Future Favorite Regret (Jalex)

19: I'll be Your Breath if You can be Mine

Title: The Sky Under The Sea by Pierce The Veil

I walk out and see Jack smiling, talking to Rian. Rian waves me over. I walk to them. "Good morning," I say. Jack hugs me. Rian stares at us. 

"Wait a fucking minute-" Rian gasps. "YOU TWO FUCKED."

"What? NO!" I shout and smack him. Rian groans. Jack just laughs and moves away. "Rian, you shut your stupid face."

"Wait, but you two are together now, right?" He asks blankly. "Alex-" I grab Jack's arm and drag him away. "ALEXANDER WILLIAM GASKARTH-"

Tay walks out and stares at Rian. "What's up with his face?"

"Jack and I are dating now," I say softly, holding Jack's hand. She gasps. 

"I KNEW IT," she shouts. "YOU TWO ARE IN L-"

"Maybe don't shout it for the school to hear. Alex is still under a lot of... Trouble," Jack says softly. Stepping slightly closer to me.

I nod. "Trace's main joke is me being gay. Imagine if he found out I was dating a guy- and if that guy was his old 'bud.' He would lose his fucking mind." Jack nods.

"And I can't let him try to hurt Alex even more," Jack says, wrapping his arm around my waist. 

Tay lets out a squeal. "You two are so cute."

Rian walks over, his eyes wide. "You two- are- you- I-" He facepalms. "What the fuck happened after we left?"

"We had some talking to-"

"And kissing," Tay winks. I groan and bury my face into Jack's shoulder. 

"Alright, stop bullying Alex. Let's get to school," Jack says, patting my back. He leans close to my ear. "I'll stop them from bullying you. Don't worry."

"My hero," I mumble, smiling. 

~~~

"You two are dating," Lisa says the second we walk over. Jack blinks in confusion. We weren't even standing close to each other. I look at him and he shrugs. She sighs and glances at me. "Alex, can we talk?"

I nod and she pulls me over behind a tree. 

"Do you trust him?" She asks. I give her a look. "Alex. Do you trust him not to hurt you again."

"Lisa, come on, I-"

"No, Alex. It's a simple question." She crosses her arms. "Do you, or do you not, trust Jack never to hurt you again? Whatever you say, I'll believe you."

I sigh. "I do."

"Even after he hurt you?"

"Yes." I press my lips together. "So, you've been pretending to accept him?" She nods slightly. "Oh. Yeah well, I thought it was odd how quickly you guys were talking and acting like he was just a new kid like Awsten," I mumble."

She shakes her head. "No, he's great- when you ignore what he did to you. I just- I watched you guys walk in and he kept looking at you," she sighs. "How did you change so quickly?"

"It isn't my secret to tell," I mumble. "I can see if he'd be willing to telling though."

She nods. "So... You and Jack huh?" She nudges my shoulder. "How'd it happen?"

"Well, we had a neighborhood meet. And Tay decided to play flirt. She made Jack flirt with me. And it freaked me out so I went to the kitchen. Then, he went to the kitchen and we talked- then we kissed. But we didn't talk about it until the next day where we admitted to liking each other."