-Talia's Pov-

I trembled at the tone of the person's voice and clenched my eyes, the only sound being the boy's voices singing. "Leave me alone" I said ending the call. My entire body shook, my phone slipped out of my hands and fell onto the stage with a thud. The back ground music came to a stop as did the singing.

"Talia?" Zach said but it echoed as my breathing became more ragged, my heart coming up my throat at the voice of the unknown caller. "TALIA!" he yelled and I collapsed but before I could even hit the ground, a pair of strong arms caught me, I gripped onto his shirt.

"Zach the sho-" Someone started but was cut off mid-sentence.

"MY GIRLFRIEND IS HAVING A PANIC ATTACK AND YOU'RE TELLING ME THE SHOW'S ABOUT TO START! WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU EBEN!" He yelled and I shook violently.

"Stop" I squeaked out burying my head into his chest, blocking the boys yelling. Zach's chest vibrating wth each syllabus emitting his mouth. "STOP!" I yell. The commotion came to an immediate stop. I held my head, as I felt the room spinning. "Not now" I muttered gripping Zach's shirt. "Z, doc-" I started but groaned.

"Jonah get a medic" Zach sternly said as I felt myself being lifted and carried off somewhere. "Baby, what's going on" he whispered as he placed me on the couch gently but I could voice out anything, my eyes closed, "Tal-".

"Just get a doctor" I choked out, regretting on not taking my medication in the morning. "I'm such an idiot" I muttered under my breath.

"Zach! The doctor is here" a voice yelled as I felt myself slowly slip into unconsciousness.

"She's ove-" was the last thing I heard before everything turned black.

~

*𝟑𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫*

My eyes fluttered open and I hissed as I was immediately blinded by a light being flashed on my face. "And she's awake" A raspy voice said and fear ran through my veins. Opening my eyes I saw a man in his mid-thirties with a white cloak, the boys on the other side of the room as Zach paced back and forth but his head snapped in my direction as I pushed myself to a sitting position.

"W-What h-happened?" I stammered out, my head pounding the slightest bit. Zach looked at me with a confused look on his face.

"What do you mean?" He asked as he came and sat beside me. I looked at him and furrowed my eyebrows, racking my brain to remember the events that had happened not too long ago but held my head as the pain increased.

"Don't force yourself to remember Ms. Simpson but what do you remember?" the man in the cloak asked and I leaned closer to Zach as he placed his arm behind me.

"Uh, I remember getting off a phone call with someone-" I started but he cut me off.

"Do you think that may have caused your attack?" He asked and I looked at him puzzled. "Before I continue, do you want these boys here" he gestured to the five of them and I bit my lip as I eyed them and then gazed at Zach.

"Can Zach just stay?" I quietly asked him and he nodded.

"Boys?" He said and the four of them sighed while getting up.

"Zach, come to the dressing room when you're done" Jonah said as he was the last one to step out.

"So......" Zach said as he shuffled the slightest so my head was laying against his chest.

"Talia, you had a seizure" he said and I closed my eyes as I knew the cause of it and I grasped my hand into Zach's, entwining them together.

"I figured as much" I whispered out as I looked away from the doctor's stare. "I didn't take my medication this morning" I said.

"Why?" He asked and I shrugged.

"Babe, that's not an answer" Zach sternly said and I glanced back at him and saw a serious look on his face.

"I'm just sick of being treated like a china doll. My brother treats me like I'm six and I just can't take it" I said as my voice cracked. "It's impossible to be normal when my brother keeps bringing it up" I tell him.

"Could I have a word with him?" He asked and I gave him a confused look.

"He's back in Los Angeles......" I said trailing off but face-palmed, pulling my phone out and dialed Brad's number. Zach's chest vibrating as he chuckled, "Stop it" I muttered as I buried my head into his chest.

"I-I'm s-sorry" he choked out through his laughter and I rolled my eyes playfully. "Wait, why didn't y-" he started but Brad's voice interrupted him.

"Hello?" He groggily answered.

"Hey B..... The doctor wants to talk to you" I said and glanced at the doctor who sat in front of me.

