Life isn't a fashion statement.

Alex's POV

I woke up and my head was pounding like normal.
I rolled over so I could cuddle Jack but he wasn't in bed and his side of the bed was cold.
"Jack?" I said quietly still not fully awake as I sat up.
I heard loads if shouting downstairs and I knew one of the voices belonged to Jack.
I groaned as I rolled out if bed still in the clothes I went out in last night and I went downstairs.

"You had no right talking about Alex like you did last night, no right at all!" Jack shouted as he slammed his hand down on the side.
I jumped as very pissed off Jack wasn't someone i wanted to be round with.
"What I was saying was true and you fucking know it Jack." Rowan said.
"Its not fucking true! I love him Rowan." Jack said loudly.
" Seriously Jack, I know you've fucked up in the past but with him your really going to fuck up." Rowan said and Jack moved put I pulled Jack behind me and punched Rowan hard instead.
"Don't you fucking talk about me like I'm some shit on your shoe. You also don't talk to your brother like he is shit on your shoe. He is willing to do anything for me and for his family. So you fucking treat him with some respect." I said and walked towards Rowan.
"Be fucking thankful you have a family. There's some people who would love to have a family." I said quietly and walked off.
But it didn't seem to stop Jack and Rowan arguing.
I took cover in Jacks room and quietly played his guitar which was in his room since Jack was busy.

"Didn't know you played." Eric said as he walked in the room and sat on the foot of the bed since I was sat at the head of the bed.
"Yeah, used to play when I lived on the streets to get a little bit more cash." I said quietly.
"You have no family do you? Which is why you or Jack don't talk about them?" Eric asked.
"Let's just say I'm dead in my families eyes. Just like their dead in mine." I said quietly and stopped playing the guitar and sighed.
"What happened?" Eric asked.
"I haven't even talked to Jack about it. Its something I don't like sharing." I said and jumped when something went bang downstairs.
"Well I'm guessing you've been through hell and I am happy that you have found some happiness in being with Jack. Even if Rowan can't fucking see it." Eric said and I smiled.
"That's means a lot to me." I whispered and Eric got up and I did the same.
I smiled again and went downstairs to see Jack having Rowan in a head lock and Jack having a black eye.
"Jack put him down you don't know where he's been." I said and Jack looked at me.
Jack just let go of Rowan who fell on the floor.
Jack turned round and said something in Arabic and spat on Rowan and Jack walked over to me and caught hold of my hand and I took him upstairs and went to the bathroom to sort his eye out.

Jack held the cold flannel to his face as I cleaned his busted lip out.
"You scared me earlier." I said quietly and looked down.
Jack made me look at him.
"I'm sorry I scared you." Jack said and I kissed him gently which he returned.
"I forgive you." I said and sat on his lap and rested my head on his shoulder and started to mess with the hair at the bottom of his head.
"Do you want to go home?" Jack asked and I nodded.
"I just want my own bed in my own house and not have to worry about all these people." I said quietly and Jack kissed the top of my head.
"Okay, does tomorrow sound good to you?" Jack asked and I nodded and pulled his hand away from his eye.
"You need some ice on that." I said and Jack mood changed.
"I'm going nowhere near Rowan right now." Jack growled.
"Its okay, I'll go down and get some." I said and kissed the end of Jacks nose and went downstairs.

"Rowan just be happy that Jack is finally happy please. Otherwise you can say goodbye to Jack and you'll never see him again. Alex really makes Jack happy and after his last relationship I think Jack and Alex are really going to last." Eric said which made me smile.
"But I don't want Alex using him." Rowan said and I walked in the room.
"I wouldn't dream on using Jack. I know what its like to be used, I know what its like to have nothing. Please just see happy me And Jack are. You have to make peace with him otherwise you can kiss him goodbye and he won't be coming back. You have a family, you look after your family even if their miles away from home. But you going to have to trust me about not using Jack and that I'll look after him for you." I said and went to the freezer and got some frozen peas.
I went to walk off but Rowan caught hold of my arm.
"I'm sorry for how I have been with you." Rowan said.
"I'm not the one you need to say sorry to." I said and walked off and went back to Jack.

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