Bless Your Beautiful Heart

Chapter Twenty Three- Better Life Then Before

Chapter Twenty Three-

_-_Bentley's POV_-_

I got dressed, the whole time wondering what Jack could have gotten ready within a minute. I wasn't sure, what he meant by "dressy" but I know that meant no grease stained cloths. I chuckled at the thought of doing that, only to see his reaction, but decided to be nice about it and just pulling on some normal cloths for once, just grabbing some black jeans, a non ripped or greased shirt and pulling on some converse. I looked over myself once, making sure I was happy with the way I looked, before walking out of the room, and seeing that Jack already, ready and waiting for me. I smiled at him, walking over to where he stood. He grinned at me.

"I didn't think you actually owned jeans." He said with a chuckle, making me hit his stomach playfully and shake my head at him. He only grinned wider, before leading me outside. "We can take my car today, but, I called and your Azura should be here this week." Jack said, making me raised my eyebrows, but I shrugged it off, nodding my head.

We got in the car, and for once, the entire ride to wherever we were going, Jack didn't crack one joke. He was silent most the way. Of course, I tried to make conversation with him, but that didn't go to well, he'd remained silent almost the whole way. When we got there, I began to worry about what was going on. Was he leaving me? Or was he just being really cryptic? I wanted to believe it was the latter, but I had no idea really.

Finally after what felt like hours, he stopped the car. I looked at him, raising an eyebrow as he hopped out of his car, running over to the other side and opening my door with a goofy grin on his face. I laughed, getting out of the car, and shutting the door gently. Jack chuckled at my gentleness and took my hand, leading me to wherever we were going. I sighed, pushing my bangs out of my face with my free hand and looking around at where we were. I noticed it was near the city, but it was also a little ways away. I frowned looking up at Jack, about to question him about why we were this far out at night, but he just grinned and shook his head.

I rolled my eyes again, 'Cryptic much?' I thought to myself, shaking my head at him, but I walked with him, a smile on my face as we walked. I enjoyed the silence I had with him, leaning my head on his shoulder as we walked, and I felt him squeeze my hand, making my grin widen.

It was probably only a few minutes later when Jack stopped. I looked around quickly wondering if we had gotten to where we were going to, and I was right it seemed. In front of us, there was an empty grassy area, with nothing but flowers and a lake around. My eyes widened as I looked at the area around us, letting go of Jack's hand and walking forward. It was beautiful out here, I thought to myself looking around me. There was daisies around, which was my favorite kind of flower, and the lake glistened in the reflection of the night.

I smiled, turning around to face Jack again, but he wrapped his arms around me, and surprised me by pulling me into a hug. I smiled, hugging him back and I couldn't help but think about how secure I felt in his arms. Jack and I didn't say anything for a little while, we just stood there, arms wrapped around each other and enjoying the time alone we were having.

Finally, I pulled away a little so I could look him in the eye, and as I did, I could see the goofy yet sincere smile on his face. "When did you find this place?" I asked him, looking around in wonder once again. He chuckled before answering.

"A while back, way before we left for tour, but I hadn't really been out here since then. But when you asked me what there was to do in Orlando, this was the first thing that came to mind, of course there's also a beach a little ways away, and we can go there if you want." Jack said, starting to ramble, this time it was my turn to chuckle at him.

"Jack," I said making him stop and look at me, "This place is perfect." I told him honestly, looking around at the area, another 10 mile wide smile on my face. Jack sighed in relief.

"Good, I wasn't sure if you'd really like this place." He said, relief crystal clear in his voice. I chuckled at him, before pulling him over to the grassy area, and pulling him down so I could sit in his lap. He laughed, but wrapped his arms around my waist as we sat there.

I smiled, leaning my head back against his chest, and just relaxing. It was nice after having been around a bunch of other guys, who are also my friends, but I was really glad to have sometime alone with Jack, it was a nice change. I sighed in contentment, closing my eyes as Jack stroked my hair. I smiled, relaxing into him.

"Do you miss the Pierce The Veil guys?" Jack asked randomly, as he played with a strand of my hair a few minutes later. I raised an eyebrow, even though he couldn't see me from behind.

"Of course I do, they've been my best friends for years now." I said, turning my head to look at him, in the process making him drop the strand of hair he'd been playing with. "Why..?" I asked curiously, raising an eyebrow at him. He shrugged.

"I don't know, just wondering. And the other Sleeping With Sirens guys?" He asked me, looking into my eyes. In his, I didn't see anything but honest curiosity and nothing more, so I nodded.

"Yeah, I mean, I'm close with Kellin now more then the others, but yeah, I definitely miss them." I said honestly, smiling at the thought of those four crazy guys. I definitely missed Sarah too, it was nice having a good friend who was a girl for a change. Jack nodded, a smile on his face.

"I'm glad you like them." He said, a smile on his face as he talked. I nodded, smiling back at him. Ah, I see where he was coming from. Honest curiosity if I got along with his friends, since he was friends with Pierce The Veil too. I grinned, kissing his cheek before turning back around, resting my head on his chest again and closing my eyes.

I heard and felt Jack chuckle from the rumble in his chest, making me crack another smile, and lean into him further.

(ADDED 1/14/15)

(I was reading through this and it never came up, so here's a little extra for all my perfect readers. ^.^)

As we laid there in silence for a few minutes longer, enjoying the silence, until he spoke once again, "Do you, uh, miss your mom?" He asked, and I could tell in his voice that he was hesitant to ask this, but I knew I had to talk about it to him, so I did.

"Jack, I never knew my mom. I know that I love her, but I can't miss someone I never met. And before you go onto to say that I didn't date because of something to do with my mom, that's kind of true. Honestly, I just never found the right guy until you, and I guess I just was afraid of losing them." I said, shrugging as I leaned into him more, trying to ignore the hammering in my heart. I hated talking about my mom, but I knew this was going to have to be something we eventually talked about, and I guess now was the time.

Jack's grip tightened on me, as he kissed the top of my head from behind. "You'd have to tear me away from you, kicking and screaming." He whispered in my ear, making me smile.

And as we sat there in perfect silence, I knew I was glad I met Jack, and even more glad that I had the friends that I did. Sure, I still missed my dad back in Cali, and all my friends that I left behind, but I wouldn't give Jack up for anything, he was my world.

( :) Bittersweet news guys. This story is ending!! But, I loved writing this story so much, I'm writing another story, which involves Sleeping With Sirens and Pierce The Veil. There's still the epilogue, which may or may not be up later today, but I hoped you all enjoyed this story as much as I did writing this story. Love you all and thanks for reading!)