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Jianna, version 2

When Arya suggested staying after school for tutoring, Jack wasn't exactly the most thrilled. For one, staying at school longer than needed was definitely not an option for him, and two, Cassie rode with him as well and if she ended up at home without Jack, their parents would scold her for carpooling with someone they don't know and scold him for jepordizing his sister's life. Nonetheless, come time that school ended, he met with Cassie quickly to explain that they'd both be staying after a little longer and she didn't seem to mind, her boyfriend saying he'd say to keep her company. Before he could walking back into the classroom, Cassie caught him by the arm and pulled him aside. "Look, I've heard about you stalking this new teacher's assistant," she began, completely taking Jack by surprise. How the hell could she have heard that? Where could she have heard that? "Don't look at me like that, Michael told me. And plus, people are talking. A lot of people saw you standing around the science hallways and just staring at her." Dammit. Jack should probably have thought this through; he didn't even once think about people seeing him - or even talking about it. "I don't really care who you fuck and all that, that's your business. But I'm warning you, Jack: stay away from this one. It will cause you nothing but trouble. Even if anything even remotely begins to happen between you two and the schoolboard finds out, it's game over for the both of you. Stay in your lane, Jack. Don't do anything the both of you will regret later." With that, she walked back over to her boyfriend, the two of them walking down the hallway hand in hand and not once looking back. As much as he hated to admit it, she had a point. His parents would flip absolute shit if they ever found out he was having relations with an older woman - a teacher's assistant, at that. Lugging himself back to the classroom, he took a seat beside Michael and some of his other friends who were obviously just talking about Arya and how hot she was. Throughout the entire time she was talking and the other students were making vulgar comments, Jack stayed quiet. He never uttered a word, not until she talked to him directly. "Actually, you just answered it," he said monotonely and gave her a smile small before looking down to his homework, beginning to fill in a couple of blanks and circle answers.

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Jianna, version 2

Listening to every single word Arya had to say, Jack was completely fixed on her. In all honesty, he didn't mind that she was older than him by four years or that she had a daughter. He wanted to get to know her, romantically or not; all he knew is that he wanted to be closer to her, and he would do anything to do that. He mostly sat back the rest of the class period, many of the other students including Michael asking questions. Even when the teacher was teaching and handing out papers and homework, Jack's gaze remained fixated on Arya. There was a good chance she wouldn't want anything to do with him, but he couldn't bring himself to stop staring and fantasizing. When the bell finally rang, Jack gathered all his papers into his backpack and was about to go talk to Arya when Michael grabbed his arm and pulled him down the hallway and outside to his car. "Dude, you were totally drooling over the teacher's assistant," he said on the way, leaning against his car with his arms crossed over his chest as he gave Jack a wide, teasing grin. Jack only rolled his eyes, turning and walking to his own car that was only three cars down. Cassie was already there with her boyfriend, the two tangled up in each other's arms but Jack paid no attention. "I'll see you later," he called to Michael before getting in the car, turning on the heat and letting it fill the air and cancel out all the cold from late October. Cassie wasn't much longer to get in, kissing her boyfriend goodbye before closing the door. "What was that about?" She asked as she hooked her seat belt, throwing her hair behind her shoulder as she turned to look at Jack who avoided her gaze and drove out of the parking lot. "Nothing," he mumbled, really not wanting to talk about it. It wasn't really anyone's business, anyway - and if Cassie found out about Jack liking an older woman, she would never let it go. She'd probably tell their parents, and then Jack would really get shit about it. It wasn't until they were halfway home that he remembered he was going to go back and find Arya after Michael dragged him out, but it was too late now. Besides, she was probably already on her way home. Once home, Jack went straight to his room; throwing down his backpack and immediately hooking his phone up to his iHome, he began blasting Bring Me The Horizon and, for once, doing his homework. He skipped out on doing Biology, planning to ask Arya for help on it even though that was his best subject and he knew practically everything perfectly. The rest of the night went by draggingly, eating dinner in silence as his sister and parents talked about their days and anything and everything. The next morning, he was quicker to get up and ready, even yelling at Cassie to hurry up and getting down to the car before she ever even made it there. He drove almost ten miles over the speed limit, surprised he didn't get pulled over before he got to school. He was quick to get out of his car and into the school building, standing around by the Biology classroom and practically drooling over Arya. Even when the bell rang for first period he didn't move, standing around a little longer until the bell rang again and she disappeared into the classroom. He definitely got in trouble for walking into class after it had started, already getting his first detention of the semester. "You were staring at the new teacher's assistant, weren't you?" Michael teased as he took his seat in the back beside him, Jack only rolling his eyes and brushing him off. The rest of the day, he found himself looking for her everywhere. It seemed to drag on and on until Biology class finally came, walking in and making his way straight to her with a smile. "I was seeming to have trouble with the homework last night, I was wondering if you could probably help me with it?" He asked with a grin on his face, knowing damn well he didn't need any help and she probably did too. He had perfect grades in every subject, but Biology happened to be his highest. Since she was the teacher's assistant, she probably knew that - but for some reason, he was hoping she'd go along with it.

