Roadtrip Oneshots

Mack, Itching

Mikey

Jack always scolded me. Even if he hadn't been in the room he knew I'd done it. Perhaps because I knew there was always a guilty look in my eyes that he looked for. Or because I always wore short sleeves in the summer, so he could see my arms straight away.

I never liked doing it, the constant itching of my skin, and half the time I didn't realise I was actually doing it. Most of the time it felt like there was an insect crawling up my arm, so I would subconsciously brush it away, but that one brush would bring attention to the eczema... It was made even worse by the inset bites from earlier in the day.

So when Jack walked into the room and gave me that look, I sighed and instantly looked down at my arm. Yep, it had happened again. The eczema was bad enough, but the area around the insect bites was red and inflamed, and I could easily distinguish nail marks across my arm.
I put my head in my hands and sighed. Hearing Jack walk towards me I moved over, allowing him enough room to sit on my bed.

"What have you done to yourself now?" Jack murmered, taking my arm in his hands before inspecting it gently. I turned away, staring out the window.

"I didn't even realise I was doing it... I'm sorry." I whispered, rubbing my face with my hand.

"Don't be silly Mikey. Now we need to dress it because otherwise it'll only get worse." My boyfriend softly kissed my lips as he stood up, giving me a fond smile before leaving the room.

I was just lucky that he put up with me; my quirks, and even my ridiculous sense of humour that only Andy appreciated.
I was just lucky that Jack loved me no matter what, which is what he always said to me. And I loved him no matter what too.

I was lost in my own thoughts for so long that I didn't hear my boyfriend come back in, let alone sit beside me. I only realised when I felt a hand lightly touch my arm, seeing as I jumped about three feet in the air, a noise of surprise escaping from my lips. Jack chuckled then, watching me, and I shoved him playfully, trying to slow my heartbeat down.

I couldn't believe I hadn't noticed him sitting right beside me. And it's not like he's a quiet person either.

"Are you good now Mikey?" Jack laughed softly again, placing his hand over mine, more specifically the hand that I had pressed over my heart as I took slow, deep breaths.

"As well as I can be, given the circumstances." I winced as Jack began to wipe the antiseptic cream over the worst parts of my arm, followed by my prescribed cream for my eczema. I'd forgotten how much it stung, especially after I'd literally rubbed my arm raw.

"Oh yeah? And what circumstances are those?" My boyfriend grinned, but his eyes stayed focussed on his task. I watched his every move, taking in every detail; how his tongue would poke out of his mouth when he was concentrating; how his eyebrows knitted together meanwhile; how his eyes narrowed; and his jaw clenched; and his slender fingers as they gently rubbed in the cream.

"The circumstances being that my boyfriend scared the crap out of me and didn't apologise." I snarked sarcastically, but smirked when I saw the glint in his eyes flare up. I watched as he gently wrapped up my arm with a soft bandage, and sighed when I realised he was taking extra care to not aggravate it further... he knew that the urge to itch only got worse and worse.

"Well then, I'm sorry for startling you." He nodded his head, and I let out a laugh.

"Why has this conversation turned so formal all of a sudden?"

"Don't ask me! You were the one that started it." He protested, and I couldn't hide my smile. I did try to, moving my hand to cover my mouth, but Jack looked up with sparkling eyes.

"Don't you dare hide that smile from me." He said it in a way that was meant to be threatening... but I just found it cute. His fake glare immediately softened after three seconds, and I felt the snugness grow on my face.

"Oh shut up." He rolled his eyes with a smile, doing the last finishing touches to the bandage around my arm.

"I didn't say anything."

"You know what you were doing babe."

Jack placed the tiny kit down on the floor, and then he took my hands in his, intertwining our fingers in a way that only we could.

"So what's the verdict? Am I going to live?" I questioned softly as I leant in slowly, my breath shaking the whole while. My boyfriend still made me nervous, even after all these months of dating.

"Just about." He murmered as our lips became locked in a kiss that made my heart thump wildly... one that made my hands turn clammy.

"Just remember what the doctor said Mikey... If you feel the need to itch, just try and tap it instead? It would mean that you wouldn't be constantly walking around with a bandage that goes halfway up your arm." Jack said quietly after we'd pulled away, a smile on his lips. I pecked his lips once, my own smile making my cheeks hurt.

"I don't know... the bandage looks pretty cool though. I look like a badass." I sassily said, watching for Jack's reaction. And as usual, I wasn't disappointed.
"You'd be more of a badass if you didn't have your boyfriend wrapping up your arm for you every five seconds."

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