Dangerous. (a Jack Gilinsky and Sammy Wilkinson Fanfic

Chapter Twelve.

                                                        *Three weeks later Ari’s Pov*

        I yawned as I shut my alarm off climbing out of my bed, it was the last day of school and I was really excited. No more high school. I smiled at the thought and walked into my bathroom getting ready for the day. The first two weeks after Jack and I broke up were miserable, I was a wreck. Honestly, I still am. We see each other everyday, in nearly every class, at lunch and whenever our friends hangout. We’re even partners in a few classes and it’s been torture. I haven’t seen his gorgeous smile since we broke up and I feel dead on the inside. I’m just smiling and pretending I’m okay but honestly, I’m beyond broken. I know deep down Jack is the love of my life, but I can’t be with him. I finished curling my hair in loose beach curls and then applied my make up; light eye shadow, mascara, a little concealer and blush. I went to my closet and picked out white shorts, a light pink crop top and sandals. I grabbed my phone and noticed I had a text from... Jack? I unlocked my phone and read the message; We need to talk. I took a deep breath and looked to a picture of Shawn and I. I looked back to my phone and texted him back; Meet me by our bench in 20.

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        I was beyond nervous, I had no idea what to expect from Jack. I approached our bench and saw Jack sitting there tapping his foot, I smile knowing that’s what he did when he’s nervous. I walked up to him and he looked up at me and I felt my heart begin to pound.

        “Hi,” I said quietly as he stood up and watched me.

        “Hi,” He said. I looked to the ground knowing I couldn’t look him in the eyes, I would melt and I would probably jump into his arms. “I-” He began and then stooped and took a deep breath. “I need you, Ariana.” I looked up and watched the love of my life standing in front of me as he nervously watched me. “I need you more than anything I’ve ever known. I need you like plants need water and sunshine and I need you like beds need blankets and-” I couldn’t help but chuckle at his words as I stepped a little closer. He smiled slightly. “Okay, I know you’re laughing at how lame I am but Ari, I need you. I’m so in love with you and these past few weeks have been absolute hell for me. I see guys watching you and that guy last week who touched your butt- Damn, I wanted to beat the shit out of him. God, I’m so in love with you! The way your nose crinkles when your confused and how you squirm in your seat when you know the answer to a question and you want to answer it. I love the way you brush your hand through your hair to get it out of your face and how when you answer a question wrong and your face turns bright red and you try to play it off and you act like it’s a big deal and no one really cares, I love the way you can write in poetry class and damn, I love the way you read aloud so clearly and lovely in front of the class. I’m so damn in love with you and I can’t function right without you. I know I screwed up bad, but please, please take me back.” I felt a tear slip down my cheek as I gave a weak smile and then jumped into Jack’s arms and cupped my hands around his face and kissed him, hard. I pulled back and sighed as I sat on the bench and tears slowly formed in my eyes. Jack sat beside me and took a deep breath.

        “Jack, I love you,” At my words Jack sat upright and turned towards me just about to wrap me in his arms. “But-” I continued making him stop on command. “We can’t be together,” I whispered as Jack let out a quiet cry.

        “Ari, please-” 

        “No, Jack. You cheated on me and you were the one who made that decision, not me.” I stood up as Jack looked hopelessly at the ground as tears slipped down his face into the dirt. I bent down and lifted his chin kissing him gently for the last time. “I love you, and I always will.” I stood up and turned walking away from him and I knew that Jack and I were done.