Jack Kelly x Reader

Chapter Ten

(y/n)'s POV

The week was awfully boring, just the same shit as always with the added fun bonus of now definitely having an obvious crush on Jack. I had gotten good at hiding it, but I was still a bit flustered around him and my face was always slightly pink and shaped into one of those smiled reserved for someone super special.

A few people who were bored with the idea of a house party with no alcohol (or just not party people) decided to get together for a movie night at Davey's house. Les was out and Sarah rarely bothered us, but when she did she was pretty fun to be around and definitely one of the nicer siblings-of-a-friend that I'd met.

I was one of the people who didn't particularly want to go to the party, so movie night it was. I hated crowded places and loud sounds thanks to this wonderful thing called anxiety, which made it a bit of a struggle hanging out with the whole group at once.

We'd picked Frozen to watch because it was really fun to yell at, and Davey was in the kitchen popping a couple bowls of popcorn.

Katherine had her arm around my shoulders and Crutchie was laying across our laps like the true drama queen he was. Kath was scrolling through memes on her phone and I was watching, occasionally making small talk with Crutchie. He somehow managed to make small talk minimally awkward. I didn't know how he possessed that power, but it was a gift to mankind.

I half-heartedly laughed at a meme Kath showed me as she scrolled mindlessly. Nights like these were pretty common after a long week, and often times we decided sleep over at the house of whoever was suckered into being the host.

The voices hushed and I smelled the beautiful scent of food and looked up to see the boys returning with one bowl each. I sighed in relief and satisfaction. This may not be a proper party, but it was technically a party and no party was complete without snacks.

"Thank God, it was getting boring," I declared, earning a little burst of laughter from Jack, who was also nudged by Davey. They were acting kinda weird lately, but I didn't bother to question it too much. It would, inevitably, only lead to more confusion and lame excuses.

"You missed me that much?" Jack winked and I rolled my eyes.

"Sure, whatever you wanna call it. Now sit your ass down and put the movie on," I sassed back. He gave a goofy grin but pressed a hand over his heart in mock-surprise and hurt.

"Young love," Crutchie said with a wistful voice while sitting up and scooting off of Kath and I's laps. I flicked his shoulder and Jack rolled his eyes, because of course, he wasn't crushing on me yet. We'd only just hatched our first scheme, and I had no clue what else would happen because Kath made a separate group chat to discuss situations to put us in.

"Gross. The only love I can facilitate is for my delightfully dumb dog," I retorted, waggling my eyebrows playfully. Crutchie chuckled and kicked me with his good leg, going to sit with Davey on the second, shorter couch while I was nestled between Jack and Kath on this one.

I subconsciously scooted over closer to Jack, since he was warm and I was perpetually cold. It didn't help that I had forgotten my hoodie at home, which I normally just snuggled into when I got chilly.

Jack was like, a human heater anyway so it was all good.

The movie started and Davey got up to turn off the lights, leaving us only illuminated by the cold light of the screen. And yes, I liked stating the difference between cold light and warm light. I was an artsy nerd, okay? Yeah, I knew color schemes. Beat that.

I was soon absorbed in the movie, and snuggled closer to Jack little by little. Neither of us noticed until we were pressed up against one another as I relished the heat like I'd never felt warmth before. He was a different type of warm, the kind you didn't get from a cozy jacket or sitting by a bonfire.