Chapter 17

Jack's POV

What did he just say? Did I hear him correctly?

"What?.." I whispered, widening my eyes. He pulled his hand away, and instantly I felt guilty. I just didn't know how to react.

"I'm sorry. Forget anything I said," he sighed , closing his eyes and running through his hair.

"N-No! I won't forget about that," I said, looking at him, "Mark. Look at me."

He did. He avoided eye contact though.

"Mark. Look at me," I heard him sigh quietly before looking back in my eyes, "I'm sorry if that was the wrong reaction. But I, I," I took a deep breath, "I-I think I like you too. I just, you make me happier than ever before. I feel decently calm with you, and I've never felt this way before, it feels weird, Mark. It feels really really weird," my voice cracked a little. I wasn't going to cry, no I wasn't even close to crying. It felt new though. This rush of affection towards someone. It was all new.

"Wait, really?!" He smiled. He was really excited. I smiled at him, and nodded. I was just, speechless. I didn't know what to say.

Food was brought to us, and we didn't even start eating. We were busy staring at each other. Smiling.

"Let's eat, ya doof. Then we can talk about this some more when we leave,"
I smiled at him, I felt really. Really. Happy right now.

"Stop calling me doof!" He said, unable to not smile.

"Not going to happen," I said, and begun to dig into my pancake. He too started eating what was on the plate. A small joke would be said here and there, but besides that we didn't talk about much.

When we were done. We walked out, hand in hand. We walked the opposite way of home and more so towards the park again.

"Alright, so you wanna talk about what we talked about at the place?" Mark asked me, goodness he sounded like a kid excited. I couldn't blame him.

"Let's wait till we get to the park," I said, looking at him. He groaned.

"You're teasing me Jack! I really really wanna talk."

"Well," I looked away, pursing my head, "Nope!" I eyed him, seeing him pouting. Jesus he's so cute. Quickly, I kissed him on the cheek. Then going back to normal, pretending nothing happened.

I heard him chuckle, "You're adorable."

I rolled my eyes. We both stayed in silence as we got to the park. We walked together, passed the park equipment, and to a grass field. We both say down, facing each other. Sitting with our legs cross.

"So, let's talk," I said, smiling.

"You like me?" He said, I think as a clarification. I nodded.

"Yup!"

"And I like you," he said, smiling.

"I thought we already said that," I snickered.

"We did! I was just clarifying," Knew it.

He grabbed my hands, holding them up with our fingers intertwined.

"I like you a lot," I said, at first avoiding eye contact, but then looking in his eyes. I didn't want to say the 'I love you' because I wasn't ready. I didn't know if it was the fact that he wasn't ready, or if he could tell I wasn't. Though I was convinced that I did indeed love him.

"I like you a lot too," he said, and he smiled, I smiled in return. Wider than I have in a while, "Did you know your smile is beautiful ?" He asks me, and I felt myself blush lightly.

"Nerd," I said, chuckling at him.

"That's what I get? No thank you or anything?" He said, acting offended, but it was clear he was playing. He wouldn't stop grinning.

"Did you know you're the most gorgeous man on earth?" I said, giggling? Giggling. Yup, I giggled.

"Lies!"

"That's what I get? No thank you or anything?" I said, mocking his words from earlier.

"Aye! Don't mock me!" He said laughing.

"Aye! Don't mock me!" I said. I didn't laugh, but after a few seconds I couldn't choke it down. I started laughing.

"You're mean. "

"Awee no I'm not. "

He paused, "I know. "

"Good! You agree with me," I said, and for the next few minutes we stared at each other. A very enjoyable silence it was. I chewed on my lip.

Do it. Do it Jack. Do it now!

I listened to the voice in my head. Pulling my hands away from Mark, and quickly my hands were on his cheeks and I was Lenard forward, pressing my lips against his.

I felt the surprise in his body language, but his eyes closed, and so did mine. His hands moved to my waist. Our lips moved against each other. Smiling in the kiss, I pulled back, leaning my forehead on his.

"Will you be my boyfriend?" He asked, I could sense the nervousness in his voice.

I grinned, "Of course you doof." I pecked his lips.

"I like you. "

"I like you too," and we kissed again.

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A/N SHORT but sweet chapter. <3 I hope you guys like it!
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Jake