cierra never pictured herself in love. it wasn't really her thing. sure she'd been in relationships, but she'd never actually felt extremely strong about someone before.

she didn't know what it felt like to have butterflies in her stomach because of something someone did for you, she didn't know the heart wrenching feeling of not having the one you love not there with you when you're at your worst, or the feeling of pure bliss when you did have those amazing moments with your significant other.

not until jack.

jack was her first. she'd just recently come to terms with this, but jack was her first. her first real love. the first guy she truly cared for and it was scary to her.

no guy made her smile like he did. no guy made her double over laughing like he did. no guy made her care like he did.

she always wanted to be with him, she was just too scared to except the fact that she felt so strongly for him, but as she walked around his recording studio, collecting her thoughts, she realized it was time for her to finally be real with not only him, but also herself.

as cierra made her way back to the recording room that jack and his producers were in, she saw jack still in the booth, so she just sat down on the black couch, taking a sip from the sprite she'd brought back with her.

her phone vibrated and she dug in her back pocket to pull it out. she glances at the now lit screen, seeing tommy's name. it was yet another text from him, begging her to talk to him, but in all honesty, cierra wasn't ready to talk to tommy yet.

maybe it was what he did, or maybe she just needed some space from everything. because she hadn't really been in contact with any of the band in a few days. only if it was about studio time or meetings.

she wasn't really at her own apartment anymore either. she had been spending the week at jack's L.A. apartment, and she feared she was invading his space, but he didn't mind at all, especially since she cooked for him almost every night, and if he was honest, he enjoyed the company of the girl he was so infatuated with, and if it were up to him, he'd let her stay there with him forever.

some time passed, and jack stepped out of the booth, talking to the producers for a few minutes before walking over to the curly haired girl sitting on the couch.

he notices the snacks on the table in front of her, and throws his hands up. "you went to the vending machines like 3 times and didn't get me anything?"

"oh shut up, you're working, you wouldn't have been able to eat anything anyways." she playfully rolls her eyes at the boy as he gestures for her to get up.

he takes her spot on the couch, pulling her down by her waist, onto his lap. cierra smiles to herself at the simple act, wrapping her arms around his neck to hold onto him, as he snakes his arms around her waist, holding her close.

"you guys are disgusting."

the couple looks over to see jack's best friend, urban sitting in a chair a few feet away, pulling his camera back down from his eye, as he had just taken a picture of the pair.

they both let out laughs at his comment, cierra giving him a sympathetic look. "aw, cmon urb, you know you love me."

"yeah, whatever." he rolls his eyes, making cierra laugh.

"i got it pulled up, jack." one of the producers at the computer says.

jack tells him to play to song, and he squeezes cierra's waist slightly to get her attention. she turns to look down at him, as he points to his ears.

"listen to this one and let me know if you like it. it's called poison." he tells her, and she nods at him, listening as the song begins.

the song starts out with someone's voice, heavily manipulated, with a slow tempo.

Listen to 'em, but you never trust 'em
Entertain 'em, but you never fuck 'em
You went and got that wax for nothin'
Enjoyin' the attention, but don't need a husband
But maybe someone
It's been too many nights since you had a fun one
You got a comfort zone you tryna run from
They call you quiet, but they don't know where you come from

jack's voice comes with the rap, and for some reason, cierra heavily resonated with the lyrics.

Ooh, ooh, ooh, you got so much poise
In a room full of people makin' so much noise
I wanna bring you 'round my boys, I wanna listen to your voice
I wanna treat you to some things that you'd enjoy

cierra's mind goes to the time jack took her to a party when he introduced her to all of his friends. she was laid back at first, but as she got more comfortable with the loud and rambunctious environment, she came out of her shell more and ended up having a really good time.

Don't be anxious, I got you
Yeah, they fine, but they not you
You a catch and I caught you
I wanna pull up and flaunt you and take some pics for Getty Images
I like all your beauty marks and blemishes

a soft smile spreads on her face as she hears the sweet lyrics that jack was speaking, wondering who the song was really about, and who he was speaking so fondly of.

Girl, you're poison, poison, poison, poison
But the good kind
It's crazy how you're on my mind
Kind of crazy how you're on my mind
Girl, you're poison, poison, poison, poison
But the good kind
It's crazy how you're on my mind
Kind of crazy how you're on my mind

the rest of the song plays out, and cierra quickly began to realize how much she loved it. she glances over to urban, and he's already looking at her, a knowing smile on his face, like he knew something she didn't.

the song fades out, and jack looks up at cierra, awaiting her response. "did you like it?"

she nods her head, agreeing with him. "that was really good. the lyrics were really sweet."

