"Good morning", I groan as I slump down on the couch.
"Good morning your majesty, can I get you something?", My mom towered over me with her hands on her hips.
"Breakfast would be good", I mumbled.
A sharp sting shot through my ear, making me howl in pain.
"Breakfast is served in the morning, not in the evening", Mom pulled my ear with such brute force, I was surprised it didn't come right off.
She let go and stomped away as I rubbed my ear.
What a mom.
"You expect too much from me mother!", I yelled.
"I can atleast expect you to wake up on weekends to complete your chores, I have that right you know?", She replied as she gave me a plate of apples.
I angrily nibbled on my apples as I gave her the evil eye. I am the most responsible child in the family. I don't have uneccessary flings nor am I delinquent. What more does she want from me?
Suddenly, a scream cut through the tension in the room.
Kat ran into the room flailing her arms about and screaming like a wild bunny rabbit as she jumped on the couch.
"Katrina Emilia Jones, you get down this instant!", Mom shrieked.
"Mom! She got the letter! She got the letter!!", Kat squealed.
"What letter? What did I miss?", Bubba came into the room with dad in tow.
"My darling wildcat, please get down, your mother looks like she might faint", Dad said calmly as he held mom by the shoulders.
Kat obeyed and stepped down as she panted for breath.
She held up an envelope in her hand.
"Harper got the letter from New York University", she grinned.
There was a moment of silence. Before all of hell broke loose.
I pounced on Kat and snatched the letter from her hands. Mom, Dad, Bubba and Kat crowded behind me, eager to see what was inside.
I ripped open the envelope and started reading through the letter.
Dear Miss Jones,
Thank you for applying to for our winter term. We are delighted to inform you that you have to been accepted to New York University. Please complete the requirements below. We look forward to seeing you enjoy your time as a part of our community.
Mom gave me a bone crushing hug and showered me with kisses.
"My baby got in! My baby's in university!", she squealed excitedly.
"I'm IN!!!", I screamed as we all celebrated.
*****
I barged into the room to see Will sprawled across his bed, wrapped in his blanket.
I drove here in such a frenzy, I hadn't even changed or showered. So yes, I had showed up at my boyfriend's house looking like a demon. But I was too excited to realize that.
Callie was just as excited as my mom was about my acceptance letter.
Oh god I'm an embarrassment.
I tiptoed to Will's bed and jumped over him, startling him awake.
"Will!!! I'm in! I'm in! I'm IINN!!", I squealed.
"That's what she said", Will turned over and buried his face in his pillow, "No wait, he said, okay whatever",
"William Green, look at me right now!", I ordered.
Will cracked open a lid.
"I got into NYU", I said.
Will's eyes widened in shock. He turned around and stared at me.
"You're in?",
"Yup", I grinned.
"Fuck, that's amazing babe", he hugged me tight, pulling me down beside him.
I handed him my acceptance letter and he read through it while I rested on his chest.
"Have you gotten any letters yet?", I asked.
"Nope, but I applied to NYU too, so let's see",
"Yeah, let's see", I mumbled sleepily.
"You sleepy?",
"I mean, I didn't get enough sleep last night so yeah",
"Sleep here", Will lay me down beside him and wrapped his arms around me. Resting his head in the crook of my neck, he sighed in content.
I smiled at his reaction.
I felt the underwire of my bra poking me, so slid my hand in and tried to unclasp it.
"Stop moving around", Will mumbled.
"I can't sleep with my bra on", I huffed as I tried to reach my clasp.
Before I could protest, Will's hand slid up my back, sending warm trembles through my body and unclasped my bra.
"There", he whispered.
I slid off my bra and his hand travelled to my waist, lifting up the material of my shirt from my waist and rested his warm hand on my abdomen.
I could feel the warmth of his hand on my stomach and even though it made my heart beat like crazy. I felt happy, oh so happy I couldn't even describe.
I leaned back into his arm, allowing his warmth to engulf me as I slid into a deep slumber.
*****
Will and I had slept soundly for hours, that is until Callie started taking pictures because she thought we looked adorable.
And now, here we were. Sitting on the kitchen stools having dinner while Will tried to explain to Callie what personal space was. I mean I didn't mind, now I had enough pictures of Will and I cuddled up together to last me a lifetime.
"So what now?", Callie grinned at us.
"What do you mean?", I asked.
"I mean now that you and Will are both in NYU and-",
"Mom!", Will cut in.
"Was I not supposed to say that?", Callie smiled sheepishly.
