I guess it's Fate

Chapter 11

Elizabeth POV

He loves me. Jack loves me and I didn't say anything back. I am such an idiot. I want to love him but I'm scared that if I do love will ruin everything. We don't know what love is, it's just a strong feeling. I froze when he told me he loved me, I thought he was joking before but I don't think that anymore. We have to start off small and work our way to progressing our love to each other like crazy so I am going to introduce Jack to my friends and invite him to a party that a girl in my grade is having for her birthday. I text Jack and ask him to meet me at the park where I am meeting my friends. He doesn't know they are there waiting to see him so I am nervous he'll see them and walk away which will embarrass me and my friends will start saying I'm the boy repellent. My phone buzzes with a text from Jack saying he is on his way. I walk downstairs while putting my jacket on and tell my parents the time I'll be home.

I see my friends standing near a tree in the park so I run over to them. "Hi", I say to them and they all greet me back. "Okay, so here's the plan. You will meet Jack and you will not embarrass me", I tell them and they nod, agreeing to my plan. "Here he comes", Becky says which makes me turn and see Jack waving to me. I walk to him and hug him. "What was the sudden call for me?", he asks me and I point to my friends. "Jack, I would like you to meet my friends. This is Gemma, Becky, Katie, Alexa and Charlotte", I tell him and he nods to them. "Nice to meet you", he says and pulls me aside. Once we are far from my friends Jack raises his brows. "I thought we weren't gonna tell anybody about us", he says, gesturing between us. "What's the problem, we have nothing to hide. We are just friends", I say and walk back to my friends, mentally screaming that I just told the guy I am in love with that he is a friend to me. What is wrong with me? Not even I can answer that question.

"Jack, there is a party tonight. A girl in our grade is having a birthday party and has invited so many people", I say and he nods. "She is rich. She lives in a huge mansion and knows a lot of people which means this party is going to be so much fun", Alexa adds. "Do you wanna come as my date? Almost everyone brings a date so I thought you could be mine", I ask Jack and he smiles. "Of course, thank you for the invite. When is it?", he asks. "Tomorrow night", Katie informs him. "We should go, Liz. We have a lot of shopping to do", Becky tells me and I nod. The girls wave goodbye to Jack and walk away. "I'll see you tomorrow night", I say and look over my shoulder to see if the girls aren't looking. When I see they are not, I turn to Jack and kiss him passionately. "Bye", I say and run to my friends. I just know that tomorrow I will definitely embarrass myself in front of Jack so I am prepared.

I spent the whole of yesterday and today thinking about how the party will go. I'm excited for the party and to have fun but I'm also nervous that something will happen that will cause a problem. I am going to stay with Jack the whole night as he doesn't know anybody. The girls and I went shopping most of the day yesterday and I bought a nice outfit. I am wearing a pink cropped tank top, denim ripped jeans and Nike air with my wavy hair falling against my back and a nice addition to the outfit is simple gold jewellery. I grab my bag and walk downstairs to say goodbye to my parents. I walk out the door and across the road to pick up Jack. I knock on his front door and he answers, looking so hot in his denim jacket, white v-neck shirt, blue denim jeans and white Adidas converse. "You look so hot, Liz", Jack says which makes me blush. "Thank you. You look hot too", I say and he pulls me in for a kiss. "Let's just agree you are the hotter one out of the both of us", Jack says and I laugh. Jack closes his front door and we walk to his car. I tell him the directions to the house as we are driving.

We pull up at the house and park on the street. There are so many people here and the house is lit up with different coloured lights. Jack opens my door and takes my hand to help me out of the car. We intertwine our hands and walk to the front door of the big mansion. We walk into the house along with other people and Gabriella greets everyone. She will definitely ask questions about Jack so I avoid her and walk to my friends. If Gabbie meets Jack she will ask what he is to me and I wouldn't know what to say. I told Jack we are just friends but deep down I want to be more than friends but I am an idiot and avoid the talk we need to have about us. "Hey Liz", Becky says and the girls smile to me and Jack. "Hi girls", I say and hug them. "Liz, you look hot", someone says from behind me so I turn to see Jason. "You always look hot but this is another level. I might have to get a piece of that", he says gesturing to my body. "I'm sure some another girl would appreciate that offer but not me", I tell Jason and he frowns. He is clearly drunk and the party just started. "Is that why you brought a guy with you. To stop me from getting to you", he says and I shake my head. "Jason, that's not it and you know it. I have told you countless times, I do not like you in the way you like me", I say. Jason squeezes my hand and I smile at him. Jason walks away with his friends trailing behind and I laugh. Jack looks at me confused and I explain the situation with Jason. He nods and tells me he'll protect me which I smile at. 

Halfway through the party, Jack and I are talking by the pool when Vannessa and Katelyn come to us and start asking questions about Jack. Vannessa and Katelyn are in the cheerleading team so we have become good friends since being on the squad. "Liz, who is this hotty you have brought", Vannessa asks and I laugh. "This is Jack", I say and Jack waves to them. "I didn't know you had a boyfriend", Katelyn says and I freeze. This is the part of every conversation I have been dreading since inviting Jack. "He's just a friend", I tell them and I mentally fall the ground in tears. I look up at Jack who frowns but nods to the girls. Vannessa and Katelyn walk away from us as they have more people to greet. I go to speak to Jack but he walks away and towards the entrance. I run after him, pushing past people and calling his name but he never turns. He unlocks his car and opens the door. "Jack!", I yell and he turns looking angry. "What's wrong", I say and he shakes his head. "Liz, what am I to you?", he asks and I am at a loss for words. "I don't understand", I say to him which makes him madder. 

"Liz, we act like a couple but we aren't one and I understand you want to take your time before committing to a relationship but this is just annoying. I am so madly fucking in love with you. You can tell me we are too young or it's too early in our relationship for love but I don't care. We are perfect for each other yet it is so hard for you to see that. I was hoping to be introduced to all your friends as your boyfriend but I am just a friend. That hurts me when you say that Liz. I thought I was more to you than that but clearly I'm not". 

"Jack, I have wanted to tell you how I feel for so long but I am nervous and scared because I have never committed to someone before".

"I understand that but you're leaving me in the dark for too long now. We hang out all the time, we even kiss to the point of passionately making out and you still see me as a friend".

"No, I-I...".

"Liz, I'm done with you. I'm done with all this", Jack says, gesturing between us. "Jack", my voice cracks as I break down in tears. He gets into his car and drives away. I watch him get further and further away until I cannot see him anymore. I break down in tear and fall to the ground. I am an idiot for taking so long to tell Jack that I love him and now he is sick of me. This is what I was most afraid of. I have let go of the one person who matters the most to me because I was scared of having a broken heart but I ended up having one anyway. I have ruined the only good thing in my life. I don't know what to do now but I know that I will not let Jack go.