Underweight
(1/1)
*Jack’s POV*
I stared into the body long mirror and sighed, my fingers dipping into the curves of my ribs and down the hollow expanse of my tummy. I jumped slightly and reached for my bath towel when brother Joe walked in and eyed me in just my tight boxers.
"May I help you?" I asked quietly as I wrapped myself up in the towel and walked across the bathroom to sit down on the toilet.
"Jack, I haven’t noticed how skinny you’ve gotten." Joe said softly as he walked over to where I was and sat down on the edge of the bath tub.
"Is it really that noticeable?" I said, lip quivering slightly.
Joe sighed and placed his hand on my bare back and ran his fingers up and down. I took note of how I could feel his fingers go ‘thump thump thump’ on the bones.
"Yes, Jack, it is. I’m not sure how Alex hasn’t even noticed yet. Jack… Can I ask you something?" Joe said carefully.
I bit my lip and nodded as I stood up to turn on the shower.
"You’re not… You’re not starving yourself are you?"
My head whipped around so fast a few of bones in my neck popped, “What the fuck, Joe? Why would I do that?!” I screamed.
Joe backed up off the toilet in protest, “But Jack! You’re like, skin and bones! I miss you playing baseball and not getting hurt! I miss you being able to wear my clothes without them falling off, Jack, I miss you being your normal weight.”
Joe had tears in his eyes and so did I.
"Leave, please." I whispered as I took down my towel, pointing to the door.
"Why?" He protested.
"It’s fucking Thanksgiving, I want to shower! Leave me the fuck alone, Joe!" I screamed, tears obvious in my eyes as Joe nodded and walked out of the bathroom.
~
After my shower, there I stood again in front of the mirror. I had almost a fascination with starting at my body even though I absolutely hated it.
I was running my flat iron through my hair when there was a soft knock coming from the door beside me.
"Come in" I muttered as I quickly pulled over my t-shirt.
"Hey, baby." Alex said smiling as he stood behind me and pulled me into his chest.
"Hi."
"Joe told me what happened." Alex said quietly which made me sigh and set down the flat iron.
"You promise you aren’t?" Alex added.
"I promise, babe. It’s just… You know I eat! I can’t gain weight to save my life… Now I don’t wanna go to Thanksgiving dinner at my grandmas house." I said with a frown which Alex leaned forward to kiss off.
Alex sighed and bit his lip, “You can always eat at mine? I mean we’re having to drive up to Willis so it’ll be about an hour drive but i’ll keep you company. Plus, you haven’t met my family outside of my mom and dad.”
I smiled softly and nodded, “Sounds great, Lex. Just let me finish getting ready?”
"Sure, but let me pick you out a new outfit. You’re dressing like me." He snickered and ran off to my room to pull out a similar outfit to his.
~
"Lex, I can’t go in there." I whimpered as we slid out of his truck and started to walk up the tall hill to get into his Aunts house.
"They’ll love you, baby. Sure they’re a bit country and they can be a bit rude but they always love my friends when I bring them over. I always tell them to be extra rude to me and not my friends." Alex said with a shrug, "C’mon, i’ll protect you."
I nodded softly and grabbed onto his hand as we walked into the large house automatically being greeted by the smell of food and laughter.
"Alex! You’re looking gayer and gayer every year." A young man around his early thirties cheered.
"Uncle Bill! How’re you?" Alex laughed and leaned forward to hug him.
"Who is this?" Alex’s uncle asked.
"This is my boyfriend, Jack." Alex said with a smile, tightening his grip on my hand.
Alex’s uncle eyed me up and down a few times which made me very uncomfortable before he smiled and patted me roughly a few times on the shoulder and walked away.
"See he wasn’t so bad. Usually he’s the nicest so that’s good." Alex said as he leaned forward and kissed my cheek.
"Alexander, who might this be?" An older women asked in a thick country accent, walking up to the two of us.
"Oh, Aunt Sherrie, this is my boyfriend, Jack." Alex said with a nervous look on his face.
"Alex, if he’s your boyfriend, why does it look like you don’t feed him? Jesus, Alex! You know this family likes to eat!" Alex’s aunt sreiked.