"Doctor? Why are you in the hos- Did you get another-" he started but I handed the phone to the doctor and he walked to the other side of the room. I laid my head on Zach and he played with my hair.

"Now...Tell me why you didn't tell me about this?" Zach whispered and I sighed.

"Mum and Dad said to keep it a secret. Only Bradley, Shay, my family and Brad's bandmates know about it" I said with a sigh. "And now you. I know I should've told you but I wasn't sure if what we had would be real" I whispered as I gazed into his brown orbs.

He sighed and placed his palm on my cheek, rubbing small circles with his thumb. "I don't give a shit about management" He whispered.

"What happens after one year is over Z?" I ask.

"We'll figure it out" He said and leaned down, pressing our lips together for a couple of seconds. "After the doctor leaves, you're staying in our dressing room" he said and i made a face.

"I'd rather not" I say and he chuckles.

"The boys will be dressed but I'll have to change" he said with a smirk and I jokingly gagged. "Hey! One day you'll see more tha-" before he could go on, I placed my hand over his mouth.

My cheeks heating up, "You're disgusting" I whispered, pulling my hand away from his mouth.

"Only for you babe" he said and I rolled my eyes.

"Here you go" The doctor said. "You're brother is very......protective of you" He said and I gave him a small smile.

"He has been for the past couple of years" I said and he smiled.

"Very well, I best be off" He said collecting his briefcase and I got off of Zach as he stood up shaking the doctor's hand.

"Thank you so much" he said, escorting the man out. I glanced down and saw a message from the number that had called me before and I froze.

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Unknown Number: Lights, Camera, Action! I'm watching you Tally xoxo

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The phone in my hand started to shake. Tally, only one person ever called me that and that was four years ago. I gulped and looked up to see Zach on his phone with an annoyed look on his face. "Zach?" I said and he hummed as he began to type ferociously. "Who is that?" I asked getting up from my spot on the couch.

"David" He grumpily said as he shoved his phone in his jean pocket. "Why do you look like you've seen a ghost?" He asked.

"N-Nothing" I stammered and he raised an eyebrow.

"What did I say" he said and I sighed handing him my phone which had Luke's text. "Who is this?" he asked as he read the message.

"I think it's Luke. He was the only one who would call me that" I said gulping. He sighed and stuffed my phone in his pocket, "Hey!" I exclaim reaching for the device.

"Later, come on" he said grabbing my hand and pulled me towards the dressing room, me whining all the way. "Did you bring your medication?" he asked and I nodded.

"Enough for two months" I say and he nods his head and then we head into the room. "Hello peasants" I called walking into the room and they chuckled.

" Hi Talia, how are you feeling?" Jack asked.

"I'm okay" I said plopping myself on the couch. "Babe, phone" I said as I held my palm out and he sighed handing me my pho- "That's not mine" I said as I stared at his iPhone X.

"I don't want you to see anything on this" he said as he unlocked his phone for me and I huffed but my mood was immediately lit up as I spotted piano tiles 2.

"Do you any of you have ear phones?" I ask and Zach passed me his AirPods and I grinned. Plugging them in and immediately tuning into the game. My focus never leaving the lit up screen as my fingers danced on the black piano tiles. "AHHH" I screamed as someone yelled into my ear, making me loose concentration at almost 3800. I snapped my head and glared at the blue-eyed blonde, "YOU BLUE EYED GIRAFFE!" I screeched whacking his shoulder.

"Zach! Your girlfriend is being abusive" He whined as my palms met his clothes shoulders.

"I told you not to disturb her!" he called back and I grinned back at a pouting Daniel.

"Poor baby" I said with a pout and he rolled his eyes.

"You're annoying" he mumbled.

"You're the one who bothered me!" I exclaimed and he grinned.

"My point exactly" he said and I narrowed my eyes at him.

"You're not making any sense Daniel" I said going back to my game. I grinned as the speed increased but it faltered as I pressed the wrong key. "I hate this game!" I scream raising the phone in the air.

"Babe! That's my phone" Zach yelled and I pouted.

