Wha-what? Gaskarth?! Alex has a dad?! WHAT?! I must be tired. I did not just hear Peter GASKARTH. My mom comes in, confusion on her face. I look at her and then Alex.

"There's no way that's his father! Alex told me he left!" I nearly shout. My mom rests a hand on my shoulder and I take a deep breath, feeling lightheaded.

"Jack, calm down." My mom says.

"I need sleep. Someone is messing with me." I say. It can't be his dad... it can't.

"No, Jack. It's pretty obvious now." My mom confirms. I close my eyes and lean back in my chair, sighing. Peter walks in and I watch him.

My mom looks at me and I realize I'm glaring at him. I shake my head and look around, trying not to make him uncomfortable.

"H-has his condition changed m-much?" Mr- I mean- Peter says.

"If you mean has he woken up yet, then no, it hasn't." I say, realizing the anger in my voice.

"Jack... We should go home." My mom says. I sigh and walk out of the room.

Alex's POV

i wince as I feel a sharp pain in my arm. I open my eyes slowly and see, even though it's blurry, something sticking into my arm. I'm guessing an IV.

I look around the room to find a nurse and see one standing by my bed. I blink a few more times and the man turns around.

"H-has a boy and h-his m-mother c-come i-in y-yet." I stutter, still feeling really weak. He nods, not speaking. Gee. I wake up from a suicide attempt and he doesn't a knowledge it? Rude. He turns around and my jaw drops.

M-my d-dad? He gives me a small smile and I shake my head.

"No. No. No. Y-you l-left m-me!" I stutter, suddenly afraid and angry.

I reach for the IV in my arm and I'm about to rip it out when he gives me a quick shot. I immediately calm down and look at him.

"Get away f-from me."

"Alex. I'm a nurse. I'm not here to hurt you." He says. I shake my head and look away.

"Really? Because you weren't thinking about not hurting me when you left me alone!" I shout.

"You had mom."

"Exactly my point." I say. I get quiet and look at my stitched up arms and sigh. "She died a few days ago." His jaw drops and he looks at me sadly before covering it up with a pissed off face.

"How?" He asks.

"Like you care." I mutter.

"I... I do." He says.

"Then why'd you leave?!" I shout, tears forming.

"Because when Tom died, I was overwhelmed. I didn't know what to do." He said. I just look at him.

"All this time I thought it was because I was a mistake and you didn't want me." I say, softly. I shut my eyes and lean my head against the wall.

"I don't want to hurt you, Alex." He says. I open my eyes and look at him. "I want to help you." I just shake my head.

"Yeah and if let you in, you'll leave me. It happens every time. I let Tom in and he died. I was sure I loved mom and she died saying she hated me. I even let you in! You left! I had no one!" I explain. He nods.

"I'm sorry about that, but I promise this time is different." He says. "I'll take you home in a few weeks and we can start over."

"I hope you mean in LA because after this, i'm leaving." I say. He nods.

"Wherever." He says. I nod.

**next day**

I open my eyes in the morning and see Jack. He smiles at me and takes my hand. I sit up and kiss him, resting a hand on his cheek.

"I missed you, Lexxy." Jack says. I just nod and kiss him again. He pulls away and smiles. "You really missed me too!"

"Yeah. I did." I say with a smile. I spot my dad through the glass window in the door and look at Jack. Jack turns around to look out the window. Not like he knows. "How have you been, Jacky?"

"I was next to your bed all day yesterday, scared to death of what was going to happen to you." Jack says. I sigh and look at my arms. "By the way. There's a nurse here who looks just like you and has the same last name as you. Isn't that weird?"

Damn it. I hate when he does this. He makes me feel guilty, but for the record, I didn't know my dad was still in Baltimore.

"I didn't know he was still here." I say, quietly. He just looks at me. "I swear. When I woke up yesterday I saw him and almost ripped the IV out of my arm. Trust me. I was pissed, but he wants to help me and I can't really say for sure if he'll leave me or not."