"Aunt Sherrie, look." Alex started before his aunt started again, "No! Goodness, he looks like some sort of Ethiopian child! Jack, do you not eat? You are so skinny!"
My lip started to quiver as I took in a deep breath, “M-My doctor said my weight is n-normal for me.”
Aunt Sherrie huffed before crossing her arms, “Well child you’re skin and bones! I don’t see how it’s normal. Us Gaskarth’s eat!”
"Aunt Sherrie, that’s enough. You should see him when we spend the night. He always orders two pizzas. One for him and one for me. He always finishes his first. Hell, sometimes he continues to eat off mine!" Alex said as he tightened his grip on my hand.
"Okay, whatever you say." Alex’s aunt said carefully as she walked away to continue to help prepare all of the soups and cut up the turkey and ham.
I pulled my hand away from Alex’s grip and walked outside to sit on the porch swing, ignoring the fact I left my jacket inside and it’s freezing outside.
Alex must have caught on that I liked being alone for a few moments after I get upset cause not only ten minuets after the incident happened, he came walking out and sat next to me.
"Hey, dinner is gonna be ready in a few minuets." Alex said calmly, pulling me into his side.
I rested my head on his shoulder and rubbed at my wet eyes, “I’m not that hungry anymore.”
"Baby, are you gonna let them keep thinking you don’t eat? Cause if you don’t, they win. Now c’mon, if you eat i’ll reward you with something sweet later." Alex growled into my ear making me shiver.
"Promise?" I said just as lowly.
"Yeah, I promise. Now c’mon, I think it’s ready."
I smiled and stood up and walked back into the house with Alex seeing everyone already crowded around the island putting heaps of food on their plates and making ice-tea.
"Hey there Jack! What would you like?" Alex’s uncle said with a smile.
Alex nudged my bony hip with his making me blush, “Um just some stuffing, turkey, a little bit of gravy on it and a few rolls?”
Alex’s uncle smiled and put all of what he said on his plate, “And for you, Alex?”
"Same thing, Uncle." Alex smiled.
Once we all got our food, Alex insisted I sat in the middle of the table, right in front of his aunt Sherrie as we ate.
"I see you’re eating." Alex’s aunt said through a bite of her turkey.
"Yes ma’am, I am." I said quietly as I picked off a piece of a roll.
"Good?" Alex asked as he kissed my cheek softly.
"Yeah, it really is. I may actually go up for seconds if that’s okay?" I said with a small blush. The food was extremely good and since I started eating, I was determined to show them how much I was capible of eating.
"Don’t hurt yourself now, baby okay?" Alex whispered into my ear as I cut up a piece of turkey that was too big to just eat.
"I won’t, don’t worry." I said smiling.
Dinner was soon over and everyone was crowded around the couch watching the football game, leaving me and Alex in the kitchen to make some to-go boxes.
"Would you like to take home some pie, Jack?" Alex’s aunt asked me with a smile.
"That’d be lovely, Mrs. Gaskarth, thank you." I replied with a smile as I took the tin from her frail hands.
"Listen, Jack. I should apologize." She said quietly as Alex came up from behind me to wrap his arms around my waist, nuzzling his head on my shoulder.
"No need to apologize. I should be used to it. It happens all of the time." I said with a small smile.
"No, I do. It’s our family. I don’t even realize we’re doing it, you know? It’s how we were all raised. I’m surprised Alex here isn’t like it." She said with a sad smile.
"Cause I realized at such a young age that you guys are rude and I didn’t wanna be like y’all" Alex said smirking which caused his aunt to laugh.
"Anyways, so yes, I am sorry. I should learn to filter what I say."
Jack smiled, “It’s okay, I forgive you.”
Alex grinned brightly as he squeezed my sides tightly, “Well we gotta get going. Happy thanksgiving, guys!” He shouted loudly.
Everyone in the house cheered and shouted their goodbyes as we made our way outside back to Alex’s truck.
After we were all buckled up Alex had a shit eating smirk on his face.
"What?" I ask as I push on my sunglasses.
"You ate." Alex said lowly.
"And?"
"You ready for something sweater?" He smirked causing my head to fall in my hands.
"You’re such a sex machine, Alex. I swear."
