CHAPTER 10
A year and a few months had passed and everything was going great. Jack and I both graduated from high school last year, we were now a couple, my dad hadn't come back to the Mercer house, and Jack's band was finally getting their music rolling.
I was sitting on the porch with Cocoa outside when Jack opened the door up.
"We did it!" Jack yelled as he came out of the house.
"You did what?" I asked as I stood up.
"The record label. They want us to come over to L.A. and record a few songs. I think we're going to get it this time!" Jack yelled as I stood up.
"Oh my god, are you serious?" I asked as I wrapped my arms around Jack's neck.
"Yes!" Jack yelled as he picked me up in his arms and spun me around.
"That's so great! When do you go?" I asked as Jack put me down.
"We have to leave in a couple days," Jack said and my facial expression changed.
"In a couple days? How long are you going to be gone?" I asked as I looked at Jack.
"I don't know. They didn't say," Jack said as he looked at me.
"Oh," I said as I stood there.
Jack noticed that I wasn't happy that he was going to be leaving.
"Come with us," Jack said as he held my hands.
"I can't, Jack. I can't just leave the hospital," I said as I looked down at the ground.
"Take a vacation," Jack said as he tried to convince me to come with them.
"Jack, I can't. Besides, you don't even know how long you are going to be gone. What if you're gone longer than my vacation is supposed to last?" I asked as I looked at Jack.
"I didn't think about that," Jack said as he looked down at the ground.
"Well, hopefully you won't be gone too long," I said as I tried to look into Jack's eyes.
"Yeah," Jack said with a smirk as he looked at me.
The next day I was sitting on the couch with Cocoa watching T.V. when Jack came into the house.
"Hey," Jack said as he walked into the living room and sat down on the couch.
"Hey. How was practice?" I asked after Jack gave me a kiss.
"Good. The guys want to have a get-together tonight. You'll come right?" Jack asked as he looked at me.
"Yeah. Of course," I said as I rested my head on his shoulder. "Did you start packing your stuff yet?"
"I got some things packed. The instruments are all packed up," Jack said as he pet Cocoa on the head.
"What time does your flight leave tomorrow?"
"I think 1:30. It's an afternoon flight, so it's not too bad. You going to come with Bobby to drop me off?"
"Yeah," I said as tears welded in my eyes.
"It'll be okay. Bobby's gonna be here. He's not going to leave you here alone. I already talked with him about that," Jack said as he saw me getting upset.
I didn't want Jack to go, but he needed to get his career going. I just was hoping that my father wasn't going to come in the process. Even though I hadn't seen my father in over a year, I knew that he was still lurking around.
Later that night, Jack and I went to David's house for the get-together. We walked inside and there were a bunch of people that we graduated with at the party.
"Yo, Jackie!" David yelled from across the room.
Jack and I walked over to where David was and he handed us cups of beer. I wasn't the drinking type, but I figured that I should have fun with Jack while I could. I took the cup and took a sip.
"Dude, how many people are here?" Jack asked as he looked at David.
"Like 30. I guess word got out about the party and a whole bunch of people showed up instead of a few," David said as he poured someone else a beer. "You two have fun. I'm going to go find the rest of the guys."
We had a couple more beers and danced with the beat of the music. I wrapped my arms around Jack's neck and we started to kiss. I pulled him closer and deepened the kiss. I felt the alcohol taking over and I fell back a little bit, but Jack had a good hold on me as we continued to kiss.
"Maybe you two kiddies should take this upstairs," David said to us as he continued to drink.
"Come on," Jack said as he grabbed my hand and walked me towards the steps.
We stumbled up the steps and walked down the hallway. We found an empty room and we went inside. Jack closed the door behind him and locked it. I was sitting on the bed smiling at Jack when he came over to me. He got on top of me and kissed my lips as I fell back on the bed. I reached down and lifted up his shirt. He sat up and took it off and then leaned back down to kiss me. I felt Jack unbuttoning my top and then opened it. He stopped kissing me and leaned down and starting kissing my neck. I moaned and then brought him back to me and started kissing his lips again. We both kicked off our shoes and I reached down an unbuttoned Jack's jeans. Jack slid them off and they fell onto the floor. Jack reached behind my back and undid my bra. .I slid it off and threw it on the floor. We started to kiss again as Jack reached down and unbuttoned and unzipped my jeans. He slid them down along with my panties and threw them on the floor.
