THIS CHAPTER IS INCREDIBLY RUSHED AND SHITTY. ALSO THE 2ND TO LAST CHAPTER.
Dedicated to Anna Its_Called_Sarcasm, the one who introduced me to Wattpad and singlehandedly ruined my life, future as well as any remote possibility of me falling in love with a boy who is not fictional. No matter how much I say I hate you bitch you know I don't. I just really really hate you.
That aside we both know that no matter how much you hate this book you're still it's number one fangirl and not only do you stalk it more than I do but you can quite literally quote any part of it and you probably know and remember more about this book than I do.
Thanks Anna we both know without you being there to hear my pyscho ideas as well as fantastical new ways to kill Clara, this book would not even be close to where it is now.
And to Katie, thank you for letting me be the Rebecca to your boy drama and thank you for telling me to shut the fuck up every time I start sounding like Clara.
Although maybe that's not such a bad thing anymore.
UNEDITED
Running out of there was probably the bravest thing I'd ever done.
Also the stupidest.
Especially when I realized that I'd come with my parents, which meant that I didn't have my car.
And to top it all off Jake's phone was switched off.
Brilliant Clara. Just brilliant. You forgot just how much life really hates you.
Well life can go bloody shove it. I'm going to walk if I have-
"I seriously hope you're not planning on walking to the airport."
I turn around to see Alec standing there with his cap off, his diploma in hand and a grin on his face.
"What are you doing?" I ask,"Why are you here?"
Alec shrugs,"It's to help you get Jake. I believe that's why you ran of graduation right? If not, this would be unbelievably awkward."
My mouth drops.
"A-Are you crazy?" I say,"You're missing your graduation for- what?"
"So Rebecca was right." Alec says,"The really messed up and senseless speech was about Jake."
"Wha-"
"Of course I'm right." Rebecca drawls popping up from behind Alec strolling over to Alec's car,"I'm always completley and undoubtedly right."
Then she turns to me,"Are you just going to stand there? Come on! We'll miss him if you don't go now. I don't think your grandmother is going to be able to stop your mother from chasing after you for too long."
I'm just standing there looking at the both of them shock.
"What the hell do the both of you think you're doing?" I say,"You're missing graduation for this. Are you guys crazy? Go back in now."
"Umm no." Rebecca says,"I've invested way too much in this relationship to back down now. I'm going to see to it that you guys get together."
"Rebecca-" I start.
"Don't Rebecca me." She says,"Unless of course you've changed your mind about going after him."
"No." I say,"But you-" I look at Alec and then back at Rebecca,"Don't have to do this. I can't ask you to do this."
"You're not asking me to do anything." Alec says,"I'm doing this because I want to, although I'm not sure what Rebecca is doing here."
"Watch it." Rebecca warns,"Be grateful that you're the chauffer which is why I'm not kicking your ass to fucking Saturn."
"Well you did pile on." Alec eyed her up and down, all five foot one inch of her," And I can totally see the Saturn thing happening."
"Try me." She warns,"I dare you."
He rolls his eyes,"I don't know what Jeremy saw in you."
"You never going to get to see it either." She bites,"I'd like to be the only girl who Clara has talked to that you haven't slept with and then thrown away like-"
"It wasn't like that with Sa-" He starts.
Rebecca ignores him and turns to me interrupting whatever he was going to say next,"Come on Clara we don't have time to waste."
"She's right." Alec says nudging me," You'll miss Jake if you don't-"
"Alec you of all people-" I start.
"No. I-" He interrupts and then turns and gives Rebecca a look who sighs.
"Fine." She says,"I can take a hint. I'm going to be waiting. You guys better hurry up."
She turns on her heels and opens the door of Alec's car and shuts it behind her.
"Alec you really don't have to-"
"I want to." He says firmly,"I mean it Clara. Maybe we didn't work out together in the way I wanted too but that's okay. It's taken me a while but I have accepted defeat because-" he pauses for a second,"-I can't compete with what you and Jake have together. I realised it that day when I saw the panic in his face when you were hurt but deep inside I think I'd known it ever since he came here."
"You changed with him. And that scared me. Letting you go scared me because you were my best friend." He says,"You're the girl who understood me and you're the girl who forgave me for whatever I had done. You're the girl I'd always believed that I had to protect, that no matter how many mistakes I'd make I'd still be your knight in shining armour."
