Something's Gotta Give (a Jalex fanfiction)

Chapter Seven - We Go Together

"We don't have the money," Jack stated. "I can't pay them back."

I looked him in the eyes, still standing a foot away from him.

He spoke again, slower this time.

"I'm only half way through my treatment and I have a choice, let this kill me or let them ki-"

"No." I interrupted him. "You can't say that. You're going to be fine, everything will be fine."

"Stop living in your clichés, Alex. Life doesn't work like that," he snapped.

Then I saw the fear flicker across his eyes and the apology on the tip of his tongue.

"I love you, with every inch of my week, frail body I love you, and Alex I'm not going to let you die, but I have to. I have to die."

My hand tenderly reached towards his face and my thumb brushed his cheek bone. I whispered;

"We go together or we don't go down at all."