It Started With Counting Numbers....

Chapter Seven

Golly! My acne is clearing up thanks to some new stuff I bought! Three cheers for Bioré products! It does dry my face out but helps with the acne a lot.

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The tests were easy, to my avail. Math was never my strong suit, but the test was rather easy.

Christmas was coming up fast, and I wanted to spend it with Jack. Maybe I'd take him up town to that little tea place or ice skating on the lake.

It began to snow again instead of rain and the temperature dropped by twenty degrees. Cold, right?

The bell rang and I waited till everyone else was out of the classroom. Big crowds weren't really my thing.

I slowly stood and grabbed my things and left the room. Our teacher was grading the tests and slurping down some coffee that was in a blue and pink cup.

Moving down the hall, I saw Jack leaned against my locker. He was scanning the crowd and checking the time on the clock above the bathrooms.

He saw me coming and smiled brightly, and began to walk towards me. I smiled back and met him between two classrooms that were down the hallway.

"Hey, Lex. How were your tests?" He asked. I smiled to show him they were okay and walked with him to my locker.

We didn't come out as dating yet; Jack and I decided to wait it out until some other day. Just weren't ready yet.

"I got stuck on the math one."

I opened my locker and fought the urge to close it and re-open it again. Jack noticed and grabbed my locker door.

"The math one was the easiest!" I laughed as I swung my black book bag over my shoulders.

Jack shushed me playfully and we went down the other hall so there wasn't a much people. There was a bunch of abandoned classrooms down this hall. The DnD club and book club usually met in one of these rooms. I use to be part of the DnD club, I was a level 92 Mage and a level 43 mermaid. A few people I really liked in the club quit though.

Jack and I walked down the hall and to the double doors. Both of us pushed them open against the wind and walked the small path away from the school.

My mom was waiting for me to get home before she left on her business trip. She always worried about leaving me alone, but now I have Jack to help out.

I pulled up my hood and Jack grabbed my hand. He tucked our hands into his pocket and smiled down at me softly. I grinned and kicked some snow as we walked the street to my house.

The bushes and trees in the front were dead, beside the big pine tree that had snow covered in it's branches.

Jack and I got in the warm house and kicked our shoes off. I shivered and slowly let my hood fall. My ears were completely numb from the cold, and my fingers felt like icicles.

"Hi, Alex. I was just about to leave." My mom said.

I smiled and waved.

"This is Jack. He's gonna chill with me while you're gone." I told her. Jack stepped up and shook her hand.

"Hi." He said. My mom smiled and picked up her suitcase.

"Don't make a mess, Alex. And remember to take your medication okay?" She said.

I nodded and opened the door for her. She patted my back and left the house swiftly to get to the warmth of her car. Jack shrugged off his coat and set it on the coat rack. I did the same and grabbed Jack's hand.

"Want some tea?" I asked as he placed his hands on my hips as we walked.

"Sure babe."Jack made a face. "I don't really like babe too much; I like love or something else more." He said.

"I agree."

"I'll have some tea, sugar." Jack said.

I giggled and hopped on the counter to get tea cups. I got my special cat face cup got down for Jack and my music note one for me. Jack helped me down and pulled me into him. I patted his back and pulled away.

I grabbed the blue tea kettle and dropped a few bags of Tazo peppermint tea in the kettle. I clicked on the oven and let it begin to boil.

"Lexy...." Jack whined and opened his arms.

"What?" I asked.

"Come sit on my lap."

I walked over to him and climbed on his lap. Jack pulled me up further and buried his face in my neck. I blushed and gently ran my fingers through his hair. I worked all the knots off so it was soft and rubbed his back. Jack made a squeaky noise and pushed a kiss to my cheek.

The tea kettle began to whistle and I slid the sugar to Jack. Jack began to sugar his cup and put some sugar in mine.

I poured some in both mugs and let Jack stir them. Setting the kettle back on the stove, I sat back in his lap. Jack sipped his cup as I sipped mine and would gently push kisses into my cheek.

We both set our empty mugs in the sink and decided to go play battle ship in my bedroom. Jack had a hard time sitting across from me because he was in a really cuddly mood.

Eventually, he tackled me over the battle ship game and tucked his head in my chest.

"You're so cute." Jack smiled. "Come on, darling. I'll go get my cloths and pick up a pizza on the way home. You like pepperoni?"

I nodded.

"I'll be back soon. Take your meds okay?"

I smiled and nodded.

"Come on, Alex. I'm not leaving without a good bye kiss."

I blushed and pecked his lips. Jack smiled back and ruffled my hair. He left the house and marched down the street in the dark. I knew he'd take his car back so he would be warm.

Locking the door, I went into the kitchen. Before my voices could protest, I took my meds and poured another cup of tea. I sat at my counter and drank my tea while I waited for Jack.

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Jack came back in his car and had his book bag with some cloths in it. We both pigged-out on some pizza and were about to head in for the night.

"So if you want I'll take the floor."

"Want to sleep in the bed with me?" I asked softly.

Jack smiled and took my hand then kissed it. I grinned and got on the inside. Jack slid in next to me and wrapped his arms around my waist.

"You took your meds?"

"Yes."

"Okay. Night, Lexi."

I kissed his jaw and cuddled into his chest before slowly falling asleep.