"morning everyone" kenzie greeted her family once her and i entered the kitchen from upstairs.

"thank you again for letting me stay, natalia" i spoke, pulling my overnight bag over my shoulder.

"no, don't worry about it" she brushed off, giving me a warm smile. "you're always welcome".

i smiled back as kenzie nudged me.

"you staying for breakfast?" she asked, grabbing a plate to serve herself some eggs and bacon.

i shook my head, "no, i've got to get home, make sure they haven't burnt the house down".

"oh okay, i'll see you later?".

"yeah, text me" i said to her as jack closed the fridge and gave me a quick smirk. "bye everyone".

they all responded with a bye at their own paces just before i headed for the front door to leave.

"hey" jack quietly called, following me until we were out of the house. "are you coming to the fight today?".

"i can't even believe that you're doing that again" i scoffed. "or have you forgotten about the blood and bruises all over your body from last time?".

"aw, you care about me".

"no, i just think you're really stupid" i replied. "just like that stunt you pulled last night".

"fuck, i know that was close" jack responded before his lips curved into a smirk. "i'm surprised you even let me to be honest, what happened to this all being a one time thing?".

i shrugged, "what happened to not only giving girls oral unless you're really into them?".

i watched jack's stance shift uncomfortably for a second, "that rule changed way before you and i banged".

"wow, so perfect timing, huh?" i sarcastically said, then shook my head with a laugh. "i've gotta go".

"you never answered my question" jack stopped me.

i shrugged, biting my lip, "i never said that i didn't enjoy it, gilinsky".

jack raised his brows in surprise, standing speechless at his doorstep. i trapped my lips in my mouth to contain my smile before continuing on to my own house.

"i'll see you at the fight" i called out without looking back, knowing very well that he'd be watching my body as i walked away.

+

with another punch to the jaw, it was looking like jack was really about to beat this guy.

he moved around in the underground fight circle on the balls of his feet - he was shirtless, covered in sweat and blood, and also dirt from the unclean floor.

kenzie and i continued to cheer him on alongside many others, and against the ones rooting for jack's opponent, bradshaw.

jack spat out some blood from his mouth as he knelt down on the ground after taking a beating to the face.

"jack! come on, get up!" kenzie yelled at her brother. there was 2 minutes left on the clock and whoever's still standing by the time it reaches zero, wins.

jack finally managed to get back on his feet before going after bradshaw and trying to give him endless punches, to the point where bradshaw couldn't defend himself anymore.

his tactic was beginning to work ans after one last swing that sent bradshaw down to the ground, the clock buzzed at zero.

the large amount of people betting on jack to win cheered at the victory as kenzie and i rushed over to him. he sat himself down on the ground, out of breath and relieved at the win.

we gave him some water and a towel before helping him up to collect his money and leave the underground.

"i can't believe you won" kenzie mentioned as jack finished counting the 200 bucks that he just received.

"neither can i" i added then curiously squinted my eye at him. "did you cheat?".

"how the fuck could i have cheated? you saw the whole thing" he argued.

"i know, but you suck though" kenzie stated, causing a laugh to escape my mouth.

"fuck you" jack flipped her off.

we all continued to walk back home with the sun beginning to set, it's a sunday so none of us are looking forward to school tomorrow morning.

"kenzie's right though, you do suck but you've definitely picked up some moves" i admitted.

"yeah, i hate to say it but i'm proud of you" kenzie nudged her brother, receiving a pleased smile from him.

as we arrived onto kenzie and jack's street, jack paused and threw his head back in annoyance.

"fuck" he said as kenzie and i focused ahead at what he was looking.

natalia's car pulled up outside their house and she got out in her waitress uniform before heading inside.

"mom's home early, she'll have a heart attack if she sees me like this" jack further explained.

i shrugged, realising a solution, "i'll clean you up, you can take a new shirt from jordan, he'll care but so what?".

"you sure?" kenzie let out a small chuckle.

i nodded, "probably keep me occupied instead of screaming at dave and jordan for hogging the tv".

"occupied?" jack raised his brows, biting onto his lip. "what have you got planned?".

kenzie grimaced at the scene, "you're disgusting, what did i say about flirting with my friends?".

"sofia's not complaining" jack retorted. "especially after we've—".

"been friends for so long" i cut him off. "...we've been friends for quite a while now, so all this flirting would just be weird, right?".

"exactly" kenzie agreed, giving her brother a sarcastic smile. "anyways, i guess this leaves me to go home and make an excuse. where's the money?".

jack scoffed, letting out a fake laugh, "yeah, right, that shit is staying right here with me".

he proceeded to place the rolled up money into his sock before i said my goodbyes to kenzie and took jack inside my house.

dave and jordan sat in front of the tv, eating the junk that they call dinner and barely acknowledging my entrance. i swear, if i didn't come home for a week, they wouldn't even notice.

"fuck, what happened to you?" jordan questioned jack's bloody and bruised body.

"underground fight with bradshaw, beat him in the last 2 minutes" jack proudly explained.

"you beat bradshaw? damn, was he high at the time or something?".

"completely sober" jack added whilst i waited against the wall for their conversation to come to an end.

"shit, nice one man" jordan praised him as they exchanged a quick bro handshake, finally allowing jack to follow me.

i told him to wait for me in my room and i came back to him with a wet towel, a dry towels, a bowel of water and healing solution.

"not even surprised that there's no plasters in this house" i spoke.

jack chuckled as he sat down on my bed, "yeah, i don't need them".

"well this cut says otherwise" i knelt down in front of him and observed the damage. "who the hell were you fighting? wolverine?".

"nah, bradshaw's just a pussy" he concluded as i used a wet towel to wipe away most of the blood from his cuts.

"hold still" i tried to keep his face in place with my free hand.

"fuck" jack quietly winced at the pain, making me giggle at him. "hey, you'd be the same if you were in my position".

"but i'm smart so i'm not, so stop being a baby and sit still" i responded, continuing to do the same to the rest of his injuries.

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boring chapter but i've been gaining more reads on this book recently so i'm glad you guys are liking it ILYSM

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