Do It For the Memories (A Jalex Story)

Miss Understanding

*Alex’s pov*

As we were riding the bus to the next town we had to perform in, the conversations went back and forth between sports, music, and girls. Rian started talking about this girl who he was kind of in to, but the only problem for him was that she had the same name as his ex-girlfriend and he didn’t really like that.

“What if you dated someone with the same name as your sister?” “What if you dated someone with the same name as your mom?”

Questions got tossed around and I asked, “What if you dated someone with the same name as you?” Everyone was a little startled and I realized what I had said.

Zach started to say, “Alex, if you’re gay you could...” but I interrupted him before he could get any further.

“I’m not gay, I just, I just... ugh. I was just saying that would be weird wouldn’t it?” I tried to defend myself. As I looked around at the expressions everyone had, one caught my eye. Jack looked both deep in thought and confused. He glanced up and saw me looking at him.

Just as I was looking away Jack goes, “It would probably mean that a lot of people were gay if they dated someone with the same name as them, but in Alex’s case not really. There are plenty of girls with longer names that start with Alex, and that’s just what they go by.”

Bless you Jack, bless you and your ability to counter what everyone says, I thought to myself.

*Jack’s pov*

I wondered why everyone cared so much if Alex was gay. I mean shouldn’t they be cool with it. They’ve had gay friends before.....

I pondered this idea while we were playing video games.

*buzz* *buzz* *buzz*

“Jack aren’t you going to fucking answer your phone?” someone yelled, tearing me from my precious sleep.

“Alex <3” read the screen and I automatically answered the phone.

“Hey baby what’s up?” I say after pressing the accept button.

“Nothing much just really booored you know?” Alex replied in her sexy voice. The way she emphasized bored told me she wanted me.

“Mmmhmm are you now?” I say as I walk into the bathroom and close the door. Phone sex it is! I thought to myself.

*Alex’s pov*

“Hey baby what’s up?” I hear Jack say while I’m waiting for my turn on the xbox. I pretend that I’m really into the game as I eavesdrop on Jack’s phone call. He got up and walked into the bathroom. It wouldn’t surprise me if he was taking a piss but I knew better.

I heard moans coming from the bathroom and then I heard him yell, “Alex!”

My mind was racing. Why did he yell Alex while he was touching himself? Was he imagining me doing something to him to make him feel that pleasure? I looked down and realized that I was hard, real hard. I grab a pillow and cover up my boner.

Jack walks in like nothing had just happened and plops his ass down.

“Was that a boy or a girl on the phone? ‘Cause remember you said that some girls go by Alex,” Matt asks Jack as he’s sitting down.

Jack starts laughing and I could barely understand him in between his laughing. “A girl” *laughter* “you thought that” *more laughter* “I would do that” *laughs* “with a guy?”

I felt empty inside. Like someone had just punched me in the stomach. Jack was straight. Jack gave me a boner because he yelled my name in sexual frustration. But it won’t ever really be my name. It’ll be some other whore.

I was screwed. Because I was in love with a straight guy.