Clairemont High Book 1: Jalex

Forever's Never Seemed So Long When You're Not Around

So glad I finished this chapter. I have a couple ideas for this story, but I'm honestly running out pretty fast. I'll probably do something involving Tom, and maybe some fluff after that, but I don't really know what to do without being extremely repetitive or having too much similarity to Set Your Whole World On Fire. Anyone have any ideas? Message me? Comment?

P.S. There's kind of a lot of swearing in this chapter. I don't know why x3

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I opened my eyes, quickly realising it was going to be one of those days. Anxiety was already sitting unsettlingly in my stomach, my breaths quick and shallow. Did I honestly having an anxiety attack.

I felt safe, but still I was terrified. Does that even make sense? No, it didn't.

My fingers dug into Jack's shirt sleeve, scared to wake him up, but even more frightened to not have him here. I gently shook his shoulder. He rolled over in frustration, mumbling incoherently.

"Jacky... Please... Wake up." I shook his shoulder more desperately now. Him ignoring me sent a chain reaction of implausible situations through my mind. Oh Alex, there's a reason you were single for years.

"What, 'Lex? M'tired..." His arm covered his eyes from the streaks of sunlight shining through the blinds of his room.

"Anxiety attack." As the words rolled off my tongue, his eyes snapped opened in worry. His soft hand came to rest on my cheek, kissing my temple.

He sat us up, pulling me on his lap and wrapping an arm around the front. His other hand ran up and down my back while he whispered sweet nothings in my ear. It amazed me how he go from hardly being able to function to holding me and protecting me.

"What brought this on, baby?" He asked after a few minutes.

I dug my face into the crook of this neck; I just wanted to ignore everything. If I was given the option to sleep forever, I would. Of course, I would have to have Jack with me. It would be lonely all by myself.

"Tell me?" His hand came to rest on my lower back.

"Nothing brought it on. I woke up like that. I don't know why. I may have had a nightmare, but I don't remember it."

He nodded, kissing the top on my head. He laid back down, keeping my head on his chest so I knew he was there. I would have loved to just lay on him, but there's the obstacle of intense pain on my chest. Yeah yeah, I did it to myself, but that still doesn't make it any any better or worse.

There was a knock at Jack's bedroom door. His mom opened it a second later, peeking her head through. We were lucky that we put our clothes on after our... activities last night. If not, we would have had a lot of explaining to do.

"Hey Ja- oh, you're here Alex. When did you get here? Oh, nevermind. Anyway, I made breakfast for all of us. You can join us if you want, Al. Don't take too long, boys. We won't wait for you!" she winked in our direction and shut the door.

I forced myself out of bed and started digging through Jack's clothes for something to wear. I found a large Nirvana sweater and a pair of his sweatpants, throwing them on. Jack was already two inches taller than me, and with me being as skinny as I am, Ilooked completely drowned in his clothing. It was nice.

"Have you claimed my clothes?" he asked, kissing behind my ear.

"Definately. You have to admit, I look fine! Better watch out! When Alex Gaskarth wears his boyfriend's clothes, he's the sexiest motherfucker on the block. Look at you; you can't even handle this bod!" I started running my hands sensually over my body, shaking my booty because my hand was off duty.