Shut Up And Kiss Me Now

Straight To Hell And Back - Part Three

"Don't mention it, Lex," Rian said. "You're practically one of my best friends. Plus, you've always been there for me. It's time for me to be there for you. Why don't you come over? Jack's not here, so it won't be awkward. Also we haven't really had a real conversation in a while, miss you Gaskarth."

I smiled. "Miss you too, Dawson," I replied. "I'll be right over, just let me grab my things since we both gotta get up early tomorrow morning anyway."

"Yay!" he quietly cheered.

I chuckled. "Alright, I'll see you soon, fucker." I said.

"See ya, Alex!" and we hung up.

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So, Rian had told me that Jack's a one night stand guy and doesn't do relationship. That hurt a lot. It really did. And I even admitted to Rian that I'm crushing on Jack.

But what really caught my eye is about what went on through Jack's mind yesterday. He wanted to fuck me, but he saw me in that fragile state, and concluded that I wasn't ready to move on yet, and he didn't want to pressure me into anything that I didn't want or wasn't ready for. What does that mean? Yeah, Jack's a nice guy, but I was still confused as to why? Whores don't think of the person they're seducing, do they? Rian did say that Jack wasn't like a lot of whores, though. I shouldn't think about it too much.

So as I finished packing my things, I decided that I'd leave a note for Athena and Zack. Although Athena is usually the first one to wake up in the morning, I can't be too risky and just leave it for her. I read over the note, as it said:

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Dear Athena And Zack,

You may have noticed that I'm not here. If you're worried, don't be. I'm at Rian's. He called me last night to speak with me, and then invited me over so we could talk about something. I don't know, I guess he wanted to talk about it in person? Anyway, I'll see you at work, okay?

Love, Alex<3

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Once I thought it was okay to leave for them, I set it down, grabbed my bag from the floor, and headed out to Rian's.

As I got really close, I texted Rian and said I was outside. He replied, "Okay" and as I expected, he was standing at his front door waiting for me. I parallel parked by the sidewalk and got out of the car, walking over to Rian. He smiled when I got closer to him and grabbed my wrist, pulling me inside and dragging me upstairs to his room. His parents were asleep, so we had to keep quiet.

"So Alex," he said, sounding pretty serious. I think I know where this is going. "While you were on your way, Jack came back an--"

"Oh my god, what? Rian, why didn't you tell me? I look horrible and tired right now! Oh my god, where is he?" I hammered, I admit, I kind of sounded obsessive. I was nervous, yet a bit excited at the same time.

Rian laughed, "Relax, Alex, you look fine. He's taking a piss right now."

Then Rian's bedroom door opened, revealing a shirtless Jack. He just stood there, frozen. He wasn't expecting me to be here either, I can tell.

"U-U-Uh, A-Alex, w-what are y-you d-doing he-here?" he stuttered, closing the door behind him. Why'd he stutter? It was fucking adorable as hell, but why?

"Visiting Rian," I said. "I have a feeling that Rian set us up." I looked at Rian, crossing my arms. He smiled with guilt on his face. He's gonna pay for this, I wasn't ready to see Jack tonight!

"Asshole!" I yelled quietly, hitting his arm.

"I'm sorry," he laughed. "I wanted to hang out with you both and you wouldn't have come if Jack was here."

"Why wouldn't you have come if I were here?" Jack spoke up. Out of every time he could have spoken, he chose NOW? Well, I guess it's confession time.