A/N: song to set the scene:

If The World Was Ending by JP Saxe, Julia Michaels

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AJ's POV

I wake up and groan seeing the time. Sarah and I fell asleep shortly after we talked a bit more about what happened during 'Never Have I Ever,' and by the looks of the clock it has only been two hours. Most of Sarah's body is laying on me and I wrap my arms a bit tighter forcing myself to stay in bed. She moves a bit and I kiss the top of her head.

I look back over at the clock and start calculating how much sleep I need to function in the morning. It's currently 2:15am, and we need to be at the soundstage no later than 7:30am. I've been asleep for two hours and I function pretty well-off little sleep, but I need something to help me get back to sleep. I look down at how peaceful Sarah looks and I don't want to wake her up, but she'll fall back asleep quickly. "Sarah, I gotta use the bathroom," I barely whisper to not fully wake her. She hums and rolls over. I slip on a sweatshirt, and quietly make my way downstairs to make myself a cup of chamomile tea.

I get to the kitchen and hear the loud snores coming from the living room. Jeez, who the fuck snores like a chainsaw. I make it over to the electric kettle and fill it up with water. I grab a mug and a tea bag, and patiently wait for the water to finish heating up. "Boo," a faint voice whispers into my ear. I jump nearly having a heart attack. I hit my elbow on the fridge handle not too far from where I am, and my heart is not only trying to leave my body but now my elbow is throbbing. I squint my eyes to try making out who could possibly be awake right now.

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry," I make out the voice and it's Sofia. "Sof, what are you doing awake?" I whisper shout. "I heard someone walking down the stairs, and I remember that sometimes you have a hard time going back to sleep if you wake up unexpectantly, so I was hoping it was you," she says quietly not to disturb anyone in the not too far away living room area. I open the freezer to grab an ice pack for my throbbing elbow, "You nearly gave me a heart attack Sof." I reply just as the tea pot signals the water is hot enough. "Since you're up, want a cup of tea?" I ask signaling to the tea pot. "Um, sure," I pour Sofia and I each a mug with the chamomile tea packet in it. "I'm going to sit out on the porch, if you plan on following me," I quietly make my way towards the sliding glass door.

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I take a seat admiring the calmness surrounding us. It's chilly out, but between my sweatshirt, pajama pants, and this hot tea I'm going to manage as best as I can to enjoy the sereneness around me. I hear the sliding glass door quietly close and am soon joined by Sofia in the chair next to me. "It's nice, isn't it?" I ask trying to make conversation. "It'd be nicer if the weather weren't so cold," Sofia jokes and I chuckle too. "I agree, but I'd take this cooler weather over the humid nights in Florida any day," I take a sip of my tea feeling it warm me up instantly.

"About earlier-" "It was nothing," I cut Sofia off. "AJ don't do that," Sofia sighs out. "Sofia it was five years ago. I'm no longer that person, and the answer I wanted at the time I don't need anymore," I look into my mug. "Why did you call me though?" Sofia inquires. I throw my head back and sigh. "I don't know. I was drunk and hurt, and I thought calling you would make me feel better," I look over at her and she gives me a sad look. "I don't want sympathy because of it. I don't even know what I expected you to say. I guess I had a small sliver of hope that you'd say to come home and that you were wrong, and we'd postpone the engagement but still figure everything out together. Since Dove answered, I figured you didn't want anything to do with me anymore and she told me to leave you alone so that's what I did. I packed up what I had, booked a flight to England, and left the next day," I look out to the moon in front of us taking another sip of my hot tea.

Sofia puts her hand on my knee and leans closer to me, "Dove never told me you called. Tonight, was the first time I learned about it. I was a mess the first few days and slept most days away because I thought you'd come back like it was all a bad dream. I can't tell you what I would've said in that very moment, but if it were me now, I'd find you and tell you everything was going to be okay. I'm not the same Sofia you remember. I mean, I listen a lot better now, don't I?" I look at Sofia and give her a small smirk and nod. "Yeah, a hell of a lot better. I think is the first time we've actually listened to what the other has to say," I take her hand and kiss the top of it. I take the last gulp of my tea and we both stand up. "We should both go back to sleep, gotta be up early for filming. And someone needs their beauty sleep," I wipe my thumb over Sofia's cheek. "I don't know if I should be offended or not," she pushes my shoulder and steps into my chest wrapping her arms around me. I kiss the top of her head reciprocating the hug. We remain in the embrace a bit soaking in the moment until we both decided it was too cold to stay out here. I place our mugs in the sink turning around to see Sofia making her way back towards the living room. "Goodnight, Sof," I whisper making my way towards the stairs. "Goodnight, AJ."