"One throw" I pleaded and he shook his head.

"No throw" he said and I huffed slamming the phone onto the sofa.

Mumbling under my breath but I found myself drawn back to the game and i groaned as I felt a presence. "Go away" I muttered.

"Nice to know I'm loved" Zach sarcastically said and I grin laying against him as my fingers tapped the screen ferociously. "Woah! Slow do-" he stated but I cut him off.

"Shhhh" I said as I glanced at my score. Grinning from ear to ear. "YES!!! 5986" I screamed in victory.

"BOYS! STAGE!" A man hollered.
"You're addicted" Daniel said shaking his head.

"You're just a jealous cause you know you'll lose" I said with a smirk and he squinted.

"Bet" he said.

"Mhmm" I hummed as we shook hands.

"BOYS!" The same man hollered.

I jumped, "Is that his actual voice or is he yelling through a megaphone?" I asked and they chuckled as one by one they piled out of the room. "Well....Don't you have to be on st-" I started but Zach pressed his lips on mine and I kissed back but a second later he was pulled away.

"HEY!! I was kissing my girlfriend!" Zach whined.

I giggled, "BREAK A LEG BABE!" I yelled and I heard him call back.

"THANK YOU BEAUTIFU-" was all I managed to hear before he disappeared. I shrugged and plopped back onto the couch and played that addicting game.

*𝟐 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫*

My head snapped at the sound of the boys yelling and I tilted my head just as the door slammed open to reveal five energetic and sweaty boys. I scrunched my nose at their stench. "Did you guys swim in sewer?" I asked as I pinched my nose with my pointer finger.

"It's called sweat Talia" Jack said with a sassy tone and I squinted at him.

"Well you guys stink" I say and Zach made eye contact with the boys with a smirk on his face and turned towards me. "No No No" I say backing away with each step he took. "Zachary" I warned but he just came closer and I squealed once he wrapped his arms around my body.

"I missed you" He mumbled into my hair as I squirmed in his sticky embrace.

"You were just on stage, now get off me" I whined. "Please baby" I pleaded, making puppy dog eyes and he sighed pulling away. "Thank you" I say pecking his lips.

"What have you been doing since we left?" Daniel asked and I just grinned and he groaned. "Seriously?!" he exclaimed.

"Hey, I'm on level 21" I say and he rolls his eyes. "Speaking off, did any of you bring a charger?" I ask lowly and Jonah raised an eyebrow.

"Why?" He questioned as he pulled one out of a bag.

"Uh.......Zach's phone may or may not be at 4%.." I said looking everywhere but Zach's face and his eyes widened as he grabbed the device from my grasp.

"Talia" Zach groaned as he read the battery percentage, "Jonah hand it over" He said as he reached over and grabbed it. "Now, you sit" he said and I imitated a dog.

"Woof!" I mimicked and he glanced at me.

"I worry about you sometimes" he said slowly and I grinned.

"Me too" I said leaning into the couch.

~

-Zach's POV-

"Zachhh pleaseeeee" She pleaded and I sighed.

"No" I say as I walk out of the small kitchen on the tour bus as we made our way to Norway. "Talia stop it" I say as she huffs.

"Why can't I play that game" She questioned.

"Cause your obsessed with that game" I tell her and she huffs and looks around the bus, seeing the other boys on their phones.

"I'm bored though and everyone is on their phon- Oh shit Brad told me to call him" She panicked.

I stared at her and sighed, pulling her phone out of my pocket and handed it over to her. "Call him" I said and she grinned. She grasped the phone in her hand as I watched her closely as she held the phone upto her face.

"HELLO!" She exclaimed, scaring the other boys who were glue to their phones.

"Oh god! What do you want" Brad's voice called out and I saw Talia pout.

"I feel the love B but..... TRISTAN I BEAT YOU IN PIANO TILES 2!" she exclaimed.

"WHAT?" An unfamiliar voice called. "What level are you on?"

"Level 21" She said proudly and I heard a high pitch scream. I looked over her shoulder to see a blonde frantically searching for his phone.

