Sick Little Games

Alex's POV:

I woke up with the sunlight pouring through Jack's curtains, our legs tangled together as we cuddled up. My life, right now, is perfect. I'm no longer in high school, I'm getting better thanks to Jeff and Jack and I have the most perfect boyfriend that I could ever wish for. It's safe to say that I love Jack with all my heart and I don't ever want to be with anyone else. He makes me happy, he makes me who I am; a better, happier person and I owe my entire life to him. Without a shadow of a doubt, if Jack wasn't here with me, I'd be dead. It was getting towards that point and I'm thankful that he was there to catch me when I fell. He not only caught me, but he stood me back up and taught me how to walk once again. He's my saviour and nothing I will ever do will show how grateful I am for that.

I looked at the sleeping boy next to me. He looked so peaceful, so carefree. Jack is a carefree person anyway but he just looks so...free. Looking at him made me realise how much I really do love him and I'm disappointed in myself for not telling him as much as I should. Last night was about us, our first date was about me, now I need to do something for him. He deserves this. I knew exactly what I was going to do.

I untangled myself from the grip Jack had on me and threw back my half of the covers and stood up. A shooting pain raced through my lower torso, the source: my ass. Fucking hell, this hurts like hell. I walked, more like waddled, out of the room and to the bathroom, went through my morning routine, threw on my favourite pair of skinny jeans, a random New Found Glory shirt and went downstairs.

Joyce was sat at the kitchen table, a mug of steaming coffee in hand whilst a newspaper lay open on the table before her.
"Morning, Joyce."
"Morning, Alex, honey. Are you okay? You look in pain, dear."
A blush rose to my cheeks- I never have been able to hide any physical pain I may be in. I looked sheepishly at Joyce, hoping that she'd catch on to what I was trying to say and drop the subject. She gasped, her hand flew to her mouth as she started squealing.
"You didn't?!"
I nodded, not trust my voice to not crack or stutter.
"Awww, I thought I heard something when I came home last night, but knowing you two, I just let it slip. I can't believe my baby has finally lost his virginity."
Sometimes, I find it hard to believe that Joyce was a 41 year old woman: she acts like a little school girl when it comes to things like this. I guess that's where Jack got it from.
"You were safe though, weren't you? I don't want either of you to fall ill."
Her face was serious as her eyes burned holes into mine.
"Yes, don't worry. Jack may be a little stupid at times but he's sensible."
"Well, at least I've done my job right in raising him. Listen, I've been called into work early today so I'm going to have to love you both and leave you. You'll be okay though, right?"
"Yeah, we'll be fine. I'm kind of thinking about taking Jack out today so we won't really be here much anyway."
"That's lovely, Alex. Right, I'll be off then. Tell Jack I love him?"
"Of course, bye, Joyce."
Joyce stood from the table, put her mug in the sink and left, closing the door softly, knowing that Jack was still asleep. The first step in my plan of action for today was in motion: breakfast.

In twenty minutes, I'd made several pancakes, poured two glasses of orange juice out, laid it all out nicely on a tray, placed a rose from the garden at the bottom and was on my way up to Jack.

I pushed the door open with my foot, making sure to not drop the tray in my hands. I was still extremely painful to walk but I pushed through the pain, knowing that today wasn't about me- it was about Jack and only Jack.
I set the tray down on the bedside table and perched myself on the edge of the bed.
"Jay? JAy, come on, wake up."
Jack stirred slightly in his sleep as I gently shook his shoulders. I placed a kiss on his lips, knowing that he loves to be woken up like that. Jack smiled into the kiss and pulled my closer into him. I pulled away reluctantly, leaving Jack with a pout on his face.
"As much as I'd like to carry on with that and kiss that pretty little pout of your face, I've made pancakes."
Jack's eyes lit up at the mention of food and he bolted upright.
"I love you, Lex, but I love pancakes more."
"Oh, thanks, babe. I'll just go out on our date on my own then today."
A huffed and folded my arms forcefully across my chest, resembling an angry five year old.
"Shut up, you. You know I'd love to go with you."
I smiled at the boy in front of me, his messy bed-hair sticking up in all directions. I pulled the tray onto the bed in between us and started to dig into the pancakes, Jack doing the same.

We'd cleared the food in a matter of minutes and were soon back to cuddling in bed.
"Come on, Jay, get ready. I've got stuff planned."
Jack pouted but got up from the bed anyway. I chuckled at the fact that he was still naked, small hickeys visible on his neck and collar bone. I don't even remember giving him them.
"Stop laughing, Gaskarth. They'r your handiwork plus, don't even think about saying you didn't enjoy last night because your moans said otherwise."
Jack was stood in the middle of the room, completely nude, his hands on his hips in some sassy pose with a smirk on his face.
"True, but thanks to you, my ass hurts like a bitch this morning."
I stood up from the bed, wincing slightly as another wave of pain surged through me. Jack was walking out of the room now, his hips swinging slightly.
"Oh and Jay? Your mum knows, by the way!"
Jack spun around, embarrassment evident on his face.
"I'm sorry, I didn't say anything, she just guessed from the way I winced every time I took a step."
Jack shrugged his shoulders and disappeared into the bathroom.
I'm not going to lie, I envy the relationship that Jack has with his mum. There's no secrets, no taboo subjects, everything's in the open. I know I'll never have with my mum but, to be honest, I don't know if I want that with my mum. Sure, we've always gotten along but since Jack came along, she changed. I've always known that she doesn't like him, but shouldn't she be happy knowing that I'm happiest with Jack? Evidently not. In no way do I blame Jack for this though. It's not his fault that my mum took a disliking to him. And in a way, I'm glad because it was inevitable that my mum and I were going to come to blows sooner rather than later.

"You ready, babe?" Jack called out as he walked back into the bedroom, pulling out clean clothes from the drawers and putting them on.
I nodded and walked over to him. I wrapped my arms around his skinny frame, hugging him tight into me. Jack responded immediately and hugged me back, squeezing me with as much force.
"What's this for, Lex?"
"No reason, I just wanted to hug my boyfriend."
A soft 'aww' escaped Jack's lips as we stood a little while longer in our embrace.
"I love you, Jack. I love you so fucking much."
I was tearing up slightly. I had no reason why, I guess I'm just happy that I'm finally getting somewhere in my life.
"Lex? What's wrong? Why did you sound like you're crying?"
Jack pulled away and held me at arms length by my shoulders, looking directly into my watering eyes.
"Nothing's wrong. I promise. I'm just happy that you're mine."
Jack's face softened at that, a smile tugging at the edge of his lips that I love so much.
"I love you too, Alexander William, I love you too."
I pulled Jack into my arms again and nuzzled my head in the crook of his neck, taking in his comforting scent.
"Come on, Jay, we've got places to be at."
I laced my fingers with his own and dragged him out the bedroom and out the house, on our way to our first destination: the beach.

Notes

Hey,
Two day, two bloody days I haven't updated for. I'm so so sorry, really, I am. But, hey, a cute little filler that kind of builds up to more cute stuff.

Firstly, thank you to you all for reading, it means a lot to me.
Secondly, this fic has been nominated in the fanfic award for Best Teen Jalex (holy shit)
It'd mean the absolute world if you would vote for it HERE
It means everything just to be nominated but still, thank you thank you thank you.

Em x