Angels vs Time

Chapter 10

I lay in bed, thinking about Jack. He hasn't come back yet and I'm worried. Did he get arrested? Did he try to kill Sammy? Is Sammy dead?!

I toss and turn until I hear a knock on my bedroom door. Probably just Reed checking up on me. He's been doing that for a while.

"I'm fine, Reed" I say loudly

"It's not Reed" a voice whispers

I jump up and unlock the door to see a wounded Jack with his arms behind his back.

"What happened?"

He walks inside my dark room. I start to turn on the light, but he stops me by grabbing my hand.

"Don't" he whispers

"I have to help you" I snap

He sighs, releasing my hand. "Fine, just don't tell Reed. He'll go crazy"

I nod, turning on the light and going to grab all the things I need. I walk back towards him, making him sit on my bed. He has a black eye, bruised lip, and bloody knuckles. I start on his hands first.

"Tell me what happened" I demand

He frowns. "Nothing important.. just so you know, you won't be seeing Sammy anymore"

"Quit avoiding the question and just tell me!" I snap

"I'm not avoiding the question"

"You know, I could easily read your mind" I tease

"That might not be a good idea because I'm not really thinking about what happened at the moment" he smirks, glancing at my exposed stomach

I had on a sports bra and his basketball shorts. So far I took Reed's hoodie and sweatpants and Jack's basketball shorts and sweater. They didn't even try to take them back.

"Keep your eyes on my face, Blondie" I say playfully

He chuckles. "Kinda hard to do that when all of that is right in my face"

I smile as I wipe his knuckles clean. "Jack?"

"Kitten?"

"Can I say something?"

"Sure"

I take in a deep breath "okay...I'm not sure how we drifted apart but somehow we did and I don't like it at all. I want us to be friends again, the way we use to be. I want us to stay up all night talking about what's on our minds because no one, and I mean no one, makes me feel as comfortable as you do when I'm around you. So what happened between us?"

He looks away from my face, watching me clean his other hand. "I-I don't know.."

I finish cleaning him up and put the things back. I put the bloody rag in the hallway with my things so I remember to wash it.

"You've been acting weird ever since the incident. What's wrong?" I huff at Jack as he avoids eye contact

I can't help but furrow, sitting down in a chair in front of him. "What is it?" I whisper, hesitantly placing my hand over his as it lay flat on his knee

He stares intensely at my hand, but doesn't bother to pull away from my touch. "There's something I've been meaning to tell you and I don't think I can keep it in any longer" he states, sighing as I look up at him in concern

"Just tell me"

He shakes his head, his bottom lip between his teeth. "I-I think I've caught feelings for you" he says quietly

Both of my hands fly over my mouth as my eyes widen. I stare at Jack staring at me. He likes me. Just when I thought I've lost all emotions for Jack Murphy they suddenly all come flowing back. They come back way to fast. My heads hurting and my hearts pounding.

"Jenna..what's wrong?" His voice shakes

"I-I thought that-" I gasp for air

Why does this keep happening?! I close my eyes, leaning my head on his shoulder. I take short breaths.

"Jenna-"

"N-No, I'll be fine" I snap

I lay my forehead on his shoulder as I hold onto his arm. I squeeze my eyes shut as I wait for the pain to go away.

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Jack refused to leave the room tonight just in case I had another episode of heart pain. I threw him a cover and a pillow before laying my head on mine. I lay under the covers and turn the light off. We didn't talk about his confession after that night.