-jackies pov
sam's soft hand reached up to fix my hair. my body went stiff. my eyes met his. i was practically melting into his touch. silence fell upon us. my breath was hitched and quiet.
he dropped his hand to my face, cupping my cheek ever so softly. "is this alright?" he said softly. i nodded and smiled lightly.
he bent down slowly and pressed his plump lips against mine softly. i kissed back gently, but soon pulled away. just one soft kiss.
he pulled away too and grinned with his dazzling smile. i knew i was blushing because of the look on his face, but i could see that he was too.
"its late, you better get some rest." he said moving his hand to mine. i nodded and turned to my door. "ill see you soon, sam." i said turning to give him one more smile. "and tell josh i said thanks, for this." i said laughing.
he nodded. "trust me i will." he said brushing his hair out of his face. i turned back and opened my door, heading inside.
i heard sam's steps slowly fade away. i squealed out of excitement. wrapping myself in his cardigan. i literally smelled like sam. i could've died on the spot.
"how was it?" awsten said turning on the kitchen light, making me jump.
i groaned. "how long have you been here?" i said crossing my arms. "i showed up when you decided to ignore my calls. so, how was it?" he said taking a sip of his drink.
"it was great, really, sam is such a sweet guy." i said walking to the kitchen. "i really like him." i said shrugging. "thats not yours, ive never seen you wear that." he said pointing out the cardigan.
"yeah its sams. i got cold on the walk home." i said taking off my shoes. he huffed and stood up.
"whats wrong?" i said frowning.
"i just dont want you to get hurt. i get a feeling from sam.." he said heading to the fridge.
"sam wouldn't hurt me, i can tell. you just have to sit down and talk to him." i shrugged. "now get out of my apartment im exhausted."
he turned to face me. "listen jacks. if he hurts you, i get to say i told you so. i will hurt him twice as bad. you're my best friend." he said grabbing my arms. "but get some rest. ill see you in the morning." he said kissing my cheek, a friendly gesture that i was used to.
"yeah yeah, goodnight ill see you tomorrow." i said shoving him out the door.
-sammy's pov
i quietly unlocked the door to our shared apartment, trying to not wake the boys up. i tiptoed into the front room and into my room. i flipped on the light.
"jesus christ josh." i said jumping out of my skin to see josh sitting at my piano.
"sooooo how was it?" he said eagerly standing up.
"HES HOME!" jake said running into the room.
"you guys are so fucking stupid." i said pushing them away from me. "HES BLUSHING!" josh yelled grabbing my face.
"yeah, shes really cool." i said smiling a little. "AWWW!" jake said punching my arm. "i told you so!" josh said jumping. "spare the details though, i dont need to know your business." jake said waving his hand. i laughed. "okay now go away, we have to be up early and we dont need to be late again."
my brothers laughed and left my room. i sighed and layed down on my bed, falling asleep instantly.
i woke up to jake clapping in my face. "come on cupid we have 10 minutes to get ready." i groaned and sat up, hair covering my eyes. i rubbed my face and adjusted my eyes to the light. jake was standing in front of me with his hands on his hips.
"lets go! now!" he said pulling my blanket. i groaned again and got up and headed to the bathroom to get ready for the day.
-jackie
staring at myself in the mirror while i did my makeup for the day. i had several errands to run but my mind kept telling me to text sam.
but i knew he was busy, and so was i. i had to work at the record store in a few hours, and i had to go get awsten coffee before. i still had on the cardigan. i couldn't bring myself to take it off.. plus it matched my outfit.
okay maybe i planned my outfit around it.
i finished my eyeliner and went back into my room to put on shoes, grabbed my keys, and headed out of my apartment.
i made my way down the street, tugging the fabric of the cardigan around my stomach. i trudged into the coffee shop, hoping to see a familiar face. i needed to stop thinking about him.
i was even searching for his brothers. what is wrong with me? i walked to the counter and ordered awsten's coffee. after paying and receiving the drink i headed for the record store.
i walked past the studio, tensing up. now i was kind of hoping not to bump into one of them. thankfully, i didnt.
when i got into the store awsten greeted me with a smile. "hi sweetheart." he said taking the coffee from me. he looked at my outfit. "you're still wearing that old cardigan." he laughed. i blushed.
"sam came in looking for you not too long ago." he said turning his back to me and walking behind the counter. "really? what did he say." i said following him eagerly.
"jacks ive never seen you have a crush like this." he said laughing at me. i rolled my eyes. "he asked if you were here and i said no and he left. thats all." awsten said shrugging.
i sighed. im glad he wanted to see me though. i wondered if he would come back later.
i was on guard all day long, but nothing. not a single kiszka in the store. when i clocked out i felt hands on my shoulders.
"we should hang out." awstens voice said from behind me. "i never see you outside of work anymore." i shuddered and pushed his hands off my shoulders.
"i dont know, i have some errands to run.." i said turning to him. he was so close to me.
"jackie you have been so distracted and its making me sick." he breathed on me. my eyes widened. "awsten what the hell?" i said trying to move away from him.
"jackie you cant be serious. why are you already so obsessed with him?" he said backing up from me. "awsten, whats this about? you always say you want me to be happy.." i said talking with my hands.
"i meant happy with me jacks. don't act stupid." he huffed. "awsten. we went through this months ago and it finally felt normal again. we aren't meant to be together and it will never ever work." i hissed at him.
"you don't understand at all! you are such a tease!" he spit at my face.
i was fuming. i started to yell back but we both heard the front door close. i turned around and my eyes met his. his face was concerned and his eyes confused.
i wiped the tears off my face. "sam.. hi.." i said awkwardly.
"oh here we fucking go you had to be the hero didn't you?" awsten said turning to sam.
sam held his hands out "no no im.. im just here to see jackie.. im sorry if i interrupted.. are you okay?" he said turning to me.
i nodded and walked over to him. "awsten, ill see you when you've calmed down and are ready to talk." i said with my back to aws. i grabbed sam's hand and eagerly walked out of the store.
