Growing with J.A.C.I.E. (All Time Low Fanfiction | Jack Barakat)

Chapter 2

I left Jack behind as he stopped to talk to somebody, and made my way into the trailer. The sign next to the door had 'All Time Low' printed on it in large capital letters, so I knew exactly what to expect. Inside, I found Alex and Zack along with a few crew members just hanging out.

"Jacie!" Alex cheered in excitement, running up to me and throwing his arms around me.

"Babe!" I laughed back and returned the hug with just as much enthusiasm, using our long-standing nickname for each other. We hadn't seen each other in a while.

"Look at you, being a good number one fan," he held me at arm's length and grinned.

I chuckled and shook my head. "I'm not here for you, unfortunately. Just dropping by to say hi."

"Well, that's an insult," Zack, who was lounging on a nearby couch, chimed in.

"I'll still come to watch you, don't worry," I reassured as Alex took a step back. "But I'm here to play some drums. Just not for you guys."

"And here I thought you would replace Rian."

"Nobody can replace Rian," I pointed out.

"Here, take this," Alex handed me a red solo cup from the table, "I just made it, I'll make a new one for myself. It's your favourite."

"Oh, no need," I declined the drink, pushing it away, "I'm on a no-alcohol streak."

He raised his eyebrows. "Since when?"

"Since about fourteen weeks ago," I replied casually

Alex's eyes widened at the specific mention of weeks, but then he started grinning and laughing. He honestly thought I was making a joke. But, no, I was being serious. Sure, maybe it hadn't been exactly fourteen weeks and only stopped after that initial pregnancy test, but I wasn't lying or joking.

"No, seriously," I made it as clear as possible. "I can't drink. I'm pregnant."

Alex's chuckles continued and even Zack joined in. But they started to go quiet when they noticed I wasn't laughing along.

"Wait, what?" Alex stared at me with a puzzled expression.

"Pregnant," I repeated pointing at my abdomen.

His expression shifted from confusion to surprise to excitement. "Oh, shit! Really?"

"Yeah," I emphasised.

Just then, Jack entered the trailer as well. He was still smiling from whatever conversation he had just seconds before. Immediately, all eyes shifted off me and focused right on him. He didn't even get much time to realise everybody was looking at him.

"Is Jacie telling the truth?" Alex immediately blurted out without greeting him. "Is she pregnant?"

Jack blinked, momentarily caught off guard by the sudden bombardment of questions. He turned to me with a questioning look. I smiled back sheepishly and shrugged. We didn't exactly have a plan to tell everybody. We knew we were going to do it that day, but he definitely hadn't expected me to announce it without him.

"Yeah..." Jack confirmed, taking the road of acting nonchalant as well.

"Holy fuck, congratulations!" Alex exclaimed, pulling both Jack and me into a celebratory hug.

The entire room buzzed with excitement, the initial disbelief flying out of the window. It was actually heartwarming to see all of these people so excited for us. Some had known Jack since the beginning, others had only been crew for a few months. But everybody was just as joyful, congratulating both of us.