chapter twenty-three

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by swiftietae9

by swiftietae9

emma

[november,1,2023]

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i forced jack to leave the party early just so that I could go home and decorate my house for christmas. i know, i'm one of those girls. its a thing i've done since i was little, i go home after halloween and start decorating. although technicly its not christmas it is in my eyes.

jack was not very pleased when i made him leave but he came anyway, i drove us back to my place because he was to drunk. "i'm tired baby." he groans from the pasenger side. "well you can go to bed and i'll decorate." i say, he sits up instantly after i spoke. "no, i'll help. i just need coffee." he jokes, i know he would acually help me but its the thought that counts. "thats a good thing i make coffee for a living!"

we got home at 1:00, the first thing i did was brew us some coffee. jack threw himself at the couch and pulled the cozy blanket over his head. after the coffee was done i walked over to him and poaked at him through the blanket. jack groans and he lifts the blanket off of his face and sits up. "here you go sleepy head." i tease, he smiles and takes a sip of his warm coffee.

i leave him on the couch to wake up a bit and head down into the garage to get the decorations, i organized them in boxes for each holiday. i grabbed the empty box which says 'halloween' and the box that says 'christmas'. as i attempt to climb the stairs the door swings open and jack stood there. "can i help?" he asks me, i point to the tree downstairs and he nods his head. "let me take those for you first." jack says, reaching for the boxs in my hand. i thank him with a warm smile and walk up the stairs behind him.

i begin to take down all the halloween decor which didn't take long, i put everything in the box and taped it up. after that i moved onto the christmas box, all the garland, tinsle and other decor i started to take out. i placed them in there usual spots, before jack walked up carring the heavy tree on his shoulders. i couldn't help myself but laugh at him, he dropped the tree on the ground and ran over to me. he lifted me up, spinning me around. "jack!" i laugh, he does the same.

its moments like this where i really do think jack could be the one, he always puts a smile on my face and makes me laugh when i'm done. he knows the right thing to say to me when i really do need to hear it, and makes me happy everyday. the two of us have grown so much since when we first met, we've opened up and let each other in. hes my best friend.

till about 4:00 in the morning me and jack were up decorating, mainly doing the tree which took long. he lifted me on his shoulders so I could put on the star, honestly i'm falling in love with this man. i hate to use the word love unless i truly mean it but i do, i'm starting to love him..

jack and i crashed on the couch after putting up the star, we were both exuasted beyond belief. jack had his hands wrapped around my waist and my head snuggled into his chest, i could hear his soft snores which are adorable.

while hes asleep i take a moment to admire the handsome boy sleeping in front of me, his nose twitches with each breath as if he's dreaming. there are times that i still can't quite comprehend the fact that i'm dating jack hughes, sometimes i believe what others say about me. how he can do better, what makes me so special?

i wake up to the bright sun shining through the windows, i rub my eyes gentily before attempting to get up from the couch. but jacks grip tighted around my waist, he groaned as his eyes flickered open. "i'm dying." jack says, i try and pry his ahnds off of me but he doesn't let me. "don't leave me baby." he says, i chuckle before pressing a kiss to kis forehead. "how about i make us some coffee, okay." i tell him, he groans a 'fine' before realizing me from his tight grip.

i make us some coffee and call jack over into the kitchen, his hair all messy and eyes barely opened. he takes a seat next to me at the island, i needed to tell him something that i couldn't tell him last night, due to the fact he was drunk. "jack." i ask him to get his attention. "a couple of days ago i got an email from a modeling agency, offering me a high-paying job to be one of their models." i tell him, jacks face lights up with joy. "what really! em thats great, which agency?"

i should be excited, i mean this is a massive deal but taking this job needs to be thought through. i would have to quit my job with meadow which mean't we would see each less and that is not something i wanna give up, secondly i don't know if i want all that fame that comes with being a model. when i was younger i modeled but ended up quiting when it started to get serious, like when top agencys wanted me. plus my family was never together, my brother played hockey for a top team, my younger sister was dancing and i was modeling in america. the fifteen year-old me just couldn't handle being away from the half of my family, once i quit i spent more time with my dad and brother and fell in love with watching dawson play hockey.

it hurt me being away from him, we've always been so close and even now living far away from him kills me sometimes. then my parents had my little sister blake who is literly the sweetest and cutest baby i've ever met. i moved out when she was one so i only see her when i visit, i planned to visit them at christmas but thats still such a long time away.

"vouge." i tell jack, his mouth drops and wraps me in a tight hug. "holy shit emma, thats insane-" jack dozes off, i could tell he was thinking of something, or should i say someone. "whats wrong?" i ask him, his attention returns to me. "nothing." he lied, he was totally thinking of maddie. "your thinking about maddie aren't you." his head pops up, i could hear his heart beating faster. "what! emma don't say shit like that." jack says defensively, i shake my head. "don't even lie, she models for vouge in new york and i know it too. why are you so triggered by that?" i ask jack, he knew he had no other choice but to come clean and tell me whats on his mind. "it's stupid, i-i just don't want you to turn into her." jack tells me, looking away to avoid eye contact with me. "what, jack please you know i'm not like that." i rest my hand on his thigh, he nods his head looking back into my eyes. "come here." i tell him, opening my arms to hug him. he moves closer to me letting me wrap my arms around his waist, pulling him closer to me. he digs his neck into my shoulder, i rug the back of his head. jack pulls away, i press a kiss to his temple. "i wouldn't do that to you." i mumble, he heard me and suddenly tears fall down his eyes. i quickly grab his face to comfort him, i wipe the tears which fell from his eyes. "oh jack, baby did i say something." he shakes his head, he gulps before speaking. "i-its just i fucking hate her, a-and i'm just scared you might do the same thing." i tilt my head to the side and open my mouth slightly in shock he thinks i would do that to him.

"jack, i care so much about you and i wouldn't do that to you. you're the best thing that has happend to me in a long time." i small smile forms on his lips, he trusts me which makes me happy. i just wanted to tell him i loved him, but i was scared he deosn't feel the same. "i trust you bryant."

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holy moly! i'm on a roll lmaooooo, but i hope you liked this chapter. next one is media so enjoyyyyyy

xoxoo

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