Across the Times
By: Nightingale
Rating: PG13
The rest of the day was lonely. Gin sat alone in the girl's bunkroom. There was a knock at the door to which Gin answered in a simple go away. The door opened anyway.
"I said go away." She yelled as she looked up into the eyes of Sage"I don't want to see you."
"I didn't mean the things I said earlier. I didn't mean to hurt you like that."
"You couldn't just leave things so that I could tell him on my own."
"You know he had to know."
"I just wanted to enjoy the next few days they way they were. You don't understand how it feels to be let down time and time again by guys who are only jerks to you. Jack was the first guy to treat me as a person worth everything."
Gin had tears streaming down her cheeks Sage walked up to her and placed his hand on her shoulder. Gin shrugged it off.
"You ruined it." She accused
"You knew we're going back soon. What would you have done then? You would have gotten more attached and the departure would have been awful for the both of you."
"I wasn't going to go back." She shouted
Sage took a few steps back surprised at her reaction. He waited for another string of words but nothing came she just went back to the way she was when he entered the room so he turned and left her alone.
"I'm sorry Gin." He whispered as he left her to her own sorrow
As Sage walked out of the bunkroom he could notice the retreating back of Jack. He had heard their conversation for sure. Sage shook his head and left Manhattan heading back to Brooklyn it was safer there.
Gin lay in bed the tears finally stopping though she was certain their marks were still on her face. Some of the girls came in but no one said a word to her. Eventually the whole room was filling and she just had the need to be alone. She left the girl's bunkroom and walked into the guy's quietly. She walked straight through to the fire escape and went up. No one said a word to stop her they just let her go.
When she reached the top she looked up at the stars immediately. It took several minutes before she even realized that she wasn't alone on the roof.
"Jack? I'm sorry I didn't know you were up here. I'll go."
Gin made for the stairs but his voiced stopped her
"Gin, I overheard what you said to Sage in the bunkroom earlier." He admitted
Gin kept her head down not daring to look into his eyes.
"Did you really mean it"
"Which part" she asked meekly
"Everything. Especially the part about staying."
"Yes."
Gin looked into his eyes"I've been stomped and stepped on by guys my whole life. I was selfish to lead you on the way I was, but you were the only guy I've ever felt I could truly trust not to do what the others did. You treated me like a real person instead of some trophy to show off. I had all the intentions in the world to stay here."
Jack walked up to her and wrapped his arms around her. Somehow some tears found their way to her eyes again.
"What's wrong" he asked softly
"I never imagined you'd forgive me." She cried
Jack laughed softly and held her closer. He led her to the edge of the roof and sat her next to him.
"So tell me all about this future."
Gin laughed softly as she absently wiped at the tear trails she had left on his shirt.
"Well lets see.where to start."
"How about your real life"
"My real life? Well I was born in Jacksonville Florida, moved to Wisconsin when I was 8 or 9 with my mother. My father was a complete drunk and he has yet to find out that I took my stepfather's last name 5 years ago. I have two half sisters as well as enough cousins to last me a lifetime. I'm the oldest."
Gin and Jack spent hours talking about the future. Jack enjoyed every bit of it but vowing not to share any of the information so as to keep history in tact. By the time Gin had tired herself by talking, things were completely fix between the two and they headed back downstairs together.
Jack led her back to the girl's bunkroom promising to take her selling with him and Timid the next morning. Gin smiled as she agreed and kissed him on the cheek as she turned to open the door. Jack caught her wrist causing her to turn back.
"That was no goodnight kiss." He stated
Jack leaned down and captured her lips. His arms were around her waist pulling her closer and closer. When they finally pulled back Gin was out of breath and disorientated.
"Now that is a goodnight kiss." He half laughed as he left her
Gin took a few breaths before opening the door and going inside. She poked her head out and watched as he opened the door to the boy's room and looked back as well. Gin blew him a kiss and giggled before she went fully into the bunkroom. She lay on the bed with a smile across her face. Now only to get through the next few days in this war where she knew violence was the only thing to occur. Deep down she no longer cared cause she had Jack and she always would.