Seven Years Ago.
It's been only two weeks since Selena delivered the big news to Jack and to celebrate, he took her to Bali for a few days, just like he promised.
But now, it was time for Selena to finally graduate from college and she couldn't be happier. Everything was perfect.
"Selena Marie Mercer." The president of the academic spoke into the microphone.
Almost instantly as Selena walked along the stage to the chancellor, she heard the audience applaud politely and her family shout their lungs out and clap hard.
From where she was standing, she could tell everyone she knew was there.
Jack, his brothers, her family, Monica, Tessa, and the band. That was at least sixteen people and she only bought a few tickets, she wondered how in the hell all of them got in. She shook the thought and laughed to herself as she shook the chancellor's hand.
"You think she'll be mad at us for sneaking in?" Monica asked Jack as they finally shut up and sat down once Selena returned to her seat.
Jack shook his head. "Nah. This day is big for her, I know she wanted all of you here."
Monica smiled, tossing her long purple hair over her shoulder, sitting back in her seat.
After another long twenty minutes, the ceremony was finally over and Jack could now see his wife.
He walked over to her with flowers in his hand and a huge grin to match hers. "I'm so proud of you, baby." He told her, handing her the flowers then putting his arm around the back of her neck, pulling her in for a hard kiss.
Selena's giggle was muffled by his lips until she pulled away. He brushed strands of hair behind her ear and placed his hands on both sides of her neck. "T would be proud of you."
Selena gave him a faint smile and nodded.
Jack then smiled. "Little man is proud of you too." He smiled, caressing her stomach that hadn't yet grown.
"Thanks, but how do you know it's a boy? It's only been two weeks, there's no gender yet."
Jack gave a one sided shrug. "I have a feeling." He pecked her lips then looked down at her stomach. "Man, I can't wait until you start showing."
Selena laughed. "I can." She handed Jack back the flowers as she began to take off her gown. "It's so damn hot."
She was soon stopped by her mother who arrived with the rest of everyone else. "You better not take that thing off. You know I haven't gotten my pictures yet."
Selena almost let out a groan, but before she could, nearly everyone crowed her with hugs and a concert of congratulations filled the air, only about the graduation though, her family still not yet aware of the pregnancy.
Theresa snapped about fifty pictures, getting one with everyone in it. Selena was tired and hungry, so she pouted. "Mama, can we go now? I'm tired of taking pictures."
Chris shoved her. "Stop being such a baby." He teased, making her shove him back.
Brian then stepped in. "Alright that's enough. Selena's right, that's enough pictures for today, let's go get some food." He said, wrapping an around Theresa's waist.
Selena then took off her gown then handed it to Jack, revealing her short and simple little black slip dress.
As they all began to walk, Bobby looked over his shoulder at Jack who was lost in conversation with Selena. "Aye, fairy, did you rent that restaurant out like you said?"
Jack gave him an annoyed look and sucked his teeth. "Asshole, it was supposed to be a surprise."
Selena put a hand on his solid chest as they continued to follow behind everyone. "You rented the restaurant out?" She smiled up at him.
Jack nodded. "Yeah. It's a lot of us so I figured why not?"
Selena pecked his shoulder. "That's sweet...And you know, I was thinking that after dinner it'd be a good idea to tell everyone."
"That's cool. And then, we tell the rest of the world."
Jack and Selena watched as everyone finished up their plates, both excited and nervous about telling their family about the pregnancy.
Selena gained the courage and kissed Jack's cheek before standing up, gaining their attention. "I'd like to thank all of you guys for coming and supporting me for something I worked so hard for and something I dedicated most of my time too. I love you all, so much and I couldn't ask for anything more."
Jack then stood up. "Except there is more." He curled his arm around Selena's waist. "We wanna let you all know that we are expecting."
Everyone stared at them. Neither of them could read the expressions on everyone's faces. They all seemed stuck.
Selena gave them a wide smile. "We're pregnant."
It took another second for it all to settle in. Then just like that, everyone cheered and almost knocked the table over when half of them jumped up.
"My baby is having a baby!" Theresa extolled, going over to Jack and Selena to pull them into a stumbling hug.
Everyone else did the same as they congratulated them with words and hugs. Once everyone was settled, they sat back down and were drowned with questions.
Liam leaned forward with his elbows resting on the table. "How far along are you?" He asked, his fingers running through his dirty blonde hair.
"Two weeks." Selena smiled.
"Do you have any names picked out? I hope it's a girl." Tessa said, wrapping her arms around Ashton's forearm, her chin on his shoulder as she gazed at Jack and Selena, wanting a baby now as well.
"It's mostly definitely not a girl." Jack countered, putting his arm on the back of Selena's chair. "It's a boy."
"How do you know?" Will asked. "It's only been two weeks and there isn't a sex yet."
