It's been almost a week since my dad came home. I haven't seen much of him, though. I've been at Alex's almost every day after school, and whenever I was home, I went straight to my room and didn't come out until the next morning.
Speaking of Alex, our relationship is going great, just in case you were wondering. But, we're still keeping it on the down-low. For now, at least. We finally caved and told Rian, and he told his girlfriend, Cassadee. But no one else knows. And they're not going to know for a while.

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Alex and I walked down the hallway to Music class. Today was the day that we had to turn in our lyrics, and I wasn't anywhere near ready. I was never able to write good lyrics. Alex, on the other hand, seemed kind of confident in his lyrics. It was sharing them with other people that he was nervous about. I read over his lyrics and I thought they were really good. And I told him that over and over, but it didn't seem to change how he felt about sharing them.
We walked into the classroom and sat down in our usual spots in the front of the classroom next to each other. I gave him a reassuring smile as the bell rang for class to start. He looked as if his nerves were eating him alive from the inside out. I quickly pulled out my phone and sent him a quick text.

To: Alex Gaskarth.
Calm down, Lex. It's not like the whole class is going to see them. Just the teacher.

I watched as Alex looked at his phone. He read the the text and looked over at me and nodded. Then he quickly typed something on his phone and put it back in his pocket.
And then my phone vibrated. I pulled it back out of my pocket and looked at the message.

From: Alex Gaskarth
You're right. I just can't help being nervous. I need a hug. :(

I quickly replied.

To: Alex Gaskarth
Not right now. Not in school. You know that.

From: Alex Gaskarth
I know. I'm just saying. :(

To: Alex Gaskarth
I know. I'll hug you later. Whenever we're alone. :)

From: Alex Gaskarth
Okay, Jacky. :)

It was towards the end of the class when the teacher asked us to turn in our lyrics. When he did, I stood up and grabbed Alex's paper along with mine and walked them up to the front of the room and set them down on the teacher's desk before returning to my seat. I smiled at Alex as I sat back down, patting his knee for a quick second. He let out a sigh, and I could tell he was already starting to feel better about his lyrics.

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"There is no way you beat me again!" Alex shouted at me, throwing his controller down on the coffee table, "It's no fair!" He crossed his arms and fell into the back couch cushions with a pout.
I chuckled and set my controller down and snuggled up to Alex. "Don't be mad at me, Lex. It's not my fault that I'm better than you." I nuzzled his neck and planted a light kiss there, feeling his skin warming up quickly at the touch of my lips.
He scooted away a little bit, only for me to scoot even closer to him than before. "Don't be mad at me, please…" I stuck out my lip in a pout, and Alex gave in, giving me a quick kiss on the lips.
"It's still not fair," he said.

Notes

Sorry. Had to ed this chapter quick. Next one should be better than this one.