jack +

i was sitting in my living room and for about an hour now, olivia and i were texting back and forth to get to know each other a little better.

me:

so, who do you live with?

olivia:

mom and older brother, u?

me:

mom, dad then two older sisters.

olivia:

being the youngest isn't as glamorous as people think, right?

me:

yeah sometimes i feel like everyone just ignores me and assumes that i'm okay.

olivia:

i know right. it's like if i suddenly mentioned that i wasn't fine, i'd be pestering them

me:

exactly it sucks

me:

hey can i ask you a question?

olivia:

sure

me:

are guys allowed to be hurt over break-ups?

olivia:

of course why?

me:

nah, i don't want to burden you. i mean, we just met

olivia:

you won't, i promise...

me:

well, i broke up with my girlfriend today because i found out that she'd slept with half of the guys on the football team and we'd been dating for almost two years.

olivia:

wow that's harsh

olivia:

but you shouldn't beat yourself up for it, she's moved on and so should you.

me:

wait

me:

how do you know that she's moved on lol?

olivia:

oh i just guessed, it's a girl thing lol

me:

ok well you're right any ways. there are plenty of great girls out there

me:

you being the first ;)

olivia:

really?

me:

yeah, thanks for listening x

olivia:

anytime x

*

dakota +

straight after eating my dinner, i rushed back upstairs to lie on my bed and text jack again.

so far, it's going well. i now know things about him, that i never ever thought i would. but i just wish that he was telling this stuff to me as dakota, not some random girl that he "met" through sam.

jack:

hey, have you finished eating?

me:

yeah, what are you up to?

jack:

listening to music, g eazy mainly

i never knew that jack liked g eazy - i just assumed that he was a mainstream-radio kind of guy or just didn't really listen to music at all.

me:

seriously??? i'm obsessed with g eazy

jack:

ah no way you're probably the first girl that i've met that actually listens to him

me:

wow really? what's your favourite song?

jack:

right now it's some kind of drug, drifting and order more

me:

omg me too

me:

i'd seriously kill to go to his concert

jack:

well maybe when we meet, we could go together...

me:

yeah, i'd like that :)

*

"dakota, hurry up! i don't have all day!" nate called out from the car, as i hurried around the house packing my school bag quickly.

i ended up waking late today, because i was up until 2am texting jack about our future plans and what we're passionate about.

i always knew that his dream was to go usc with a football scholarship, but i never knew that he wanted to take a gap year to go travelling around the world.

i walked out of the house, pulling my backpack over my shoulders and parting my hair to make it more presentable. but as if on cue, across the road i caught jack leaving his house with his eyes glued onto his phone.

i started to wonder what he was deeply focusing on, on his phone until my phone beeped loudly in my back pocket.

jack:

good morning :)

i helplessly smiled at the message and bit my lip, as jack got into his car. but i slightly jumped when nate's car horn broke my reverie.

"hey! stop drooling over the kid and come on!" he yelled through the window and i shot him back a sarcastic smile, before getting into the passenger seat and replying to jack's message.

i forced nate to pick up jonah along the way, but once he turned off the ignition in the school parking lot, jonah and i hopped out of the car and walked side by side to the doors.

although i ended up being more focused on texting jack, rather than listening to jonah rant about yesterday's episode of kardashians.

"are you even listening to me?" he asked, snatching my phone out of my hands and reading the screen.

i tried to dodge him and get it back, but he was unfortunately taller than me and holding me back with a newfound amount of strength.

"wait, why is jack gilinsky texting you?" he stopped resisting my need for my phone back, before i tugged it out of his hands.

"he's-he's not" i said, walking a little faster to get ahead of him and avoid this conversation.

"oh, no you don't" jonah pulled my shoulder back and forced me to face him. he folded his arms and looked me in the eye. "spill it".

i sighed and thought that i might as well, because he's my best friend and i wouldn't be able to hide this from him forever.

"okay, okay...".

i started to tell jonah the truth from where jack first texted me, then i justified why i even responded, until i reached a point where i couldn't help, but gush over everything that we spoke about last night.

i eventually paused and took a deep breathe, finally allowing jonah to react.

"are you crazy?!" he exclaimed. "what if sam tells jack that his cousin's best friend never recieved his text?".

i subtly rolled my eyes even though i knew that he was right.

"and what if jack finds out that it's you? i mean, i know that you like the guy, but this is another level".

i pressed my lips together and tried to refrain from arguing back, but i couldn't resist.

"you know what? i don't care. i have waited four years to talk to him like this" i pointed out. "four years".

"for once in my life, i don't feel completely ignored by jack and we actually have a lot in common, so just let me have this happiness for a while, okay?".

jonah stared at me briefly, seeing how genuine i was, until letting out a sigh and pulling his hands down his face.

he nodded his head, "yes, okay, fine. but just be careful, dakota. don't hurt him or yourself".

"i promise, i won't" i gave him an assuring smile. "don't worry jo".

i nudged his side and he narrowed his eyes at me, "you know very well that i hate being called jo, so use it again and i'll kill you".

"don't be such a baby. come on, let's get to class" i turned around and gently tugged jonah's arm, chuckling at his pouty face.

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longer chapter bc why not and thanks for voting, commenting and reading; not just this book, but all of my books.

seriously, you're all amazing ilysm

btw jonah is played by michael willet aka shane from faking it aka my sassy fav

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