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The clock on the wall of the music shop I worked at was ticking.
Two minutes. Just two minutes until I get to see Jack.
It's been about two weeks and a half since we had coffee together the first time. Its become a usual thing now, for me to meet him after his shift and chat with him over caramel iced coffees. I've learned so much about him.
Like how Blink-182 is his favorite band in the world, and he’s had the pleasure of meeting them, once. He even asked for a barber to cut his hair like Tom Delonge, one time when he was in high school (But that didn't turn out so well..).
He’s also told me some other fun facts about him, along with a lot of jokes that had me filling the whole café with my laughter. We also seem to have a lot in common.
He's literally perfect.
Maybe he'd be perfect for me?
Sure, we flirt and kiss from time to time, but other than that, neither of us have spoken up about having an actual relationship or anything. I don't even know if Jack wants a relationship, for that matter. Heck, I don't even know if he actually likes me!
I could only hope that he does, because I'm definitely turning in my crush card over to him.
Just 30 more seconds, and I can leave.
Just then, I felt my phone buzz in my pocket. I unlocked it, to see a text from Jack.

Jack: Hey cutie. How quick can you make it over here? Work was really stressful and I need youuu :(
I couldn't contain my smile after reading the text; I looked around to make sure no one was looking at me being an idiot, before responding.

Me: I'm leaving work as we speak. Its been a long day for me, too. See you soon! ;*
Jack: Okay, good. I have a surprise for you ;)

I smirked down at the text I had just received, as I got into my car, and began to start it up.

Me: Oh really? Switchin up the coffee flavors today? (smirk emoji)
Jack: Lol noooo. You'll just have to wait and see ;)
Alex: Ugh, fine. I'm on my way now, see you in a few.
Jack: I'll be waiting ;)))

About almost 10 minutes later, I was at the coffee shop; walking in to see Jack playing a game on his phone at one of the tables.
“Hey there, C.G.” I smirked, as I sat down in the chair in front of him.
He looked up from his phone in surprise, before putting it away, into his pocket.
“Hey! Come on, get up.” He commanded, as he stood up from his seat.
I slowly got up in confusion.
“What? Why? Where are we going?”
“That was the surprise! I'm switching it up, today. Come on, we're going somewhere else!” He cheered, pulling me out of the shop by my hand.
We ducked into his car, and he started driving out of the shopping center area.
“So..where are we going?” I turned to ask him.
“You'll see.” He kept that big, goofy grin on his face.
I rolled my eyes at that, and helped myself to turning on the radio.
Some obnoxious pop song began to play, causing Jack’s smile to turn into a grimace.
“Ew, no. Here..” He started playing a CD instead, which I soon recognized as Enema Of The State, when Blink-182’s Dumpweed started to play.
Jack began to smile again, and he turned up the music so that the song was blaring through the speakers.
We happily listened to the song, and occasionally hummed along to it.

She’s a dove, she's a fucking nightmare
Unpredictable, it was my mistake to stay here
On the go, and it's way too late to play
I need a girl that I can train

By the end of the song, I noticed he pulled up to an ice creamery drive thru.
“What kind of ice cream cone do you want?” He asked me, pulling up to the window.
My face brightened with happiness, at that.
“Ooooh! Birthday cake, please!!” I answered, excitedly.
I sorta had a huge sweet tooth. But how could you blame me, really?
“Whoa, okay!” Jack chuckled, rolling the window down.
He ordered two cones: birthday cake and chocolate swirl, then pulled up to the next window.

