numbers ; jack avery x reader

"You can hold my promise. I don't give it away too often. I'm listening, I'm listening Tell Me a way."

// Bailey POV \\

I take y/n by the arm as she's too busy editing and pull her forwards a couple of steps. She quickly looks up and we get directed by one member of the security team to another behind a desk.

"Bags?" she asks us.

We put our bags on to the table and the women rummage through them. They quickly pass them back to us and we head to the next table where a man gives us our VIP wristbands. We're finally directed back in to the queue behind Layla and her friend although I have every intention of not talking to her again. She seemed a bit too obnoxious for me to like her.

"Hold out your wrist," y/n tells me. "I want a photo."

"You always want a photo," I grin back.

After she takes the shot, I pull out my own phone to check on the time. Five to five. I'm so excited at this point I'm trying my hardest to keep calm. If I show how excited I currently am then I'll probably end up crying into the boys' shoulders as I meet them. And it will not be your standard cute fangirl sob it'll be full on bawling my eyes out with snot being rubbed all over their shirts. And that is most certainly not the first impression I'm going for. I preoccupy myself by doing the little smooth step thing with my feet and playing dancing line on my phone to concentrate my mind and hands. Conveniently it quickly works and before I know it, the time is exactly five o clock and y/n is poking my arm as the first people go through the door to the meet and greet room.

"Who's first?" Y/n asks me.

"You first, go on, I know you want to," I say before she gets a chance to try and protest. "Besides I'm sure you want me to be able to film you meeting them more than I do."

"M'kay," she smiles at me. "Oh my god I'm so excited I might cry!"

"Don't!" I hold a tissue to her face quickly. "You want a cute photo not one where you're trying to hide your face in Jack's shoulder because you've been crying."

Before we know it, y/n and I are at the front of the queue. She's still freaking out in front of me. At the front of the line is Bam Bam stood next to another security guard. Layla's friend says bye to the boys and Tyler motions for y/n to go forwards.

// Y/N POV \\

"Go on," says Bam Bam.

I'm shaking so badly as I approach the boys. I hug Corbyn first.

"Hi," he smiles at me.

"H-hi," I stutter.

I go down the rest of the line, Daniel, Jonah and Zach, my greetings all panning out similarly to Corbyn's. Then I get to Jack. He smiles a huge smile as I hug him. I hear him whisper a quiet "hey" into my hair. I feel myself smile into his shoulder as I stammer a quiet "hey" back. We first take a normal picture as  I stand between Jack and Zach. My voice still shakes slightly as I give them my idea for the second photo. Jack and I stand in the middle, arms wrapped around each other. Jonah and Corbyn stand on the right of us in the same position and Zach and Daniel on the left. Before I go Jack gives me another hug

"Get near the front ok?" he whispers to me. I smile and nod before saying goodbye to them.

Wow. I stand near the door on the other side of the room and watch Bailey as she goes up to the boys.

// Bailey's POV \\

"Damn." I hear Jack say to Zach as I'm hugging Jonah. "Who's lane do you reckon she's in?" Zach just laughs. After hugging Zach I hug Jack.

"She's in your lane by the way," I smile at him. He grins back. "Thanks."

We take both our pictures together, I wave to them, pick up my bag and walk out of the door towards y/n. I decide not to tell her what Jack said just yet. Maybe after the support act or something.

"That. Was. Incredible!" y/n breathes. "Come on! We need to go and eat. Now."

"Woah what's the hurry?" I laugh at her.

"Jack told me to get to the front. I mean we wanted to do that anyway but.."

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We arrive at the closest KFC to the venue in about two minutes. After we get our food and sit down y/n puts down her burger.

"I forgot to ask you, did you hear what Jack said to Zach? And what did you say to him? I saw Zach laugh and him and then him smile after whatever you said. What was it?"

"I'll tell you later," I smirk, knowing that it will annoy the hell out of her.

"Whyyy! Tell me!" she whines, a big smile on her face.

"You'll find out, I'll tell you later at the concert." I say, still smiling.

Y/n quickly eats her food and starts to stare at me. I laugh at her as I know she gets impatient if she's waiting for something she really wants and something is slowing her down. She starts tapping her fingers on the table before deciding to busy herself by clearing her food away and then resuming the exact same position. I decide that I really want to get to the front for this concert too so I stuff the last of my chicken in to my mouth and chew as fast as I can while emptying my tray in to the bin. I pick up the cup of coke in my place and we leave the restaurant to make our way back to the venue.

Once we arrive there for the second time, we're surprised again at the lack of people. There's maybe 20 or so people already in line and the show begins in half an hour's time. We get in line quickly and as we do so I breathe a sigh of relief. Floods and floods of people are now beginning to arrive. We'll definitely be at the front. Besides most of the people here weren't at the meet and greet so they'll take longer to get through, needing bag checks so we're basically guaranteed the spot at the front that Jack asked y/n to get.

"We're aiming for the middle right?" She asks me.

"Yeah. Judging by the pictures online that's probably one of the best places to be as there's going to be poles in the way if we stand to the sides," I reply.

The doors open before the time originally planned. Once we get inside, there's two lines. One for those who have been to the meet and greet and been through the bag and security checks and one for those who haven't. We seem to be the second group of people from the m&g so we're let in straight away. There's two other people already stood in the middle at the front so we go over and stand by them to wait for the support act.

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