"Lex, wake up. Someone's on the phone." Jack whined from where he was curled into Alex's chest. "Alex, get your fucking phone." He continued whining with absolutely no intention of moving at all. It was a Saturday and Jack would like to spend as much of it as possible in bed.

"Don't wanna." Alex mumbled still in a sleepy trance.

"They keep calling, just get it."

"No, I'll call back later."

"What if it's important?"

"Can't be. Too early for important stuff."

"Fine." Jack sighed, just content with the fact that the phone had stopped ringing. He finally shut his eyes and nuzzled himself into Alex's chest, enjoying the warmth that the other boy's body provided.

But his peace was disturbed once again at the ringing of Alex's cell phone.

"Alex if you don't get up and get your phone." Jack barked out, not bothering to move this time.

"Fine." Alex grumbled as he reached out grabbing his phone from the bedside table. "H'llo?" He mumbled sleepily into the receiver. "...Oh...uhm, okay. I'll be there soon...Yeah, thanks." Alex hung up his phone, obviously a lot more tense than he'd been moments before but Jack wasn't thinking much of it.

"Who was it?"

"The fucking police station." The elder said, stress showing in his voice. He sat up consequently bringing Jack to sit up with him, not that it mattered because the younger boy was sitting up on his own now too.

"Did they say why they were calling?"

"No, they just asked me to be there as soon as possible on request. Request of who I don't know but...fuck...what if I'm in trouble."

"Don't even say that. You don't know why they're calling...Lex, if something happened to you I don't think I'd ever be able to forgive myself." Jack blurted out, holding more words behind his teeth.

"But what else would they want me there for?"

"I don't know! But you're not in trouble, you hear me? You. Are. Not. In. Trouble."

"Okay..." Alex sighed and got out of the bed."If there is a problem you shouldn't be here though. It would just look worse."

"Fuck...Alright." Jack said letting out his own breath. "Wait, come here." He motioned towards the empty spot next to him. So Alex sat down on the bed letting the younger boy wrap his arms around him. "I love you...I love you so fucking much and I'm sorry, cause if this is gonna be our last week dating...I definitely regret the way I've been treating you...M'so sorry, Lex."

"I deserved it...I didn't give you enough attention and I have been an asshole. But I love you too, kitten. More than anything. So don't you blame yourself cause I had just as much of a chance to stop this as you did. But you know what, even now I'd never change this. Okay?"

Jack nodded before slowly leaning forward and pressing his lips to Alex's. Their lips molding together just as perfectly as they did during their first kiss. Which was enough to make Jack want to cry then and there because no force in the world could convince him that he and Alex weren't meant to be.
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Jack paced around Alex's apartment having already packed his things up, just waiting for the right time to leave...but leaving didn't feel right at all. This had become home for him, no being in Alex's space was what felt close to home. Because though it sounds cheesy and cliche Alex was home for him. Where he felt most comfortable even if he was upset with the older boy he still didn't want to be without him.

He sighed heavily and pushed a hand through his hair finally deciding to just grab his bags and go. Where, he wasn't sure but he knew better to be here when Alex came back, that is if he was coming back at all.
-
Alex walked out of the police station scowling at the older man walking next to him, of whom still smelled strongly of alcohol.

"M'sorry, mate. I didn't mean to scare you or anything but they wouldn't let me use the phone and I...I'm sorry?"

"Oli you fucking gave me a heart attack. I-shit...I've gotta call Jack." Alex paused and let out a breath. "Go to the car."

"But I-"

"Go."

Oli nodded and sauntered off towards Alex's car. The younger man rolled his eyes at him and pulled out his phone to dial his boyfriend.

"Lex? Are you okay? What happened?"

"Everything's fine. Oli is just an idiot he got drunk and started a fight at a bar last night. They kept him at the station, they just wanted me to pick him up." Alex almost wanted to laugh at how worked up he and Jack had gotten that morning, but honestly he was still shaken from it.

"That's good I guess...you should take care of him though...should I meet you back at your place?"

"No, not right now. I'll call you later, yeah?"

"Okay. I love you."
Alex smiled at those three words and returned them without hesitation. "I love you too, kitten."
He hung up his phone and went to meet Oli at his car.

Eventually they were on the road headed back towards where Oli left his car.

"You really don't need to be driving." Alex stated, gripping his steering wheel just a little bit tighter to calm his nerves. "You still reek of alcohol, why don't you just get your car later?"

"I would but I've got places to go."

"Like what? You don't have work till Monday. Leave it and I'll drop you off at your place."

"Fine but can I go home with you? I'm sick of being all alone at my place."

"No, I sent Jack back to his house thanks to you. I'm not bringing you back to my place."

"Please? I swear I'll make it up to you guys."

"No! Oli I don't think you get what you just put us through...Jack and I were getting ready to say our goodbyes. And honestly I don't want to walk away from him even if I have to."

"I said I was sorry, okay? I really don't know what you're going through or how any of this makes you feel...and I really can't relate at all."

