We were on the floor in the lounge, in amongst all of the mess and broken glass wrapped up in each other. No words had passed between us yet. Jack just kissed any part of me his lips could reach. Jaw, shoulder, neck, cheek, forehead, arm, nose. I was all cried out by this time and his breath had finally returned to normal, he must have run all the way back here. I was the first to speak.
“Well. She seemed like a nice girl.” Jack laughed very weakly in return. I smiled slightly forgetting about my cut lip, it burned.
“What’s wrong?” Jack turned to face me; his eyes were glassy and red.
“Uh, it’s nothing.” I lifted my chin slightly so he could see my lip.
“That doesn’t look like nothing” His voice was quiet and I recognised his expression from the hospital, guilt. But this wasn’t his fault. If anyone was to blame, it was me.
“I’m so sorry I believed her. I shouldn’t have left her here, look at the state of your house”
“Don’t you dare blame yourself. I fucked this one up all by myself.” He sighed, dropping his gaze to the floor.
“What do you mean? Fuck what up?”
“Everything. I wanted to make everything perfect whilst you stayed here, but now you’re not even going to feel safe.” I spoke without thinking.
“I feel safe when I’m with you”
“You shouldn’t. Whenever you’re with me, you always get hurt” I thought about what he had said. And in a way, he was kind of right. The first night we met I gained a scar. Then at the sleeping with sirens gig I was bottled, the run in with Fiona at the meet and greet and now the run in with Jack’s psychotic ex. But to be honest, it didn’t have much to do with Jack. That’s just the way my life was. I hugged him closer and kissed his neck, lingering there. I considered if I should say what I was tempted to.
“The only thing you could do to hurt me is not want to see me anymore” I was too cowardly to look him in the face. I hid my face, nuzzling his neck. I froze waiting for his reaction; I didn’t want to breathe in case I missed it. I wanted so badly to look at his expression, but I couldn’t bring myself to lift my eyes from the floor. Jack lifted my chin, making me look up. His brown eyes were soft and his face was only inches from mine. He moved his hand from under my chin and rested it on my neck, saying nothing. He leaned in, gently brushing his lips against mine. Jack gently bit my bottom lip, forgetting I’d hurt it. I moaned in pain and Jack immediately pulled away.
“Sorry I for-“ I cut him off, bringing my lips back to his. I tried to reposition myself, tilting my head but nothing seemed to work. It just hurt too much. I pulled away.
“Dammit!” I huffed, irritated. Jack just grinned at me.
“You’re pretty cute when you’re annoyed” i poked my tongue out at him, smiling. He looked around the room, sighing.
“I guess I’d better start clearing this shit up” It was a hell of a mess. It would take forever to clear with just two of us. I held my phone out to him.
“Why don’t we call in back up?” He took it from me, smiling.
“I like you’re thinking.” He pecked me on the lips and gently stood up, leaving me sat alone as he walked out of the lounge. He hadn’t explained what had happened between him and Holly, but I was going to find out. I had a feeling she’d be back.

All of the guys came over, except Rian who was out with his girlfriend. Once the lounge was back to normal, we sat and watched the game. Well, the boys did. Me and Alice had some serious talking to do.
“I’m proud of you for sticking up for yourself; I just wish I had been there to see it.” Alice sighed.
“I know, doesn’t happen too often. I just remembered what you said”
“Yeah. I give really great advice don’t i?” She smirked at me.
“I need to stop giving you compliments, they’re going to your head” I chuckled. She punched my arm.
“So, spill! What’s the deal with Jack and Blondie?”
“All I know is she broke up with him and turned up at the house expecting him to run back into her arms. When she didn’t get what she wanted, she decided to redecorate the lounge.”
“…and?” She waited.
“That’s it. That’s all I know”
“That’s really all you’ve found out? C’mon I thought I taught you better than that girl!”
“Well Holly wasn’t exactly up for a coffee and a heart to heart” I felt like I had to whisper her name.
“What about lover boy?”
“We haven’t really had the chance to talk about it yet”
“Okay, fine. But you will ask him, won’t you?”
“Definitely, as soon as I get the chance…..Maybe.”
“Rose!”
“I don’t want to talk about her. What if he does still have feelings for her or something? I don’t want to uncover that. I just want to forget it ever happened”
“And do you think she’s going to forget all about it? What are you going to do the next time she turns up? Because she will. And you know she will.” I sighed, holding my head in my hands. I was in foreign territory. I’d never had to deal with a situation like this. Alice had gone unusually quiet. I looked up. She looked at me devilishly, a smile spread across her face that screamed trouble.
“What?”
“Do you think Jack would still have Blondie’s number?” Oh no.
“I have no idea, why?” I asked cautiously, not really sure if I wanted to know the answer.
“I reckon it’s about time you had that heart to heart”

Notes

Ooooooo, what's Alice gunna do??
Thanks for the comments! Keep 'em coming! (: