Tell Me You Love Me {Jalex Fanfic}

Chapter 22

I rarely went to the local library, very rarely. I only go when I have to research for a project or really focus on something. Either way when I went I was usually working on something very important. This time was no exception, but I knew for that reason it was a mistake when I invited Alex to join me.

I don't know why I thought my super sweet and very distracting boyfriend was a good person to tag along with me with I needed to concentrate, but I found myself texting him to meet me there some time a few days later.

I really needed to get to work on this essay for my scholarship but I'd put it off for a few days, letting the prompt sink in so I could figure out exactly what I wanted to write about. It had to be really good, I knew that much.

When I finally formulated some sort of idea of what I wanted to write I made the decision to go to the library. So there I was with Alex, in some corner upstairs in the library a few blocks away from my house.

When I started to get down to business Alex started poking my side, leg, face, you name it. I swatted him away but he didn't budge. "Don't you have any homework to work on?" I asked him when if finally had enough. I wasn't mad, just nervous about the project, which made my tone a little harsher than I intended.

Alex pulled his hand away and frowned, "I don't know. I didn't bring my backpack."

"You didn't-" I looked at the ground around us and it was true, his bag was probably thrown somewhere in his room, "What did you expect we'd do in a library 'Lex?"

He smirked slyly, "I don't know, that we would make out behind some bookshelves or something."

I laughed slightly and smile at him, "That's not exactly what I had in mind. I really need to work on this essay."

"What class is it for?"

"It's the scholarship one," I reminded him.

"Ohh," he leaned back in his chair, "I've been thinking about that school by the way."

"You have?"

He nodded, "I really want sports, and it's really far away, but... I'm willing to go there with you."

"You are?" I questioned, smiling like an idiot.

"Yeah, long distance relationships suck and if I did go to the school we planned to we couldn't see each other enough because they're so far apart so I figured I'd just go with you."

I threw my arms around him and pressed a kiss on his perfect lips. "Thank you thank you thank you, baby," I said with a smile when we parted.

"You don't have to thank me. I want to," he assured me, running his thumb along my cheek.

I beamed at him. This was perfect. Now I wouldn't have to decide. He was such a selfless person. I loved him so much. "Alright," I said finally, "Well, I really need to work on this in that case."

Alex chuckled a little and gestured to the papers I had scattered about, "Have at it, but I do what your help filling out the application before we leave."

I nodded, "Right, of course." I'd completely forgotten about us applying to the school. I just assumed if we wanted to go there then we would. That was a huge over sight. I was sure it would be fine though. We just had to apply soon.

I worked for about an hour more on the assignment before Alex was getting restless again. I felt bad for him, so I pushed my laptop in between us so we could work on applications.

"You seem nervous," He noticed once we got started. My leg was bouncing and I was biting my lip so hard I was surprised I hadn't drawn blood. He placed his hand on the knee and tried to steady it for a moment, "Hey. Are you alright?"

I looked at him with a timid smile, "I'm good. I'm just- I get nervous when it comes to applying for stuff. I never feel good enough."

"It's going to be fine," he assured me in a soft voice, "You're doing fine in school and I'm positive they'll accept you."

"This is like, a really good school. What if I won't be able to keep up and I get bad grades and I flunk out- Can you flunk out of college? Oh fuck..."

"Jack, calm down. You're not going to flunk out of college. You'll just have to retake the classes, babe." Alex pulled me into his arms and ran his fingers through my hair, "I'll be there to help. It will be fine. It'll be better than fine. We'll get to see each other everyday and possibly share a dorm room. It'll be us. It can't be bad if it's us."

My breathing slowed a bit, I sighed, "You're right. Fuck, you're right. I'm being stupid. I'm-"

"Stop, you're not stupid. You're just worried. That's perfectly acceptable."

I sat back and looked at him, searching to see if he was being honest, or if he was just trying to calm me down. The genuine look on his face told me he was telling the truth, so I leaned forward and connected our lips together for a few seconds and pulled back.

"You're right. You're right," I admitted.

"Of course I am," Alex said cockily, smirking at me.

I just look at him for a few seconds and turn back to the laptop with a smile on my face. "Alright, now let's get this application in."

"Sounds like a plan." He wrapped an arm around me and we both focused on the applications until we got them done. We were pretty productive and didn't leave until the library was closing.