without you // jack duff

chapter 10 ~ watermelon

cassie's pov

i'm still with brook and the other boys. we're about half way through the movie but none of us were paying attention. we were all getting along so well, we just spoke none stop about whatever nonsense we could think of. brooks arm was comfortably wrapped around me, keeping me close to him while my head was resting against his shoulder

the door opened, meaning that jack had came back, probably hoping that i had left by now. all of us grew quiet and looked at the tv, watching the movie. out of the corner of my eye i saw jack standing there for a few moments, looking at. . . me? i felt brooks arms tighten around me, but i acted like i didn't realise either of these things. jack soon walked out, going to what i'm guessing was his room

the boys, except brook, were back in conversation, and brook turned to me

"he really regrets what he did, you know" he told me

"he should" i sighed

"he's never had another girlfriend since he left you. he's never even kissed anyone or been out with a girl"

"seriously?" i ask and he nods. this can't be true. if he found it so easy to just break someone's heart and leave, shouldn't it have been as easy to find someone else?

"i should probably leave now" i said, audible enough for the other boys to hear. jack must have been listening because i heard some sort of movement coming from the room he was in

"want me to walk you?" brook asked, starting to get up

"no it's okay"

"i'm walking you, you have no choice"

"alright" i laughed

we said bye to the boys and walked out. as we closed the door, i heard another one open - probably jack. i ignored it and began walking with brook while he laced our hands together.

"so do you like them?" brook asked, walking along side me

"yea, actually. yous are all hilarious" i giggled

"we try," he laughed
"i'm sorry that jack was there. i didn't realise it was him"

"oh no it's alright, i think we're both just as shocked as each other," i say, laughing slightly so i don't let it bother me too much
"im not gonna let it get between us"

he smiled. he knows how hard it is for me to see the person broke me the most, and still be able to not just walk away - unlike him. but now that i think about it, if me and brook do get any closer, will me and jack always have an awkward tension lingering between us? will we ever be able to at least have one normal conversation? you know what - i need to speak to the girls

"hey actually, brook, i'm gonna head to my friends to speak to them about something. you don't have to walk me if you don't want to" i said to him

"you sure?"

"i'm sure, you can go back"

"alright babe" he gave me a hug and kissed my cheek, making me smile,
"stay safe, bye" he smiled. i waved goodbye as he started walking back to his.

i got my phone out to ring lexi to let her know i'm coming over. she lives alone and is almost never busy, so her house is basically our meet up point. i told her i was on my way, and said to get the others to come, but she said they were already there

i walked into her house without knocking since its practically my home now too, and walked into the living room to see lexi and becca sat on the sofas. amelia then walked in with a bowl of watermelon and sat beside lexi. i sat on the arm of the sofa that becca was sat on and spoke

"okay i have news," i announced, excited to tell them about the band
"it involves good looking people"

"tell us!"

"right, you know when i told you brook is in a band? well he took me to meet them today" i said, smiling because they're actually so nice and funny,
"and as great as they are, one of them is jack"

"jack?" becca asked, confused

"jack. jack as in my ex jack. jack as in the person who mentally destroyed me jack"

"seriously?!" lexi asked, shocked. amelia seemed very intrigued, but was too busy eating her watermelon to speak. i worry about her and her obsession with it

"yes, seriously. but pretty much as soon as we saw each other he just walked out. i think he was just as shocked as i was" i explained

"so will it be awkward between you and brook?" becca asked, grabbing a cushion to cuddle

"it hasn't been awkward yet, and hope it doesn't get awkward. and i guess if i'm gonna keep speaking to brook i'm gonna have to learn to put up with jack"

thinking about it all now, i maybe should have expected all this. jack has always loved music and singing - im pretty sure he has since i first met him when we were kids. i was there with him and his parents when he was on britain's got talent, and now i'm starting to wonder if he's any better. him joining the band was probably the reason he moved here as well which makes sense

"well anyway, i ship yous with the others" i laughed

"what do they look like? what's the band called?" lexi asked, amelia still not speaking since she's eating her watermelon, but still very intrigued

"oh i forgot ask. i'll text him" i said, getting my phone out

me:
hey, for no apparent reason what's the name of your band :)

brook:
ahah it's called roadtrip babe xxx

me:
thank youuu :) xxx

i searched for a picture of them and turned my phone to show the girls

"i want that one!" amelia screamed, finally finishing her bowl of watermelon and pointing at rye

"good because i ship you with him" i laughed

i pointed out who was who, and said who i shipped them with - amelia with rye, becca with andy and lexi with mikey. they seemed happy with who i shipped them with, and that made me want to introduce them all to each other even more

we watched a few of their covers and songs, and i'll admit, they're amazing. i can't get over brooks voice. they're all such good singers. i'm honestly impressed, and i can't wait to see them again

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