"Yes you can." Alex stated in a rather matter of fact tone as they stopped at a red light. "You fought to be able to stay here, to stay with me for the rest of high school when your parents wanted to go back. You know how it feels to be close to being torn from someone you love...you were scared and hurt and you didn't know what to do you just knew you had to find a way, right?"

"I really did love you." Oli said, finally turning to face Alex. "And I guess if you feel that way you really love Jack, don't you?"

"Yeah I do...we haven't even been together that long and I don't want a life without him in it. Even when he's screaming his head off at me I just want to kiss him and make it better just so I can see him smile..." The younger man trailed off and sighed. "I know it seems incredibly stupid of me to be dating him and it probably is...but I'm in too deep and I don't want to leave."

"Keep'im close, mate...I've been waiting for something like what you two have since you and I broke up...love with absolutely no bounds...but I guess I just had to learn...see what it really is before I can have it myself." Oli paused for a moment and bit his lower lip. "Do you think we used to have that?"

"You and me?"

"Yeah."

"I don't know...I was crushed when you moved...but I wanted you to. I thought we were better off without each other...right now is kind of proof of that...I don't think we really had anything like this."

"Maybe you're right...you know it's weird though cause I still miss holding you...I miss it so much it hurts sometimes. I really miss us...but I know you moved on a long time ago."

"Oli what're you saying?"

"I think I still love you...but in this weird way I don't want you back...I don't know...cause I do want you at the same time...I guess I'm just confused. I'll sort it out on my own though." He smiled weakly over at the man in the driver's seat. "You've got enough going on...I shouldn't have said anything anyway."

Alex didn't know how to respond to that so he just nodded neither in agreement nor disagreement. Just happy that they were only a block away from Oli's apartment complex.
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Jack walked into his house annoyed with how quite it was. If he were with Alex right now they'd be back in bed whispering sweet nothings and giggling at each other for no real reason. But of course he wasn't with Alex, no, he was at his stupidly empty house with nothing to do but wait for Alex to call him again. And even if he wanted to hang out he couldn't...not now anyway. Zack and Cass would ask too many questions and Rian...well now that Jack thought about it Rian really wouldn't care or think anything of him being at his house.

A few moments later and Jack was getting off of the phone with Rian, the older boy agreeing to come over.
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"So, why have we not thrown a party here yet?" Rian asked from where he sat on the living room couch.

"Cause I haven't been staying here and you know how I am about parties at my house." Jack stated with a roll of his eyes, stretching his legs out onto the coffee table.

"Yeah but your parents are out of town and they'd seriously never find out. Even if something got wrecked you'd have, like weeks to fix it."

"We'll see. Anyways someone's told me that you and Cass have an anniversary coming up. What're you getting her?"

"Not telling. You'll go straight to her and blurt it all out."

"I will not. Believe it or not but I actually do keep secrets from you guys."

"Oh really?"

"Yeah I do...a lot more now than I used to but, yeah. There are things you don't know."

"I believe you...but I'm still not telling. I want her to be surprised, not even a hint is to be told."

"Alright, it's your choice...but I know what she wanted and I'm sure that your surprise isn't it..." Jack teased waiting for Rian to cave in, but that didn't seem to be the case.

"I'll stick with my plan. Oversized teddy beats are for Valentine's Day not our anniversary."

"Fine, but you two better send me pictures of your date."

"Who said it was a date?"

"I know you, Rian Dawson and you definitely aren't just getting her roses. It'll be a date and you know I'm right."

"Fine it is a date but I'm not telling you what we're doing."

"Dinner then ferris wheel ride and a walk on the pier?"

"How did you know?"

"It's what Cass told me she wanted. You two practically share the same brain. It wasn't that hard."

"You're a dick, you know that?"
...

Jack walked into Alex's apartment a few hours later, carrying his things back in. It would probably be smart to just stay at his own place but right now he just couldn't be alone, not when he was so scared of losing Alex. So naturally he intended on spending as much time as possible with the latter.

"Jay." Alex said softly as though he was afraid of his own voice. He rushed towards the younger boy and wrapped his arms around him. "Fuck...today was a wake up call wasn't it?"

"Yeah...I'm just happy to see you. It actually felt like being apart a lot longer than a few hours today."

"I know it did...uhm, I wanna talk to you about something..." Alex mumbled, as he pulled away from Jack and lead him to sit on the couch. "Its kind of about Oli." He said once they were sitting, hands intertwined.

"What about him?"

"I guess be was still sort of drunk today...but..he uhm, he thinks-"

"He's still in love with you, isn't he?"

Alex just nodded and Jack pursed his lips. He'd thought that from the start...but now...well things were much different. Oli knew about them and no one really knew what steaks he would go through get Alex back. But then again Jack had a good feeling about Oli when he met him...so maybe he was wrong and they were all just as confused as the next person. All he knew was that Alex was his and they were in love...and that should be enough, shouldn't it?

Notes

Was the title of this chapter fitting?? I hope it was. Anyways, I don't have the heart to kill you guys with feels just yet but here you go. (I honestly did not think I would finish this chapter tonight let alone post it but I'm just full of surprises lately lol.)