CHAPTER 8
I woke up the next morning and felt something wrapped around my waist. I looked down and noticed that Jack's arm was draped around me. I smiled and rested my head back on the pillow. Jack felt me move and he started to wake up. He opened his eyes and looked over at me.
"Hey," Jack whispered as he looked at me.
"Hi," I whispered back as I looked into Jack's eyes.
Jack looked down and noticed that his arm was still wrapped around me.
"Sorry," Jack said as he pulled his arm back to himself and blushed.
"It's alright," I said as I blushed a little.
"How are you?" Jack asked as he stretched out.
"I'm alright. How are you?"
"Good," Jack said as he looked over at the clock. "You hungry?"
"Yeah."
"What would you like? I'll make you anything," Jack said as he got out of bed and slid his jeans on.
"Surprise me. Do I have time to shower?" I asked as I sat up.
"Yeah. I'll make something good for you," Jack said as he put a t-shirt on.
Jack walked out of the room and I went over to my bags and got some clean clothes out. I figured that I better wear a sweatshirt for awhile to cover my arm up. I walked into the bathroom, shutting the door behind me. I stepped into the shower and washed off. I got out, dried off, and got dressed. I blowdryed my hair and then went downstairs. I walked into the kitchen and saw Jack standing at the stove.
"Hey. It's almost ready," Jack said as he looked over at me. "How was your shower?"
"Good. My wrist hurts though," I said as I sat down at the table.
Jack set down a stack of pancakes and a plate of bacon and sausage. He sat down at the table with me. I put some food on my plate and took a bite.
"Where's everyone at?" I asked after I took a sip of my orange juice.
"Ma had to go to work and Bobby's still sleeping. How's your food?"
"Good. Thanks," I said as I continued to eat. "Where did you learn how to cook?"
"Ma taught me some things, but most of the stuff I learned from T.V.," Jack said after he took a sip of juice.
Bobby came down the steps and into the kitchen.
"Aww, Fairy, you shouldn't have," Bobby said as he took a piece of bacon off of Jack's plate.
"Come on, man," Jack said as he looked at Bobby.
"Did you wear Ma's flowered apron while you made breakfast?" Bobby asked with a smirk on his face.
"No, Bobby," Jack said as he shook his head.
I watched the boys fight and smirked at Jack when he looked over at me. Jack smiled and then looked back down at his plate. We finished up eating and Jack started to do the dishes.
"I'll be right back," I said as I left the kitchen and went upstairs.
I went to the bathroom and came out. I was about to come down the steps when I heard Bobby and Jack talking.
"Come on, Fairy, I know you like her. I see the way you look at her when she's around you," Bobby said to Jack as he sat at the kitchen table.
"So, what if I like her? She's cute and she's nice. She listens to me when I talk to her," Jack said as he continued to wash the dishes.
I stood at the top of the steps and smiled when I heard Jack tell Bobby that.
"So? I listen to you. Do you want to go out with me?" Bobby joked as he laughed.
I came down the steps and into the kitchen. Bobby looked over at me and then looked at Jack.
"I have to go do something. I'll leave you two be," Bobby said as he got up and went upstairs.
Jack and I went into the living room and sat down on the couch. Jack turned the T.V. on and started to flick through the channels. The front door opened and a tall, skinny, dark man appeared.
"Hey, Jackie," the man said as he walked into the living room.
"Hi, Jerry. This is Lacy. Lacy, this is my brother Jerry," Jack said as he introduced us.
"Nice to meet you," I said as I shook Jerry's hand.
"Nice to meet you, too. Is Ma here?" Jerry asked as he looked around.
"She's working right now," Jack said as he continued to flip through the channels.
"Where's Bobby?"
"Upstairs doing something."
"Alright. Let me go see what he's up to," Jerry said as he went up the steps.
"God, there's nothing on," Jack said as he continued to flip.
"That's because it's Sunday. There is never anything on Sundays," I said with a smirk.
"Bobby, I'm not going and playing hockey today," Jerry protested as he came down the step with Bobby following close behind.
"Come on, man," Bobby said as they reached the bottom of the steps.
"How long?" Jerry asked as he looked at Bobby.
"Just an hour or so," Bobby said as he looked at Jerry.
"Fine, but I have to leave there by two. The girls got gymnastics," Jerry said as he shook his head.
"Alright Cracker Jack, you coming?" Bobby asked as he started to get his equipment together.
"Ma's not here. I can't leave her-,"
"I'll go," I said as I looked at all of them.
"You sure?" Jack asked as he looked over at me.
"Yeah. I wouldn't mind watching you guys play," I said as I looked at Jack.
"Alright," Jack said as he stood up and helped me up off the couch.
They got their gear together and we headed outside. They put everything in Jerry's Volvo and we got into the car. I sat in the back with Jack and Bobby sat in the front. We arrived at the rink minutes later and we got out. We headed over towards the rink and I sat down on the bleachers.
"Fairy, no messing up today either. Don't pull that shit that you pulled last time," Bobby said as he laced his skates up.
"Whatever, Bobby. I did a lot better than you did," Jack said as he stood up from lacing his skates.
"In you dreams, Fairy," Bobby said as he got onto the ice.
They all skated onto the ice and started to play. I could tell that these guys were experienced with hockey especially Bobby. I looked over and saw Jack looking at me. I smiled and blushed a little. Jack smirked.
"Fairy, pay attention!" Bobby yelled as he skated past Jack.
"Damnit, Bobby! Do you always have to yell at me?" Jack yelled as he started to skate again.
