Thanks To You

Alex POV:

Jack looked at me, then at the ground, then at my clock on the wall, then towards the window and started the cycle over again. It drove me insane when he didn't look me in the eyes.

“Jack, what’s going on with you? One minute your all lovey then next it’s like your scared to even be in the same room as me. What did I do? What’s going on? I can help Jack, please talk to me.” He sighed then finally decided to just stare at the ground.

“I don’t know if you can Alex. I’m sorry. I'm just so scared, you’re right. I honestly don’t know what’s going on with me I…. no that’s a lie…” He sighed again and ran a hand through his hair.

“There is a reason I moved here Lex…”

“Okay?”

“I was horribly bullied at my old school. There was a boy I was in love with. He was popular, on the football team and everything, and I would always watch him play. It was a secret crush but then one day, he came up to me and asked me out. I didn't even know he was gay. We dated for about 2 months and I was sure I was in love with him. Then… everything went bad…” He paused and took a shaky breath, almost like he was going to jump into freezing water. I knelt in front of him and waited for him to continue.

“We did basically... Everything…. One morning I had a bad feeling, like I had forgotten something or I was getting sick, I honestly don’t know how to explain it, just a bad feeling in my gut. I went to school and realized everyone was staring at me. People were whispering, glaring, and looking discussed towards me as I walked past them towards my locker. I didn't understand until I was grabbed and thrown back against my locker. It was the football team, the boy I loved was there too. He told me he never loved me, he didn't even like me, and that he was just messing with me. They called me a string of horrible names; freak, fag, emo…. They did this as they beat the crap out of me. This continued for 3 months… my mom finally decided she had enough and we moved. I-I’m just scared Lex… I-I don’t want that to h-happen again…. I-I don’t want to get close to someone j-just to have the same thing happen…” He put his face in his hands and all I could do was kneel there, staring at him, completely in shock….

“Jay….”

Jack POV:

I was crying. I had told Alex everything…. Well maybe not everything but just the stuff he absolutely had to know. I didn't want him to hate me or think I was just leading him on, because I wasn't! I was just too scared.

“Jay…” I heard his nickname for me and looked up. He put his hand on the side of my face, gently wiping the tears away. He then pulled me into a hug and kissed the side of my head, but pulled back to look me in the eyes before he spoke.

“I will never do that to you Jay. I promise. I care way too much about you to do that. What he did was horrible and cruel and he doesn't deserve someone as great as you. I promise Jack, I will keep you happy and safe to the best of my ability.” His eyes never left mine the whole time he spoke, holding my chin to make me keep eye contact with him as well.

“Alex…” I whispered and before I knew it his lips were on mine. I opened my mouth before he could even ask. Our tongues fought for dominance. A small groan escaped my lips when he won. I almost wanted to pull him back to me when he ended the kiss but decided against it. He hugged me again and I couldn't help the small smile that crept onto my lips.

“Hey Jack?”

“Yeah?”

“Let’s go on a date tonight.”

I was shocked, I pulled back and looked at him. His cheeks were a bit red and he looked nervous, now he was the one not looking me in the eyes. I couldn't help but think about how cute it was that he was feeling embarrassed. I gently put my finger under his chin and made him look at me like he has done so many times before and smiled at him.

“Is there a dress code for this date?” He looked shocked at me, then a giant grin spread across his face.

“Just dress how you normally do! So... I’m guessing that’s a yes?”

“Of course it is stupid.” We smiled at each other, he kissed my forehead and hugged me again. I'm going on a date with Alex Gaskarth! I didn't think I would ever stop smiling.

Notes

Here you guys go! A bit drama and cute Jalex at the end! Poor Jack... but at least now we know what happened to him. What will happen on their date? I will hopefully update again sometime next week. Please keep commenting and tell me how I'm doing. Your guy's comments really help me to continue writing! Hope you like it so far! Thanks for all the views and subscribers!:)