Novel & Cerita Laughing Jack

he hissed. Jack, as annoying as he was, laughed heartily which made Hendrix's eyes turn into a slit. He thought that the guy was turning like his fiancee who never failed to annoy the heck out of him. His jaw ticked as he pursed his lips tightly. He did not say anything and just watched the guy laugh until he was done with blaring eyes. “I’m sorry about that, but you are really funny,” Jack shook his head while holding his stomach. “Anyways, I’m only here to check if the rumor was true”

My husband had been very busy with work recently. We did not want him to miss out on his son’s birthday, so we decided to celebrate it at his office. I decided to cosplay as my son’s favorite Marvel character as a surprise, which required me to put on a heavy and stuffy onesie. The moment I stepped foot into the office lobby, I saw two familiar figures—Jared Carter in an expensive suit, with Isabelle Jenner hanging delicately from his arm. He did not seem to have changed over the past three years.

It was undeniable that this guy was good, but it was not enough to make my heart skip a beat have me crave for more. "Are you still here Mason?" I opened my eyes and looked him in the eyes. He was propped up on one elbow as he laid on his side in only his underwear, like a model would, but all the effort made him look like an amateur. His smirk dropped, and his resolve fell at the sight of my cold stare. "Who do you mean, babe? And the name's Jack. Although I can be the man of your dreams," he tried to laugh it off as he regained his composure.

God, I never thought I would see this day in my life. I tried to suppress my laughter with my hands but it slipped out. I started laughing while snorting in between. Jack was standing in the kitchen half-covered in flour and had a stressed expression on his face. He was running from one place to another in the kitchen with the same look on his face. I could see he was so busy with his chores even to notice he had an audience. He only turned to look at the door when he heard my laughter. With confused eyes, he looked at all of us.

The day before the high school reunion, the queen bee who'd bullied me for three years suddenly posted a video in the group chat. In the video, my 220-pound high school self was locked inside a bathroom, with a piece of paper stuck to the back of my uniform that read: [No Food for Pigs] The group chat instantly erupted. [Holy shit, she's coming to the reunion?] [Do you think the hotel chairs can hold her?] [After all these years, she can't possibly still be so fat she won't even fit through the door, right?] Naomi White, the queen bee who'd led the bullying back then, tagged me. [Old friend, everyone wants to see you. You have to come to the reunion this time.] Soon, someone started

“She’s got a pretty face, I’ll give you that. Shame she can’t keep her legs closed.” They all laughed. Again. It was the kind of laugh that made your teeth itch and my fists vibrate to punch them so hard in the face. “You think this is funny? Do you have any idea what state she’s in?” “Oh, it’s hilarious,” Jack said too casually. “All that alpha blood in you and you're running around like a damn clingy puppy over some girl.” “How could I forget? You’re just some thirsty pup trying so hard to make her like you.”

“Not twice.” I couldn’t help myself; I burst out laughing. And Jack grinned back, easily, as if he’d only been waiting for me to show some sign of non-hostility to lower his own defenses. Too bad he was a werewolf, because he looked damn good when he smiled like that.

Jack said and he looked more than a little sheepish. Chad was now holding his stomach, he was laughing so hard. He sat up on the couch with his arms around his stomach, doubled over from the hilarity of Jack’s situation. He seemed completely unable to talk and there were tears running down his face. “I know, I know,” Jack said. “Laugh it up. She’s had me completely wrapped around her little finger since the day I set eyes on her.” Andrew poked his head in the door. “What’s all the noise?”

Broad shoulders, relaxed posture, a smile that had always been easy and genuine. “Jack?” Lena called out, disbelief lacing her voice. The man turned. Recognition dawned instantly, his eyes lighting up. “Lena!” Jack exclaimed with a chuckle. Lena laughed, the sound surprised out of her before she could stop it. “Oh my God, Jack. What are you doing here?” she asked. Jack broke into a grin. “I could ask you the same thing. You disappeared off the face of the earth,” he said, his voice playful.

The baby opens her mouth in a gummy grin that shows of her two little pointy teeth and makes a sound that vaguely resembles gasping. “See! Did you see it? Did you hear it? She laughed at me!” Owen says proudly, giving his wife a smug look. “I love when she does that. She has the cutest laugh. She laughed at me.” “We all laugh at you, Owen.” Jack says, coming into the room. “It's nothing to get so excited about.” “Shut up, Jack-” He mouths the 'ass' part silently and his brother laughs. “Oh how the manly have fallen.” Jack says and Owen glares at him.