"well that's good to hear, considering it's about you." jack says suddenly, making the dark skinned girl's eyes widen.

"what?" she questioned, looking at jack with raised eyebrows.

"you heard me."

she looks over to urban, and he quirks his eyebrows up, giving her the confirmation she was searching for.

"you're joking right?" she asks in disbelief, but much to her dismay, he was dead serious.

jack had written that song about cierra about a month ago, when him and the people in the studio were having a conversation about relationships.

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"yeah, my girl was mad at me the other night because i had to work late, but i had to explain to her that i tried to leave but they just wouldn't let up." one of the guys in the studio explains as they're all sitting around, sharing experiences.

jack was sitting there, mostly silent, taking in everyone's stories and experiences with their significant others, when a voice pulls his attention.

"what about you, jack?"

he gives the man a confused look, until he elaborates. "you got a girl? a little birdie told me you been messing around with the girl from that band."

jack lets out a airy laugh at the question, trying to decide whether or not to say anything about he and cierra's relationship.

"i mean, i don't really have a girl officially, but there's this girl...." he trails off.

the room gets excited, and he laughs as they all lean in to hear what he has to say.

"don't back out now, you gotta tell us about her."

he sighs, sitting back as he begins to think of ways to describe cierra.

"we've just been vibing for a few months. i already told her i want to be with her, but she's not ready yet, and i respect it, so we're just chilling right now." he explains, remembering the big argument the pair had gotten into.

"you both chilling, or just her?" one of the guys questions, as jack hesitates to answer.

"oh shit, jack's in love."

the room looks at him for confirmation, and the small smile on his face at the mention of love, confirms it all.

"i mean, i guess so. its just hard, because she's never really been in a serious relationship before, and she doesn't really trust dudes like that." he explains to his friends.

he looks at them to see they're all still engaged and listening to him talk.

"she's always working, like me i guess, and she's not really one to talk around people she doesn't know, but i mean, i can't help how i feel about her. she's steady on my mind, it's like she's got some sort of spell on me or something.

"she makes me laugh, even though she has the most corny sense of humor, she makes me nervous, the whole nine yards. don't get me started on how beautiful she is. she's gotta be the most beautiful girl i've ever seen, and it's crazy to think that i somehow have her, you know?

"i also love how she gets me, career wise. it's nice to have someone who knows how it feels when you're stressing about a song you can't seem to finish, or a melody you can't quite get right. and no matter how hard i try, i just can't leave her alone. it's like she's poison or something, but like a good kind, i don't know man."

jack didn't realize how much he'd talked until he looked around and saw all of his friends looking at him with small smiles on their faces.

"don't worry, bro. just give her time and she'll come around."

jack sighs, thinking back to the girl he was so in love with."yeah, hopefully."

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"i can't believe you did that, jack." cierra says in shock. they two were now in the hallway, jack's studio time was over now, and they stayed behind to have a minute alone.

"you can't? i thought it was pretty obvious how i felt about you." he laughs, looking down at the girl.

"shut up." she pushes him, a smile playing on her face. she leans her back against the wall behind her, letting comfortable silence envelope them.

cierra's mind went back to her thoughts from earlier, about manning up and facing her feelings. her she was, quite possibly the luckiest girl alive, with a man who was so in love with her that you could see it in the way he simply looked at her, and she was denying him.

well not anymore. she wasn't going to let her fear of commitment, and the world stop her from being happy anymore. she was going to let herself be loved, and if it was the man standing in front of her that loved her, she was going to let him, no exceptions.

"i'm ready." she blurts, getting a confused look back. "i'm ready to be your girlfriend, to be yours and yours only. i don't know why i let my fear stop me for so long, but i won't anymore, i promise. i want to be yours, jack." cierra finally confessed.

it's silent for a few seconds, jack taking in her sudden words. instead of saying any words, he just pulls her lips towards his, wrapping his arm around her waist, and placing his hand on the crook of her neck, pulling her closer.

his answer was placed into that kiss. his excitement, his happiness, his relief, that he had finally gotten what he wanted. he finally won the girl of his dreams, and he didn't plan on letting her go.

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WOOOO FINAL MF LY. i impulsively decided to get them together finally bc i have so many cute ideas for them that requires them to be a couple.

also since i've been slacking on updating i gave y'all. 2k+ word update pls love me again🫶🏽.

also this chapter was to express my love for jack's song "poison" like i LOVE that song, my man's VOICE in that song?? omg. and i felt like it summarized how he felt about cierra perfectly so i saw my chance to use that song and took it😍🤞🏽.

anyways thanks for being patient w my inconsistency LMAO love y'all<33