The two boys where in Alex's after a dragged week at school, Alex was still waiting for Rian to let him know how things went with Zack since both of them weren't in school today and coach went mental at Alex because if it. He also noticed that Jack was unusually quiet."Are you okay?" Alex asked while they where lying on the bed watching The Lion King, Jack sighed but said nothing."Jack please talk to me" He said cupping Jack's face so he was looking at him."I can't go home," He whispered as his voice cracked slightly"Why can't you go home" Alex said wiping away the tears that where rolling down his boyfriends cheeks, feeling his heart break slightly at Jack crying."Their back" Was all he had to choke out and Alex grabbed him pulling him into a hug."Shhh its okay, Jack listen to me he won't ever hurt you again. None of them will, I promise you, baby its okay stop crying" Alex whispered to Jack as he kissed his forehead, slowly Jack calmed down."Why are they back? After all this time?" Alex asked mostly just thinking aloud but he felt Jack shrug."Because it's my birthday in a week and no doubt their home for a family reunion" Jack scoffed but clearly he was scared."Why didn't you tell me it was nearly your birthday! Now I have to rush to find you the right present and you can stay here as long as you want okay” Alex said but Jack shook his head protesting."I didn't think it was a big deal but no Alex I can't do that to you" He said still shaking his head at Alex,"Jack you are my boyfriend and you will stay here until it's safe for you to go home, Kathy loves you anyway so it won't be a problem" Jack launched himself at Alex"Thank you so much!" He rushed out and Alex chuckled bending down to kiss Jack lightly on the lips, pulling away Jack frowned which caused Alex to laugh"The Lion King isn't something I want to make out listening to" Alex remarked as he lay down and watched Simba on his TV."Do you think Kathy knows?" Jack asked after a few minutes of silence"About us? Yeah I think she knows there's something going on" Alex shrugged looking over Jack who just smiled."You should probably tell her about me staying" Jack said playing with a bit of Alex's hair as the lay on the bed, it took a lot for Alex not to fall asleep while Jack done that."Mmm" Was all Alex managed as he curled into Jack's side deciding to talk to Jack later about them being a secret. Alex knew he had fallen asleep because when he woke there was no one next to him and Jack was looking for another DVD to watch."Alex?" Came Kathy's voice as she opened the door, smiling brightly at the sight of Jack."Hey Kathy" Jack waved as he went back to looking through DVDs Alex rubbed his eyes removing the sleep."Is Jack having food?" She asked and Alex knew now was his chance to explain Jack would be staying longer than dinner."Eh about that, Jack's staying with us for a few weeks because his family is it okay?" Alex asked Kathy looking over at Jack for a second then back to Alex."Of course it is! Jack you're already like part of the family" Kathy said hugging Jack and went to walk out the room but turned round"Oh and Alex I'm happy for both of you" then walked out the room leaving both of them sitting there in shock."Wait what!" Alex shouted running out his room making Kathy stop halfway down the stairs."You and Jack I'm not stupid or blind""Please don't say anything to my parents!" Alex said panicking but Kathy shook her head."I won't say anything Alex promise, I'll phone you boys a pizza" She said walking into the living room and Alex returned to his room with Jack standing there looking flushed."I knew she would figure it out and it’s still cool for you to stay" Alex mumbled as he walked into Jack's arms and felt him give a light squeeze."Kathy seems cool and I'm glad she didn't freak but what are we gonna do for however many weeks I'm here? Cause I mean school will be hell" Jack said resting his head on top of Alex's as he sighed."Right now I don't want to think of school, I want to enjoy this weekend with my wonderful boyfriend okay" Alex said looking up at Jack who nodded then bent down slightly to kiss Alex, he responded straight away opening his mouth and the two boys fighting for dominance but Alex gave in quickly. Pulling away so they could catch a breath Jack kissed Alex's neck and he let out a small moan but suddenly remembered Kathy was still in the house but all he could focus on was Jack's mouth."Jack we can't" Alex said breathlessly pushing Jack away slightly."Its not that I don't want to but Kathy's still home" He rushed out so Jack didn't think he was rejecting him but Jack nodded understanding, giving Jack a quick peck before shoving on the first DVD he could see. Halfway through the movie Alex's phone started to buzz, he jumped over Jack to reach it and noticed that it was Rian."Where were you today?" Alex asked straight away not even bothering with a hi"At Zack's we where busy" Rian said and Alex made a face that caused Jack to laugh"Did not need to know any of that Ri, could've just said at Zack's anyway I'm taking it you got everything worked out" He said while Jack sat pretending to yawn or pulling faces in an attempt to make Alex laugh but only caused him to roll his eyes."Yeah we did thanks Alex and thanks for not telling any of the guys about us" Rian said through the phone and he could faintly hear Zack talking."Its cool dude I'll see yous later" Alex said"Bye dude" Rian said and hung up."What was Rian saying?" Jack asked looking at Alex and he knew he could trust Jack with anything."Him and Zack where busy all day" Alex remarked raising an eyebrow and watched as Jack processed what he was saying then covered his mouth."Rian and Zack are gay as well! Have you told them about us?" Jack rushed out while Alex shook his head"I wasn't sure if I should tell them or not, I mean their my best friends but there's so much about me that they don't know. Do you think I should tell them?" Alex asked Jack who shrugged at the question."I can't see the harm in telling them cause their gay as well so I think they would be excepting but it doesn't bother me if you tell them or not" Jack said shrugging again while Alex thought it over in his head still not sure about the whole thing but Jack was right they should be fine with it. It wasn't that Alex didn't trust Rian and Zack it was he just didn't know how to tell the both of them about him and Jack without just spitting it out and really that seemed like the best way to go about it. Alex decided to think about it tomorrow because he just wanted to have a relaxing night in with Jack and forget about everything that could go wrong in his life. Two pizzas and a few video games later Kathy came up to see goodnight as she was going home for the first time since Alex got out of hospital, she reminded Alex to take his medicine and also told Jack to make sure he took it.“Am I gonna have to sleep on the floor?” Jack asked once he shoved on a pair of sweats and a baggy t-shirt the question caused Alex to laugh at Jack’s innocence.“No if you did Kathy would have pulled a freaking mattress in here complete with covers and pillows but I wouldn’t make you sleep down there” Alex said getting into his bed and snuggled against his pillow not realising how tired he was, he looked over at Jack who was staring uncertainly at Alex.“Jack we’ve slept beside each other more times than I can count please get in here because I’m cold” Alex said closing his eyes knowing Jack would give in and he was right a few minutes later Jack was lying next to him, wrapping his arms around his waist he pulled Alex next to him.“Wish we could stay like this all weekend” Jack mumbled into Alex’s hair before they both drifted off to sleep.“Lex” Alex jolted awake breathing heavily, covered in sweat and crying slightly.“Hey it’s okay now, I'm right here. Go back to sleep Lex" Jack whispered stroking hair out of Alex’s face and kissed his forehead, he waited until Alex had calmed down and was breathing evenly before trying to get back to sleep himself. All he could think of was Alex’s face and how much pain he looked in while he slept and how restless he was, Jack knew he had to talk to Alex about it all later so he attempted sleep but woke every few hours at the slightest movement Alex made expecting him to be dreaming again.“Tonight is gonna be long” Jack sighed looking up at the ceiling once realising that sleep wasn't an option anymore.