"Obviously it's been plenty of sex."'Angel cackled, adding nothing but an awkward silence to the air.
His face fallen when he realized no one laughed along with him. Sofi rubbed his back in comfort, stifling a laugh from his embarrassment.
Jerry broke the ice. "Look, a father and mother just knows sometimes, not all of the time, but sometimes. I knew me and Camille were gonna have a girl the first time." He shrugged, looking at his wife.
Monica, who was sitting next to Selena, leaned in towards the couple and lowered her voice. "I get to be the godmother right? Cause you know, I am your best friend and shit."
Selena let out a small laugh. "Do you even know what a godmother does?"
"You're supposed to do stuff? I thought, they were just special people to the mom."
"Oh my God." Jack muttered under his breath in disbelief.
Selena shook her head. "No. You're responsible for the spiritual growth. If something were to ever happen to Jack and I, you'd have full responsibility."
Monica gives her a hard and forced smile. "Give me some time to think it over and I'll get back to you."
Selena patted her shoulder and laughed then glanced down at her stomach, impatient to see her baby bump.
Jack stirred in his sleep for a moment before he opened his tired eyes, instantly squeezing them tight when they were blinded by the light from the bathroom that illuminated their bedroom.
He heard gagging coming from the bathroom and stepped out of the bed once he noticed Selena wasn't next to him anymore.
Dragging himself to the bathroom, he yawned and rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand. He frowned once he seen Selena hovering over the toilet with her knees pressed against the cold tiles.
Jack took a seat on the floor next to her, his head falling back on the cabinet of the sink. "At least this means that you're progressing in the pregnancy." He said, his eyes staring up at the ceiling.
Selena coughed and wiped her mouth before she grabbed the handle and flushed the toilet. "Yeah. It's only been two weeks and this baby is already kicking my ass." She fell on her butt then leaned against the wall. "I look disgusting."
Jack gazed over at her and smiled lightly. "You never looked more beautiful, baby."
Selena's hand reached over and sat on top of his. Shooting him a thankful smile, she spoke, "Give it a few more weeks and you'll see what I see."
Jack laughed then leaned towards her and framed her face in his hands. "There is nothing more beautiful than you carrying my child, so don't worry about any of that." He kissed her lips softly before she quickly pulled away.
Selena scrunched up her face in disgust. "Did you really just kiss me after I threw up?"
Jack nodded. "And I'll do it again."
"Please don't." She murmured and stood up. "Now I have to take a shower. Care to join?" She asked, pulling off her tank top.
Jack answered her by taking off his pajamas pants getting her to giggle.
Jack pulled his grey shirt over his damp and ruffled hair then looked over at Selena as she sat on the edge of the bed in her towel, scrolling through her phone. "If we're going out for breakfast, you're gonna have to get dressed." He said.
"I am." She mumbled, not taking her eyes away from the screen.
Jack huffed and went back into the bathroom, walking into the closet. He searched through her large amount of clothes before pulling out a long and white plain summers spaghetti strap dress.
When he walked back into the room, he held the dress up. "Have you worn this yet?"
Selena finally took her eyes off her phone and glanced at the dress before putting her attention back on the screen. "No." She muttered.
Jack threw the dress on her. "Take your time, but hurry up." He told her, walking out of their room.
Selena slipped into the dress and added her round yellow tinted John Lennon sunglasses and tossed her hair into a bun then walked downstairs.
Jack stood by the door, the keys circling around his index finger. "Ready?"
Selena nodded as she slid her feet into slides then followed Jack out of the door and into the car.
Jack drove them to a small restaurant that wasn't filled with much people. But between the time he got out of the car and to the table, he signed at least twenty autographs and took a few pictures with screaming fans that were outside.
"What a Rock God." Selena teased with a smirk, her eyes narrowing as she looked up from the menu and over the rims of her glasses. "They love you."
Jack smiled and closed the menu. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone, scrolling and typing for a short second. "Seems like they love you too."
Selena's eyes focused on the screen of Jack's phone and seen a few pictures of her standing in the back with a small smile, waiting for Jack.
SexlikeSelena.M ~
Oof wifey waiting for her man
TheSparesUpdates~
They look so good omfg we love an unproblematic couple!
When you have the best sex and healthy you glow like this
Selulu needs to go lol
Selena laughed at the last comment then shrugged it off because she knew she wasn't going anywhere. "Do I actually glow?" She grinned.
Before he answered, the waiter sat their plates on the table and then the both of them thanked him before resuming their conversation.
"All the time, Selulu." He smirked, reaching over to take her sunglasses off then set them on the table. "I was thinking about telling everyone else during the next interview I do."
"When is that?"
"I told you already. It's Friday."
"How do you think people are gonna react?" She asked, her plate off pancakes being set in front of her.
