Y/n POV

"Hey-what the hell happened?!" Jack's eyes widen as he sees me.

"I-Its nothing" I fake a smile "some kid hit me in the eye last night"

Lies. I'm a liar. Thats not what happened. Noah and I were by ourselves and he let his anger out on me. He's upset I didn't tell him I was talking to Jack again. I knew this would happen. Now I have a black eye that's impossible to miss and a couple scratches on my arms, easily mistaken for animal scratches.

"Y/n" Jack says sternly "I want the truth"

"You're not my father"

"You're right, I'm not. But that doesn't mean I don't care and worry about you"

"Its none of your business" I look down to my hands.

"Y/n" Jack repeats.

"Seriously?" He whispers after a short silence "Why can't you tell me?"

"I don't have to tell you everything" I snap, looking back up to the screen sitting on my bed. Jack is staring back at me with the same worried eyes as before.

"I respect that but if you won't tell me then I know something happened"

"Nothing happened"

"Then why wont you tell me the truth?"

I didn't answer. I didn't have a reply. My eyes find their way back down to my hands, not wanting to look at Jack. If I look at those deep blue, worried eyes one more second, I'll break down crying, spilling every thought, every memory to him.

"I'm just worried" Jack whispers "If I could, I'd be next to you in a heartbeat. You have no idea how bad I want to be there, sitting next to you"

"Then why aren't you?" My voice is louder than I wanted it to be. I keep my head down as the tears build up in my eyes.

He doesn't answer. Nothing but silence fills my ears. I can't see him, or anything at this point. The salty water is blocking my vision, a drop falling onto my hands. I bite my lip as hard as I can, trying my best to keep as much in as possible.

I don't know why I was acting like this. Just the thought of him actually next to me made me happier than ever but realising he's not changes everything. He could the reason I wouldn't have to be around Noah alone. He could be the reason I was sending genuine smiles towards everyone's way. He could be here.

I'm happy I can finally see my family and friends after five months of college but knowing that Jack isn't coming throws all the excitement out the window.

"I didn't have enough money to make it back" Jack speaks lowly.

I slowly force my head up to look at him, hoping he wont notice the tears. A frown was covering his features as he started back at me.

"I-I'm sorry" he apologises "trust me, I don't want anything more than to be by your side. I want to be there, seeing the smile on your face again, hearing your dad's jokes, seeing Mark get mad when I beat him in Mario Cart" he smiles, bringing the edges of my mouth upward.

"But I just can't right now" his smile disappears "this is how life is. It isn't some kind of fairytale where everything is always happy and everything you want to happen, happens"

"I know" I whisper, bringing my eyes back down my my hands.

"But I at least want to try for a happy ending in this story" Jack whispers "I have one question for you"

(I'm not doing that breaking the fourth wall or anything like that. I hate it when people do that. I meant for the story to be his life, not this terrible thing that you're reading for some reason)

"Yeah?" I whisper, lifting my head to stare into those blue eyes I love.

"Are you happy with Noah" Jack asks.

I sat still, staring into his eyes. I couldn't look away, I couldn't do anything. I didn't know if I should tell him or lie. What if I go too far and tell him everything Noah's done. What will Noah do?

Last night was enough with Noah, I didn't need any more. Would he hurt me or Jack?

My head moves on its own, shaking side to side as the tears make their way out the only exit the knew. My vision blurred, one by one falling from my eyes. Shutting my eyes, I hope they'll clear out. Once I open my eyes again, Jack is sitting there, shock and worry covering his face that is meant to be happy.

"Did he do that" he asks, referring to my eye.

I nod slowly, looking at anything but him. His eyes quickly turned from worry to anger. His fists clenched as he looks up to his ceiling, leaning his head back on the wall behind him. Taking deep breathes, his eyes meet mine once again.

"Please tell me thats all he's done"

My head moves from side to side, telling him theres more.

"What the hell did he do?!"

I hesitate for a moment before locking eyes with him and wiping my eyes dry. My mouth opens but nothing comes out. My voice is gone and my mind finds its way back to worrying what Noah will do.

"He" I stop "I-he" I was stuck. I didn't know what to say or think. What would Jack do?

"H-he forced me to-uh" I stop.

Just with that, Jack knew exactly what I meant. All worry was gone and all anger was here. His eyebrows were pushed down and his fists were clenched.

"Please, I'm begging you, do not tell Mark"

"What else am I supposed to do, Y/n?!" He yells "its not like I'm going to just sit here and do nothing! He should be fucking arrested! You shouldn't be around him, why are you with him?!"

"I was scared, Jack!" I yell back "I didnt know what to do! He threatened me, he hurt me, he scared me!"

"Thats why you should've left him!" Jack's voice lowers "I just don't want you to get hurt. You mean everything to me and if something happened to you, I don't know what I'd do"

"I'll be fine"

"Maybe you will, but what if you're not? What if he goes too far? I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if something happened to you. I would always blame myself for not doing something"

"Please don't blame yourself"

"What else am I supposed to do when you're hurt? I could've prevented that by telling someone"

I don't answer. I stare at something next to me laptop instead of the screen. Staring at him through a low quality screen is killing me. I just want to see her clearly, hear his normal voice, hug him tightly without millions of miles between us.

"Can I ask you something?" I whisper.

He nods, staring at my wall behind me. The old room him, Mark, and I used to stay in. The room he asked me on a date. The room filled with many memories from high school.

"Are you-" I stop "are you happy with Raina?"

He peels his eyes off from my wall and glue them on my serious face. My serious, red face. I look away when I see his shock covered face.

"Never mind" I mumble, shaking my head "I-I'm sorry, I-I didn't mean-"

"No" He interrupts me "No, I'm not" He repeats. His eyes meet mine again.

"She annoys the shit outta me" He chuckles "Jackie, listen to this! Jackie, what do you think of that? Jackie, don't you hate this?" He mocks in a high pitched voice, making me laugh.

"Sounds accurate" I giggle.

"You don't know how many headaches I've gotten from having to listen to her annoying complaints" He rolls his eyes "do you know how much that is? Guess. Just guess"

"I'm gonna guess a lot" I smile.

"I shit you not, I get at least two calls a day from her. And all she does is complain about anything she can!"

I laughs, making him smile.

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