Jacks POV I suppose I desvered getting them punches but it would of been better if Alex did it and not his very good looking not so boyfriend. I was walking home from school when I saw someone in the park. I walked over and went and sat next to them on the floor. It was Alex. "What's up?" I asked as I sat on the floor next to him. "Nothing I just on a down." He said quietly. "And you've been kicked out because your on a down?" I asked confused. "Nope, inwas locked out since I don't have a key and if I did it would be at my dads and I'm not going back there for a while." He said shaking his head a little. "Why not?" I asked. "Not gonna talk about it." He said and looked at his phone. "Well will you look at that, a night on the streets. Fun times." He said and pulled his knees up and hugged them. "Why don't you go home?" I asked. He laughed. "And go back to him? I would rather freeze to death on the streets than go back home, that place isn't my home." He growled. "It can't be that bad at home?" I asked quietly. "Well it is! I don't want to talk about it!" He said loudly and looked at me. "I'm sorry." I said quietly and looked down. "Look, you don't have too if you don't want to but you can spend the night round mine. Just so you don't have to freeze to death on some park bench or something." I said. "Actually I was just gonna crash in that plastic thing over there by the slide." He said and pointed to the slide. "Which is why your coming back with me." I said and got up. "I'll just get in the way, seriously I don't mind the plastic thing." He said and looked at me. "You won't get in the way." I said quietly. He sighed and stood up. "Just to warn you, I don't do well in new places so I might not stick around for long." He said. "I hope you do stick around, then I don't have to worry that you in the cold freezing to death." I said. "Ah, you do care then? Or maybe you just want in my pants." He said studying me. "Yes I do, and no I don't want in your pants." I said. He smiled a little, I liked his smile. "So we going back to mine or not." I said. He nodded and we slowly walked back to mine. "Just to warn you, things aren't that good with me and dad and the woman in the house isn't my mother. Her name is Annie but I call her barbie." I said and Alex chuckled a little. "It's okay, things at home aren't rosey." He said quietly. We walked in the front door. "Dad!" I said loudly and Alex jumped. "It's fine, we aren't going to hurt you if that's what your thinking." I said and looked at him and his eyes where darting round the place and his face had fear all over it. "Jack that you?" Dad asked and walked out the kitchen. Alex hid behind me. "Last time I checked you only had me unless you got barbie over there up the Duff." I spat. "Jack don't start as soon as you get home please." Dad sighed. "Oh I wasn't starting." I said. "Who's this Jack?" Dad asked. "Dad this is Alex." I said and moved but Alex followed my movement. "What's wrong with him?" Dad asked bluntly. "I'm sorry I shouldn't of come." Alex said and moved towards the door but I caught hold of his hand and he jumped anmd looked at me but looked down quickly. "Can Alex stay the night?" I asked and looked at dad. "What's wrong with his home?" Dad asked. "He doesn't have one, he crashes at his mates and then he sleeps on the streets." I said. As far as I knew Alex didn't have a home and he crashes at this Tate guy house and then on the streets I'm guessing. "Fine, he can stay one night." Dad said and went off somewhere. I looked at Alex and he was still looking down at his feet. "Wanna come upstairs?" I asked. He looked at me in horror. "Whatever happens in your house, isn't going to happen here." I said quietly. "Everyone says that but they always do something." He whispered and looked down. "I won't do anything to you, I promise." I said quietly. He looked me. "Cross my heart and hope to die." I said quietly. He sighed and nodded and I got hold of us hand and lead him upstairs to my room. We got to my room. "Ignore the mess I haven't had a chance to clean it yet." I said and walked in my room. Alex stood in the doorway and looked around. "Come in, make yourself at home." I said. Alex walked in and carried on looking round. "You can have my bed and I'll sleep on the floor." I said. He looked at me. "I don't mind the floor." He said. "No, your having the bed." I said. "But..." He started but I stopped him. "Don't be so stubborn. You are having the bed." I said. He looked down and nodded. "Sit down." I said and gestured towards the bed and sat down. Alex nodded and sat down beside me. "Want to watch a film?" I asked and looked at him. He looked at me confused. "Haven't you ever watched a film?" I asked. He nodded. "When mum was around she would take me too the movies every Sunday." He said quietly. "What happened?" I asked. "She left and ran off with another man. Left me here thinking my life would be better. She was wrong." He whispered and a tear fell and he wiped it away quickly. "I'm sorry." I said quietly. "It's okay, it happened when I was little. So I guess Im used to it." He said quietly. "What about you? Where's your mum?" Alex asked. "She left after she found out dad was sleeping with barbie." I said. "When did it happen?" He asked and looked at me. "She completely left 2 years ago." I said and looked down. I felt a hand on my leg. "It seems hard for the first few years, but it does get easier. You should try getting along with barbie. At least you know that you have someone who will give you some mortherly love even if she isn't your mum." He said and moved his hand away. "It's hard though." I said quietly and looked down. "I know it is but just think yourself lucky you have someone and not some slut every night." He spat. I looked at him. "Don't want to talk about it Jack." He said quietly. I decided to drop the subject. "What film do you want to watch?" I asked. "I don't know, you choose." He said and I choose Home Alone like always. I moved and sat where my pillows where and lent against the head board. "Joining?" I asked and Alex sat on the edge of bed. I chuxkled. "I don't bite you know." I said. "But its your bed, I'm sure you don't want a stank like me on it." He said and looked down. "I don't care. Your not a stank Alex, far from it." I said and looked at him. "You have no idea what has happened to me or what I have to do." He said quietly and looked down. "I don't care what has happened to you. Actually I do but right now its not important. All what matters now is tonight which you are sleeping in the bed." I said. He sighed and got off the bed. "Where you going?" I asked. "I can't stay here Jack." He said quietly. "Yes you can, and you are because your not going outside and freezing your balls off in a plastic tube." I said. He looked down. "Come back, your missing the film." I pouted. He smiled and came back over and sat more on the bed and watched the film. Alex had fallen asleep. I smiled and quiety climbed over him and pulled the covers over him and he sighed loudly. I quietly walked out the room and went downstairs. I went to the kitchen and got myself and Alex a glass of squash. "The boy better not come back here Jack." Dad said. "He has no where to go dad, whenever he is home something happens to him, is mate is older than him and if he doesn't stay with them then he's sleeping in a plastic tube in the park." I said. "He's trouble Jack." He said. "He's not trouble, he is terrified about something or someone." I said. Dad sighed. "Jack he can't stay here." He said and looked at me. "Why not?" I asked. "The answer is no Jack. Don't kick off about it." He said. "He has no one dad! You just want me to ignore that?" I asked. "Yes Jack! Ignore it and don't be friends with him. He is bad news!" He said loudly. "You don't tell me who I can and can't be friends with. I am going to be a friend to him. He isn't bad news, he's scared about something and I'm hoping to be the person he can trust and open up to." I said and got the drinks and went upstairs. Alex was flat out asleep still under the covers. I smiled and got my pillows and grabbed my blanket of the bottom of the bed and got comfy on the floor and fell asleep.

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