"Why didn't you tell me you got accepted to NYU? That's amazing, you idiot", I smacked his arm playfully.
"I wanted to surprise you", he mumbled.
"He's lying, he didn't tell you because he got into Harvard too", Levi corrected.
"You little shit", Will growled at him, making Levi sink lower in his seat.
"What the hell? William, you're in Harvard!", I squealed excitedly.
"Yeah, which is miles away from NYU", Will snapped. Pulling back his chair, Will got up and left the dining table.
I, naturally, went after him.
Will has dreamt of going to Harvard ever since we were kids. I mean, I always teased him saying that he was too dumb for that but his grades were definitely better than mine so yeah. I wasn't going to be the girlfriend who would crush his dreams for the sake of not having long distance.
"William, why are you mad?", I walked into the room as he paced around.
"Because I know you're not going to let me go to NYU now",
"Yeah, because I'm not a shitty girlfriend, Harvard is your dream!",
"You're my dream Harper!", he protested.
"Listen to me Will", I grabbed him by the shoulders, making him face me, "I can't watch you throw away your dream like this, you could go to Harvard, live the life you've always wanted to and become an amazing doctor, or you could go to NYU with me and spend the rest of your life thinking about Harvard and being miserable",
"But what if it doesn't work out Harper?", he sighed.
"We'll make it work, we can do long distance right?", I wrapped my arms around his neck.
"But there's always that what if Harper", He looked at me sorrowfully, "There's always that possibility that we won't be strong enough, we just started dating and we'll just have a few months together, that isn't fair",
"William, I love you and there is nothing that's going to make me stop loving you",
At that moment, I just wished I could snatch those words and stuff them back down my stupid throat. But they were out. Out and floating in the air.
I had just told Will I loved him.
And now I had no idea how he would react.
"You love me?", he stared at me in shock.
"What? I didn't say that? Did I say that? I didn't say that? Yeah you must've heard it wrong! I never said that! Why would I say that? I'm not going to-", My rambling was cut off by Will pressing his lips to mine.
Well that was unexpected.
He wrapped his arms tightly around my waist, deepening the kiss. I felt his lips curl up into a smile as he pulled away.
"I've been waiting for you to say that to me for so long", he grinned.
Okay, I'm dreaming right?
"I love you Harp", he chuckled.
Yup. Definitely dreaming.
"Y-you love me?", I gaped at him like a fish.
"Is it that hard to believe?",
"No, I'm just in shock by the suddeness of that confession that's all",
"Don't go into shock yet, I have one more thing for you",
He went upto his dresser and started looking through the drawers to pull out something and shove it in his pocket.
"I suggest you sit down for this one", he seated me down on the edge of his bed and kneeled down in front of me.
He pulled out a black velvet box from his pocket.
"Whoa! You're not going ask me to marry you or something right?", I exclaimed.
"Calm down, it's nothing like that", he chuckled.
He opened the box to reveal a beautiful silver ring.
"I wanted to give this to you but I didn't know when to", he smiled, "And now that we are going to be in a long distance relationship, I figured why not?",
"So....is it like a promise ring?", I questioned.
"Yeah, it's a promise ring, I tried to look for something simple because I know you don't like fancy stuff, so", he cleared his throat, "Harper Charlotte Jones, will you accept this promise ring and do me the honour of being my......promised.....loving girlfriend?",
"Well that was awful", I giggled.
"I've never done this before dumbass, of course it was awful", Will protested, the tips of his ears turning red.
I gingerly held out my hand and he slid it gently onto my ring finger. It was a perfect fit.
"Where did you get it?", I said while I admired it on my finger.
"My mom and I picked it out at some place...umm I think it was Smithson's?",
I nodded, before realization dawned on me, "Umm, William, h-how much w-was this e-exactly?",
"You don't need to know that", William chuckled nervously.
"William, would you rather prefer me strangling you?", I glared at him.
"Oh you're into choking I see", he smirked.
"Stop playing around and tell me how much was this", I said sternly.
"Ok just promise not to freak out", Will put his hands on my shoulders, "It was about umm....3000 dollars",
My jaw dropped to the floor.
"3000 FUCKING DOLLARS!?!", I exclaimed.
"Harp, you promised not to freak out",
"I promise nothing if you're buying 3000 dollars worth a promise ring!!", I yelled.
"Harp, it's no big deal", he smiled.
"Will, I can't have this, take it back", I tried to take off the ring but Will stopped me.