"But when he came along you didn't need one anymore. You became braver, you became stronger and you didn't need me anymore."
"I fought a losing battle against Jake but that's okay. You love him more than you would ever love me and if I had just realised that sooner instead of holding onto everything so damn tightly then maybe things wouldn't have gotten so far out of hand."
"Jake Henderson maybe an asshole and a little bit of a dick but he loves you in a way I can't, in a way that I will never be able to compete with. So if I am going to lose you to someone, it's going to be him and I'm going to make damn sure that you get him."
"It's the least I can do after how much I've screwed up." He fnishes,"And I want us to be friends. It may take some time to the whole idea but-"
Before he can finish I've thrown my arms around him and I'm hugging him,"Thank you. Thank you so so much."
"What are friends for?" Alec says,"But you might want to let go considering this is still a little awkward and Rebecca looks like she's going to shoot me."
I quickly let go of him as Rebecca calls out,"Hey shitheads! Can you hurry up? We are going to miss him."
Alec rolls his eyes and I laugh.
"Come on." Alec says offering his hand,"Let's go get him."
I smile and take his hand.
I was going to get Jake back.
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Alec could drive very very fast if he wanted to.
He was still not the speed demon Jake was but that wasn't saying a lot considering that Jake could probably break the record for being the most reckless driver ever.
Alec on the other hand wasn't nearly as bad but maybe that was only my opinion since I was siting at the back hoping that he could go a lot faster as I kept on checking my watch. When we finally reach the airport Rebecca looks a little green as she wobbles out of the car.
I throw open the door and rush out only to stop for a moment when Alec says, "Don't forget to punch him for being such an asshole-"
"Okay we need to go now." Rebecca says pulling me towards the entrance, "Boarding must have started already."
I throw Alec one last grateful smile who in turn mouths best of luck and that's the last thing I see before Rebecca pulls me into the airport.
I'm startled by the sheer amount of people busting about. How was I going to find him in this mess?
Wait what was his flight number? Were we even in the right terminal? How am I going to find him?
These things were so much easier in movies. How come whenever the protagonist there did these things they all panned out so perfectly?
"Clara what the hell are you standing there for?" Rebecca says pulling me forward,"Come on."
No, I wasn't going to find him. There was no way I would find him. Not on my own. But then again I wasn't alone.
I had Rebecca.
She looked like she knew exactly what she was doing as she headed straight to the security check and without faltering. Her phone was out and she was talking to someone, rapidly muttering under her breath.
Who the hell was Rebecca calling now?
"You can't go any further." The man at the counter says, "Unless you have your ticket-"
"Here." Rebecca says handing her cellphone to the man. He looked like a manager of sorts and he gives her a confused glance but takes the phone from her hand none the less.
The guy immediately straightens up as the person on the other end starts talking and his eyes widen dramatically as he mumble a response. He quickly nods at Rebecca almost giving her a mock bow and clears the way for her to enter.
"You'll still have to fill out the forms, Ma'am." The fear in the guys voice makes me wonder who exactly was on the phone that seemed
"I'll fill them." She says cooly but there was something in her tone that was very un-Rebecca,"But you're going to have to let my friend here pass. That won't be a problem, will it?"
"N-No." The man stammers,"Of course not."
"Good.Now go fetch the forms, quickly." Rebecca commands and the man immediately turns and leaves as quickly as humanely possible.
"No one is going to stop you. Trust me."Rebecca says,"Go."
"H-H-ow did-"I stop, "You pulled the Daddy Warbucks card again didn't you?"
"Nope." She says popping the 'p',"I used the Senator Warbucks card. Now go before Jake leaves, security is tighter than usual because there was an unexpected VIP with excess security or something. Jake's on flight 595, gate 5B, I checked on the monitors. It's on Final Boarding so you need to hurry."
"How do you know his flight number?" I ask and she gives me a seriously, You're doing this now? look.
"Alec." Rebecca says,"Since their parents are using the jet, Jake is flying commercial. Alec knew the flight number. Now go."
"What if he's already gone?" I say hesitating. I don't know why the fear was coming back again, especially now. Maybe it was because I knew if he'd already left there was a good chance I wouldn't see him again. Especially since he would do everything in his power to avoid me. If I missed him, this would be the end.
"If you stand here like an idiot, you'll obviously miss him." Rebecca says,"Just go already. Go get the guy."