The guys finished up a little bit later and got off the ice. They changed back into their shoes and grabbed their gear. We went to Jerry's vehicle and got in. Jerry drove us back to the house and we all got out and brought everything inside. I walked over to the couch and sat down.
"Well, I need to go get the girls before I'm late and Camille has a fit," Jerry said as he stood in the living room. "It was nice meeting you, Lacy. I'm sure I'll see you around."
"Nice to meet you too," I said as I looked at Jerry.
Jerry left the house and Jack came over and sat down with me on the couch as Bobby went into the kitchen and got a beer.
"You want to go do something?" Jack asked as he looked over at me.
"Like what?" I asked as I looked back at Jack.
"Movies, maybe grab a bite to eat. What do you say?" Jack asked as he looked over at me.
"Alright," I said with a smile.
"Cool," Jack said as he got up and walked into the kitchen. "Hey Bobby, can I borrow your car?"
"For what, Fairy. Need to go see your boyfriend?"
"No. I'm going to take Lacy out for the day so she doesn't have to listen to you," Jack said as he smirked.
"Yeah, yeah. Just don't mess it up," Bobby said as he handed the keys to Jack.
"Ready?" Jack asked as he looked at me.
"Yeah," I said as I stood up and walked over to the front door.
"You too kiddies have fun, and Jack? Don't be too gay," Bobby said as he chuckled.
Jack shook his head as we walked out the door. We got into Bobby's car and Jack drove us to the movie theater. We walked inside and tried to decide what to see.
"How about 21? That starts in ten minutes and I heard it's good," Jack said as we looked at the movies.
"Yeah. We'll go see that."
"Two for 21, please," Jack said as he took his wallet out.
"That's 14," the cashier said after she rung it up into the computer.
Jack pulled out a 20 and gave it to the cashier. The cashier got the change and the two tickets.
"6 is your change. Enjoy the show," the cashier said as she handed everything to Jack.
"You want anything to eat or drink?" Jack asked as he handed me a ticket.
"Just something to drink," I said as I took the ticket.
Jack got us something to drink and we walked to the movie theater and sat down in the seats.
"It's been forever since I've been to a movie," I said as I looked at the big screen.
"Really?" Jack asked after he took a sip of his pop.
"Yeah. I was never allowed to go anywhere," I said as I looked over at Jack.
"Well, I'll take you out all the time then," Jack said with a smirk on his face.
The lights dimmed and the previews started. We sat there and watched the previews. Finally, the movie was starting. We sat there and watched the movie. I felt an arm drape over my shoulders. I looked and noticed that it was Jack's arm. I looked over at him and smiled. He smiled back at me and leaned towards me.
"Can I kiss you?" Jack whispered into my ear.
I nodded my head and Jack leaned towards me. Our lips met and we sat there and shared a couple of kisses. I pulled back and smiled. The movie was over and we got up and walked out. We walked out of the movie theater and got into Bobby's car. Jack pulled out of the parking lot and made his way towards the diner. We kept glancing at each other.
"So, what did you think of the movie?" I asked as I looked over at Jack.
"It was good, well the parts that I saw," Jack said with a smirk.
I smiled back as Jack pulled into the diner's parking lot. We got out of the car and walked in. We sat down in a booth and the same waitress from before came over.
"Hi, Jack. How you doing today?" Denise asked as she got her tablet ready.
"Good. How about you?" Jack asked as he looked over at Denise.
"Same old, same old. You want the usual?" Denise asked as she looked at Jack.
"Yeah. She'll have the same," Jack said as he smiled at me.
"Okay. I'll be right back," Denise said as she walked away and placed the order.
We sat there and looked at each other. I was still trying to figure out what was up with Jack. Did he really like me that much? I was never really allowed to have a boyfriend, so I didn't know what to expect. Denise came back over with our drinks and food.
"Here you go. Enjoy," Denise said as she set the baskets of food down on the table.
We started to eat, glancing over at each other from time to time. We finished up our food and left the diner. We went back to the house and went inside.
Later that night, Jack and I were getting ready for bed. I put my pajama shorts on and a tank top. I walked out of Jack's room and went to go into the bathroom when I bumped into a muscular chest. I looked up and saw Jack's eyes.
"Sorry," I said as I blushed.
"It's alright. You coming to bed?" Jack asked as he looked down at me.
"Yeah. Just have to brush my teeth," I said as I walked into the bathroom.
Jack watched me walk into the bathroom and smiled. I put some toothpaste on my brush and started to brush my teeth. I finished up and rinsed my mouth out. I looked at myself in the mirror and noticed that the bruises had gotten better. I walked out of the bathroom and walked into Jack's room, closing the door behind me. Jack was sitting on the bed. I crawled onto the bed against the wall and layed down. Jack reached up and turned the light off. He layed down and pulled up the covers. I turned onto my side and I felt Jack wrap his arm around my waist.
"You alright with this?" Jack whispered into my ear.
"Yeah," I whispered back with a smile on my face.
"Night."
"Night, Jack."
I continued to smile for a few minutes because I knew that I had finally met someone that cared about me. I just hoped that he wasn't like every other guy and would leave me if he found someone better. Jack didn't seem that way. My eyes started to get heavy and I drifted off into a deep sleep with Jack's arm secure around my waist.
Sorry if this chapter is boring. I'm writing this late at night and I'm kinda tired, but I like adding chapters every day. Hopefully the next chapter is better. Thanks for reading and reviewing!