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Sleep Well, Darling

Alex needs help, and Jack is willing to be there even after everything he's been through.

<< Jack's POV >>

It's a treacherous thing when the one that you love is finding a new love. It never got easier, and it never would. I'm in love with Alex Gaskarth, and he's in love with Lisa. I never bothered to learn her last name, what was the point? I knew it would eventually end in Gaskarth. I was right.

"She said yes!" Alex told me excitedly over the phone, I could hear the smile on his face. I felt my heart break into thousands of pieces and then some. I'd say a part of me died when I heard him say so, but it's been dying since the day he broke up with me for her.

It was junior year, he told me that our relationship was too scary and risky for him. It was for both of us, but he didn't care about me. I wanted to come out, but he just couldn't. I hated that we had to hide it, we had arguments about it, but I always stuck up for him. I knew how it felt to be anxious, and I knew how bad it was for him. Then one night Lisa came onto him, and he didn't push her away. He kissed her back. I was pissed, I yelled and screamed at him when we were alone. I made him cry, but tears were already blurring my vision the moment I saw his lips on hers.

He broke up with me the day after that night. He made me bleed and it's been slowly draining me for years. It's 2016 and I'm about to be the best man for the only person I've ever fallen in love with.

I looked at myself in the mirror, hating the person staring back. It was an empty reflection, lifeless. I wanted to laugh, but all that could come out was a small exhale of air. A last breath.

The wedding was a mess of painful words and soft stabs at my heart. Alex didn't talk to me, the only thing he ever said my way was, "Doesn't she look beautiful?" As she walked down the isle. I didn't respond. He didn't know I still loved him.

A few weeks after, Alex called me, we hadn't spoken since the wedding. I hadn't left my bed since the wedding other than to eat and shower either.

I put the phone to my ear, assuming it was time to start making a new record. My eyes widened as I heard a shaky breath, was he crying?

"Alex?" I spoke into the phone, a little panicked. I heard another shaky breath before a broken response.

"J-Jack.." Alex was trying not to cry, and I knew it. I immediately went to get dressed, putting the phone on speaker.

"I'm here, Alex. Talk to me." I told him as calmly as I could, not wanting to make his situation any worse.

"i-" He took a second, "I dunno w-what to do.." His voice was so soft it was hard to hear.

"I'm on my way. Just stay on the phone with me, yeah?" I hurried put my shoes on and ran to my car, taking it off speakerphone.

"Thank you..." His voice crack almost made me cry.

I sped to his house as fast as I could, thanking whatever god was out there that I didn't get pulled over. I didn't know what to say on the way there, so I quietly sang some of his favorite songs until I pulled into his driveway.

"I'm here." I told him, going up to his door, not bothering with knocking since I knew he'd unlocked it for me. I hung up the phone and basically ran into his bedroom, the sight absolutely fucking killed me.

Alex was curled up in the corner by the bed, hugging his legs with his head in-between. He was shaking, bad. I moved his phone from where it laid on the floor, sitting there instead. I wanted to give him space so I didn't touch him, I just sat as close as I could without contact.

"Lex, what's wrong?" I asked quietly. He jumped and looked at me with wide eyes, I guess I had been quiet to join him. When he realized it was me the panic was washed away with sadness and relief. He immediately wrapped himself around me, almost sitting completely on my lap. I was quick to put my arms around him, to which he buried his head into my neck.