"What if I don't?" I ask,"What if he's-"
"Calm down. If worse comes to worse, I'll clone a Jake for you, don't worry." She says,"But let's try for the real one first, now shall we? So go. Go get him."
I smile.
"Rebecca?"
"Yes?"
"Thank you." I say earnestly,"For-"
"I know." She says giving me a wink,"Now go so we can fangirl about this over a tub of butterscotch ice-cream later on."
I give her one last grin before turning on my heels and running towards gate 5B.
I was never a good athlete to be honest mostly because I'd never really tried running considering the fact that the inevitable result would be me tripping on something and falling on my face.
But truth be told I'd never really tried running because I'd never had anything to run to. But now I did.
Jake.
And I was going to get him. I was going to-
"Flight 595 has now departed." The PA system announces,"Flight 595 for JFK Airport has now departed. Thank you."
I stop on my tracks abruptly.
He's gone. He's really, really gone.
No, he can't have. He can't-
I had been such an idiot thinking that I would actually get a happy ending. It was just cruel of life to get me so close to one and then cruelly snatch it away. It wasn't fair, it just wasn't-
Someone crashes into me and I'm sent sprawling to the floor, landing painfully on my arm.
Brilliant just what I needed. Maybe that's who I'm destined to be with, the floor.
"Are you alright?" The boy who I crashed into asks as he bends down and peers at me with his dark blue eyes. There are two other people behind him, dressed fairly inconspicuously but their eyes staring me up and down as if they were assessing if I was a threat or not. One of them had a wire behind his ear kind of like all secret agents had in movies.
Were those his bodyguards?
I look at the boy more carefully and realize he was the same boy I had crashed into during graduation except this time he's not trying to hide behind a pair of shades and trying to blend in.
Recognition dawns on his face and he's about to say something when he's interrupted.
"Will, you bloody idiot I missed my-"
Jake stops on his tracks as he sees me. He's standing just a few feet away, frozen in position as if he can't quite believe that I'm really here. To be honest, neither can I.
Luck had never been on my side and yet by some miracle Jake was standing there long after his flight was gone.
Maybe life didn't hate me that much, after all.
"Fuck, Clara." Jake curses as her rushes to my side and kneels down next to me,"Are you alright?"
"You're really here aren't you?" I ask reaching for him,"I didn't hit my head on the ground did I?"
Jake chuckles and pulls me up to my feet carefully.
"You're Clara Wilson?" The blonde boy asks surprise written all over his face.
"Yes?" I say unsure how to answer.
"B-But-" He looks at Jake and then back at me before abruptly turning on his heels and simply marching away.
Okay... That wasn't strange at all.
"Who is-" I start but then I realize how close Jake is as he scans me up and down, his green eyes wide with concern as he asks,"What hurts?"
My heart.
I'm still kind of dazed by the entire situation the fact that just a few minutes back I had been convinced that I'd never see Jake Hendersom again and now he was standing in front of me giving me his typical oh Clara, why do you do this to yourself look.
"Nothing really." I manage to say,"My wrist hurts a little but that's okay."
"Your wrist is fine." Jake says inspecting it carefully,"It's not broken though it might be a minor sprain. I've had enough of them to know that they hurt don't hurt much. You should be able to move it just fine. I think."
"Let's test that shall we?" I say.
I slap him straight across the face.
"What the hell was that for?" He says rubbing his cheek.
Honestly? It was to check whether he was real or not. But I may have hit him a lot harder than I should have.
"Don't get me started." I say,"My list keeps on growing by the minute."
"Clara-"
"Don't Clara me." I say to which he rolls his eyes.
"What the hell are you even doing here?" He asks.
I'm not sure whether I want to kiss him or slap him again."To stop you from being such an idiot, you moron."
"Clara-"
"She took care of it." I say beaming,"Eric's not a problem, Michella made sure. We can be-"
He freezes.His eyes widen and he steps back immediately not quite looking at me. My voice trails of as I realize what it meant.
No.
No way.
He couldn't have.
He couldn't have known about this and still left.
I'd figured he had known about the fact that Eric was the one who got Michella pregnant taking into account what Michella had written at the back of the picture. It made sense after all, Michella was the one who introduced Jake to Spencer and Eric.
But I hadn't opened the letter until today morning which meant that there was a chance that Jake knew about it before I did.
