*Jack's POV*

"Please, just let me explain." I pleaded, but she ignored me and walked on the bus. "Fuck.." I said under my breath. She probably hates me now. I wish I could figure out what she was thinking.

"I warned her." Rian said quietly, shaking his head.

"What DID you say to her last night?" I asked, now curious.

"I told her if she didn't get away from you right then, she would wake up, naked, next to you and not be happy. I was clearly right." Rian explained.

"Why didn't you say anything to me when she didn't listen?" I asked. He should've come to me and talked about it before anything could happen.

"'Cause I figured you wouldn't have cared. All you ever seem to care about is getting drunk and getting laid."

"I wouldn't have done anything with her if you would've just talked to me."

"How was I supposed to know?"

"'Cause unlike any other girl, I actually care about Zjael! It wasn't just sex this time! It actually meant something to me! She doesn't remember it and won't even talk to me about it! All because you assumed it would be the same as any other girl! Well, fuck you!"

"I..."

"Whatever. It's too late now." I interrupted and walked away. I decided to go on a walk. I just disappeared for a few hours before I felt my phone vibrating in my pocket, it was a call from Alex. "Hello?"

"Jack, where are you?" Alex asked.

"I honestly don't know. I just walked. I'm at some park." I said and started trying to find my way back to the venue.

"We have soundcheck in an hour. Can you be back by then?"

"I'll try."

"Do you want us to come find you?"

"No, I'll be fine."

"You don't sound fine."

"Do I ever?"

"Yes, you do. Just not now."

"I fucked up, Alex."

"How? Things have seemed fine."

"Things were fine, until I got Z too drunk last night. She doesn't really remember any of the important stuff that happened last night. I didn't even know she was that drunk."

"She should have stopped you."

"No, you don't understand."

"What am I not understanding?"

"I actually really care about her and probably ruined any chance with her that I could have had."

"She seems fine right now. She's talking to Rian and Zack."

"Fuck, Rian! He's part of the reason this happened! Fuck it, I'll see you at the venue whenever the fuck I get there." I said and hung up then turned my phone off. I can't believe Rian just let it happen! He and Zack have been around Zjael a lot. What are they planning?

I made it back to the venue with 10 minutes until soundcheck. I waited in the venue until everyone showed up. I didn't talk to any of the band. When soundcheck was over, I knew there was about an hour until we started playing, so I went to our green room and opened a bottle of Jack Daniels and started drinking. Zjael came in at some point and stopped me.

"What did we talk about last night?" Zjael asked, taking the bottle from my hands. She put it down and made me sit.

"You went out to smoke while I was refilling your drink the second time. I went outside, where you were, and when I said you shouldn't smoke, you said it helped with your anxiety." I said softly.

"Well, it does help with my anxiety."

"But you don;t need it. Look at Alex. He has bad anxiety sometimes. Sometimes it will happen during a concert and we entertain the crowd until he's okay. I want you to talk to him about that and stop smoking."

"If I do that, then you're not gonna drink and ignore your band because of a mistake we made. A mistake we shouldn't repeat. A mistake I DON'T want to talk about." Zjael said and left me alone again. I grabbed the bottle and drank some more. Clearly she was just telling me that I'm only a mistake in her life.

"Jack, I'm sorry." Rian said for the fifth time tonight.

"Doesn't matter anymore." I said and took a drink.

"It clearly does." Rian said softly.

"You don't know me well enough to say that." I said and looked at the time. Five minutes till we go on. I walked to side stage and got ready to go on.

"All Time Low! All Time Low!" The crowd chanted. I don't think I'll ever get tired of hearing the fans yelling for us to come on stage. Hearing the crowd caused me to be filled with happiness. I love being in a band.

Notes

So, this happened. What do you think will happen in the next chapter? I'll try and type the next one up soon and hopefully will be getting back on track with this story. It's finals week right now, so it's almost winter break and I will be spending a week in Vegas where I will be stuck in the hotel room alone probably every night which is then my perfect time to write, so hopefully that will help me get back on track with this story.

I hope you like this chapter you will get the next chapter sometime in the next 2-3 weeks :)

-Rose