THE LOW, A JACK HARLOW FIC.

CHAPTER FIVE.

BEGIN.

Two weeks later.

It was two weeks since Jack had seen Sol and he wasn't mad at her anymore. He wasn't one to hold a grudge except for the pressing one he had on his ex. Besides she deleted the post later that night.

Jack growled restless and bored, picking up his phone and clicking into Instagram. It was dark in his bedroom. He slept alone most night even though he tried to avoid it as best he could with a girl.. or two.

But ever since he'd seen her in that dress. On that stage, right in front of him, losing that damn attitude. He laughed to himself. "If anyone could make her lose that attitude it's me." He mumbled looking at the last message between them.

He didn't know what he was doing. Not at all. But sooner or later he was grinning at his phone like an idiot.

INSTAGRAM DMS
11:50 PM

jackharlow
So you took down the post

SZA
It's like 12 in the morning 🤨

jackharlow
Nah it's 11:50

SZA
Smartass what do you want?

Jack laughed at her slick comment and started typing.

jackharlow
You.
He deleted it and retyped.
I appreciate you taking down the post
It means a lot.

It meant a lot but it didn't in a way. It was childish and petty but it was getting him attention and he was over being mad at it. He was actually entertained. By it, by her. He sucked his teeth seeing he was on read.

She's stubborn. She started typing.

SZA
Yeah I'm really sorry about that. I didn't
mean it.. well I did but I was being stupid
TMZ was almost on our ass 📸

jackharlow
😂😂
Nah fr

SZA
"SZA shades Jack Harlow? Are they
fighting? What do you guys think?"
💀💀

jackharlow
😂 you got jokes fr

SZA
Yea I do.. why you textin me tho 🔍🤨

jackharlow
Just because, that post you took down.
You looked good in it.

SZA
I was clutching a naked cat.. you must
be really bored Jack 😂

jackharlow
Wym? I can't say you look good cuz you
was holding a cat?

No response

I like cats 🐱

SZA
You flirt with me again and I'm
contacting TMZ and the shade room

jackharlow
Leak these messages, let people know
how I feel about you.

Jack sent that last message and almost regretting it. He used stuff close to that like before but he had no idea how she'd respond. Probably with attitude. He couldn't tell if she was warming up or just making fun.

SZA
Yup screenshots ready to go 📸💥

jackharlow
Sol.

SZA
Jackie.

jackharlow
Who's that? 😒

SZA
You Jackie 😘

jackharlow
Call me that again.

SZA
Pepper Jack 😫

jackharlow
I'm going to sleep.

SZA bit her lip reluctantly. She actually didn't want the conversation to end but she didn't want to chase him. She wondered why he was being bold all of a sudden. It's been two weeks since they met again and she hadn't stopped thinking about him since.

She rolled her eyes and sat up in her bed. While texting him she had to admit her heart was beating and she didn't know how to respond to what he was saying. She looked at her phone wondering if she should fold for him or not.

She didn't hate him anymore. But they weren't friends.

jackharlow
what's your number?

Without a thought she typed it in and crossed her legs over. Rolling her hands over her face she lay in bed anxiously as he phone suddenly rang. She jumped and answered on the third ring.

—"hey Jack." She whispered. Why was she whispering? She had no clue. He smirked.

"No Jackie?" He teased and she rolled her eyes. She would've called him that if the anxiety of speaking to him didn't make her forget.

—"No that's for special occasions only." She cringed realized how wrong that sounded. It was 12 now. She said that to Jack at midnight. She thought about her song and smirking at the irony.

"What would make this a special occasion?" Jack rasped on the other line. A response that she did but didn't expect. It sent a chill through her body as she started to heat up.

—"Let me think.." she said in the same chilling voice as Jack shifted uncomfortably. "Probably you finally shutting your mouth for once." She ruined the vibe with a sarcastic comment that made him roll his eyes and groan.

"Always so clever Sol. What if I make you lose that attitude?" He questioned, challenging as her hands started to sweat again. She found that it happened when he spoke to her and only him. Nobody else.

—"Its like 99% of my personality so I'd end up being basic." She popped the c making a "kuh" sound as she grinned. Jack rasped a quick laugh on the other line, it was smooth and low and genuine. Everything about him was attractive.

"You could never be basic." He said as he heart swung around in her chest. She was smiling. She was smiling because of this seductive jerk.

—"yeah of course not, im not white." She replied running away from him clearly flirting as he chuckled deeply again.

"You going to sleep Sol?" He whispered.

—"I was before you called." She shot back.

"No you weren't. Why were you up?" He confronted.

I was thinking about you and I was hungry and the fridge was calling me. —"you never heard of getting a snack.. late at night?" He mumbled a "mhmm" distractedly before saying.

"Im having one right now." The heat in her body picked up and she pretended to roll her eyes as if he could see her before saying goodnight and hanging up.

She was smiling and she was attracted to him. More than ever. But it had to stop.

Jack started typing again. It just read:

"You're a good midnight distraction. 😏"

an: y'all got me tight cuz y'all left me not one comment last time.
NOT EVEN A CRUMB ☝️🧐
I can't really tell if what I'm writing is like normal of good enough if one person doesn't react 💔☝🏼😢💯🥶‼️. I'm not trying to force anything I just want to know what y'all think so I don't just keep writing aimlessly.
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