*The next morning*
Alyssa's POV
I roll over after I hear my phone buzz.
I pick it up and check the screen.
Text message from Jack:
"Coming by to get my stuff. Be there in 5."
Shit. I run into the guest room and wake up Sam.
"What is it princess? What's wrong?"
"Jack is going to be here in like a minute. He's coming to get his stuff. Will you stay close to me?"
"Of course princess. I'll be right down okay?"
"Thanks Sammy."
I kiss his cheek and then run downstairs. Sam puts a shirt on and some basketball shorts and comes down a minute later. The doorbell rings and I know exactly who it is. Sam answers it and does all of the talking. I stand close behind him.
"Sam." Jack says as Sam opens the door.
"Jack." Sam responds.
"I'm just here to get my stuff and have a conversation with my girlfriend."
"Your ex girlfriend. And I don't think there's anything you two need to talk about right now."
"I think there is. And I also think that Alyssa can speak for herself. If she doesn't want to talk to me, she can tell me that."
"Don't make me give you another black eye Jack."
"Alright that's enough. Sam, just stay down here and I'll yell if I need you. Jack, we can go talk upstairs while you pack your shit."
"Okay" Jack says with a smirk.
"Alyssa, I swear to god if he hurts you..." Sam starts.
"Sam, he's already hurt me. There's not much more that he can do."
As soon as I say that, I see Jack's face tense up. He clenched his jaw, and that's when I saw it. He had a look in his eyes. He was hurt. I knew I had my Jack back, even if it was only for a few seconds. I saw the boy I fell in love with. He's still in there. I just wish he would come back to me.
Jack walks up the stairs and I follow behind him. He walks into my room, sits on my bed, and then puts his head in his hands.
"I'm so sorry baby. I don't know what's wrong with me." He says as tears fall down his face.
"Jack, I can't do this anymore. Please just pack your shit and get out."
I try and sound as strong as possible even though I'm breaking inside.
"Is there any way I can fix this? Is there any way you'll give me a second chance?"
"No. This was your second chance and you blew it. I just have one question for you Jack. Why?"
"Why, what?"
"Why ruin what we had? Was it me? Was I too boring for you? Just why?" I ask as I break down in tears. All of the emotions I've felt for the past few months are all pouring out at once and I can't stop it.
"Baby please. You know I hate seeing you like this. Please don't cry."
He makes his way towards me as I sit on the ground in the corner of the room. He falls to the ground and wraps his arms around me. At this point I don't even try to fight him off. I don't have the energy to.
"I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry baby." He repeats as he holds me close.
I don't even know what to do anymore. I want to kiss him and tell him everything will be okay, but at the same time I want to slap him across the face and tell him to get his shit together.
"Jack, just pack your stuff and get out" I say as I shove him off of me.
"Please don't do this Alyssa. I love you. I can fix this."
I get up and walk towards the door. Jack follows me like a lost puppy.
"Jack, I've given you months to try and fix this and look where we are. You're haven't changed."
Jack grabs my arm and I'm scared at first so I flinch, but then I realize that he had grabbed my hand, and not in a painful way.
"Alyssa please. I'm begging you. Let me fix this."
For a second, I see the Jack I fell in love with, and I give in. I interlock my hand with his and lean in and kiss him. He kisses me back and grabs my face. I haven't kissed him in so long. I missed him so much. But then I remember the way he threw me up against that wall, twice. I knew I had to stop kissing him, but I didn't want to. I didn't even realize that I had broken the kiss.
"Babe?"
"Pack your shit and get out." I say coldly.
He looks so sad and confused. I want to help him, but he has to help himself.
I walk back downstairs to where Sam was waiting. I bury my head in Sam's chest and continue to cry.
"Princess?"
"Just hold me."
He wraps his arms around me and pulls me closer into his chest.
Jack comes downstairs a few minutes later with a box in his hand.
"I'll be back in to get the other two."
"I'll help you" Sam says.
Sam walks upstairs and comes back down with the other two boxes. I grab the one that looks like it's about to fall.
"I got it babe" Jack says as he grabs it out of my hands.
After he put the last box in his car he came back to the door. Sam was standing in front of me to shield me from Jack.
"I'm going to change, Alyssa. I promise. I'm going to get better. For you. I love you" he says with tears in his eyes.
"Goodbye Jack" was all I could manage to choke out.
He walks to his car, gets in, and drives away. There goes the love of my life.
