DIRTY LAUNDRY

15

Get me out of here,
Just take me far away,
I really wanna disappear •

My mom was beyond happy when I called and told her me and Jack are coming up for the weekend. I thoroughly explained everything that has been happening these past few weeks and she told me not to worry and that she's making us her big fat lunch when we arrive. Gotta love her, it breaks my heart every time I remember what Jack told me that time; how he wishes his parents were as supportive and understanding as she is. I told him not to think about it too much.

"So, if we take the bus, we'll be there in two hours, maybe a little bit more. Mom's picking us up at the station." I said as I was packing the essentials. Some of my stuff was still back home in case I visited.

"Ok. I can't thank you enough for this." He told me that twenty times already. It was really no big deal, besides, I was thinking about visiting soon anyways.

"It's okay babe. My mom's really excited to meet you, it's probably been years since I've had someone over." I said.

"Oh. Are you sure I won't intrude?" He zipped up his hoodie and took a seat on my bed, next to my bag.

"Jack, for the millionth time, no. You could never intrude." I ran my fingers through his hair. "You finished?"

"Yes." He nodded.

"Alright, the bus leaves in an hour, so I suggest we get some coffee and go?" I put my backpack on.

"Sounds like a good plan. Come on, my treat." He smiled, taking me by the hand.

I was really looking forward to this weekend.

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"Mom!" I shouted when I saw her look for us at the bus station. She started walking faster, hands sticking out and before I could say anything else, she pulled me in for a big hug.

"My baby! I thought you forgot all about your old lady." She said, pecking my cheek.

"You wish, huh?" I said, wiping my cheek. "This is my Jack... I mean my roommate and..."

"And your Jack. You have no idea how delighted I am to meet you!" She said to him, pulling him in for a hug too. He wrapped his arms around her and closed his eyes for a second. I just thought - my heart.

"Oh, I can imagine, almost as much as I'm glad to finally meet you. Alex told me a lot about you." Jack said and smiled.

"Did he mention that I only nag him when there's a good reason?" She winked at us. I giggled and returned a smile to her, only then realizing how much I actually missed having her around every day.

"Judging by the things he said, others can only wish to have a mother like that." He smiled, glancing at me.

"That is very sweet. Now let's go get you fat, come on." She said and led the way to our car.

The ride was very short, we made it in solid 15 minutes. I was only away a couple of months and still; as we were pulling up in our driveway, tears were forming in my eyes and I realized. I've been so homesick, I missed everything.
It looked the same from the outside, but I couldn't wait to throw myself on my bed, show Jack around and introduce him to my grandparents.

"Oli misses you all the time, wait till he sees you're back." She said when we were walking to the front door.

"I miss him too, wish I could take him with me." I replied and looked at Jack. He looked happy. There was a smile on his face but I truly knew he felt comfortable when I looked into his eyes; I saw something peaceful and content. It made me think, yes we said I love you to each other but those are just words; this is what it's really about, proving with actions and I did it. I made Jack feel better, I helped him. There's nothing in life that made me feel better than to see him smile after yesterday's travesty with his father.

Mom opened the door and there he was, Oli. As soon as he noticed me, he started jumping all over me, then he sniffed Jack's pants and shoes, just to jump on him later.

"Hey boy! I missed you!" I kneeled down and hugged my pupper as much as I could. He was so hyper and all over the place. After the slimy reunion and a lot of dog kisses we were all sitting in the living room, eating pie with vanilla ice cream and laughing. Me and Jack told mom all about the stuff that's been happening since we met.

"This Lisa seems very intuitive, I never even thought of Alex liking boys, he was always so obsessed with Pam Anderson." Mom said and chuckled. Jack looked at me and giggled.

"What? She looks good and I wanted to be a lifeguard, sue me." I defended myself, smiling of course.

"Oh no, no! I completely agree. Pam is hot, but Zac Efron is hotter." Jack laughed.

"So you two are dating?" Mom took a sip of her coffee, glancing from one to another. I didn't want to pressure Jack so I kept quiet, let him do the talking.

"It's a yes if Alex wants to." He said. I stopped chewing on my piece of pie and smiled at him, nodding.

"Yeah." I replied.

"Great. I'm happy for you two." She said. "Now, how about you go rest or take some time, do whatever and we're going to grammy's house for dinner?"

"Yeah, sure. I'm gonna show Jack my room and we can take Oli out for a walk later." I suggested. Jack only nodded and smiled. Then he took the empty plates and went to put them in the sink.

"I see why you like him." She said when he was still in the kitchen. "He's such a sweet kid."

"Yeah, tell that to his father." I huffed.

"Alex sweetie, just give him time. I know it seems horrible at the moment, but some people just need a bit more time to deal with it. Never lose hope." She said. Ah, mom and her encouraging words of wisdom.

"Thank you Jack, you didn't have to do that you know, you're a guest." Mom said when he stepped back into the living room.

"Nonsense, it's no problem. Thank you for feeding another hungry mouth, it was delicious." He thanked her.

"You're very welcome, now go, relax. I'll see you two later." She said and continued sipping on her coffee.

"Come on, I wanna show you my room." I said and grabbed his hand, practically dragging him upstairs.

Relaxing really just meant that the moment I shut the door of my room, I pushed Jack to the wall and pressed our lips together.

"I've been waiting all day for this." I said and started unbuckling his belt.

"Yeah?" He moaned out as I was sucking on his neck. I hungrily nodded and kissed him again. "Let's see what you got." He whispered in my ear. I got really fired up, it was all going so fast. One second he was taking his shirt off and then we were on my bed, with him inside me, grinding and panting like we haven't had sex for a year. My palms were resting on his neck, his forehead pressed on mine, lips inches apart, melting away in a kiss together every few seconds.

I don't think he made me come like that before, it was just too amazing for words to describe. And what was even better; Jack's satisfied after-sex face expression. It was worth everything.