Cloud Covered Rainbows

Don't Like It

( Alex's POV )

It's only been a couple since Jake started to stay here, but I think it's safe to say that I hate it. He kissed my boyfriend forcefully, of course I'm gonna have it out for him. He's always been an asshole and I just wanna punch his stupid little face. I'm not sure if Daisy had a good reason for keeping him, or if Skye does for accepting all of this. I don't get how they can forgive so easily. It just makes me so mad. I know I don't really have a choice but to deal with it though. And now, I'm stuck with helping re-do the garage. With Jake. Just us. Daisy and Skye had some filming to do, but knew they could trust us to be independent. I wasn't looking forward to how awkward all of this was gonna be. Might as well get it over with though. I brought in the Beach Glass blue latex paint and all the painting supplies. Thank god the garage was already empty, because that saved us a lot of time.
" I do this half, you do that half. " I mumbled to Jake. I wanted to interact with his as little as I could. We placed the tape around the rim on the ceiling and the floor as well as the doors. We got to painting in no time. Things were going well, but a few minutes in, Jake blurted out a question.
" Hey, wanna play some music while we do this? It's kind of quiet, and uh.. I know that you.... " I decided to stop him there. I knew he was going to point out how there's no way in hell we'd be having casual conversation.
" Yeah, whatever. Just don't pick bad music. " I said in an annoyed tone. He knows my taste in music already, we used to listen to music together all the time as a gang. Hah. How things have changed.
———————— Time Skipperino ————————
About 20 minutes later, we finished the first coat. We would have to wait about four hours for it to be ready to add a second coat. What a long 4 hours this was gonna be. We sat there, just listening to the music and staring. Obviously we had to be thinking the same thing, about each other.
" Uhm... I know this won't do anything at all but, I'm really sorry. About everything, not only for hurting all the people you love but also for hurting you. I really don't deserve to be here and I know that. I hope that, maybe, things can be okay between us at some point...? " Jake randomly called out, disrupting the calm and quiet atmosphere. I furrowed my eyebrows and thought. I don't know much about him, and don't know anything he's been through, but even if I did that wouldn't excuse his actions. He might be one of " us ", but.... ugh. I can't even be mad without doubting myself. Every single one of us has our struggles. We all have hard times, even when is seems like we don't. Even when we lie about them, there's still always something. It really bothers me. It bothers me that I can't resist feeling even just a little bit of remorse. I don't know anything. I don't know the full story, I don't know his life, I don't know his parents, I don't know his favorite anything. I don't know. And it's unfair to judge someone without knowing the full truth. I finally spoke.
" Dude. I just want to know why. Don't get me wrong, I'm still mad, but it's hard to be mad and judge-mental when I don't know the whole truth. I'm also not saying I'd forgive you for what you've done if you gave me some sad family story, but still. Please. I think the least you could do is tell me. " He looked me in the eyes. Both of us started to get a little bit of " eye sweat ". I shook my head to snap myself out of it and he blinked it away. He started to explain the story about how the whole gay thing happened. He told me that since he felt like a screw up to his parents, he searched for a group of friends that he could be loyal and helpful to. That group was none other than Sam, Kaylee, Wendy, and I. It made me smile a bit, thinking that he actually cared that much for us. But he admitted he crossed a line when he followed what Wendy and Kaylee wanted and used it for his benefit too. Duh, that's nothing new. When he finished, I felt like there was something missing. Daisy and Skye wouldn't accept him in here just because of the things he told me. There's gotta be something more.
" Is that really it? Nothing else? " I interrogated him. There's gotta be more. He laughed nervously and scratched the back of his neck as he looked away. Yup. He was about to lie.
" Haha, no. That's all. I know it's stupid and so small, I honestly don't even have the right to complain, especially with yknow... you and Sam. " Mmm. Lies. I had to figure out was he was hiding, but I figured I shouldn't pester him or anything. Otherwise he might think we're all good or that we're friends. Everything went quiet again, and we returned to the calm quiet music as we waited.
——————- Paint Drying Time Skip ———————
The paint was ready for the second and last coat. We got right to painting, and finished in 20 minutes once again. In about an hour, it would be all dry and we could start moving in the furniture. The fun part.

A/N: Haha, cliff hanger. This and the next are probably the most fun since I basically get to design a room which is THE BEST! I am such a nerd for making outfits, organizing things, designing rooms, all that stuff. All of the information in this is actually realistic too, I did my research ;) Hope you enjoyed and I'll see you guys next time! Bye!

-Gabby <3