Jack shrugged and grabbed his fork, cutting a piece of his omelette. "Hopefully they'll be happy. A lot of my fans love you and us. I think it'll be good."
Selena laughed. "Can't believe we're having a baby." She brought her pancake stuffed fork to her mouth and hummed a laugh.
Jack smiled softly as he gazed at her. "I know. You are gonna be so amazing. I know you are." He took the back of her hand and kissed her skin. "I love you so much."
They continued to eat, having small conversation before Jack introduced a new topic that he had been contemplating about since he got the news of the pregnancy.
"Babe, I've been thinking about leaving the band." He told her, her eyes flickering up from her plate to his eyes.
"What? Why? Are you going to go solo?"
"Nah." Jack shook his head. "I'm talking about not being in the spotlight, period. I've been thinking about it and since we're gonna have a kid, I should focus more on our family."
"I don't think that's a good idea... I mean, don't you wanna keep doing what you do? You just got started."
"I love doing what I do, but I'm gonna be extremely busy and then I'll be on tour and it's already hard doing that now with just the two of us. I don't wanna make it harder."
Selena gave him a weak smile. "Baby, keep doing what you do. It's not gonna be easy, it's gonna be hard, but this is something we can do."
"Are you sure?"
She nodded. "I'm positive."
A small smile tugs at his lips and his ocean eyes twinkled for a split second. "I love you so much. You know that, right?"
"Yeah, I do."
Jack and Mason sat in brown oversized chairs across from an empty one, five minutes away from an interview with E! News.
Mason smoothed his fingers over the stubble on his face. "Are you gonna announce the pregnancy today?"
Jack nodded and rested his head in his hand. "Yeah. How'd you know I was going to tell everyone?"
"Selena told Tessa who told Ashton who told Will then told Liam and Liam told me. And now, here we are." He grinned, motioning to where they were sitting.
Jack chuckled. "Y'all are worse than women in a nail salon." He shook his head then stood up once he seen the tall blonde in a matching blue tank top and skirt who they seen on E! before who goes by, Justina.
He greeted her with a handshake and peck on the cheek as did Mason. She took a seat in the cushioned chair across from them and started the interview once the cameras began rolling.
"Wow. Jack Mercer and Mason Tugwell. The lead singer and drummer of the most famous rock band in the world right now...How are you guys? Everything going good with the fame? What's been up?"
"We're good." Jack answered. "We just finished our first tour and we already started recording for our second album, so it's a lot going on, but this is exactly what we asked for and life couldn't be any better."
"That's great. Now when you're on tour, do you guys have fights a lot or have you ever almost broken up?"
"Oh yeah." Mason chuckled. "Not so much of breaking up, but we're like brothers and we fight constantly, but it'll be over simple shit. If you work day in and day out and become sexually frustrated like us, you're gonna wanna fight who's ever in sight. It's the hardest thing, but it's what we do."
Jack nodded and added in, "We fight, but none of us are that stubborn or ridiculous to the point where we're gonna quit doing music together."
Justina grinned. "It's good to that you guys have a stable relationship that will keep going even though the hard times. So tell me, what's the central thesis of your songs on the album?"
"Love and heartbreak." Mason answered. "Human relationships."
"A lot of rock music today only talks about the thrill of life and the lust they have. What makes you guys want to stay on love and save rock music from just being about sex?"
"Well..." Jack moved around in his seat and ran his fingers through his hair. "We don't necessarily say we save rock, but this is just us. We write off of our experiences. Our songs are true stories and aren't just words. Love is something everyone can relate to, and if they can't relate to it then it gives them something to look forward to."
"Mhm." She nodded. "Speaking of love. How are you and your relationships? Mason, we heard you have a special someone." A smile crept on her lips, seeking an answer.
Mason laughed. "Something like that. I'm not gonna throw her name out there cause she is from a small town and I don't think she'd want me throwing her name out just yet, but yeah, she most definitely is something to me and she knows that."
"Gotcha." Justina laughed. "What about you, Jack? How are you and Selena? We know that you broke up for a long time and then you reconciled and now you're married? How are you two?"
Jack couldn't help but smile when Selena's name was mentioned, so he pressed his tongue against he inside of his cheek for a split second before answering.
"Awh man..." He chuckled. "That's my baby. I love her so much it's insane. We've been together for years and I'm just happy and unbelievably grateful that she stood by me and married me. She's honestly just amazing."
"So you two are in a good place right now?"
Jack nodded. "Yeah...Um, we're actually expecting our first child soon."
Justina's eyes lit up. "No way...Are you serious?"
Jack chuckled. "Yeah, we just found out about two weeks ago."
"Wow. Congratulations. You have no idea how excited I am for you guys, because you know all of America and the world has been rooting for you two because you guys are such a lovely couple. How do you feel about it?"