"You knew about this?" I demand,"You knew about the fact that Eric wasn't a problem anymore?"
He looks away,"Y-Yeah I did."
"How?"
"Spencer called this morning." Jake says,"She had a lot to say."
"What now? she's planning to kill me?" I say,"Because if you think I can't handle the little bitch Barbie in the pink dress-"
"No she won't hurt you." Jake says.
"So then why?" I ask,"Why did you leave? Eric is not a problem-"
"I know but that doesn't change the fact that I'd put you into this mess in the first place." He sighs, "You still deserve better. And I can't ask you to choose Clara. You have to stay here, you can't leave your grandma or Cal-Tech, it's your dream school. I'm not going to ask you to leave all of that for me because I can't stay. I'm not going to let you-"
I slap my hand on his mouth promptly cutting him off.
"Shut up and listen to me. This time you're hearing me out. I've just about had it with your I don't deserve you speeches." I say taking my hand off his mouth,"And I swear to God if I have to listen to another one of them I'll kill you. And that would be a real shame considering that I really really like you."
He chuckles stepping a little closer tucking a lose strand of my hair behind my ear,"You can't make this easy for me, can you?"
I raise my chin up to meet his gaze"I'll never make it easy for you to leave me."
"But you know I have to." He says,"You read the letter didn't you? Why did you co-"
"Because I love you!" I say,"I love you, I don't care if you think-"
He closes his eyes,"Don't. Don't do this again. I don't have it in me to walk away from you and do the right thing."
"You say that every time and yet somehow you manage to keep on doing it. You say walking away from me isn't easy?" I say my voice rising,"Then how do you keep on doing it? Over and over again.Your definition of the right thing is pretty twisted if you think leaving me and ending this is the only option."
But then again could I blame him when I had done the exact same thing until Rebecca had told otherwise?
"I don't want you to walk away. I know you think you're not safe, that you're not good for me." I say softly,"But if loving you were easy, I would have given up a long time ago."
"Give up now." He says quietly,"You know it's for the best."
"No it's not."
"I ruin things."
"You saved me."
"Clara." His voice sounds pained and he's looking away,"Please-"
"For once just shut up." I say,"I've had enough of this. For once listen to me, hear what I want instead of choosing for me."
I take a deep breath in and then start.
"I knew you were trouble when you walked into my life. I knew it back when I met you four years ago, I knew it when you moved in next door." I say,"I knew that you were going to break me from the start. Maybe I didn't blatantly realise it then, but deep inside I always knew. Because you were the boy who brought the worst out of me and somehow that's the part I liked best."
"It's scared me, it terrified me, hell it still does, because the things you make me feel is something nobody can ever compare to."
"I fought it. I'll admit it. I used my feelings and my dependency on Alec to fight what I felt for you. And that makes me a terrible person." I say,"Because I was so afraid of feeling that way I ran from it. I tried to hate you. In fact you didn't make it too hard to hate you."
"You were, no, you are arrogant, idiotic, selfish and everything that constituents into the perfect definition of a horrifying combination that is a hiddeous nipple and an assinine manboob put together."
His lips quirked upwards into a small smile.
"I hated the fact that no matter how much I tried to push you away you just came back. You got under my skin Jake and I couldn't shake you off. But you had no trouble with doing that when it came to me. Whenever I tried getting closer to you, you would just put up this wall that I couldn't get past and I hated that. Because all of a sudden I went from the girl who simply wanted to be rid of you to a girl who was so so afraid of losing you."
"I hated you for that. I hated you for making me feel like that. So I used the image I'd created of you, the image of this cold heartless boy who didn't care. The boy who hid behind his unbreakable wall and destroyed everything in his path. That's the type of person I convinced myself you were, ever since that day you read out my diary in camp so that it served as a reminder of what a terrible person you could be."
"I always thought that I had been in love with Alec Evans ever since the beginning. I was wrong. I liked Alec before I met you. I admired him really, he was my friend and he was there for me when no one was. Wasn't that love?"
"And then I met you. I was fourteen, I didn't even know what love was, all I knew was that you were a boy who I felt very strongly for. Very strongly for."
"But then you broke my heart. To be honest if I was given a choice now, I'd have preferred if you had stepped back and let them show video. If you had done that then I wouldn't have spent the next four years convincing myself that you were a person who had just come into my life to be forgotten. If you had done that I wouldn't have told myself that what I felt for Alec was the real thing. But you didn't do that. Instead you hurt me, to protect me. You made me hate you because you loved me. And all I did was walk out of your life because I was too afraid to face the truth."
