Secrets and Lies
Chapter Twenty Five
-Alex POV-
''Lex, wake up sleepy head, I cooked for ya!" Jack cooed as he perched on the bed with a tray of pancakes and fresh orange juice.
''You really didn't have to, seriously.'' I muffled as I rubbed my eyes.
We sat in a comfortable silence for a while whilst we ate our food. My mind was racing through last night's events, the walk on the beach, the kiss, the....intimate moment. It meant something this time, to the both of us, I know it did.
''Hey uhhh, can I ask you something?'' I continued as he put both of our plates on his desk in the corner of his room and then laid down next to me on his side.
''Mhm.'' He nodded, pulling the cover over him and scooting towards me so our faces were about 30cm apart.
''I don't know how to phrase it, but uhh....what exactly was last night?'' I quizzed. I wasn't sure if I wanted to know the answer, I mean, he did drink a little last night at Austin's, but surely that wouldn't have influenced anything, right?
I looked at Jack who seemed to have frozen with his eyebrows furrowed, obviously deep in thought. I was about to tell him to forget the question before he cleared his throat. I was expecting one of two answers, one negative and one positive, but what I didn't expect to hear was the mixed response.
''Lex, it can be whatever you want it to be. You can draw a line under it or we can figure something else out. But it's up to you completely....because I actually really like you, but we can just be friends if that's what you wanna do.''
He just admitted he had feelings towards me, I can't believe it! He was being so sweet, giving me the option do do whatever I want rather than acting all weird about it, surely I should return the favor and tell him how I felt.
''Jack, I like you too...but can I uhh, can I get back to you on that?''
''course you can, Lex....take as long as you want.'' He smiled as he kissed my forehead. ''I'm going to have a shower, wanna join me?'' He winked.
''Nah I'm great, thanks for the offer though.'' I giggled.
With that he sauntered over to his bathroom and I heard the water start to run, I flung the blanket off of me and found my clothes at the foot of my bed, I put them on and went over to the mirror hung by his door and tried to fix my hair to the best of my ability without the use of styling products.
I went downstairs and plonked myself on his couch a flipped on the TV, turning to some morning cartoons; picking out Adventure Time; it finally turned to background noise as I thought about my choices that I had....do I chase after Jack and try and make something of it, or do we just sweep our feelings under a carpet and hope they go away?
I knew the latter option wasn't really a choice, but the first one didn't seem much better. My dad can't know, not yet at least. I know he'll freak out like there's no tomorrow, so I'd better wait a while.....wait, I know my answer. I know what I'm going to tell Jack.
''Stop cheating you douche!'' Jack whined as I got my fourth strike in a row.
''Can't help it if I'm God of ten pin bowling babe!" I pouted as I walked back to my seat winning the third game of the evening.
We had decided to go out and do something a bit more interesting that watching Home Alone over and over again, and it was a close call between bowling and the arcade, but this way we would actually get to talk rather than be engrossed in video games the whole night.
After we left Bowlplex, we headed to a small pizzeria that sold the best pepperoni in all of Baltimore, we sat down towards the back of the room and dug into our food.
''So, when are you going back to LA?'' Jack asked me after finishing off his fifth slice of pizza.
''I think Austin want's me to start writing my debut album like, in a week's time, so I guess a week.'' I said leaning back and rubbing my now very full stomach.
''Oh right, I'm going back tomorrow for like 3 months.'' He said, now looking as though he'd let me down in some way.
I shrugged it off. ''S'cool, I'll just hang out with people way cooler than you!" I joked, poking my tongue out at him, and he reached his arm over the table and poked it back in.
''Why don't you come with me and start early? We can have sleepovers everyday and we can have manicures and talk about boys!" He squealed sarcastically with a wink.
It definately would be fun hanging out with him again, and I could get a head start on the album, what did I have to lose? ''D'ya reckon Austin would mind?''
''Dunno, try calling him. I'm not a mind reader you moron.'' He laughed.
I sighed and pulled out my phone, opening Austin's number and pressing the call button. ''Hey Au-''
Jack snatched my cell and held it to his own ear as I tried to grab it back off of him.
''Hey dude!" He spoke.
*pause*
''Yeah, it kinda worked.''
*longer pause*
''Can he come with tomorrow and start early?''
*pause*
''I'll keep him out of your way, I swear.''
