Sit Back, Gotta Catch My Breath

I took a deep breath as I tried to stretch, finding that I was suspended against something warm. My eyes shot open and I looked around hastily. I quickly calmed down when I realized that it was just Jack's arm's wrapped around me. And he was staring at me with a smirk on his face. I bit my lip and blushed. "What are you smirking at?"
His smirk disappeared and he raised his eyebrows. "I don't know what you're talking about," he said innocently.
I sighed and tried to sit up, but failed when Jack just tightened his grip on me. He chuckled as I landed back down on his chest.
I moaned. "Jaaack, I have to pee…" I tried again, but failed. It didn't seem like Jack had any plans on letting me go.
"What's the password?" he asked playfully.
I leaned up and pecked him on the lips.
He raised an eyebrow at me. "Bribery, huh? Well, it's going to take a little bit more than that."
I leaned up again and planted a longer, more passionate kiss on his lips.
He chuckled behind the kiss and pulled away.
But before he could say anything, there was the sound of a key wriggling around in a lock. Jack urgently pushed me away from him, almost making fall on the ground. I probably would have if he hadn't of caught me by the arm and started dragging me to the basement stairs. "G-Go downstairs and wait for me," he instructed, "And don't make a sound."
I nodded. I didn't even need to ask what was going on. I knew exactly what was happening.
Jack's dad was home.
I ran downstairs and curled up on Jack's bed. Not even thirty seconds later, I could hear his dad yelling at him. I couldn't understand him, though. His speech was too slurred.
I didn't feel very safe on Jack's bed all alone, so I slid off the bed and onto the floor and inched myself under his bed. I sighed to myself and held my arms to my chest. I bit my lips and closed my eyes tight as Jack's dad yelled at him. What did Jack even do? What could he have possibly done to deserve being yelled at like this.
About five minutes later, I heard footsteps coming downstairs and clenched up.
"Alex?" I heard Jack say. His voice was shaky as if he had been crying.
I peeked out at Jack and saw that his face was all red and his eyes watery. When I saw he was alone, I scooted out from under the bed and ran over to Jack and hugged him. The second my arms wrapped around him, he burst into tears.
I pushed him away just enough to plant a chaste kiss on his lips as his cries turned into sobs, and, eventually, into sniffles. I wiped away the tears that stained his cheek and smiled faintly at him. "It'll be okay," I told him soothingly, "I promise." I gave him another quick kiss and led him over to the bed and we sat there in silence, other than a quick sniffle here and there form Jack.
After a few minutes, Jack finally spoke up. "A-Alex…"
I looked up at him, but didn't say a word.
He bit his lips and grabbed my hand. "C-Can we go somewhere? I don't want to be here right now."
I nodded and we both pulled on our shoes and sneaked upstairs and out the front door, almost getting caught by his dad who was falling asleep on the couch in the living room.
Jack ever-so-carefully closed the door behind him and we both sprinted to his car. Jack was starting up the engine, his dad bursted out the front door and started running towards the car yelling at us.
"Shit!" Jack exclaimed as we backed out of the driveway. He quickly shifted it into drive and we sped down the road, just wanting to get away from the God-awful place.
We sat in silence for a few moments before I spoke up. "So… where are we going exactly?"
Jack shrugged. "I don't know. The park?"
I laced my fingers together in my lap. "How about somewhere a bit warmer? … Bowling?" I suggested.
He glanced over at me and smiled before turning his gaze back to the road. "Bowling." he agreed.

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"Why didn't you tell me you were so bad at bowling?" I laughed as I took another bite of my pizza as we watched other people bowl.
"Shut up," Jack said with a pout, "I haven't been bowling in a while. I'm just a little rusty."
I snorted. "A little rusty?"
He sighed. "Okay, okay. Fine. I suck. Sue me."
I kissed him on the cheek and giggled. "You wanna go to my place after this?"
He nodded as he finished off his piece of pizza.
We both stood up and walked out to his car and drove to my place.
My mum agreed to let Jack spend the night that night since we wear the same size.. well, everything.
But what she didn't know was that Jack didn't want to go home because he was afraid of what his dad would do.

Notes

Sorry I haven't posted in a while and I'm sorry this is crap. My depression has been really bad lately and I haven't been feeling up to anything lately.
Please forgive me. :(

-Ryan