~Alex's POV~


The sound of Jack's snores woke me up, but it wasn't the only thing. All through the night, I was tossing and turning, my thoughts keeping me awake. Was it bad to kiss Jack? My heart felt like it was the complete right thing to do, but my head felt like it's all too rushed. I've known the younger boy for a day, yet last night, I shared my first ever kiss with him, and my bed. For my first kiss, I can't imagine it could get much better really. There was no doubt about it that I had feelings for Jack, but did he have feelings for me? Or was he just playing along?

I stood thinking in the shower for what felt like a lifetime. When I got out, I found Jack was awake, and already getting dressed. The hairspray from the previous day had disappeared from his hair, leaving it flat down. It looked kind of cute actually.

"Hey, can I borrow a shirt?" Jack asked, trying to find the new can of hairspray he bought last night.

"Yeah, sure." I opened my wardrobe doors and thrown him the first one I saw; he would look good in anything.

"Fall Out Boy, nice." Jack commented, pulling the shirt over his head. He gave up on looking for his hairspray, and with a "Fuck it.", he just pulled a grey beanie on his messy locks.

"How did you get that, you weren't wearing it yesterday?" I asked him, puzzled.

"I always need to carry an emergency beanie on me, never know when I'm going to need it." That was a reasonable reply, I should probably start doing that actually, my hair is always a mess.

I turned on my straighteners and started on my hair. It was mostly straight anyway, but I hated it if one bit was out of place. Then I went into the bathroom to change. When I returned, Jack was sitting in the kitchen, with 2 steaming cups of coffee by his side.

"Thanks." I said, as I sipped on my daily dose of caffeine.

"No problem." Jack answered. "Look, Alex," he continued "I'm sorry if I offend you when saying this, but do you mind if we don't tell anyone about last night? It's just that in the past few schools I've been to, I've been bullied for being like this, so I just want to keep it a secret. I'm sorry." He looked down at his feet, as if he was ashamed.

But I understood where Jack was coming from. "I totally understand, I was going to say the same thing actually. I want you to stay safe, you know you probably shouldn't even hang around by me, I've caused you enough trouble, and besides, you'll get hurt..." It was true, I didn't want him to get hurt, even though I've only known him for a short amount of time, I would never want to see him upset or in pain.

"No, I'm not leaving you on your own. I don't care about myself getting hurt, it's you I want to protect, I just think we should act like friends though, instead of anything more. Besides, I used to do jujitsu, I was a black belt, so I could fight them all off." He said the last bit with a cheeky grin, and I giggled.

"Okay, I agree, but please be careful. You know Tyler will probably hate you now, right?" It was true, he hates anyone who has anything to do with me.

"Yeah, I know." Jack sighed. "But who needs that asshole when I have you?" Jack stared at me with his big, brown eyes, and smiled his goofy smile that made my heart melt.

"Will you kiss me now?" I asked him. I have really broke down my walls with Jack already, and I feel so proud of myself. That reminded me, I need to grab my lyric book before I leave for school.

"Yes." Jack replied, and I stood on my tip toes to reach his mouth. Our lips only touched for a second, it was short and sweet, but that was all I needed. After that, I ran upstairs to grab my lyric book, then shoved it into my bag, and we both left for school.

"You're coming to my house tonight." Jack then stated. "I want you to meet my mom."

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