No Matter What ~ Jackxpenn

Chapter 25 - Where do Broken Hearts Go?

Jenn POV

I ran out of Starbucks, not caring about anything else in the world. Had Jack moved on that quickly? I thought that Claudia and him were just friends.... But I guess not. Tears streamed down my face as I got in my car and drove to my apartment.

Why was I so upset? Jack and I are done, so why do I feel so angry, so envious, so jealous? I want to be Jack's again so badly. I want to feel butterflies when I'm around him, and have him call me his. I wanted the feeling of his lips on mine, and his arms tightly wrapped around my waist. I wanted him to kiss my forehead, and run his fingers gently through my hair. But it can't happen. At least not now.

I crawled into bed, makeup running down my cheeks as silent tears escaped the corners of my eyes.

Jack POV

I held my head in my hands, sighing. A single silent tear streamed down my cheek, falling onto the cold pavement. A hand was placed on my shoulder, and I looked up.

"Jack, are you okay?" Claudia said comfortingly, sitting down beside me.

I shook my head, "No Claudia.... No I'm not"

She sighed, and stood up, starting to walk away, "Look Jack. You've probably assumed by now, but I like you. And I know you don't like me back, but I want you to be happy. If Jenn makes you happy, then go fight to get Jenn back"

I turned towards her to speak, but by the time I figured out the right words, she was already getting into her car in the parking lot. She smiled slightly at me before driving away.

I had to find Jenn. I just needed to. I needed to tell her I forgave her and that I wanted her to be mine once again. But how? She probably hates me now.

I drove around for almost an hour in the mall complex, looking for Jenn. I even went into Victoria's Secret for god's sake! Let's just say I ended up getting weird looks. After searching every store, I had to give up. I was getting hungry and this obviously wasn't working.

On the way back to my apartment, I suddenly realized something. Her apartment! That's where she is. I immediately felt stupid and had to laugh a bit being the fact I didn't even realize it before now. I took a left at the intersection and made my way to her apartment.

I knock on the door, praying she would be there and answer. Silence. Shit.

I reached out to grab the handle, and turned it slightly as the door opened quietly. Why was the door open?

I shrugged and walked into her apartment. Taking off my shoes, I listened for any noise. Silence again. Was she even here?

I looked in the kitchen and living room, but she was no where to be found. This is weird. Why would her door be open if she isn't even here?

Jenn POV

I woke up to the familar text tone of my phone repeatedly sounding. I groaned and reached out to grab my phone. 4 texts from Jc. Oh my god. With everything that happened, I forgot our lunch arrangements, and it was now 4 in the afternoon.

Great, now Jc's gonna hate me too, adding another person to the long list. The Fab Five was pretty much at ends with each other since Jack and I broke up, not to mention that half of o2l practically hated me too.

I unlocked my phone and checked the messages:

Message 1: 1:35pm: Jc: Hey I'm here, where are you?

Message 2: 2pm: Jc: Are you okay? Please tell me where you are!

Message 3: 3:30pm: Jc: Seriously Jenn? So much for our fun afternoon.

Message 4: 3:58pm: I'm sorry for flipping out. Please just tell me if you're okay?

Just as I finished reading the final message, another text came through.

Jc: Okay Jenn, I'm coming over. You're worrying me.

I went to respond to the text message and tell him everything was okay, until I heard a knock on the door.

I quickly threw on a big sweatshirt over my tank top and I walked to the door. I unlocked the door, and creaked it open slightly to see Jc standing there.

I looked up at him, and immediately threw my arms around him into a hug. At first, he was shocked, then he hugged me tighter, lifting me slightly off the ground before letting go.

Jc put his hands on my face, looking straight in my eyes. He examined my red puffy eyes, the makeup running down my face, and my unsightly appearance and sighed.

I already knew what he was going to ask before any words came out of his mouth, "Jenn what's wrong?" He said concerned.

I opened my mouth to speak but I didn't know where to start. I squeezed my eyes shut and shook my head, making his hands let go of my cheeks.

"I-I'm fine, I p-promise," I said quietly, looking down. I didn't want to talk about it, knowing I would cry again if I did.

"No you're not Jenn," he started, " I know you, you're one of my best friends. You can tell me, it's okay"

"But what if it's not okay? What if it will never be okay?" I looked back up at him, trying not to cry.

Jc took my hand, and lead me to my bedroom, allowing me to lay on my bed.

I took a pillow out of the way, allowing him to sit beside me, and brought it to my chest.

"Cmon, Jenn. I'm asking as a friend, not anything more," he said, "I know I was stupid before, and I know that you love Jack. I also know that this whole break up is killing you, so I want to be there for you"

I looked at him, and it felt as though it was the first time in a week that I had genuinely smiled.

"Well... It's a long story, so get comfortable," I laughed slightly.

Author's note: Here we are again! This chapter was inspired by the song, where do broken hearts go by 1D! Hope you guys liked it! :)

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