Six Feet Under The Stars(Alex Gaskarth)

Taking it Slow

Chapter Fourteen

***Alex's POV***

"Alex, we need to talk,"I heard outside of my door.

I opened the door looked up to see Jack, giving me a death glare.

"Y-yeah, sure,"I stuttered.

I couldn't understand why I was so nervous, he was my best friend, but then again we had fought over a girl before. The furthest it had ever gone was, who would get to fuck which girl, but this was different and Destery wasn't jut some girl at a club. Jack stood across from me, with no immediate desire to sit down.

"So you and Des, huh?"

I looked down to disguise my blush and shame.

"Yeah, I guess, but it's nothing serious yet."

He nodded before speaking again.

"She's a sweet girl, Alex."

"And you don't think I know that?"

Jack sighed before stepping a bit closer.

"She didn't ask for this. She didn't come to America to fall for someone, especially you."

"So she came to fall for you?"I scoffed.

"That's not what I meant. I just mean that Destery didn't expect to fall for you, so you have to treat her right. I've seen what you do to girls, Alex. The only serious girlfriend that you've ever had was Lisa and you hurt her, too."

I couldn't look him in the eyes; he was telling the truth. My life consisted of getting drunk with girls, taking them back to my place, telling them that I'll call and leading them on. Lisa was different, but yet I would always mess things up by cheating on her, over and over again. I never could understand why she kept coming back. I knew that cheating on Lisa was one thing, but if I hurt Des that way, the guys would never forgive me. Destery was unlike any girl that I had ever met. I could open up to her easily, she saw me for me and not for my status, and she could brighten my day by just smiling. It was strange for me to be thinking about a future with her and I had only known her for such a short time, but she was all I could think about. She was consuming by every being.

"I'm just saying that I'm fine with her picking you over me, that's her choice, but I'm not fine with her not knowing what you're really like. You better not do anything to hurt her or I'll hurt you," he said before storming out of the room.

Jack wasn't the type to get so angry. He must have really liked her. As soon as he left the room, there was Destery walking in with a confused look on her face.

"Jack...how's he holding up?"

I sighed.

"Fairly well, actually. I expected worse. How's Rian?"

She smiled slightly.

"Better now that he knows I didn't cause the band to break up,"she laughed, trying to make light of the situation.

I motioned for her to come closer and sit next to me. I intently watched her gracefully glide over to me. She shyly looked down and bit her lip. I gently lifted her chin up with my hand.

"Don't do that."

She blushed, still biting her lip.

"That. Biting your lip. It turns me on."

Destery looked amused and moved closer to me.

"Oh, really? Does it?"

She ran her hands through my hair and down my back. Before I knew it, I was attacking her luscious lips. Her hand tugged at my shirt, but I stopped her. I didn't want to move this fast.

"Des, stop."

She instantly pulled away from me, eyes filled with rejection and pain. The sight was almost heartbreaking, she thought that I didn't want her. But God, did I want her! I just couldn't have her yet.

I pulled her back to me so that our foreheads were touching and ran my hand through her silky locks.

"I'm sorry, I just thought–"

I cut her off with a sweet peck on her lips.

"I know, I want it to, but I want to take this slow. I'm not going to mess this up by rushing."

She snuggled closer to me.

"I've never heard a guy say that before."

I gave her a cute smirk, but on the inside, I was hurt that some assholes actually had their minds set on taking advantage of her.

We both laid back on the bed with her laying on my chest.

"Remember that night back at the apartment?"

She silently nodded.

"Thank you. No one's ever done that for me before."

"Well, we're even after that fiasco the other night."

I chuckled.

"Alex?"

"Hmm?"

"What's going to happen to us after this tour?"