"Are you sure you're ready for this? I don't want you to have second thoughts," Jack said as he looked into my eyes.
"I'm ready. I trust you," I whispered as I pulled Jack back down to me and started to kiss him again.
I felt Jack enter me and I winced slightly.
"You okay?" Jack asked as he stopped kissed me.
"Yeah. I'm fine," I said as I looked into Jack's eyes.
Jack leaned down and started to kiss me again. He moved himself in and out slowly and then picked up the pace as I started to moan with pleasure. I grabbed onto the bed sheets as he thrusted into me. Jack broke the kiss as we both started to pant. He pumped faster and faster until we both released. We both smiled at each other and then Jack leaned down and kissed me. He pulled out and layed down on the bed beside me. He covered us up with the comforter and I layed in his arms, kissing him every now and then.
"I love you," Jack whispered into my ear.
"I love you, too," I whispered back as I rested my head on his chest.
A few minutes later, we had both fallen asleep.
The next morning came and Jack and I woke up to David pounding on the door.
"Yo, Jackie. Get up man. We don't want to be late," David said from the other side of the door.
I was laying on my side, with my back against Jack. Jack wrapped his arm around my waist and kissed my shoulder. I opened my eyes slowly and turned my head.
"Morning," Jack said with a smile before he kissed my lips.
"Morning. What time is it?" I asked as I rubbed my eyes.
"It's almost noon. We have to get going back to the house so I can get my stuff all together," Jack said as he got out of bed and pulled his jeans on.
I sat up and pulled the sheets to my chest. Jack handed me my things and I got dressed. He sat down on the bed beside me as I sat down to put my shoes on.
"You alright? I mean from last night?" Jack asked as he looked at me.
"Yeah. I trust you," I said as I pulled my shoes on. "And, I love you."
"I love you too," Jack said before he leaned over and kissed me.
We left David's and went back to the house. Jack got his things together and we went downstairs. Evelyn was standing there with tears going down her face.
"Now, Jackie, call me and let me know that you got there okay and if you need anything, and I mean anything, please call me, okay?" Evelyn said while hugging Jack.
"I will, Ma. I love you," Jack said as he broke from the hug with Evelyn.
"I love you too, Jackie. Be safe," Evelyn said as she watched Jack pick up his bag.
Bobby and Jack carried the things out to the car and put them in Bobby's trunk. Jack and I sat in the backseat while Bobby drove to the airport. It was a quiet ride, but it didn't seem like it took too long to get there. Bobby pulled up and we all got out. We walked through the airport and Jack got everything checked. We got to his gate. He walked over and gave Bobby a hug.
"Take care of yourself, Cracker Jack," Bobby said as he hugged Jack.
"You too and make sure no one hurts her," Jack whispered into Bobby's ear.
Bobby nodded his head as he pulled away. Jack walked over to me and I had tears going down my cheeks. Jack wiped them away and pulled me into a tight hug.
"I'm going to miss you. I'll be back as soon as I can, okay?" Jack asked as he hugged me.
"Be careful," I said as more tears came out of my eyes.
"I will. Take care of yourself and Cocoa," Jack said as he pulled back, keeping his arms around me. "I love you."
"I love you too," I said as I looked into Jack's eyes.
Jack leaned down and kissed my lips as he held me.
"Now boarding Flight 253," the lady said over the loud speaker.
"Yo, Jack!" I heard David's voice yell as the guys came walking over to us.
"Hey. Go ahead and get on. I'll be right there," Jack said as he continued to hold me.
The guys gave the lady the tickets and walked through the doors to get onto the plane.
"I gotta go. I'll call you once I get there, okay?" Jack asked as tears welded in his eyes.
I nodded my head and then we kissed again. We pulled away and I watched Jack walk away. He turned around and smiled at me before he walked through the doors. When I couldn't see him anymore, Bobby and I walked to go back to Bobby's car. I couldn't believe that Jack was gone, but how long would he be gone for? Would Bobby be able to keep me safe while Jack was gone?
Thanks for continuing to read this story. I know that I made a BIG jump in this chapter, but I just didn't want it to be boring. I'm going to get into the movie probably in a couple chapters. Continue to read and leave me reviews!