I woke up on Saturday feeling really good. Today was the day Alex was coming over again. None of my friends knew and neither did his. None of my friends knew because if they did they would think I’m flirting with him but I’m not. I just want to be his friend, he has so many secrets and I want to be the one he tells. Even if I have to break down his walls. The reason he didn't tell his friends is because it would be social suicide for him if they found out we were hanging out. Yeah, I’m not gonna lie, that kinda hurts.

Pushing the thoughts aside, I hop out of bed and walk down the steps into the kitchen. Dad told me last night that he was going to be at the hospital till Sunday so it didn't surprise me when no one said ‘good morning’ except for Sugar’s barking.

I turned the coffee pot on and looked out of the kitchen window. It was a stormy day outside by the looks of it. The grass was wet with rain, raindrops laid still on the windows. The clouds were dark and moving fast so it probably will storm outside. I wonder if Alex can still come?

With the thought still in my mind, I grabbed my phone off the counter and clicked Alex’s contact.

To Alex: Looks like it may storm, can you still come over?

I put my phone back down and poured myself some coffee and added some creamer. I sat down at the bar counter and stared at my phone waiting for a reply. The minutes seemed to tick by slowly as I stared at the screen. What if he doesn’t want to hang out today anymore? I sighed and walked over to the sink and put my mug in it. The beeping of my phone startled me and I ran over to it seeing it was from the guy I’ve been waiting for.

From Alex: Sorry I just woke up. And yeah I can still come over. Football was canceled so I can stay past 4. y’know if you want me 2

To Alex: No biggie. Yeah of course you can stay past four.

From Alex: I’ll come over around 1?

To Alex: Sounds great :)

I smiled to myself and straightened out the living room quickly. I glanced at the clock that was hanging in the living room and it read 11 o’clock. I walked up the steps and into my room picking out an outfit to wear. After about 30 minutes of debating I finally picked out a Mayday Parade shirt, black skinny jeans, and a black pair of converse. Surprised?

I slipped into my clothes and styled my hair for a long time probably. I glanced at the clock and it read 1 o’clock. Agh! Alex must be here! I quickly made my bed and threw out my leftover dinner from last night and ran down the stairs. I peaked out the door window and seen Alex standing there in the rain. I gasped and opened the door.

“Oh my god! I didn’t hear you knocking!” I apologized quickly.
“Hey, it’s cool. Uh, I guess.” He laughed shaking his head trying to dry off his hair but instead just making the living room wet. He was wearing a red flannel, grey skinny jeans, some weird looking scarf, and some Nike sneakers. He looked absoutly beautiful, like always.
“Come on, I’ll get you a towel.” I said mentioning for him to follow me up the steps. We walked up the steps and into the bathroom. I got a towel off the rack and handed it to him, our hands touching. I blushed and I guess Alex noticed and started laughing.
“How does a hand touch make you blush?” He asked with a slight laugh while bending over to dry his hair. I didn't answer and just blushed some more. He just laughed and stood back up straight.
“Y-you probably n-n-need clothes, don’t you?” I laughed since he was dripping wet.
“If you don’t mind.” He laughed. I nodded and walked to my bedroom grabbing a pair of sweatpants and a Green Day shirt since I knew they were his favorite. I walked into the bathroom and he was sitting on the toilet seat waiting.

“They may be b-big.” I said handing him the clothes.
“Okay, thanks.” He said. I smiled and walked out of the bathroom and into my bedroom and then something hit me. Alex is naked in my bathroom.

A few minutes after, Alex came walking into my bedroom. My sweatpants were a little long on him which made him look adorable. He was wearing my Green Day shirt and his hair was slightly drier than before.

“I-I-I’m really s-sorry for not answering the door right away.” I apologized while he crawled onto the bed with his backpack.
“Hey, don’t sweat it.” Alex reassured me. I smiled at him and clapped my hands once. “Alright, should we started studying?”
“Ugh, I guess.” Alex moaned. He pulled out his notes from his backpack and laid them on my bed.
“Alright lets start!” I said and started teaching him about Algebra. I started of with some simple problems and started getting into the harder questions.

