Run Away With Us - A Jamilams Fanfic DISCONTINUED

Chapter Seven

Alex let John lead him to his bedroom when the trio arrived at his home. Thomas settled on the bed, holding his arm out for John to slide under while Alex curled up on his chest.

Running a hand through Alex's hair, Thomas smiled at his boyfriend curled up next to him. "Is anyone gonna tell me what's going on?" he asked gently.

Whimpering, Alex buried his face in Thomas's chest and cried, "You're gonna be mad!"

"What? Baby, never over something that's got you so upset," Thomas soothed. "Well, apart from maybe you waiting so long to tell me," he considered, drawing a whine from Alex.

John sighed, knowing what the answer would be as he asked, "Do you want me to tell him, doll?" Alex nodded and John sighed again. "The bastard that fathered Alex has decided that he wants his son back," he told Thomas.

The oldest of the three gasped and looked down at Alex, horrified. "What's going to happen?" he asked quietly, fear evident in his voice.

"I called my dad this morning, recruited him before Hamilton got a chance to," John explained. "Philip has a meeting with him later to discuss it properly, so my dad officially has a client."

Thomas hummed, pressing a gentle kiss to Alex's forehead. "I'm so sorry doll," he murmured. "I thought that your dad wanting more to do with your life was a good thing. I should've listened to John."

Alex whimpered and rubbed his face in Thomas's shirt. "S'not your fault. None of us thought that this would happen," he assured him. John rubbed a supportive hand up Thomas's arm.

"There's nothing more we can do about him right now," he reminded them. "We just have to trust my dad to do his job right. All we can do now is be here for you, Lex."

Alex smiled weakly and curled up into a tighter ball on Thomas. "Thanks, guys," he mumbled. John rubbed his arm gently. "Can we just stay here just now?" he requested quietly.

"Of course baby," Thomas cooed. "We aren't going anywhere."

~Time skip cause 1) they're not doing anything interesting and 2) because I can't be bothered anymore ~

Philip poked his head around the door at around one to ask the trio if they wanted any food, but other than that Alex, Thomas, and John had been left alone all day. 

John sat up and stretched. "I don't know about you guys, but I'm starving," he said. Alex looked up at him and nodded. Thomas cracked his back nonchalantly. 

"I could eat," he agreed. "What do you want baby?"

Alex shrugged and held his arms out to John to be picked up. "Not hungry," he mumbled.

Exchanging a worried glance with Thomas, John scooped Alex up. "You gotta eat baby boy," he cooed. "It won't help anything if you get sick from malnutrition. Will you please eat something for me?"

Alex shrugged again. "Don't wanna," he argued before bursting into tears. John held him close and shushed him gently pressing kisses to his forehead. "Don't wanna eat," he sobbed.

"How about we ask your dad to run to the store and get that nice soup mix you like?" Thomas suggested. Alex considered it for a moment before nodding. Thomas nodded, satisfied, and left the room.

"I'm sorry," Alex mumbled into John's collarbone. "I should never have gotten you guys involved, I should've just let him take me back, this shouldn't have happened."

John's face shifted into a deep frown. "Don't say that sweetheart," he murmured. "You know we'll stand by you no matter what. We don't want you going through this alone."

Burying his face into John's shoulder, Alex fought back tears. "I don't want my dad to try and use you guys against me," he admitted quietly.

"We'll never let him," John swore fiercely. "I'm never leaving your side." Alex sobbed once and John pressed a kiss into his hair. "Never leaving you baby."

"I love you," Alex sniffed. 

John hid his tears in Alex's hair as he held him close. "Love you too sweetheart," he promised, breathing in Alex's scent. 

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This is a lot shorter than usual, but I was struggling so much with this chapter. A lot of it was just dialogue and I couldn't get it to work properly. 

I know it's been ages since I last updated, and I'd like to promise that it won't be as long between now and the next update, but I'd be lying. I'm having a really hard time right now, and writing is the last thing on my mind, but I promise that this isn't getting discontinued just yet.

Hopefully, I'll see you guys again soon, with a longer update, but no promises.