*Shawns POV*
I turned out the light and within seconds, Jacquelyn, was sleeping. It was dark except the little sliver of moonlight casted across her face. She was everything I've ever imagined in a girl.
She has flaws, plenty of them, but she doesn't try to hide them under makeup, and all of that other stuff. She asks like she doesn't care what people think, but inside it breaks her, but stays strong through it all..
"we will get through this together, I promise I'll never leave you. I promise." I wispered kissing her head and falling asleep.
I woke up in Jacquelyns, bed alone. I opened her door and walked out a little to hear what was happening.
"I think I might like him mom." I heard Jacquelyn say.
"You've only known his name for a day." Her mother replied.
"I know mom, but there's just something about him. I look into his eyes and fall in love with him, and when he smiles, oh man that smile. He's a good singer too, and so sweet." Jacquelyn said and sighed a happy sigh.
"You wanna know what I call that?" Her mom asked.
"What?" Jacquelyn said.
"That's love. You don't usually get those feelings about random people.. but I think there's another reason you like him." Her mom replied.
"I don't know, he's just-"
"Perfect." her mom finished her sentence.
"Yeah." She sighed.
"What's wrong honey?" her mom asked rubbing her back.
"It's just I wish I would have talked to him sooner, you know?" She said.
"Yeah. I know, but it'll be okay, you have a whole life ahead of you to get to know the boy." Her mom replied smiling.
"So your not mad?" She asked.
"No, but next time ask, I would have said yes." Her mom laughed.
"Well I'm going to see if he's awake." Jacquelyn said kissing her mom's head.
I ran to her bedroom, got back in bed and pretended to sleep. She walked to the bottom of the bed and just stood there, looking at me "sleep".
"I'm sorry I didn't talk to you sooner." She wispered, her voice cracked.
I opened my eyes.
"I know you were listening." She said turning around.
"How'd you know?" I asked.
"You're a big guy, you're not a very good spy either." She said sitting in her desk chair.
"Oh well, I tried." I laughed.
She gave me a small smile.
"Jacquelyn, what's wrong?" I asked her.
"Nothing." She said smiling a wiping a tear away.
"You're crying, something is wrong." I said pulling her up out of the chair into a hug.
"I-i just really miss my dad sometimes." She said.
"What happened?" I asked worried.
"Nothing, he's just never been around for long, he beat my mom when I was little, and my older brother, and he's a drug addict.. but I love him. He's my father." She said crying.
"It'll be okay, Jacquelyn." I said kissing her head.
"Don't call me that, call me, Jack." She said wiping tears away.
"Okay, Jack." I said smiling.
"I'm going to get a shower, you can sit and do whatever if you want." She said grabbing clothes and a towel. When the water turned on I heard a faint knock on the door. It was her mother.
"Hi." I said sitting on the bed.
I had forgot I was in just my boxers. I put on my clothes and sat back down. Her mom came in and sat next to me on the bed.
"Hi, Shawn." She said smiling at me.
"Hello, Mrs. Brooks." I said smiling back.
"I know." She said.
There are a lot of things to know.
"Know what?" I asked confused.
"What she does to herself." She said a tear rolling down her cheek. "I just don't know why, I have tried so hard to give her everything." She added crying more.
"That's not the issue, Mrs. Brooks. She feels alone, she's greatful for everything you've done for her. She misses her father, and brother." I said.
She put her hand on my knee.
"Please, help my daughter. Love her, she loves you, even if she did just meet you, she told me how she'd watch you in the hallways, and out in public.." She replied.
"I do love her, a lot.. She won't be hurting herself as long as I'm around." I said smiling.
"Thank you, Shawn." She said before standing up and walking out.
I walked over to a wall Jacquelyn had that was full of pictures. She had pictures at the county fair with Kaitlynn, A picture with a baby and a man holding it, I assume her and he father, a picture with A girl, her holding a baby, and a boy in a graduation suit.
"That's my brother, his girlfriend, and my nephew, Noah." She said.
"Who's this?" I asked pointing to the picture of the man with the baby.
"My grandpa and me. He was afraid to hold me, he thought he'd drop me. It's the only picture I have with him, he died when I was turning one." She replied.
I examined the wall more, looking at her in every picture. Then I looked at her, she was looking at the wall.
"Do you want to do something today?" I asked her.
"Don't you think you should go home and clean up?" She asked.
"I will, but after that. It's Saturday so we have all day to do something." I said smiling.
"The opening night for the county fair is tonight." She replied.
"Okay. Then we'll do that." I said stepping closer to her.
She was wearing black high waisted shorts that had spikes on the pockets, and a black crop top that said "sad but rad" with daisies on it. She was wearing shorts for once.
"Can I?" I asked.
She knew what I was talking about. She went and sat in her bed, she rested against the headboard, I sat in front of her. She put her legs on either side of me. I looked at the cuts on her thighs. I ran my finger across them. She looked at me with worry.
"I'm sorry." I wispered a tear running down my face. "I'm sorry for not being there." I added.
She wiped the tears away and smiled at me.
"Your here now, that's all that matters." She said placing a kiss on my lips.
She wrapped her legs around my waist and her arms around my neck. She buried her head in the crook of my neck. I wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her closer. I kissed her head and that's how we stayed for what felt like forever.
I didn't ever want this moment to end..
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a/n;
hey guys, thank you so much for eighty plus reads! that's amazing. anyways I was wondering if I'm rushing jacquelyn and shawn? should I slow down?
if you guys have any questions about the story feel free to ask ♡
- jack
