I have a series of one shots I would like to post using Jack Barakat from All Time Low and a random character I came up with! Please no harsh comments, this is my first time posting. Thanks! (:

-EyesBlueLikeTheAtlantic

"I'm not going anywhere." Jack states and she stops dead in her tracks, turning to face him with a look full of confusion.

"What?" She asks, searching his eyes for an answer. Jack took an uneven breath before answering. Jack Barakat was always a man of confidence, opinions, and answers. But in this moment, standing before the girl he loved, he was at a loss. All he knew is that he was not about to let her just walk away.

"You...you think I can't see what you're doing." Jack breathes, breaths heavy from the run to catch up to her. "You think I'm going to hurt you, just like the boys before-"

"Jack, this isn't-" She begins, but he makes a quick step in her direction and suddenly he is towering over her.

"No. Let me talk." He tells her and she nods after a hesitant moment. "You think I'm going to hurt you like the boys you've been with before. You think I'm going to be reckless with your heart; that I'm not going to take this seriously. And by this, I mean us. You don't think I'm going to take us seriously." He explains and she sighs, running a hand through her hair.

"Jack…" She exhales in a shaky tone. He grips her shoulders, causing her to lock eyes with his.

"No...no. You think you've got me all figured out. Drunken, immature, irresponsible partier who can't hold a serious conversation to save his life. But here's the deal, when I look at you all I see is my fucking future. I see you in my arms every night for the rest of our lives. I see you walking through our house in nothing but my t-shirt. Dancing to old songs your dad played when you were a kid. Singing in the shower. Hanging every picture from your childhood up on the walls of our house. Bringing home every fucking animal you see. Titanic played every night. One Tree Hill reruns. Disney movie sing along's. Late night walks and car drives. Lake Michigan. You at every show I ever play. I see picket fences, wedding invitations, kids. I see...I see kids. Fuck, I see kids. I see us laughing, crying, fighting together. Together. I see us together. And there's nothing that isn't serious about that." Jack finishes with a breathy laugh, eyes searching hers. She is crying; a quiet kind of crying. But she was crying none the less.

She inhales a deep breath and as she exhales she smiles, tears leaving her eyes as they meet his. Sea green colliding with chocolate brown.

"You see kids?" She asks, just loud enough for him to hear. He stares for a moment, taking her in, and then drops his head to her shoulder. She seems a bit taken aback, surprised by the sudden motion. Maybe it was the fact that he had given into her, telling her how he really felt. She tenses for a moment until finally she wrapped her arms slowly around his neck, burying her face into his chest.

"Yeah…" He whispers, right at her ear. "I see kids."

"I…" She begins, but stumbles with the words. "I love you."

Jack's eyes widen, his head lifting from her shoulder. He told her he loved her four times and she had yet to say it back. But when she finally admitted it he knew he had gotten past her wall. He leans into her, his lips hesitating at hers before he kisses her slowly.

"I love you, too." He whispers against her lips, wrapping a hand behind her neck to bring her closer to him.