Life isn't a fashion statement.

Jacks POV

It was the weekend and I had no idea what to do.
I couldn't even move in bed because Alex was cuddled into my side and he was sound asleep.
I had this apartment I was going to look at since I can't live between Alex's and a hotel and Alex's house doesn't exactly have that much room for a extra person.

"Your thinking to hard this morning." Alex mumbled into my chest.
"Just have a lot on my mind." I said quietly and looked at Alex and started to mess with his hair.
"Move for a second, I'll get you a coffee and and something to eat." I said and Alex groaned but he moved and I climbed over him and went upstairs in my pants and Alex's hoodies which I stole.
I got upstairs and Beth and Quinn was already up.

"Didn't know you stayed round last night." Quinn said.
"Alex invited me round so I took him up on that offer." I said and Beth smiled while Quinn just glared at me.
"You better being nice to him. He's has loads of shit in his live he doesn't need some fuckboy fucking him over." Quinn said and Beth looked at her.
"I am being nice to him and for your information I'm not a fuckboy once I have my eyes on someone I normally stay with that person until I ask them or or they ask me and then its happy days." I said.
"Then how come you for some cheap slut to kiss you then?" Quinn challenged.
"Don't call them people cheap sluts, especially since I was one of them cheap sluts." Alex said sleepily.
We all looked round and Alex was stood there in just his pants rubbing his eyes and his hair all over the place.
"Alex I don't mean you." Quinn said.
"You knew I sold myself for money, I'm just as cheap, just as dirty, just full of the shame like them people. In my eyes if you call them cheap sluts then your calling me one. And for your information I wasn't cheap." Alex said as he walked past me to the kettle and put it on.
I was so confused in what was being talked about here as Alex wasn't even that old, in fact he was the baby out of us 4 I'm guessing.
"I was 14 when I started to sell myself to pay for bills. It stopped when I was 20 when Quinn moved and took me with her." Alex said and I looked at him.
"But I'm confused on some of the stuff you said to me." I said and Alex picked his two mugs up handed one to me and he caught hold of my hand and took me downstairs to his room.

"Okay, I don't want you to take this the wrong way or anything but some of the stuff I've been saying to you isn't exactly the truth." Alex said and looked down at his bed.
"So your not Alex and your a completely different person?" I asked and Alex chuckled softly.
"No I'm Alex and the person I'm showing you is actually me and my feeling towards you are exactly the same. Its just my past I've been lying about because I'm ashamed of it. I don't really want to talk about it." Alex said and looked away from me.
"What's to be ashamed off?" I asked and Alex looked at me.
"Prostitution, drugs, drinking, being part of a gang at some point, family." Alex said quietly and looked down.
I pulled Alex to my side.
I looked at the time and saw that I had to get going to see this apartment.
"So I have to view this apartment as I can't live in a hotel and your house is pretty crowed without adding another person to this place." I said and Alex looked at me.
"We can work round you." Alex said.
"But if I get my own place you can come and stay round." I said and Alex smiled and rested his head on my shoulder.
"Fancy coming to see it with me?" I asked and Alex looked and me and nodded.
"Have to make sure your making a good choice or not." He said and got up and started to get dressed and I did the same.

"So what do you and your partner think then?" The housing person said and I looked at Alex who smiled and nodded.
"Yeah, we'll have it." I said and the person smiled.
"Okay, I'll just go and get the paper work so I'll leave you two to look around d a bit more." The lady said and walked off.
"This place is gorgeous Jack." Alex said and looked round.
"Would be better if you moved in with me." I said and Alex stopped what he was doing and looked at me.
"But we're not together." Alex said and I walked over too him and caught hold of his hand.
"How about we get together then?" I asked quietly and Alex blushed and looked down and looked at me.
"You asking me out?" Alex asked with a smile on his face.
"I guess I am." I said and Alex chuckled and moved forward and kissed me which I was happy to return.
"Is that a yes then?" I asked and Alex smiled and kissed me again.
"Of course it is." Alex said quietly.
I smiled and kissed Alex's forehead and the lady showed up again and we walked over to her hand in hand.

Alex was talking to Quinn which left me and Beth making small talk like normal really.
"So you and Alex are finally together then?" Beth asked.
"What do you mean finally?" I asked confused.
"The way you two look at each other, and you flirt like there is no tomorrow. I'm glad Alex has found someone like you Jack." Beth said and put her hand on my knee and I looked at her and smiled.
"I'm glad that I have him as well." I said quietly.
Alex and Quinn walked in and Alex walked to the kitchen and I watched him and Quinn came over.
"You fucking hurt him and I'll kill you. I'm trusting you not to hurt him and show him how to finally live his life." Quinn said quietly.
"And I'll do that." I said and Quinn looked at me and smiled which I returned.
Alex came over and sat on my lap and wrapped my arms round him as Alex rested his head on my shoulder.

"So Alex told me you want him to move in with him." Quinn said as I walked out to the kitchen after putting Alex to bed since he fell asleep on me.
"Yeah, but I know you relie on his part of the money for your rent." I said and Quinn sighed and looked down.
"We relie on it but we can manage I guess, we just have to go without meals for a few days." Quinn said.
"Let me help you." I said and Quinn looked at me.
"We couldn't do that Jack." She said quietly and looked behind me to check on Beth who had fallen asleep on the sofa.
"Let me pay for something, I have the money and I'm stealing Alex from you so you won't have his side of the money." I said.
"We have our wedding fund we can go into if we need to." Quinn said quietly and looked down as it must of hurt her saying that.
"Hey, you are not going to spend your wedding funds on this. That's for yours and Beths special day. You need anything then you come to me and I'll pay for it." I said and Quinn looked at me and smiled.
"Alex is a very lucky man to have someone like you now." She said.
"You and Beth can always come to me to ask if you need money for your bills. You are Alex's family and I will help you if you need help." I said and Quinn walked over and gave me a hug which I returned.
"Just promise me you'll look after him. He's more broken than what he let's on." Quinn said quietly.
"I promise I'll look after him." I said and Quinn pulled back and smiled at me.

"Jack?" A sleepy voice from behind us said and I turned round and saw Alex.
I looked at Quinn.
"I have my problem to sort of out." Quinn smiled and walked past me and walked over to Alex and kissed the side of his head and went over to Beth.
I walked over to Alex and picked him up which made him smile.
We got into bed and Alex cuddled into my side and he traced little pattens on my chest and stopped when he fell asleep.
I smiled and moved some hair from his eyes and I just watched him sleep until I fell asleep.

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