Life's Greatest Gift || Jack Manifold ✔️

twenty-five :P

Still - Niall Horan

"I didn't want any of this to happen." Jack whispered, pulling me closer to him as we laid in my hotel room.

"I know." I whispered back, laying my head on his chest gently. "Can I still explain what all went down?"

"Yes, please do."

"The day my face got leaked, that account is my ex's account. It was a picture from like March or something, almost a year old now. She posted it to get under my skin and hold something over my head I guess. I never actually confirmed anything with her because I don't want anything to do with her. She means nothing to me. I wanted you, i wanted everything to do with you. I mean, I don't just fly out to London for a random occasion when I can barely make ends meet for college. You didn't hear me out though. Looking back, Im not too sure i would have been very understanding either if the situations were reversed. But yeah, that's kinda basically it. She was trying to do something and I guess it worked."

"I'm sorry, I never meant to hurt you like that. I realized after a little bit that it probably wasn't as bad as I was making it out to be, I just couldn't get myself to talk to you about it because I felt in too deep and four days too late."

"Why did you stand me up?" I asked, feeling too many emotions wash over me at once.

"When?"

"The day we left early for Missouri. You said you'd meet me and you never did."

"I got held up in traffic and anytime I went to text you i was being honked at to move up and then i had to stop to get the stuff i needed and by the time i finally made it Izzy was leaving and you weren't there." Jack explained.

"I was saying goodbye to my cousin. His flight left before mine." I explained my end. "It's just seemed recently that youve wanted nothing to do with me."

"That's definitely not how I felt, I just felt my attempts would be too late. The reality of it is I'd give up everything just to see you smile, Manifold." Jack said, his voice soft but broken.

"Ditto, Sinclaire." I whispered, smiling into his touch. We just laid there for hours, waiting for the sun to rise to get up and go back to Will's. We kinda just fought outside snd then took his car and dipped. Our phones were both blowing up but we turned them off so it was just us. Just us for a little bit longer. Just us forever.

"I want to be your boyfriend, Kai." Jack said.

Him and his surprise fucking words

hell i'll kill him

"Yeah, I want that too."

"Good."

"Good."

"So who plays minecraft better, me or Tommyinnit." Jack joked after the silence prolonged too much fir his liking.

"Me, duh." I replied.

"That was not an option."

"Asterin."

"Also not an option."

"Izzy, you reallt underestimate me."

"It's not a bloody option!" Jack laughed.

"You're both terrible, how's that?"

"That wasn't even the question!"

"The Caroline!"

"Oh my god." He laughed out. I laughed with him, feeling the rise and fall of his chest as he laughed.

"Who's hotter, me or you?" I asked him.

"You, obviously."

"That answer is so correct." I laughed out.

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We walked into Will's house and plopped on the couch. We explained everything to everyone before the door almost busted down with how loud and rough the knocks on the door was.

"Bloody hell!" Will groaned as he stood up and walked to the door. "Toby?"

"I HAVE AN ANNOUNCMENT!" Tubbo screamed, running into the room.

"What is it?!" Izzy asked. Will sat down in his spot on the couch with a wide smile. Jack and I were both confused, but we brushed it off. Will would say something eventually.

"I GOT TAYLOR SWIFT CONCERT TICKETS! THEYRE IN SAN FRANCISCO! THE CONCERT ISNT UNTIL LIKE LATE MAY EARLY JUNE BUT STILL!" Tubbo screamed.

"NO FUCKING WAY!" Izzy screamed back.

"YES FUCKING WAY! I HAVE TEN TICKETS! ITS MAINLY TO SURPRISE MY GIRLFRIEND FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY BUT STILL!"

"FUCK YEAH!" Izzy screamed. "IM SO FUCKING EXCITED!"