*pause*
''See ya tomorrow!" He said with a goodbye, handing my back my phone and shoving more pizza in his mouth. I raised my eyebrows at him as if to say wellllll? ''Oh, yeah.....you're stuck with me for three months Lex, good luck.''
''It's not being stuck if I wanna be there with you, is it?'' I laughed, picking up some more food.
''Pinch, punch, FIRST OF THE MONTH!" Jack giggled running around the dining room table after remembering it was January first.
''You dick, you're gonna pay for that!" I yelled, now chasing him up the stairs to his room where he hid under the covers. I straddled him and pinned his arms back, one either side of his face, I inched forward so I was positioned over his chest and trapped one arm under each of my knees so that he was pinned below me.
''I hope you're not ticklish!" I whispered playfully as I trailed my index finger down the side of his body causing him to squirm slightly and the contact. I saw his reaction and began to attack him with my fingers, him not being able to break free and escape my grasp, laughing his head off until he was tearing. I jumped off of him, feeling pretty bad and got under the covers and laid down on my back, and he did the same.
''Hey...Jay?'' I asked, looking up at the ceiling.
''Yeah?''
''I've been thinking about what you said earlier, y'know, about us...'' I answered.
''You don't have to give me an answer now Lex, you know you have all the time in the world.'' He said, turning on his side to face me.
''I know,'' I sighed, copying his actions so I was facing him too. ''But I've been thinking about it all day, so I might as well tell you now.'' I said taking a deep breath and pausing. ''Thing is, I'm not ready to tell my dad about me yet, let alone the whole world....but if you're willing to keep it on the down low for a while until I feel confident enough to come out, then I want to be yours....I mean, that's i-if you'll h-have me?'' I stuttered.
He edged closer to me and propped himself up on his elbow so that he was looking down at me from above. ''Of course I'll have you, Lex, you don't even have to ask.'' He leaned down and pecked my lips softly and laid back down, pulling me into him, our legs tangling together under the blanket and my head rested on his chest.
''So...does this make you my boyfriend Jack?''
''I guess it does.'' He laughed, causing me to wobble a bit due to the vibrations his body was making from the laughter.
Tonight, I fell asleep with the biggest smile on my face.
''Lex, wake up sleepy head, I cooked for ya!" Jack cooed as he perched on the bed with a tray of pancakes and fresh orange juice.
''You really didn't have to, seriously.'' I muffled as I rubbed my eyes.
We sat in a comfortable silence for a while whilst we ate our food. My mind was racing through last night's events, the walk on the beach, the kiss, the....intimate moment. It meant something this time, to the both of us, I know it did.
''Hey uhhh, can I ask you something?'' I continued as he put both of our plates on his desk in the corner of his room and then laid down next to me on his side.
''Mhm.'' He nodded, pulling the cover over him and scooting towards me so our faces were about 30cm apart.
''I don't know how to phrase it, but uhh....what exactly was last night?'' I quizzed. I wasn't sure if I wanted to know the answer, I mean, he did drink a little last night at Austin's, but surely that wouldn't have influenced anything, right?
I looked at Jack who seemed to have frozen with his eyebrows furrowed, obviously deep in thought. I was about to tell him to forget the question before he cleared his throat. I was expecting one of two answers, one negative and one positive, but what I didn't expect to hear was the mixed response.
''Lex, it can be whatever you want it to be. You can draw a line under it or we can figure something else out. But it's up to you completely....because I actually really like you, but we can just be friends if that's what you wanna do.''
He just admitted he had feelings towards me, I can't believe it! He was being so sweet, giving me the option do do whatever I want rather than acting all weird about it, surely I should return the favor and tell him how I felt.
''Jack, I like you too...but can I uhh, can I get back to you on that?''
''course you can, Lex....take as long as you want.'' He smiled as he kissed my forehead. ''I'm going to have a shower, wanna join me?'' He winked.
''Nah I'm great, thanks for the offer though.'' I giggled.
With that he sauntered over to his bathroom and I heard the water start to run, I flung the blanket off of me and found my clothes at the foot of my bed, I put them on and went over to the mirror hung by his door and tried to fix my hair to the best of my ability without the use of styling products.
I went downstairs and plonked myself on his couch a flipped on the TV, turning to some morning cartoons; picking out Adventure Time; it finally turned to background noise as I thought about my choices that I had....do I chase after Jack and try and make something of it, or do we just sweep our feelings under a carpet and hope they go away?