"I lied to myself about you for four years. I lied to myself about being in love with Alec because the only time I hadn't been in love with him, I'd gotten hurt and I didn't want to feel that way ever again. In fact I'd just about managed to shove you into a corner of mind ready to move on but then you came back."
" I was hiding before you came. Hiding from my problems, hiding from my feelings, hiding from myself. In fact I hid myself so well that I lost myself and yet not only did you manage to turn my entire life upside down in a blink of an eye but you found me. You managed to find me when no one else was looking."
"I don't know how you do it but you've always had the ability to see through my I'm okay act. You see me, the real me, the part of me that no one else can see. You found the real Clara Wilson Jake and you pulled her out of hiding and gave her no choice to go back."
"You opened my eyes to who I really was, who I really could be." I say,"And at first I was afraid. I was scared of coming out of the shell that I had spent years building to keep myself safe and you broke it like it was nothing."
" I kept convincing myself that my feelings for you was completely unjustified because you were still the boy who played with people's feelings, the one who had no regard for anyone but himself. But the more I got to know you, the harder it became to keep on convincing myself that you were the boy initially thought you were."
"Because if you were that cold hearted boy you would have never held my hand and stood up to your father for me. You wouldn't take me to the top of the Empire State Building nor would you have kissed me under the mistletoe. If you were that boy you wouldn't have covered for Michella and helped her get back into Harvard. You wouldn't have done any of those things."
"When I found out your secret, what you had planned with Eric I was digusted. I didn't understand why you wanted to do it or how you could even think about it. I didn't understand where you were coming from so I was disgusted."
"But not at you."
"I was digusted with the fact that the minute I heard it, I was willing to agree that you had some other motive and to be honest even if there wasn't one I would have stood by you. My blind faith in you still scares me. The fact that even at your worst, I blindly trust the goodness in you."
"Because in the end no matter how much I want to hate you, I'd still love you more."
"That day when you left me during New Years, that's what nearly ruined me. Being with you doesn't not ruin me, it never has, its being away from you."
"It kills me to try to pretend that I hate you for whatever you did to me when in fact I forgive you before you even say sorry."
"And maybe that's toxic. Maybe there are a million reasons why I should give you up but I just need one to make you stay."
"And that's the fact that I love you." I say firmly,"No matter how many times I say it, no matter when I say it, it's always going to be the truth."
"I belong with you. I belong next to you and no matter how messy our relationship is it's what I want."
"I'm not afraid of this anymore Jake. I'm not afraid of being happy anymore." I say,"I'm not afraid of admitting that you make me happy."
"Without you I'm just frozen in mid-air, unable to fall, unable to fly. But you're gravity, Jake. You're my gravity."
"And I'm willing to bet everything for us. For a shot to make it work I'm ready to go all in. Because I want that future together Jake. The one where we live happily ever after. The one where we are together till the very end."
"I know you think you don't deserve me, that you're this horrible person that can't be saved."
"But I love you. I love the good and the bad and all the things in between. And maybe that doesn't matter to you but it's true. There is nothing I would change about you."
"And no matter how far you try to push me away I know that it hurts you more than it can ever hurt me, that when you let me go it kills you more than it kills me."
"You love me enough to let me go Jake Henderson and I'll always love you enough to come back."
"I'm willing to risk it all and bet against the odds. We belong together Jake no matter where we are, we will always find each other." I say,"I'm all in. Are you with me?"
Jake looks at me silently his green eyes not leaving my gaze for a second.
The silence stretches out to eternity before he finally break it.
"You're all in?" He finally asks.
"Every last penny."
He takes one step forward and rests his hand on my cheek. I instinctively lean into his touch.
"You never fail to amaze me Car." He says softly,"You manage to take my breath away every single time."
"Don't run away Jake." I plead,"Don't run away from us when we finally have a chance."
"Do you really think we can have that future together?" He asks,"Despite you staying here while I'll be in New York?"
"It doesn't matter to me how far apart we are Jake." I say,"Not to me. I'll always love you. Even If you walk away now I'll always love you. Even if you don't."
He chuckles softly,"You really believe that don't you, that I have it in me to turn my back on you and walk away from you like you meant nothing?"