Soon, we were happily eating our ice cream cones on the way to our next destination; the sound of What's My Age Again? was blasting through the whole car.
Maybe five minutes later, we ended up pulling up at a park; there was a playground and a hiking trail.
He turned the music off, and turned to grin at me.
I raised my eyebrows at him.
“What?” He smirked, knowingly.
“The park? Really?”
“Yup! We could just hang here and eat ice cream and shit.” He shrugged, with the grin stuck to his face.
“Hm..sounds fun.” I smirked, getting out of the car.
He followed suit, and walked beside me to the playground.
“Look, swings!” He pointed at the two swings in front of us.
“You want to go on the swings?” I raised my brows at him once again.
“Yeah, why not?” He just grinned, and sat down on one.
I sat down on the one next to him.
“Well, this seems pretty cheesy so far.” I joked, taking another lick of my ice cream.
He just laughed, and started to eat his cone.
“So, why the change in plans, today?” I turned to ask him.
“I don't know, I just thought we could do something different. This is cool too, right?” He shrugged, looking at me with hopeful eyes.
“Yeah, the whole ice cream at the park thing is fine with me!” I chuckled.
“Good, because my only goal in life is to impress you with my skills of romance.” He joked with a smirk.
“Romance, eh? Is that what you were going for?” I joked, rolling my eyes.
“I wasn't out searching for love or affection.”
“That's Blink..”
“Indeed it is.” He nodded, before finishing the rest of his cone.
“Just how obsessed are you with them, anyway?”
“Well, I told you about my Tom Delonge bowl cut story, didn't I?”
“Yeah, you told me about that, already!” I chuckled at the memory of the story.
“Well..they also inspired me to start playing guitar..”
“You play guitar?!” I asked, with my eyes widened in shock.
“Yeah, you could say that it’s my favorite hobby.” He smiled and shrugged.
“Me too!! Well..singing is my number one favorite, but I play guitar t-“
“Whoa whoa whoa!” Jack held a hand up to cut me off.
“Did you just say..that you sing??”
I quickly turned away and blushed out of nervousness.
“I uh..a little? I-I’m not that good…”
“Sing something for me!!”
“No no..I'm uh really not that good..” I repeated myself, and fidgeted with my hands.
“Okay, how about this. If I play a song for you, you have to sing for me.”
“Okay whoa, that's totally different!” I looked back up to protest.
He just sighed, and stood up in front of me.
“Well what if you sing while I'm playing?”
“Jack…I-I really don't-“
“Please?” He jutted his lip out into a cute pout.
“Jack-“
He cut me off, by leaning down to my level on the swing, and placing his lips on mine.
I kissed him back, feeling the nervous feeling in my gut be replaced by butterflies in my stomach.
We were the only two people on earth right at that moment, and nothing else mattered.
After what seemed like a lifetime of happiness, he pulled away, and scanned my eyes with his.
“Please?” He repeated.
I sighed, and shrugged my shoulders.
“Yes!!” He cheered, and gave me a quick peck on the lips, before running behind me.
“Look, Alex, a sunset!”
I looked up, and smiled at the beautiful red and orange scenery beyond us.
I suddenly felt his hands gently pushing me from behind, so I quickly grabbed onto the chains and rolled my eyes.
“And just when I thought this couldn't get any cheesier.”
“Shut up, you love it.” He retaliated, with a chuckle.
“Well, I do love cheesy to a certain extent.”
“What else do you love?” He asked thoughtfully, while still giving me soft little pushes on the swing so I would stay on ground level.
“What else do I love?” I cocked my head to the side.
“Yeah..what do you love?”
“Uhh…peanut butter, pop punk, astronomy, and cute guys who buy me ice cream and take me to parks.” I grinned, and I could tell he was grinning too, even though he was behind me.
“Mm..you know what I love?”
“Hm?” I hummed in response.
“I love sex, Blink-182, boobs, the Ravens, and hotties who show up at my workplace and accept my pick up lines.” He chuckled, causing me to laugh.
“Well, sorry about the boobs part…afraid I can't help you there!” I joked.
“Whatever, you're good enough.” He walked back around, and grabbed the chains of my swing so that it would hold still.
He just stayed there, leaning over me, and gazing into my eyes. His were so big, and brown, and beautiful. I could get lost in them for hours.
His breath smelled of peppermint and chocolate, and I found beauty in the aroma. I just loved how he was standing so close to me, with his body heat practically radiating off of him.
I like you, Jack.
I REALLY fucking like you.
Fuck, if only I could just tell him that.
But is the time right? Does he feel the same way?
Fuck.
I was in conflict with myself over the subject, but I knew one thing for sure:
I NEEDED to kiss him.
I stood up from the swing, and smiled as I wrapped my arms around his neck.
He wrapped his around my waist, and smiled back down at me.
“Mmm..your eyes look even nicer up close.” He commented quietly, causing a small giggle to slip past my lips.
“Just shut up and kiss me, ya goof.” I responded, leaning up to press my lips to his.
The feeling of his soft lips made my insides erupt with happy, bubbly feelings.
Our lips were moving in sync with each other, till we were both smiling into the kiss, and pulling away.
“Uh, it’s getting kinda dark..you wanna head back, now?” He suggested, lacing his fingers with mine.
“Yeah, sure.”
We walked back to the car, hand in hand, as the moon was slowly beginning to become more visible in the sky.
We got into the car, and he began driving back to the café.
“So…did you have fun?” Jack started, after a few minutes of driving.
“Well…I kinda missed the coffee a little bit, but other than that, it was okay.” I teased, causing him to laugh and roll his eyes.
“Well, good. I had an okay time with you, too.” He smirked.
“No but really..I had a great time, thank you.” I looked at him with a smile.
He snuck a glance at me from the road, and returned the smile.
“You're welcome.”

Soon, we arrived back in the parking lot, and he reached over the interior of the car, to take my hand in his.
“Hey so..I don't have to work tomorrow..”
“I do.” I frowned and sighed.
“Aw, fuck. Well, after, can you come over to my place?” He asked, while playing with my fingers.
“And do what?” I smirked, knowingly.
“We could..have a couple drinks, and you know…” He leaned in to whisper in my ear,
“Whatever you wanna do.”
That turned me on, and I was even more turned on, when he began nibbling on my ear.
“Oh damn, Jack. I better get going, before I end up going home with you!” I chuckled a bit, as he pulled away and laughed.
“Okay..text me?” He ran his fingers through my hair, and stared down at my lips.
“Mhmm.” I nodded.
“Okay.” He leaned in and gave me yet another breathtaking kiss, that night.
Our lips molded together perfectly, and I honestly never wanted to leave.
But, sadly, I had to pull away.
“Night, Jack.”
“Night.”
I gave him one last smile, before getting out of his car and walking to my own.

Notes

I finally updated, wow :P

So who wants smut? ;)

I've been getting a bunch of snow days, so I get to stay home and write for you guys, yaaaay!
And I'm really really happy for Alex and Lisa, aww <3

Comment and stuff.

Thanks! :)

Title cred: Diamonds And Why Men Buy Them- Pierce The Veil