Forever Yours

chapter nine

Two Years Earlier

I'm in Mia's brother's car, in front of Jack's house, going over what I'm going to say to him. The other day in the boy's locker room was hard on both of us. While my face has healed, I haven't. Jack and I haven't spoken much since the incident. He tries to text me a bunch, but I'll only send one word replies until he stops. I feel like I'm being cruel towards him, but then again, he hit me, so he's really the cruel one. I still don't see him that way though. I see him as my loving Jack, and I'm going to fix this between us. I brought some of his favorite candy, snacks, and movies to surprise him for a romantic night. He told me his parents were going to be out of town and his brother, Ryan, is at a friend's house, so we'll have the house to ourselves.

"You sure you're going to be ok Lo?" Mia asks from the front seat. Her brother agreed to drive me because my dad still doesn't know about Jack and I dating. Mia promised she wouldn't tell her brother what happened with Jack. He would never have let me come here, had he known.

"Yeah, I'll be fine. Thanks Mia." I give her a hug from where I am in the back seat, then get out of the car. They drive off before I notice an unfamiliar car in the driveway. My first instinct is to turn and run as fast as I can away from here, because my gut is telling me something bad is about to happen. Instead, I muster up all the courage I have and sneak into the house from the back door. They never lock that door. I set my goodies on the kitchen counter, I don't want to make any noise coming up the stairs, when I'm trying to surprise him.

When I reach the top of the stairs, I must cover my nose from the disgustingly, potent smell of weed. I'm still not used to him doing that. When I'm about to open the door, I hear a girl laughing, followed by Jack's laugh. I immediately stop what I'm doing and my heart drops. My entire being shuts down and my lungs feel like they're running out of air quickly. Everything in me is telling me to turn and run like I should've when I was outside. But I'm a ridiculously stupid teenage girl who fell in love with a bad boy. I act faster than I can think, and rip open the door. Tears already streaming down my face as I see a naked Jack lying in bed next to an equally naked Amy Ryland.

I speak even though I'm at a loss for words, "Jack, what the hell?" He stands up and throws on clothes quicker than I've ever seen him move on the field.

Sadness fills his face as he realizes what I just walked in to. "Willow, what the hell are you doing here?" It's not too much of an angry tone, more regretful.

"I came to surprise you," I speak softly, then turn to yelling, "What the hell are you doing?!" Tears are falling harder as I turn to look at Amy. She's still laying in his bed, naked and smiling. She thinks she's won. Maybe she has. I look back over to Jack, and he's embarrassed, his face is bright red. Eyes bloodshot, but that's just from the weed that's littering his nightstand.

"Amy, get the hell out!" Jack yells at her without breaking eye contact with me.

"Are you kidding me Jack?" Amy's nasally voice sounds.

He turns and looks at her, anger evident on his face. "Get out now!" He yells even louder this time, that it startles both Amy and me. She gets up quick, grabs her clothes, and runs out of the bedroom. It's silent between Jack and me until I hear the front door slam moments later.

"What the hell were you doing with Amy? Wait no, I know what you were doing, but why? How? How could you do this to me?!" I'm screaming at the top of my lungs. Losing all the air from them, everything goes black for a second and I nearly pass out. But I'm seeing clearly again; Jack's dumbfounded look. He's not saying anything, so I yell again and get closer to him this time. "Jack! You cheated on me!"