Under a Paper Moon (Jalex)

Chapter 8

Alex's POV

I was awoken by a still naked Jack, shaking me to wake me up. "Our parents are back, get some clothes on!" He squealed as we heard the door unlock. I scavenged

pppqmy room to find my boxers, nowhere to be seen. I ran into the bathroom and locked the door, I was still so tired and out of breathe. I put my ear to the door and heard Jack talking to my mom, "He's just getting a shower!" I ran the shower as Jack told me to, freezing cold. Did I really have to get in this? I suppose it'd keep his mom and mine off our backs. Jack'd left several marks everywhere, most I could hide with my clothes but a couple others would be visible miles off, thanks Barakat. "Lex? Jack's going soon so come say bye!" My mother shouted from the bottom of the stairs. I didn't want Jack to go, he wasn't even going next door this time. He was going "Out of town for a few days" whatever that meant. But I knew I'd miss him so I ran into my room and chucked anything on. There I found Jack, getting his bags.

"Hey." I instantly grinned at the sound of his voice. "I'm gonna miss you." I purred, sitting next to him and whispering in his ear so my mom wouldn't hear. "Oh and Lex? When you heard me in the bathroom, that wasn't a one off." He ran a hand through my hair before jumping plodding down the stairs. Did that little slut really admit that he got off with himself thinking of me? Shit that was a hot thought. Somehow I managed to stop myself doing the same about him once my mom opened the door. "Soo, you boys had fun?" She tapped fee foot awaiting a reply. "Yeah I guess I mean we just watched films and stuff.." My voice trailed off as I read my text from Jack and grinned.

Jack (1)

'Hey you, did you enjoy last night because I'm a little tired out if I must admit :( xx'

"Stuff?" She looked around my bed like she was trying to find evidence or some shit like that. My phone went off again, what was Jack's problem?!

'Erm Lex? I may or may not have just told my mom we-'

I stopped reading once my mom began to hug me jokingly. "Awh little Lexy and Jack Barakat got off together!" Jack I fucking hate you right now. Of course I didn't actually hate him, I was just a little pissed that he'd told his mom. Rian was with Cass, as always now, Zack was probably at some gym, Jack had deserted me to go somewhere with his mom oh and me? Stuck at home with nothing to do. Maybe spending time away from him would be best but I could tell that during the time was gone it would be the time he needed the most and I didn't even know why, yet.

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Jack was gone for four days and I hadn't heard anything from him, my stomach would curdle everytime I thought of him. I remember my mom saying "He'll need you more than ever when he's back." Like something bad was going to happen to him and I couldn't take it anymore. Maybe I was being a complete selfish dick as per usual but I needed Jack. It was soppy but he was like my life support, the only thing that kept me going through it all. My mom and Joyce were like best friends now aswell, I'd heard the both of them talk about me and Jack like every day.

"ALEX!" My Mom yelled as I heard a car pull up, Jack?

Jack's POV

Explaining all this to Alex is going to be harder than I thought. "ALEX!" I heard his mom yell, I felt as if I was on a roller coaster. You know where you go up the slope before it dips down? Yeah that's how Alex made me feel. As soon as I opened his door he jumped on me and squeezed me so tightly. I told my self over and over I want going to break down there and then. But I was only aloud half an hour because we had some family we'd never met that were on dads side coming over. We both made our way upstairs but to be honest both of our parents downstairs knew we wouldn't be fucking at a time like this.

I just laid with Alex and told him everything, stuttering as the tears started falling. "Hey- Hey! Jack it's gonna be okay and I'll make sure of it." Alex whispered, wiping my tears away. "I'm sorry I look so ugly when I cry." I pulled my sleeves down over my hands and dragged them over my eyes making them even more sore than they already were. "No you don't. You still look god damn perfect." He giggled I my ear, I managed to crack a smile hide way. It wasn't fake, my face just hurt a lot. "C'mon Jay, you need to eat?" Alex tried to sit me up from his chest. "I'm not hungry. I just want to lay here for a little and sleep?" I looked up at him, wondering how long it's been. "Al, Jack needs to-" His mom opened the door, Alex just shuck his head and with that she went next door to mine to see my mom.

I felt selfish because Alex still had his dad even though he was currently having therapy, he had one. I didn't anymore and nothing would ever bring him back. I looked back up to see Alex with a grin as he watched me fall to sleep. "Jack? Jack? Jack?" He whispered, I grumbled to myself and curled into a ball. "You look like a bundle of fluff, like a cat. But you're kinda crushing my balls with your elbow." I was messed up with swollen eyes and my throat hurt. 'How?' I thought to myself how did Alex still find me attractive when I looked like this? "Now lets go eat, please? I'll order a pizza?" I nodded but I never wanted to eat again but the pizza arrived pretty quickly.

I knew I was mean to be depressed over my dad but Alex was so damn irresistible. He was staring at me for a good ten minutes now so being the immature twat I am, I threw a chip at his face. "HEY!" He crossed his arms and sulked, I went to climb over to him when he decided to while a slice of it all over my face and in my hair. We both found ourselves on top of each other, play fighting with food. "Al-Alex! Stop okay?" I stopped laughing as I pushed his hands away whilst they held onto mine. I placed my hands flat on the carpet behind me, allowing Alex to reach my lips. "JACK! READY?" My mom opened the door and held back her laughter. Alex's mom didn't exactly respond the same, probably because we were making out with food everywhere on her floor. "I best get going." I whispered awkwardly to Alex, brushing passed his mom and mine.

"This is why you can't leave you two alone for longer than a second."

I'd probably ruined the day I wanted with Alex now. All cute and cosy but no because I couldn't keep my hands off him.

'I'm sorry my mom had to come back :-( - Lex x'

I couldn't help but imagine what would of happened if she hadn't come back when she did. Maybe everything would be different if Alex had met me another time, maybe we'd still be friends and not this mess of frustration and fluff.

Maybe he wouldn't realise if I just..went. Like we re-grade tomorrow to see if we do up or down due to our exams and I knew I'd failed anyway. Just like I failed life each day.