listen before i go - jack will

eleven.

"you bought a yacht? you can barely afford to pay our rent." i say angrily, as she puts her glass down. "i went to a bidding and bid on a yacht." she rolls her eyes. "i don't care about that. how are you going to pay rent?" i ask, putting away the bottle of wine that she left out. "i'm gonna find a job, don't worry about it." she slips over her words, so i know she's drunk. "i guess i could pick up a few shifts at starbucks, summer's the manager there so she should be fine with it." i groan, as my mom puts her glass in the sink.

"fine by me. a friend is picking me up again in thirty minutes, so i'm leaving the car here. instead of being gone for a week, it's gonna be three. sorry." she says, and i roll my eyes. "whatever. where're you gonna be this time?" i ask, not expecting a real answer. "louisiana. i'm gonna go pack my things, my ride is on their way." she replies, going up to her room. i take deep breaths, trying to calm myself down as my phone starts ringing. "shit..." i whisper. jack is on his way.

i answer the phone. "hey- sorry, i didn't take a shower yet. actually- could i get my clothes and shower over there?" i ask him, tripping over my words. "of course, is everything okay?" he asks, as i feel tears welling in my eyes. "everything's fine. i'll be over in seven." i say, hanging up the phone. i rush upstairs and get a pair of gray sweatpants, along with a black 'ac/dc' t-shirt. i rush downstairs quickly, since i don't want to be home when my mom leaves.

i make my way back to jack's house, tears slowly falling from my eyes. i get to his house and see jack waiting for me on his front porch. "oh shit-" i say quietly to myself, wiping my tears away since i don't want him to know i was crying. "i'm back." i say with a slight smile, as jack stands up. "are you sure everything's okay?" he asks me, picking up my hand. "yeah it's just- my mom came home. she's not staying, she just came home to get her things because now she's gonna be gone for three weeks instead of one." i sigh out, as he wraps his arms around me.

"wow. i'm sorry y/n, you deserve so much better than that." he says, pecking my neck once. "on the bright side, she just bought a yacht." i joke, and he chuckles. "well, one of these days we've gotta throw a yacht party." he says jokingly, wrapping his arm around my shoulders. "i'm gonna go take a shower. i shouldn't be too long." i smile, and he nods.

i change into my clean clothes after i get out of the shower, and blow-dry my hair before walking out of the bathroom. jack's waiting for me in his room, lying down and watching tv on his bed. "hey." he says, sitting up on his bed. "hi." i say, sitting down next to him. "so, what did you wanna do today?" i ask him, as he wraps his arm around my neck, pulling me back to him gently. i swing my legs over his lap slowly, as he moves my head onto his shoulder. "maybe we could call up auggie and summer and hit up a movie?" he says, wrapping his arms around my waist, rubbing his thumb over my hip.

"that sounds fun. i'll text summer, 'cause she said she was with auggie earlier, so she should still be with him." i say, kissing his jaw once. summer texts back, telling me that she's still with auggie but they were out getting lunch. "she said that after her and auggie are done with lunch, we can meet up with them and go watch whatever's showing at amc." i say, and jack nods. "does she know how long that'll be?" he asks, moving his head to my shoulder. "she said it'll probably be an hour, why?" i ask, as he kisses my shoulder softly.

"i wanted to take a nap. can i use you as a pillow?" he asks with a soft smile, making me smile. "of course." i reply, adjusting my position so that he can find a more comfortable resting position.

"you're an angel." he whispers, gazing into my eyes. "you're a dream. i love you." i smile back at him, and he kisses my lips. "i love you back."