Jack and Kyle - Part 8

Kyle walked back into the bedroom, a towel wrapped around his waist. He opened his wardrobe to and pulled on a pair of boxers, then he noticed Jack sitting curled up in bed. “Jack? Are you alright?” He asked, sitting down on the edge of the bed. He frowned slightly in confusion; Jack had been fine ten minutes ago.

Jack looked up at him slowly, tears glistening on his cheeks. “How could you do that to me Kye? How could you do that to me after everything you said?” His voice was hoarse and barely more than a whisper.

“How could I do what? I’d never do anything to hurt you Jay Jay...” Kyle replied slowly. He bit the edge of his lip as he always did when he was nervous. He didn’t say anything else while he waited for Jack to speak but he could guess at what was upsetting him.

“Don’t fucking lie to me!” Jack glared angrily at Kyle with his fists clenched. “Max just rang. He wanted you to know that yesterday was great. Care to tell me what was so great Kye?” The last part of Jack’s outburst was sarcastic and he raised his eyebrows, watching Kyle’s reaction.

For once, Kyle was completely lost for words. “Baby, I..”

”No, you know what Kyle, just... just don’t!” Jack cut him off sharply and pushed back the covers, standing up to face him. “You haven’t even broken up with Max and you’re screwing me?” Jack clenched his fists again and tried to stop his legs from shaking. “You’re cheating on Max and you’re cheating on me!” He clenched his fists tighter and bit the inside of his lip to try and stop the tears that he could feel welling up in his eyes from slipping down his cheeks.

“Please Jack, just let me explain!” Kyle took a step towards Jack and put a hand on his shoulder. Jack flinched as he touched him and automatically stepped backwards. Kyle knew he deserved this reaction but it didn’t stop the horrible feeling of hurt. He couldn’t lose Jack, he couldn’t. He wasn’t just another guy that he’d slept with. Jack was his best friend and the boy he was head over heels in love with, there was no way he could let him go. “Jack please, just hear me out okay?” Kyle’s tone became more desperate but he didn’t dare try and touch Jack again, he didn’t think he could stand being pushed away again.

Jack shook his head numbly, unable to meet Kyle’s eyes. “I don’t want you to explain.” His tone was oddly flat as if he was trying to hide any emotion in his voice. “You can’t love me Kyle. You couldn’t do this to somebody you love.” Kyle opened his mouth to tell Jack that wasn’t true but he didn’t wait to let him speak. “I thought you meant what you said, I gave you everything Kyle...” Jack’s voice shook even though he was trying incredibly hard to stop it. He simply could not believe that his best friend would do this to him. So Kyle wasn’t exactly a saint when it came to relationships but he didn’t think Kyle was actually capable of hurting him this badly.

“Jack, baby, I did mean what I said and I do love you!” Kyle put his hand on Jack’s shoulder, his eyes alight. “You really do mean everything to me. I wanted to break up with Max but I, I just couldn’t. I know I shouldn’t have done it but...” His voice trailed off as he couldn’t think of how to end his sentence. Jack didn’t reply and his silence made Kyle’s heart leap, maybe there was a chance Jack would understand after all. Kyle took a small step closer to him, his hand still lightly touching Jacks shoulder.

He leant in ever so slightly so his lips were just inches from Jack’s as he spoke. “Max means nothing to me, compared to you Jay Jay. I made a mistake and I’m so sorry... Please...” Kyle bit the corner of his lip, anxiously waiting for Jack’s reaction. His heart was racing in his chest and he became more nervous with every second that Jack remained silent. But he knew that even if Jack was still angry, and he had every right to be, he wouldn’t let him go without a fight, he meant far too much to Kyle to leave things like this.

Jack breathed in slowly before he spoke. The feeling of Kyle’s warm breath brushing against his face and the way he was looking into his eyes made Jack feel literally weak at the knees. “You hurt me,” was all he managed to whisper. Jack could see the pain in Kyle’s eyes and it made him wonder if Kyle was telling the truth and he really did love him, not Max.

“I can’t lose you Jack, I can’t lose you,” Kyle whispered, his dark brown eyes filling up with tears. He blinked the tears trickled down his cheek and glistened on his eyelashes. Kyle felt sick, he had never wanted to hurt Jack like this and he didn’t even want to imagine what his life would be like without him. As Jack watched the tears silently running from Kyle’s eyes he realised that this was the first time he’d ever seen his best friend cry. A ghost of a smile tugged at Jack’s lips and he leant in slowly and brushed his lips against Kyle’s cheek, kissing away the tears.

“I don’t want to lose you either,” Jack said softly. No matter how much Kyle had hurt him he still didn’t want to lose him, he was probably the most important person in Jack’s life and he didn’t want that to change.

When Jack said that one small sentence, Kyle didn’t hesitate for one second and he threw his arms around Jack, hugging him tightly. He smiled and let out a sigh of relief. “You won’t regret this, I promise.” Kyle murmured in Jack’s ear, still clinging to him.

Jack couldn’t help smiling too as he held Kyle in his arms, even though he was still feeling hurt by what Kyle had done. “I love you so much baby,” Kyle said softly, pulling back a little to look at Jack. “I mean it. I’m never going to let you go and I swear I won’t ever let you down again.”

Jack believed him. “I love you too Kye,” he smiled and kissed Kyle’s lips softly. His mouth felt warm and soft and Jack breathed a happy sigh, winding his arms around Kyle’s waist.

“Jack?” Kyle murmured as he broke the kiss. Jack looked at him questioningly rather than replying. “Will you... I, um.. Shit, I’m pretty bad at this kind of thing but, would you... would you be my boyfriend?” He asked awkwardly, a new, shy smile on his face.

Jack nodded and kissed Kyle’s lips again softly. “Of course,” he murmured, placing another gentle kiss to his best friend’s, no, his boyfriend’s lips. Kyle smiled as he kissed Jack back, sliding his arms around his neck. He felt uneasy for a moment as he thought of Max but he knew it was Jack he really wanted to be with. He was going to have to officially end things with Max but he didn’t want to mention it to Jack at that moment, not after what had just happened.

The bedroom curtains were still pulled shut and the room was quite dim, even though it was light outside. Kyle gently pushed Jack back as he kissed him and they both tumbled onto the bed. Jack giggled and Kyle broke the kiss to see him smile. He loved knowing that he was making Jack happy and he was sorry he had ever hurt him; he had never meant to and would never do anything to make Jack feel like that again.