May I Have This Dance

Chapter 4

Two Weeks Later
Jack's POV
Friday, the first home football game of the year. Everyone is sitting in the bleachers. The only reason I come is for popcorn and my friends are here. I don't even watch the game since I'm not one for sports. Mark walks beside me with his bag of popcorn eating it piece by piece. Felix waves us to come sit by him.
We go up the metal steps to the top corner of the bleachers. Beside him sits Wade and Bob on the other side of him.
"Where's Lucas," Mark asks and I just sit down in front of Felix.

"He had a thing."
Mark then nods and sits beside me. He doesn't say anything for a bit, just eats his popcorn.
"What's the matter Mark? You're never this quiet during these things. We've gotten one touchdown and you didn't do your battle cry thing," Wade notices.

"I'm just thinking is all."

"About what," Bob asks.

"I was just thinking of asking someone to Homecoming," he shrugs.

"Tell us who! We must know," Felix urges.

"No, I can't tell you."

"Why the hell not?! We aren't going to tell him or anything," Wade says.

"Because I don't want to."
Even though I know who it is, in the back of my mind I'm thinking and hoping that it's me. I mean sure Mark and I haven't said a lot to each other in a while, but it might just be because he actually wants to try this year. Which I assume is the case since he really wants to go to college.
The game goes on for about an hour or so more. We end up loosing no big deal since we always loose. At the end Mark and I stay behind since he doesn't want to go home just yet. The field lights are off and we sit in the dark on the cold metal bleachers.
"So I know you said you wouldn't say who you're asking, but can you at least tell me? Being your best friend and all. I promise I won't laugh."

"I don't know. It just feels like I'm thinking too much about this. So I don't know if he would say yes or not."

"Just tell me who it is."

"It's Lucas," he sighs smiling a bit when the name comes from his lips.
My vision goes to the ground and I don't say a word. Even though I want to day a million things I can't.
"I thought it was him. I just wanted to be sure."

"Oh...how did you figure it out?"

"You've been talking a lot with him lately and when you were at my house you'd spend your time messaging him. Plus you stare at him a lot and he stares back. So I think he'll say yes," I say moving my feet around trying to keep my tone from becoming all crackly.

"You think so," Mark smiles happily.

"Y-yeah. So just go for it."
Mark pulls me into a hug and I wrap my arms around him. His embrace is comforting and warm. He let's go of me and I pull away from his body.
"We should be getting back home," I suggest.

"Yeah, that's probably the best decision."
***
Through my window I see Mark playing a game on his computer. I close my curtain and turn on my lamp. My whole body flops onto the bed and I sigh. Where in my mind would I think that he would ask me? I'm just me. With my gray hairs coming in at age 16, my obnoxious voice, my loudness, and my awful teeth. I mean Lucas us absolutely perfect. How am I supposed to compete with someone who looks like they should model for Hollister? Especially when the little shit is bisexual so that means Mark has a chance.
A few tears escape my eyes, but I wipe them away quickly. I take a deep breath in and exhale out. It's about his happiness. That's all that matters. All I want is for him to be happy and that's all I ever want. If Lucas us what will make Mark happy then let Lucas have him. He deserves to be happy.

Kind of sad at the end but idk. These chapters are so short compared to my regular length. All the insecurities I listed off are what Jack personally gets criticized for and what he doesn't like about himself. Me personally I think he is the most beautiful person ever (minus all of you) so I didn't do that for any other purpose than to make the story more lively.