Chloe's POV







I stared at Alex in complete shock as he pulled away from me. We arrived at his house without any trouble from Luke. I still couldn't help but to still feel his perfectly pouted lips on mine. It had been a while since I've felt those kinds of sparks flow through my body. I wrapped the sheet closely around my body, highly aware at the fact that I was completely naked. Alex ran upstairs, mumbling something about staying on the couch. I never moved. When he came back he had a pair of panties, a small girl's t-shirt and yoga pants.







"These are my mom's," he said as he handed me the panties. "You don't have to wear them. I mean uh if you want you can I—I don't care I just brought them uh just in uh—"






"I'll wear them thanks," I cut him off from his awkward stuttering. I knew he meant well with bringing me these panties. He knew I probably didn't want to go commando after what just happened. He turned away from me as I let the sheet fall from me. I dressed myself quickly and rushed behind Alex, sliding my arms around his stomach. I buried my face in his back. He froze instantly, not too sure of what to do.







"Thank you...th—thank you so fucking much Alex," I sobbed into the back of his shirt. I clenched my hands into fist with his shirt inside of them. I forcefully turned him towards me and buried my face in his chest. His arms snaked around my waist as he held me tightly, stroking my hair softly as I continued to cry into his shirt.







"Hey shh it's okay Chloe. You're safe. I've got you. You're okay. You're okay," he kept repeating but somehow
I didn't feel okay. I felt my breath hitch more and more. My heart was beating out of control. My vision began to blur again. Alex looked down at me with wide eyes. His grip on me tightened as mine began to loosen. With my last bit of strength I pulled myself up to meet his lips with mine.






Immediately I felt the sparks flutter around us. The world fell away, leaving is in a beautiful abyss. His arms pulled me closer to his body. Every inch of me was covered by him. I felt his tongue flick over my bottom lip. Eagerly I opened my mouth to taste him. The flavor of him exploded in mine. I lost control. My fingers knotted through his light brown and pink hair. I pulled him impossibly close to me. His hands trailed the hem of my shirt, slowly massaging my hip bones. I moaned softly as bucked my hips against his. Suddenly he gasped and pulled away quickly. Leaving my body so cold.







"Chloe," he whispered as his fingers kept touching my hips. "Shit Chloe I can fucking feel your bones." His tone was worried and his voice was strained. I squirmed myself out of his arms. I quickly looked away, not wanting him to see the affect of his kiss on me. Again; my heart froze over. I looked back up at him with the coldest eyes I could muster.






With a smirk I said, "Yes your point Gaskarth? I'm actually really happy you can feel them." I trailed my hands over my body. "I worked hard for this body." He looked at me incredulously.




"Are...are you serious Chloe? You're serious holy shit. Honey, you're literally just skin and bones."





I scoffed at him, "That's beautiful Alexander. Skinny is pretty." I folded my arms across my chest and shoved past him. "Thanks for saving me and junk. I'll stay in the guest room till tomorrow. Night." I walked up the stairs and slammed the door of the spare room directly next to his. I groaned as I realized I didn't have my phone. I opened the door to find Alex mid-knock. He stumbled forward as I moved aside. He hit the floor with a thud. I stood there laughing my ass off at him.







"You think that's funny Sanders?" He growled at me. I nodded my head and he shot up from the floor. Rage spread through his gentle eyes.





"What's your problem Chloe?! One minute you're kissing and holding me, telling me how thankful you are and the next you're a cold hearted bitch. What gives huh? Who was that guy?!" he shot at me. I was stunned. No; he could never find out about how Luke and I happened.




"Just some creep I met at a bar once," I shrugged. Alex looked at me doubtfully. Before he could open his mouth, a knock came from downstairs. With a confused expression he went downstairs to answer.




"Yo what up man?" a skunk haired man said as he waltzed through the door. He went straight to the kitchen and to the fridge.




"Uh Jack. Now's not a good time man," Alex said as he looked in my direction. Jack emerged from the kitchen and looked towards me.




"Oh," he gasped. "Hey there beautiful." I giggled and made my way down the stairs. I stuck my hand out towards him.




"I'm Chloe," I said.




His eyes widened slightly as he gripped my hand and pulled me forward into his arms. I stumbled a little but slid my arms around his middle as he squeezed my shoulders.




"I don't do handshakes," he chuckled against my hair. "I'm Jack by the way."




I smiled at him, "Nice to meet ya. Are you Alex's brother?" They looked so much alike I mean c'mon. How can they not be related?




He laughed as he smacked Alex's behind. "Nah we're just friends. But on the weekends is a whole other story," he said in a playful tone as he waggled his eyebrows at Alex.




Alex shoved him away as he laughed. "You little shit. This is why our fans keep shipping us!" I laughed right along with them.




"I totally shipped you guys," I said before I could stop myself. I slapped a hand over my mouth and they looked at me playfully.





"Oh is someone a fan of ours?" Jack said in his silly voice.




I shrugged, "Not really. I saw you guys once back in 2004 and you guys seemed very...friendly. So I just assumed you guys were a thing or had a thing once."




Jack looked at me with his head cocked to the side, "Did you ever listen to us after that?"




I stiffened a little. I didn't really like talking about my past. So I just said very simply, "No." I hoped they would drop it.




"How come?" Jack pressed.