"Beyond excited. I know she's going to be amazing cause she has a very nurturing and maternal side to her and Selena is really just an all around phenomenal woman and person. Her soul is just...beautiful and I'm so thankful she's the one who's going to be the mother of my child. And I most definitely look at this as an opportunity to learn things also about myself. It's gonna be amazing." Jack felt Mason squeeze his shoulders and shake him a bit.
Justina nodded and grinned. "You two are going to be wonderful parents." Her eyes then met the camera. "Well it looks like you heard it here first. Jack and Selena Mercer are going to be parents soon!" She turned back towards them, congratulating him and thanking the both of them for coming.
Selena grabbed the remote and turned the television off once Jack's interview he did earlier went off. A cheesy smile was glued to her face and she couldn't get herself to wipe it off.
Everything was so good for them right now and she couldn't get enough of it.
Selena then stood up and started to get ready for their date. They were about to go out to a jazz club to just listen to music and talk, only wanting to just enjoy each other's company.
After she got out the shower, she walked into the closet and didn't take long to decide on an outfit. She put on a black crop top with baggy jeans and a belt, finishing with black boots.
After waiting another ten minutes, Jack came home and greeted her with a kiss in their kitchen. "You look sexy as hell." He licked his bottom lip then gave her another peck on her jaw.
"Thank you. You ready?"
Jack shook his head. "I just came back from the studio and I just wanna relax for a bit. It's been a long day, babe. Let's just order a pizza and watch a movie and call it a date." He suggested, leaning against the counter.
"Hmmm..." Selena arched a brow. "Do I get to pick the movie?"
Jack nodded. "As long as it's not The Notebook or any other romance, then yeah, you can pick the movie."
Humming a laugh, she patted his shoulder as she walked past him and into the living room to search through their movies while Jack ordered the pizza.
After she found a few movies, she walked into the kitchen and set them on the counter. "Okay, so here's what we got..."
Just in time, he finished the order and hung up the phone then listened to their choices.
"Alright. Pulp Fiction, 1408, Legally Blonde, an-"
Jack cut her off and placed his hand on top of the Legally Blonde movie. "Unh, uh." He mumbled, sliding it to the side.
Selena huffed then read the title of the last movie, "And then we have, Mean Girls."
Jack sucked his teeth and shot her a look that read, "seriously?" She only innocently shrugged whilst he straightened his back and observed the movies again.
"Okay, so no chick flicks." He slid Mean Girls to the side, joining it with Legally Blonde.
Staring between Pulp Fiction and 1408, he came to a conclusion. "And while I would really love to watch a classic, I don't think I can make it through the Bruce Willis half tonight. I swear he has the most boring part."
"Agreed."
"Mhm." Jack grabbed 1408. "Psychological horror it is then."
They walked into the living room and flopped down onto the couch. Before they could start the movie, Jack began patting his pockets. "Fucking great..." He muttered.
Selena sat up, almost alarmed by his face and actions. "What's wrong?"
"Lost my damn wallet."
"Well, did you bring it inside?" She stood up, about to start helping him search for it.
Jack shrugged. "Don't remember. I had my damn credit card in there. I've been all over the damn place today, it could be anywhere." He stood up, letting out a frustrated groan.
"Okay, let's just look for it before thinking you lost it somewhere besides here."
Jack reached in his back pocket pulled out his keys. "Can you check the car for me, please?" He asked her.
"Yeah." Selena took the keys and walked towards the front of the house and once she opened the door, she noticed something weird. "Jack!" She called out to him.
"Yeah, babe." He answered lowly, loud enough for her to hear.
"There's a car parked in the driveway and I don't think I've seen it before."
"What kind of car is it?"
"Um...I'm pretty sure it's a Roll's Royce."
"What?"
She could hear the confusion in his voice as his footsteps got closer. She then felt him standing next to her and heard him suck his teeth.
"Oh, yeah. I forgot to tell you. I bought you a car."
Selena furrowed her brows. "Huh?"
She watched Jack pull out his wallet then a new set of keys. "It's all yours babygirl." He smiled, dangling them. "It's in your name and everything."
"You really bought me a car?"
"Mhm." He smirked with a nod.
Selena let out a scream and threw her arms around his neck. "I love you so much!" She cupped his face and began dropping kisses everywhere on his face.
Jack laughed. "Yeah, I know. Just don't crash it."
"But why?" She asked.
Jack shrugged. "It's just your graduation present and I just think my girl deserves the best. That okay with you?"
She nodded and wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her head on his chest. "Thank you so much, babe. I'm so happy that I stayed with you." Pulling away from the hug, she bored her eyes into his. "And I don't mean that cause of the car."
Jack's hands slid up and down the skin of her sides. "I know. Thank you for staying with me throughout everything. I love you." He kissed her forehead then hugged her tight.