"I thought you two stopped playing that dumb game" a guy with black hair and blue eyes said with an annoyed look on his face.

"Bitch! That game is amazing!" Talia protested as she turned around and walked towards the back, her voice fading away. "NO! Tristan don-" I heard her yell. I shook my head and pulled out my phone that was fully charged and saw a missed call from Mum.

"That game turns her into a devil" Daniel muttered and I chuckled.

"You're the one to talk" Jonah said with a roll of his eyes and Daniel scoffed.

"I'm not that bad" Daniel said.

We just hummed in response, "Hello?" I heard as I pressed the phone to my ear.

"Hey Mum, you called?" I said as I stared at the ceiling of the tour bus.

"Can't a mother call her oldest son and check up on him?" She questioned and I chuckled.

"You can, I don't have a problem with that" I said, my fingers running through my hair.

"So, how was the show?" She asked.

"It was good. I'm glad we're back on the ro-" I started but Talia yelling interrupted me.

"Your an asshole James!" She yelled and I rolled my eyes.

"I'm going to delete that app on her phone" I muttered under my breath.

"Huh?" Mum said. "What game?"  She questioned.

"Piano Tiles" I said with a sigh and she chuckled.

"Reese has been playing that as well" She said and I groaned.

"She's glued to that game, when the boys and  I were on stage she was playing that on my phone" I said.

Mum just chuckled, "She'll get over it soon. Anyways, I have to go and prepare lunch for your siblings and father. I'll call you later".

"Yeah sure, tell everyone I said hi and that I miss them" I say and with that we bid our farewells. "Now, I'm going to send that girl to sleep" I mutter standing up and walked away.

"NO! Stop that Connor!" She shrieked as I entered the bunk area to see her laying on her stomach in my bunk. I leaned up and grabbed the phone from her hand and her head snapped in my direction, "Babe!" She exclaimed reaching for it.

"Don't fall" I tell her and she pouts as she stretched her arm out further. "Talia" I sternly say as I heard laughter. I glanced at the screen to see Brad chuckling with two boys behind him tapping frantically on their phones with their eyebrows furrowed. "Hi Bradley" I say.

"Hi Zach, is Talia bothering ya'll?" He asked and I shook my head chuckling.

"She's keeping us entertained" I tell him and he chuckles.

"She's obsessed with that damn game but can you do me a favor" He asked and I nodded my head for him to continue, "Keep an eye on her" he said and I nodded my head.

"Will do" I say and glance at Talia who was staring up at the top of the bunk, a pout on her face. "Babe, did you take your medicine?" I asked her and sat up quickly resulting in her hitting her head. "Careful" I tell her.

"Shit!" She hissed rubbing her forehead before walking away. "Thank you!" She called out and I shook my head.

"Okay, I gotta get back to work.... Tell Talia I'll call you soon" he said and I nodded.

"I will. Bye man" I say.

"Bye Zach" He said and the line got disconnected and the screen displayed that game and I rolled my eyes.

"I'm back" Talia announced.

"Come on, we're going to bed" I tell her and she whines.

"No" She complains, her arms crossed.

"Talia, you had an attack. You're going to bed" I tell her and she huffs flopping onto my buck.

"Whatever" she said, her words coming out muffled. I chuckled and pecked her head.

"I'll come in a few" I tell her and she dismisses me.

"She okay?" Jonah asked and I nodded.

"Sent her to sleep" I said and they chuckled and I stared at them confused. "What?"

"You're like a dad?" Jack choked out and I rolled my eyes.

"I'm just looking after her. Anyways, I'm off to bed" I tell them and they nod.

"Night" the simultaneously said as I walked away.

"Night!" I call out and jump into my buck and slide the curtain close.

"Zach?" Talia mumbled.

"Mhmm" I say as I place our phones away from us.

"Cuddle" she mumbled and I laid on my back, pulling her into my chest as she instantly buried her head. "Goodnight".

"Night love" I whispered and pecked her head. The two of us dozing off. Smiling in my sleep as I felt her arm wrap around my torso.