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All Time Low group message - 1pm
Alex: guys lets have a movie night
Rian: yes I'm totally up for that
Zack: final moments of freedom before Lisa and Cassadee come home tomorrow?
Alex: bro's night!!!!
Rian: what can I say somehow I'm missing you guys even 2 weeks after tour
Zack: you two are ridiculous
Zack: I guess I'm not totally sick of you idiots what the hell I'm in
Alex: great my place at 6
Zack: I'll bring pizza
Rian: I'll bring beer
Rian: Jack?
Alex: yo Jack come on wakey wakey
Jack was woken up by the sound of his phone repeatedly buzzing on the coffee table next to his already cold coffee. He had gotten up in the morning feeling shaky and dizzy, and after laboring through making coffee in an attempt to wake himself up, he immediately crashed on the couch, TV playing the Simpsons. Groaning, Jack reached for his phone, and then the throw on the back of the couch to pull over his shaking form. After reading through his bandmates conversation, he replied.
Jack: idk guys not feeling so well
Alex: you're hungover get over it
Zack: come on Jack just put some sunglasses on
A minute or two passed without Jack replying as he was to busy coughing up his lungs to respond. He changed positions to lay on his side on the couch, throw pulled over like a blanket, before grabbing his phone from where it had dropped on the floor.
Zack: Jack?
Rian: as much as it pains me to say it, we can watch home alone
Alex: ri why are you encouraging him!
But if it'll make you come then fine Jack
Zack: if we're doing this it should be all of us
Jack smiled, seeing his bandmates attempts to get him to come. Home alone with his best friends did sound fun, despite feeling like shit.
Jack: fine u guys convinced me
Or really home alone convinced me
Rian: I knew it would
Alex: YES
Zack: awesome. See you guys later
As a chill wracked his body, Jack let his phone slip out of his hand again, wincing at the loud sound it made as it hit the floor. Jack knew he had to go now, everyone was expecting him. He didn't want to, but he knew he needed to get up if he was going to get to Alex's by 5. None of his friends believed he was actually sick, and Jack didn't want to disappoint them, so he needed to take a shower and take some meds so he looked more human. But a nap was more enticing, so he picked up his phone and set an alarm to go off in an hour before curling into a ball under the throw and drifting off to sleep.
He thought he would be feeling better by the time he napped and took a shower, but by the time Jack got in his car, he was feeling even worse. It was 80 degrees out, but Jack was wearing a thick hoodie to combat the chills. In all honesty, he wasn't even sure he was going to be able to drive, he was feeling so crappy. Sighing, Jack put on his sunglasses and got ready to brave the highway while praying he wouldn't crash.
"Hey!" Jack called as he pushed open the door to Alex's house.
"In the living room!" Alex called back, completely used to Jack barging in. Knowing his friends were coming over, he had left the door open.
"Watcha doin?" Jack asked, leaning against the doorframe. Alex was on the floor, going through a box Jack couldn't see, as Alex's back was facing Jack.
"Going through movies," Alex turned around and saw Jacks hoodie and sweats combo. "Whoa what are you wearing?"
"Clothes. I figure if I'm going to be here all night in going to be comfy,"
"Ok.. I guess? Well you're early. Batman?" Alex held up the dark night dvd. " I bet Rian and Zack will still be a bit"
"Aren't you so proud of me? I'm actually early for once"
"More surprised, you're always late, and especially hungover"
Jack shrugged his shoulders. "Bound to happen sometime," the truth was he knew that if he hadn't left when he did, he probably wouldn't have left at all.
Alex had already sat down on the couch, title screen to batman already up, despite not hearing Jack's confirmation of movie choice. Taking a spot next to Alex, Jack laid his head on his best friend's shoulder, letting the explosions of the movie kill him to sleep.
Looking down at his friend's sleeping form, Alex smiled to himself, pulling out his phone to go check Twitter. He was used to Jack and his limpet-like tendencies, so he wasn't concerned that Jack had fallen asleep 5 minutes into the movie. Most likely Jack was just hungover.