Secrets and Lies
Chapter Twenty Seven
-Jack POV-
My alarm started to go off and I groaned as I muted it. I shook Alex's shoulder lightly to wake him.
''Ugh...why have you set an alarm on our day off?'' He grumbled in his sexy morning voice.
''Because our date starts soon,'' I replied getting out of bed. ''Now c'mon, get the fuck up!"
He leaned over to check the time on my cell that was laid on the bedside table. ''4 AM?! What the hell, man?!" He shouted, throwing the blanket back over his head.
I know he hates mornings, but Jesus Christ.
I jogged back to the foot of the bed and ripped the sheets away, leaving him in the fetal position in nothing but his red boxers. Yum.
''It'll be worth it, I promise," I said as I walked to the en-suite. ''Oh, and wear something comfy and warm.''
I had so much planned for the day, hence the early start. I wanted to be all romantic and treat him like a Prince, but at the same time I wanted to be spontaneous, so I was going to mix it up a little.
I stepped into the shower and started lathering up my hair whilst singing A Day To Remember's version of 'Since U Been Gone' - I have always thought it was a trillion times better than the original, I mean who the hell can even sing that high? Oh, I know, my two best friends, Kellin and Vic - I didn't want to spend too much time in the shower so I used the length of the song as an indicator of when to get out.
I hopped out and wrapped a towel around my waist and walked into the bedroom to find Alex dressed and ready to go.
''Is this comfy enough?" He asked, gesturing to his attire. He was wearing a grey sweater with a black leather jacket over the top, his black skinny jeans, black dunks, a black and white checked scarf to pull it all together and his black beanie was placed on his head.
My jaw fell open. ''You look.....wow.''
He blushed and gave me a peck on the cheek before going to brush his teeth and leaving me to get changed.
''We're nearly there, Lex. Promise.'' I said as we started driving up a hill.
''I didn't even know 5 am existed." He moaned, obviously not impressed with the early start to the day.
I let out a low chuckle as we pulled up in the middle of nowhere, a small bench placed on top of the hill. I ran around to his side of the car and opened the door to let him out and then I told him to wait for me on the bench. I got the basket out of the trunk and placed it on the ground in front of us as we sat side by side.
''Why are we here so early and what's with the basket Little Red Riding Hood?'' He yawned.
I looked down at the red hoodie I was wearing and smiled to myself. ''I brought a picnic so we could watch the sunrise together''
''As adorable as that is, I'd still rather sleep.'' He said jokingly with a wink.
''Hmph. Last time I try and be all romantic,'' I laughed. ''Besides, there's more to come from the Jack Barakat book of surprises!"
We cuddled up on the bench and ate the breakfast I had prepared the night before. It took three more hours for the sun to finally reveal itself, but luckily I had packed a blanket just in case we got cold, which we did seeing as it was the end of January and the air was awfully chilly.
Watching a new day dawn wasn't as romantic as I had expected, but it was the thought that counts...right? On the other hand, it was really beautiful, the yellows collided with the oranges blended against the pink sky filled with fluffy white clouds. It was like a whole new world.
After that I drove us to an ice rink in Colorado, I know it's a long drive just to go skating but I knew the owners from a long time ago and I managed to get them to close it down for a few hours so that it was just Alex and I. He spent the first hour helping me with my lousy sense of balance, telling me that I would probably find a way of nearly killing myself like I did on vacation.
Finishing our late lunch I drove us to our next destination. I wasn't sure how he would react to this part of the day, but if needs be we could always change it.
"A FUCKING THEME PARK?!" He shouted as we saw the ferris wheel from across the parking lot.
''Uhh, yeah,'' I mumbled getting out of the car. ''I mean, we can go somewhere else if-"
''No no no no! It's fine Jay! I love theme parks! Thank you!" He said kissing my cheek as we walked towards the array of rides.
''Ugh, I need moooooooore!" Alex whined, tossing his empty bag of cotton candy in the nearest garbage can.
''If you eat anymore you're gonna turn in to cotton candy!" I chuckled.
''Nah, I'm sweet enough already!" He said poking his tongue out at me which I automatically pushed back in to his mouth with my finger.
''Ready for the next part of the date, babe?'' I asked him now we'd rode over ride and won a few teddies and even some fish which we gave to a little girl because her mom wouldn't let her play.
''How many parts are there?'' He smiled.
''Couple more.''
''You're too good for me, you know that?'' He said hugging me.
''You deserve it Lex, you mean a lot to me.'' I whispered into his ear and hugging him even tighter.
He broke the embrace, grabbed my hand and kissed my knuckles whilst looking into my eyes. ''You mean a lot to me too.''
We sat back in my car and I got a newspaper from the back seat and opened it to the ''Live Music' page. ''Okay, so the next part of the date could go great, or amazingly bad and you'll hate me forever...the idea is, we closer our eyes and pick a random band to go and see tonight.''
''ooooh, lemme pick!" Alex exclaimed, making grabby hands at the newspaper. I gave it to him and he turned to tonight's section, he closed his eyes and trailed a finger down the page and stopped. ''Okay the band iiiiiis,'' He said opening his eyes slowly. ''Brash and Reckless!"
