Seize The Day (Jack Kelly X reader)

Part 3

Key:

y/n = your name

You feel the strong grip on your shoulders fade. You open your eyes and see Jack stir. You feel bile rise up your throat. You go to run to the railing, and you feel him wake up and walk you over to the edge of the rooftop.

"Are you feeling okay y/n?" Jack asked you, a sense of worry in his tone.

"I haven't felt this sick since before my parents-" you started, dissolving into tears.

"Do you think you can walk, or do I need to carry you to the hospital?" Jack asked you.

"I don't think-" you said, before you black out.

The next thing you know, you are surrounded by light. You look to the side of the long hospital bed to see Jack sobbing and gripping your hand.

"Hey baby." you whispered. Jack looked up at you so vulnerable. His usual tough-guy appearance had disappeared.

"H-Hey Love." Jack said, sniffing back a sob. He looked beat. His eyes were bloodshot, his hair was disheveled, the list goes on.

"What is wrong with me?" you asked him.

"The doctor said that you had appendicitis and they had to give you a surgery to take your appendix out."

You looked at your side and saw stitches running across your stomach. You started to cry. Jack also started to cry, blaming himself for what happened.

A knock at the door breaks the tension in the brightly lit room. You see Race and Spot walk in.

"Wes heard 'bout you. How ya' feelin'" Race asked, pulling a pack of cigars out of his jean pocket.

"You said you would quit smokin' those fuckers!" Spot exclaimed.

The nurse walked in to check on you. She drew some blood and told you a few things that you were never going to remember.

A few days later, you were free to leave the hospital. Jack walked up to you and helped you out of the bed. Picking you up bridal style, he walks you out of the hospital. In his arms, you felt a sense of security, like nobody could touch you. But then, the Delancey brothers take you and throw you out of Jack's large arms.

"Hey look!" Morris Delancey laughed
Sneering, Oscar Delancey replied with "It's the crips sister!"
You stand up and walk towards the boys. "Who the fuck do you think you are! You know, you ain't so perfect yourself. At least my brother has all the qualities of a man that you don't!"
"Y/n, don't do this. For me." You look at Jack "They are going to hurt you. I don't need you getting more hurt than you already are."
You turn around as the two brothers were walking away to see Jack sobbing. "Hey. What's wrong?"
"T-they could've hurt you. Bad." He pulled his shirt up, revealing a faint scar across his waist. "They will whip you when push comes to shove."

"Shh. They ain't gonna get you nor will they get me. You are safe." You said, trying to comfort the mess of a boyfriend in front of you.

You helped him stand up. He placed you in his arms once more, and you went back to the lodging house.