With You // J.G

Chapter 27

Gabrielle's POV

"Do we have to go back?" I ask Jack. I've stopped stuttering! Well... sort of. The only time I don't stutter is when I'm speaking to Jack alone. I've learned to live with my disorders. But I wouldn't have been able to learn that without Jack. He seems to be the only person who cares for me; the only person who loves me. I can trust him with my life and he can trust me with his. We're not too similar, but we're not too different. We're somewhere in the middle and that's what makes us perfect.

"Sadly, we do have to go back," Jack replies while throwing a t-shirt over his head.

We're leaving the lake house today because spring break is over. I wish spring break was 365 days a year. That'd be nice. Not having to worry about school, not having to worry about being judged. I just want to live a life without any worries. That's been my life for the past week because I've been with Jack. When I'm with Jack, I feel like I'm home. I feel safe when I'm with him. He's my safe haven.

"Come on guys! We need to get going!" David yells from downstairs. Jack and I grab our suitcases. I take a last look at the beautiful room that I've stayed in and wish I could stay in forever.

"We'll be back soon," Jack whispers in my ear. He rests his chin on my shoulder and then turns his head and kisses my cheek. I blush and then give him a kiss. He grabs my hand and then leads me out of the room.
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"So, when will your parents be back Gabrielle?" David asks politely, trying to make conversation. I tense up at the phrase your parents. They're not my parents; they never will be. I squeeze Jack's hand and take a deep breath. What could they be doing now? Could they be looking for me? Could they be stuck at the bottom of their bottles? I have no clue. And that's what scares me.

"I-uh," I clear my throat and then Jack chimes in.

"They're still in Pennsylvania. Because her mom's stepdad died." My eyes go wide. How can Jack be so smooth with everything he says and does? I would have never come up with anything like that and said it like he did.

David looks at me and then I hesitantly nod.

"I'm so sorry for your loss Gabrielle! Were you close with him?" Katherine asks, looking into the mirror at me.

"I n-never met h-him," I reply. I look over at Jack and mouth a thank you and he just nods. I can tell he's disappointed. He's been begging me to tell someone about my parents. I feel really bad because he just lied to his parents for me. I feel like I'm a burden stuck on Jack's shoulders.
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I've been taking my grades a bit more seriously now that I have a few less problems. (AKA: my parents) Jack has helped me become a better person and I like it.

I promised myself that I would never get close to anyone but I'm glad that I let myself get close to Jack.

I know I sound like one of those people that are "so in love" but, it's true. I don't care that I might sound crazy. I'm not used to this feeling. I've never felt true love before. And now that I'm experiencing it, it's unbelieveable. 8 months ago I was stuck in my own bubble scared of being hurt by my own parents. I would cut and bleed as an escape. I would flinch at the sound of footsteps outside of my room. I was simply matter that didn't matter. I may still be that... I always will be. But now that I have Jack, he's given me the feeling of being wanted and feeling like I matter. Even if it may not be the truth. Even if it may not last much longer.
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"Gabrielle," Jack whispers. My eyes flutter open and I see a dark figure next to my bed.

"Jack?" I ask.

"C'mere, I wanna show you something." He holds his hand out and I gladly take it. He leads me out to the driveway. Jack takes a black cover off of a black and silver motorcycle with two helmets slung over the handles. Jack hands me a helmet and I back up while shaking my head.

"It'll be fun. Just hang on and you'll be fine," Jack says reassuringly.

"Do I have to?" I ask in a whining voice.

"No, but I really want you to," he says. That's the thing about Jack, instead of saying yes you do have to, like someone normal would say; he always finds a way to make it sound like you have a choice but eventually gets you to say yes.

"Fine." I place the helmet over my head and so does Jack. He places the kickstand up and then swings his leg over the bike. He looks at me and then pats the seat behind him. I trust him. I swing my leg over the bike like he did and then wrap my arms around his waist. I hold him tightly and then place my head on his back. Jack turns the bike on.

"You ready?" he asks.

"I think so," I reply. The bike makes two really loud grumbling sounds and then we begin to move.

We go down the street and then onto the busy road. I lift my head up a bit and what I see is beautiful. The small city of Omaha, Nebraska looks beautiful. The sky is full of stars and everything seems so peaceful. There aren't any obnoxious city street lights or anything. The only lights are the stars, the moon and the cars passing us. The wind hits my face and blows my hair all over the place.

We come to the longest red light ever. Jack looks back at me.

"You like it so far?" he asks.

"Yeah. A lot. Where are we going?"

"You'll see," he says as the light turns green.

We take a few more turns and then we are in front of the big water storage tank. There is a ladder at least 100 feet high leading up to the tank.

"What's this?" I ask. Jack takes his helmet off and I do the same. He says nothing. He takes my hand and leads me over to the ladder. Jack begins to climb and I follow him. When we get to the tank with a ledge surrounding it, Jack sits down. I sit next to him.

"I always come here when I need to think or just if I need some peace." I look ahead and we can see basically the whole city.

"It's beautiful," I say.

"No one else knows about this spot." I look over at Jack. I can barely see his face because it's so dark but I can tell where his lips are. I decide to kiss them. "I need to tell you something, Gabrielle." My heart drops. What if he doesn't love me? What if he's leaving me? What if he wants to hurt me? Maybe he hates me. I knew I should have never let him take a piece of me. I'll probably never get that back now.

"Uh, yeah?" Jack pulls out his phone, turns the flashlight on and then starts to roll up his shorts slightly. He points the light on his upper left thigh and I can't believe what I see.

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~A/N: Oooooooooooooh cliffhanger!!! Hahaha what do you guys think it is?😏 GUYS OMG IM MEETING JACK AND JACK AND MAYBE SHAWN AND IM JUST SO EXCITED AHHHH PLUS IM GOING TO DIGITOUR ON MONDAY WITH bballgurl26 AND IM SO EXCITED HELP!!! Okay now thanks for reading😂 ily all😘

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