I knew the latter option wasn't really a choice, but the first one didn't seem much better. My dad can't know, not yet at least. I know he'll freak out like there's no tomorrow, so I'd better wait a while.....wait, I know my answer. I know what I'm going to tell Jack.
''Stop cheating you douche!'' Jack whined as I got my fourth strike in a row.
''Can't help it if I'm God of ten pin bowling babe!" I pouted as I walked back to my seat winning the third game of the evening.
We had decided to go out and do something a bit more interesting that watching Home Alone over and over again, and it was a close call between bowling and the arcade, but this way we would actually get to talk rather than be engrossed in video games the whole night.
After we left Bowlplex, we headed to a small pizzeria that sold the best pepperoni in all of Baltimore, we sat down towards the back of the room and dug into our food.
''So, when are you going back to LA?'' Jack asked me after finishing off his fifth slice of pizza.
''I think Austin want's me to start writing my debut album like, in a week's time, so I guess a week.'' I said leaning back and rubbing my now very full stomach.
''Oh right, I'm going back tomorrow for like 3 months.'' He said, now looking as though he'd let me down in some way.
I shrugged it off. ''S'cool, I'll just hang out with people way cooler than you!" I joked, poking my tongue out at him, and he reached his arm over the table and poked it back in.
''Why don't you come with me and start early? We can have sleepovers everyday and we can have manicures and talk about boys!" He squealed sarcastically with a wink.
It definately would be fun hanging out with him again, and I could get a head start on the album, what did I have to lose? ''D'ya reckon Austin would mind?''
''Dunno, try calling him. I'm not a mind reader you moron.'' He laughed.
I sighed and pulled out my phone, opening Austin's number and pressing the call button. ''Hey Au-''
Jack snatched my cell and held it to his own ear as I tried to grab it back off of him.
''Hey dude!" He spoke.
*pause*
''Yeah, it kinda worked.''
*longer pause*
''Can he come with tomorrow and start early?''
*pause*
''I'll keep him out of your way, I swear.''
*pause*
''See ya tomorrow!" He said with a goodbye, handing my back my phone and shoving more pizza in his mouth. I raised my eyebrows at him as if to say wellllll? ''Oh, yeah.....you're stuck with me for three months Lex, good luck.''
''It's not being stuck if I wanna be there with you, is it?'' I laughed, picking up some more food.
''Pinch, punch, FIRST OF THE MONTH!" Jack giggled running around the dining room table after remembering it was January first.
''You dick, you're gonna pay for that!" I yelled, now chasing him up the stairs to his room where he hid under the covers. I straddled him and pinned his arms back, one either side of his face, I inched forward so I was positioned over his chest and trapped one arm under each of my knees so that he was pinned below me.
''I hope you're not ticklish!" I whispered playfully as I trailed my index finger down the side of his body causing him to squirm slightly and the contact. I saw his reaction and began to attack him with my fingers, him not being able to break free and escape my grasp, laughing his head off until he was tearing. I jumped off of him, feeling pretty bad and got under the covers and laid down on my back, and he did the same.
''Hey...Jay?'' I asked, looking up at the ceiling.
''Yeah?''
''I've been thinking about what you said earlier, y'know, about us...'' I answered.
''You don't have to give me an answer now Lex, you know you have all the time in the world.'' He said, turning on his side to face me.
''I know,'' I sighed, copying his actions so I was facing him too. ''But I've been thinking about it all day, so I might as well tell you now.'' I said taking a deep breath and pausing. ''Thing is, I'm not ready to tell my dad about me yet, let alone the whole world....but if you're willing to keep it on the down low for a while until I feel confident enough to come out, then I want to be yours....I mean, that's i-if you'll h-have me?'' I stuttered.
He edged closer to me and propped himself up on his elbow so that he was looking down at me from above. ''Of course I'll have you, Lex, you don't even have to ask.'' He leaned down and pecked my lips softly and laid back down, pulling me into him, our legs tangling together under the blanket and my head rested on his chest.
''So...does this make you my boyfriend Jack?''
''I guess it does.'' He laughed, causing me to wobble a bit due to the vibrations his body was making from the laughter.
Tonight, I fell asleep with the biggest smile on my face.
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What happens in the last chapter cuz its gone. Omg though amazing story
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