Lily hadn't seen Jack since Friday night. For once, she had something to look forward to on a Monday. A new week of school also meant seeing Jack again.

Like usual, time passed by slowly in her math class. She spent most of the period absentmindedly doodling on her notebook or staring at the clock. Once she heard the bell ring, she gathered her things and walked through the halls, making her way to her locker.

Once she got there, she opened it and placed her math book back inside, then pulled out a brown paper bag before shutting her locker. She'd never actually seen Jack eat during school, so she decided to pack a lunch for them to share. She placed the bag inside of her bookbag and started walking.

She got to the cafeteria, walking out through the glass door to the courtyard where she saw Jack, sitting there as usual. She walked up to him, setting down her bookbag before sitting down next to him. He was, as usual, reading. She glanced over at the cover of the book he was reading.

The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo. Sounds interesting.

Once he finished the page he was reading, he closed the book gently and set it in the grass next to him. "Well, hello there."

"Hi, Jack." Lily smiled warmly at him. She moved her bookbag closer to her, unzipping it and reaching inside. She pulled out the brown paper bag and set it between her and Jack.

Jack looked down at the bag, slightly confounded. "What's in there?"

"Lunch, silly." Lily chuckled slightly, reaching inside the back and pulling out a baggie with a sandwich inside it. She held it out to Jack. "I've never seen you eat anything during lunch. I hope you like peanut butter and jelly."

"Oh. Uh, thanks." Jack reached out, taking it from her gingerly. He watched her reach back inside and pull out the other one for herself. He had to admit, he was pretty hungry. He pushed back the plastic baggie, taking a bite.

"You're welcome." Lily bit in to her sandwich too. "So did you finish Fahrenheit 451 already?"

"You kidding? I couldn't put that thing down. I finished it days ago."

She giggled slightly. "Yeah, it's just every time I see you you're reading something new."

"A man may as well expect to grow stronger by always eating as wiser by always reading." Jack smirked at her.

"I read some of those short stories in those H.P Lovecraft over the weekend. I really like them."

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah. Thanks for letting me read them."

"Of course." Jack had finished his sandwich, and now he picked up his book again. Lily smiled slightly as she glanced over at him, watching him read. She then turned and looked around, seeing how most of the leaves had fallen off the trees already. The ground was riddled with red, orange and yellow colored leaves. It was so pretty out here. Lily didn't mind the comfortable silence between them. While Jack was reading she got a head start on some homework.

Not much longer later, the bell rang for them to get back to class. Jack stood up, holding his book in one hand and his bookbag with the other. Lily stood up too.

"Hey Jack, do you want to do something tonight? Maybe go see a movie or something?" She batted her eyelashes slightly as she spoke.

"Oh, uh…" Jack scratched the back of his head awkwardly. "I can't, sorry. I've got some things to take care of after school."

"Oh, okay." Jack picked up on the tone of despondence in her voice. He felt guilty.

"But um, I'm free tomorrow. If you want to do something." He smiled at her.

"Sure." She smiled back, and they headed back inside and went their separate ways.

After the final bell rang, Jack headed outside of the school quickly. He walked on down the street, carrying his bookbag over his right shoulder. He ran a hand through his long curls, continuing to walk. He walked for a while, heading in to the larger part of the city. He had been walking for about an hour already before he finally made it to where he was headed.

The narrows.

He slinked his way through the alleyways, trying to avoid any unwanted attention. He stopped in front of an exceptionally small alleyway, pulling a small piece of paper out of his pocket and looking down at it.

'Yep. Right address.' He tucked the paper back in to his pocket, walking down the alley. He saw a hooded figure standing near a dumpster at the back of the alley, smoking a cigarette.

"Hey." The gravelly voice spoke. "You Napier?"

"That's me. Do you have it?"

"Yeah, I've got it, don't worry." He took a long hit from his cigarette, exhaling the smoke slowly. He held out a pack of cigarettes. "You want a smoke?"

"No, I'm kind of in a hurry." Jack retorted. "Look, can we just make this quick?"

The man let out a distorted grunt, reaching inside the dumpster and pulling out two wrapped bricks of cocaine. "Two ounces, that's $2,500."

Jack pulled his bookbag off his shoulder, reaching inside and pulling out a large wad of cash wrapped in a rubber band. They exchanged the two, the man tucking the wad of cash in his hoodie pocket as Jack placed the two packages inside his bookbag, zipping it up again before he strode off.

Jack walked on, both hands in the pockets on his jacket. He just wanted to get out of the Narrows as quickly as possible. He opted for the longer, safer route through the city to get back to his apartment.

It took him almost 3 hours, but he finally made it back to the suburbs.

"Ugh, I can't fucking wait to sit down." He mumbled as he walked down the sidewalk. He walked for about a block before he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"Fuck." He felt beads of sweat forming on his forehead. He could see Lily, on the opposite side of the street. She was around 50 feet away, carrying a couple of books with her. He backed up slowly, realizing that she hadn't seen him yet. He saw a large bush in one of the yards behind him, and quickly ran over and ducked behind it, letting out a loud sigh. He carefully peeked out from behind the bush, waiting for Lily to pass. The last thing he needed was for her to stop and have a chat with him while he stood there with a bag full of cocaine.

Once she did finally pass by him, he crept back out from behind the bush. He looked out in the direction she was walking, feeling a tinge of guilt. He let out another sigh, turning back around and heading back down the sidewalk.

His apartment was only a few blocks away, so he got there relatively quickly. He pulled his keys out of his pocket and unlocked the door, stepping inside and shutting and locking it behind him. He ran a hand through his sweaty hair, walking over to the kitchen table and setting his bookbag down on top of it. He walked over to the cabinets on the wall, opening them and pulling out a large pound bag of flour. He set it down on the table before pulling the packages out of his bookbag. He reached inside the kitchen drawers for a sharp knife, using it to carefully cut open the bags. Once they were open, he rolled back the plastic, revealing the bricks inside. He finally sat down at the table, he had a lot of work to do.

A/N: Ooh, Jack has a little secret. What happens if Lily finds out about it? I hope you guys liked this chapter, sorry I always take so long to update!