DISCLAIMER! I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE MERCER FAMILY OR ANYONE FROM THE MOVIE FOUR BROTHERS. I ONLY OWN MY CHARACTERS.

Chapter Two

I waited eight long months,
She finally set him free.
I told him I couldn't lie he was the only one for me.
Two weeks and we caught on fire,
She's got it out for me,
But I wear the biggest smile.

I never thought that I would feel so empty without Jack. It had been more than 7 months since the last time I spoke to him. It had been eight months since he started dating Megan. Eight months since Jack actually looked at me, not treat me like I was invisible. I thought that when I changed into a girl it would help him notice me, not help him forget about me.

I sat at home, playing on my guitar. I sang lowly to myself as I sat alone. I hadn't really change much back to my old self. Of course I didn't do much about my make up anymore. That shit was getting hard to keep up with. Just a little eyeliner here and there when I felt I needed it.

I strummed a guitar solo as I heard my phone start ringing. I sighed and leaned over, picking it up. "Hello?" I asked and popped a cheeto in my mouth.

"Hey, Lacey." A deep voice said on the other line. A voice I thought I forgotten.

I almost choked on my cheeto as I heard Jack's voice. "J-Jack?" I asked.

"Hey, um, can you come over?" He asked me.

"Um," I bit my lip and thought about it. I should be angry with him. Furious. But, instead, I found myself wondering why on earth he needed to see me right now. "Yeah," I said with a smile. "I'll be over in a sec."

"Great." He said and let out a breath. "That means a lot to me."

"What are friends for?" I asked before I hung up.

I stood up and picked up my jacket as I made my way out of my house and down to Jack's.

I took a deep breath as Jack told me his news.

We were sitting on his bed Indian style as we faced each other. Jack looked like a child as he leaned against his pillows sadly. I had honestly never seen him this upset before.

"So," I said slowly. "You walked in to her house and saw her making out with the captain of the basketball team?"

He nodded sadly.

"And she told you to get lost?"

He nodded again.

"Well, I have only one thing to say about that." I said and he looked up at me. "She is the stupidest person in the world to think that someone like him can be better than you." I smiled at him and he smiled back.

"Thanks, Lace." He said and sat up. "You always know what to say."

"What are friends for?" I asked again and smiled.

He nodded and tabbed his fingers on his knees, looking out of his window.

I felt bad for him. I never wanted to see him like this, ever. So I crawled over and laid down next to him. I put my head on his shoulder and my hand over his. I expected him to hold my hand back, what I didn't expect him to do was start running his hand through my hair.

I tensed up slightly. This was such an uncharacteristic behavior for Jack to do. It was something you did to your girlfriend. Not your best friend.

I looked up at him and raised my brow. He looked back down at me and he had a weird expression on his face. It was like he was thinking about something really hard.

Before I knew it, Jack bent down and his lips covered mine.

Even though this was something I had wanted for a really long time, I froze up. I didn't move as he pulled me closer. I didn't register what happened until he pulled away and looked down at the ground, his face completely red.

"I'm sorry." He said and wiped his mouth. He quickly stood up and moved across the room. "I couldn't help it. It was a spur of the moment kind of thing, you know? I just forgot, okay?" He said and started pacing.

I sat up and stared at him. My mouth hanging open ever so slightly as I stared at him.

"You forgot . . . what?" I finally managed to say.

"You didn't like guys. God I'm fucking stupid!" He ran his hands through his hair.

I was shocked. And I'm sure it was written all over my face. "Since when didn't I like boys?"

He stopped pacing and looked at me. "Megan said you were a dyke."

"What!?" I asked and jumped up.

"She said that's why you never liked me back."

My mouth dropped again. "When did she tell you this?"

"Two weeks before we went out." He said.

My mouth hit the floor and my eyes went wide. "And you believed her?" I gasped out.

"Well you didn't really give me a different option." He said.

"I'll show you a different option." I said and ran over to him. I cupped his cheeks and pulled his lips against mine as I kissed him. He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me closer as he kissed me back. I slid my arms around his neck and tighten my hold as the kiss was deepened. His tongue slipped into my mouth and danced around with mine.

