Chapter Twelve

I woken from my peaceful sleep by Jack who was gently shaking my shoulder, I rolled over and faced him.

"Someone's buzzing you, I would have answered it but," he paused and blushed, "I wasn't sure if you had like a boyfriend or something, I-I uh didn't want to give people the, uh, the wrong idea."

I smiled at him as I slid out of bed and he climbed out after me, it was then that I realized Jack was only wearing pajama pants. Oh my god! Look at those abs, I thought, these thoughts were interrupted by Jack clearing his throat; I blushed as I realized I was staring.

"Uh, I'm gunna go get that," I said before quickly ducking out of the room.

Jack followed me out and sat on the un-used fouton; I pushed the button on my intercom, "Who is it?"

"It's Bobby, let me up!"

"Yes, Ma'am," I said snarkily as I let him up.

I turned around and Jack was staring at me with a grin on his face, "What're you smiling at?" I asked putting my hand on my hip in mock offense but smiling in spite of myself.

He laughed and walked towards me, "Nothing, it's just funny the way you talk to Bobby sometimes."

"Oh," I smiled, "glad I could be of service."

He just laughed again and took a step closer, "Are you okay?" he said as his mood shifted and his grin disappeared.

"Yeah, I just-I well, thank you," I finally said, "I really appreciate what you did last night, I-I wouldn't have been able to fall back to sleep without you."

"Glad I could be of service," he smiled.

I turned around as I heard the doorknob jiggling, "Calm down, Bobby, I coming," I said as I unlocked the door and pulled it open.

Bobby, Angel and their other brother, whose name escaped me, stepped through; Bobby laughed as he saw that Jack still had nothing more than pajama pants on. I quickly looked down to make sure I was at least a bit more covered than Jack, I was wearing a tank top with a flannel button up over it, I pulled the sides closer to me and tried my best to hide the small shorts I was wearing.

The one night I decide to wear something less than parachute pants to bed and a random man I barely know sleeps in my bed and his immature brother stops by first thing in the morning, excellent, I thought to myself.

"Jeez, you'd think Jackie and his gal pal would at least make them selves decent when they've got company." Angel and the other man laughed as Bobby said this.

"Hardy-har; for your information, Robert, Jack slept on the pull-out couch."

"Sure doesn't look like it, I mean the blanket and pillows don't even look used, and we all know the fairy here, isn't one to make his bed first thing," he smiled knowingly.

I shot daggers at Jack as I wondered why the bed was still made, "He certainly didn't sleep in my bed!" I said defensively.

Bobby walked up and put his arm around my shoulder in a wise way and said, "Oh, come on, Olivia, we're all adults here, you and Jackie bumping' uglies is nothing to be ashamed of."

I immediately blushed a deep red as did Jack, "Shut up Bobby," said Jack, "What do you guys want anyways?"

"We wanted to see if you two had any plans for Thanksgiving?" asked Angel as he wiggled his eyebrows in a suggestive manner.

"Why would we?" I asked, "We barely know each other and Jack's only here because of the supposed possibility I might be in 'danger'"

"I'll take that as a no," Angel said.

"Aren't you having Thanksgiving with the girls and Camille, Jerry?" Jack asked the one whose name I had forgotten.

"Yeah but we decided it's only fair to invite my delinquent brothers and in yours and Angel's case their girlfriends." He said calmly flashing a mischievous smile and a wink at Jack.

"For the eight thousand, six hundred and thirty second time, Jack and I are not dating!" I said, frustrated at the teasing and assuming nature of Jack's family.

"Oh calm down, would ya?" said Bobby, "It's not like we're accusing you of murder."

"Ugh, whatever," I said exasperatedly.

"Well, are you two coming or not?" asked Jerry, "because regardless of whether you and Jack are, or aren't together, you're still invited, for three reasons. One, you almost died trying to save or mom's life and two, Bobby seems to think you can't be left alone because your in 'danger'," he rolled his eyes at this, "and three, you're Jack's girlfriend."

Jack smacked him in the back of the head which sparked a small wrestling match between Jack and Jerry on my living room floor. It finally ended with Jack holding Jerry in a head-lock, which wasn't really a surprise considering how much taller Jack was.

Unfortunately Bobby caught me practically drooling over Jack's chest during the little spat, which provoked a very smug look and I instantly smacked him but thankfully no one but him noticed and he just shrugged it off.

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Eventually after Jerry drew Jack and I a map to his house and Bobby continued to make fun of Jack – through all of this Angel just sat there laughing – the boys left except for Jack.

"Uh, sorry about Bobby and Angel and Jerry, Bobby only does it because he hasn't had a girlfriend since high school." Jack laughed, "Angel does it because I think he's just glad to have Bobby leave Sofi alone and Jerry, I dunno, he's just joining in."

"It's okay," I said, "I mean they're assumptions are understandable."

Jack walked across the kitchen where he had just made some coffee and stood right in front of me; I would have started blushing had he not put on a shirt earlier.

"Why are they 'understandable'?" he asked, leaning so close we were almost touching.

I started to get flustered and forget what I was talking about, "We-well we spend a lot, of uh-um time…"

Jack put his hand on my cheek and leaned down towards me, so close our noses were almost touching, the coffee maker beeped and he seemed to almost come out of a trance. He quickly took his hand off my face walked over to the coffee maker; I stood there with my mouth hanging slightly open for almost a minute while he got himself coffee.

"I'm going to go have a shower," I said, still slightly in daze, I sped off towards the shower before he could react; I quickly undressed and stepped into the steaming hot water.

Why does this keep happening? I asked myself, that's the second time we've almost kissed, what is going on? Does he have feelings for me? Wait, more importantly do I have feelings for him?

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