Sequel: Not Going Home Alone
Status: This was made for my best friend so most of the things we say and do are real. The dreams that we talk about are real. Now, the relationship with the guys, not so real haha

You Leave Me Breathless

Brooklyn's Dilemma

Zach’s POV:

“Here’s your ticket. I’ll see you, well whenever our paths cross again.” I really hope that doesn't happen. I don't want to see her hurt or moved on.

“Zach, is this really happening?” Her voice is quiet.

“Yes, it is.” It kills me to break up with her, but I just can’t do it anymore. It takes too much out of me to wait weeks to see her.

“Well, goodbye.” I lean in to kiss her and she puts her hand up. “No, we’ve had our last kiss.” She dries her eyes and walks away, but I know the tears are still falling. I’ve hurt her and me. There was no possible way to win this.

“Brooklyn, I really do love you. I promise I did what was best. Well, what I hope is best.” I know she can’t hear me, but I have to say it. She turns around before going in to the waiting area. I wave and she waves back, then turns away quickly. I drive home.

“Did you do it?” I look at mom, unable to speak. She puts down her cookbook and holds me tight. “Oh, Zach, she’ll understand in time. I know it hurt you both to travel and wait so much.”

“She leaves me breathless when I see her and when she’s gone.”

“It’ll be okay, it always is. Whatever happens with you two will be for the best.”

“I really can’t believe that right now.” I go upstairs and put No Air on repeat. With or without her, I have no air in my life. She was my everything and I just let her go.

*Brooklyn’s POV*

I turn back, hoping he’ll run after me and make me stay. Tell me that we are still together and he wasn’t thinking clearly. That doesn’t happen. He walks away and I take a seat. Now I can’t stop the tears. I’m ugly crying and can’t stop it.

“I don’t know what happened to you, but I’m assuming that boy has something to do with it. It will be okay, I promise. I know how it feels to lose him.” I look up at this girl.

“You do?”

“Yeah, I dated him once. He was really something special and he made me feel like I was the only other person in the world.”

“I know that feeling. So, what happened?” I need to know my story isn't pathetic.

“He started his band. I didn’t want any part of it so I broke up with him. You will move on and it will be okay.” So I'm pathetic here.

“But he broke up with me. It had to be easy for you to move on.”

“It wasn’t, trust me. You don’t move on from Zach Porter right away, but you do move on.” I look down and see she has a ring on. I doubt that will ever be me. They call me to board and now I have to figure out what to tell Morgan. She’s going to kill Zach as soon as she gets her hands on him.

“Brooklyn, you’re home early? Is Zach okay?” She’s just coming out of her apartment when I walk up. Time to start a war.

“Yeah, he’s fine.”

“Do you want to tell me what happened then?” She has no clue.

“No, you go first.” She looks so happy and I could really use some good news.

“Cameron just called me. There are two apartments available in California. We can move out there with the guys and be closer to them.”

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Zach’s POV:

“Here’s your ticket. I’ll see you, well whenever our paths cross again.” I really hope that doesn't happen. I don't want to see her hurt or moved on.

“Zach, is this really happening?” Her voice is quiet.

“Yes, it is.” It kills me to break up with her, but I just can’t do it anymore. It takes too much out of me to wait weeks to see her.

“Well, goodbye.” I lean in to kiss her and she puts her hand up. “No, we’ve had our last kiss.” She dries her eyes and walks away, but I know the tears are still falling. I’ve hurt her and me. There was no possible way to win this.

“Brooklyn, I really do love you. I promise I did what was best. Well, what I hope is best.” I know she can’t hear me, but I have to say it. She turns around before going in to the waiting area. I wave and she waves back, then turns away quickly. I drive home.

“Did you do it?” I look at mom, unable to speak. She puts down her cookbook and holds me tight. “Oh, Zach, she’ll understand in time. I know it hurt you both to travel and wait so much.”

“She leaves me breathless when I see her and when she’s gone.”

“It’ll be okay, it always is. Whatever happens with you two will be for the best.”

“I really can’t believe that right now.” I go upstairs and put No Air on repeat. With or without her, I have no air in my life. She was my everything and I just let her go.

*Brooklyn’s POV*

I turn back, hoping he’ll run after me and make me stay. Tell me that we are still together and he wasn’t thinking clearly. That doesn’t happen. He walks away and I take a seat. Now I can’t stop the tears. I’m ugly crying and can’t stop it.

“I don’t know what happened to you, but I’m assuming that boy has something to do with it. It will be okay, I promise. I know how it feels to lose him.” I look up at this girl.

“You do?”

“Yeah, I dated him once. He was really something special and he made me feel like I was the only other person in the world.”

“I know that feeling. So, what happened?” I need to know my story isn't pathetic.

“He started his band. I didn’t want any part of it so I broke up with him. You will move on and it will be okay.” So I'm pathetic here.

“But he broke up with me. It had to be easy for you to move on.”

“It wasn’t, trust me. You don’t move on from Zach Porter right away, but you do move on.” I look down and see she has a ring on. I doubt that will ever be me. They call me to board and now I have to figure out what to tell Morgan. She’s going to kill Zach as soon as she gets her hands on him.

“Brooklyn, you’re home early? Is Zach okay?” She’s just coming out of her apartment when I walk up. Time to start a war.

“Yeah, he’s fine.”

“Do you want to tell me what happened then?” She has no clue.

“No, you go first.” She looks so happy and I could really use some good news.

“Cameron just called me. There are two apartments available in California. We can move out there with the guys and be closer to them.”

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