He look unsure. He's comparing me to fragile things. He thinks I'm fragile. Yes, I wanted to kill myself, but I can look after myself. I'm not that fragile.

"Jacky... Trust me here." I say, as my dad walks in.

"Hello, Alex." My dad greets.

"Aren't you my evening nurse?" I ask. He nods. "You're full time now?"

"My son is in the hospital." He says. That's all he has to say to shut me up. I nod and look at Jack.

"ALEXANDER!" I look past Jack to see Rian and Zack walking in. "Dude! You scared us shitless!" Rian says. I shrug and sigh.

"Sorry."

"You're fine now and that's all that matters." Zack says. I look at my dad and smile.

"Guys, this is my dad. Dad this is Rian and Zack my best friends and Jack my boyfriend." I say. I swear I thought he was going to burst, but he smiles. Hm...

Jack's POV

Rian and Zack come home with me for a sleepover and we hang out in the living room. We drank maybe 6 liters of soda all together so you could say my mind is pretty... All over the place.

Rian is passed out on the recliner chair, Zack is lying on the floor and I'm lying on the couch, one leg on the top of the couch, one leg hanging off the couch, my arms over my chest and my head on the arm of the couch.

I close my eyes and fall asleep.

I walk down the hallway to Alex's hospital room and hear shouting. Alex's parents maybe? I walk to the room and see Alex's dad beating the poor, helpless boy lying in front of him.

I scream, but nothing comes out. I try again and nothing comes out. I open the door, but no one looks at me.

"STOP!" I scream. Nothing. I run around the other side of the bed, meanwhile hearing a mixture of choked sobs, screaming and shouting coming from Alex.

I try to pull the man off of Alex, but my arms go right through him as if I were a ghost. Still no one sees me. I continue to scream and shout.

I try to take the scalpel from his father, but it doesn't work. The last thing I see I'd rather not say.

Let's just say i ended up bawling and screaming...

"Jack!" Rian shouts. I sit up quickly and look around. My throat is burning and my eyes are stinging. "Dude, are you okay?"

"Y-yeah... W-why?" I ask.

"You were screaming things like stop, or Alex's name or just flat out screaming." Zack says. I sigh.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Rian asks.

"I'm just worried about him."

"He's with his dad." Zack says. I nod.

"I know, but his dad left him. I'm scared his dad will hurt him." I say. He nods and Zack shrugs.

"Alex is a strong kid. He can protect himself if he needs to." Rian says. I sigh and my mom runs in. I sit up, look at her and see she looks concerned.

"Jack, are you okay?" She asks. I nod. "Sounded like you were being murdered."

"Someone was being murdered..." I mutter. They look confused. I shake my head and sigh. I want to see Alex now, it's about midnight and my mom would never let me go alone.

"Who?" Zack asks.

"Alex." I sigh. They look at each other and see the fear in my eyes.

"Are you really afraid that his father is going to hurt him?" Rian asks. I nod and sigh lying down again.

"Jack calm down. I'm sure Alex is fine." My mom says.

"I know, but my mind is telling me he won't be." I say. She rests a hand on my shoulder. "Why am I so worried?"

"You really do love him." Rian points out. I nod and look at him.

"Of course I do." I say. "I just want him to be okay."

"He's alive and well. Mr. Gaskarth would never kill his son on purpose." My mom says. I look at her.

"Are you sure about that?" I ask. She gives me a look that says, "don't start with me" and I sigh. "Sorry."

"Let's get some sleep. I'll take you to see Alex tomorrow." She says. I nod and close my eyes as everyone falls asleep again.

Notes

I like this chapter. Poor Jack is going insane:( I'm posting a new story on Mibba (I have yet to post it, but it should be up sometime tonight) called Lonely Girl. It's a Tonight Alive Fanfiction. So... Yeah. My Mibba name is WATICandATL. Keep an eye out for it. I'd love for you guys to check it out when it's posted:)
-Jenna
title credit: Tonight Alive; Breaking and Entering