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Jianna, version 2

The alarm clock sounded, signaling it was time for another day and another in year in the same hell hole. Groaning and throwing the covers back, Jack went to take a quick shower and threw on his usual pair of jeans, white t-shirt and plaid flannel with a pair of black converse. Ignoring his wet hair, he pulled on his black beanie and grabbed his backpack as he walked out the door. Cassie was already waiting in the car for him, throwing an apple into his lap as he got in and hooked his seat belt. "What the hell?" The expression on his face said it all, Cassie laughing too hard for at least five minutes until she could get an answer out. "Mom said to give it you," she finally said once she'd managed to stop, wiping away the tears that formed at the corner of her eyes. "She says you need to start eating breakfast so you don't eat everything in the house when you come home." Jack only rolled his eyes, throwing the apple back at his sister before turning the key and pulling out of the driveway. Of course Cassie had to listen to music on the way to school, Arctic Monkeys playing the entire way and driving Jack absolutely insane. He never liked the kind of music his sister listened to, but he put up with it anyway. Once there, Cassie was out of the car almost immediately and to her group of friends while Jack was off to his locker, deciding not to meet up with his own this morning. He had just seen them the day before, and he was beyond too tired to put up with any human interation this early in the morning. It wasn't much longer that the bell rang for first period, Jack taking his time walking to class and taking a seat in the back. It wasn't until Michael, his best friend, walked in that he remembered he had this class as well, raising his hand to wave him back once they caught each other's gaze. The teacher walked in not long after, already beginning to nag and lecture which only caused Jack to groan internally. The rest of the day wasn't any different, having one or two friends in the rest of his classes and slipping out of school to run to McDonald's for lunch like they did every other day. When it was finally time for science class and his last class of the day that Jack was completely done with school, practically lugging himself into the classroom and to his seat where he immediately laid his head down. One of his friends obviously sat beside him when he felt a punch on his shoulder and a voice begin talking, but he paid no attention. That is, until he heard a voice other than his teachers. Once he laid eyes on the teacher's assistant, Gianna? the teacher said her name was, it was all over. Sleep wouldn't be an option this period, immediately sitting up and tuning all into her.

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The entire time Jack was with Gianna and Pyper, he paid very little attention to Nixon when he started asking question after question about Gianna. It did annoy him a little, wanting him to just shut up and go back to his spot in the corner and leave them be. When he went back to his seat, Jack pretended as though he didn't exist. But when he came back and started trying to take Gianna's attention from him and it definitely mad him mad when he paid attention to Pyper. He was starting to really dislike Nixon at this point, really just wanting to bash his face in. It didn't bother him in the slightest when Esme wiggled onto the bed with Anderson, actually coming to love Esme in the past few weeks. He gladly took Pyper when Gianna handed her over, surprised when she kissed him in front of everyone. They had been doing plenty of it in the past couple months, but when she did it in front of everyone including Nixon it completely took him by surprise. He only stood there in shock until Olympia lead him out of the room, holding Pyper close when he realized he was still holding her. It was when the screaming match between Nixon and Gianna broke out that she woke up, beginning to cry but Jack managed to calm her down and walked far away enough to where it didn't bother her and she fell back asleep. When Nixon came out of the room and completely left the hospital, he got the feeling he wouldn't be coming back at all. Of course he handed over Pyper when Olympia came to take her back to Gianna, staying in his spot until everyone started to leave. Esme explained how she wanted everyone to leave, but Jack wasn't going anywhere. He told Cassie to take Melanie home, staying outside Gianna's room until the next morning when he awake to a nurse going into her room. He asked if it was okay to go in when she came back out, being given to okay by her and heading straight in. As soon as he laid eyes on Gianna and she him, he gave her a smile and stood by the door. "How are you?" He asked in a shushed voice loud enough for her to hear.

