afterglow.

@ saraya-jade.

Zack raised an eyebrow, straining to hear what was being said on the other side. He assumed it was Christyn, judging by Autumn's facial expressions.

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"No. Not only did Mike post my nudes on Twitter, he broke into my place and trashed it. He also sent me threatening texts, threatening to kill me and Alex if he tries to stop him. Alex wants you and Zack to stay with us tonight. Vic doesn't know where Mike is, he ran off before anyone could talk to him." Christyn said into the phone.

"Yeah. We'll stay over there tonight. Alex has the right idea. Strength in numbers...are you going to the police?" Autumn asked curiously, slipping her shoes on as she waited for Christyn's response.

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Alex put a gentle hand on Christyn's knee, signaling that he was here for her. This wasn't gonna be easy, but they would get through it together.

Zack frowned. "What's going on?" He asked Autumn quietly. He figured he could just text Alex while the girls were talking but he decided to wait.

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"Probably." Christyn said. "Anyways, that was all...I'll see you guys at the bowling alley." She said before saying bye and hanging up with a sigh.

"Okay, see you later." Autumn sighed and hung up. She turned her attention to Zack. "We're gonna be crashing at Alex's with Christyn and him tonight. Mike broke into Christyn's place and trashed it. She wants us to stay over." She ran a hand over her face-- when would the drama in their lives ever end?

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Alex pressed a kiss to her temple. "Hey, everything's gonna be alright. I'll take care of it-- I promise you."

"Wow, that's crazy." Zack said. As far as he knew Ronnie had never threatened to kill Autumn, as far as he knew.

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Christyn smiled, "thank you, Alex." She sighed and got up. "What time is it?"

"To say the fucking least... I would say I'm surprised but Ronnie and Mike are friends-- he might have picked up some tricks." Autumn quipped, grabbing her purse. "Let's go eat."

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Alex looked at his watch. "About five thirty. You wanna start heading out?"

@ saraya-jade.

"Maybe you should text Max and see if he can help us out, or at least see if he's seen or heard from Mike." Zack said and nodded, "let's go."

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Christyn nodded, "yeah, lets go." She said, going to grab her purse.

Autumn nodded her head. "Yeah, I'm starving." She mumbled, throwing her hair up in a ponytail before following Zack out of the house.

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Alex slung an arm around Christyn's shoulder and led the way out of the house, opening the door on her side of the car.

@ saraya-jade.

"Chinese or Mexican?" Zack asked as the two of them walked to his car. He was fine with either and usually let Autumn choose.

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Christyn looked out the window as Alex drove. Honestly, Mike's actions had ruined her mood but she didn't want to ruin it for Alex or Zack or Autumn, it wasn't fair to them.

"Mexican sounds pretty good." Autumn mused as she climbed into the car. She buckled her seatbelt and sighed before sending a text to Christyn. Everything's gonna be alright dude. Might not feel like it right now, but we'll get there eventually.

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Alex rested a hand on Christyn's knee as he drove, sighing gently. "You know I love you right?" he whispered as the car rolled to a red light.

@ saraya-jade.

"I gotta say, at least Ronnie isn't trying to kill you. Poor Christyn though. Mike's officially lost his damn mind." Zack sighed as he headed towards their favorite Mexican restaurant.

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"I know. I love you too." Christyn said before looking at the text from Autumn. true. I'm just scared...Mike usually follows through with his threats.. she sent back to her friend.

"That's for damn sure. He used to be such a chill guy... Now? Who the hell knows." Autumn shook her head. Well this time he won't. And if he tries, there's going to be people there to stop him.

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Alex sighed comfortably as he turned down the road. "We're a little bit early... do you want to stop and get another coffee?" He asked.

Zack parked the car once they got to the restaurant and got out. He walked over to Autumn's door and opened it, holding his hand out for her.

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Yeah, I know. Christyn sent to Autumn and then nodded. "Sure, coffee sounds good." She said.

Autumn grabbed Zack's hand and jumped out of the car, following him into the restaurant. "I'm probably just gonna get a small burrito bowl."

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Alex began heading toward their normal starbucks. "Pumpkin spice latte?" He asked?

Zack nodded, "I want shrimp tacos." He chuckled as they headed inside. Luckily the place wasn't that packed.

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"Please." Christyn said as she held Alex's hand. She leaned against him as they stood in line. "Those girls are staring at you." She told him, seeing a group of girls, probably in middle school or the first year of high school, staring at Alex.

"I don't understand how you eat that nasty shit." Autumn shook her head, following Zack inside. Her hand never left his.

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Alex looked over at the girls and waggled his fingers in greeting before turning his attention to Christyn. "Well, can you blame them? I am devastatingly handsome." He joked.

"I'm a nasty boy." Zack laughed, "you should punish me more." He teased her with a smirk and a wink.

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Christyn laughed, "yeah you're so pretty that everyone wants you." She giggled. "Why don't you go take a picture with your fans?" She said, nudging him with her hip.

"Oh my god, you perv. You've been around Jack too damn much." Autumn rolled her eyes before flipping him the bird.

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Alex gave Christyn a quick kiss on the head before heading over to the group of girls, resisting the urge to laugh when they all looked like they were gonna pass out.

Zack laughed. "Hey! Be nice, he's our residential pervert and we all love him!" He smiled.

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Christyn smiled. She was glad Alex wasn't one of those guys whose head was so far up his ass that he didn't have time for fans anymore.

"He's aight I guess." Autumn joked before stepping up to the counter so she could order her food.

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Alex finished up with the girls and sent them on their way before going back to Christyn. "Now where were we, my lady?"