''Never heard of 'em, what kind of music do they play?'' I asked.
''It says here...Brash and Reckless are a Pop Punk band from the UK, the three piece are known for the lead singer's vocal ability and ever-changing hair color. Here in California for one night only!"
"Well, them playing a decent genre is good I suppose....but a female singing pop punk, and from England? Wow....that's different.'' I said.
''No going back on it now, c'mon, let's go."
We were driving back from the show and they were actually really good! Great crowd interaction, great covers and original songs, the drummer Will was insane, the guitarist Taylar is amazing and he's gonna be the new fucking Hendrix or something, and then the bassist and singer Abi is just incredible, just...wow. I admit I was wrong about them, I am definitely a fan.
We got back to the hotel and now it was the final part of the date. ''Oi, help me move these cushions,'' I called Alex from the couch area. ''We're making a fort.''
His eyes lit up like an addict in a crack house, he came over to me and helped me to build the foundations of our master piece. We grabbed the blankets from the beds and draped them over the top, creating the perfect hideout. Alex cuddled up to me when we were laying down inside and I traced small circles on the back of his hand that was rested on top of my chest.
''Babe?'' I asked.
''Yeah?''
''I uhhh, I know we're keeping us a secret and all, but um...ahh never mind.''
''No tell me Jay, wassup?'' He said, now propping himself up on his elbow to look down at me.
''Thing is, I've always told Kellin and Vic like everything about me, and I hate keeping this from them.'' I admitted.
''Wow. I know where you're coming from, but I really don't think that's a good idea.'' He sighed.
''Why not?'' I questioned him.
''I just get a feeling that Vic doesn't like me...'' He trailed off as if something was really bothering him.
''Bull. Even if that's the case, he'll come round to the idea once he sees us together,'' I smiled. ''Besides, we've been invited to their party next week as they're leaving for tour and I wanna be able to go there with my boyfriend and I don't want to have to hide us. Not from my best friends, please babe? It'll only be me, you, Kellin, Vic, Tony and Mike, and I know they won't tell a soul, please please pleeeeease?''
''....I dunno...'' He whispered.
''Don't make me do the Barakat puppy dog eyes....you know I'll use them.'' I giggled before kissing his lips softly.
He took a moment to think about it before letting out a heavy sigh. ''Okay, only for you though.''
My alarm started to go off and I groaned as I muted it. I shook Alex's shoulder lightly to wake him.
''Ugh...why have you set an alarm on our day off?'' He grumbled in his sexy morning voice.
''Because our date starts soon,'' I replied getting out of bed. ''Now c'mon, get the fuck up!"
He leaned over to check the time on my cell that was laid on the bedside table. ''4 AM?! What the hell, man?!" He shouted, throwing the blanket back over his head.
I know he hates mornings, but Jesus Christ.
I jogged back to the foot of the bed and ripped the sheets away, leaving him in the fetal position in nothing but his red boxers. Yum.
''It'll be worth it, I promise," I said as I walked to the en-suite. ''Oh, and wear something comfy and warm.''
I had so much planned for the day, hence the early start. I wanted to be all romantic and treat him like a Prince, but at the same time I wanted to be spontaneous, so I was going to mix it up a little.
I stepped into the shower and started lathering up my hair whilst singing A Day To Remember's version of 'Since U Been Gone' - I have always thought it was a trillion times better than the original, I mean who the hell can even sing that high? Oh, I know, my two best friends, Kellin and Vic - I didn't want to spend too much time in the shower so I used the length of the song as an indicator of when to get out.
I hopped out and wrapped a towel around my waist and walked into the bedroom to find Alex dressed and ready to go.
''Is this comfy enough?" He asked, gesturing to his attire. He was wearing a grey sweater with a black leather jacket over the top, his black skinny jeans, black dunks, a black and white checked scarf to pull it all together and his black beanie was placed on his head.
My jaw fell open. ''You look.....wow.''
He blushed and gave me a peck on the cheek before going to brush his teeth and leaving me to get changed.
''We're nearly there, Lex. Promise.'' I said as we started driving up a hill.
''I didn't even know 5 am existed." He moaned, obviously not impressed with the early start to the day.
I let out a low chuckle as we pulled up in the middle of nowhere, a small bench placed on top of the hill. I ran around to his side of the car and opened the door to let him out and then I told him to wait for me on the bench. I got the basket out of the trunk and placed it on the ground in front of us as we sat side by side.
''Why are we here so early and what's with the basket Little Red Riding Hood?'' He yawned.
I looked down at the red hoodie I was wearing and smiled to myself. ''I brought a picnic so we could watch the sunrise together''
''As adorable as that is, I'd still rather sleep.'' He said jokingly with a wink.
''Hmph. Last time I try and be all romantic,'' I laughed. ''Besides, there's more to come from the Jack Barakat book of surprises!"
We cuddled up on the bench and ate the breakfast I had prepared the night before. It took three more hours for the sun to finally reveal itself, but luckily I had packed a blanket just in case we got cold, which we did seeing as it was the end of January and the air was awfully chilly.
