"She is just gone, don't worry. She could come back to us if she wanted," I respond.
"So she left us on purpose?" he questions and I nod.
"You need to go Michael. I'll deal with this," Brayden tells me after appearing out of nowhere. I nod before giving Mason one more hug.
"You won't leave, right?" Mason hiccups, breaking my heart even more.
"Of course not. Remember, tomorrow morning we are flying out together with the guys to live in London for the next couple of months," I tell him softly. He nods.
"Go have fun," he sniffles, shooing me off. I smile before jogging downstairs to see Megan sitting on the couch with her head in her hands.
"I'm sorry about that I didn't mean to...," she starts, but I cut her off.
"It wasn't your fault. Now, let's get going," I state. We walk outside, holding hands, and the rest of the guys seem pleasantly surprised.
"Get some!" one of them yells. As soon as we get over there, I can see that the other boys looked shocked but happy.
"You actually took our advice. Nice job," Drew laughs, patting me on the back.
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"I'm still upset there hasn't been a Bradney duet. That needs to be a song," Drew announces.
"You should duet with Lily. That'd be adorable," Adriana suggests to Drew.
"You should duet with Sergio," Drew tells Adriana.
"There should be a Chalexandra duet. I would pay serious money for that," Sergio admits, patting Chance on the back, but his attention seems somewhere else.
"Should we confront her?" Chance asks. I'm confused until I look over across the room to see the girl who left me heartbroken. The girl who literally took my heart, laughed at it, then threw it at at the ground. The girl who lied to me just to pretend none of us exist. The girl who took up my whole summer just to leave me last minute.
Yet, I can't deny she looks stunning, even with her hair being bleached blonde. She looks beautiful like usual, her presence in itself drawing me in.
"Michael and I will pass," Megan decides properly for the both of us, which is probably the smartest choice.
"Yeah," I whisper softly, looking at Brynn stare at the glass in her hand with no emotion. Dozens of old emotions rush over me, and it feels like I've been hit with a ton of bricks.
"Michael, are you okay?" Brady asks, worried. In no way, shape, or form am I okay right now.
"I need to go," I come up with an excuse before running off in the other direction. There's no way I could stay in the same room any longer. Just the sight of her brought up everything I've been fighting to get rid of.
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Sergio's POV
"I'm going to go find him," Megan sighs as soon as he runs off, following in his tracks. The remaining eight of us look at each other.
"You guys should go. The four of us don't know her as well as you guys do," Adriana encourages us.
"Fight her Chance," Alex laughs, but there is a hint of seriousness in her tone.
"Of course baby," he tells her, kissing her on the lips.
"Beware of her boyfriend. He is literally Isaiah on crack," Courtney says, making Brady laugh.
"Will do. I love you," Brady hums, also kissing Courtney.
"Can I have a kiss?" Lily jokes with Drew, and he kisses her. The four of us quickly head over to Brynn where she is standing alone just staring at her full wine glass.
"Brynn," Chance uses his dad tone, making her look up.
"Do I know you?" she spits, making us roll our eyes.
"Cut the bull Brynn. We all know you remember us," Drew informs her, but she just smirks.
"I honestly don't. Who are you again?" she snarks, taking a sip of her glass. I've come to a conclusion. Brynn is the literal embodiment of the devil. She is wearing a skin tight red dress after all that makes her look like a stripper.
"Brynn just stop. It's obvious you remember us," Brady tells her, but she shakes her head.
"None of you guys are familiar," she lets us know as she sasses us.
"Fine. I guess if you don't know us, you wouldn't care about the fifth member of our band," I sigh, and the other boys nod.
"Fifth member?" she perks up, falling right into our trap.
"Yeah, you might know him. I don't know, but I guess if you don't know us, you don't know him," I lead off.
"What letter does his name start with?" she starts to dig, trying to use her manipulating skills on us. It won't work.
"Why would you care if you don't know any of us?" Chance asks, gesturing at the four of us. She is distraught now, super nervous.
"W-well...," she stutters right before some guy with a messy man bun who smells horrible comes up. He wraps his arm around Brynn.
"Are these guys harassing you my sexy little...," he starts before I cut him off.
"Look there the fifth member of our band is now. Oh look, he's also with his date tonight," I point out. Michael walks back into the room with Megan next to him. He whispers something in her ear, and Megan starts laughing. She playfully hits his chest.
"N-no," Brynn murmurs, her voice cracking. All color has drained from her face. Tears are starting to well up. Her mouth is slightly agape, a broken sound coming out of it. Her glass slowly slips out of her hand, shattering and hitting the ground. It splinters into hundreds of pieces.
Her eyes meet Michael's for a single second before she turns and runs out of the room, leaving everyone baffled.
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I came across this picture today. I honestly can't believe I actually own this shirt.
Anyways, I hope you guys don't hate me for this chapter. I'm trying to speed it up.
