Promises🤞🏻 [Jaegan]

|Chapter 29|

JUSTINS POV:

that night i slept at raegans again. i didn't want to be around anthony because i didn't think he wanted to be around me. i didn't want to make matters any worse than they already are.

the next morning i woke up early and left raegans bed. i went outside and the warm yet cool air made me feel relieved. i sat on the stairs of his porch and simply stared ahead. i crossed my arms over my knees that were against my chest. i felt myself wanting to cry, but i held it in. i was holding everything in.

"hey.." i heard along with the small squeak of his screen door opening. i didn't turn around, i didn't move.

"morning." i say gently.

"i thought you left." he says and i feel his presents next to me. he kisses my forehead lightly before taking a seat next to me on the stairs.

"where would i go?" i ask, knowing he wouldn't answer. and he doesn't.

"justin, i thought about a lot last night after you fell asleep." he says and starts to continue. "i know i'm in between asking if you want to let me go and not wanting you to push me away. but i want you to be happy-"

"i'm happy with you." i look at him and he's already looking at me softly.

"but like you said, you need anthony. you two are best friends." he puts his hand on my thigh in a comforting way and i feel all my emotions wanting to spill out again.

"you shouldn't have to deal with this. you're miserable." he adds.

"i want to tell anthony that i want you and if he can't accept that, then we aren't friends. i know that sounds horrible but you're special to me. it's just the fact that i have no where to stay." i explain to him and his eyes widen.

"you would do that to be with me?" he asks shocked. i nod.

"i've liked you for years raegan." i admit and his face has the same expression i knew it would have. pure shock and some happiness.

"i'd let you stay with me. but i know you'd miss anthony. i don't want to cause this." he says and my heart is beating so fast. dealing with this feels like hell.

"i'm going to go and try to talk to him again, okay?" i ask and he nods, giving me a reassuring smile.

"come here." he says and leans in, connecting our lips in a soft kiss. i put both of my hands on his cheeks and enjoy this kiss. it's been a while since i've enjoyed anything. We pull away and hug tightly. I could stay in his arms forever and ever

"i'll drive you." he says.

"okay." i say and we both get ready quickly. we jump into raegans car and drive to ants.

raegan parks in the street because there is another car in the driveway. who is that? do i know that car?

i peck raegans lips before getting out of the car and walking up the steps to the front door. the front door was open so i without knocking, i open the screen door and look towards the sitting room. the first thing i see is anthony kissing someone. it's.. jayden?!

"what is going on?!" i raise my voice and they both pull away, looking at me.

"what does it look like?" jayden asks with sarcasm. i cannot believe this. "i don't know why i dated you justin. anthony is such a better kisser."

i feel the warm tears roll down my face as i stare at them. anthony almost looks like he is regretting it. but he did it anyway.

"is this like your revenge, ant?" i ask wiping my face lightly. he doesn't answer and just gets up to walk over to me.

"you're mad at me for this? why? oh wait, i understand why. you're mad now. so why can't i get mad when you kiss and want to be with my ex?" he asks, being all petty.

"but you-you didn't have to do this. this is pure revenge and just low." i say to him. "you couldn't possibly like jayden. you hated him for what he did to me." i continue, looking disgusted at him.

"you don't know how i feel about anyone anymore, justin." he says slowly and painfully to me. i shake my head in disappointment at him.

"i'm staying at raegan's for a while. you could have talked to me more about it. you didn't have to go and kiss jayden." i tell him and turn to go out the door.

"yup because raegan will totally keep you. don't fall in love with his best friend." i hear him say loud and clear to me as i step outside onto his porch. don't turn around. don't give him what he wants. he wants to make me more mad. don't show it.

i notice raegan stands outside of the car when he sees me frozen in the porch, the screen door still open. i close the door and walk to the car. i cannot believe he just said that to me.

i don't say anything to raegan as i get in the car. he does also and looks at me. i just look forward.

"that was fast." he says quietly.

"jayden was in there." i mumble but i know he heard me.

"no." he says in disbelief but i just nod, biting my lip and breathing in weird patterns.

"he won't even talk to me. he won't tell me what he really wants to say. he just goes and kisses jayden. i know i was bad to him but he didn't-"

"hey hey." he cuts me off by placing his hand on my cheek and i look at him. our eyes meet in a small gaze and i just nod. i want to cry so bad right now but i can't. the tears won't come out.

raegan drives home, the car is silent. once we get to his house, we see no one is home. it's in the middle of the day so his mom must be out doing something. he gets out of the car and i kind of just sit, staring down at my hands. the passenger door opens and he i watch as his hand slowly and firmly grabs mine. i look up at him and he pulls me out of the car gently.

"let's talk inside. i'm sure it's better than this warm car." he says.

"okay." i say back and we go inside, hand in hand for each other's company.

ik it's been a while ew i'm sorry 😔
hope you guys enjoyed this tho, i tried :)
love yaaaaa 💖