Alex woke with a loud yawn, making his body sit up and get the bed even though all he wanted to do was sleep. He looked over at Jack's side and noticed he was already awake, smiling he made his way into the open living room and saw Jack hugging Zack. All of yesterday coming back to him.
"Hey Zack" Alex said smiling and younger boy looked up at him with a tear stained face and attempted a smile.
"I'm working today but Jack will look after you okay?" Alex suggested while Zack looked at Jack and he smiled down at Zack, he looked back to Alex gave him a nodd.
"I'll be back as soon as I can, phone me if you need me" Alex told Jack before giving him a quick kiss and walked down to the music store,
"Alex! Working the till today with Jess" Alex heard his manager shout as soon as he walked through the door, Alex made his way over to Jess she had long brown hair and was always nice to everyone.
"Hey Jess" Alex smiled as he put his bag down and shoved his phone into his pocket incase Jack called.
"Hey Alex, everything alright?" She asked as she handed over some guys change and smiled at him.
"Yeah everythings fine, it been busy?" He asked as some girls walked up to him and handed him some cds, a few of them giggling when he smiled at them.
"Same as usual" Jess said.
"Eh that's 7 dollars" Alex smiled while he handed over the cds to the girl and she walked out her friends following after her laughing. "How do you do that?" Jess asked shaking her head at him and Alex just laughed.
"I can't help it that I'm to sexy for everyone" Alex joked and Jess just laughed shaking her head, the rest of his day passed by slowly he hadn't heard from Jack and hoped that he could handle whatever Zack was like.
"Alex are you going?" Jess asked as they walked out the music store their shift finally over, Alex looked and saw she was pointing to the posters that Tay had brought in a few weeks ago. It was tonight and Alex had completly forgotten about it
"Maybe, I'll text you if I am" He said before giving Jess a quick hug goodbye and they went their seperate ways, Alex was walking home enjoying the sun when one of the last people he wanted to see walked up to him.
"Hey Alex" John said looking at his feet and Alex just frowned at him.
"John" He said simply still hating the fact that the older boy was too attractive for him to handle.
"Listen I just wanted to say that about that night ages ago, I really am sorry if I knew you had a boyfriend I would never had done that" John said and Alex had to admit he did look sorry so he sighed.
"I forgive you John, just don't go trying to steal Jack from me" Alex joked and it put a small smile on John's face.
"Don't worry dude he's to lanky for me, anyway I'll see you around" John said before walking away and Alex waved at him before walking the rest of the way home. The house was quiet and Alex felt a wave of panic wash over him but it soon vanished when Jack walked out the guest bedroom smiling at the sight of him.
"Hey" Alex smiled as Jack wrapped him up in one of his hugs and rested his chin on Alex's head.
"How was work?" Jack asked still standing in the same position.
"Boring but it gives us money, how is he?"Alex said stepping out of Jack's hug and looked up into his massive brown eyes.
"He managed to eat a bit of toast and I mean like four bites, he's asleep the now but I only gave him one sleeping pill. Alex I'm really worried about him, I think we need to talk to him or Rian" Jack said and at the mention of Rian's name Alex squeezed his fists together.
"Well I'll talk to Rian and you can talk to Zack" Jack suggested and Alex was just about to say something they heard Zack small sobs. "Zack shh its okay" Alex said sitting in the bed and patting his arm while Jack stood at the door looking at his friend with a pained expression.
"I don't want to love him anymore! But I do and I can't help it" Zack sobbed and Alex did the only thing he could do, wrapped his friend in a hug and let him cry. Alex looked at Jack with a pleading look and he understood straight away, he had to talk to Rian.

Jack drove the short distance to Rian (and Zack's?) flat not even bothering to knock the door he stormed straight in. "Rian!" He shouted and could hear the anger in his own voice as it echoed around the flat, there was no answer so Jack went around the flat and swung open all the doors with a bang not caring if Rian was hungover.
"Fucking hell I'm in here!" Rian shouted and Jack walked into the bedroom Jack picked him up by the collar of his t-shirt and pulled him off the bed smelling the stale alcohol on Rian's breath.
"Look at the fucking state of you!" Jack spat as Rian just glared at him.
" Do you even fucking care about Zack?" He asked and Rian nodded
"Of course I do!" Rian shouted back their faces still only inches apart, Jack just scoffed
"Well did you know that Zack is at mines right now sobbing? He is skin and bones and hasn't had a good nights sleep in three weeks! Rian do you know what he said before I came here? He said that he didn't want to love you anymore!" Jack flung Rian back onto the bed and Rian just stared back at him not blinking, Rian stood up and started moving around the room slowly while Jack just watched him.
"What the hell are you doing?" Jack asked as Rian was packing a suitcase not looking at Jack.
"What the fuck does it look like? I'm leaving, going back home to Baltimore and going to play football and let Zack forget about me" Rian stated running a hand through his hair that was starting to get longer.
"ARE YOU INSANE!" Jack screamed and Rian just shook his head and looked at Jack.
" Listen, I know you'll probably hate me after I tell you this but I never really loved Zack" As soon as the words left Rian's mouth Jack's fist connected with Rian's face sending him falling to the floor.
"You dick! YOU FUCKING DICK! Get out if here, go home and never talk to Zack again he doesn't need to waste his tears and love on you! You aren't fucking worth it!" Jack spat before looking at Rian one last time and shook his head, slamming the door behind him still trying to process what just happened. There had to be someone who could fix Zack? Someone who also cared for him as much as he and Alex did? Still shaking with anger Jack drove home and made the mistake of punching the wall outside the front door and he was pretty sure he had fractured his hand, right now he just wondered how he was going to break the news to his broken best friend.