Be My Outlaw || Andley

Four

*Andy's POV*

Jake sniffled as he snuggled into me. It broke my heart to see him this upset. Jake is like a big, cuddly teddy. He's adorable when he's happy and excited, but right now, he looks so sad and broken, and it's heartbreaking. Imagine if you saw a little puppy just running around in the street, then someone came along and kicked it. Over and over, until it was whimpering helplessly. Imagine how sad it would look. That's what it's like seeing him like this. I shifted slightly and pulled him on top of me so his head was laying on my chest. I felt a tear hit my bare chest, followed by another, and then another. I had taken off my sweatshirt and given it to Jake because he was cold, and since I wore that instead of a shirt, I'm now naked above the waist. I stroked his hair softly.

"I love him so much. It hurts." He cried.

"I know Jake. I know." He eventually cried himself to sleep, and shortly after he did, Juliet came back. She asked why he was crying earlier, so I explained the whole thing with Jinxx.

"That's awful!" She frowned. "But that really doesn't sound like him. He would never hurt someone like that. There has to be a reason why he did that." I nodded.

"That's what I said. I'm going to talk to him and find out. Can you stay here in case Jake wakes up? I don't really think he should be alone right now." She nodded and said she'd comfort him if he woke up.

I put on a shirt, grabbed my leather jacket and grabbed my keys. The whole ride there I tried to think of a reason that Jinxx would do something like this, but I couldn't come up with one. It made no sense to me why he would ever do anything like that. Jinxx was one of the nicest guys I know. He would never hurt someone on purpose. I sighed as I pulled into his driveway. I knocked on the door, but no one answered. The same thing happened when I knocked again, so I let myself in.

"Jinxx?" I called as I shut the front door. I heard a muffled 'go away' from the couch. I walked over to the couch and saw him sitting on the couch, knees to his chest, sobbing into a pillow. "Jinxx! What's wrong?" He didn't reply, he just sobbed louder. I took off my jacket and threw my keys on the table. I sat next to him and wrapped my arms around him. "What happened?" He pulled the pillow away from his face. Tears were streaming down his face. His usually pretty blue-gray eyes were puffy and red.

"I-I b-broke up w-with him." He sobbed. "A f-few m-months ago w-we were d-drunk a-and I slept with s-some g-girl. It t-turns out th-the condom broke. Sh-she's pregnant. I d-didn't want Jake to know. She th-threatened to tell h-him that I've b-been cheating on him a-and make his life hell if I d-didn't do it. I-I didn't want her to h-hurt him so I broke up with h-him. I d-didn't want to. I l-love him so much. He p-probably hates me." He was still sobbing. "God I should've j-just told him. I hurt him so m-much, Andy. I'm an idiot! I sh-shouldn't have cheated on him in the f-first place."

"No. No Jinxx. He doesn't hate you. He was so upset. He thought you hated him. He came over crying. He was a wreck- well maybe not as bad as you- but he couldn't stop crying. He didn't know what to do. He said that it didn't sound like something you would do and that he was sure you had a good reason. Just tell him. Jinxx I'm sure he'll understand." He shook his head.

"N-no. H-he won't. He'll s-still be upset that I cheat-"

"Hey. It's better to just come clean and tell him why you really did it. He's hurting Jinxx. I think it'll make both of you feel better if you just get it off your chest." He nodded. He was still slightly crying, but he wasn't sobbing anymore. He cried the whole way to my house. He couldn't stand the thought of losing the one he loves. I wish that me and Ashley could be like that one day. But he's straight. I could never love anyone else. Maybe I will just be with Juliet for the rest of my life. I mean yeah she knows, but maybe she'd go for it.

When I walked in, Jake was laying on the couch with Juliet.

"Jake, sit up. We need to talk." He tilted his head up and looked at me. He nodded and sat up, moving away from Juliet. "Ok," I said. "Come in."

*Jake's POV*

Jinxx walked through the door. Tears falling, face red, choking back sobs. I felt my throat start to tighten.

"Andy, why did you bring him here? You know how upset I-"

"Just talk to him, Jake. Trust me. He had a good reason." I looked at him. Even though he said all those awful things to me, it still broke my heart to see him like that. I sighed and nodded. Andy went outside to smoke, Juliet followed to give us privacy.

"Jake I'm sorry. I'm so so so so so so sorry! I didn't mean any of it."

"Then why did you say it Jinxx!?" I yelled as tears started falling once again. "Do you have any idea how bad that hurt? To hear you tell me all those awful things about myself? I gave you everything and you threw it back in my face."

"None of what I said was true, though! I... a few months ago, when we went to that party, I got drunk. This girl... We had sex. The condom broke and she got pregnant. She told me that if I didn't do it she'd tell you I've been cheating with her and she'd make life hell for you. As much as I couldn't stand the thought of leaving you and saying those awful things, letting some bitch hurt you like that just seemed so much worse. I'm sorry. I just didn't want you to know. I swear I've never cheated on you other than the one time I was drunk. I love you so much, Jake. I'm so sorry." He cried.

"You should have just told me. I love you, I do. I forgive you. I just wish you would have been honest from the start. Why did you break up with me, though? You could have just told me what she planned to do." He sighed and looked down at his lap.

"Because... I didn't want to drag you into raising a baby with me."

"What?"

"She doesn't want the baby, Jake. I'd have full custody. I didn't want to drag you into raising a baby 24/7." I paused for a minute and looked at him. I moved closer, placing a soft kiss on his lips. I pulled away and pushed his hair back.

"Maybe I want to raise a baby with you..."