"Harper, don't you dare just take the ring off, it's a promise ring",
"Yeah, and I have the weight of 3000 dollars on my finger now", I retorted, "One finger Will, that's too much for one finger to take",
"Okay okay, let's make a deal", Will sat down beside me, rubbing his hand soothingly on my back, "You keep the ring and you can pay me back for it when you get a job",
"But that's a long time", I whined.
"It isn't that long", he scoffed, "Just think about it, that way, you won't have to take off the ring and break my heart into a million pieces",
"Okay now you're making me sound like a horrible person",
"If you take off the ring, you are a horrible person",
Ugh. This boy is insufferable.
I ran my hands through my hair in frustration, "Fine", I growled.
"That's my girl", Will pressed a kiss to my temple as he grinned.
"I fucking hate you", I groaned.
"No you don't", Will pointed out, "You love me",
"I have to go home now, loverboy", I pecked his lips.
"Nooo, stayy", he whined, wrapping his arms around me.
"Relax, you'll see me tomorrow",
"But if you stayed", Will pulled me onto his lap, "We could have a lot of fun",
"Oh really, enlighten me",
"We could watch a movie, get under the covers, I could get my hands all over you and you could get yours all over me", His eyes darkened, making me bite my lip, "We could cuddle all night, shower together in the morning and go to school together", his hand slid under my t-shirt, as his fingers played with my bra clasp, "What do you think?",
"As tempting as that sounds, my mother would kill me", I resisted as he kissed my collarbone.
"Your mom loves me, she'd be fine with you staying over", he mumbled.
"Okay macho man, what about my dad?", I asked.
Will froze, "Now that is something I never want to face",
"Oh how strong you are", I chuckled.
"Ah, I wish your dad didn't scare me shitless", he groaned.
"So I'll see you tomorrow, I'm guessing?",
"Unfortunately, but don't get so cocky yet", his grip tightened on my waist, "When we're off to university, I'll have you all to myself on the weekends",
"More like, I'll have you all to myself but alright", I planted a kiss on his lips and on his cheek before I got off his lap and grabbed my keys.
I said goodbye to Callie, Levi and Mr Green and skipped out to my car.
I drove off, admiring the ring on my finger.
My heart felt like it would pop out of my ribcage, my stomach fluttered with butterflies. He loved me too. I can't believe it. I feel like I'm in a dream.
I had a feeling we would work out. I don't know how to describe it, but it was just this feeling that Will and I were in it for the long run.
I took out my phone and snapped a picture of my ring, sending it to Kenzie and Liv along with a voicemail explaining what had happened.
I got a reply in a few seconds.
Kenzie's voicemail just made me want to punch her.
"You are SUCH A VIRGIN, he practically begged you to stay and you rejected him! I mean you guys love each other now! Grow some balls bitch!",
While Liv's one was just made me want to tackle her with a bear hug.
"Girl, I am proud of you, you wait for when you think it's time kay? And he finally realized he loves you! AAHHHH I'm planning the wedding and I'm the godmother to the kids, and Kenzie.....well she can be Auntie Kenzie",
I was over the moon. For the first time, all those things that I went through, didn't matter anymore. Will and I were off to uni in a few months. There would be no Chelsea, Tanya or Courtney. There would be just us. Will and I.
A/N: ehehehehe....umm.....soooo.....the weather's nice today right?
I always waited for the day I was smiling for no reason. And now it was finally here.
Little did I know what was going to happen the next second.
A/N: You know I love you guys right?
There was a loud bang, resonating through my ears, and I was spinning through the air. I could hear the glass smashing around me, digging into my skin. I could feel the fumes from the car rising up, making my eyes water. I could smell the gasoline leaking as I sat strapped to my car seat, upside down and completely immobile. My vision blurred as I saw someone walking towards me.
A/N: Like REALLY love you guys....
Someone who bent down and smiled at me. A pearly white psychotic grin.
"You took me too lightly Harper", she laughed, "Now you'll burn to death and you'll never have the life you wanted, no Will, no NYU, no Marriage",
"H-how c-c-could y-you do this?", I stuttered with the last of my energy.
"I wanted to see you suffer Harper, and now you will suffer, knowing that I got away", Tanya's face was a reflection of danger, "Goodbye sweetie", she said.
I could hear her heels against the pavement as she walked away.
And then my vision went black.
The only thing I felt was pain, the ache in my heart as it knew that maybe Will and I would never be together.
Ummmmm......heyyy Wilpers?
Wilpers be like:
Sooo....I'll see you in the next chapter I guess?
And now I will make sure all my doors and windows are locked........K bye!!