Quiet frankly, I found this a little awkward. I mean, I've known Jack my whole life. Yeah, I've liked him for most of it, but I've never done anything like this with him. I've done it a couple of times before, but never like this. Because this kiss was just more than a kiss. It was like our lips fit against each other perfectly.

It felt like hours before he pulled away from me. I stared up at him and he stared down at me before he smiled. "I thought that was never going to happen." He said.

I smiled back at him. "Same here." I leaned my hand back and rubbed his cheek. "You're the only one I want to be with, Jack. I just wish we both saw that sooner."

He put his hand over mine. "So do I." He said before he leaned down and kissed me again.

I smiled as I kissed him back.

This is what I had been waiting for.

Two weeks later, Jack and I were walking hand in hand in the hallways of school.

People stared at me a lot in my life. I never really noticed it until now. Shock written on half of my classmates' faces and I swore I heard one person clapping.

I heard Jack chuckled before I looked up at him. "What?" I had to ask.

"Nothing." He smiled at me as we stopped in front of my locker. "I just didn't think we would be doing this together." He held up our entwined hands.

I giggled and kissed his hand. "Yeah, but it's nice."

"Very nice." He smiled more.

I pulled out my blue binder from my locker and his face fell. "Shit, I forgot my binder in my last period." He said and bit his lip.

I smiled and kissed his cheek. "I'll wait for you here." I rubbed his hand with my thumb.

"I won't be long." He leaned down and kissed my lips before he ran off in the direction we had just come from.

I smiled to myself widely as I closed my locker. I turned my head and saw Megan staring me down.

"What do you think you're doing?" She snapped at me and I backed up.

"I'm getting ready to go home?" I asked.

"You're all over my boyfriend." She said like I was stupid.

"Um, sweetie," I said calmly. "He's my boyfriend." I said slowly, knowing she really was stupid.

"Um, no." She rolled her eyes. "No relationship is over until I say it is."

"And you said it was the minute you stuck your tongue down someone else's throat." I crossed my arms over my chest.

"F.Y.I., loser," She giggled at her own joke. "You're gay. You don't like boys." She put her hands on her hips and smirked down at me like she had won.

I laughed and shook my head. "Yeah, you caught me, I'm a lesbian." I rolled my eyes and she smirked more. "See?" She said. "You just admitted it."

"Actually, what I'm about to admit is that you're stupid and fake. And any guy that dated you must have been dead for the entire time."

"You do know that you're "boyfriend"" She used air quotes to emphasize her point. "Dated me right?"

"Yeah, I know." I looked at her and smiled. "And out of the eight months that you two were dating, I didn't see him come alive until him and I kissed." I smiled more.

She glared down at me. If looks could kill I would be fried chicken right now. But I did something I knew she hated even more. I smiled at her. I was happy and not even she could ruin that.

"Hey, babe," Jack walked over and put his arm over my shoulder, he acted like Megan wasn't even there. Man, did I love this boy or what? "You ready to go?"

I smiled more and nodded. "More than ready." "Awesome." He smiled and took my hand. We laced fingers together as we turned away from Megan and walked to the front of the school where Jack's brother Jerry was waiting to pick us up.

Jack let go of my hand and put his arm back around my shoulders. I smiled and wrapped my arms around his waist as we held each other tightly. Jack leaned over and kissed my temple as we waited for Jerry. I sighed happily and held him tighter.

I wasn't about to be like Megan and let him go. I was going to hold onto him because I knew that he was the best thing that happened in my life.

He made my heart beat fast and slow at the same time. He made me want to do everything in the world. He looked at me as if I was the most beautiful girl in the world. And when he looked at me like that, I really felt like I was.

No way in hell was I going to let someone like Jack Mercer out of my life.

Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now.
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
To steal it all away from you now.
But God does it feel so good,
Cause I got him where I want him now.
And if you could then you know you would.
It's gonna just feel so...
It just feels so good.