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After that, almost every waking moment Jack had when he wasn't working was spent with Gianna. Of course, he couldn't be there when Nixon was home. Not that he minded that much, because he still had his daughter, sister, and niece to love on. Arameli was one of the most precious and calm babies he ever saw, only crying when she needed fed or her diaper changed. Cassie was always holding her, and when she seldomly wasn't, Jack was or he was letting Melanie. Melanie loved her new baby cousin, always having to be around her and give her kisses and get everything Cassie needed when she needed it. She was like Arameli's second mom, and it made Jack happier than he had ever been. On Halloween, Melanie insisted on being Elsa, wanting Jack to be Kristof and Cassie to be Anna. Halloween being Cassie's favorite holiday, she of course had to dress up Arameli as her favorite animal: a cat. She only slept most of the night, only waking up once and wanting to be fed. She was a fat little baby, food being her favorite thing in the world. It was when Cassie got a call from Nixon that Jack knew it was time. His second little girl was on her way into the world, and while Melanie couldn't be more excited, Jack couldn't be more nervous. On the way to the hospital, he was freaking out the entire time - Cassie have to pull over once to try and calm her brother down because he was freaking her out just as much. When they finally arrived and made it to Gianna's room, Jack knew the sudden ruckus was because him - no one in Gianna's family liking him except Esme. Not that he cared; he never cared who liked him and who didn't. He was right by Gianna's side when she was up even though she held her hand up to them, making sure she made it to the bathroom okay and back to bed. Of course her family and doctors had to come into the room, Jack more annoyed than he should be at the fact. As he waited and stayed as close to Gianna as possible, he noticed Cassie took quite the liking to Esme. Melanie stayed right in her father's lap, remembering Olympia from the doctor's office at Gianna's appointment and giving her daggers every time she even looked in their direction. She was more uncomfortable with all the people in the room, but she insisted on never leaving Gianna's side if she didn't have to. When the time came for Gianna to have Pyper, Jack was more worried than ever. He paced and paced in the waiting room until he got word she was back in her room from Esme. As soon as he walked in, he walked straight to her side and made sure she was fine before looking at his daughter. "Hello beautiful," he said in a soft voice as he laid eyes on the baby girl, smiling as wide as ever as he pressed a kiss to her forehead.

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"They're great. They go home either tonight or in the morning." Jack answered Gianna's question about his sister and niece, watching as Melanie practically clung to her after that. When Nixon arrived not long after they did, Jack felt his stomach drop. He was sort of wishing to have Gianna and Melanie all to himself, indulging in the fantasy that would be his if he hadn't fucked up six months ago. It was obvious when he saw the look on Nixon's face that he wasn't expecting Jack to be there, and he began to feel unwelcome. Not like he cared though, he wanted to spend time with the mother of his child and he was going to whether Nixon liked it or not. When Gianna picked up Melanie and put her on her hip, Jack was on Nixon's side but he knew better because Gianna was going to what Gianna wanted to do. He gave Nixon a small smile as he walked past him and along behind the girls, smiling at how Melanie lit up at the sight of all the animals. She, of course, had to visit them all, giving kisses to every single one and pet them all. After about twenty minutes, Jack finally spoke up. "We should get going, Mel. Aunt Cassie is gonna be wondering where we are." Melanie obviously didn't like the fact, but Jack knew exactly what would get her. "Do you want to go see Arameli?" It was then she got straight up and ran to her father, a smile on her face as she turned and waved by to Gianna. "See you later, Gigi!" She giggled, Jack laughing and saying his own goodbye as he pressed a kiss to Gianna's cheek before giving Nixon a smile and being on his way. He, of course, had to stop by McDonald's before heading back to the hospital so Cassie didn't get mad at him for forgetting her food. "I saw Gigi!" Melanie giggled first thing as they walked into the room, Jack sitting her on the bed beside Cassie so she could hold Arameli while Cassie ate. "Did you have fun? Did you say hi to all the animals for me?" Cassie asked her niece with a smile, her and Melanie giggling and talking for the rest of the day. First thing the next morning, like Jack had expected, Cassie was released to go home but she couldn't make it five minutes being in the car without asking for food. Stopping by McDonald's once again, he got all their usuals before heading home.