"I-I-" I fumble for words.
"Sometimes all I wish for is for you to see yourself through my eyes." He says,"To show you just how incredibly intoxicating you are. To show you that even without me you're the strongest person I've ever met."
I shake my head,"I love you not because of the fact that with you next to me I feel like I can be anyone or do anything but because of the fact without you I found out that I don't want to be anyone or do anything unless you are by my side."
"I'm terrified of being with you Clara Wilson." He says.
"Hey my bed hair isn't that bad." I say jokingly.
He shakes his head disregarding my joke,"Do you think we will be able to make this work?"
"I believe in us." I say,"With you by my side I can do anything. Don't you?"
"I believe in you." He says,"Always have, always will."
"So are you willing to take the leap?" I ask.
He smiles tilting my chin up slightly.
"I jumped the second to asked me." He says,"I'll follow whatever path you choose for me Car. Even if they lead in different directions, I'll still find you because I love you Clara Wilson and no one and nothing can ever change that."
I go on my toes and kiss him. I mean for it to be a short one, just a small peck on the lips but I can't seem stop as he pulls me closer to him and deepens the kiss.
Maybe we looked odd kissing in the middle of an airport but that didn't matter to me. Because I was happy and I was content.
I was with Jake.
And I wasn't afraid of being with him anymore.
Jake finally breaks the kiss and rests his forehead on mine.
"Just one more thing." He says,"You were right yellow is so not your color."
I realise that I'm still wearing my graduation robes. I punch him on his arm.
"What was that for?" He asks.
"Well I did ditch graduation for you dummy." I say,"I literally ran out of the entire stadium saying that I had somewhere else to be."
His face goes slack,"You did what?"
"No kidding. It's absolutely true." I say,"I quite literally ran out of the stadium after throwing my cap and saying happy graduation."
"You're amazing Clara Wilson." He says.
"I know."
Jake hesitates for a moment before looking back up to me.
"In fact since we are talking about the topic of all in." He says nervously,"Will you marr-"
"Oh joy, this shit happens in the middle of airports now days." A voice drawls,"If I had known that I was going to end up seeing the entire re-enactment of Romeo and Juliet I would have made it a point to get popcorn."
I turn to see the blonde boy standing there his arm crossed looking at the two of us with his eyebrows raised.
What had Jake called him again?
Will.
Will looks good, in fact he is undoubtedly someone Rebecca would call yummy but I was having a hard time appreciating his blonde hair and dark blue eyes when he'd just interrupted Jake and killed the mood.
Jake on the other hand seems like he's one second away from punching Will but eying his bodyguards behind him that didn't look like a stellar idea. Jake must have realised that too because he settles for an irritated sigh.
"Well I sincerely hope you choke on them." Jake mutters.
"Hmm that would certainly be an interesting way to go." Will says,"Death by Popcorn. To be honest I much rather prefer it over getting shot."
"You know Will you're just tempting fate." Jake says.
Will's gaze lands on the group od potted plants behind him and there is a small smirk on his face as he responds,"Tempting fate indeed."
Jake's patience was clearly wearing thin,"What do you want?"
"The jet is here." Will said simply,"I was wondering whether you were coming with me or not."
"I-I-" Jake looks at me helplessly.
"He'll come with you." I say,"Would you just give us a moment?"
Will nods,"Certainly. Clara, it was a pleasure meeting you. I've only heard good things about you which is a real compliment considering that Jake is usually a stranger to kinder words."
What the fuck was this guy some sort of prince?
"Look who's talking." Jake grumbles.
Will ignores Jake," Give my regards to all your friends. Especially the one currently spying on the two of you from behind the plants."
And with that Will walks away without another word. There was something about him that I couldn't quite place.
"Friend in the bushes?" Jake asks.
"Rebecca." I call,"You can come out now."
Rebecca pokes her head out from in between two potted plants.
"You guys are seriously so cute together." Rebecca says,"I was recording it all until that asshole interrupted Jake."
"Do you see him?" I ask,"I mean did you see his face?"
"Well no." Rebecca responds,"His back was towards me but that doesn't change the fact I want scratch his face out for ruining the moment."
"You and me both." Jake mutters.
"Well trust me you wouldn't say that if you had seen him." I say and Rebecca raises an eyebrow, her interest piqued.