I stared into the body long mirror and sighed, my fingers dipping into the curves of my ribs and down the hollow expanse of my tummy. I jumped slightly and reached for my bath towel when brother Joe walked in and eyed me in just my tight boxers.
"May I help you?" I asked quietly as I wrapped myself up in the towel and walked across the bathroom to sit down on the toilet.
"Jack, I haven’t noticed how skinny you’ve gotten." Joe said softly as he walked over to where I was and sat down on the edge of the bath tub.
"Is it really that noticeable?" I said, lip quivering slightly.
Joe sighed and placed his hand on my bare back and ran his fingers up and down. I took note of how I could feel his fingers go ‘thump thump thump’ on the bones.
"Yes, Jack, it is. I’m not sure how Alex hasn’t even noticed yet. Jack… Can I ask you something?" Joe said carefully.
I bit my lip and nodded as I stood up to turn on the shower.
"You’re not… You’re not starving yourself are you?"
My head whipped around so fast a few of bones in my neck popped, “What the fuck, Joe? Why would I do that?!” I screamed.
Joe backed up off the toilet in protest, “But Jack! You’re like, skin and bones! I miss you playing baseball and not getting hurt! I miss you being able to wear my clothes without them falling off, Jack, I miss you being your normal weight.”
Joe had tears in his eyes and so did I.
"Leave, please." I whispered as I took down my towel, pointing to the door.
"Why?" He protested.
"It’s fucking Thanksgiving, I want to shower! Leave me the fuck alone, Joe!" I screamed, tears obvious in my eyes as Joe nodded and walked out of the bathroom.
~
After my shower, there I stood again in front of the mirror. I had almost a fascination with starting at my body even though I absolutely hated it.
I was running my flat iron through my hair when there was a soft knock coming from the door beside me.
"Come in" I muttered as I quickly pulled over my t-shirt.
"Hey, baby." Alex said smiling as he stood behind me and pulled me into his chest.
"Hi."
"Joe told me what happened." Alex said quietly which made me sigh and set down the flat iron.
"You promise you aren’t?" Alex added.
"I promise, babe. It’s just… You know I eat! I can’t gain weight to save my life… Now I don’t wanna go to Thanksgiving dinner at my grandmas house." I said with a frown which Alex leaned forward to kiss off.
Alex sighed and bit his lip, “You can always eat at mine? I mean we’re having to drive up to Willis so it’ll be about an hour drive but i’ll keep you company. Plus, you haven’t met my family outside of my mom and dad.”
I smiled softly and nodded, “Sounds great, Lex. Just let me finish getting ready?”
"Sure, but let me pick you out a new outfit. You’re dressing like me." He snickered and ran off to my room to pull out a similar outfit to his.
~
"Lex, I can’t go in there." I whimpered as we slid out of his truck and started to walk up the tall hill to get into his Aunts house.
"They’ll love you, baby. Sure they’re a bit country and they can be a bit rude but they always love my friends when I bring them over. I always tell them to be extra rude to me and not my friends." Alex said with a shrug, "C’mon, i’ll protect you."
I nodded softly and grabbed onto his hand as we walked into the large house automatically being greeted by the smell of food and laughter.
"Alex! You’re looking gayer and gayer every year." A young man around his early thirties cheered.
"Uncle Bill! How’re you?" Alex laughed and leaned forward to hug him.
"Who is this?" Alex’s uncle asked.
"This is my boyfriend, Jack." Alex said with a smile, tightening his grip on my hand.
Alex’s uncle eyed me up and down a few times which made me very uncomfortable before he smiled and patted me roughly a few times on the shoulder and walked away.
"See he wasn’t so bad. Usually he’s the nicest so that’s good." Alex said as he leaned forward and kissed my cheek.
"Alexander, who might this be?" An older women asked in a thick country accent, walking up to the two of us.
"Oh, Aunt Sherrie, this is my boyfriend, Jack." Alex said with a nervous look on his face.
"Alex, if he’s your boyfriend, why does it look like you don’t feed him? Jesus, Alex! You know this family likes to eat!" Alex’s aunt sreiked.