I sighed internally. Because after I heard your music I gained the confidence that sent me to a downwards spiral. Instead of saving me, you almost killed me. Because of your music I am the cold girl I have come to hate. How badly I wanted to say the truth. The way Jack looked at me made me want to blurt out the truth. Something about him made me want to trust him. But I knew better. People can't be trusted.








"I don't really remember. I guess you guys were too pop and not enough punk for me," I said in a somewhat strained voice. I mentally slapped myself for that moment too long of a hesitation.





Alex furrowed his eyebrows and opened his mouth but Jack beat him to the punch.




"Well you should listen to our new stuff. It's way too punk for you though so I don't think you should," he said while gigging like a schoolgirl.




I shook my head and faked a laugh, "Well fuck. Show me what you guys got then!"




Alex shrugged as he reached inside his pocket. He slid his phone to unlock and placed it in the iHome he had in his living room. Jack led me towards the couch and sat beside me. Shortly after I heard Alex's voice blare through the speakers.

I got your picture
I'm coming with you
Dear Maria, count me in
There's a story at the bottom of this bottle
And I'm the pen

When the lights go up
I want to watch the way you take the stage by storm
The way you wrap those boys around your finger
Go on and play the leader
'Cause you know it's what you're good at;
The low road for the fast track
Make every second last

'Cause I got your picture
I'm coming with you
Dear Maria, count me in
There's a story at the bottom of this bottle
And I'm the pen
Make it count when I'm the one who's selling you out
'Cause it feels like stealing hearts
Calling your name from the crowd

Live and let live
You'll be the showgirl of the home-team
I'll be the narrator
Telling another tale of the American dream
I see your name in lights
We can make you a star
Girl, we'll take the world by storm
It isn't that hard...

'Cause I got your picture
I'm coming with you
Dear Maria, count me in
There's a story at the bottom of this bottle
And I'm the pen
Make it count when I'm the one who's selling you out
'Cause it feels like stealing hearts
Calling your name from the crowd
Whoa...

Ha ha..

Take a breath
Don't it sound so easy?
Never had a doubt
Now I'm going crazy
Watching from the floor

Take a breath
And let the rest come easy
Never settle down
'Cause the cash flow leaves me
Always wanting more

'Cause I got your picture
I'm coming with you
Dear Maria, count me in
There's a story at the bottom of this bottle
And I'm the pen
Make it count when I'm the one who's selling you out
'Cause it feels like stealing hearts
Calling your name from the crowd

'Cause I got your picture
I'm coming with you
Dear Maria, count me in
There's a story at the bottom of this bottle...

Once the song ended I was in shock. Before I could say anything a slower song came through the speakers.

He woke up from dreaming and put on his shoes

Started making his way past 2 in the morning
He hasn't been sober for days

Leaning now into the breeze
Remembering Sunday, he falls to his knees
They had breakfast together
But two eggs don't last
Like the feeling of what he needs

Now this place seems familiar to him
She pulled on his hand with a devilish grin
She led him upstairs, she led him upstairs
Left him dying to get in

Forgive me, I'm trying to find
My calling, I'm calling at night
I don't mean to be a bother,
But have you seen this girl?
She's been running through my dreams
And it's driving me crazy, it seems
I'm going to ask her to marry me

Even though she doesn't believe in love,
He's determined to call her bluff
Who could deny these butterflies?
They're filling his gut

Waking the neighbors, unfamiliar faces
He pleads though he tries
But he's only denied
Now he's dying to get inside

Forgive me, I'm trying to find
My calling, I'm calling at night
I don't mean to be a bother,
But have you seen this girl?
She's been running through my dreams
And it's driving me crazy, it seems
I'm going to ask her to marry me

The neighbors said she moved away
Funny how it rained all day
I didn't think much of it then
But it's starting to all make sense
Oh, I can see now that all of these clouds
Are following me in my desperate endeavor
To find my whoever, wherever she may be


I'm not coming back (forgive me)
I've done something so terrible
I'm terrified to speak (I'm not calling, I'm not calling)
But you'd expect that from me

I'm mixed up, I'll be blunt, now the rain is just

I jumped from the couch and pressed the pause button on the player. Tears streamed down my face. My body shook. I couldn't choke back my sobs, they escaped quietly through my teeth.






"Hey hey Chloe what's wrong?" Jack said as he got up from the couch and walked towards me. I couldn't reply. I couldn't think. I couldn't breathe.







All I could do was run. Run as far away from them as possible. I didn't stop. Even when I heard Alex right behind me. I darted in and out of bushes and trees. The outfit Alex let me borrow was beginning to tear away from my body but I didn't care. I just needed to get away. Before I could even think about where to go my feet carried me to the place I needed to be. The place I knew so well. I stopped right in front of his house after checking to make sure I lost Alex and Jack. I sighed heavily and tried to steady my breathing. I knocked on the door softly. Part of me wished I hadn't known where he lived. Part of me wished I had forgotten but of course I didn't. Like me he couldn't stand to be in the town we grew up in. A little pathetic but he was the reason I moved out here. I couldn't be too far from him, even after all he had done. I stayed close yet kept my distance. He never even knew I lived so close. But I guess it was time for him to right? I held my breath as I saw the door creak open.






































































"Chloe?" his familiar voice rung out. I couldn't handle it anymore. I fell into his arms, the world going black around me.

Notes

so this happened today in class lul.

I guess this means I'm back? Haaaa ;D

Hope you enjoyed! My Jack one will be updated tomorrow c:

Love ya guys!