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Secrets Don't Make Friends

Live to be the Wick Ones

Jack

It's been a month since Alex came to my house trying to "apologize" to me. I was starting to think my mom had just said that to make me feel better. I was expecting Alex to try to talk to me at school but he hadn't. Anytime we saw each other, he would look the other way. I didn't know what that meant but I was trying not to focus too much attention on Alex anymore.

I was three months pregnant and I had gained fifteen pounds. My stomach now had the small round shape to it. I looked in my bathroom mirror at my stomach and rubbed up and down. Ever since I noticed my stomach growing I've felt like panicking. Just knowing that there was an actual baby in my stomach made my nerves bad. How was I supposed to go to school like this?

"Jack, why aren't you getting dressed for school?" My mom asked as she walked into my room.

"What if people start to notice? I don't want to become the school freak." I whined and she sighed.

"You don't look pregnant. It just looks like you've been shoveling ice cream down your throat, but that's mostly because you have." She joked and laughed.

I felt my bottom lip quiver and I placed my face in my hands and start crying. I knew my mom was joking and usually I would laugh at her stupid jokes or saying something witty back to her, but my hormones made me so emotional at times.

"Oh no baby I'm sorry! I was just kidding. I don't think you're fat. You can barely tell you've put on weight." She said apologetically and wrapped her arms around me.

"I can barely even fit jeans anymore. All I can wear comfortably is sweat pants." I cried on her shoulder.

"Well how about we go shopping when I get home from work. We can buy you some cute maternity clothes." She suggested.

"All those clothes are for women! I can't wear any of it."

"We can get you some jeans from there and then buy you some large t-shirts from other stores. What about that?"

"I guess that'll work." I sniffled and wiped at my eyes.

"Good! Now get dressed so we can go." She said and I nodded.

I grabbed my sweatpants and put on a hoodie. Thankfully it was almost winter time because it was cold outside. All I wore to school now was hoodies so I could hide the growth in my stomach; I was probably being paranoid though. I had no idea what was going to happen when I couldn't hide it anymore. I guess I would just have to endure being made fun of until graduation.

I put on my shoes and picked up my phone seeing I had a text message from Cass.

Cassadee Pope
Hey we haven't talked in forever!
How about we hang out after school?
Read 7:38am

Jack
Okay we can come over to mines’ today.
Delivered 7:39am

I really did miss hanging out with Cass. I just felt like after Alex and I broke up I couldn't see her as much anymore because she's dating Alex's best friend. I did need someone to talk to other than my mom and Zack so I was happy to hang out with Cass today.

I grabbed my backpack and went to the kitchen to eat breakfast and get ready to go to school. I thought today was actually going to be a good day until I looked at the date on my phone. It was the day before Alex's birthday which also happen to be our anniversary.

******

Alex

I wasn't in the mood to go to school today, but I went anyways. I was going to ask my parents to let me skip since tomorrow was my birthday, but they probably would have said no. I didn't feel like celebrating my birthday anyway. The fact that it was also supposed to be Jack and my anniversary made the day more painful. I was planning on staying home weekend, getting high, and eating birthday cake.

I saw Rian and Vic in the parking lot of school and passed on their offer to get high before class. I just wanted this day to be over with already. I walked over to my locker and opened it to get my algebra II book. I placed the book in my backpack and then took my history book out and placed it in my locker. I shut my locker and locked it back.

I picked up my backpack ready to walk to class but my eyes laid on Jack, walking over to his locker. His face was rounder as if he gained some weight and he was wearing a hoodie again. He had to be hiding his stomach, right? I watched as he pulled two books out of his locker at the same time and dropped one on the ground. He sighed and looked down at the book on the ground. I walked over without giving it a second thought and picked it up for him.

"Here." I said as I handed him his book.

"Thanks...?" He slowly took the book from me and put it in his backpack.

"Um no problem." It was a stupid idea for me to walk over to him without knowing what to say. I contemplated turning around to leave but I stopped myself from doing that.

"You look uh pregnant." I told him, gesturing to the hoodie, and he raised an eyebrow at me. I should have walked away when I had the chance.

"That's because I am."

