No Strings Attached ; j.g

t h i r t y - t w o

"MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY GIRL!" Jack yelled and hovered over me. I opened my eyes and rubbed my face. He had a huge smile on his face.

"Hi baby," I said with my eyes closed.

"Can you believe it?" he asked. "Our first Christmas together! And do you know what's on January sixteenth?"

"What?" I ask as I stared at his cute face.

"Our four months, if you don't count the time we were apart," he grins.

"Aw," I smile and kiss his cheek.

"Let's go open presents!" he said and ran downstairs. He was such a kid, but I loved him.

Once I got downstairs, we let Mr. and Mrs. Gilinsky open their presents first. Jack and I, although Jack had bought it, got Mrs. Gilinsky a beautiful set of diamond earrings that she just loved.

"Thank you!" she said and hugged us both.

Jack's dad opened his, it was a jersey from his favorite team. I didn't even know what sport or team it was because I didn't know anything about sports.

Jack's parents then opened presents from each other. They exchanged gifts and smiled a lot. When they were finished, they stood up. "We'll leave you two alone," Jack's mom said. "We have to do some shopping anyways," she smiled.

So we were alone, in the living room. "Here," Jack said handing me a gift. "That's from me," he smiled.

I opened the gift, inside was the most gorgeous necklace. It had a small heart in the middle which said 'A + J'. There were diamonds surrounding the heart. I looked at Jack with tears in my eyes.

"I love it," I smiled and hugged him. I put it on and then showed him his present, a giant box. He opened it and pulled apart the box.

"Oh my gosh!" he jumped. "THIS IS HUGE, I LOVE IT!"

"You do?" I asked.

"Yes! Thank you baby!" he hugged me tightly and pulled out the bear. The card dropped and he picked it up. I felt my cheeks turn bright red as he read it. He looked up at me, surprised. "Really?" he asks and I nod. "You're sure?" and I nod again. A smile spreads across his face. "Yes I have condoms," he laughs.

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Jack, me, and his family were now at another family members house. We were all dressed nicely and seated at the dinner table full of foods.

"This is Alexis, my beloved girlfriend that I hope to marry," Jack tells one of his relatives and I blush.

"Awww," she cooed. "You two are adorable." I smiled shyly and Jack kisses my cheek.

"So Jack," another relative started as we were all eating. "Have you decided on a college or anything yet?"

"No, I think I'm gonna hold off on it," he shrugs.

"Are you kidding me? Why? Robert is going to college, and look at him. You should be more like him!" she says surprised.

"Nah, it's not really for me. Plus I have this beautiful girl that I'd hate to leave behind," he smiles at me.

"Oh, Jack," she sighs. "Some slutty girl that you just met shouldn't stop you from going to college." I felt my cheeks heat up as everyone looked at me. "We all know you'll get in her pants a few times and be finished, that's how all you boys are." Jack glared at her. "I'm sure you can get sex from other girls at college, don't stay just so you can have more with her!"

Jack stood up as I felt my eyes fill with tears. "Actually, we haven't had sex yet. We're taking our time, and I'm not doing anything until we're ready." He grabbed my hand and we walked into another room.

There was bickering in the dining room now, I could hear Mrs. Gilinsky sticking up for me. I sniffle and a tear falls. I quickly wipe it away and Jack adjusts my gaze to him.

"Hey," he pulls me into a hug. "I'm sorry about her, she's always been a bitch."

"I-it's fine," I laugh sadly.

"No, you're crying, baby. Don't cry please," he kisses me softly and stares me in the eyes. "I understand if you don't want it to be tonight," he says. I look at the floor, "do you wanna go back to my parents?" he asks, to which I nod.