Barakat, Jack Barakat

Amy awoke the next morning still in Jack’s arms. She never wanted to move. She smiled and snuggled in closer to him.
“Morning” Jack mumbled, voice slightly husky. God, he sounded to attractive right now.
“Hey” Amy smiled up at him.
“About last night Jack, thank you. It’s not very often I have panic attacks, but when I do have them, I feel alone. I feel like nobody can help me get out of them, but you, you helped me get through it. Thank you” Jack placed two fingers under her chin, lifting her face up gently, looking into her eyes.
“Amy, there’s no need to thank me. I’m sure you would’ve done the same for me” he smiled.
Amy started untangling herself from Jack’s arms, standing up outside of the bunk.
“Where are you going?” Jack asked, embarrassingly quick. Amy laughed.
“To pee Jack, if you must know” she said, still chuckling while walking away. Jack took this opportunity to get up from the bunk himself and walk into the lounge area. Alex was sitting there, the only one awake. Great. This couldn’t get anymore awkward he thought. He was going to be the bigger person though and speak to him. Walking over to where Alex was sitting, he sat himself down next to him.
“So last night was… interesting. Alex, I don’t want you to say anything, but I just want to forget about what happened with you and Amy last night. I understand you were drunk. Just promise me it won’t happen again” he said sternly.
“I can promise you that it will never happen again” Alex said, pulling Jack into a hug.
“But what happened between you and Amy last night?” he said, smirking raising an eyebrow.
“Nothing, Alex. Amy got upset about the picture. So we shared a bunk”
“Are you telling me that you, Jack Barakat, shared a bed with a woman without things getting funky?” Alex laughed
“Yes. She tried to apologise about what happened between you two, that’s when she thought about what the fans would think about her. She had a panic attack” Alex’s face dropped. From personal experience, he knew how bad they could be.
“Jesus, is she okay?” he asked, worried.
“Yeah, she’s okay now. That’s why I shared a bunk with her. She just wanted someone there for her”
“Listen though, we need to explain to the fans what the picture is all about, and I have a plan”
“I’m listening…” Alex looked at Jack, confused.
Jack explained his plan to Alex and he agreed completely. All they had to do now was explain it to Amy.
@AlexAllTimeLow: “All will be revealed soon... #Spoilers” Alex tweeted, attaching an image of himself and Amy kissing.
Amy walked into the lounge area to Jack and Alex laughing with each other.
“Have I missed something?” Amy asked.
“Not really, we just need to run something by you, Amy” Alex said. Amy looked confused. What would they need to run by her?
“Take a seat, Amy” Jack said, patting the spot next to him. Amy cautiously sat next to him.
“So, as we know, a certain picture of you and I got out last night” Alex started. Amy felt sick. She had forgot about the picture completely.
“Don’t worry though, genius here has come up with a plan of how we’re going to explain it” Alex said, pointing at Jack.
“We just need to you agree to it” Jack said, looking at her.
“Oh God, I’ll do anything. What is it?” Amy said. The thought of having a way to explain this image to the fans so that they didn’t hate her made her ecstatic.
“We need you to kiss Alex again” Jack said.
“Wait, what? I thought you said this would explain everything, yet you want me to do it again?”
“Just listen, we need you to be in our next music video. We’ll have you kiss Alex again, in the same spot as last night, and we’ll incorporate it into our next video somehow” Jack explained.
“Shit, you are a genius Jack” Amy said, attacking him with a hug.
“I keep telling the guys this, but they just laugh at me” Jack laughed.
“That’s because you’re a fucking moron, Jack. But I love you” Alex laughed.
There they were. Back at the place Amy couldn’t get out of her head. Where her and Alex had kissed the previous night. This time, they were there with Jack, Zack and Rian. Zack had offered to film it on his camera. Amy was nervous though. She had to kiss Alex in front of Jack. She had to do this though.
She gulped as Zack shouted action and Alex walked towards her, smirking. She could see Jack in the background looking at the floor.
Alex placed both of his hand on her cheeks, leaning down and kissing her. She hesitated at first, but had to push past it and kiss him. She kissed him back, wrapping her arms around his neck before Zack shouted cut!
“That was perfect!” Zack exclaimed.
“We won’t need another take, this will do” he said, smiling.
“Thank God” Amy laughed
“No offense, Alex” she said, lightly punching his arm. She saw Jack smiling to himself in the distance. She needed to tell him how she felt about him. It was no secret that he liked her, so why keep her feelings from him? But how was she going to tell him? She had no idea.
“Hey, Jack” Amy smiled, walking up him.
“Do you mind if we go somewhere more private so we can talk?” she gulped. Jack looked worried.
“Sure, is everything okay, Amy?” he asked walking with her.
“Everything is fine, I just need to talk to you about something” she said, feeling slightly nervous. What if Jack didn’t like her after everything that had happened with Alex? He deserved to know how she felt though. They had finally found a quiet little park, not too far from the bus. Amy decided to sit underneath a tree, patting the grass next to her for Jack to sit down.
“Jack, there’s something I need to tell you. After last night, I realised that I have feelings for you. Strong feelings. I really, really like you Jack. I wasn’t sure how I felt about you, up until now. And I know that you like me. I just hope the whole thing with Alex hasn’t changed your mind” she finished, looking down deciding to pick at the grass. She couldn’t face him. She was scared of rejection. She had never admitted her feelings to anyone.
“Amy…” Jack breathed out.
“Although what happened with Alex hurt me like hell, it sure as hell didn’t change my feelings for you” he smiled.
“We good then?” Amy grinned.
“We’re more than good” Jack said, leaning down towards Amy. Amy’s mind was racing. Was this really about to happen? She could feel his hot breath on her face causing goose bumps to form all over her arms, her eyes fluttered shut as he edged closer, lips barely brushing against hers when Alex decided to throw himself in between the two.
“What the fuck?” Jack shouted, frustrated.
“Listen, I know you guys just wanna fuck and get it over and done with, but Jack here has to come and do sound-check before the show tonight” Amy felt suddenly embarrassed.
“I guess I should get going then. I need to pack. Got to drive back to Baltimore tomorrow morning” Amy said sadly. She didn’t want to leave.
“We’re on the road tomorrow as well, the show after tonight is our last one of the tour, it’s in Vegas” Jack said.
“We’ll be back in Baltimore in a few days though, maybe we could hang then?” Alex suggested.
“Yeah, that sounds great” Amy smiled.
“I’ll miss you guys though” she said, frowning. Alex walked over to her pulling her into a hug.
“Until next time, Amy” he smiled. It was now Jack’s turn to say goodbye. He walked over to Amy, opening his arms, inviting her in for a hug. She wrapped her arms around his waist, breathing him in, not wanting to let go. Jack just kissed the top of her head.
“I’ll call you tomorrow” he smiled.
“You better had” Amy laughed.
“Come on Barakat! We’re already late!” Alex shouted
“Bye Amy, see you in a few days” Jack smiled, walking away. And with that, the boys were gone.

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