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Listening to Gianna's words, he could only nod his head. She was partially right: in this world, it didn't matter how much you loved someone or if they loved you back. It was the heartbreaks everyone went crazy for. "I should be getting back to Cassie and Mel. They're probably awake and looking for me by now. I'll be back to check on you later." Jack said before pressing a kiss to her forehead, making sure Gianna got back in bed before he left. On the way back to the hospital, he decided to stop and get him some breakfast at Taco Bell. He ate it before going back in, Melanie being the first one to lay eyes on her father and jumping into his arms. "I missed you, daddy!" She giggled and pressed kisses all over his face and hugged him tightly. "Where did you go?" Cassie spoke up, Jack looking up to see his older sister breastfeeding Arameli and looking straight at him. "To Gianna's." This took both Cassie and Melanie by shock, Cassie's eyes going wide while a grin spread across Melanie's face. "Are you and Gigi okay?" Melanie asked, Jack raising his eyebrows at how she called Gianna "Gigi." He only laughed, nodding his and pressing a kiss to Melanie's forehead. "Yes, we're fine. If you're good, we can go and see her later." This obviously excited Melanie, her grin growing as wide as it possibly could and taking up her entire face. Jack noticed Cassie had a smile without even looking at her, obviously happy about the fact that her brother and best friend were finally get along again. The three stayed like that until lunch, Melanie holding Arameli before they left. "We're gonna go get some lunch. You want me to bring you anything back?" Jack asked Cassie as he stood up and picked Melanie up in his arms, turning to look at his sister who was beginning to feed Arameli again. "Yeah, McDonald's?" Cassie asked with a smile on her face, Jack only laughing and rolling his eyes before pressing a kiss to the top of her head, promising to bring her back her favorite thing. McDonald's was were Melanie ended up wanting to go, asking Jack if they can go see Gianna before going back to the hospital. He hesitated at first, agreeing and heading straight there after they finished eating. Upon arrival, he noticed Nixon wasn't home and he hadn't expected him to be since it was only a few hours since he was last there. The door still wasn't locked, heading straight up to Gianna's bedroom where Melanie immediately ran to her. "Gigi!" She giggled and crawled on her bed, hugging Gianna and pressing kisses all over her face.

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Jack stood closely by, never leaving his sister or niece's side. Melanie pulled on his pant leg to lift her up, which he gladly did. Seeing his niece and daughter made him feel better, forgetting about all the bad things that happened. He really wanted nothing to do with Gianna right now, but when Nixon asked if he wanted to go see his daughter, Jack looked straight at him. Gianna was obviously fuming behind him and definitely didn't want him to go, but that was his daughter. "Do you want to go see your sister, Mel?" Jack asked his daughter, earning a grin and nod from her. Looking back towards Nixon, he gave him a smile and nod as he followed behind them. He was starting to like Nixon, but Gianna was just getting on his nerves. He was trying to make an effort with her, and he really just wanted to know why she slept with his father and didn't want a bitchy reply from her. He tried to be civil, but that proved it wasn't going to work. After he buckled in Melanie to her car seat, he followed right behind Nixon and Gianna, parking right beside them as they arrived. As they waited, he kept Melanie right in his lap - trying to not talk to Gianna. He really didn't want Melanie around her either, but he knew with him working all the time and Cassie being best friends with her, that definitely wasn't going to happen. Once they were called back and waited a few more minutes for the doctor to come in, he put the gel on her stomach and began scanning, and soon his daughter popped up on the screen. "Pyper," he said with a smile, almost teary-eyed at the sight of his unborn child. "Sissy!" Melanie giggled and pointed at the screen, her grin as wide as ever.