Watching a new day dawn wasn't as romantic as I had expected, but it was the thought that counts...right? On the other hand, it was really beautiful, the yellows collided with the oranges blended against the pink sky filled with fluffy white clouds. It was like a whole new world.
After that I drove us to an ice rink in Colorado, I know it's a long drive just to go skating but I knew the owners from a long time ago and I managed to get them to close it down for a few hours so that it was just Alex and I. He spent the first hour helping me with my lousy sense of balance, telling me that I would probably find a way of nearly killing myself like I did on vacation.
Finishing our late lunch I drove us to our next destination. I wasn't sure how he would react to this part of the day, but if needs be we could always change it.
"A FUCKING THEME PARK?!" He shouted as we saw the ferris wheel from across the parking lot.
''Uhh, yeah,'' I mumbled getting out of the car. ''I mean, we can go somewhere else if-"
''No no no no! It's fine Jay! I love theme parks! Thank you!" He said kissing my cheek as we walked towards the array of rides.
''Ugh, I need moooooooore!" Alex whined, tossing his empty bag of cotton candy in the nearest garbage can.
''If you eat anymore you're gonna turn in to cotton candy!" I chuckled.
''Nah, I'm sweet enough already!" He said poking his tongue out at me which I automatically pushed back in to his mouth with my finger.
''Ready for the next part of the date, babe?'' I asked him now we'd rode over ride and won a few teddies and even some fish which we gave to a little girl because her mom wouldn't let her play.
''How many parts are there?'' He smiled.
''Couple more.''
''You're too good for me, you know that?'' He said hugging me.
''You deserve it Lex, you mean a lot to me.'' I whispered into his ear and hugging him even tighter.
He broke the embrace, grabbed my hand and kissed my knuckles whilst looking into my eyes. ''You mean a lot to me too.''
We sat back in my car and I got a newspaper from the back seat and opened it to the ''Live Music' page. ''Okay, so the next part of the date could go great, or amazingly bad and you'll hate me forever...the idea is, we closer our eyes and pick a random band to go and see tonight.''
''ooooh, lemme pick!" Alex exclaimed, making grabby hands at the newspaper. I gave it to him and he turned to tonight's section, he closed his eyes and trailed a finger down the page and stopped. ''Okay the band iiiiiis,'' He said opening his eyes slowly. ''Brash and Reckless!"
''Never heard of 'em, what kind of music do they play?'' I asked.
''It says here...Brash and Reckless are a Pop Punk band from the UK, the three piece are known for the lead singer's vocal ability and ever-changing hair color. Here in California for one night only!"
"Well, them playing a decent genre is good I suppose....but a female singing pop punk, and from England? Wow....that's different.'' I said.
''No going back on it now, c'mon, let's go."
We were driving back from the show and they were actually really good! Great crowd interaction, great covers and original songs, the drummer Will was insane, the guitarist Taylar is amazing and he's gonna be the new fucking Hendrix or something, and then the bassist and singer Abi is just incredible, just...wow. I admit I was wrong about them, I am definitely a fan.
We got back to the hotel and now it was the final part of the date. ''Oi, help me move these cushions,'' I called Alex from the couch area. ''We're making a fort.''
His eyes lit up like an addict in a crack house, he came over to me and helped me to build the foundations of our master piece. We grabbed the blankets from the beds and draped them over the top, creating the perfect hideout. Alex cuddled up to me when we were laying down inside and I traced small circles on the back of his hand that was rested on top of my chest.
''Babe?'' I asked.
''Yeah?''
''I uhhh, I know we're keeping us a secret and all, but um...ahh never mind.''
''No tell me Jay, wassup?'' He said, now propping himself up on his elbow to look down at me.
''Thing is, I've always told Kellin and Vic like everything about me, and I hate keeping this from them.'' I admitted.
''Wow. I know where you're coming from, but I really don't think that's a good idea.'' He sighed.
''Why not?'' I questioned him.
''I just get a feeling that Vic doesn't like me...'' He trailed off as if something was really bothering him.
''Bull. Even if that's the case, he'll come round to the idea once he sees us together,'' I smiled. ''Besides, we've been invited to their party next week as they're leaving for tour and I wanna be able to go there with my boyfriend and I don't want to have to hide us. Not from my best friends, please babe? It'll only be me, you, Kellin, Vic, Tony and Mike, and I know they won't tell a soul, please please pleeeeease?''
''....I dunno...'' He whispered.
''Don't make me do the Barakat puppy dog eyes....you know I'll use them.'' I giggled before kissing his lips softly.
He took a moment to think about it before letting out a heavy sigh. ''Okay, only for you though.''
Notes
I major suck at writing fluff, hence why this story is a drama....
Speaking of drama, do you think anything will go down at the p.a.r.t.a.y.?
Brash and Reckless are a legit band too, it's my band!(As of 2014 we're 'Feels Like Home) Woo! I'm the vocalist and bassist!(Now vocalist and keys, we got a guy caleed Nathan in to play bass) And my friends Taylar and Will make background noise. SO SHOUT OUT TO THEM.
Thank you for reading :)
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What happens in the last chapter cuz its gone. Omg though amazing story
5/29/16