"Aunt Sherrie, look." Alex started before his aunt started again, "No! Goodness, he looks like some sort of Ethiopian child! Jack, do you not eat? You are so skinny!"
My lip started to quiver as I took in a deep breath, “M-My doctor said my weight is n-normal for me.”
Aunt Sherrie huffed before crossing her arms, “Well child you’re skin and bones! I don’t see how it’s normal. Us Gaskarth’s eat!”
"Aunt Sherrie, that’s enough. You should see him when we spend the night. He always orders two pizzas. One for him and one for me. He always finishes his first. Hell, sometimes he continues to eat off mine!" Alex said as he tightened his grip on my hand.
"Okay, whatever you say." Alex’s aunt said carefully as she walked away to continue to help prepare all of the soups and cut up the turkey and ham.
I pulled my hand away from Alex’s grip and walked outside to sit on the porch swing, ignoring the fact I left my jacket inside and it’s freezing outside.
Alex must have caught on that I liked being alone for a few moments after I get upset cause not only ten minuets after the incident happened, he came walking out and sat next to me.
"Hey, dinner is gonna be ready in a few minuets." Alex said calmly, pulling me into his side.
I rested my head on his shoulder and rubbed at my wet eyes, “I’m not that hungry anymore.”
"Baby, are you gonna let them keep thinking you don’t eat? Cause if you don’t, they win. Now c’mon, if you eat i’ll reward you with something sweet later." Alex growled into my ear making me shiver.
"Promise?" I said just as lowly.
"Yeah, I promise. Now c’mon, I think it’s ready."
I smiled and stood up and walked back into the house with Alex seeing everyone already crowded around the island putting heaps of food on their plates and making ice-tea.
"Hey there Jack! What would you like?" Alex’s uncle said with a smile.
Alex nudged my bony hip with his making me blush, “Um just some stuffing, turkey, a little bit of gravy on it and a few rolls?”
Alex’s uncle smiled and put all of what he said on his plate, “And for you, Alex?”
"Same thing, Uncle." Alex smiled.
Once we all got our food, Alex insisted I sat in the middle of the table, right in front of his aunt Sherrie as we ate.
"I see you’re eating." Alex’s aunt said through a bite of her turkey.
"Yes ma’am, I am." I said quietly as I picked off a piece of a roll.
"Good?" Alex asked as he kissed my cheek softly.
"Yeah, it really is. I may actually go up for seconds if that’s okay?" I said with a small blush. The food was extremely good and since I started eating, I was determined to show them how much I was capible of eating.
"Don’t hurt yourself now, baby okay?" Alex whispered into my ear as I cut up a piece of turkey that was too big to just eat.
"I won’t, don’t worry." I said smiling.
Dinner was soon over and everyone was crowded around the couch watching the football game, leaving me and Alex in the kitchen to make some to-go boxes.
"Would you like to take home some pie, Jack?" Alex’s aunt asked me with a smile.
"That’d be lovely, Mrs. Gaskarth, thank you." I replied with a smile as I took the tin from her frail hands.
"Listen, Jack. I should apologize." She said quietly as Alex came up from behind me to wrap his arms around my waist, nuzzling his head on my shoulder.
"No need to apologize. I should be used to it. It happens all of the time." I said with a small smile.
"No, I do. It’s our family. I don’t even realize we’re doing it, you know? It’s how we were all raised. I’m surprised Alex here isn’t like it." She said with a sad smile.
"Cause I realized at such a young age that you guys are rude and I didn’t wanna be like y’all" Alex said smirking which caused his aunt to laugh.
"Anyways, so yes, I am sorry. I should learn to filter what I say."
Jack smiled, “It’s okay, I forgive you.”
Alex grinned brightly as he squeezed my sides tightly, “Well we gotta get going. Happy thanksgiving, guys!” He shouted loudly.
Everyone in the house cheered and shouted their goodbyes as we made our way outside back to Alex’s truck.
After we were all buckled up Alex had a shit eating smirk on his face.
"What?" I ask as I push on my sunglasses.
"You ate." Alex said lowly.
"And?"
"You ready for something sweater?" He smirked causing my head to fall in my hands.
"You’re such a sex machine, Alex. I swear."
SEQUEL PLEASEEEE
8/11/15