TOXIC; jra ✓

035 | i don't mean it

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mr. (obsessed) avery
[5:21pm]

mr jack avery

oo full name. what's up?

i want you to come over

what time?

like now

i'll make dinner for us

yeah okay. i'll be there in like an
hour i'm not home rn

is that fine?

yeah

why aren't you home

i'm at jonahs. we're finishing
something up then i'll leave

okay then

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Jack knocked on her aparment door, it being opened shortly after by Adalyn. She wrapped her arms around him as he done the same while rubbing her back.

"are you okay?" he whispered.

"mhm, yeah," she gave him a smile as she pulled away.

She walked back over to the kitchen — where she was previously preparing food for their dinner and now needed to wash up the few dishes — with him following closely behind.

"um.. we don't have to talk about it, but the other night.." Jack spoke up as she glanced at him. "I just want to make sure you're okay."

"I was in a mood the other night. I'm fine."

"Can I ask what you were upset about?"

She softly shook her head, "I just hate when people assume shit about me and my life. But I'm fine. I don't want to get into it all right now."

"That's okay," he gave her a small smile as they made eye contact.

Adalyn grabbed his hand gently tugging on it, pulling him in closer and placing a few kisses on his lips before hugging him again.

"You sure you're okay?" he whispered as she nodded her head against his shoulder. "Are you sure you don't want to talk about it? I'll just listen while you talk if that helps."

"I've gotta make dinner," she mumbled pulling away from him.

"okay.." he slowly nodded, leaning against the counter top as he watched her. "What are you making tonight?"

"Lasagna, it's in the oven so you better eat it," she said as she pointed at the over then looked at him. "If not.. I'm sure you can find something else."

"No, it's fine. I'm not picky, I'm fine with whatever. I've liked ever meal you've made so far, I have nothing to complain about."

"Stop being so fucking nice."

        After dinner he offered to wash up thier dishes while she went and showered before they got in her bed to continue watching the series they started almost a week ago.

She laid there with her head in his chest, completely zoned out from the show as she drew shapes on his chest with her finger. While he kept glancing between her and the show.

"Adalyn.." he whispered, playing with her hair. "talk to me.. I don't like seeing you upset."

"I'm not upset," she mumbled. "I'm just distracted."

"Well what's distraction you?" he asked, not receiving a response. "You can tell me, in not going to judge you."

"Jack, I don't want to talk about it," she explained as she sat up, avoiding eye contact. "Can you please just understand that."

"Would you like to come to Hawaii with me next week?" he changed the subject. "I'm going to go see Lavender and you could meet her."

She started picking at her lips as she paused the show and kept looking away from him. "I don't really want to meet your daughter," she mumbled.

"Why not?"

"she's young, impressionable, I don't want to fuck up.." she adjusted her self as she turned to face him.

"What do you mean by fuck up?" he slightly tilted his head as he grabbed her hand, looking her in the eyes.

"I don't know," she shrugged. "Like say something I shouldn't, cuss. Or like.. yeah.. And I don't want to take your time with your daughter away from you."

"You wouldn't be..?"

"I'll come to Hawaii but I just don't want to be around her too much. My parents yell at me like every time I see them and my niece for cussing around her, and I don't want you or her mom to be mad at me."

"You don't even cuss that much," he reassured her. "If you do accidentally, I won't get mad and as long as Gabbie doesn't know you're fine."

"do I have to see her?"

"What was that?"

"Do I have to see her," she repeated a little louder than before.

"Who? Gabbie or Lavender?" he questioned. "You don't have to see either if you really don't want to, it's your choice. I just thought it would be nice if you did meet my daughter."

"I wanna come because I kinda want a break from work but I don't know about meeting her.." she explained as she looked at him.

"Just do that then, I don't mind."

"I've gotta talk to Luke tomorrow then."

"Who's Luke?" he furrowed.

"Lucas.. from work," she said. "Who else would I be talking about? Why would I go from talking about work to talking about a random guy?"

"I don't know, I just didn't know you called him Luke."

"Yep, only me though because he actually hates it. But he loves me soo.. I'm allowed to," she explained as he looked at her confused. "As friends, nothing else."

"okay.."

Adalyn grabbed him by the collar of his shirt as she got on top of him — which took him by surprise. Kissing him a few times before pulling away.

"I love yo-," she mumbled, cutting her self off as she realise what words had come out of her mouth. "Wait. I don't fucking mean that."

He let out a small laugh. "I love you too, but I don't mean it either," he said as the two shared a smile with each other.

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A/N

i'm so excited for love back