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“See you want to distribute these, then combine those five, and then combine those three, and then bring the rest down and solve. Make sense?” I asked pointing to each number and variable. We have been studying for three hours and still hasn't got it yet.
“And your answer would be, 41?” He asked full of hope.
“Close, uh, i-its 72.” I said rubbing my forehead. Alex just shoved the notebook off his lap and sighed.
“I don’t get it!” He screamed angrily.
“Uh, c-calm down. How about w-we take a break?” I asked. He made eye contact with me and then nodded.
“Okay, we obviously can’t do anything outside because it’s raining and it would social suicide for you to be seen with me so we could always-”
“Jack, I never meant that I didn't want to be seen-” Now it was my turn to cut him off.
“Hey, it’s fine. I’m lame and you’re on top of the pyramid. It’s okay.” I said and he sighed leaning against my headboard.
“How about we watch a movie, the storm is only gonna get worse.” I asked him. He froze for a moment and then looked at me.
“Wait- like thunder, and uh l-lighting?” He asked stuttering. I looked at him confused and he shut his eyes. More walls are about to be broken down…
“Hey, you alright?” I asked. I wanted to put my hand on his shoulder or something. Some form of contact to let him know that I’m there for him but I don’t want him thinking that I still like him. Even though I do, he doesn't need to know that.
“Yeah, I’m fine. I just really don't like storms.” He said not opening his eyes.
“It’ll be fine. Just pretend it’s not there alright?” I said calmly. He opened his eyes and nodded looking at me. “Let’s watch a movie.”
“What do you want to watch?” I asked him. He thought for a moment and then his eyes lightened up, “do you have Peter Pan?”
“Yeah, I’ll put it in.” I laughed walking over to my T.V. and putting Peter Pan in. When I turned around Alex was underneath all of the blankets and I put my hands on my hips.

“Mind sharing any of those blankets?” I laughed plopping next to him. He just pulled all of the blankets closer to him.
“All mine.” He laughed and I was about to say something until he shushed me because the movie started.

I've never seen this Alex before but I really like it.

After Peter Pan it was my turn to pick and I picked out Home Alone because it is the best movie ever!

“It’s not even December yet Jack,” Alex joked while I sat back down on the bed.
“I don’t care, it is the best movie ever.” I said with a smile.

About halfway into the movie the storm started getting worse and it started pouring rain and thundering. I felt Alex tense up whenever the thunder rumbled and I turned to look at him.
“You okay?” I asked. He looked at me quickly but then looked back at the screen.
“Uh, yeah.” He mumbled. I let it go for a while but then it started lighting.

“Ah Shit!” He screamed hiding under all the blankets. I found it kinda of funny he was scared of storms, but it also was adorable.
“You still okay?” I joked. I felt him kick me from underneath the blankets making me yelp in pain. I pulled the covers off of him and he tried getting them back.
“Nope, not until you tell me why you are so scared of storms.” I stated. It was kind of mean of me but I wanted to know.
“That’s none of your business.” Alex whimpered since it thundered really loud. I groaned in frustration and said, “okay if you won’t tell me why you’re scared can you at least tell me what you always do during a storm to get your mind off of it?”
“I can’t really do it here.” He laughed nervously.
“Um, whyyy?” I said dragging out the ‘y’ in confusion.
“Well, my sister, Lacey, she would always cuddle me to get my mind off of it,” he laughed. “God that sounds so gay.” Alex said.
“I never knew you had a soft side.” I joked making him hit my arm. But what happened next I wasn't suspecting. It thundered extremely loudly and Alex let out a whimper and moved into my side. He flung his arms around my waist and hid his head in my chest.
“Umm…” I said awkwardly. Alex’s eyes widened and pulled away quickly.
“Oh my god, I-I’m so sorry it’s just-” I cut him off by saying, “it’s okay, come here.” I held out my arms. He looked at me cautiously before wrapping his arms around my waist and resting his face on my chest.

And that’s how we stayed all night.

Notes

Hey guys sorry for not posting yesterday, I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I won't be able to post till Sunday because I'm going to see Black Veil Brides and Falling In reverse tomorrow but I'll post Sunday!

Do you think Alex is letting some of his walls down for Jack? Hmmm....

Happy Reading!! :)