..... BAI!!" She yelled the last sentence and pulled me away from him.

My heart beat slowing down, the fear from seeing him, vanished moments later. "Who was that?" Christina asked as we walked over. Sitting down on one of the towels set. My eyes fixated on my fingers, "Talia?!" She exclaimed and I snapped my head up.

The four girls staring at me with concerned filled eyes, "What?" I shakily say.

"Who was that?" Tate asked, her eyebrows furrowed in concern. I glanced behind me to only see Luke staring at me with that same smirk plastered on his face and I shivered.

"Uh, that's my ex" i whispered.

"WHAT!"

-Zach's POV-

"How are things between you and Talia?" Jack asks as I look up from my sheet of music.

"Uh, they're good" I said nodding my head, leaning back into the couch.

He raised an eyebrow at me, "Good? What happened to I don't like her?" he mocked and I rolled my eyes.

"Things change" I faintly said as I read over the lyrics.

"What?" Jack said and I looked up to only to see him with a smirk plastered on his face. "What did you say?".

"I didn't say anything, you must be hearing things" I said, lying through my teeth.

"Yeah sure, words are just flying in the air" he sarcastically said and I nodded my head.

"Exactly" I said and began to hum the tune of the song that I was going through. "Hey!" I exclaimed when the music sheet was ripped out of my hands. I looked up and saw Jack running away, "Get back here!" I yelled standing up.

"Come and get it Zachary!" He hollered and I growled.

"Jonah!" I call snapping my head in his direction. He looked at me from his spot on the couch, an eyebrow raised in a questioning way. "Jack took the music sheet I was working on" I said and rolled his eyes.

"I'm nit getting involved in this. The both of you figure it out" He said turning back to Daniel. I groaned in frustration and just fell back onto the couch and just stared at the ceiling.

Talia coming into my head, butterflies roamed around in my stomach. The way our lips moved in sync with one another last night, how she had said yes to actually going out and keeping it a secret from management. "ZACH!" Someone yelled bringing me out of my thoughts. Jumping in my spot, I glanced up to only meet Daniel's vibrant blue eyes.

"What?" I ask him.

"We've been trying to get your attention for the past couple of minutes" he said with his eyebrows furrowed. "What are you thinking about so much" He asked sitting in front of me.

"Uh...." I said playing with my finger.

"Are you thinking of Talia?" Jack teasingly said and I glared at him. "Okay Okay, sorry" He said glancing down at the table.

I sighed, "Sort of" I said.

"What do you mean?" Jonah asked.

"What would you say if I said that I have a girlfriend?" I ask.

The boys looked at me puzzled, "Aren't you with Talia? Why do you have another girl? Are you cheating on Tali-" Daniel rambled and I covered his mouth.

"I don't have another girlfriend" I said rolling my eyes and gasps were heard. Looking up, I was met with four boys who's eyes were wide and mouth was hanging open.

"No" Jack said.

"Fucking" Jonah said.

"Way" Corbyn said.

"You're dating Talia. Like dating dating Talia" Daniel shrieked and I shushed him, "What? This is amazing news Zach. After what Kay did you were adamant about not falling in love" He said.

I nodded, letting a sigh escape, "Yeah but management doesn't want us to really date. This whole thing's for publicity remember" I said.

"Wait? So you're messing with her feelings?" Jonah asked confused.

"What the fuck Jonah!" I snapped. "No! I'm not that low. I really do like her" I said.

"Good. Otherwise I would've punched you if you were just playing with her feelings" He seriously said.

"Uh, who is this?" Jack asked and I looked at him to just stare at his phone screen that had a picture of Talia on the ground a tall brunette hovering her. The same guy from weeks ago.

"I want to know myself" I grumbled at their position. My fists clenched, "I was supposed to ask Talia who that boy was weeks ago but completely forgo-" I started but my phone rang. Glancing at the screen I saw David was calling and my heart felt like it stopped. "Shit!" I mumbled as I just stared at the screen.

"Answer the call Zach!" Jonah said.

With shaky hands, I lifted the phone into my grasp and pressed it against my ear. "Hel-" I started but pulled the phone away instantly as David screamed through the phone.

"ZACHARY DEAN HERRON!-"