Closet Storm
Part Two
“Put this on”.
You looked at the item that seemed to be thrown into your face by your friend. You were too busy in your own world to remember your core reason for even allowing yourself to be dragged shopping with him in the first place. You looked the body suit up in down and instantly began retreating backward in fear. There was no way you were putting that on.
You gave your friend Jordan-specific directions of helping you pick out something flattering to surprise your boyfriend. It had been four months since you last saw him after he left for his tour with the guys. A lot had changed in that short time period and you thought about spicing things up.
You weren’t the jealous type, but knowing that he was probably surrounded by fan-girls from all around the world that you were sure you couldn’t compare to left you a little diffident. You knew his tour was over soon but maybe a little too soon. You weren’t prepared nor mentally ready to reunite. Not like this.
You fast paced your way out of the mall to find your car. You were only in the mall for a half hour and everything your friend seemed to pick up seemed as if it were a wet-suit or wasn’t made for breathing. You at this point couldn’t think of why it was a smart idea to bring a guy friend along for help instead of a female. But honestly out of the few friends you had, you and Jordan were the closest.
Everyone says that the friends you have in high school will be long forgotten in college. But that wasn’t true. You and Jordan had been inseparable since grade school and the only thing college did was cut the cake. But the things were changing. He had finally finished college and finally moved back to the city. So what’s the first thing you make him do when he stops by? Of course, it would be shopping and nothing else. Jordan was the closest person to you and knew what you liked and didn’t. At least you thought. After all, even if he wasn’t like other guys and didn’t like the same as most, he still had eyes. That seemed to be one thing you had forgotten.
You watched from the driver’s seat as he opened the passenger door, sliding in with a ray of annoyance. You had just wasted another one of his weekends but by now he should have been used to it.
The drive to drop him off didn’t take long as he complained about each item he chose being cute the entire ride. Sure they were cute but they weren’t you. Sweats and graphic t-shirts were you or shorts and a tank top. You couldn’t even remember the last time you wore a dress or even if you owned one at this point. Everything Jordan had flung in your direction at the mall was the total opposite of your wardrobe. Either too much skin as present or not enough breathing room. When you said something different you weren’t expecting a new identity.
You slowed down into his driveway as you watched him exit. Attitude and all, Jordan managed to poke his head into the window. “You owe me big time”
“Yea sure whatever” you roll your eyes. He’d been saying the same thing since the dawn of time and it never seemed to faze you. He shakes his head before walking off while mumbling under his breath. You notice a shopping bag that clearly didn’t belong to you sitting in his chair. Curious, you look in the bag and immediately groan.
“You did not”
“Oh but I did” Jordan turned around and smiled. “And just so you know I already ripped up the receipt and threw it away.”
“Well one man’s trash will become another man’s treasure”.
“Y/N so help me god- if you throw it out you fucking owe me 60 dollars”. You raise your eyebrow up at him before grabbing for your wallets. Jordan stood there tapping away at his foot as he was becoming pissed by your defiance.
Sadly all you could scrap was 20 bucks and a strip of stale gum. You curse under your breath before throwing the bag to the back seat. Jordan smirks before taking a step back from the car and waving you off.
“Have fun”.
*Later on That Day*
You drag yourself as well as the unnecessary shopping bag with you to your room as you flop onto your bed. Nothing was going as planned. You peek over at your opened closet: there had to be something in there. You climbed out of the bed as you tossed through your daily usual. Annoyed with your choices of clothes in the closet, you were completely ready to give up as if it were destiny. Hopping over the pile of clothes you had created, you grab the bag Jordan had left you.
You were almost too scared to peek inside again as you only thoughts ran wild of what could truly be inside. You pull the fabric out of the bag as your eyes examine it. Dark as charcoal was yet another revealing choice of Jordan. You recognized the spaghetti strap pixie dress as the same one he had offered you from the beginning of your scavenger hunt, but you had quickly denied before even looking twice.
Sighing, knowing you had no other choice as well as nothing else to lose at this point, you begin to strip as well as trying it on. The pixie dress fit as any latex glove would to your skin. Looking in the full body mirror that laid against your wall in the room, you examined yourself. It was almost scary to see how much of yourself had changed by just applying a new item. For once, you could actually say you were starting to like it even if it was shorter than you expected. The way the lace of the dress laid tightly around your waist to the way the dress slightly flared out made the dress even more intriguingly different. For once, you could actually say you were a little more excited to see your boyfriend in our current state.
You examine yourself some more just as you hear your phone ringing off on your bed. Expecting it to be Jordan calling to check and see if you had thrown the dress out already, your stomach creates butterflies as Jackson’s name is placed on the screen. Your finger couldn’t swipe fast enough as you accepted the call.
“Babe we missed the last flight back home”. Jackson said as soon as you answered. The smile and excitement you once had were wiped away clean in that instance.