"No, I mean... your stomach has gotten bigger, right?" I was only digging myself into a deeper hole.

"Yeah that's what happens when there's a baby in there." He zipped up his backpack and put it on. I stood still by his locker and staring at the ground. I was afraid to speak anymore. I couldn't stop saying dumb things. "I really enjoyed our talk." He said sarcastically before walking away.

"Jack wait!" I called after him and he stopped. "I-I'm sorry."

He paused before saying anything back to that. ". . .Okay." He shrugged and continued to walk away.

Okay? What did that mean? Did he accept my apology or was he just acknowledging it? It was probably the second option. Jack would have probably had a few choice words for me before listening to an actual apology from me.

I watched as Jack walked to the end of the hallway and met with Zack. Zack glanced at me then said something to Jack. Jack shook his head and grabbed Zack's arm so Zack could walk him to class. Zack was doing everything I should have been doing for Jack, but instead I let my emotions cloud my judgement. Jack had every right to be angry at me.

"Why are you staring at them like a creep?" Rian asked as he walked up next to me.

"I still love Jack." I blurted out and he looked at me.

"I knew you'd admit it, I just didn't know when." He said and I rolled my eyes.

"I'm serious. You have to help me get him back." I pleaded.

"Get him back? Alex, don't you think it's a little too late for that? Jack is like three months pregnant, he probably won't forgive you for making him go through part of this on his own." He explained.

"I know I was a shitty boyfriend, but I'm ready to change. I'm ready to help Jack through the rest of his pregnancy and with the baby."

"And what if the baby turns out to be Zack's?" He questioned.

"Then I'll still care for it as if it was my own."

*****

*Jack*

I spent my whole day replaying Alex and my conversation from earlier. It was short and dry but it was also the first time I talked to him in months. He actually said he was sorry and all I said was ‘okay.’ I didn't know what else to say. What exactly was Alex sorry for? Was it for breaking up with me or leaving pregnant and on my own. I wasn't going to allow myself to feel bad for not saying more to him. He needed to say more to me. No actually I didn't want him to say anything to me at all. I don't know why he cared all of the sudden. He didn't care when I was scared and confused about my pregnancy. I tried not to let it get to me and just continue on with my day.

I saw Cass at lunch today and she told me that Rian was going to drop us off at my house. So I told Zack that I didn't need a ride home from him today. Now I was supposed to be meeting Cass and Rian in the parking lot, but I was afraid to go out there. I didn't want to run into Alex again. He was probably talking with them in the parking lot.

I took a deep breath and walked out of the school and looked towards Rian's car. I saw Cass and Rian standing by the car waiting for me. Alex was at Vic's car with another group of friends he sometimes hung out with. I sighed in relief and went to Rian's car.

"Hi." I said shyly when I walked up to them. I hadn't really talked to Rian since Alex and my break up.

"Hey Jack, how've you been?" Rian asked. I could see his eyes fall down to my stomach and back up.

"Um okay, thanks." I said and he nodded.

"Come on let's go. We have a lot to catch up on!" Cass exclaimed and I chuckled.

I got in the back seat and put my seatbelt. As Rian started his car, I saw Alex look over. His eyes fell on mine then he looked down. I faced forward in Rian's car and tried to think of literally anything else.

"How far along are you?" Cass asked.

"Three months." I answered.

"Damn, times going by fast." She chuckled. "How do you feel? Is it weird?"

"Yeah it's so weird. I can sense all these body changes and my emotions and appetite has been all over the place. It's just a lot." I sighed.

"I bet. And I've seen you hanging out Zack a lot." She commented.

"Yeah he's been so helpful."

"Is there, you know, anything going on between you two?" She asked suggestively and I frowned.

"Zack and I? No. He's just been helping me since Alex hasn't been around." I could see out of the corner of my eye, Rian looking at me from the rearview mirror. He was probably going to go back and tell Alex everything. Maybe I could have some fun with this.

"Well actually Zack and I have been getting kind of close." I said, trying to hold back my laughter.

"Really?" Cass asked, surprised.

"Yeah. He even asked me to go on a date with him tomorrow and I think I'm going to say yes." I lied. Zack never asked me on a date.