"Oh really? He's that hot huh?" She asks before her phone starts ringing.
"Damn it, another call." Rebecca says walking away,"Give me a moment."
"Should I be worried?" Jake asks as Rebecca disappears from sight.
"The only person you should be worried about losing me too is Rebecca." I say grinning at the fact that Jake was just a little bit jealous when it came to Will and I. Although to be fairly honest Dark blue maybe gorgeous but nothing could beat sea green.
Nothing.
"Trust me there is a high possibility that I any leave everything and go adopt cats with Rebecca. It's my plan B."
"I owe most of this to her." I say after a pause,"Without her I'd be stuck outside."
"She's a good friend, isn't she? A bit odd though." Jake comments.
"Umm I can say the same about Will." I say,"He doesn't seem all that put together either."
"Will is not my friend. He's my cousin."
"What?" I ask,"Really? I didn't know that. It's kind of unbelievable though you guys look nothing like each other. "
"Trust me I'm not going to lie being related to him." Jake says,"But I do owe him considering it was because of him I missed my flight today."
"I suppose you do." I say,"He looks kind of familiar I think I've seen him on TV or something. And what's up with the guards? Is he an actor?"
"No that's the secret service." Jake says,"Will has is own set of agents assigned to him."
"Secret Ser- no way he's Will as in Will Kensington?" I say,"The presidents son?"
"Yup." Jake says
"Wait that means that you're related to the president?"" I ask.
"He's my mom's half brother." Jake says,"They aren't very friendly or for that matter even on speaking terms but that's never stopped Will and I."
"Will may be a someone with a stick shoved up his ass but he's been through a lot." Jake says,"And he's helped me a lot."
"I didn't know that." I say as I wrap my hands around his neck and he in turn wraps his arms around my waist. I rest my cheek against his chest and his chin rests on my head.
We stay like that for what might have been eternity or one second.
Although we were giving it a shot and trying our didn't mean that we could be together just yet.
We couldn't change the course of our paths. I had to be here and Jake had to go to New York. But that was okay because I knew we were stronger than the piece of land between us.
Besides wasn't there the quote if you love something set it free if it was meant to be it will come back to you?
And Jake Henderson and Clara Wilson were nothing if not meant to be.
"I have to go " Jake says softly.
"I know." I say,"I don't want to let go just yet."
"It's like we just keep on saying goodbye don't we?"
I smile,"Maybe goodbye can be our always."
"Let me guess Rebecca made you watch Fault in Our Stars?"
"Five times." I complain,"Five whole times."
He grins,"Looks like I'm winning against Rebecca aren't I?"
"See there is a difference." I say,"She's my best friend. You happen to be my favorite friend."
"I can live with that." He says.
This time when he kisses me I don't hold back. I don't care if the whole world is watching because this is exactly where I belong.
But it's not a goodbye.
It's a promise.
This is not our last kiss, it's the first of many to come, a promise that we will fight for each other.
A promise that we will find our way back to each other despite all odds, despite everything.
Because that's what love was, beating the odds.
"That was some kiss." Jake says finally breaking the kiss,"You certainly know how to make a boy happy don't you?"
I smile mischievously," You haven't even reached the best part yet."
"Oh really?" Jake asks,"What is it?"
I stand on my tip toes and lean forward. I whisper two words in his ear and I squeeze his hand twice.
Two words before Jake Henderson kisses me all over again and gets on the plane to take him to New York.
Just two words.
I will.
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Authors Note
IMPORTANT
If you could ask the characters of this book/ me any question you wanted what would it be?
(I'm planning on doing a character interview for the Wattpad Block Party)
Please feel free to ask as many no matter how random they are.
MERRY CHRISTMAS GUYS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. Sorry for the last update and the pathetic grammar.
Jake:You forgot to mention that it was my birthday today.
Nylla: Eh you are fictional you'll get over it. Anyway sorry for the late update but my book Road Trip to Love was officially published on Amazon on the 23rd and I was jammed with work.
The paperback is under five dollars so I hope all of guys go check it out :)
Thanks for being amazing fans as always I'll try updating by the 1st but no promises.
Jake:*pouts* What about my birthday though?
Clara:Aww don't worry I'll celebrate it with you.
Jake: So don't forget to comment vote an tell us what you think!
WHO IS READY FOR THE FINAL CHAPTER? AAAAAAAH.