“How much longer”
“Anywhere from days to weeks” he replied nonchalantly. You were tired of waiting. You sigh into the phone accepting it as it is knowing that it was nothing neither one of you could do to change it. Jackson smiled to himself on the other end of the line hearing your frustration. “Do you truly miss me that much?”
“No” you lied.
As the conversation progressed the sound of your front doorbell rang through the house. You didn’t even waste your time to check as you figure it’s more than likely the mailman doing his daily duty. If anything, it was likely to be current bills being delivered that needed to be paid soon but as of right now the cable bill could wait a few more minutes while you conversed with your boyfriend. But there it was again ringing off.
“Aren’t you going to answer that?”
“Nah it’s probably just the mail,” you say, playing with the hem of your dress.
“You sure? Because it could be something really special” Jackson says. Just like that you hear a familiar knocking at the door. The only repetitive knock made by one only person. It instantly dawns on you and without a second thought sprinted to the front door. Jackson.
What else was there to do other than to jump in his arms like any other fantasy dream? But this was no fantasy. As much as you had missed him, seeing him standing there in person only made you want to hit him: and that you did.
“Ow, what was that even for” Jackson said rubbing the side of his arm.
You hit him again, “what happened to you missing your flight?”
“What happened to you not missing me?”
“I didn't” you mumble avoiding his face. Jackson grabbed ahold of you forcing your attention only on his as he leaned closer.
“I missed you,” he said before kissing you softly on your forehead.
Smiles were uncontrollably present. Jackson looked you over and was instantly brought to wows. Your long wavy hair brushed against your sun-kissed skin made you even more beautiful than the last time he remembered laying eyes on you. You noticed him eyeing and it made you a little nervous as his eyes refused to wander off.
“When did you get this?”
“My friend bought it for me,” you say shyly crossing your arms.
“Remind me to thank this friend”. You’d need a reminder too as you made a mental note to actually make it up to Jordan.
“Should we go out to show off your new look?” Jackson said as he wrapped his arms around your waist.
“Let me just go freshen up and we can go,” you said excitedly as you hurried to the bathroom. Jackson watched with a small smile rising on his face as he began wondering the familiar home of yours. Each room having its own memory that you two shared together.
Jackson shortly found himself in your room and sooner or later lying on your bed as he waited. Suddenly as he scrambled to find a comfortable position, a sound of plastic and paper rubbing together could be heard from him. Confused, Jackson sat up and reached for it. Just as he did so a gift card that was inside the bag swiftly fell onto the bed. Without thinking about it Jackson began reading it.
You walk back from the bathroom, Jackson no longer in the spot you had left him in. you trace your way back to your room hoping he would be there. He was. But something was different about his stance.
“Matter fact how about you go to out with your friend” Jackson seethed.
“What are you talking about?”
It was bazaar how he went from excited to being livid in a mere second. Jackson turned and flashed a small card that you didn’t recognize as he read it out loud.
—– “Can’t wait to see how you turned out in the dress. You’re going to look beautiful I promise. Love Jordan”
“Ok seriously, it’s not what it looks like” you laugh. But Jackson wasn’t laughing with you.
“Who is he?”
“My friend I was telling you about.”
“You sure managed to leave out the fact that your friend was a guy”
“Since when did gender matter with my friends,” you say irritated with the whole discussion
“It mattered when he’s buying you stuff like this” Jackson pointed at your outfit.
“Just a few seconds ago you were ready to kiss the ground my friend walked on because of this”
“THAT WAS BEFORE I KNEW HE WAS A MALE”
“Did you honestly forget that without Mark, there would be no us? I was HIS friend before I even knew you existed and last time I checked, he’s a male too”.
“That doesn’t even count” Jackson shakes his head
“How can it not?”
“He would never cross me”
“Oh, but I would right? You raged at his point.
“I wasn’t saying that I just don’t trust him”
“YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW HIM”
“I don’t care”
You tried hard to bite your tongue at this point but if you bit any harder you wouldn’t have one.
“You know what the fucked up part is? You spend most of your time and day with females surrounding you- whether they’re your coordi noona’s or female fans and never once have you EVER seen me this hostile.”
“But that’s my job. I can’t help that part of me.”
“And that’s my friend. Do you not hear how hypocritical you sound right now?”
Just then your phone began to ring on your bed, but you didn’t have to look at the screen to know who it was. Jackson scoffed under his breath as Jordan’s picture and the name were placed as the caller ID.
“Like I said, go out with your friend” Jackson mocked before storming out of the house, slamming the door behind him.
You refused to run after him, not like this. He was wrong and if only he knew how wrong. If Jackson wanted to be this way you were going to let him. Besides, two could play that game; but only one could play it better.
there will probably be a part two this, but I'm not so sure yet depending on the amount of request for another
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