(A/N : Maddie's casual outfit for this chapter ^^^^ )

• 2 Days Later , 7 p.m. ; The Florida House •

~ Maddie's POV ~

I set down my headphones , leaning back in chair ; once again finishing another video .

I'd been grinding videos left and right to get my mind off Lachlan .

He's in New Zealand right now on a skiing trip with a bunch of his friends while I'm struck with Jerome , Mitch and now Ryan and his two dogs Kato and Cooper .

Since we came back from Mine Con , the house has been filled with the sounds of Mitch rage quitting , Kato and Copper barking , and gun shots from video games being played downstairs .

It seems like everyone is having fun while I'm locked up in my room , surrounding myself with work .

Lachlan and I haven't talked much since our goodbye in the London breakfast cafe .

I'm assuming its because he's just hanging out with friends and enjoying himself . I trust that Lachlan would never do anything to largely effect our relationship as he has promised multiple times before .

Pushing the topic aside , I got up from my setup and walked downstairs in search of food .

The house was dark and somewhat quiet besides the faint sound of the three guys talking in the kitchen .

" Dinner is in the microwave " Mitch announced as I entered the kitchen .

" Thanks " I mumbled , heading towards the microwave .

The boys were seated in a triangle shape at the island , all with beers in hand . Kato and Copper were sleeping peacefully in the corner near the backyard doors .

I took the hot meal of grilled chicken , mashed potatoes and broccoli .

I had a seat at the far end of the island keeping my distance from the guys conversation , taking out my phone .

" Maddie , just a reminder ; we are going to have Alex from the Nexus coming to live with us " Mitch said , striking up a unwanted conversation .

" That's nice Mitch " I replied mindlessly , scrolling through new notifications .

" He's staying in Lachlan's unofficial room " he continued .

" Okay ".

" Maddie , could you at least make eye contact with me ? " Mitch asked , sounding annoyed .

Why is he bothering me ? I came in , obviously not wanting to talk to anyone but here he is , being a bitch about it .

I simply rolled my eyes , picked up my plate and phone ; brushing pass them and out of the kitchen without a word .

" Thanks for the dinner ! " I yelled before slamming my bedroom door .

• Few Hours Later ; 9 p.m. •

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Maddie - 9:40

hai bae :3

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Ally Stally - 9:45

its really late maddie , like 2 am in morning

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Maddie - 9:45

shit , sorry i 4got bout timezones :/

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Ally Stally - 9:46

its fine , im up 4 a talking mood

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Maddie - 9:46

gr8 . so , how u been ? u and vikk ?

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Ally Stally - 9:47

real good , jj moved out of the sidemen house so i got his bedroom . the master :)

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Maddie - 9:47

sick boyz

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Ally Stally - 9:48

hey , ever thought of visiting the sidemen house ? u can sleep in my new bedroom . we can record 2gether , and prank call and order shit loads of pizza . how does that sound ?!

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Maddie - 9:48

yasssss , we should 4 sure do that sometime . im not doing anything for a while so it would be sooo cool

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Ally Stally - 9:49

yeah , but let me check in the boys 2 c if they okay w/ it and ill get back 2 u

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Maddie - 9:50

yea yea . ill talk 2 u later , u need ur beauty sleep

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Ally Stally - 9:50

yeah , tru . ill text u back later

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Ally Stally - 9:50

hopefully w/ good news ;)

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Maddie - 9:51

kk , nite nite bae :3

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Ally Stally - 9:51

nite :P

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I shut off my phone and just lied there .

What is Lachlan doing right now ?

I turned on my phone again , checking the last messages we sent each other .

Last time we talked was 1 day ago and all we said was a hi and a hello ; not continuing on with any conversation .

If my math is correct , its around 2 p.m. for them in New Zealand , considering they have a 18 hour time difference from Florida . You learn this stuff when you are dating an Australian .

I went onto Twitter and clicked Lachlan's . His last tweet was 2 hours ago captioned ' Do You Wanna Build A Snowman ?' with a link to his Instagram .

I clicked on the link which lead me to his Instagram .

It's was a cute photo of him smiling while building a snowman ; his hair messed up in a perfect angle .

Aw , he looks so cute . That's my boyfriend . And he's perfect , an angel in disguise .

I miss him so much . I can't wait to see him again .

I cracked a small smile to myself , double tapping the photo and commenting a in love emoji before getting up from the bed .

I clicked on iMessage .

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Maddie - 10:03

hey :D

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I waited patiently , as the 3 dots appeared on the screen . I hate those dots . They should be the leading cause of stress and anxiety in North America honestly .

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Little Lachy - 10:04

hey babe !

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Maddie - 10:05

r u having fun in new zealand ?

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Little Lachy - 10:05

yeah , but not as fun as i have w/ u <333 i miss you

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Maddie - 10:06

aw , i miss u 2 . things r not as exciting w/out u here :/

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Little Lachy - 10:07

dont worry , i plan to visit soon . so , what r u doing right now ?

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Maddie - 10:07

nothing much , id been grinding out videos 2 get rid of boredom . wbu ?

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Little Lachy - 10:08

we just came back from the slopes and are waiting 4 food 2 arrive . the boys are currently making fun of me cuz im texting u

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Little Lachy - 10:08

they are making kissy faces at me . i h8 them so much rite now ;P

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Maddie - 10:09

haha , i cant wait 2 meet them when i come to visit ur parents ;)

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Little Lachy - 10:09

so u want 2 meet my parents ?

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Maddie - 10:10

kinda , im nervous tho

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Little Lachy - 10:10

dont be , they will love u as much as i do

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Maddie - 10:11

ill start looking at prices then

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Little Lachy - 10:11

yayyy , i cant wait

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Maddie - 10:12

ill leave u here lachy . u went 2 new zealand 2 hang out w/ ur friends and have a good time , not 2 text me . go enjoy ur time :/

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Little Lachy - 10:12

dont be like that mads . they r busy in their own conversation , they dont care . they know im in a long distance and they respect that

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Maddie - 10:13

lachy , go . enjoy ur meal

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I got off iMessage and was about to go onto YouTube when he replied with another message . I couldn't help but click on it .

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Little Lachy - 10:13

madddiieeeee

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Maddie - 10:13

lacccchlaaannnn

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Little Lachy - 10:14

they dont mind

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Maddie - 10:14

bye lachlan <33333

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Little Lachy - 10:15

bye maddie :'(

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Maddie - 10:15

love u

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Little Lachy - 10:16

luv u 2

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