Within a few minutes, that both sat down at a small booth in a corner of the dusty and smokey bar. Given, not many people came here during the winter, considering most people were with their families or on holidays to exotic, warm places in the world. So, there they sat, in a nervous silence as thoughts swirled around both of their minds. Sure, Hayley liked Jack, I mean, who wouldn't like him? He was funny, nice, protective and not to mention absolutely breathtakingly handsome. But her and Chad had only broken up a month or so ago. And besides, she doubted Jack actually liked her back in that way. They'd been friends for years; and she thought that's all he saw her as. A friend. Mean while, in Jack's complicated head, the only thoughts that swirled there were why the guys, his best friends, his bandmates, weren't talking to him. Did he do something? Was it something he said on tour? Did he take a joke too far? Or were they simply just going to kick him out of the band? These thoughts had him in a slight panic and he took a sip of his beer, trying to distract himself. Maybe if I get drunk enough, I won't be so worried, he thought to himself in a dull tone. Hayley looked down at the table top, tracing patterns over the wood stained with beer and rings from the bottom of bottles and glasses. She huffed softly under her breath and looked up at Jack. He was looking at her in a way that made her stomach flip and her cheeks go a faint red. She rose an eyebrow at him, trying to hide the way he made her feel.
"Uhm.. Uh.. Sorry." Jack said quickly, his deep brown eyes dropping to the table. He was obviously apologizing for staring, but Hayley couldn't help but smile a little. She cleared her throat a little before speaking, "Hey, considering you're gonna be here for a little while, I assume, I was wondering if you'd want to come to the Christmas party Tay, Jer and I are having in tomorrow." She said with an easy smile. He looked up at her again, blinking a couple times.
"That sounds really awesome." He grinned excitedly at her, gulping down literally half of his beer. She rose her eyebrows before laughing and shaking her head at him. She herself had only drunk a bit of her water. Honestly, she was only here to spend time with Jack, no other reason than that. Jack was still grinning, the thought of spending a whole night with Hayley had his head in a flurry, and maybe, just maybe, he might tell her how he felt. Or better yet, catch her under the mistletoe. That very thought had him even more excited, yet quite nervous. What if she rejects him? He huffed and pushed that thought out of his mind and watched Hayley as she took a danity sip of her water. She really was adorable in everything she did. She took a few more sips before standing up.
"You ready?" Hayley smiled warmly at Jack, fixing her fuzzy coat. He chuckled and stood up, finishing off his beer and walking to the door, once again opening it for her. She smiled brightly and walked outside, squeaking when another gust of cold wind lashed at her. Making her nose wrinkle and her small frame quiver. Jack chuckled and drapped an arm around her shoulders, walking her forward into the light snow fall. Hayley's nose and cheeks were red from the cold, but her cheeks were redder for another reason. They walked back to her small house, chattering about random things as they went. Once they arrived back at her house, they stood out her door for a minute.
"Well, I'll see you tomorrow for the party?" He spoke quickly, rubbing his hands together and shivering a bit from the cold. She nodded and gave him a quick hug. "See you tomorrow, Jacky." She smirked before heading inside.
Hayley smiled softly, leaning against her door as she took off her gloves. "Tomorrow. Tomorrow. That's when I'll tell him." She said to herself, pushing herself off the door and heading upstairs to her room.
A/N: I apologize for the shortness (and quite crappiness) of this chapter. I wanted to update it and I had massive writers block. :P I promise the next chapter will be better and longer than this one. See y'all next time, Ebony~