“Maybe you should. You and Zack may have to get close in the future so why not?" Cass said happily. I watched as Rian put his hand on her knee as if to tell her to stop.

I smiled to myself and pulled out my phone. "I'm going to text him now." I said. I actually just sent a message to my mom letting her know that Cass was coming over.

"You have to give me all the details later." Cass told me.

"I will." I agreed.

Rian pulled into my driveway a few seconds later. Cass and I both thanked him for the ride before getting out. I could tell he was going to tell Alex as soon as he left. It was going to make him anger to hear that I'm "going on a date with Zack" on what's supposed to be our anniversary, but I didn't care. I just wanted to make him jealous. I don't know why I was still going through the trouble of trying to make Alex feel bad.

*****

Alex

"Wait what was the question?" I asked Rian through my phone.

"I said, would you want me to tell you something even though it was guaranteed to make you mad?" He asked again.

"Hmm is it about Jack?"

"...yeah."

"Well yeah I want to know. What is it?" I questioned.

"Okay, but I warned you." He said and I rolled my eyes.

"Out with it."

"So Jack is going on a date tomorrow night with Zack." He said, making my stomach drop.

"What?"

"Yeah he was telling Cass about it when I drove them to his house."

"How do you know it's a date?" I mumbled.

"He said Zack asked him to go on a date with him tomorrow."

"But Jack knows what tomorrow is. Why would he agree to go on a date with Zack tomorrow?"

"Well you two aren't together anymore." Rian said, making my chest ache. "Plus he probably doesn't want to think about tomorrow so he's using their date to forget about it."

"But-but how am I supposed to get back Jack if he's going out with Zack?"

"I don't think that's an option anymore, Lex." Rian said, honestly.

"But what about the baby?"

"You and Jack don't have to be together to raise a baby together. And if the baby is Zack's then you won't have to worry about it."

"So its over for good." I stated to myself and laid on my back because my eyes were starting to water.

"Look it's not that bad. How about we go out tomorrow and celebrate your birthday. It'll take your mind off of all of this." Rian suggested and I shook my head.

"I'm not in the mood to go out partying. I just want to lay in bed all weekend."

"Come on Alex! You're turning eighteen. Do you really want to look back and remember that you spent your birthday in bed?" He asked.

"Yep." I answered.

"What if I get Kaylee to buy you a bottle of Jameson and I buy all the weed?" He bribed. It was a pretty tempting offer.

"I don't know, Ri."

"I'll throw in a bottle of Vodka and a birthday cake. Plus Mike just text me about a party at Baltimore U tomorrow. There are going to be so many college girls there and they'll be able to legally do whatever they want to you. Come on do you know how many girls will throw themselves at you because it's your birthday?"

I sat quietly thinking about it for a minute. I didn't go out with my friends I would just sulk in my house all day thinking about what Jack and Zack are doing. I was probably going to do that regardless of if I went out or not, but it sounded better drunk.

"Alright, I'm in."

Notes

I can say it only gets better from here for Jalex.

Title Credit: Take Cover by ATL

Comments

@dirtylaundry
You’re welcome <3 and thank you so much for reading it!!

Jalex95 Jalex95
10/16/17

@T-what
I’m so happy you enjoyed it! And thanks again for reading it and all your feedback! I hate reading stories that take forever to update and that don’t finish too, that’s why I try to make stories that I can upload at least once a week lol but thanks again <3

Jalex95 Jalex95
10/16/17

I loved this story! Thank you for taking us on this lovely journey and for a wonderful ending!

dirtylaundry dirtylaundry
10/15/17

Awwww, no thank you, it was a lovely journey and I enjoyed this fic so much. Probs to you for never abandoning this and pulling through to the end. I hate reading stories that are put on hold randomly and never get finished.

T-what T-what
10/15/17

@Apathy4Sympathy
Lolol Alex has finally come to his senses. And a PTV and ATL hybrid would be weird in real life now that I think about it lol I don’t know what I’ll do without this fic either, Well I might become bored and write another one haha

Jalex95 Jalex95
10/11/17